Expressing hunger — Dialogue 2

ម្ដាយនិងកូន
កូន៖ ម៉ាក់ មានអីញ៉ាំអត់?
ម្ដាយ៖ ឃ្លានហើយកូន? ម្ហូបកំពុងធ្វើ ចាំតិចសិនណា។
កូន៖ មានអីញ៉ាំតិចតួចសិនអត់ម៉ាក់? ហេវខ្លាំងអា៎។ កូរពោះគ្រូកៗម៉ង។
ម្ដាយ៖ ទៅមើលក្នុងទូទឹកកកមើល ប្រហែលមានផ្លែឈើខ្លះ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ម្ដាយ	mdaay	mother (used when speaking of or to someone else's mother) Notes: ជើង ដ
និង	nɨŋ	and
កូន	koun	1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag}
ម៉ាក់	mak	mom, mommy Notes: colloquial
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’
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
ញ៉ាំ	ɲam	to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ឃ្លាន	klien	1. to be hungry 2. to be hungry for
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
ម្ហូប	mhoup	food, meal
កំពុង	kɑmpuŋ	to be in the process of (doing something)
ធ្វើ	tvəə	1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice}
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...}
តិច	təc	1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?}
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
តិចតួច	təc tuəc	1. small, few 2. to be insignificant Notes: compare បន្តិចបន្តួច
ហេវ	heev	1. to grow hungry 2. to be hungry 3. to be very weak from hunger, debilitated 4. exhausted 5. deep narrow crevice, small deep hole 6. to fly, soar {ហេវហោះ = to fly, soar}
ខ្លាំង	klaŋ	1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
អា៎	ʔaa	1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!} 2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?} 3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry} 4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request
កូរពោះ	kou pʊəh	rumbling/growling in the stomach or bowels
គ្រូក	kruuk	1. slurping/gurgling sound 2. slurping
ម៉ង	mɑɑŋ	1. immediately, at once, right away 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង
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!}
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)
ទូទឹកកក	tuu tɨk kɑɑk	refrigerator
ប្រហែល	prɑhael	1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps
ផ្លែឈើ	plae cʰəə	fruit
ខ្លះ	klah	some (serves as a plural marker with ណា​​ and អ្វី)