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នៅខ្មែរ វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិតមួយចំនួនមិនចូលចិត្តនិយាយច្រើនជាមួយអ្នកជំងឺទេ។ គាត់មិនសូវសួរព័ត៌មានពីអ្នកជំងឺ ហើយក៏មិនសូវពន្យល់អ្វីច្រើនដល់អ្នកជំងឺដែរ ថែមទាំងបង្ហាញអាការៈមួម៉ៅឬចេញសំដីអសុរោះ នៅពេលអ្នកជំងឺសួរច្រើន។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
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?}
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត	vɨcceaʔ bɑndɨt	medical doctor
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
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ចូលចិត្ត	coul cət	to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត
និយាយ	niʔyiey	to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
ច្រើន	craən	1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often
ជាមួយ	cie muəy	with
អ្នកជំងឺ	neak cumŋɨɨ	patient, sick person
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!}
គាត់	koat	1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate)
មិនសូវ	mɨn səv	1. not so much 2. rather not
សួរ	suə	1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see
ព័ត៌មាន	poadɑɑmien	news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន
ពី	pii	from, since, of, about, at
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
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ពន្យល់	pʊənyʊəl	to explain, show, demonstrate
អ្វី	ʔvəy	1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing
ដល់	dɑl	1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until
ដែរ	dae	1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless
ថែម	tʰaem	1. to add (to), increase, to do something additional {ទិញមួយថែមមួយ = buy one, get one free} 2. to complete 3. to make change 4. again, more, in addition to, including, moreover
ទាំង	teaŋ	1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ
បង្ហាញ	bɑŋhaaɲ	1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone)
អាការៈ	ʔaakaa, ʔaakaaraʔ	1. symptom, characteristic, sign 2. special sign, omen 3. appearance, look, aspect, attribute 4. way, method 5. attitude, manner, conduct, behavior 6. action, situation, condition 7. letter of the alphabet 8. letter
មួម៉ៅ	muə mav	1. to be angry, furious, enraged 2. frustrated
ឬ	rɨɨ	1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
ចេញ	cəɲ	1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card)
សំដី	sɑmdəy	1. words, speech, utterance 2. husk, empty ear/spike, dry/shrunken seed Notes: root: ស្ដី; also written សម្ដី
អសុរោះ	ʔaʔsoʔrɑh	to be cruel and coarse, grotesque, rude, nasty (of language or speech)
ពេល	peel	1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time