Talking about the taste of food 2 — Dialogue 2

ធីតា៖ រតនា ម៉េចដែរ ញ៉ាំបានអត់?
រតនា៖ ធីតាឯងដាក់អំបិលប៉ុន្មានស្លាបព្រា?
ធីតា៖ ប្រៃខ្លាំងអ៎?
រតនា៖ ហ្នឹងហើយ! ... និយាយលេងអេ៎។ ប្រៃតិច តែមិនអីទេ ញ៉ាំបាន។ ឆ្ងាញ់តាស មានអី។
ធីតា៖ ត្រឹមតែអាចទទួលយកបានទៅបានហើយ មិនបាច់ឆ្ងាញ់ក៏បានដែរ ណោះ?
រតនា៖ រសជាតិប៉ុណ្ណឹងបានហើយ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ធីតា	tʰiidaa	female Cambodian name Notes: irregular pronunciation: ធីដា
រតនា	reaʔtaʔnaa	male or female Cambodian name
ម៉េចដែរ	məc dae	1. How is it? How is it going? 2. What's up? 3. How is that? What do you think about that? Notes: colloquial
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
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)}
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
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
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
អំបិល	ʔɑmbəl	salt
ប៉ុន្មាន	ponmaan	1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent
ស្លាបព្រា	slaap prie	1. spoon 2. spoonful
ប្រៃ	pray	salty
ខ្លាំង	klaŋ	1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
អ៎	ʔɑɑ	1. particle used to form a yes/no question, similar to ឬ 2. exclamation indicating satisfaction or surprise 3. indicating something like surprise on part of the speaker that the listener might not be aware of some fact or past event {ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ខូចតាំងពីម្សិលមិញអ៎។ = [Didn’t you know that] the A/C has been broken since yesterday!} Notes: colloquial
ហ្នឹងហើយ	nɨŋ haǝy	1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial
និយាយលេង	niʔyiey leeŋ	to joke
អេ៎	ʔee	1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial
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?}
តែ	tae	1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea
មិនអីទេ	mɨn ʔəy tee	1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also អត់អីទេ
ឆ្ងាញ់	cŋaɲ	tasty, delicious
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
មានអី	mien ʔəy	1. what things, why not, of course, O.K., all right, yeah, well... 2. you're welcome 3. but, however (contrasts one statement with another) 4. no problem Notes: colloquial
ត្រឹមតែ	trəm tae	just, only
អាច	ʔaac	1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something) 2. to be possible 3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to) 4. to dare to
ទទួលយក	tɔtuəl yɔɔk	1. to accept 2. to take, to receive
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!}
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
មិនបាច់	mɨn bac	to not have to, not need to, to be not necessary {មិនបាច់ទេ = [that’s/it’s] not necessary}
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
ណោះ	nɑh	1. there 2. [colloquial] right? Notes: variant of នោះ, used for emphasis
រសជាតិ	rʊəh ciet	taste, flavor
ប៉ុណ្ណឹង	ponnəŋ	1. this much, that much {ប៉ុណ្ណឹងសិនហើយអីចឹង = [on the phone] that's all for now} 2. so, that, like that