Language/Central-khmer/Vocabulary/Clothes
Hi Central Khmer learners! π
In this lesson, we will learn vocabulary related to clothes in Central Khmer. Clothing is an important aspect of Khmer culture. Khmer people wear traditional clothes in special occasions like weddings and religious events. The traditional Khmer clothing is called βSampot.β It is a type of wraparound skirt that is worn by both men and women in Cambodia.
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Central Khmer Vocabulary: Family Members, Ordering at a Restaurant, Telling Time & Relationship Status.
Tops[edit | edit source]
In this section, we will learn vocabulary related to tops.
| Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| αααααααα | sroaam pnoh | shirt |
| α’αΆα | aav | blouse/top |
| α’αΆαααααααα αΌα | aav sraeh mhouh p | tank top |
| α’αΆααααααΆαα | aav bongkamang | t-shirt |
| ααααααΎα | sraeah teoung | jacket |
Dialogue:
- Person 1: α’αααααα α’αΆα αααα’ααααΆαααααΆαααα? (Nek rean av del at bopak tae?) (Do you have a shirt to wear?)
- Person 2: ααΆα α’αΆαααααααα αΌααα½α αααααααααααα (Men av sraeh mhouh p muoy krob preup.) (I have a tank top of every type.)
Bottoms[edit | edit source]
In this section, we will learn vocabulary related to bottoms.
| Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| αα | khae | pants |
| αααααα | rathae khae | shorts |
| αααααααααΆα α | srae kdreach | skirt |
| ααααααααα | lbaeng srae | sarong |
Dialogue:
- Person 1: ααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΎααααΆαααα? (Men khae sraves mbai pruos pras tae?) (Do you have a black pant to wear?)
- Person 2: ααΆα αααα»ααααα»α ααααααααααΆααααΈ αα·αααααΆααααΆααα (Men khae dtom skout khang tekrave trai nimit thamnang.) (I have a black jean pant and a white pantsuit.)
Accessories[edit | edit source]
In this section, we will learn vocabulary of accessories.
| Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ααΆαα»α | kangook | scarf |
| αα»α | dom | hat |
| ααααΈααΆααααΉα | kliechab tuik | raincoat |
| αααααΆα | pohbay | wallet |
Dialogue:
- Person 1: ααΎα’αααααΆααααα’ααα’ααααααααααααααα‘αΆαααα·αααΆααααΆαα¬? (Tov nek men banat samakomasal neng srlean merk tae mne?) (Do you have umbrella which is not available?)
- Person 2: ααΆα ααΆααααΉα αααααΆαααα·ααααααααΆαααααα‘αΆααααΆαα (Men jabetuik bekan neng slak man srlean bon.) (I have umbrella, rain boots and waterproof bag for you to borrow.)
Shoes[edit | edit source]
In this section, we will learn vocabulary of shoes.
| Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| αααα‘αα | kralek | sandal |
| αααααααααΆαααααΈ | sroam snga trai | flip-flop |
| α ααα αΎα | haw her | sneaker |
| ααααααααααα | sbaek bantuk | high-heel |
Dialogue:
- Person 1: α’αααααΆαααααααααα ααααΆαα¬? (Nek men sbaek khang cheng bon tae?) (Can you wear high heels?)
- Person 2: αα·αααΆααααααΌαααααΆααααΆααα αααα»αα ααααααΆαααααααα (Min tany trov skol bon tae knhom chong skol plaeuk.) (I can't walk in them, I prefer sneakers.)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
Congratulations! Now you have learned new vocabulary related to clothes in Central Khmer. It will help you in describing what you wear or the clothes you want to buy. To improve your Central Khmer vocabulary, you can also check out the Find native speakers and ask them any questions. You can also refer to the Vocabulary section on Polyglot Club. Keep practicing and soon you will become fluent in Central Khmer! π
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