Week 1 Flashcards
Good bye
chumriap lia sen haey
lia sen haey
sen haey
School
saalaa-rien
saalaa (short)
What officer are you?
Lok/lok-sray djia mon-trey eh?
Assistant Public Affairs Officer
Montrey choom-newey-kah keckaa saa-thia-ranak
affairs
keckaa
kaa
State Department
kroh-suoy(ng) kaa bah-ra-tay(ch)
last name
trah-kole
department
krah-suoy(ng)
younger sibling (refer to and address)
pah-own (refer)
own (address)
[+ sray or prah]
children
child
kcone
nian
with
djia-muoy
to be
cjia
kgoo(w)
who
niak-nah
parents
Aow-poke-mdie(y)
mdie(y)-aow-poke
grandfather
tha (plan)
grandmother
yiay [(g)yee-aye]
grandparents
yiay-tha [(g)yee-aye-tha (plan)]
four
buon [boo-en]
five
prahm
ten
dahb
six
prahm-muoy
seven
prahm-pee
eight
prahm-behy
nine
prahm-boo-en [buon]
Repeat after me.
Tah thahm knyom. [thaa taam khn~om]
sibling
bahng-pa-own
people (qualifier)
nyek
big
tome
small
t(h)oy-et
no
ah-teh
family
krew-ah-sah [kruosaa]
father
aow-poke [zaopuk]
poke
aow - to refer, 3rd person
paek - urban
mother
mdie(y) [mdaay] - to refer, 3rd person
mai - to address
maek - urban
niak
There is/there are
mien
inside/in
knoy(ng) [knoy]
to go (to)
thow(v)
What is your job?
Lok/lok-sray twer-kaa eh?
also
die(y)
how many
bun mahn nyek
one person
muoy nyek
mnyek
I have two siblings.
Note: Include yourself in khmer.
Knyom mien bahng-pa-own pee nyek.
Economic Officer
Mon-trey sey-thah-kec [seethakec]
economic
sey-thah-kec [seethakec]
Consular Officer
mon-trey konsul
to work for
twer-kaa ah-wee (zaoy)
public
saa-thia-ranak
assistant
choom-newey-kah [cumnuoykaa]
foreign
bah-ra-tey(ch) [b))ratech]
I work for the State Department.
Knyom twer-kaa ah-wee kroh-suoy(ng) kaa bah-ra-tay(ch)
my people
my nationality
djun djiat knyom [cun ciat knyom]
three
behy
to like
djole-djet [cool-cet]
nationality
djun djiat [cun ciat]
What do you teach?
Lok-krew/niak-krew bahng-rien eh?
American Embassy
Sah-tahn-toot-Amerique
we/us/our
yooy(ng)
what
eh(y)
they/them/their
kay [kee]
and
nung
this
nee
my two friends
mit-knyom-pee-nyek
country of Cambodia
srok khmer
that woman
lok-sray-nu
country
srok
prah-teh
American
Amereecan
America
Amerique
Cambodian
Khmer
two
pee
in/at
now(v)
good
lah-aw
What is your nationality?
Lok/lok-sray djia djun-djiat eh?
I am well.
Djaa, knyom sok sabaiy djia teh.
We go to Cambodia.
Yooy(ng) thow(v) srok khmer.
to teach
bahng-rien
it
wee-ah [wia]
year
chnam
this year
chnam nee
teacher (full word)
krew-bahng-rien
friend
mit
that
nu
this man
lok nee
lanuage
pee-ah-sah [phiasaa]
I am a good student.
Knyom djia kcone-suh lah-aw.
one
muoy
to have
mien
consonent
pun-djen-eh
yes
djaa (f)
baat (m)
embassy
sah-tahn-toot
he/she/him/her/his
koh-at
health
sok
uncle
poo
aunt
meeng
No questions
Don’t have any questions
None
Ahk-mien-teh
muhn-mien-teh
kum-mien-teh
vowel
sreh
new
tuh-mae
What is your name?
Thaey lok/lok-sray chmoor eh?
My name is Rachel.
Djaa, nia knyom chmoor Rachel.
Are there any questions?
Mien som noor eh-teh?
fine
to-mel-aa (plan)
nothing new/happen
muhn-eh-teh
aunt/uncle (older than parent)
ohm
ohm-sray / ohm-prah
niece
nephew
kah-moo-ey-sray
kah-moo-ey-prah
And how about you?
Djoh lok / lok-sray (wyn)?
Thae lok / lok-sray (wyn)?
Do you have any older brothers?
Thah lok/lok-sray mien bahng-prah teh?
many/very much
traa-ung (plan)
I don’t have any older sisters.
Knyom ahk-mien bahng-sray teh.
student
kcone-suh
sorry
sum-tho
to work
twer-kaa
woman
sray
you
sir
misses
miss
lok
lok-sray
(g)ken-ya (plan) / niah-nian
page
thom-por
medicine
peyt
thank you
aw-kuun
this is
nee
My car is new.
Laan-knyom tuh-mai.
older
bahng
Chinese
chen
This is my new khmer teacher.
Nee krew-bahng-rien khmer tuh-mai knyom.
to ask
soor
doctor
lok-krew-peyt
niak-krew-peyt
not yet
muhn-toe-on-mien-teh
Ambassador
lok/lok-sray toot
lok/lok-sray Ambassador
visa
thee-tae-kah
enjoy/good time/fun
sabaiy
to tell
chumriap
job
kah [kaa]
diplomat
mon-trey-toot
Excuse me
Ah-tho
teacher
lok-krew
niak-krew
krew-bahng-rien
to want
djang
How are you?
Naek lok/lok-sray sok sabaiy teh?
How many uncles do you have?
Thah lok/lok-sray mien poo bun-mahn-nyek?
younger
pah-own
man
prah
car
my car
laan
laan-knyom
to replace
chum-noor
already/finished
haey
Studying khmer is fun.
Rien khmer sabaiy.
first
sen
diplomacy
kah-toot
hello
chumriap soor lok/lok-sray
to study
ree-in [rien]
Do you go?
Lok/lok-sray thow(v) teh?
to do/make
twer
review
lahn(yg)-win
cat
ch-mai
dog
ch-kgai
banana
djkaa(k) (long A)
elephant
dahm-erai
vase
toe(w)
shrimp
bahng-kong (big)
bahng-kia (small)
face
muk
monkey
swaa (snap)
to eat
nyam [n~am]
hope [hoop]
rice / food
bye
chest (furniture)
hub
zero
sone
Please read.
som aan (plan).
numbers
lay(ee)
to know
djeh
words
pee-it
to speak/talk
nee-yee-aye
everything
aw-howey
to write
sahw-say
to read
aan (plan)
mountain
phnom
come from
mahw-pee
mouw-pee – other dialect
France
French
foreigner
bah-rang
Japan
Japanese
djaapon
Vietnam
Vietnamese
vietnam
Germany
German
Allemahn
What country do you come from?
Lok/lok-sray mahw-pee srok/prah-teh nah?
am/is not
muhn-mahn
I am not French nationality.
khnyom muhn-mahn djun-djiat bah-rang teh.
officer
mon-trey
first name (form)
niam-cloon
last name (form)
niam-trah-kole
a little
bohn-theit-bohn-tuoy(t)