Expressing likes 1 — Cultural note

មនុស្សជាច្រើនដឹងថាម្ហូបរបស់ជនជាតិថៃភាគច្រើនមានរសជាតិហឹរ។ ប្រទេសថៃនិងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមានវប្បធម៌ស្រដៀងគ្នាមួយចំនួន ប៉ុន្តែ ម្ហូបរបស់ជនជាតិខ្មែរមិនមានរសជាតិហឹរដូចប្រទេសថៃទេ។ ម្ហូបខ្មែរមានរសជាតិរៀងផ្អែម ហើយខ្មែរមានបង្អែមជាច្រើនមុខនិងប្លែកៗពីគ្នា។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
មនុស្ស	mɔnuh, meaʔnuh	human being, person
ជាច្រើន	cie craən	many, a lot, in abundance
ដឹង	dəŋ	1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.}
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ម្ហូប	mhoup	food, meal
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
ជនជាតិ	cɔɔn ciet	1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality
ថៃ	tʰay	Thai
ភាគច្រើន	pʰiek craən	1. mostly 2. majority
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’
រសជាតិ	rʊəh ciet	taste, flavor
ហឹរ	həl, haə	food: hot, spicy, peppery
ប្រទេស	prɑteeh	country, nation
និង	nɨŋ	and
កម្ពុជា	kampuʔcie	Cambodia
វប្បធម៌	voappaʔ tʰoa	1. culture 2. cultural
ស្រដៀង	srɑdiǝŋ	to be similar to, to resemble
គ្នា	knie	1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons
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]!}
ចំនួន	cɑmnuən	amount, number, quantity
ប៉ុន្តែ	pontae	but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ដូច	douc	alike, similar, like, as
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!}
រៀង	riəŋ	1. រៀង + adj. + បន្តិច/តិច = a bit + adj. {រៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = a bit difficult} {រៀងប្រៃបន្តិច = a bit salty} 2. to arrange in series, ranks, rows, order or style 3. in sequence, in order, in rows 4. all, each, every
ផ្អែម	pʔaem	sweet
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
បង្អែម	bɑŋʔaem	dessert, sweet food
មុខ	muk	1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade)
ប្លែក	plaek	1. to be different, odd, strange 2. amazing 3. new, interesting
ពី	pii	from, since, of, about, at