Expressing fear — Additional dialogue

ខ្លាចទឹក
កញ្ញា៖ ធារី ម៉េចមិនចុះហែលទឹកលេង?
ធារី៖ អត់អីអេ៎កញ្ញា ខ្ញុំខ្លាចទឹក។
កញ្ញា៖ ម៉េចចឹង?
ធារី៖ ខ្ញុំធ្លាប់លង់ទឹកកាលពីក្មេង ហើយឥឡូវក៏អត់ចេះហែលទឹកដែរ។
កញ្ញា៖ ចាំខ្ញុំបង្រៀន? ម៉ោៗ។
ធារី៖ អត់អេ៎ កញ្ញា។ ខ្ញុំអត់ចូលចិត្តហែលទឹកអេ៎។
កញ្ញា៖ ម៉ោៗ សាកទៅ លែងខ្លាចហើយ។
ធារី៖ អត់ទេ! ប្រាប់ហើយថាខ្ញុំខ្លាច។ កញ្ញាឯងទៅៗ។ មិនបាច់រវល់ខ្ញុំអេ៎។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ខ្លាច	klaac	to fear, to be afraid of
ទឹក	tɨk	1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match)
កញ្ញា	kaɲɲaa	female Cambodian name
ធារី	tʰierii	female Cambodian name
ម៉េច	məc	what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?}
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
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
ហែលទឹក	hael tɨk	to swim
លេង	leeŋ	1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke
អត់អីអេ៎	ʔɑt ʔəy ʔee	1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: colloquial form of អត់អីទេ
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
ម៉េចចឹង	məc cəŋ	as a question: why?, why is that? Notes: colloquial
ធ្លាប់	tloap	1. to become accustomed to, to be familiar with, to have experience with, to be used to 2. to have the habit/custom of 3. marker of continuous action in the past
លង់ទឹក	lʊəŋ tɨk	1. to sink, be drowned 2. to drown
កាលពីក្មេង	kaal pii kmeeŋ	during childhood
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
ឥឡូវ	ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv	now, at the present time, at this time Notes: also written ឥលូវ
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ចេះ	ceh	1. to know (how to do something), to be able to 2. to be used to, accustomed to 3. to keep on doing something 4. constantly, always, incessantly 5. to be learned, intelligent, smart, cunning
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
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...}
បង្រៀន	bɑŋriən	to teach, to instruct, to train
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
អេ៎	ʔee	1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial
ចូលចិត្ត	coul cət	to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត
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}
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!}
លែង	lɛɛŋ	to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free
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!}
ប្រាប់	prap	1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
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
មិនបាច់	mɨn bac	to not have to, not need to, to be not necessary {មិនបាច់ទេ = [that’s/it’s] not necessary}
រវល់	rɔvʊəl	busy, occupied