Indian Drama Speak Khmer Instant

If you grew up in Cambodia in the 2000s or even today, there’s a 90% chance your mother, aunt, or grandmother has yelled at the TV screen, "កុំទៅណាស្រី! នេះប្តីឯង!" ("Don't go, girl! That's your husband!").

Try watching "Devanshi" (ដេវ៉ាន់ស៊ី) or any old episode of "Saath Nibhaana Saathiya" (the one with the famous "Gopi bahu"). Listen to how the Khmer voice actor says "សំពះ" (Sampeah - the Cambodian greeting). It’s hilarious and amazing at the same time. indian drama speak khmer

Yes, I’m talking about (រឿងឥណ្ឌា) – but not the Bollywood movies with the singing and dancing. I’m talking about the daily soap operas, now speaking pure Khmer (ប្រែសំឡេងខ្មែរ). If you grew up in Cambodia in the

រឿងឥណ្ឌាល្បីៗ ប្រែសំឡេងខ្មែរ៖ ហេតុអ្វីបានជាយើងញៀនមើលមិនដាច់? (Famous Indian Dramas Dubbed into Khmer: Why Can’t We Stop Watching?) Sasural Genda Phool

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Indian dramas speak Khmer now. And honestly? They speak it better than I do.