Practicalities Flashcards
you
nak
(nyaak) (nasal)
she
neang
(NEE ung)
he
Kot
(KOwaht)
(like the quat in kumquat, or like co-op)
I
Knhom
(knyum)
forty
SIGH-uh sup
food
mhop
(muhHOW)
(slightest “p” sound at end)
to sleep
keng
coffee
hot coffee
iced coffee
ka-fe
ka-fe kdao
(kDAHuhl) (slight L)
ka-fe tek-kork
(dtuk koahrk)
water
dtuck
(swallow the ck)
to buy
dtun
to drink
pheuk
puh
make the back of your mouth like a k but don’t pronounce the k
to eat
nyahm
one
MUoy
two
bpee
(somewhere between b and p)
three
mbai
four
buon
mBOOun
five
parum
prahm
(roll the r)
how much?
Dta tlai bonman?
(put almost an r almost an l at the end of “dta”. Like dtar or dtahl.)
I want to pay
Knyum JAH-ong gkut loy.
doctor
kru pedh
emergency
KREE ass ON
please go away
SOHM tao chNAI
six
prahm muoy
seven
prahm bpee
eight
prahm mbai
nine
prahm buon
ten
ndop (ndahp)
Hot coffee with sweet milk
KAfe tuckDOCKoh kdau(l)
(rhymes with “how(l)”
iced coffee with sweet milk
KAfe tuckDOCKoh tek-KOark
espresso, mocha, cappuccino, etc
[Just say it like you normally say it.]
no sugar
awd yawk kowah dte
almost like “ord york core”
Can I have a…?
Sohm [the thing] muoy?
literally:
sohm is “please”
muoy is “one”
to go / takeaway / take-out
kchob [sort of kjob]
[rhymes with bob]
twenty
muhPAHee
thirty
sam sup
(almost SAHM sup)
fifty
ha sup
(the ha is nasal)
[ask the driver to stop]
Chop chop
911 emergency number
117
bathroom
bohng GUN
Where is the bathroom?
Bohng GUN now when AH?
(bohngGUN nowwhenAH?)
beef broth is okay
DTOHM pay-AHNG mbai chOUa psych OH mun aye DTAY
so expensive!
Tlai na!
