Motorcycle Taxi (Sakanan) — 08


បន្ទាប់មកទៀតរូបភាពទីនៅក្នុងរូបភាពទីយើងឃើញថាម៉ូតូក៏បានជិះនៅតាមផ្លូវ ដែលយើងឃើញមានឡានជាច្រើន អញ្ចឹងមានឡានជាច្រើនកំពុងតែធ្វើដំណើរនៅតាមផ្លូវ ប៉ុន្តែដោយសារតែថ្ងៃនោះ គឺជាថ្ងៃធ្វើការ ដូច្នេះមានមនុស្សច្រើនជិះធ្វើដំណើរនៅតាមផ្លូវ អញ្ចឹងវាធ្វើឲ្យឡានស្ទះ ឬក៏បើកបរយឺតមិនអាចទៅលឿនបាននោះទេដូច្នេះម៉ូតូ នៅពេលដែលយើងជិះម៉ូតូ គឺអាចមានផ្លូវស្រឡះ ងាយស្រួលជិះ ដោយសារតែម៉ូតូគឺមានរាងតូចជាងឡាន អញ្ចឹងម៉ូតូអាចចាក់តាមប្រឡោះតូចបាន ឬក៏ជ្រែតាមប្រឡោះតូចៗ។ ដែលជាក់ស្ដែងនៅក្នុងរូបភាពទីនេះ យើងឃើញបុរសដែលជាម៉ូតូឌុប ជាម្ចាស់ម៉ូតូនោះ គាត់បានឌុបនារីម្នាក់នោះ ដោយជិះយ៉ាងលឿន គឺគាត់បានជ្រែឡាន ពីឆ្វេងមកស្ដាំ ពីស្ដាំមកឆ្វេង គឺគាត់គេចឡាន ហើយរកផ្លូវស្រឡះ ដើម្បីជិះឲ្យបានលឿន ព្រោះនារីម្នាក់នោះ គឺគាត់កំពុងតែប្រញាប់ ដូច្នេះហើយបុរសម្នាក់នោះ គាត់ត្រូវតែជិះ ជ្រែផង វ៉ាផង ធ្វើយ៉ាងណា លឿន តាមដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបានអញ្ចឹងគាត់ប្រឹងប្រែងជិះឲ្យបានលឿន ដើម្បីកុំឲ្យខកម៉ោង ឬក៏ខកណាត់របស់នារី ដែលជាអតិថិជនរបស់គាត់ ដោយយើងឃើញនៅក្នុងរូបភាពនេះ គឺគាត់បានជ្រែឡាន ទៅឆ្វេងផង ទៅស្ដាំផង ដើម្បីរកផ្លូវស្រឡះ ដើម្បីជិះទៅខាងមុខឲ្យបានលឿន

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
បន្ទាប់មក bɑntoap mɔɔk next, then, afterwards, later
ទៀត tiət 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional
2. to be different, other
រូបភាព ruup pʰiep 1. image, picture, drawing, photo
2. appearance, form, shape
ទី tii 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers
2. spot, place, location
3. rank, function, service
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?}
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
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?}
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
ថា tʰaa 1. to say, tell, pronounce
2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
3. I've [just] said, [...]
ម៉ូតូ moutou motorbike, motorcycle
ក៏ kɑɑ marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
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)}
ជិះ cih to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train)
តាម taam 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step}
2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time}
3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market}
ផ្លូវ pləv 1. road, street, route
2. way, style, cause, matter
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!}
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’
ឡាន laan car, motor vehicle
ជាច្រើន cie craən many, a lot, in abundance
អញ្ចឹង ʔɑɲcəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
កំពុងតែ kɑmpuŋ tae to be in the process of (doing something)
ធ្វើដំណើរ tvəə dɑmnaə to make a trip, travel
ប៉ុន្តែ pontae but, however
Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
ដោយសារតែ daoy saa tae because
ថ្ងៃ tŋay 1. day, daytime
2. sun
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
ជា cie 1. to be (equal to), to be as
2. to be well, in good health, recovered
3. to be effective (of medicines)
ធ្វើការ tvəə kaa to work
ដូច្នេះ doucneh 1. so, thus, therefore
2. like this
មនុស្ស mɔnuh, meaʔnuh human being, person
ច្រើន craən 1. much, many, numerous, very much
2. mostly, often
វា vie 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children)
2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous)
ធ្វើឲ្យ tvəə ʔaoy 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something)
2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds)
ស្ទះ steah 1. to obstruct, block, close up, stop up {ស្ទះចរាចរណ៍ = traffic jam} {ស្ទះផ្លូវ = traffic jam}
2. to brick up, cork, shut, plug
3. to jam, foul
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand)
បើកបរ baək bɑɑ to drive (e.g., an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine
យឺត yɨɨt 1. to be slow, late
2. to stretch, to be elastic
មិន mɨn negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
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
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!}
លឿន lɨən fast, quick
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!}
ពេល peel 1. time
2. moment, instant, period of time
ស្រឡះ srɑlah 1. (of the sky) to be clear, spacious
2. (of space) open
3. (of a house) tidy, (of a field or plain) empty
4. completely, absolutely
ងាយស្រួល ŋiey sruǝl easy (e.g., to do, to use)
រាង rieŋ form, shape, image, figure
តូច touc, tuuc 1. small, little, tiny
2. minor
ជាង cieŋ 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than
2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better}
3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man}
ចាក់ cak 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument)
2. to pour (a liquid)
3. to play (a record or tape)
ប្រឡោះ prɑlɑh 1. interval, gap, space between two limits/poles
2. fissure
Notes: also written ប្រលោះ
ជ្រែ crɛɛ 1. (of a motorbike) to squeeze through between cars
2. to shuffle (cards by fanning the edges of two sections of the deck against each other and then merging the sections)
3. to separate (things that are too close together)
4. sago palm, kind of palm tree (Rhizophora gymnorrhiza), from which an edible flour used to make noodles is obtained
ជាក់ស្ដែង ceak sdaeŋ 1. clear, sure
2. clearly, surely, obviously
Notes: ជើង ដ
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
បុរស boʔrɑh man, male person
ម៉ូតូឌុប moutou dup 1. motorcycle taxi
2. motorcycle taxi driver
ម្ចាស់ mcah boss, owner, master
គាត់ koat 1. he/him/his
2. she/her
3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun)
4. you/your (intimate)
ឌុប dup 1. to ride double (e.g., on a bike or motorbike)
2. to transport someone as a passenger on a motorbike
នារី nierii girl, young woman
ម្នាក់ mneak 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់)
2. alone
ដោយ daoy 1. by, with, along
2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner
3. because
យ៉ាង yaaŋ 1. kind, type, way, manner
2. clf. for kinds, types
3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly}
4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
ឆ្វេង cveeŋ left, to the left, on the left
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
ស្ដាំ sdam right, to the right, on the right
Notes: ជើង ដ
គេច kɨc 1. to avoid, dodge, evade, escape
2. to clasp (hands/arms) affectionately about the shoulders
3. to flip/toss out to one side (especially rice during the winnowing process)
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
រក rɔɔk 1. to look, search for, seek
2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary)
3. to see, to visit
4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something
5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here}
6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all}
ដើម្បី daəmbəy in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for
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
ព្រោះ prʊəh because (of), since
ប្រញាប់ prɑɲap 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry
2. quickly, promptly
ត្រូវតែ trəv tae have to, must, should, ought to
ផង pʰɑɑŋ 1. also, too, as well
2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ...
វ៉ា vaa 1. to pass (e.g., another car), overtake
2. to outdistance, leave behind
3. you/your (term of address to children)
4. crying sound of a baby
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}
ណា naa 1. which, any
2. where, somewhere, anywhere
ប្រឹងប្រែង prəŋ praeŋ to try hard, strive, make a strong effort
កុំឲ្យ kom ʔaoy 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ...
2. don't let ...
ខក kʰɑɑk 1. to fail to achieve what was planned, to be prevented from achieving a planned goal {ខកម៉ោងណាត់ជួប = to be late for an appointment}
2. to commit oneself to do something which is beyond one's ability or which one is reluctant to do
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}
ណាត់ nat 1. to determine, fix (a time for something), set/schedule (an appointment) {ខ្ញុំមានណាត់ហើយ = I’ve got an appointment already}
2. to promise, stand by (an agreement), commit oneself
3. clf. for gunshots
របស់ rɔbɑh 1. object, thing, belonging, property
2. of, belonging to
អតិថិជន ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn customer, client
Notes: formal
ខាងមុខ kʰaaŋ muk 1. front, in front (of), ahead
2. forward, facing forward
3. in the future, coming