Week 3 Flashcards
color
po-ah (NA) [poa]
black
ka-mow
milk
t(h)iik-dah-coe
breast
dah
cow / oxen
k(g)oe
to go for a walk
die-ling / dow(v)-ling
yellow
loo-ung
blue
kee-oo
red
krah-home
Khmer Rouge
Khmer Krah-home
to be good at
poo-kai
bun
bun prohsap
green
beiy-tong
purple
mango
syphilis
swaiy
fruit
plaiy
electricity / light
ploo-ung
red traffic light
ploo-ung krah-home
green traffic light
ploo-ung beiy-tong
ploo-ung kee-oo
orange
lee-ung-tome
slah-tome
t(h)iik-krooc
soda
t(h)iik-krooc
orange juice
t(h)iik-krooc-sut
pure
sut
white
sahw
thirty
sahm-seup
forty
saiy-seup
fifty
hah-seup
sixty
hok-seup (long O)
seventy
djit-seup
eighty
bay-it-seup
ninety
cow-seup
one hundred
muoy-roiy
to run
rote
forest
praiy
to cross
to cross a mountain
kat
kat-phnom
to visit
thow(v)-ling
to play
ling
to tease / to joke
nee-yiay-ling
to do something for fun
twer-ling
sometimes
chooen-kahl [cuon kaal]
to drink
puk
phee(t)-saah
what else?
ehy thee-it?
free time
payl t(h)umnay [pael tumnee]
What do you like to do?
Lok / lok-srey djole-cjet twer ehy?
to swim
hael-tiik
to exercise
to run (for exercise)
haht-prahn
rote-haht-prahn
to cook
twer-ma-hope
to buy
theeng
I like to talk on the phone to my friend.
Knyom djole-djet too-ra-sahp (thow) mit knyom.
cold
trah-djiat
everyday
roal-t-naiy
every
ro-al
time / when
when (for clauses)
payl
hour
maowng
Russia
roo-see
relative
sibling
bahng-paown
neighbor
nyek-djit-cahng
neighboring country
srok-djit-cahng
Ukraine
oou-kraine
but
thaey (thigh) / buhn-thaey
why?
Why (full phrase)
hat-ehy?
hat-ehy bahn djia …?
to heard
I heard that …
leuoow
knyom leuoow tah …
far
far from
chnaiy
chnaiy pee
city of …
thee-krohn ….
capital city
ree-it-tia-nee
Why do you want to work in Phnom Penh?
Hat-ehy bahn djia lok djang twer-kaa now Phnom Penh?
The reason why I want to work in Phnom Penh is because it’s near my family.
Bahn djia knyom djang twer-kaa now PP pee-proh-ou(r) wia djit kruosaa.
Because working in Phnom Penh is near my family.
pee-proh-ou(r) twer-kaa now Phnom Penh djit kruosaa.
really / serious
mehn-tehn
week
ah-tiit
we all
all together
all
yoong taa-ng ahw kanere
taa-ng ahw kanere
taa-ng ahw
to turn
ngee-ak (tear)
light / lamp
djang-kee-in
female animal
nyee
male animal
ch-mool
police shield
kayl
roasted duck
thiah - k-waiy
field
weal
rice field
weal surai (when harvested) weal sereuw (when growing)
cheers
leuk kay-oh lauw
(raise) (glass)
leuk diey(k) (raise) (empty)
village chief
maiy-poom
rain
plee-in
sky
maek
make
It’s raining / It’s going to rain
mien plee-in
maek djit plee-in
I’m just kidding.
Knyom nee-yiay ling teh.
yourself / myself
cloon
Do it yourself
twer cloon ehy
heart
beh-dong (long O)
coconut
dong (long O)
broken
cheuw
soul
chet
White House
sey-weet-mien
next to / beside
crow-pee
outside
crow
I’m working as the political officer.
Knyom twer-kaa djia montrey ne-yoo-baiy.
to be born
kai-t [now(v)]
district
srok
Sunday
t-naiy ah-tiit
Monday
t-naiy chan
Tuesday
t-naiy ahn-kee-ah
Wednesday
t-naiy put
Thursday
t-naiy proh-khow
Friday
t-naiy sok
Saturday
t-naiy sauw
number
number one, number two, etc.
thee
thee muoy, thee pee, etc.
birthday
t-naiy kom-neut (~ow)
hometown
srok / poom kom-neut (~ow)
March
mee-nia
April
mee-saah
February
kom-piaek
2014
pee pow-an dahp boo-en
one thousand
muoy pow-an [poan]
ten thousand
muoy muhn [mttn]
one hundred thousand
muoy seiy-en (sign) [saen]
one million
muoy lian
grand-father
thaah / djit-thaah [cttaa]
grand-mother
yiay / djit-doon [cttdoon]
when (question)
note: at end of sentence
auhn-kuhl (future)
pee auhn-kuhl (past)
grand-son
grand-daughter
djaoo-proh
djaoo-sray
tonight
yope-nee
weekend
djong ah-tiit (long O)
last
mune (moon) [mun]
last weekend
djong ah-tiit (long O) mune (moon) [mun]
When did you eat?
Lok / lok-sray nyam bye pee auhn-kuhl?
yesterday
muhsel-men(y) [masel-min~]
customs
customs officer
koi-eey
montrey koi-eey
young child
niang
village
poom [phuum]
country side
srok s-daiy
urban area / city
srok p-saah
don’t / do not
kom
ham
to stop
chobe (long O - short)
to ride
djeeh
boat
thook
ripe
thome
horse
seh
to cheat
keiy-ee
if
baa
on / above
leu
supervisor / leader
tanaa-leu
older person
djah-thome
sleepy
ngo-nguoy
second (time)
wee-nee-ah-thee
dark
ngo-ngooth
life
djee-wit
smile
nyo-nyoom (short)
to follow
along
by means of
thahm
eat like me
nyam thahm knyom
look the direction I’m looking
muhl thahm knyom
street / road
pla-ow
to drive
ba-euk
to go to stay / to go to live
thow(v) now(v)
to live
(ru-eh) now(v)
ru-eh sometimes dropped
meal
food (+type, American, etc)
bye
ma-hope
according to me / in my opinion
I think that / I understand that
thahm yo-bahl knyom
knyom kit tah / knyom yule tah
like / same as
doi-it
What is your birthdate?
Lok kaiyt t-naiy naa kaiy naa chnam naa?
My birthday is April 4, 1986.
Knyom kaiyt t-naiy thee boen kaiy mee-saah chnam bay-it-seup prahm-muoy.
morning
pruk (priik)
noon
t-naiy trohng
straight
trohng
honest person
m-noo trohng
person
m-noo
afternoon
roh-seel
evening / night
yobe [yup]
breakfast
bye-pruk
lunch
bye-tnaiy-trohng
dusk
laanyadj
dinner
bye-laanyadj (k)
about
auhm-pee / pee
easy
sroor / nyee-aye / sroor-nyee-aye
gasoline
sang (long A)
money
loiy
to look for
rok
to sleep
sam-rahn (superiors) deiy (kids) kaine (peers/all) sung (mong) p-thome (royal family)
to eat
peet-saah (superiors) nyam / hope (peers/all) see (rural) chan (mong) sauwee (royal family)
to wait
djam
consultant / advisor
thee-pruk-saa
age
ah-yoo
farmer
kat-say-kahw
farming / agriculture
kat-say-kehm
business owner
rohk-see
bank
toe-nia-kia / bahng
forester
may-praiyee
very little / very few / almost
muhn-sauow
together
kanere
the law doesn’t allow to work
kay muhn aowee twer-kaa teh
so / therefore
doiyee ch-naiy
Because …?
Pruor-ehy?
to not like
muhn-djole-djet
mosquito
mosquito bite
moo
moo-kehm
to leave (from)
to leave (to)
chang-pee (long A)
chang-thow(v)
to wake up (myself)
pyet-pee-kaine
I eat breakfast in the morning.
knyom nam bye-pruk payl pruk.
I woke up at 5 o’clock.
knyom bahn pyet-pee-kaine mauwng prahm.
I will study for five hours.
knyom nung rien prahm mauwng.
television
too-ra-tuo(r)
opinion
yo-bahl
voice
sound
som-lane
to write
saw-say
last night
yobe-min
What are you planning to eat for lunch?
Lok kit nyam ehy payl bye-tnaiy-trohng?
alone
by oneself
mnyek-ehy
cloon-ehy
normally / usually
tohmelaa
to do something together
verb + djia-muoy kanere
to smash
to cheat on someone
to wash (for clothes)
bauwk (ow)
stir-fry
chah
movie theater
roong-kon
large building
roong
garage
roong-laan
factory
roong-cha (cat)
boss
djaoo-wye [caw-waay]
soup
sup (oo; short)
finally
thee-bahn-chop
fruit (general term)
mango fruit
plaiy-cheu
plaiy-swaiy
vegetable
salad
bahn-lie
salad
meat
saiyk
chicken
saiyk-muon
beef
saiyk-coe
pork
saiyk-chuke
duck (food)
saiyk-thea (tear)
I leave from school to go home.
knyom chang-pee salaa-rien thouw p-thaye.
zoo
soo-en sap
park
soo-en
vacation
wah-kohng
to take a vacation
to have vacation
yoke wah-kohng
mien wah-kohng
to take
yoke
to come to visit
to come to visit me
mauw-ling
mauw-ling knyom
book
see-oo-peu
the most or (est) comparative
djian-kay
reading is the most difficult
aan bee-baek djian-kay
among
knong djahm-nowm
young
ka-mang (long A)
busy
rowl
old
djah
ocean
saa-co (cat; long O)
su-mohn
beach
ch-naye k-syke
coast
ch-naye
sand
k-syke
cave
che-rooey
When I go to Cambodia, I want to visit the beach.
Payl knyom thow srok khmer, knyom djahng thow-ling chnaye-ksyke.
river
thone-lee / say
forget
plit
please don’t forget to pay the fee
som kom plit bahng loiy
to pay
bahng
expensive
te-lie
cheap
taow
story
problem
issue
roo-ung
bicycle
k(g)ohng
motorcycle
moto
van
laan-this-ah-djahw
tourist
this-ah-djahw
dump truck
laan-duck-diey
bus
laan-krohng
mountain
kee-ree / phnom
lake
bung
waterfall
tiik-t-liik
to go to
to
thow(v)
from
pee
hospital
mon-thee-peit [montiipeet]
maybe / approximately
proh-hayl [pr))hael]
What number child are you?
Lok djia cone thee buhn-mahn?
I am the first child / the oldest child.
knyom djia cone thee muoy.
knyom djia cone bahng.
knyom djia cone ch-bahng.
What time is it?
Mauwng buhn-mahn?
It is 10 o’clock.
Mauwng dahp coot.
exact (for time and numbers)
coot
short of / lack of
kwah
half
kon-laah
It’s 10:45.
It’s quarter to 11 o’clock.
Mauwng dahp nung saiy-seup-prahm nia-tee.
Mauwng dahp-muoy kwah dahp-prahm nia-tee.
minute
nia-tee
I study for three hours from 1 pm to 4 pm.
knyom rien beiy mauwng pee mauwng muoy thow mauwng buon.
How many hours do you sleep?
Lok kaine buhn-mahn-mauwng?
you (general)
niak
to go to sleep
djole somrahn / kaine / deiy
to relax / take a break
somraa(k)
trash
somraam
classifiers for: people money time cars
nyek
dollar
mauwng, tia-nee, wia-tia-nee, kaiy, tnaiy, etc.
cloo-ung
how many students?
how many dollars?
how many books?
cone-suh buhn-mahn nyek?
buhn-mahn dollar?
see-oo-peu buhn-mahn?
to give
aow-wee
I have worked for the State Department for one year.
knyom twer-kaa aowee krohsuoy kaa bohratech bahn muoy chnam haey.
to grow up
thom-now
I have a question.
Knyom mien som noor muoy.
papaya
la-hong
hungry
clee-in
long, racing boat (for Cambodian water festival in Nov)
thook-ngo
good at doing something
poo-kai
bun
bun prohsap
I am good at dancing.
knyom bun rowan.
knyom bun prohsap rowan.
to dance
rowan
to sing
ch-rieng
a long time ago
yoo haey
to be from / to be born in / to have hometown of
djia nyet
his excellency
her excellency
ehy-oo-dahm
lok-djoom-teeoh
