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You speak Khmer every week, with a native teacher
You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit
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A family language
Reconnect with Khmer
The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.
- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- “Hi Mum, I speak Khmer!”
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
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Progress in Khmer between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
The platform
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 180 lessons across 39 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
Audio
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Quizzes
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
Level certificate
Your Khmer level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
- Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
- A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
- Included in the plans with live classes, from the first payment: it is not issued during the trial
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Your Khmer curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 39 modules, 180+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
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Beginner Khmer
🔤The Khmer alphabet and sounds
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👋Greetings — ការស្វាគមន៍
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👨👩👧The family — ក្រុមគ្រួសារ
- Family members , សមាជិកគ្រួសារ10 min
- Familiar pronouns , សព្វនាម10 min
- Talking about your family , និយាយអំពីគ្រួសារ10 min
- Professions , មុខរបរ10 min
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🏪At the market — ផ្សារ
- The Khmer Market - ផ្សារថ្មី10 min
- Food , ម្ហូបអាហារ10 min
- Bargaining , ចរចា10 min
- Asking for things , សូម10 min
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🍲Food — ម្ហូប
- Khmer Dishes , មុខម្ហូបខ្មែរ10 min
- At the restaurant , នៅភោជនីយដ្ឋាន10 min
- Likes and Preferences - ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្ត10 min
- Drinks, ភេសជ្ជៈ10 min
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🗺️Places and travel — ផ្លូវ
- Phnom Penh , ភ្នំពេញ10 min
- Siem Reap and Angkor , សៀមរាប10 min
- Transport, មធ្យោបាយធ្វើដំណើរ10 min
- Asking for directions , សួរផ្លូវ10 min
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🍛Khmer gastronomy — ម្ហូបអាហារខ្មែរ
- Amok, the sacred dish , អាម៉ុក10 min
- Samlor korkor, rustic soup , សម្លរកកូរ10 min
- Prahok, the Khmer soul , ប្រហុក10 min
- Kuy teav, morning soup , គុយទាវ10 min
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👨👩👧👦The family — គ្រួសារ
- Close family , គ្រួសារជិត10 min
- Extended family , សាច់ញាតិ10 min
- Khmer Wedding , ពិធីមង្គលការ10 min
- Respect and hierarchy, ការគោរព10 min
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✈️Traveling in Cambodia — ធ្វើដំណើរ
- Phnom Penh, the Capital - ភ្នំពេញ10 min
- Siem Reap and the temples , សៀមរាប10 min
- Sihanoukville and the Coast , ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ10 min
- Getting around , ការធ្វើដំណើរ10 min
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🌿Cambodian nature — ធម្មជាតិ
- The Mekong, mother river , ទន្លេមេគង្គ10 min
- Tonle Sap, Inland Sea , ទន្លេសាប10 min
- Cardamom Mountains , ភ្នំក្រវាញ10 min
- Climate and seasons , អាកាសធាតុ10 min
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🏛️Khmer culture — វប្បធម៌
- Angkor, Khmer glory , អង្គរ10 min
- Theravada Buddhism , ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា10 min
- Apsara dance - របាំអប្សរា10 min
- Khmer Rouge memory , ការចងចាំ10 min
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📱Cambodian tech — បច្ចេកវិទ្យា
- Pi Pay, the Super-App , ភីផេ10 min
- ABA Bank, the leading bank , ធនាគារ ABA10 min
- Bakong, National Blockchain , បាគង10 min
- Startups and innovation , ក្រុមហ៊ុនថ្មី10 min
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🛒At the market — នៅផ្សារ
- Numbers at the Market10 min
- Buying vegetables10 min
- Buying fruit10 min
- Negotiating the price10 min
- Paying and Currency10 min
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👨👩👧👦The extended family — គ្រួសារធំ
- Introducing your parents10 min
- Brothers and sisters10 min
- Grandparents10 min
- Uncles and Aunts10 min
- Friends10 min
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👤The human body — រាងកាយ
- Head and face10 min
- Hands and Feet10 min
- The heart and the stomach10 min
- Hair and eyes10 min
- At the doctor's10 min
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🌶️Flavors and tastes — រសជាតិ
- Sweet and salty10 min
- Sour and bitter10 min
- Khmer spiciness10 min
- Fragrances and aromas10 min
- Delicious or not10 min
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🐘Animals of Cambodia — សត្វ
- Pets10 min
- At the farm10 min
- Birds and fish10 min
- The sacred elephant10 min
- Animals and Daily Life10 min
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🛺Khmer transport — ការដឹកជញ្ជូន
- The Tuk-Tuk10 min
- Motorbike and Motorbike Taxi10 min
- Car and Bus10 min
- Planes and tickets10 min
- Going to the station10 min
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🎨Colors and descriptions — ពណ៌
- Red and white10 min
- Blue and green10 min
- Black and yellow10 min
- Describing an object10 min
- Big or small10 min
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💼Trades and professions — មុខរបរ
- The teacher and the pupil10 min
- Doctor and nurse10 min
- Khmer farmer10 min
- Waiter and trade10 min
- Urban Professions10 min
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🔤Khmer script and first sentences
- The Khmer script12 min
- Suesdei , Khmer greetings10 min
- Angkor Wat and Khmer civilisation12 min
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Intermediate Khmer
📖Verb serialization and aspect
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🔢Classifiers and counting
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🏙️Daily life and conversations
- Greetings and Politeness (សួស្តី)10 min
- Food and restaurant12 min
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🔗Sentence structure and connectors
- Logical connectors12 min
- Questions and interrogatives12 min
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🇰🇭
Advanced Khmer
👑Formal register and royal vocabulary
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📜Classical Khmer literature
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📰Media and contemporary Khmer
- Media and politics vocabulary14 min
- Technology and digital life12 min
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✍️Advanced written expression
- Formal correspondence in Khmer15 min
- Speech and eloquence14 min
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🪷ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា — Theravada Buddhism
- ត្រីរតន៍ - The Three Jewels (Triratna)18 min
- បញ្ចសីល , The five moral precepts16 min
- ការធ្យាន , Meditation and Monastic Practice17 min
- អង្គរវត្ត , Buddhist-Hindu architecture and cosmology20 min
- ប្រតិទិនខ្មែរ , Buddhist calendar and religious festivals16 min
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📖អក្សរសិល្ប៍ខ្មែរ — Modern Khmer literature
- Rim Kin , pioneer of the Khmer novel18 min
- Soth Polin, the voice of disillusionment17 min
- Kim Hak , photography and traumatic memory16 min
- Classical Khmer Poetry - kâmneapiy19 min
- Registers of language , formal vs everyday17 min
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🏯រាមកេរ្ដិ៍ — Classical epic and Old Khmer
- រាមកេរ្ដិ៍, The Khmer Ramayana18 min
- ខ្មែរចាស់ , Old Khmer and the inscriptions of Angkor17 min
- របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ , Khmer royal ballet16 min
- កូឡាបប៉ែលិន , Literature of the colonial period16 min
- ការស្នាក់នៅក្រៅប្រទេស , Diaspora and exile literature17 min
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📰សារព័ត៌មាន — Press, history and memory
- សារព័ត៌មាន , Contemporary Khmer press17 min
- ទួលស្លែង , S-21 and the Vocabulary of the Genocide18 min
- ជម្រះ ECCC , Transitional justice17 min
- ការ ចង ចាំ , Memory, education and reconciliation16 min
- ការ ប ្រ ើ ប ្រ ាស់ ភ ាស ា ន យ ោ ប ាយ - Khmer Political Discourse16 min
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🌏ខ្មែរប្រទេសក្រៅ — Khmer diaspora (USA / France)
- ខ្មែរចំណាក , History of the Khmer diaspora18 min
- ខ្មែរអាមេរិក , "Khmerican" and loanwords18 min
- អត្តសញ្ញាណ - Khmer Identity in the Diaspora18 min
- ម្ហូបខ្មែរ, Khmer cuisine and the diaspora18 min
- យុវវ័យ ខ្មែរ , Young Khmers of the diaspora18 min
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📐វេយ្យាករណ៍ C2 — Advanced grammar synthesis
- ពេល កាល , Aspect and tense in Khmer18 min
- ប្រយោគ ស្រប , Complex subordinate clauses in Khmer18 min
- ភាគទ្វា ន , Khmer modal particles18 min
- ការ ឡើង ថ្មី , Reduplication and expressiveness in Khmer18 min
- ការ រាយ ប ន្ថែម , Reported Speech in Khmer18 min
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🗺️ភាសា ភូមិ — Khmer dialects (PP vs Battambang)
- ខ្មែរ ភ្នំ ពេញ - The Speech of the Capital18 min
- ខ្មែរ បាត់ដំបង , The Battambang Dialect18 min
- ខ្មែរ ក្រោម , The Khmer of Vietnam18 min
- ខ្មែរ ឡើ ង - The languages of the Khmer highlanders18 min
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🎬ភ ាព យ ន្ត — Khmer cinema and visual arts
- ភ ាព យ ន្ត ១ ៩ ៦ ០ , The golden age of Khmer cinema18 min
- ភ ាព យ ន្ត ទ ំ ន ើ ប , Contemporary Khmer cinema18 min
- ភ ្លេ ង ខ ្ម ែ រ , From traditional music to rock18 min
- ស ិ ល ្ប ៈ ទ ំ ន ើ ប , Visual arts and literature today18 min
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🏆ប ញ្ជ ប ់ C2 — Final quiz and synthesis
- ពិ ន ិ ត ្យ ម ើ ល , Culture and society revision20 min
- វ េ យ ្យ ា ករ ណ ់ , Grammar review C220 min
- ប ទ ុ ប ្ប ត ្ត ិ - Cross-topic Quiz C225 min
- ប ញ ្ច ប ់ C2 - Certification and free discourse25 min
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🎓ការសរុបទូទៅ, Cross-cutting synthesis C2
- អត្ថបទនិពន្ធ - Decoding a Khmer Editorial22 min
- ការចរចារ វិទ្យុ, Following a radio debate20 min
- អត្ថបទវែងពហុបទ, Writing an argumentative essay25 min
- ភាសាច្បាប់, Reading a Contract in Khmer22 min
- ភាសាវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ, Medical Khmer at the hospital20 min
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The curriculum
What you'll learn in Khmer
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Khmer in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Khmer alphabet: the 33 consonants and 24 dependent vowels
- 02Conversational Khmer from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
- 03Khmer politeness registers: formal, neutral and casual
- 04Khmer for travellers and expatriates in Cambodia
- 05Khmer history: Angkor, the Khmer Rouge, and modern revival
- 06Khmer for NGO workers and development professionals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about learning Khmer
Yes, and it is a major advantage. There is no need to master 4 or 5 tones like in Thai or Vietnamese. Word meaning does not change with pitch. That said, Khmer has its own system of registers (vowels pronounced differently depending on the surrounding consonant class) which can be confusing. But for Europeans accustomed to non-tonal languages, Khmer is acoustically more accessible than its neighbours.
No, you can start with Latin transliteration. But learning the Khmer alphabet (about 3 to 4 months for fluent reading) opens up huge possibilities, reading menus, signs, messages, and gives you a much better grasp of the language. The Khmer alphabet has an internal logic: consonants are grouped into two 'registers' that influence vowel pronunciation. Complex but elegant.
Cambodia is one of the most dynamic economies in Southeast Asia, with annual growth of 6 to 7% before the pandemic. Key sectors: tourism (Angkor Wat welcomes 2 million visitors a year), textiles (massive exports), real estate and construction, and agriculture. Phnom Penh increasingly attracts NGOs, entrepreneurs and expatriates. Speaking Khmer in this context is extremely valued and sets serious professionals apart.
Yes, Cambodia was a French protectorate from 1863 to 1953 and is a member of the OIF (International Organisation of La Francophonie). French is still taught in some Cambodian schools and institutions. The Cambodian community in France (estimated at 80,000 to 100,000 people, mainly in Paris, Toulouse and Val-de-Marne) descends from refugees of the 1975-1979 era. For French nationals of Cambodian origin, learning Khmer is often a deep journey of reconnecting with identity.
Without the alphabet (using transliteration), a basic conversational level is achievable in 4 to 6 months with regular lessons, the fact that Khmer is non-tonal helps a lot. With the alphabet, expect 8 to 12 months for comfortable conversational fluency. Khmer politeness formulas matter a great deal, they change according to the social status of the person you are speaking to. Our teachers guide you in choosing the appropriate register for each of your target situations.
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Resources
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Explore our free tools to progress outside of class.
Khmer level test
Assess your CEFR level in 5 minutes. 30-day learning plan included.
Discover →Khmer survival kit
A hundred words and thirty key phrases as a printable PDF, free.
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How well do you know Khmer culture? Films, music, traditions.
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Guides and articles to learn Khmer.
Discover →Khmer vocabulary
Essential words and phrases organized by theme.
Discover →Cultural resources
Podcasts, movies, TV shows and music to progress through immersion.
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Guides to learn Khmer
Language Guide
How to Say Hello in Khmer: Complete Guide
Master Cambodian greetings! Learn chum reap suor, suas dei, and traditional Khmer expressions with proper cultural respect.
6 min read→Tips & MethodsHow to Learn Khmer: Tips, Resources, and a Complete Beginner's Guide
Khmer is the language of Cambodia , a beautiful, ancient language with a unique script. This guide covers everything beginners need: the script, pronunciation, grammar, essential vocabulary, and the best learning strategies.
10 min read→Guide completLearn Khmer: Complete Beginner's Guide
Discover how to learn Khmer (Cambodian): 16 million speakers, Austroasiatic language, the world's longest alphabet (74 letters), no conjugation grammar, Angkor culture and Theravada Buddhism.
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