Comparing or contrasting things 2 — Additional dialogue


មីងសានម្សិលមិញ ជួបអន្ទិតកូនលោកបងសំឥឡូវ ធំជាងមុនច្រើនណាស់ ហើយចេះដឹងខុសត្រូវជាងមុន
មីងផលហ្នឹងអ៎? ចេះដឹងខុសត្រូវជាងមុនម៉េចទៅ?
មីងសានចេះជម្រាបសួរ ចេះយកទឹកមកទទួលភ្ញៀវ ហើយនិយាយសាច់ការ អត់និយាយច្រើនតែពីសតែពាសដូចមុនអេ៎

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
មីង miiŋ 1. aunt (younger sister of either parent)
2. 2nd or 3rd person pronoun for a younger aunt or a step-mother
3. 2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents)
សាន saan male Cambodian name
ម្សិលមិញ msəl mɨɲ yesterday
ជួប cuəp to meet (especially intentionally)
អន្ទិត ʔɑntɨt 1. used to call a younger man or boy
2. pundit (often used of a recently disrobed monk)
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}
លោក look 1. you (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks)
2. he (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks)
3. monk, man (who is respected)
4. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name)
5. world, sphere of existence
6. universe
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)
សំ sɑm male or female Cambodian name
ឥឡូវ ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv now, at the present time, at this time
Notes: also written ឥលូវ
ធំ tʰom to be big, tall, vast, important
Notes: irregular pronunciation
ជាង cieŋ 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than
2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better}
3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man}
មុន mun 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month}
2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!}
ច្រើន craən 1. much, many, numerous, very much
2. mostly, often
ណាស់ nah very, very much
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
ចេះ ceh 1. to know (how to do something), to be able to
2. to be used to, accustomed to
3. to keep on doing something
4. constantly, always, incessantly
5. to be learned, intelligent, smart, cunning
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.}
ខុសត្រូវ kʰoh trəv responsibility
ផល pʰɑl male or female Cambodian name
ហ្នឹងអ៎ nɨŋ ʔɑɑ as a question: really?
Notes: colloquial
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?}
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!}
ជម្រាបសួរ cumriep suǝ 1. hello
2. to say hello
Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ
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
ទឹក tɨk 1. water, juice, liquid
2. round (e.g., of a boxing match)
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
ទទួល tɔtuəl 1. to receive, to take
2. to accept, to agree
3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station)
ភ្ញៀវ pɲiəv 1. guest, visitor
2. client, customer
និយាយ niʔyiey to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
សាច់ការ sac kaa 1. essential
2. useful, necessary
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
តែពីសតែពាស tae piih tae pieh randomly, thoughtlessly
Notes: BCF; in spoken Khmer also pronounced តាពីសតាពាស
ដូចមុន douc mun as before
អេ៎ ʔee 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ?
2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ
3. hey!
Notes: colloquial