Asking for directions 2 — Dialogue 1


អ្នកមិនស្គាល់គ្នា
សុខាអូន សុំសួរតិចបានអេ៎? មានដឹងថានៅក្នុងអគារហ្នឹងជាន់ទីម៉ានមានទូអេធីអឹម?
អ្នកដំណើរខ្ញុំអត់ដឹងផងបងបងអាចទៅសួរនៅកន្លែងផ្ដល់ព័ត៌មាននៅជាន់ទីបានបង
សុខាអូ តែបងដើរនៅជាន់ទីមិញ ដូចអត់ឃើញ ...
អ្នកដំណើរមានច្រកចូលច្រើន ខ្ញុំភ្លេចថានៅច្រកចូលមួយណាហើយនៀក ប៉ុន្តែចាំថានៅក្បែរហ្នុងមានហាងនាឡិកាមួយ ហើយគេដាក់ផ្លាកសញ្ញាសួរធំពណ៌បៃតងអា៎បង
សុខាអូ អត់អីទេ ចាំបងចុះទៅរកខ្លួនឯងអរគុណច្រើនហើយណា អូនរកជណ្ដើរយន្តចុះសិន វង្វេងអស់ហើយ ...
អ្នកដំណើរជណ្ដើរយន្តដូចឃើញនៅនោះមួយបងខ្ញុំអត់ច្បាស់ដែរ បងសាកដើរទៅមើលៗ។ បើមិននេះ ខាងនេះក៏បានដែរបង តែរៀងឆ្ងាយតិច

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
អ្នក neak 1. you (to equals of both sexes)
2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
មិន mɨn negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ស្គាល់គ្នា skoal knie to know each other
សុខា soʔkʰaa female Cambodian name
អូន ʔoun 1. I (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife - about themselves)
2. you (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)
3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's younger than oneself)
សុំ som to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones)
សួរ suə 1. to ask, question, enquire
2. to visit, come to see
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
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’
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, [...]
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)
អគារ ʔaʔkie building, house
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
ជាន់ coan 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status
2. to step on, trample on, walk on
3. of events: to overlap
4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of
5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle)
6. to strike repeatedly
7. (of animals) to mount/mate with
8. surrounding wall, fortification
9. period of time
10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of
ទី tii 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers
2. spot, place, location
3. rank, function, service
ម៉ាន maan spoken form of ប៉ុន្មាន [ponmaan] = how much? how many? {ម៉ោងម៉ាន? = What time?}
Notes: colloquial
ទូ tuu 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe}
2. compartment (in a train)
អេធីអឹម ʔee tʰii ʔəm ATM
អ្នកដំណើរ neak dɑmnaə traveller
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
ផង pʰɑɑŋ 1. also, too, as well
2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ...
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)
អាច ʔaac 1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something)
2. to be possible
3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to)
4. to dare to
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!}
កន្លែង kɑnlaeŋ 1. place, location, region
2. clf. for locations
ផ្ដល់ pdɑl 1. to provide, supply
2. to fullfill, add to/supplement, complete
Notes: ជើង ដ
ព័ត៌មាន poadɑɑmien news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information}
Notes: also written ពត៌មាន
អូ ʔou oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt)
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
ដើរ daə 1. to walk, to go, to move
2. (of machines) to run
មិញ mɨɲ 1. to be very recent, just past (of a very recent and usually rather short period of time), just referred to {យប់មិញ = last night}
2. colloquial form of អម្បាញ់មិញ = just now, just a moment ago
ដូច douc alike, similar, like, as
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
ច្រក crɑɑk 1. to insert, stuff (something into something), cram, force feed
2. to put on (a ring)
3. pass, passage, lane, alley
4. opening
5. way
ចូល coul 1. to enter, go in, penetrate
2. to approach
3. to reach
4. to begin, set in
5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement
6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to
7. to take in (as revenue)
8. to mate (of animals)
9. to go into a trance (of a medium)
10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium)
11. to agree with
ច្រើន craən 1. much, many, numerous, very much
2. mostly, often
ភ្លេច plɨc to forget
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]!}
ណា naa 1. which, any
2. where, somewhere, anywhere
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
នៀក niək spoken forms of នេះ = this
Notes: colloquial
ប៉ុន្តែ pontae but, however
Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ
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...}
ក្បែរ kbae to be near, close to
ហ្នុង noŋ 1. this, that
2. there
ហាង haaŋ store, shop
នាឡិកា nieleʔkaa 1. clock, watch
2. hour
គេ kee 1. he, she
2. one, someone
3. other(s)
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
ផ្លាក plaak 1. tag, label, plate (e.g., a license plate)
2. tablet with an inscription, plaque
សញ្ញា saɲɲaa 1. sign, symbol
2. mark (e.g., punctuation)
3. signal, notice
4. to agree, give consent
5. to promise, give one's word
Notes: see also សន្យា
ធំ tʰom to be big, tall, vast, important
Notes: irregular pronunciation
ពណ៌ poa color, complexion
បៃតង baytɑɑŋ color: green (e.g., as banana leaves)
អា៎ ʔaa 1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!}
2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?}
3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry}
4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request
អត់អីទេ ʔɑt ʔəy tee 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right
2. surely, certainly
Notes: see also មិនអីទេ
ចុះ coh 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount
2. get off/out of
3. to go downstream
4. (of rain) to fall
5. (of fog/mist) to appear
6. to flow, run
7. to decrease, diminish
8. to lower a price, to give a discount
9. to submit, give up, comply
10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price)
11. downstream
12. to register, sign
13. to make an entry, record
14. to formalize
15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation)
16. to relax
17. to release
18. to be dated (with a calendrical date)
19. to work something out
20. to have diarrhea
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}
ខ្លួនឯង kluən ʔaeŋ 1. oneself
2. personally, on one's own, by oneself
អរគុណ ʔɑɑ kun 1. thank you
2. to thank, to be grateful
ណា naa final particle to soften a statement or request
ជណ្ដើរយន្ត cʊəndaə yʊən escalator
Notes: ជើង ដ ត
សិន sən 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment
2. [phrase-final] first
Notes: polite final hortatory particle
វង្វេង vʊəŋveeŋ 1. to lose one's way, go astray
2. to be lost, bewildered, confused
អស់ ʔɑh 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out}
2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end
3. entirety, completeness, wholeness
4. to be complete, whole
5. entirely, completely
6. all (of), the whole (of)
7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!}
នោះ nuh 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space)
2. then
ច្បាស់ cbah 1. clear, distinct, sure {ខ្ញុំអត់ច្បាស់ដែរ = I'm not sure (either)}
2.  clearly, surely, distinctly, definitely
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
សាក saak 1. to test, check, verify
2. to examine
3. to try
4. to imitate, mimic, copy, duplicate
5. to charge {សាកថ្មទូរស័ព្ទ = to charge the phone}
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!}
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
ខាង kʰaaŋ 1. side, part
2. direction
3. pertaining to, with regard to
ក៏ kɑɑ marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
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
ឆ្ងាយ cŋaay 1. to be far (away), distant, remote
2. separated