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ដូចវប្បធម៌ផ្សេងដែរ ការជួយអ្នកដទៃពេលឃើញគេកំពុងលំបាកក៏ជាទម្លាប់របស់ខ្មែរដែរ ប៉ុន្តែ ទម្លាប់មួយទៀតនោះគឺ សុំឲ្យគេជួយដោយត្រង់ៗតែម្ដង ជាពិសេសពីមនុស្សអាយុច្រើនទៅកាន់មនុស្សក្មេងៗ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ចំពោះស្ថានភាពដែលត្រូវទទួលរាក់ទាក់ ដូចជាភ្ញៀវមកលេងផ្ទះ គឺគេមិនទម្លាប់ប្រើឲ្យភ្ញៀវធ្វើនេះធ្វើនោះទេ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ដូច	douc	alike, similar, like, as
វប្បធម៌	voappaʔ tʰoa	1. culture 2. cultural
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
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)
ជួយ	cuəy	to help, to assist
អ្នកដទៃ	neak dɑtey	strangers, others, other people
ពេល	peel	1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time
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
គេ	kee	1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s)
កំពុង	kɑmpuŋ	to be in the process of (doing something)
លំបាក	lumbaak	1. to be difficult, hard to do 2. unfortunate, ill-fated, miserable, suffering 3. difficulty, scarcity, misery, suffering
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ជា	cie	1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines)
ទម្លាប់	tumloap	1. habit, custom 2. to make a habit of, to be accustomed to
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
ប៉ុន្តែ	pontae	but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
មួយទៀត	muəy tiət	one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
គឺ	kɨɨ	1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely
សុំ	som	to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones)
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
ដោយ	daoy	1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because
ត្រង់	trɑŋ	1. straight, directly 2. exactly in (some spot) 3. upright, vertical 4. frank, honest, fair
តែម្ដង	tae mdɑɑŋ	1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ
ជាពិសេស	cie piʔseeh	especially
ពី	pii	from, since, of, about, at
មនុស្ស	mɔnuh, meaʔnuh	human being, person
អាយុ	ʔaayuʔ	1. to be ... years old 2. age
ច្រើន	craən	1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often
ទៅកាន់	tɨv kan	to, toward
ក្មេង	kmeeŋ	1. child, young person 2. young
ចំពោះ	cɑmpʊəh	toward, to, about, as for
ស្ថានភាព	stʰaanpʰiep	1. position 2. state of affairs, situation 3. condition, posture, attitude, pose, stance
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!}
ត្រូវ	trəv	1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction)
ទទួល	tɔtuəl	1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station)
រាក់ទាក់	reak teak	1. friendly, warm, cordial, pleasant 2. pleasantly, warmly, cordially
ដូចជា	douc cie	such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance
ភ្ញៀវ	pɲiəv	1. guest, visitor 2. client, customer
មក	mɔɔk	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
លេង	leeŋ	1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke
ផ្ទះ	pteah	house, home, residence, building
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ប្រើឲ្យ	praə ʔaoy	1. to order, to command 2. to entrust someone with a duty
ធ្វើ	tvəə	1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice}
នេះ	nih	1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
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!}