Accepting direction — Dialogue 1

សុភ័ក្រ៖ វុទ្ធី! វុទ្ធីទំនេរអត់? ជួយលាងចានតិចបានអេ៎?
វុទ្ធី៖ បានតាស បង។ ចាននៅនោះមែន?
សុភ័ក្រ៖ ហ្នឹងហើយ។ លាងហើយ ជូតឲ្យស្ងួត ហើយជួយយកទៅទុកក្នុងទូនោះផងណា។
វុទ្ធី៖ បាទ។ បងទៅចុះ អត់អីទេ។ ខ្ញុំដឹងហើយ ចាំខ្ញុំរៀបទុកឲ្យ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
សុភ័ក្រ	soʔpʰeak	male or female Cambodian name
វុទ្ធី	vutʰii	male Cambodian name
ទំនេរ	tumnee	1. free 2. empty, unoccupied, vacant 3. not busy
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ជួយ	cuəy	to help, to assist
លាងចាន	lieŋ caan	to do/wash the dishes
តិច	təc	1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?}
បាន	baan	1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)}
អេ៎	ʔee	1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial
តាស	taah	1. particle in final position when giving a positive answer to a yes/no question {កន្លែងនេះអង្គុយបានអេ៎? ចា៎ស បានតាស។ = Can I sit here? Sure!} 2. particle in final position used to affirm the preceding {ល្អតាស! = Sounds good!} 3. particle in final position after a negative response: expresses that the preceding is a correction of what the other person has said {ធារីមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំកញ្ញាតាស។ = You’re ធារី, right? No, I’m កញ្ញា!} {ឯងទៅសាលាមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំទៅផ្សារតាស។ = You’re going to school, right? No, I’m going to the market!} Notes: colloquial; spoken form of ទេតើ
បង	bɑɑŋ	1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself)
ចាន	caan	plate, bowl, dish
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?}
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
មែន	mɛɛn	1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true 2. really, actually, indeed 3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right?
ហ្នឹងហើយ	nɨŋ haǝy	1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial
លាង	lieŋ	1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid) 2. to purify, to clear
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
ជូត	cuut	1. to wipe (off), clean (off), dry (with a towel) 2. to dust 3. to rub, polish
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
ស្ងួត	sŋuət	dry
យក	yɔɔk	1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve
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!}
ទុក	tuk	1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later}
ក្នុង	knoŋ	1. in, inside 2. during + (time word)
ទូ	tuu	1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train)
ផង	pʰɑɑŋ	1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ...
ណា	naa	final particle to soften a statement or request
បាទ	baat	male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement
ចុះ	coh	phrase-final particle: mild imperative indicating permission {ញ៉ាំចុះ = Go ahead and eat!}
អត់អីទេ	ʔɑt ʔəy tee	1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also មិនអីទេ
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
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.}
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...}
រៀប	riəp	1. to organize, put in order, arrange 2. to dress, adorn 3. to prepare, to get ready to 4. to be in order, neat 5. to marry (off), arrange a marriage 6. almost, (just) about (to)