Buying a Bus or Train Ticket

What you’ll learn

Ask about destination, departure, and ticket options.

សួរគោលដៅ ពេលចេញដំណើរ និងជម្រើសសំបុត្រ។

Situation and purpose

A ticket request should specify destination, date, and number of travellers. Single or one-way means travel in one direction; return or round-trip includes travel back under the ticket’s conditions. Ask about departure and arrival rather than assuming the first time mentioned is the one you need.

សុំសំបុត្រដោយប្រាប់គោលដៅ ថ្ងៃ និងចំនួនមនុស្ស។ One-way សម្រាប់ទៅមួយជើង ហើយ return/round-trip រួមទាំងត្រឡប់តាមលក្ខខណ្ឌសំបុត្រ។

Useful expressions

Pattern	Example or form
Request tickets	Two tickets to Kampot for tomorrow, please.
Clarify journey type	One-way or return?
Ask departure	What time does it leave?
Ask arrival	What time does it arrive?

Examples

1. Is there a morning departure?

   តើមានការចេញដំណើរពេលព្រឹកទេ?

2. How long does the journey take?

   តើដំណើរចំណាយពេលប៉ុន្មាន?

3. Do we need to change trains?

   តើយើងត្រូវប្ដូររថភ្លើងទេ?

4. Which platform does it leave from?

   តើវាចេញពីជាន់ឡើងរថភ្លើងលេខប៉ុន្មាន?

Model conversation

Dara: Two tickets to Kampot for tomorrow, please.

Maly: One-way or return?

Dara: One-way. Is there a morning bus?

Maly: Yes, at eight.

Dara: How long does the journey take?

Maly: About three hours, depending on traffic.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
Two ticket to Kampot.	Two tickets to Kampot.	Use plural tickets after two.
What time does it leaves?	What time does it leave?	Does takes the base leave.

Practice

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

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Request one one-way ticket for tomorrow.
2. Ask about journey duration.
3. Ask whether the service goes directly to the destination.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. One one-way ticket to Kampot for tomorrow, please.

   Model answer: substitute your destination if needed.

2. How long does the journey take?

   Duration differs from departure time.

3. Is it direct, or do I need to change?

   Model answer: ask explicitly about changes.

Quick recap

• Give destination, date, and quantity.
• Distinguish departure from arrival.
• Clarify one-way versus return and any changes.