Bedeutung
Wishing someone success.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Sampeah' gesture (palms together) is often used when saying 'Sâmnang L'â' to someone older to show respect. During Lunar New Year, 'Heng Heng' is preferred over 'Sâmnang L'â' as it specifically denotes wealth and prosperity. Before the 'Bac II' national exam, students often visit pagodas to pray for 'Sâmnang L'â'. In Telegram chats, Cambodians often use stickers of cats or lucky charms with the text 'សំណាងល្អ'.
Add 'Na'
Add 'Na' (ណា) at the end to sound more friendly and natural: 'Sâmnang L'â Na!'
Word Order
Never say 'L'â Sâmnang'. It's a common beginner mistake.
Bedeutung
Wishing someone success.
Add 'Na'
Add 'Na' (ណា) at the end to sound more friendly and natural: 'Sâmnang L'â Na!'
Word Order
Never say 'L'â Sâmnang'. It's a common beginner mistake.
Sampeah
Always Sampeah when wishing luck to an elder or teacher.
Teste dich selbst
Which is the correct way to say 'Good luck' in Khmer?
How do you say 'Good luck'?
'សំណាង' (Luck) comes first, followed by 'ល្អ' (Good).
Complete the sentence to wish someone luck on their exam.
សំណាងល្អ_____ការប្រឡង!
'ក្នុង' (in) or 'ក្នុងការ' (in the act of) is used to specify the event.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Your friend is starting a new business. What do you say?
'Heng Heng' is specifically used for business and money luck.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ស្អែកខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅសម្ភាសន៍ការងារហើយ។ B: ________!
B should wish A good luck for their interview.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenHow do you say 'Good luck'?
'សំណាង' (Luck) comes first, followed by 'ល្អ' (Good).
សំណាងល្អ_____ការប្រឡង!
'ក្នុង' (in) or 'ក្នុងការ' (in the act of) is used to specify the event.
Your friend is starting a new business. What do you say?
'Heng Heng' is specifically used for business and money luck.
A: ស្អែកខ្ញុំត្រូវទៅសម្ភាសន៍ការងារហើយ។ B: ________!
B should wish A good luck for their interview.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal settings.
It's better to say 'Happy Birthday' (រីករាយថ្ងៃខួបកំណើត), but you can add 'Sâmnang L'â' as an extra wish.
'Sâmnang' is general luck; 'Heng' is specifically for money/prosperity.
Say 'Khnhom mean sâmnang' (ខ្ញុំមានសំណាង).
Yes, but be careful as it can sound quite mean in Khmer culture.
No, it works perfectly as a standalone exclamation.
Not really, but in text, people use 'GL'.
'Sâmnang Akrok' (សំណាងអាក្រក់) which means bad luck.
Yes, but add 'Som' (សូម) at the beginning for politeness.
Yes, very frequently when starting new projects.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ហេងហេង
similarLucky/Prosperous (Chinese origin)
ជោគជ័យ
builds onSuccess
សេចក្តីសុខ
similarHappiness/Peace
សំណាងអាក្រក់
contrastBad luck
