The official dialect of Cambodia is Khmer. It starts from the Khmer individuals and has been affected extensively by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the illustrious and religious registers, and through Hinduism and Buddhism. The dialect has come in close contact with Thai, Lao, Vietnamese and Cham because of geological nearness and social association. Khmer's primary refinement from its neighboring dialects is that it is not a tonal dialect.

The Cambodian dialect is gotten from the Mon-Khmer (Austro-Asiatic) dialect family. Khmer is famous for having one of the biggest arrangements of letters in order; it comprises of 33 consonants, 23 vowels and 12 free vowels.

While vacationers may wish to take in a couple talked phrases before or when going by Cambodia, English is generally talked and caught on. French and Mandarin are likewise talked every now and again in the nation; most elderly Cambodians communicate in French and numerous individuals in the Khmer-Chinese populace communicate in Mandarin.