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How to say “Yo! How are you doing?” in Khmer
ចោ! អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
chao! neak sokhsabbay te?
💡 ចោ (chao) is a very informal greeting borrowed from Chinese Teochew — widely used among Phnom Penh youth and Cambodian-Chinese communities. Equivalent to 'yo' or 'hey'. Never use with elders or strangers; save it for close friends.
More slang & casual khmer phrases
- Deal! Let's go togetherព្រម! ទៅជាមួយគ្នា
- Huh? I don't understandហ្អ? ខ្ញុំមិនយល់
- So strong / That's impressive!ខ្លាំងណាស់!
- Forget it! It's not importantភ្លេចទៅ! មិនសំខាន់
- He/she really knows their stuffគាត់ចេះណាស់
- When can we meet up?ជួបគ្នាពេលណា?
- I'm broke, money's all goneខ្ញុំក្រ ប្រាក់អស់ហើយ
- Stop talking! Listen to meឈប់និយាយ! ស្ដាប់ខ្ញុំ
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