B sl o ng kon
A Khmer question that sounds like a curse but really means 'Will you marry me?'
He said 'B sl o ng kon?' in front of my whole class. I was embarrassed. Turns out he was proposing. I was confused and flattered.
She whispered 'B sl o ng kon?' in my ear. I thought she was being sneaky. She was just being romantic.
He yelled 'B sl o ng kon?' at me during a football game. I said no. He said I'd regret it. He was right.