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Khmer belongs to the Austroasiatic phylum, one of the major language families of mainland Southeast Asia.​This linguistic map of the...

រពឹសដៃ ផ្ទៃឆ្អែត literally means “busy hands, full stomach.” It expresses the idea that those who keep their hands busy with...

ដេញទាន់ កុំជាន់កែង (Image generated by AI) This Cambodian proverb advises caution when dealing with wrongdoing. While it’s natural to want...

To relax a bit, here is a vivid Khmer proverb: កុំយកស្ករទៅផ្ញើរនឹងស្រមោច។ Vocabulary:ស្ករ: sugarផ្ញើ: to entrust someone with the care of...

The Cham language stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of a people whose history stretches back to the...

Cría cuervos is the title of a superb Spanish film by Carlos Saura released in 1976. The film’s title comes...

“The tongue is like a double-edged sword”, according to AI The Khmer saying "អណ្ដាតជាអាទិកន្លង ស្លាប់ផង រស់ផង ពីព្រោះអណ្ដាត" (The tongue leads—both...

A beautiful Khmer widow portrayed by AI (©Pascal Médeville) The Khmer saying កក​ក៏​បាយ មេម៉ាយ​ក៏​ស្រី កន្ទុយបារី​ក៏​ថ្នាំ, meaning literally “Cold Rice is...

Khmers are a romantic people! This fact is reflected in many areas: poetry, songs, movies, series… even in slogans for...

Approximate locations where various dialects of Khmer are spoken (WilliamThweatt, CC BY-SA 3.0) The Khmer language (ភាសាខ្មែរ), also known as...