Receiving/welcoming visitors and paying visits to others — Dialogue 1

ជប់លៀងនៅផ្ទះសុភាព
សុភាព៖ អូ វណ្ណា! ម៉ោហើយអេ៎? ចូលម៉ោ។
វណ្ណា៖ មានអ្នកណាម៉ោខ្លះនៅ?
សុភាព៖ ម៉ោពីរបីនាក់ហើយ។ យកអីញ៉ាំសិនទៅណា។ ខ្ញុំទៅរៀបចំតិចសិន។
វណ្ណា៖ អត់អីទេ សុភាពរវល់ចុះ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ជប់លៀង	cup liǝŋ	1. party 2. to hold a party
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?}
ផ្ទះ	pteah	house, home, residence, building
សុភាព	soʔpʰiep	male or female Cambodian name
អូ	ʔou	oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt)
វណ្ណា	vannaʔ	male Cambodian name
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
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
អេ៎	ʔee	1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial
ចូល	coul	1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with
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’
អ្នកណា	neak naa	1. who, which one 2. someone, anyone
ខ្លះ	klah	some (serves as a plural marker with ណា​​ and អ្វី)
ពីរ	pii, pɨl	two
បី	bəy	three
នាក់	neak	clf. for people
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
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
សិន	sən	1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle
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!}
ណា	naa	1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
រៀបចំ	riəp cɑm	1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange
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?}
អត់អីទេ	ʔɑt ʔəy tee	1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also មិនអីទេ
រវល់	rɔvʊəl	busy, occupied
ចុះ	coh	phrase-final particle: mild imperative indicating permission {ញ៉ាំចុះ = Go ahead and eat!}