Verbs Flashcards
teenagers are always wanting to buy things
To buy
Teen
where I come from, cows pee
To come from
Moo pii
To eat
Nyaam
To go
Tow
To study or learn
Rien
the rooster said “noooooo!”
To live in
Roo nuuh
the pee king wakes up
To wake up
P’nyak pii king
two options, both have ‘A’ sound in them
To sleep
Kayng
or
Dayk
includes the word in Khmer for ‘near by or close to’
To like
Joel jut
you’ll understand soon
To understand
Yul
‘to walk to’ minus the toe
To walk
Daa
what your big toe would be called in Chicago
To walk to
Daa tow
To want
Jang baan
To want to do something
Jang
the Chinese word for noodle
To have
Mien
To work
Twuu ka
Hitler’s water
To swim
High’l tuk
another version of the name Howie
To reply/answer
Ch’lowii
second word has ‘ea’
To speak
Nii yea
listen right
To listen
S’dab
we mulled over what to watch
To watch/look
Muul
saucy writing
To write
Sa say
The boy misspelled the name Aaron
To read
Aan
first letter is R
To run
R’oot
so which joke did you laugh at more?
To laugh
Sowich
we cry together
To cry
Yoom
To drink (alcohol)
Puk
we are still playing
To play
Leing
the Jews need help
To help
Joo-ay
I’ll give you a bruise
To give
Owii
the teacher is a pot head
To teach
Bong rien
do you want to know the info about poop?
To know information
Dung
I juuuust don’t know how to do it
To know how to do something
Jeh
I know my dad used to dip this
To know a place or person
S’koal
similar to “to work” but with ‘ma food’
To cook
Twuu ma-hoab
I exercise with my favorite hat brand
To exercise
Haat b’ran
similar to ‘to work’
To do
Twuu
To rest
Som raak
To rain
P’leung
To drive
Baack
travelin’ fool
To travel
Foo dum naa
To visit
Tow leing
