Identifying items or people 1 — Dialogue 2


រកផ្ទះមិត្តភក្តិ
និមលអាឡូ នីតា ខ្ញុំមកដល់មុខសាលាសន្ធរម៉ុកហើយ ផ្ទះនីតាឯងនៅណា?
នីតាអូ និមលឯងជិះមកក្រោយសាលាម៉ោ ហើយរកមើលហាងបាយឈ្មោះពេញចិត្ត ផ្ទះខ្ញុំនៅជិតហាងហ្នុង
និមលនៅខាងណាហាង? ផ្ទះពណ៌អីគេ?
នីតានៅទល់មុខហាងហ្នឹងម៉ងផ្ទះពណ៌ មានឡានពណ៌ខ្មៅចតនៅពីមុខ
និមលអូខេ ហ្នឹងហើយ ខ្ញុំជិះទៅរកសិនបើរកអត់ឃើញ ចាំតេទៅម្ដងទៀត

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
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}
ផ្ទះ pteah house, home, residence, building
មិត្តភក្តិ mɨt pʰeaʔ friend
Notes: ជើង ត (twice)
និមល niʔmʊəl female Cambodian name
អាឡូ ʔaalou hello (answering the phone)
Notes: colloquial
នីតា niitaa female Cambodian name
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I
មកដល់ mɔɔk dɑl to arrive at, come to
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)
សាលា saalaa 1. hall
2. school
3. institution, establishment
4. court (of law)
5. kind of relay station/shelter on the road between two towns or villages
សន្ធរម៉ុក sɑntʰɔɔmok name of a school in Phnom Penh
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
ឯង ʔaeŋ 1. you
2. self, oneself, by oneself
3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite
4. surely, obviously
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?}
ណា naa 1. which, any
2. where, somewhere, anywhere
អូ ʔou oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt)
ជិះ cih to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train)
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
ក្រោយ kraoy 1. to be next, behind, after
2. back
3. later, next
4. in the future
ម៉ោ mao 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
Notes: spoken form of មក
មើល məəl 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe
2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson)
3. to examine, survey, inspect
4. to observe
5. to treat (medically)
6. to care for, take care of
7. to consider, regard
8. particle: come on, give it a try
9. let me see!
10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!}
ហាង haaŋ store, shop
បាយ baay 1. cooked rice
2. food, meal
ឈ្មោះ cmʊəh 1. name
2. to be named/called
ពេញចិត្ត pɨɲ cət to be pleased, satisfied, content
Notes: ជើង ត
ជិត cɨt 1. to be close, near
2. tight
3. close-set, dense, thick
4. closely, tightly
5. almost
6. about to, on the point of (doing something)
7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered
8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer
ហ្នុង noŋ 1. this, that
2. there
ខាងណា kʰaaŋ naa 1. where
2. which way, which side
ពណ៌ poa color, complexion
អីគេ ʔəy kee 1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?}
2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …}
Notes: colloquial
ទល់មុខ tʊəl muk to be face to face, opposite (something)
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
ម៉ង mɑɑŋ 1. immediately, at once, right away
2. all of a sudden
3. generally, in general
4. totally
Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង
sɑɑ color: white
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
ខ្មៅ kmav black, dark (colored)
ចត cɑɑt to park
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
អូខេ ʔou kʰee OK
ហ្នឹងហើយ nɨŋ haǝy 1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct
2. ok, all right
Notes: colloquial
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!}
សិន sən 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment
2. [phrase-final] first
Notes: polite final hortatory particle
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
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
ចាំ cam 1. to wait (for)
2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart
3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...}
តេ tee to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through}
ម្ដងទៀត mdɑɑŋ tiət once more, again
Notes: ជើង ដ