Siem Reap Naturalization refers to the process that converts you from having a not-so-cool-way-of-khmer-speaking accent to a kinda siem-reap-oh-so-cool-way-of-khmer-speaking one.
How? Easy as 123!
Step 123!
Try to understand what this mean! Once you do, use it! 100% oh-so-cool guaranteed!
Not sure how to spell it correctly. But the siem-reap-oh-so-cool-way-khmer-speaking accent is all about oh-so-cool spoken Khmer…not oh-not-so-cool written one.
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12 Wonderful Comments:
January 24th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Hey! How can we work out the meaning of this word when u haven’t given any example about it?
January 24th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Even he give any clues, i still have no idea how to spell it or what it mean!
January 24th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Sanom is a word derived from word Sam which can mean : fit, suit, reasonable, appropriate,…
is it correct???
January 25th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
hey, interesting blog you have.
I just suddenly thought of this cambodian guy whom I met when I was in NZ. Its kind of a strange situation, maybe just cultural differences.
But anyway, I read your post “How much do foreigners know about Cambodia?”, and to be honest, from what my friend told me, I thought it was a dangerous place to visit. Hehe.
Can’t blame me though, he was telling me all about the guns and the gangsters, and the army and how they aren’t that keen on foreigners and what not…yips..
That was then of course, am planning to make a trip up soon.
January 25th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I’ll have to learn a bit from you about all this in my next trip to Siem Reap.
January 26th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
‘Sanåm’ means sufficient, good enough… Ex_ ‘ka ngea nis sanäm dae ter’ or we could say ‘this job is cool enough!’ in english. Doch yang blog nis sanäm phon ke 
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
seems like the word is not uncommon afterall…well except to phnom penhner 
February 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
sanam… not to be confused with sanap or sanop. I have no idea what it means.
but i think narath is right.
for sanop…
neak sawse blog nis sanop nas.
I don’t know if this is Siem Reap style, but hell I want to be cool too.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Hello all !
I am a Chinese-Cambodian descendant, born in France but now living in Singapore.
I am looking to meet more Khmer people, and I am also looking for a private tuitor who could teach me Khmer.
Please feel free to contact me:
May 13th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Siem Reap means: Siam=Thai
Reap= Flat.
Siem invaded Cambodia and ruled in the Angkor time. Cambodian fight back until the Siem lost flat to the ground.
Thats why the Cambodian called it Siem Reap.
The spoke with accent just like the Cambodian guy try to speak the Black accent.
Min S’nom Soh.=Its not cool at all.
S’nom Main=Its cool, thats cool.
S’nom dol hai n’ter=Very cool indeed.
S’nom Nah Vey=Its just that cool, Its so cool
I think its cool= Khñom kit tha vea S’nom.
I don'’t think its cool. Khñom kit tha vea min S’nom.
sorsocheth@yahoo.com for more S’nom stuffs.