politics Flashcards
policy
cole-neyobaiy
politics
neyobaiy
politician
nyek neyobaiy
public
saa-tia-ranaak
law
law/rule/legal
ch-bab
nee-the
lawyer
may-tia-wee
liar
may-poh
village chief
maiy-poom
White House
sey-weet-mien
capital city
ree-it-tia-nee (monarch)
roat-tia-nee (republic)
city
thee-krohng
district
srok
state
province
roat
kaiyt
consultant / advisor
thee-pruk-saa
opinion
yo-bahl
story
problem
issue
rooung
news
po-at-ah-mien
dahmnong (more informal)
reporter
niak-kaa-sayt
newspaper
kaa-sayt
saa-po-at-ah-mien
domestic news
foreign news
po-at-ah-mien knong srok
po-at-ah-mien crow srok
national holiday
t-ngaiy bohn djiat
idea
koomnit
to break (used in politics to mean defeat other party)
kadj
to believe
djooeu(r)
Vice President
ah-nu prohtianiathupuhdie
President
proh-tia-nia-thupuh-die
Secretary of State
roat lay-kah-tee-kah
First Lady
se-treiy-tee-muoy
I don’t yet know about this issue.
knyom muhn toen dung pee rooung nee teh.
government official
montrey roat-ah-peebahl
I am thinking about this issue.
Knyom kampong kit pee rooung nee.
Let me think about it first.
Djam knyom kit muhl sen
both sides
sohng-kang
problem
baany-hah
administration
roat-ah-bahl
political issues
economic issues
rooung neyoobaiy
rooung seytahkec