Expressing dislikes 1 — Cultural note

តើក្លិនផ្លែទុរេនឈ្ងុយឬក្រអូបទេសម្រាប់អ្នក? ជនជាតិផ្សេងភាគច្រើនមិនចូលចិត្តក្លិនរបស់ផ្លែទុរេននោះទេ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ជនជាតិខ្មែរជាទូទៅចូលចិត្តក្លិននិងរសជាតិផ្លែទុរេនខ្លាំងណាស់ ។ ទុរេនដែលល្បីថាឆ្ងាញ់គឺទុរេនមកពីខេត្តកំពត។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
តើ	taə	1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis
ក្លិន	klən	odor, smell, scent
ផ្លែ	plae	1. fruit 2. clf. for fruits (e.g., papaya, pineapple) 3. outcome, result 4. to bear fruit 5. blade (of a knife) 6. wart, blister
ទុរេន	tuʔreen, tʰuureen	durian Notes: also written ធូរេន
ឈ្ងុយ	cŋuy	to smell delicious/fragrant
ឬ	rɨɨ	1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
ក្រអូប	krɑʔoup	1. to be sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic 2. nice, pleasant
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!}
សម្រាប់	sɑmrap	1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something)
អ្នក	neak	1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
ជនជាតិ	cɔɔn ciet	1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality
ផ្សេង	pseeŋ	to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate
ភាគច្រើន	pʰiek craən	1. mostly 2. majority
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ចូលចិត្ត	coul cət	to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
ប៉ុន្តែ	pontae	but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
ជាទូទៅ	cie tuu təv	in general, as a whole, generally
និង	nɨŋ	and
រសជាតិ	rʊəh ciet	taste, flavor
ខ្លាំង	klaŋ	1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
ណាស់	nah	very, very much
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!}
ល្បី	lbəy	1. to be famous, popular, widely known 2. popularity, fame
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ឆ្ងាញ់	cŋaɲ	tasty, delicious
គឺ	kɨɨ	1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely
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
ពី	pii	from, since, of, about, at
ខេត្ត	kʰaet	1. province 2. region, territory Notes: ជើង ត; irregular pronunciation: ខែត
កំពត	kɑmpɔɔt	Kampot (province in southeastern Cambodia)