Have you ever been called "Ah" in Khmer?

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I often get 'Ah K'jah!'
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Advocatus Diaboli wrote:No idea.......you tell me :?:
I was sitting in a bar then I heard a Khmer girl called an old barang man Ah. I didn't tell him what it is as I don't want him to feel upset. Then I thought about CEO members there must be some people who have been once or twice called Ah with their name.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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Username Taken wrote:I often get 'Ah K'jah!'
Poor you UT.
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^^ Keep it to yourself, okay :(
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John Bingham wrote:No, I'm usually called "at ting ow" or "aigne". I haven't been called "ah" since I was a kid.
Sorry John, I really didn't get that romanization.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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My missus calls me Dah all the time, what can I say, 1 & 1/2 grandkids now!
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Hotdigr wrote:My missus calls me Dah all the time, what can I say, 1 & 1/2 grandkids now!
It is good that you don't find it offensive. Many Cambodian men could not put up with it. It would turn into violent domestic if the wife ever call her husband Ah. Maybe it is okay in a funny way.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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Samouth wrote:
John Bingham wrote:No, I'm usually called "at ting ow" or "aigne". I haven't been called "ah" since I was a kid.
Sorry John, I really didn't get that romanization.
Ok, I'll try again:
I'm usually called "Ot tngao" or "Aiieng". I haven't been called "ah" since I was a kid.
:?
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Yes, I'm called Ah Sva! Ah Svet!..... many...
កុំស្លាប់ដូចពស់ កុំរស់ដូចកង្កែប
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John Bingham wrote:
Samouth wrote:
John Bingham wrote:No, I'm usually called "at ting ow" or "aigne". I haven't been called "ah" since I was a kid.
Sorry John, I really didn't get that romanization.
Ok, I'll try again:
I'm usually called "Ot tngao" or "Aiieng". I haven't been called "ah" since I was a kid.
:?

Hey little salary. Do you have any ideas?
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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