5: I don' t understand. Thanks for reading and commenting! Simple Authentic Cambodian Southeast Asian Dipping Sauce Recipes: Cooking The Khmer Way! Thanks for stopping by! Some Khmer Words in Communication – How to Say Hello in Cambodian. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. At least you had a sufficient reason to try to learn Cambodian. Using a variety of mini games and interactive learning techniques, you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the Khmer language using just your smartphone! They are "old school". I am glad that you chose to read this article. Numbers in that entire region are very similar; check it out on Wikipedia and you will see only minor differences in character and sound. Useful phrases in Khmer. I made like a bit easier for ya! I will contact you regarding your offer. I hope that you follow my Hubs and I am glad to follow you! Great introduction to a language I've always been curious about. Chum reap sua, kimoy srais! Muk khnom gaw-home (my face is red!) Practice written conversation using text chat . DOWNLOAD FREE - LEARN WITH GAMES - SPEAK WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS Our free Khmer language learning app is designed to make learning Khmer as easy and as fun as possible! You are the fourth Cambodian person I have met on HubPages! Their English is very limited as well as my Khmer, but they speak to me mostly in Khmer. Paul Richard Kuehn from Udorn City, Thailand on June 10, 2011: You have put together a good introduction to Cambodian or the Khmer language. An introduction to Khmer, the language of Cambodia. Susaday (suu-saa-day)/ hello. Nice to meet you and hope you will enjoy my stuff even as enjoy yours. It helps a lot in hearing well the sounds, and then speaking Khmer correctly. Glad you could relate! This is especially true of numbers. It will take practice and most likely you will always have a slight accent compared to a native speaker. 6: Please speak slowly. I want to learn when I go to Cambodia. I hope that you buy the book through my article! Cambodian is a very hard language to learn believe it or not but for us Cambodian who speak khmer as their native (first) language find English much HARDER! Please note : - English Language is black Alphabet. But I love the language as well as the people here and it is well worth the effort to learn! Before we dive into the alphabet, I'd like to mention a few interesting facts and notable points of interest about the Cambodian/Khmer alphabet and language. Great hub! Practice speaking using voice chat . In Cambodian it is just the opposite: "girl pretty". I always wanted to study linguistics and become a professional interpreter. I am always working on making the characters straight. JS Matthew (author) from Massachusetts, USA on July 21, 2011: thearaneo I was just as surprised when you answered my question about anyone on HP speaking Khmer! Why don't you consider writing Hubs in English? Thanks for commenting! 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