Intermediate
Khmer Time Expressions — Days, Months & Telling Time
Talking about time is essential for making plans, discussing schedules, and understanding stories set in the past or future. Khmer has its own calendar traditions alongside the Gregorian calendar, giving time vocabulary an extra layer of cultural richness.
Essential Phrases
ម៉ោង
maong
Hour / O'clock
ថ្ងៃ
t'ngai
Day
ខែ
khae
Month
ឆ្នាំ
chnam
Year
ឥឡូវ
i-lav
Now
ស្អែក
s'aek
Tomorrow
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Start Learning Free →Cultural Context
Cambodia uses both the Gregorian calendar and the traditional Khmer lunar calendar (ប្រតិទិនខ្មែរ). The Khmer New Year (ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ) falls in mid-April based on the lunar calendar — one of the most important cultural celebrations for the global Cambodian diaspora.
Learn in a Structured Course
These phrases are covered in depth in the following ReanKhmer curriculum units: