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by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:13 pm
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: More Country Speak
Replies: 62
Views: 15665

Re: More Country Speak

Siem Reap have their unique way of speaking, so I wasn't surprised to hear some words that are pronounced in a very unique way.
sdoy would sound like this ស្ដយ

sah ey ke would be like this ស្អីគេ :D

here's another one country speak...."it's alright" - vea s'nom haey - វាស្នំហើយ
by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:43 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: More Country Speak
Replies: 62
Views: 15665

Re: More Country Speak

I heard that in Siem Reap, they use the word "S'doy" instead of "Sah-ey" meaning "What?".
by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Country Speak
Replies: 6
Views: 2795

Re: Country Speak

I guess maybe the Khmers in the provinces tend to speak with sexual innuendos for fun. Not the people in Phnom Penh, they're too....uppity and sensitive but they're strange because they can be crazy sometimes.
by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:39 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Country Speak
Replies: 6
Views: 2795

Re: Country Speak

I have to laugh at this. I remember my dad told me a story that there was a man whose daughter died young, he was in the car with my dad and other ladies, on the way to the funeral place. It was a sombre moment then the lady was just talking random. She said that her son was so infatuated with his g...
by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent
Replies: 44
Views: 12669

Re: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent

@taabarang Thank you for your reply taabarang. I came to this forum, hoping I'll learn something new about the Khmer language. Your Cambodian wife is a great resource, and from what I read in your older posts, I take it as she is/was a teacher so you are very lucky! I know you may not speak like a n...
by thelost
Wed Jan 11, 2017 6:46 am
Forum: Cambodian Culture and Language
Topic: Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent
Replies: 44
Views: 12669

Regional Cambodian Dialect/Accent

Hi everyone, I'm TheLost. Please let me introduce myself. I'm currently living in Australia. I'm married to a Phnom Penh lady whose family come from PP and Kandal province. My father and his family hailed from Sisophon in Battambang province, I guess nowadays in Banteay Meanchey province. That was b...