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

prefix for older, prefix for younger

Answer 6

(m)bong (back at throat)
own

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

Question 7

yes

Answer 7

(m)baaah(t)

(/swallowed ending/) /soft B/

Question 8

no

Answer 8

ahrt tay

Question 9

Thank you

Answer 9

Aaah-kgoun

/(no nasal, awe, open mouth)/

Question 10

thank you very much

Answer 10

aaah kgoun NAH

Question 11

excuse me

Answer 11

som dtoh

Question 12

I’m fine

Answer 12

k’nyom sok-sab-baay

inf: nyom instead

Question 13

What’s your name?

Answer 13

borng/oon chmuah ey?

Question 14

My name is….

Answer 14

k’nhom chmuah …..

Question 15

Where are you from?

(inf)

(“you come from country naa?”)

Answer 15

neak mao bpii p’tayh naa?

/neyahk mao (nasal) pee ptay nah?/

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

I’m from Canada (inf/frml)

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What’s your nationality?

Answer 18

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

/aiy/ like english ‘eye’

Question 19

Nice to meet you
(arranged, frml)

Answer 19

Knyom rikreay NAH del ban skoal lok

/Rik-ree-ay/ del ban skoal lok/ (skoal like danish nicottine)

Question 20

Sir

(also monk, world)

Answer 20

lok

wide /o/ kind like /lawk/ don’t pronounce K, swallow it

Question 21

Madam (frml)

Answer 21

lok-srai

(bit more stress at end of srai then rest of word) like english ‘eye’

Question 22

Me too / me also

Answer 22

knyom doy keneer

same to you

Question 23

I am very excited to come to Cambodia (frml)

I excited very that come to Cambodia

Answer 23

knyom rroom-pub NAH die-l bahn mok Campoocheea

/die-l/

/pub/ is like u of english Put, or end of ‘superb’ but swallow b,

NAH is short and aspirated

Question 24

Good morning

Answer 24

ahrroohn suasadei

Question 25

good night

Answer 25

Rreahdtrai suasadei

Question 26

everyone

(like: hello everyone)

Answer 26

neyak rroh-al kuhneer

you every together