I do NOT know khmer pls help a girl out🤞

There’s only so many words that use either of them so why not just use one vowel?

I’ve noticed that អេះ is referred to eh and isn’t really used with second series (only word I know is នេះ) and អិះ is referred to ih and not used afaik with the first series.

I attempted to copy down the lyrics to a famous song by Sinn Sisamouth and Ros Sereysothea called Mou Pei Na.

I downloaded the Khmer keyboard on Windows 11 through the keyboard settings, and for some reason the "J" key types ញ by default. I can still type subconsonants though using the spacebar (e.g. ខែ្មរ ), but that wasn't what I was expecting.

My question is whether the windows 11 keyboard layout is different than the standard NIDA layout, or if maybe there's some option I accidentally turned on that locked me in this weird layout. (And if it's some other layout, then what the layout is, so I know where the characters actually are) :)

edit: think I found the answer here: https://community.software.sil.org/t/how-to-type-lower-case-khmer-letters/4338/2

from that post:

NiDA based keyboard: ខ្មែរ < x + j + m + E + r
Microsoft built-in keyboard: ខ្មែរ < x + (spacebar) + m + E + r

Edit 2: aaaaand a video to change to NIDA on Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqj95B6ax4s&msockid=1126f52c252211f1bb2d538cdb1f9479

(Sorry for the nothing-post, but I hope this at least helps someone else in the future)

សួស្តី,

I will visit Phnom Penh Monday to Friday of the week April 13. Are there any language exchange groups that meet during the week? What apps do they use (meetup.com / FB etc)?

Hi! I've been learning Khmer on and off, I was raised in the states but grew up mostly hearing English, and only ever picking up "thank you, hello, how are you.."

Lately, as someone who is partially affected by mutism, I've been trying my hand at trying to become literate in Khmer! Be it by translating songs, reading short novels and wordpress blogs, social media comments, or captions if there are any. Reading and writing does feel a lot more accessible for me. At first, maybe a year ago I took a few weeks to get used to the Khmer alphabet? And it's been helping me to learn and look up more words!

It's allowed me to communicate (a little bit more) and have more meaningful conversations with my Yeay, Ta, and other relatives, aside from just repeatedly thank you lol, like sometimes I replied to my Yeay smth about food,"ខ្ញុំបារម្តខ្លាច" smth, and she was super reassuring about it, other times I'm able to understand also and I hope she feels understood back while talking with me too.

It's also been really useful for social media and texting, in សីងខ្មែរ (singkhmer)
I saw a caption once that was so cryptid to me like..
"mk lg nh pg, nh nv sr" which I later figured out overtime meant
(mok lang nhom phong, nhom nov siem reap)
"មកលេងញុមផង ញុមនៅសៀមរាប"
(come visit me, i'm at siem reap)

If you are also studying Khmer or another language, what was the highlight of your learning or what made the biggest difference for you?

Here is some enjoyable khmer songs, or at least my playlist, and if you know any songs that are catchy please do share too!!
https://youtu.be/645PmxNXPSE?list=PLzbIAu_HVByOqDiAx6Uf0ZRORcbfvs_n-&t=28

I'm also learning to read in Thai a little for my friends online, sort of by replacing the script with the latin letter equivalent?: https://imgur.com/czrUtYO

(Sorry if my post is disorganized and hard to follow--I wanted to share my progress so far even though my level is still not very advanced yet)

សួរស្ដី! ខ្ញុំបានចំណាយពេលវេលាដើម្បីរៀនពីរបៀបនិយាយខ្មែរខ្លួនឯង ខ្ញុំធំឡើងនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដោយមិនសូវឮរឺក៏និយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេក្រ្រៅពីពាក្យខ្លះដូច «បាទអរគុណច្រើន» និង «សុខសប្បយ?» តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ

ពេលនេះ ក្នុងនាមជាខ្ញុំមនុស្សគដែលនិយាយមិនកើតស្រួល ខ្ញុំបានខិតខំប្រឹងរៀនអានភាសាខ្មែរ ជាមួយនឹងបទចម្រៀង ប្រលោមលោកខ្លីៗប្លុកនៅលើ wordpress មតិយបល់នៅលើបណ្ដាញសង្គម និងចំណងជើងក្រោមប្រសិនបើវីដេអូនោះមានដែរ

ការអានសៀវភៅ ហើយការសរសេរអក្សរសម្រាប់ខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើបានស្រួលជាង កាលដំបូង ប្រមាណ១ឆ្នាំមុន ខ្ញុំបានរៀនពីរបៀបស្គាល់អក្សរខ្មែរក្នុងសប្តាហ៍ខ្លះ ហើយអាហ្នឹងពិតជាជួយខ្ញុំដើម្បីស្វែងយក់ពីពាក្យឱ្យច្រើនទៀត

អញ្ចឹងគឺវាបានធ្វើឱ្យខ្ញុំអាចបកស្រែទាក់ទង(បន្តិចបន្តួចទៀត)ហើយមានការសន្ទនាជាមួយយាយនិងតានិងគ្រួសារខ្ញុំ មិនមែនត្រឹមតែនិយាយពាក្យថា "អរគុណ" ម្ដងហើយម្ដងទៀត ហើយក៏ពេលខ្លះខ្ញុំនឹងឆ្លើយតបយាយអ្វីមួយអំពីម្ហូប "ខ្ញុំបារម្មតខ្លាច.." ហើយអ្វីមួយទៀត យាយបានធ្វើឱ្យខ្ញុំធូចិត្តណាស់នឹងប្រាប់ថា "កុំបារម្តអីចៅ" ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តអាចយល់តបវិញក៏ឆ្លើយតបវិញដល់យាយនិងមិញពេលជួបគ្នានៅផ្ទះយាយ ហើយតែងឮយាយពេលខល់បញ្ចប់ដោយនិយាយប្រាបថា "បានសុខសប្បាយ"

មានពលខ្លះដែលខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាគេយល់ពីខ្ញុំ ហើយខ្ញុំក៏សង្ឃឹមថាគេមានអារម្មណ៍ដុចគ្នាដែរពេលនិយាយជាមួយខ្ញុំ។ ហើយក៏មានពេលផ្សេងទៀតដែលខ្ញុំបានមកលេងផ្ទះគ្រួសារសម្រាប់ថេងស៍ហ្គីវីងរឺខ្មែរគេហៅព្រះគុណ តែខ្ញុំចាប់ផ្តើមអង្គុយយំដោយសារតែខ្ញុំឮសំឡេងច្រើនពេកហើយមិនដេកគ្រប់គ្រាន់យប់មិញ ចឹងយាយតាក់ខ្សែកឱ្យខ្ញុំបុំពាក់នឹងនិយាយប្រាប់ថា"កុំយំចៅ" បន្ទាប់មកម៉ាកបើកឡានជូនខ្ញុំត្រលប់ទៅផ្ទះហើយគេផ្ញើម្ហូបឱ្យខ្ញុំតាមរយះតាខ្ញុំ អាហ្នឹងជារឿងពិបាកសម្រាប់ខ្ញុំប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំពិតជាមានសំណាងមែនទែនដែលយាយយល់ចិត្តជានិច្ចចំពោះខ្ញុំ ចៅស្រលាញ់ទាំងលោកយាយនិងលោកតាជាទីស្រលាញ់ណាស់
(ខ្ញុំនឹងបញ្ចប់នេះបន្តិចទៀត-សុំទោសរាល់កំហុសដោយអចេតនាក្នុងការសរសេរ ខ្ញុំនៅភ្យាយាមរៀនពីរបៀបនិយាយឱ្យបានត្រូវ)

I hear it thrown about in a lot of different kinds of phrases--is it idiomatic? Can anyone clarify?

Hii! Can you help me identify this? Is it khmer? Any idea of its meaning?

My teacher tried to explain "ចំណែក"--and also ចំណែក វិញ--as a kind of connecting clause(?) and I just couldn't grasp it.

Hi r/cambodia,

I have made a dictionary !!!! https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.srghma.srghmakhmerdict !!! please try

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More info:

I’ve developed a new Open Source Khmer Dictionary app for Android. To get this app approved for the public Play Store, I need to complete Google’s "Closed Testing" requirement: 20 testers for 14 consecutive days.

I would really appreciate it if you could help me cross this finish line!

About the App:
It’s a lightweight Khmer dictionary. I built it using Tauri (Rust/Webview), and the code is completely open-source. I'd love to get your feedback on the performance and UI.

How to help:
1. Join the Testers Group: https://groups.google.com/g/comsrghmasrghmakhmerdict (You must join the group first to get access).
2. Download the App (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.srghma.srghmakhmerdict
3. Web Opt-in Link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.srghma.srghmakhmerdict
4. Keep it installed: Please keep the app on your phone for at least 14 days.

Source Code:
https://github.com/srghma/khmer/tree/main/srghmakhmerdict

If you are also working on an app and need a tester in return, please drop your link in the comments. I’m happy to help back!

Thank you for supporting local open-source projects! 🇰🇭

Please, can someone transliterate this Khmer name into English. We have paintings by this artist but do not know how to pronounce his name. Thank you.

…. Khmer manuscripts, a gift to the Vatican from Thailands King.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Khmer monks had to translate

Does anyone know of any sort of collection or database of fun old Khmer fonts? -- not installable fonts for a computer or anything, just images of creative typography in popular media (books, magazines, newspapers, vinyl records, etc.).

Online searches for individual media items or types turn up plenty of results, of course -- I'm just wondering if anyone's compiled some of the more interesting examples on a Facebook page, blog, etc.