Expressing surprise — Cultural note

តើអ្នកបំបាត់ត្អើកដោយវិធីណា? នៅខ្មែរ មានការប្រើវិធីនិយាយឲ្យអ្នកកំពុងត្អើកនោះភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលនិងភ័យ អ្នកនោះនឹងបាត់ត្អើក។ ដូចជា កុហកថាភ្លេចឬបាត់របស់ដែលសំខាន់ខ្លាំង។ ល។ កុំភ្លេចសាកល្បងវិធីនេះនៅពេលអ្នកជួបអ្នកកំពុងត្អើក។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
តើ	taə	1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis
អ្នក	neak	1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
បំបាត់	bɑmbat	1. to eliminate, abolish 2. to remove, cause to disappear 3. to allay (hunger) 4. to stop, cease 5. to cheat, swindle, trick 6. to appropriate, seize, annex
ត្អើក	tʔaək	1. to have the hiccups, to hiccup 2. kind of vine (Merremia hederacea) which grows on river banks and in flooded forests
ដោយ	daoy	1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because
វិធី	viʔtʰii	1. method, style, arrangement 2. ceremony, ritual
ណា	naa	1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere
នៅ	nɨv	1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?}
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
មាន	mien	1. to have, possess, own 2. to exist, there is, there are 3. to be rich, own property 4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’
ការ	kaa	1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk)
ប្រើ	praə	to use
និយាយ	niʔyiey	to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
ឲ្យ	ʔaoy	1. to give 2. to let, to allow 3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?} 4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives) Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ
កំពុង	kɑmpuŋ	to be in the process of (doing something)
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល	pɲeak pʔaəl	1. to be startled, surprised, excited, alarmed 2. to panic
និង	nɨŋ	and
ភ័យ	pʰey	1. to be scared, afraid 2. fear, fright, terror, dread
នឹង	nɨŋ	future tense marker: will, about to
បាត់	bat	1. to lose, to disappear 2. to stop, to be finished 3. already 4. sentence-final: expressing disappointment or that something is unfortunate
ដូចជា	douc cie	such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance
កុហក	koʔhɑk	1. to lie 2. to be false, untrue 3. lie
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ភ្លេច	plɨc	to forget
ឬ	rɨɨ	1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
ដែល	dael	1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!}
សំខាន់	sɑmkʰan	1. to be important, essential, crucial, principal 2. magnificent, superb, remarkable, excellent, exemplary, model
ខ្លាំង	klaŋ	1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
ល	lɔɔ	1. to try, sample 2. to try on 3. to test, measure, probe, experiment
កុំ	kom	do not ...
សាកល្បង	saak lbɑɑŋ	to test, try, sample, experiment
នេះ	nih	1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
ពេល	peel	1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time
ជួប	cuəp	to meet (especially intentionally)