3.2 Khmer Numbers 1–100
The table below compares Cambodian numerals to their Arabic numeral counterparts. Listen to the audio below to learn the pronunciation.
Please note that numbers 6 through 9 are formed by adding 5: 5+1; 5+2; 5+3; and 5+4.
| IPA | Khmer | English |
|---|---|---|
| soon | សូន្យ | zero |
| muay | មួយ | one |
| bpii | ពីរ | two |
| bey | បី | three |
| buan | បួន | four |
| bpram | ប្រាំ | five |
| bpram-muay | ប្រាំមួយ | six |
| bpram-bpii | ប្រាំពីរ | seven |
| bpram-bey | ប្រាំបី | eight |
| bpram-buan | ប្រាំបួន | nine |
| dɔp | ដប់ | ten |
1. Speaking
Record yourself counting from number 1 to 10 out loud and share it with your friends/teacher for further feedback.
2. Reading
3. Writing: Number 1–10
Download the worksheet below to practice writing numbers by following the directional arrows.
Listen to the audio below to learn how to pronounce numbers 11 to 20. Please note that 11 through 19 are formed by adding 10: 10+1; 10+2; 10+3; 10+4; and so on.
| IPA | Khmer | Arabic numeral |
|---|---|---|
| dɔp-muay | ដប់មួយ | 11 |
| dɔp-bpii | ដប់ពីរ | 12 |
| dɔp-bey | ដប់បី | 13 |
| dɔp-buan | ដប់បួន | 14 |
| dɔp-bpram | ដប់ប្រាំ | 15 |
| dɔp-bpram-muay | ដប់ប្រាំមួយ | 16 |
| dɔp-bpram-bpii | ដប់ប្រាំពីរ | 17 |
| dɔp-bpram-bey | ដប់ប្រាំបី | 18 |
| dɔp-bpram-buan | ដប់ប្រាំបួន | 19 |
| m’phey | ម្ភៃ | 20 |
4. Speaking
Record yourself saying numbers 11 through 20 in reverse order and share it with your friends/teacher for further feedback.
Listen to the audio below to learn how to pronounce numbers 30 through 100.
| IPA | Khmer | Arabic numeral |
|---|---|---|
| saam-seb | សាមសិប | 30 |
| sae-seb | សែសិប | 40 |
| haa-seb | ហាសិប | 50 |
| hok-seb | ហុកសិប | 60 |
| jet-seb | ចិតសិប | 70 |
| bpaet-seb | ប៉ែតសិប | 80 |
| kau-seb | កៅសិប | 90 |
| mauy-rooy | មួយរយ | 100 |
5. Reading
Provide the correct answers for the following simple math questions:
