by isipau » Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:20 am
I'm looking to learn common interjections that Khmers use in everyday speech.
For example, in English people say things like "Wow!", "Damn!", "Oi!", "What the?!", "Sheesh!", "Holy shit!", "Good heavens!", "How about that!" or "Goddamn!" to express surprise. How do Cambodians express surprise/shock/confusion in conversation?
Also, are there Khmer confirmation words/expressions that are commonly used similar to the English ". . . , eh?", " . . ., don't you think?", ". . . , you know?", ". . . , innit?" In English, these expressions usually fall at the end of our sentences and are an attempt to get the person to which you're speaking to voice their agreement with what you've just said. Like: "The women's soccer team really kicked ass, eh?"
I'm looking to learn common interjections that Khmers use in everyday speech.
For example, in English people say things like "Wow!", "Damn!", "Oi!", "What the?!", "Sheesh!", "Holy shit!", "Good heavens!", "How about that!" or "Goddamn!" to express surprise. How do Cambodians express surprise/shock/confusion in conversation?
Also, are there Khmer confirmation words/expressions that are commonly used similar to the English ". . . , eh?", " . . ., don't you think?", ". . . , you know?", ". . . , innit?" In English, these expressions usually fall at the end of our sentences and are an attempt to get the person to which you're speaking to voice their agreement with what you've just said. Like: "The women's soccer team really kicked ass, eh?"