Talking about the taste of food 1 — Dialogue 2

នៅភោជនីយដ្ឋាន
ពិសី៖ វិបុលឯងឧស្សាហ៍មកហាងហ្នឹងមែន?
វិបុល៖ ហ្នឹងហើយ ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តមកញ៉ាំគុយទាវនៅហ្នឹង។ ហាងហ្នឹងធ្វើឆ្ងាញ់អា៎ណា ហើយមានអនាម័យទៀត។
ពិសី៖ មានគុយទាវ ហើយមានអីទៀតដែលឆ្ងាញ់?
វិបុល៖ បាយឆាក៏ឆ្ងាញ់ដែរ។ សាកមីឆាក៏បាន។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
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?}
ភោជនីយដ្ឋាន	pʰooceaʔniiyeaʔtʰaan	restaurant
ពិសី	piʔsəy	female Cambodian name
វិបុល	viʔbol	male Cambodian name
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
ឧស្សាហ៍	ʔussaa	1. often, frequently 2. diligent(ly), hard-working 3. to try hard, to work hard, to study, to persevere
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
ហាង	haaŋ	store, shop
ហ្នឹង	nɨŋ	this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
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
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
ចូលចិត្ត	coul cət	to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត
ញ៉ាំ	ɲam	to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders
គុយទាវ	kuy tiev	kind of noodle soup
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}
ឆ្ងាញ់	cŋaɲ	tasty, delicious
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
ណា	naa	final particle to soften a statement or request
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
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’
អនាម័យ	ʔaʔnaamay	1. hygiene, sanitation 2. health
ទៀត	tiət	1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other
អី	ʔəy	1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី
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!}
បាយ	baay	1. cooked rice 2. food, meal
ឆា	cʰaa	1. to stir-fry (usually meat mixed with vegetables) 2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something) 3. to break (up), crack, chip, splinter 4. to be cracked, chipped 5. to wipe the slate clean, to stop (e.g., a game, one's life) and begin again
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
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
សាក	saak	1. to test, check, verify 2. to examine 3. to try 4. to imitate, mimic, copy, duplicate 5. to charge {សាកថ្មទូរស័ព្ទ = to charge the phone}
មី	mii	1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា​ for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider)
បាន	baan	1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)}