Saying “I don’t know” — Additional dialogue

នៅកន្លែងធ្វើការ
តារា៖ មានអ្នកណាគេឃើញសៀវភៅមួយក្បាលលើតុនេះមិញអត់?
កញ្ញា៖ ខ្ញុំអត់ដឹងផងបង។
វុទ្ធី៖ វចនានុក្រមមែនបង? ខ្ញុំយកទៅទុកលើធ្នើរបាត់ហើយ។
តារា៖ ហ្នឹងហើយ វចនានុក្រម។ បងយកវាចុះមកមើលហ្នឹងណា តែរវល់ពេក អត់ទាន់បានមើលផង។
វុទ្ធី៖ អូ សុំទោសបង។ ខ្ញុំអត់ដឹងថាបងទុកមើល។ ស្មានតែអ្នកណាគេភ្លេចទុកវិញ។ ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង។

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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?}
កន្លែងធ្វើការ	kɑnlaeŋ tvəə kaa	office, workplace
តារា	taaraa	male Cambodian name
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’
អ្នកណា	neak naa	1. who, which one 2. someone, anyone
គេ	kee	1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s)
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
សៀវភៅ	siǝv pʰɨv	1. book 2. pad, notebook
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]!}
ក្បាល	kbaal	1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel
លើ	ləə	1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against
តុ	tok	1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation
នេះ	nih	1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
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
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
កញ្ញា	kaɲɲaa	female Cambodian name
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.}
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)
វុទ្ធី	vutʰii	male Cambodian name
វចនានុក្រម	veaʔcaʔnaanuʔkrɑm	dictionary
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?
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}
ធ្នើរ	tnəə	shelf
បាត់	bat	1. to lose, to disappear 2. to stop, to be finished 3. already 4. sentence-final: expressing disappointment or that something is unfortunate
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
ហ្នឹងហើយ	nɨŋ haǝy	1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial
វា	vie	1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous)
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
មក	mɔɔk	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
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!}
ហ្នឹងណា	nɨŋ naa	1. just 2. it's just, it's just that Notes: BCF; colloquial
តែ	tae	1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea
រវល់	rɔvʊəl	busy, occupied
ពេក	peek	too, too much, too many
អត់ទាន់	ʔɑt toan	not yet
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)}
អូ	ʔou	oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt)
សុំទោស	som tooh	1. excuse me, pardon me 2. I'm sorry
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ស្មាន	smaan	1. to guess, to approximate, to suppose, to think, to assume 2. to suspect 3. to seem, to appear
ភ្លេច	plɨc	to forget
វិញ	vɨɲ	again, back, instead
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...}
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