ផានិត៖ សិក្ខាសាលាង៉ៃហ្នឹងអត់សូវមានអ្នកម៉ោសោះ។ ម៉ោពីប្រធានបទហ្នឹង គេអត់សូវចាប់អារម្មណ៍មែនហ្ន៎?
សុគន្ធ៖ ខ្ញុំគិតថាមិនមែនម៉ោពីប្រធានបទអេ៎។ ម៉ោពីយើងដាក់ម៉ោងអត់សូវល្អ គេពិបាកម៉ោ។
ផានិត៖ ប៉ុន្តែ ខ្ញុំឃើញសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សេងៗ គេដាក់ម៉ោងហ្នឹងដែរតាស។ ម៉ោពីម៉ោងយើងជាន់ជាមួយម៉ោងគេ ហើយគេទៅសិក្ខាសាលាផ្សេងអស់ទេដឹង។
សុគន្ធ៖ វាមិនដែល។ បើយើងគិតមើលទៅ អ្នកដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងប្រធានបទង៉ៃហ្នឹងក៏មិនសូវមានច្រើនដែរទេ ហើយអ្នកដែលអត់សូវពាក់ព័ន្ធ ប្រហែលគេគិតថា “អ៊ឹស អត់សូវពាក់ព័ន្ធផង ខ្ជិលទៅម៉ងទៅ”។
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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| សិក្ខាសាលា | sekkʰaa saalaa, səkkʰaa saalaa | 1. seminary 2. seminar |
| 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’ |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ចូលរួម | coul ruəm | 1. to join (an organization) 2. to participate (in something), attend (e.g., a conference) |
| តិច | təc | 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?} |
| ផានិត | pʰaanɨt | male Cambodian name |
| ង៉ៃហ្នឹង | ŋay nɨŋ | spoken form of ថ្ងៃនេះ = today |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ម៉ោ | mao | 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time) 2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present) 3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth 4. to, toward Notes: spoken form of មក |
| សោះ | sɑh | 1. final particle: (in negative clauses) at all, in the least, completely, utterly, absolutely, finally 2. to be completely out of 3. to be empty, devoid of content 4. to be tasteless, insipid, flavorless, lifeless 5. tired, exhausted 6. pale, anemic 7. it’s just … {សំឡេងទូរស័ព្ទសោះ = it’s just the sound of the phone} |
| ម៉ោពី | mao pii | 1. because of 2. to result from Notes: spoken form of មកពី |
| ប្រធានបទ | prɑtʰien bɑt | topic |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ចាប់អារម្មណ៍ | cap ʔaarɑm | to be interested in, to be impressed by {គួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ = interesting} |
| មែន | mɛɛn | 1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true 2. really, actually, indeed 3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right? |
| ហ្ន៎ | nɑɑ | final particle to soften a statement or request, similar to ណា |
| សុគន្ធ | soʔkʊən | male or female Cambodian name |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| គិត | kɨt | 1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| អេ៎ | ʔee | 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial |
| យើង | yəəŋ | 1. we 2. I (familiar) 3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?} |
| ដាក់ | dak | 1. to put, place 2. to deposit 3. to add (ingredients) 4. to set (e.g., a trap) 5. to establish 6. to assign 7. to locate, settle, station 8. to lock up 9. to fasten 10. to use 11. to strike, hit hard 12. to affect 13. to subject someone to 14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback 15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck 16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits) 17. to contract for 18. to subscribe to 19. to renounce (a throne) 20. to put aside (religious vows) 21. in, into, on 22. to eat, drink 23. to kneel 24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ឃើញ | kʰəəɲ | 1. to see, to perceive 2. to understand, to recognize 3. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 4. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| តាស | taah | 1. particle in final position when giving a positive answer to a yes/no question {កន្លែងនេះអង្គុយបានអេ៎? ចា៎ស បានតាស។ = Can I sit here? Sure!} 2. particle in final position used to affirm the preceding {ល្អតាស! = Sounds good!} 3. particle in final position after a negative response: expresses that the preceding is a correction of what the other person has said {ធារីមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំកញ្ញាតាស។ = You’re ធារី, right? No, I’m កញ្ញា!} {ឯងទៅសាលាមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំទៅផ្សារតាស។ = You’re going to school, right? No, I’m going to the market!} Notes: colloquial; spoken form of ទេតើ |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| ហើយ | haǝy | 1. to be finished, ended, completed 2. enough! 3. final particle indicating completed action, already, by now 4. in a future context indicates action that will be completed at some future time 5. and, afterwards, next, then, after that |
| ទៅ | tɨv | 1. to go (away from the speaker in space or time), to go to/towards, go on, continue, advance, go away 2. towards 3. from now on, from then on (often used as a particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past or present and continued on into the future or that the action is directed away from the speaker) 4. imperative particle, go ahead and ...! {ញ៉ាំទៅ = Go ahead and eat/drink!} |
| អស់ | ʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out} 2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end 3. entirety, completeness, wholeness 4. to be complete, whole 5. entirely, completely 6. all (of), the whole (of) 7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| ទេដឹង | tee dəŋ | clause-final: maybe, perhaps |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| មិនដែល | mɨn dael | 1. never [to have done something] (used only for past actions) 2. nonsense {វាមិនដែល = មិនដែលអេ៎ = it is nonsense} |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| មើលទៅ | məəl tɨv | maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} |
| 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!} |
| ពាក់ព័ន្ធ | peak poan | 1. to be intertwined, entangled 2. to be connected to, relevant, related to, interrelated, implicated 3. to concern |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ទេ | tee | 1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc. 2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ 3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!} |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| អ៊ឹស | ʔɨh | exclamation |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| ខ្ជិល | kcɨl | 1. lazy 2. careless |
| ម៉ង | mɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង |
| ហ្នឹងហើយ | nɨŋ haǝy | 1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial |
| អាហ្នឹង | ʔaa nɨŋ | this thing, that thing Notes: less polite, used in casual conversation; see also អានោះ |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |