Old hands and feet.

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Thu May 21, 2015 7:29 pm

I ran into an interesting idiom the other day. While English speaking people refer to a highly experienced
person as an "old hand"Cambodians call them an old foot.

Thol chia jiang moto lbey; goat chia jeoung chas chuachul moto.

Thol is a faous moto mechanic; he is an old hand at fixing motos.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:47 pm

I don't know about the '' old hands '' bit, but my first Cambodian g/f called me '' akka jah '' or something like that, a few times when she was ''upset'',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think it means ''Darling I love you ''

Please don't tell me I'm wrong.

Post by **Username Taken** » Thu May 21, 2015 9:25 pm

Duncan wrote:I don't know about the '' old hands '' bit, but my first Cambodian g/f called me '' akka jah '' or something like that, a few times when she was ''upset'',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think it means ''Darling I love you ''

You mean '' akka jah '' is not 'Username Taken' translated into Khmer?

Samouth · Post by **Samouth** » Thu May 21, 2015 9:31 pm

Duncan wrote:I don't know about the '' old hands '' bit, but my first Cambodian g/f called me '' akka jah '' or something like that, a few times when she was ''upset'',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think it means ''Darling I love you ''

Please don't tell me I'm wrong.

I am sure you have already known the meaning of this word. However for those who don't know the meaning of this word, it means old guy. It is really rude word to address old people, the one that is reallllllllllly old. We only use it when we are so mad.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Thu May 21, 2015 10:52 pm

Glad to hear from you, tabaarang. Good explanation. But how old hands? I seem not hear about it.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Thu May 21, 2015 10:58 pm

Duncan wrote:I don't know about the '' old hands '' bit, but my first Cambodian g/f called me '' akka jah '' or something like that, a few times when she was ''upset'',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I think it means ''Darling I love you ''

Please don't tell me I'm wrong.

Sorry I can't help laughing. Of course it means that.

MekongMouse · Post by **MekongMouse** » Thu May 21, 2015 11:13 pm

prahkeitouj wrote:Glad to hear from you, tabaarang. Good explanation. But how old hands? I seem not hear about it.

Old hand is an english term, that is the funny part. We say old hand, you say old foot.

prahkeitouj · Post by **prahkeitouj** » Thu May 21, 2015 11:21 pm

MekongMouse wrote:
prahkeitouj wrote:Glad to hear from you, tabaarang. Good explanation. But how old hands? I seem not hear about it.
Old hand is an english term, that is the funny part. We say old hand, you say old foot.

Oh thank you, MM. I just reread tabaarang again after you told me then I got it now.

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