Have you ever been called "Ah" in Khmer?

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Re: Have you ever been called Ah?

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prahkeitouj wrote:
Samouth wrote: 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?
Hmmm... I can't find it.[/quote]

The first one means "bald" and the second is ឯង.
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My wife calls my little nephew "Ah Mop"
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^^ Is he a little fatty?
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He's a big fatty
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Kuroneko wrote:As long as they don't call you Ah Sole, it's ok :lol:
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Re: Have you ever been called "Ah" in Khmer?

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AE86 wrote:My wife calls my little nephew "Ah Mop"
Haha, I don't think I've ever been called "Ah Mackevili" but I've definitely been called "Ah Mop."

Is that the same "Ah" meaning in both?
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Re: Have you ever been called Ah?

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Username Taken wrote:I often get 'Ah K'jah!'
Hey UT i challenge you to listen to this song.

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.
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Re: Have you ever been called Ah?

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Ed Hammer wrote:
Samouth wrote:
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.
I would call her 'ME' back. Me chhke...lol
You know what according to our culture, when the woman calls man Ah it is not really serious. However if we are men calling them Me, it is really serious. We respect woman more than man. If you ever learn khmer language, you would hear a lot of words staring with Mea mean female. It has something to deal with our history back in the first century. At that time, our king was female. She was the first king of Cambodia.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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Username Taken wrote:"Aiieng" = ឯង
thanks UT.
បើសិនធ្វើចេះ ចេះឲ្យគេកោត បើសិនធ្វើឆោត ឆោតឲ្យគេអាណិត។

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Re: Have you ever been called Ah?

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Kampong Spooner wrote:Best not go to Liverpool or Manchester then, ah kid.

I have never dreamed of living there, even trying to visit is impossible for me.
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.
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