Sdap ស្ដាប់ Listen Khmer Learn Khmer, with real speech, one word at a time
You can't ask everyone around you to slow down and explain each word. Sdap is the patient tutor in your pocket: real native speech, slowed to your pace, with instant definitions.
Real Cambodian speech
at your own pace
Hear natural conversational Khmer as it's actually spoken in Cambodia, not robotic text-to-speech. Control the playback speed so you can train your ear, hear every syllable, and see what each word means.
Word-by-word sentence breakdowns
with instant definitions
In natural conversation, words blend together in a continuous flow. Sdap splits every sentence into individual words, so you can explore word by word, see definitions, and add them to your study deck.
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Break compound words down
into their building blocks
Khmer builds larger words by combining everyday roots. Sdap breaks compound words down into their parts so you can see where each word came from.
shoe, footwear
Compound parts
- sbaek ស្បែក
- skin, leather, hide
- jeung ជើង
- foot, leg
Save any word to review
with its original audio
One tap saves any vocabulary word to your personal study deck. Spaced repetition schedules your reviews alongside the original native audio clip so you remember them.
ជនបទ
cuaneabat
ជនបទ
cuaneabat
countryside, rural area
Read your way
with Khmer script, phonetics, or ABC
Haven't learned the alphabet yet? You can read with standard Latin letters, phonetic notation, or authentic Khmer script. Switch between them with one tap.
Recorded on location in Cambodia
verified by real people
We use modern software tools to build the app, but we never use AI for audio, translations, segmentation, or definitions. Native Cambodian speakers create or check every sentence and dictionary entry.
Authentic native audio
Every sentence is recorded on location in Cambodia by native Cambodian speakers. We do not use synthetic text-to-speech or AI-generated voices.
Verified dictionary sources
Every definition, romanization, and compound breakdown is sourced from established Khmer-English dictionaries and verified by hand. No AI translations are used.
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