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
Mayor / County Executive
Ah-pee-baal krohng
lok maay-kome
District Governor
Ahk-pee-baal srok
Provincial Governor
Ahk-pee-baal kae-it
My brother has a very different idea from mine.
Paown-prah knyom mien koomnit kohc pee knyom chnaye nah.
Paown-prah knyom nung knyom mien koomnit kohc kanere chnaye nah.
election
to vote
kaa-bauh-ch-nouwt
bauh-ch-nouwt
as for me ….
as for you …
Eye knyom wyn ; djohm nye knyom wyn
djohm nye lok wyn
corruption
ahm-peu-pook-rah-louee
an action
ahm-peu
corrupt official
montrey pook-rah-louee
group
krohm
The government released him already.
rohtapeebahl lang koat haey
terrorist
terrorism
pae-ro-wey-kahw
pae-ro-wey-kahm
demonstrator
demonstration
baateh-kahw
baateh-kahm
political party
konah-pahk
democratic party
konah-pahk prah-djia-tuh-bah-thaiye
republican party
konah-pahk saa-tia-ranaa-roat
independent party
konah-pahk eyek-kreeic
What is your political party?
lok caan konah-pahk ehy?
I don’t think so
knyom muhn kit aan-djun teh.
former
note: before title
aa-thid / aa-thaiy-tah
future
ahk-rah-coot
situation / position / state
s-taan-o-piab
s-taan-o-kaa
place / building / office / bureau
mon-thee
doubt
mon-thil
low ranking person
cone tia-hian
to have the right
mien sit
human rights
sit m-noo
Offer the sliced meat to the tiger so you can live in that country
aa saaic djoun klaa theub now srok baan
radio
wee-tyoo
to control / to be on top of
control (noun)
druot
kaa-druot
to support
ko-am-tro
democracy
prah-djia-tuh-bah-thaiye
according to this article
thahm aatah-baht nee
article
aatah-baht
to oppose
proh-chang (long A)
freedom
say-raiy-peeib
current / now
current president
baa-che-bahn
prah-tia-nia-tupah-diey baa-che-bahn
to have benefit / use / interest
mien proh-yauwee
to think correctly
kit treow
to think incorrectly
kit koh
to respect
koe-robe
member
sahmaadjik
congress
roat sah-pia
member of congress
sahmaadjik roat sah-pia
to announce
prah-kaah
NGO
ahng-kaa crow roatapeebahl
organization
ahng-kaa
spokesperson
nyek noam pee-ik
points
k-beeah
formal, formally
plow-kaa
to agree (about idea)
yol-srahb
staff / personnel / office worker
boe-ke-luk
leader
mae-kay
important
it’s not important
som-kaan
wia muhn som-kaan teh
big deal / big story
it’s no big deal
tome-dome
wia muhn tome-dome teh
to cause
bohn-daal
