Monday, June 09, 2008

King-Father scolds the pro-CPP Kampuchea Thmey newspaper for its wrong translation of his text


The above letter was sent to the editor of the Kampuchea Thmey newspaper by Ké Kimsè of the Royal Cabinet office regarding the wrong translation

Translated from French by Luc Sâr

Communiqué
From
Norodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh, 07 June 2008

In my recent texts written in French, I talked about “modest hotel room,” “modest food”…

Now, Khmer newspapers translated and wrote that I had talked about luxurious (ប្រណិត) –sic!!– hotel room, luxurious (ប្រណិត)–sic!!– food.

In my French-Khmer dictionary (by Tip Youk and Thav Kun), it is written: “modest=មិនសូវឆើត [not too flashy].”

I asked the persons involved not to translate “black” by “ស” [white] and “white” by “ខ្មៅ” [black].

(Signed) N. Sihanouk ន សីហនុ

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really don't understand about this King. Why does he always prefer to write in French rather than in Khmer? KHMER KING SHOULD CONSERVE KHMER LANGUAGE!

Anonymous said...

To avoid wrong translation he should write in his mother language Khmer!

Anonymous said...

HA HA HA This king only knows how to fuck!!!

Anonymous said...

3 35pm Yeahh his did it to all your girls, and they feel so kooot.

Anonymous said...

គួរឲ្យស្តាយណាស់ កាន់តែរវើរវាយខ្លាំង មែនទែនហើយ !!! យកពេលដ៍កម្រនេះ រកមធ្យោបាយរក្សាកិត្តិយសជាតិផង

Anonymous said...

Shihanouk! Shihonouk! SHIHHANOUK! you old K9 listen to ME!

The new was paper not translating wrong, your are (SHIHANOUK) is wrong from your undeveloped brain!

If you open your leazy eyes you would know that majority of Cambodia are making less than $.50 a day!

Most regular hotel in Phnom Penh, Siam Reap, and Shihanouk vile are luxcury for them! HOW ABOUT HOTEL IN PARIS even a fucking cheap one we can not afford even to step inside!

Anonymous said...

He's a old king that VIAGRA cann't help him anymore ..no more FUCK young chicks , dick not working , plus HUN SEN ban him from contact young girls too , that why he so confuse..

Anonymous said...

Samdech euv or Ta or whatever, please just keep your mouth shut.Everytime you open it,and that all you have got is garbage. Just keep silent and live the rest of your life in PEACE and tranquility.Nobody respect you anymore because your people knew that you had betrayed your country by cooperating with communist.

Anonymous said...

iF YOU ARE TOO OLD TO BE A MAN, DO NOT DRAG YOUR SON TO HELL WITH YOU!

Anonymous said...

Sihanouk,

[Deja tu as vu clairement que ton sort et le sort de ta soi-disant monarchie ne reste que dans les mains des Viets et celles de Hun Sen, n'est-ce pas?

Et tu verras bien finalement que tu ne peux compter sur personnes pour te sauver meme ton soi-disant "petit peuple" n'est-ce-pas? Car ton petit peuple est controle et oppresse par les Viets et ton Hero Hun Sen lui-meme.

Alors, esperes-tu toujours d'etre enterre a cote de HO?

Juste un gars Cambodgien]

You have seen already that your fate and the fate of your monarchy rest entirely in the hands of the Viets and those of Hun Sen, haven't you?

You will also see that finally, you can count on nobody to save you, not even your so-called "Petit peuple" because your petit peuple is controlled and oppressed by the Viets and Hun Sen himself, won't you? And then, are you still hoping to be burried next to HO?

Just one Cambodian lad

Anonymous said...

Cambodians on this dash board are
so darn stupid.

Anonymous said...

You meant dash bord KI. These idiots made stupid comments on our King are dumb.