Khmer Idioms
Khmer Idioms
What is the meaning of khmer idiom (Crossing the river)?
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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ha ha you must have been living here for long time.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Yes. But I cheated. I asked one of the guys I work with.
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Ha! I know that one too. I actually use it myself when someone calls me fat.
I reply, "Atay! Knum shlong tonlay sap pee kai tit."
(Samouth, can you translate ^that into English?)
I reply, "Atay! Knum shlong tonlay sap pee kai tit."
(Samouth, can you translate ^that into English?)
"Life is too important to take seriously."
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."
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Ha ha, Here is the translation ( No, i will cross the Tonle Sap next two months)
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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You impressed me at the moment. There will be more idioms to come, if you guys want to learn more. :Username Taken wrote:Yes. But I cheated. I asked one of the guys I work with.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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Samouth wrote:Ha ha, Here is the translation ( No, i will cross the Tonle Sap next two months)
Definitely! Thank you for taking the time to help us with the language.Samouth wrote:You impressed me at the moment. There will be more idioms to come, if you guys want to learn more. :Username Taken wrote:Yes. But I cheated. I asked one of the guys I work with.
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ha ha. You are welcome. knowing khmer idiom is really helpful. When you guys know this kind of idioms, some of Cambodian will not dear to talk bad or gossip in front of you all, as they are afraid that you might know what they are talking.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
If you know a lot, know enough to make them respect you, if you are stupid, be stupid enough so they can pity you.
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