consular Flashcards
last name (form) / conversational
niam-trah-kole / trah-kole
What is your job?
Lok/lok-sray twer-kaa eh?
how many
bun mahn nyek
nationality
djun djiat [cun ciat]
country
srok / prah-teh
What is your nationality?
Lok/lok-sray djia djun-djiat eh?
consular officer
montrey konsul
What is your name?
Thaey lok/lok-sray chmoor eh?
My name is Rachel
Djaa, nia knyom chmoor Rachel.
do you have any questions?
lok mien som noor eh-teh?
What country do you come from?
Lok/lok-sray mahw-pee srok/prah-teh nah?
first name (form) / conversational
niam-cloon / chmoor
visa
thi-tae-kah
What province do you come from?
Lok/lok-sray mahw-pee kaiyt nah?
I would like to introduce you to my colleague.
Knyom som nye noam lok/lok-sray aowee sko-al saa-hah-kraiy knyom.
It is nice to meet you.
Knyom sabaiy djyet nah dieyl bahn sko-al lok/lok-srey.
me too
you too
knyom k(g)o an(y)-djun die(y).
lok k(g)o an(y)-djun die(y).
I will try.
Knyom nung kahm / sahk.
customs
customs officer
koi-eey
montrey koi-eey
supervisor / leader
tanaa-leu
boss
djaow-wye
vacation
wah-kohng
to take a vacation
to have vacation
yoke wah-kohng
mien wah-kohng
tourist
this-ah-djahw
Have you finished yet?
Lok chope haey-reu-now?
list
ban-chee
Vice Consul
montrey konsul rong (long O)
Is that correct?
mehn-teh?
Am I going to get a visa?
Knyom nung bahn thi-tae-kah teh?
to (on form or envelope) / about
djahm-poueh (chmoor)
I am busy
knyom row-ul
to interview
sum-peah
let’s see / it depends
djam muhl sen
Do you know that….
Lok dung teh tah…
You’re welcome
no problem
muhn-ehy-teh
go ahead and start the interview
djab-pehdow sum-peah thow
to have a meeting - formal and informal
proh-djoom (formal)
chuop djoom ; naat chuop kanere (informal)
What’s happening?
What’s going on?
May I help you? (on phone / in office)
mien kah ehy?
Yes, here you go (short)
djaa / baat, bahn
colleague
sahah-k-rai
Why were you late this morning?
Hat-ehy lok mauw yooth pruk nee?
jail / prison
in jail
kook
knong kook
to travel / to take a trip
twer dahm naay
place
work place
kohn-laing
kohn-laing twer-kaa
please (polite)
som mae-taa
task
pia-re-cudj
knowledge
wid-djia
appointment
naat djuob
secret
sahm-ngaat
see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil
twer kwaat, twer koe, twer t-long
fax
tou-ro-saa
telegram
tou-ro-lake
orphan
without a mother
kahm-breah
kahm-preah m-daiy
I cannot give you a visa.
knyom djoun thi-tae-kah muhn bahn teh