Khmer

Phrases

1) Hello

How are you doing?

Soos Dye Socksy by gia t(h)aye?

2) What is your name?

 
Thah Nat Chumoeye?  

3) Thank you

You are Welcome

Ah Kahn Moneyethay

4) Please

Excuse me

SOME (as in Home) SOME Ah PYE Tho

5) Goodbye

 
Lear Hye  

"Colorful Facts"

About one thousand years ago, Cambodia was the center of a great empire of the Khmer people who controlled much of the Southeast Asia mainland. Angkor, a huge ruined city that was the capital of the Khmer empire, has magnificent sculpture and architecture.

Location: In Southeast Asia, sometimes called Kampuchea.

Capital: Phnom Penh

Offical Language: Khmer

Geography: Relatively flat land, plentiful water, and tropical climate, ideal for growing rice.

Population: Estimated 2006 - 13,881,427

Foods: Rice and fish.

(Primary Source) World Book Encylopedia, 2006.