Asking “How do you write this?” — Dialogue 1

ពិសិដ្ឋ៖ វាសនា ស្គាល់ពាក្យថា និវាសដ្ឋាន អត់? មានន័យថាម៉េច?
វាសនា៖ ពាក្យអីគេ? សរសេរម៉េច?
ពិសិដ្ឋ៖ សរសេរអញ្ចេក។
វាសនា៖ និវាសដ្ឋាន? ដឹងតែ -ដ្ឋាន... -ដ្ឋាន សំដៅលើទីកន្លែង។ ឆែកវចនានុក្រមសិន។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ពិសិដ្ឋ	piʔsət	male Cambodian name
វាសនា	viehsnaa, viesaʔnaa	male Cambodian name
ស្គាល់	skoal	1. to know (someone), recognize, have seen before 2. to be familiar with
ពាក្យ	piek	word, term, expression, phrase
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
និវាសដ្ឋាន	niʔviesattʰaan	residence, dormitory, apartment, building
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
មានន័យ	mien ney	to mean
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?}
អីគេ	ʔəy kee	1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?} 2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …} Notes: colloquial
សរសេរ	sɑɑ see	to write
អញ្ចេក	ʔɑɲcek	1. like this 2. this, this much Notes: alternative pronunciation of អញ្ចេះ
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.}
តែ	tae	1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea
ដ្ឋាន	tʰaan	ending meaning place, location, spot etc. Notes: see ឋាន and ស្ថាន
សំដៅ	sɑmdav	1. to note, indicate, point out, emphasize 2. to aim (at), head (straight) for 3. to go somewhere for an express purpose 4. to allude 5. (directly) to, at, toward, in the direction of 6. about, concerning
លើ	ləə	1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against
ទីកន្លែង	tii kɑnlaeŋ	place, site, location
ឆែក	cʰaek	1. to cut, notch 2. to slash 3. to divide, split 4. to slice into pieces 5. to be divided, split 6. to be serrated, notched, uneven, forked 7. slit, notch, indentation 8. to seek, to look for 9. to check, inspect, look sth. up {ឆែកវចនានុក្រមសិន = Let’s look [it] up in the dictionary!}
វចនានុក្រម	veaʔcaʔnaanuʔkrɑm	dictionary
សិន	sən	1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle