Expressing likes 2 — Cultural note

ជនជាតិខ្មែរចូលចិត្តធ្វើម្ហូបដោយដាក់ប្រហុកនៅក្នុងសម្ល មានសម្លប្រហើរ សម្លកកូរ ។ល។ ប្រហុកគឺជាគ្រឿងទេសម្យ៉ាងរបស់ខ្មែរដែលធ្វើអំពីត្រីបុកឲ្យហ្មត់និងផ្អាប់ទុក។ ជនជាតិខ្មែរមួយចំនួននិងជនបរទេសភាគច្រើន មិនចូលចិត្តក្លិនរបស់ប្រហុកនោះទេ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ជនជាតិ	cɔɔn ciet	1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
ចូលចិត្ត	coul cət	to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត
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}
ម្ហូប	mhoup	food, meal
ដោយ	daoy	1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because
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
ប្រហុក	prɑhok	fish paste (very salty paste made by fermenting salted fish in earthenware jugs)
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)
សម្ល	sɑmlɑɑ	soup
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’
សម្លប្រហើរ	sɑmlɑɑ prɑhaə	kind of soup (made with lemon grass, smoked fish, and vegetables such as squash)
កកូរ	kɑkou	1. name of a spicy soup composed of many kinds of vegetables 2. to stir often, to stir something around
។ល។	laʔ	etc., and so forth, and so on
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)
គ្រឿងទេស	krɨəŋ teeh	spice(e), seasoning
ម្យ៉ាង	myaaŋ	one kind/category/way/method (contraction of មួយយ៉ាង ) Notes: also written ម៉្យាង
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
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!}
អំពី	ʔɑmpii	1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on}
ត្រី	trəy	1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc.
បុក	bok	1. to pound/crush (e.g., in a mortar) 2. to drive (e.g., a stake into the ground) 3. to implant 4. to strike, batter, beat against 5. to collide with, bump into
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
ហ្មត់	mɑt	1. quite, utterly, totally 2. fully, completely, flatly 3. to be exhausted, all gone 4. fine, finely ground, powdered 5. polished, smooth (of fabrics, skin)
និង	nɨŋ	and
ផ្អាប់ទុក	pʔap tuk	1. to keep hidden for a while 2. to keep in a sealed container for a period of time (e.g., for fermentation)
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
ជនបរទេស	cɔɔn bɑɑrəteeh	foreigner
ភាគច្រើន	pʰiek craən	1. mostly 2. majority
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ក្លិន	klən	odor, smell, scent
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
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!}