Greetings and Introducing Yourself

What you’ll learn

Start and end a simple first conversation.

ចាប់ផ្ដើម និងបញ្ចប់ការសន្ទនាជួបគ្នាលើកដំបូង។

Situation and purpose

A first conversation usually begins with a greeting, a name, and a small piece of shared information. Nice to meet you fits a first meeting; nice to see you fits someone you already know. Choose a greeting appropriate to the setting and allow the other person time to respond.

ការសន្ទនាដំបូងច្រើនចាប់ផ្ដើមដោយសួស្ដី ណែនាំឈ្មោះ និងព័ត៌មានខ្លី។ Nice to meet you សម្រាប់ជួបលើកដំបូង ហើយ nice to see you សម្រាប់អ្នកធ្លាប់ស្គាល់។

Useful expressions

Pattern	Example or form
Introduce yourself	Hi, I’m Dara. What’s your name?
Respond to an introduction	Nice to meet you.
Mention shared context	Is this your first class too?
End politely	It was nice talking to you.

Examples

1. Hello, my name is Maly.

   សួស្ដី ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះម៉ាលី។

2. Nice to meet you.

   រីករាយដែលបានស្គាល់អ្នក។

3. Is this your first class?

   តើនេះជាថ្នាក់ដំបូងរបស់អ្នកមែនទេ?

4. See you next week.

   ជួបគ្នាសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយ។

Model conversation

Dara: Hi, I’m Dara. What’s your name?

Maly: I’m Maly. Nice to meet you.

Dara: Nice to meet you too. Is this your first class?

Maly: Yes, it is. Are you new here too?

Dara: Yes. Shall we sit near the front?

Maly: Good idea.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
My name Dara.	My name is Dara.	The sentence needs is.
Nice meet you.	Nice to meet you.	The fixed expression includes to.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Introduce yourself to a new classmate.
2. You meet someone for the first time. Complete: Nice to ___ you.
3. End a friendly conversation before leaving.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. Hi, I’m Dara. What’s your name?

   Model answer: greet, give a name, and invite a reply; other names are fine.

2. meet

   Meet fits a first introduction.

3. It was nice talking to you. See you next week.

   Model answer: acknowledge the conversation and say goodbye.

Quick recap

• Use meet for first introductions and see for familiar people.
• Give the other person a chance to speak.
• End with a short polite closing.