Basic Greetings

Question 1

hello

(inf)

Answer 1

sua sadaiy

/”die”/

(flow souah together not 2 syl))

Question 2

hello

(frml)

Answer 2

djomreeap soua

Question 3

goodbye

(inf)

Answer 3

leea haowee

my hands are empty!!!

Question 4

goodbye (frml)

Answer 4

djomreeap leea

Question 5

how are you?

(inf)

(“are+you+fine?”)

Answer 5

sok sapbye ahrt?

(/ot/)

Question 6

how are you?

(frml)

(“are+you+fine?”)

Answer 6

sok sapbye djeea dtey?

Question 7

prefix for older, prefix for younger

Answer 7

(m)bong (back at throat)
own

(m is mouth position) /open awe sound/ SOFT B

Question 8

yes

Answer 8

(m)baaah(t)

(/swallowed ending/) /soft B/

Question 9

no

Answer 9

ahrt tay

Question 10

Thank you

Answer 10

Aaah-kgoun

/(no nasal, awe, open mouth)/

Question 11

thank you very much

Answer 11

aaah kgoun chraaurn

tj= hard J

Question 12

excuse me

Answer 12

som dtoh

Question 13

I’m fine

Answer 13

k’nyom sok-sab-baay

inf: nyom instead

Question 14

What’s your name?

Answer 14

borng/oon chmuah ey?

Question 15

My name is….

Answer 15

k’nhom chmuah …..

Question 16

Where are you from?

(inf)

(“you come from country naa?”)

Answer 16

neak mao bpii p’tayh naa?

/neyahk mao (nasal) pee ptay nah?/

/nah like english “nah”/ go up on like english question sentence

Question 17

Where are you from? (frml)
(“you come from country naa?”)

Answer 17

Neak mao bpii bprotayh naa?
/neyahk mao pee prohtay nah?/

Question 18

I’m from Canada (inf/frml)

Answer 18

nyom mao bpii p-tay kanada (inf)
k’nyom mao bpii bror-dtays kanada (frml)

Question 19

What’s your nationality?

Answer 19

neyak/borng/oon jun-jiat ey?
/jun-jeeat aiy/

/aiy/ like english ‘eye’

Question 20

How old are you? (You year how much?)
I’m 41

Answer 20

Borng/oon aa-yuk maan?
nhom aa-yuk seseb muoy (chnam) (year)

Question 21

What’s your job? inf/frml

Answer 21

neak/borng/oon tweu gaa-ngia ey?
neak/borng/oon tweu gaa ey?

Question 22

Where’s your house? frml/inf

Answer 22

p’dteah neak now-nah?
dteah neak now-nah?

Question 23

My house is on street 7
(house + me + street + number + 7)

Answer 23

p’dteah k’nhom plow layk brpam-bpii
dteah nhom plow layk bpem-bpel