Establishing guidelines and deadlines for the completion of actions — Dialogue 1


ដាលីនកណ្ណិកា! ទំនេរអត់អូន?
កណ្ណិកាទំនេរតាសបងម៉េចដែរ?
ដាលីនអត់ទំនេរក៏បងប្រើដែរ ព្រោះប្រញាប់ហើយបងចង់ឲ្យអូនឯងជួយសរុបលទ្ធផលស្រង់មតិឲ្យបង ប្រហែល ១០០ សន្លឹកចង់បានថ្ងៃស្អែកពេលព្រឹក ម៉េចដែរ? បានអេ៎?
កណ្ណិកាប្រហែលជាបានបង
ដាលីនអូនឯងមើលក្នុងហ្នឹងទៅដឹងហើយមានតែសំណួរអេ៎អីចឹងអូនឯងសរុបចម្លើយ យេស ឬក៏ ណូ សម្រាប់សំណួរមួយម៉ោ តែកុំភ្លេចដំបូងសរុបចំនួនមនុស្សឆ្លើយទាំងអស់សិនម៉ោណា
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ដាលីន daalɨn female Cambodian name
កណ្ណិកា kɑnəkaa female Cambodian name
ទំនេរ tumnee 1. free
2. empty, unoccupied, vacant
3. not busy
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
អូន ʔoun 1. I (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife - about themselves)
2. you (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)
3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's younger than oneself)
តាស taah 1. particle in final position when giving a positive answer to a yes/no question {កន្លែងនេះអង្គុយបានអេ៎? ចា៎ស បានតាស។ = Can I sit here? Sure!}
2. particle in final position used to affirm the preceding {ល្អតាស! = Sounds good!}
3. particle in final position after a negative response: expresses that the preceding is a correction of what the other person has said {ធារីមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំកញ្ញាតាស។ = You’re ធារី, right? No, I’m កញ្ញា!} {ឯងទៅសាលាមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំទៅផ្សារតាស។ = You’re going to school, right? No, I’m going to the market!}
Notes: colloquial; spoken form of ទេតើ
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)
ម៉េចដែរ məc dae 1. How is it? How is it going?
2. What's up?
3. How is that? What do you think about that?
Notes: colloquial
ក៏ kɑɑ marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ប្រើ praə to use
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
ព្រោះ prʊəh because (of), since
ប្រញាប់ prɑɲap 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry
2. quickly, promptly
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
ចង់ cɑŋ 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something)
2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl)
3. to approach, draw near
4. about to (do something), on the point of
5. even if
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
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
ជួយ cuəy to help, to assist
សរុប saʔrop 1. to summarize
2. to sum up
3. to generalize
4. to unite, gather
5. sum, summary, total
លទ្ធផល lattʰeaʔpʰɑl result, outcome, effect
ស្រង់មតិ srɑŋ meaʔteʔ 1. to poll, to take a survey
2. poll, survey
ប្រហែល prɑhael 1. about, approximately
2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical
3. almost
4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps
សន្លឹក sɑnlək 1. sheet (of paper), page, leaf
2. clf. for thin flat objects such as leaves and sheets of paper
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)}
ថ្ងៃស្អែក tŋay sʔaek tomorrow
ពេលព្រឹក peel prɨk morning, in the morning
អេ៎ ʔee 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ?
2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ
3. hey!
Notes: colloquial
ជា cie 1. to be (equal to), to be as
2. to be well, in good health, recovered
3. to be effective (of medicines)
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!}
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
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!}
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.}
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’
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
សំណួរ sɑmnuə question
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
ចម្លើយ cɑmlaəy response, answer, reply
Notes: root: ឆ្លើយ; also written ចំឡើយ
យេស yeeh yes
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand)
ណូ nou no
សម្រាប់ sɑmrap 1. for
2. used for, used to (make or do something)
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]!}
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
កុំ kom do not ...
ភ្លេច plɨc to forget
ដំបូង dɑmbouŋ 1. first, first of all, before
2. at first, in the beginning
ចំនួន cɑmnuən amount, number, quantity
មនុស្ស mɔnuh, meaʔnuh human being, person
ឆ្លើយ claəy to reply, to answer
ទាំងអស់ teaŋ ʔɑh all, all of
សិន sən 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment
2. [phrase-final] first
Notes: polite final hortatory particle
ណា naa final particle to soften a statement or request
ចា៎ស caah 1. yes (used by women)
2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence
Notes: same as ចាស, but written with a diacritic to indicate high intonation
ខ្ញុំ kɲom I
យល់ yʊəl 1. to understand, comprehend
2. to learn
3. to see, perceive
4. recognize, know
5. to favor, be partial to
បើ baə 1. if, may be
2. although
ឆ្ងល់ cŋɑl 1. to wonder
2. to be surprised, astonished, amazed
3. to be dazed, confused
4. to (be in) doubt
5. to be hesitant
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
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...}
តេ tee to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through}
សួរ suə 1. to ask, question, enquire
2. to visit, come to see