Was just looking up the names of those strange veg I keep seeing in the market and thought I would share:

http://www.cambodia-picturetour.com/khm ... mer-names/

Cambodia is an agriculture country with tropical climate of dry and wet. Many tropical plants are growing well with Cambodia soil and climate. Fruits and vegetables are abundant in the country. Below listed are Khmer vegetables which are growing in Cambodia with their Khmer names.

And translations of everyday veg

It is a good thread! I can find some vegetable names in English !

so juansweetpotato is moi-what?

prahkeitouj wrote:It is a good thread! I can find some vegetable names in English !

sorry to say this, but it is not a really good video so the translation is not really accurate.

Vegetable names and pronunciation in English are accurate Samouth. Is it the Khmer that's not correct? Could you point out the errors for us please?

juansweetpotato wrote:Vegetable names and pronunciation in English are accurate Samouth. Is it the Khmer that's not correct? Could you point out the errors for us please?

Right, the translation is not accurate. There are some errors. I will point them out when i get back home. i can't remember. The IT person at my workplace blocked youtube and facebook, so i couldn't reload the video.

Samouth wrote:

juansweetpotato wrote:Vegetable names and pronunciation in English are accurate Samouth. Is it the Khmer that's not correct? Could you point out the errors for us please?

Right, the translation is not accurate. There are some errors. I will point them out when i get back home. i can't remember. The IT person at my workplace blocked youtube and facebook, so i couldn't reload the video.

What?! You mean you're looking at CEO when you should be working?
(Haven't they blocked it yet? )

Anchor Moy wrote:

Samouth wrote:

juansweetpotato wrote:Vegetable names and pronunciation in English are accurate Samouth. Is it the Khmer that's not correct? Could you point out the errors for us please?

Right, the translation is not accurate. There are some errors. I will point them out when i get back home. i can't remember. The IT person at my workplace blocked youtube and facebook, so i couldn't reload the video.

What?! You mean you're looking at CEO when you should be working?
(Haven't they blocked it yet? )

Yes, you can't just sit 8 hours and do the translation for the whole time. i need some fun. So you thought i am a bad staff?

juansweetpotato wrote:Vegetable names and pronunciation in English are accurate Samouth. Is it the Khmer that's not correct? Could you point out the errors for us please?

1. Celery: We have no no khmer word for that vegetable, so it should be called Celery. Gee is herb.

2. Spinach is Ptea.

3. Acorn Squash is different from pumpkin?

4. Butternut Squash: Bplie myýahun sraw deúng ( it doesn't make sense for me).

5. Green Onion is not k'thum mhum, we call it slek k'thum literally means the leaf of onion tree.

6. Green Bean is Sawn dike Barang, Sawn dike kuuh is long Chinese bean

7. Red onion is K'thum Krahawm, no need to put the word barang in the middle. If you say it people will give you onion.

8. Parsnip is Chay Thahv.

Excellent stuff Samouth. Do you think some of the translation errors could be regional variations? e.g. in the UK turnips and sweedes may or may not be the same thing depending on where you are from.

Turnip England (some parts)

Turnip Scotland and parts of the UK. Otherwise known as a swede (although that name comes from Swedish turnip)

inside: Turnips are white , swedes are yellow, K440 is angry, CEO is mellow.

Dedicated to CEO


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