English
Shops, Prices, and Payment
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Understand basic buying and payment vocabulary.
What you’ll learn
Understand basic buying and payment vocabulary.
យល់ពាក្យមូលដ្ឋានសម្រាប់ទិញទំនិញ និងបង់ប្រាក់។
Meaning and use
Price is the amount something costs. Cost can be a noun or a verb. A receipt records payment; change is money returned after paying more than the price. Cash means physical money. A discount reduces the original price; check the final amount and currency.
Price ជាតម្លៃ ហើយ receipt ជាបង្កាន់ដៃបង់ប្រាក់។ Change ជាលុយអាប់។ Discount ជាការបញ្ចុះតម្លៃ។ ត្រូវពិនិត្យចំនួនសរុប និងរូបិយប័ណ្ណឱ្យច្បាស់។
Key words and phrases
| Word or phrase | Meaning and use |
|---|---|
| shop (noun) | ហាង — a small shop |
| price (noun) | តម្លៃ — check the price |
| cost (verb) | មានតម្លៃ — How much does it cost? |
| cash (noun) | សាច់ប្រាក់ — pay in cash |
| card (noun) | កាតបង់ប្រាក់ — pay by card |
| receipt (noun) | បង្កាន់ដៃ — keep the receipt |
| change (noun) | លុយអាប់ — receive your change |
| discount (noun) | ការបញ្ចុះតម្លៃ — a ten-percent discount |
Examples
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How much does this bag cost?
កាបូបនេះមានតម្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?
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Can I pay by card?
តើខ្ញុំអាចបង់ដោយកាតបានទេ?
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Please keep your receipt.
សូមរក្សាបង្កាន់ដៃរបស់អ្នក។
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The price includes a discount.
តម្លៃនេះរួមបញ្ចូលការបញ្ចុះតម្លៃហើយ។
Everyday conversation
Dara: How much is this notebook?
Maly: Two dollars.
Dara: Here are five dollars.
Maly: Thank you. Here is your change and receipt.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| How many does it cost? | How much does it cost? | Use how much for an amount of money. |
| I paid by cash. | I paid in cash. | The usual phrases are in cash and by card. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Which proves that you paid: a receipt or change?
- Complete: pay ___ card.
- An item costs $3. You pay $5. How much change should you receive?
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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a receipt
Change is money returned, not the payment record.
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by
By card is the usual payment phrase.
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$2.
Change is the amount paid minus the price, in the same currency.
Quick recap
- Say how much does it cost?
- Learn in cash and by card.
- Check the receipt, final price, and currency.