Expressing sorrow — Dialogue 1


បាត់បង់សត្វចិញ្ចឹម
ចរណៃផានិត ម៉េចហ្នឹង? មុខស្រពោនម៉េះ?
ផានិតខ្ញុំនឹកឆ្មាខ្ញុំវាទើបតែងាប់ទៅម៉ានង៉ៃមុនហ្នឹងពេលអត់ពីវាទៅ ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាអផ្សុកមែនទែន ព្រោះធ្លាប់លេងជាមួយវារហូតបើដឹងថាចិញ្ចឹមសត្វ ត្រូវពិបាកចិត្តខ្លាំងពេលវាងាប់ទៅអីចឹង ខ្ញុំអត់ចិញ្ចឹមទេឈប់ចិញ្ចឹមសត្វអីទាំងអស់ម៉ងចាប់ពីង៉ៃនេះទៅ

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
បាត់បង់ bat bɑŋ 1. to lose
2. to disappear, vanish, be missing/lost
3. to die
សត្វ sat 1. animal, living being (human or animal)
2. life, soul
ចិញ្ចឹម cəɲcəm 1. to raise, care for
2. to nourish, feed
3. to adopt
4. to support, nurture
ចរណៃ cɑɑranay male or female Cambodian name
ផានិត pʰaanɨt male Cambodian name
ម៉េចហ្នឹង məc nɨŋ as a question: what's wrong?
Notes: colloquial
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)
ស្រពោន srɑpoon 1. to be melancholy, sad, mournful, wistful
2. to be faded, wilted, withered
ម៉េះ meh thus, so, in this way, this much
Notes: spoken form of ម្ល៉េះ
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I
នឹក nɨk 1. to think of/about, imagine, visualize, conceive of, dream of, think up, get an idea
2. to consider, ponder
3. to reflect upon, meditate
4. to recall, remember
5. to miss (someone or some place)
6. to feel, become aware of
7. to suspect, doubt
ឆ្មា cmaa cat
វា vie 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children)
2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous)
ទើបតែ təəp tae just
ងាប់ ŋoap 1. of animals: to die
2. of a machine: to stop/cease functioning, to die
3. dead
4. of plants: to dry up, to wither
5. as an exclamation: gosh, damn, oh no (expressing surprise and disappointment)
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!}
ម៉ាន maan spoken form of ប៉ុន្មាន [ponmaan] = how much? how many? {ម៉ោងម៉ាន? = What time?}
Notes: colloquial
ង៉ៃ ŋay spoken form of ថ្ងៃ = day
មុន mun 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month}
2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!}
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
ពេល peel 1. time
2. moment, instant, period of time
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
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’
អារម្មណ៍ ʔaarɑm feelings, mood, attitude, impression
ថា tʰaa 1. to say, tell, pronounce
2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
3. I've [just] said, [...]
អផ្សុក ʔapsok 1. bored, tired of, unhappy, lonely
2. boredom
មែនទែន mɛɛn tɛɛn 1. really, truly, surely, in fact, as it should be, certainly
2. seriously, actually
ព្រោះ prʊəh because (of), since
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
លេង leeŋ 1. to play
2. to do something for fun or pleasure
3. to joke
ជាមួយ cie muəy with
រហូត rɔhout 1. until, up to, all the way to, as far as, through
2. to the very end, for ever
3. all the time
4. without intermission
5. from then on, permanently
6. to fall out
7. to become loosened or detached
8. to escape
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
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.}
ត្រូវ trəv 1. must, have to
2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate
3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with
4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction)
ពិបាកចិត្ត piʔbaak cət 1. to suffer, be in a difficult situation
2. to be troubled, worried, unhappy, depressed
3. to grieve, mourn
Notes: ជើង ត
ខ្លាំង klaŋ 1. to be strong, vigorous
2. loud
3. firm, sturdy
4. serious
5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
អីចឹង ʔəycəŋ 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?}
2. really?
Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង
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!}
ឈប់ cʰup 1. to stop, halt, cease {ឈប់ធ្វើការ = to quit one's job} {ឈប់ពីការងារ = to quit one's job} {ឡានពេទ្យបានឈប់ខាងមុខខ្លោងទ្វារមន្ទីរពេទ្យ = the ambulance stops in front of the hospital}
2. to stop, wait, hold on {ឈប់សិន = wait a moment!}
អី ʔəy 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?}
2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something}
Notes: variant of អ្វី
ទាំងអស់ teaŋ ʔɑh all, all of
ម៉ង mɑɑŋ 1. immediately, at once, right away
2. all of a sudden
3. generally, in general
4. totally
Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង
ចាប់ពី cap pii from, starting from
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
tɑɑ 1. to connect, to link, to join together, to attach
2. to continue
3. one after another, from one to another {និយាយតៗគ្នា = to spread information by talking to each other}