Remembering — Dialogue 2

លីដា៖ សម្បត្តិ មិញមានឃើញឯកសារខ្ញុំទុកហ្នឹងអេ៎?
សម្បត្តិ៖ ឃើញលីដាឯងកាន់យកទៅនោះហើយតាសមិញ។
លីដា៖ ដំបូងខ្ញុំកាន់ទៅ តែខ្លាចប្រឡាក់ ខ្ញុំក៏យកម៉ោវិញ ហើយគិតថាទុកហ្នឹងម៉ាភ្លែតហ្នឹងអា៎។
សម្បត្តិ៖ អឹម ... អត់ដឹងទេអីចឹង។ ខ្ញុំទើបតែម៉ោដែរ។ ... នោះមែន លីដា?
លីដា៖ ហ្នឹងហើយ! ហាក ម៉េចទៅនៅហ្នុងវិញ? អូ៎ ... ចាំហើយ! ខ្ញុំទៅកូពីក្រដាស ហើយទុកហ្នុងមួយភ្លែតមិញ។
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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
លីដា	liidaa	female Cambodian name
សម្បត្តិ	sɑmbat	male Cambodian name Notes: ជើង ត
មិញ	mɨɲ	1. to be very recent, just past (of a very recent and usually rather short period of time), just referred to {យប់មិញ = last night} 2. colloquial form of អម្បាញ់មិញ = just now, just a moment ago
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’
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
ឯកសារ	ʔaekaʔsaa	1. document 2. message 3. essential
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
ទុក	tuk	1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later}
ហ្នឹង	nɨŋ	this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
អេ៎	ʔee	1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial
ឯង	ʔaeŋ	1. you 2. self, oneself, by oneself 3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite 4. surely, obviously
កាន់	kan	1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess
យក	yɔɔk	1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve
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!}
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
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
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
ដំបូង	dɑmbouŋ	1. first, first of all, before 2. at first, in the beginning
តែ	tae	1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea
ខ្លាច	klaac	to fear, to be afraid of
ប្រឡាក់	prɑlak	1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve)
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
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
វិញ	vɨɲ	again, back, instead
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, [...]
ម៉ា	maa	one Notes: spoken form of មួយ (contraction)
ភ្លែត	plɛɛt	clf. for moments, instants {ចាំមួយភ្លែត = just a moment!/wait a moment!}
អា៎	ʔaa	1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!} 2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?} 3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry} 4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request
អឹម	ʔəm	1. filler word (umm...) 2. yes Notes: colloquial
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ដឹង	dəŋ	1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.}
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!}
អីចឹង	ʔəycəŋ	1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?} 2. really? Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង
ទើបតែ	təəp tae	just
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
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?
ហ្នឹងហើយ	nɨŋ haǝy	1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial
ហាក	haak	exclamation expressing surprise
ម៉េច	məc	what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?}
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?}
ហ្នុង	noŋ	1. this, that 2. there
អូ៎	ʔou	exclamation: oh, aha Notes: see also អូ
ចាំ	cam	1. to wait (for) 2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart 3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...}
កូពី	koupii	1. to copy 2. copy Notes: BCF; colloquial
ក្រដាស	krɑdaah	1. paper 2. membrane
មួយ	muəy	1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!}
យ៉ាប់ម៉ង	yap mɑɑŋ	to be annoying, bad, a nuisance