Breaking appointments — Cultural note

ការណាត់ជួបឬលុបចោលការណាត់ជួបភ្លាមៗ កើតមានញឹកញាប់នៅខ្មែរ។ ពេលខ្លះ ក៏មានអ្នកភ្លេចការណាត់ជួបតែម្ដង។ នៅខ្មែរ មនុស្សជាច្រើនប្រកបមុខរបរជាអ្នករកស៊ី ដែលរវល់ធ្វើការទាំងថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ធ្វើឲ្យពួកគេមិនសូវចាំថាជាថ្ងៃអ្វីឬថ្ងៃទីប៉ុន្មាននោះទេ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ការ	kaa	1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk)
ណាត់	nat	1. to determine, fix (a time for something), set/schedule (an appointment) {ខ្ញុំមានណាត់ហើយ = I’ve got an appointment already} 2. to promise, stand by (an agreement), commit oneself 3. clf. for gunshots
ជួប	cuəp	to meet (especially intentionally)
ឬ	rɨɨ	1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?}
លុបចោល	lup caol	1. to cancel 2. to erase 3. to abolish, excise
ភ្លាម	pliem	1. immediately, at once, right away 2. suddenly
កើត	kaət	1. to be born, created 2. to be, become 3. to come into existence, arise, appear 4. to rise (of the sun) 5. to happen, occur 6. to give birth to 7. to have/suffer (from a disease), contract (an illness) 8. to be affected (by an emotion) 9. to succeed 10. to be possible 11. to be able 12. (the) east 13. eastern 14. period (or day) of the waxing moon (the days in the 15-day period between the new moon and the full moon)
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’
ញឹកញាប់	ɲɨk ɲoap	1. repeatedly, many times 2. often, frequently, on many occasions
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?}
ខ្មែរ	kmae	Khmer, Cambodian
ពេលខ្លះ	peel klah	sometimes
ក៏	kɑɑ	marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
អ្នក	neak	1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
ភ្លេច	plɨc	to forget
តែម្ដង	tae mdɑɑŋ	1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ
មនុស្ស	mɔnuh, meaʔnuh	human being, person
ជាច្រើន	cie craən	many, a lot, in abundance
ប្រកបមុខរបរ	prɑkɑɑp muk rɔbɑɑ	to have an occupation
ជា	cie	1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines)
រកស៊ី	rɔɔk sii	to earn, to make one's living
ដែល	dael	1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!}
រវល់	rɔvʊəl	busy, occupied
ធ្វើការ	tvəə kaa	to work
ទាំង	teaŋ	1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ
ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍	tŋay sav	Saturday
ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ	tŋay ʔaatɨt	Sunday
ធ្វើឲ្យ	tvəə ʔaoy	1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds)
ពួកគេ	puək kee	they
មិនសូវ	mɨn səv	1. not so much 2. rather not
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...}
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ថ្ងៃ	tŋay	1. day, daytime 2. sun
អ្វី	ʔvəy	1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing
ទី	tii	1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service
ប៉ុន្មាន	ponmaan	1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent
នោះ	nuh	1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then
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!}