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Central Khmer Vocabulary - Drinks

Hi Central Khmer learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on Central Khmer vocabulary related to drinks. Being able to talk about what we want to drink is essential when traveling or simply hanging out with friends. With this vocabulary, you will be able to order your favorite drinks in Cambodia's local language. So let's get started!

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Ordering at a Restaurant, Colors, Modes of Transportation & Introducing Yourself.

Basics

Before we dive into the specific vocabulary for drinks, let's first look at some essential words that might come in handy:

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English
កូរ៉ូ	kouroo	water
សូមអរគុណ	som arakoun	thank you
អនុញ្ញាត	ornungnat	please
អត់	ot	no
បាទ/ អ្នកស្រី/ អ្នក/ ខ្ញុំ	baat/ nai srei/ nai/ k’nhom	I/ you (female)/ you (male)/ me

Now that we have these basics covered, let's move on to drinks!

Types of Drinks

Here are some basic vocabulary words for different types of drinks:

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English
ទឹកក្រឡា	tuk krola	soda
ទឹកដោយចេញ	tuk dao cheurn	coconut water
មីឌីកុង	midiengkong	orange juice
អាហារដ្ឋានណាស់ក្បែរ	ahar datnan kbaer	lemon tea
ទឹកដោះពព	tuk daoh poap	pineapple juice

Alcoholic Drinks

In Cambodia, you can also find various alcoholic drinks to try:

Central Khmer	Pronunciation	English
ចរិត្តជាដេក	jridech ke	beer
បុរសជាដេក	bors kjeud	wine
បង្អែមជាដេក	bangam kjeud	whiskey
មីក្រុងជាដេក	mikroong kjeud	tequila
ប៊ុតហ្កាលឹមជាដេក	buatgalim kjeud	vodka

Useful Phrases

Some common phrases you can use when ordering drinks include:

• ខ្ញុំបានអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យសូមដើរទៅលើក្លឹប។ (k’nhom baan ornungnat yu som deur tol kleur) - I would like to order a drink, please.
• ខ្ញុំចង់ទទួលពាក្យឈប់។ (k’nhom chngaa tutoal peakchhoep) - I'd like to have the bill, please.
• ខ្ញុំចង់បង្ហាញអ្នកផងដែរណា។ (k’nhom chngaa banghaang nai pohng daeh naa) - I'd like to show you something, please. (useful when pointing out a drink on the menu)
• សូមទទួលទាន់បង្អែមបែបនេះ។ (som tutoal taan bangam baep neh) - May I have this whiskey, please?

Let's now see these words used in a real-life conversation:

Dialogue

• Person 1: ខ្ញុំចង់ទឹកក្រឡាអស់បានអី។ (k’nhom chngaa dukkrola asop baan ei) - I'd like to have some soda, please.
• Person 2: ទេស្តនិយាយពិសេសៗទៀត។ (t’est niiyay peasey tei) - Certainly, we have some special ones too.
• Person 1: លុយលេខ៣បុណ្យសិប្ប៉នវារក្សា‌ទៀតឲ្យខ្ញុំបាន។ (luu laynaam buonh sips bay sa’bann vaa raksa’ tee ei k’nhom baan) - Three dollars for that really seems reasonable to me.
• Person 2: ខ្ញុំស្គាល់អត់ទេ។ (k’nhom skol ot tay) - Sorry, I don't understand.
• Person 1: ទឹកដោយចេញម៉ូដេគូប្បសាច់ទាក់អស់អត់។ (tuk dao cheurn modhickubahsa’ jasitak aas) - I'll have a mojito with coconut water, please.
• Person 2: ក្រុមពិន្ទុដូចខ្ញុំប្រើបរិស្ថានថ្មីៗថ្មីត្រូវតែឲ្យសម្រាន់ក្បែរ។ (krompintoo dochk’nhom preah brisseatan thathmi tha’mnithroeumrabk’ae) - The ingredients we use are new and fresh.

Conclusion

Congratulations on learning these essential Central Khmer vocabulary words related to drinks! To continue improving your language skills, don't forget to check out Polyglot Club to find native speakers and ask them any questions. You should also check out more words in our Central Khmer Vocabulary category. We hope this lesson has been useful for you!

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Sources

• Cambodian cuisine
• Cambodian wine
• Cambodia beer
• Cambodia's national drinks

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