Post Office (Sakanan) — 00 Introduction

សួស្ដី នៅក្នុងរូបភាពនេះគឺយើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីការផ្ញើអីវ៉ាន់តាមប្រៃសណីយ៍ អញ្ចឹងជាទូទៅប្រសិនបើយើងចង់ផ្ញើអីវ៉ាន់ ឬក៏ផ្ញើអ្វីមួយទៅឲ្យអ្នកដទៃ ឬក៏ទៅឲ្យអ្នកណាម្នាក់ នៅក្រៅប្រទេស ឬក៏នៅក្នុងស្រុក យើងតែងតែភាគច្រើនយើងផ្ញើតាមប្រៃសណីយ៍ ប៉ុន្តែពេលខ្លះនៅក្នុងកម្ពុជាគឺ ប្រសិនបើយើងផ្ញើនៅក្នុងស្រុក បានន័យថាបើយើងផ្ញើពីភ្នំពេញទៅខេត្តផ្សេងឬក៏ពីខេត្តមួយទៅខេត្តមួយ គឺយើងអត់សូវប្រើប្រៃសណីយ៍ប៉ុន្មានទេ គឺភាគច្រើនយើងប្រើតាមរយៈឡាន អញ្ចឹងយើងផ្ញើតាមឡាន តាមស្ថានីយឡានក្រុងជាដើម ក៏ប៉ុន្តែប្រសិនបើយើងផ្ញើទៅក្រៅប្រទេស អញ្ចឹងយើងផ្ញើតាមប្រៃសណីយ៍ ឬក៏ការិយាល័យប្រៃសណីយ៍ ដើម្បីឲ្យគេផ្ញើទៅក្រៅប្រទេស

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សួស្ដី suǝsdǝy greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!'
Notes: ជើង ដ
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)
រូបភាព ruup pʰiep 1. image, picture, drawing, photo
2. appearance, form, shape
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
គឺ kɨɨ 1. to be (equal to)
2. as follows, namely
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?}
នឹង nɨŋ future tense marker: will, about to
និយាយ niʔyiey to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
អំពី ʔɑmpii 1. about, concerning, relative to
2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on}
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)
ផ្ញើ pɲaə 1. to send, deliver
2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something)
3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift
អីវ៉ាន់ ʔəyvan objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage
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}
ប្រៃសណីយ៍ praysaʔnii 1. post office
2. post, postal
អញ្ចឹង ʔɑɲcəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
ជាទូទៅ cie tuu təv in general, as a whole, generally
ប្រសិនបើ prɑsən baə if
ចង់ cɑŋ 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something)
2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
3. to approach, draw near
4. about to (do something), on the point of
5. even if
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand)
អ្វី ʔvəy 1. what?
2. anything, something, nothing
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]!}
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!}
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
អ្នកដទៃ neak dɑtey strangers, others, other people
អ្នកណា neak naa 1. who, which one
2. someone, anyone
ម្នាក់ mneak 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់)
2. alone
ក្រៅ krav 1. outside, out
2. foreign
ប្រទេស prɑteeh country, nation
ស្រុក srok 1. country, nation
2. district (subdivision of a province)
3. village, countryside, rural area
4. to be domestic (as opposed to foreign), native
5. tame, domesticated/cultivated (as opposed to wild)
តែងតែ taeŋ tae usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually
ភាគច្រើន pʰiek craən 1. mostly
2. majority
ប៉ុន្តែ pontae but, however
Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
ពេលខ្លះ peel klah sometimes
កម្ពុជា kampuʔcie Cambodia
បានន័យថា baan ney tʰaa 1. that means, in other words
2. to mean
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
ភ្នំពេញ pnum pɨɲ Phnom Penh
ខេត្ត kʰaet 1. province
2. region, territory
Notes: ជើង ត; irregular pronunciation: ខែត
ផ្សេង pseeŋ to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate
អត់សូវ ʔɑt səv 1. not so much
2. rather not
ប្រើ praə to use
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
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!}
តាមរយៈ taam reaʔyeaʔ 1. by means of
2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone)
ឡាន laan car, motor vehicle
ស្ថានីយ stʰaanii 1. station
2. place of rest, parking place
ឡានក្រុង laan kroŋ bus, city bus
ជាដើម cie daəm 1. for example, for instance
2. as above, as listed (or given) above
3. first of all, first and foremost
ក៏ kɑɑ marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ការិយាល័យ kaareʔyaalay office, bureau, department, section
ដើម្បី daəmbəy in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for
គេ kee 1. he, she
2. one, someone
3. other(s)