Week 4 Flashcards
both
all three, etc.
taang pee
taang beiy
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
airplane
kapale-hah
yune-hah
Malaysia
Malaysie
nobody
no one knows
koom-mien niak-naa
koom-mien niak-naa dung teh
No one knows where that plane is going.
koom-mien niak-naa dung tah kapale-hah-nu thow nah teh
to see
keu-en
No one understands yet.
Koom-mien niak-naa toen yule teh.
hungry
clee-in [khlian]
I am 28 years old.
Knyom ah-yoo mo-paiy prahm-beit chnam.
I have only one brother.
knyom mien paown-prah thai mnyek teh.
to pass away
to die
ko(w)-it (long O)
slep
holiday
t-naiy bohn
festival
bohn
national holiday
religious holiday
t-naiy bohn djiat
t-naiy bohn sas-nah
New Year (American)
New Year (Khmer)
bun-chlong chnam
bun-chole chnam
to enter
chole
idea
koomnit
This is a very good idea.
You have a good idea.
Nee djia koomnit la-awh nah.
Lok mien koomnit la-awh nah.
too long
yoo payk
single (man)
single (woman)
kohm-lah
kroh-mahm
Don’t stay single too long.
Don’t stay like that too long.
Kom now thum-nay yoo payk.
Kom now yoo payk.
widower / divorcee
may-mai (female)
puoh-mai (male)
worker
ka-meh-kahw
I just ate.
knyom theup nung nam bye.
When do you think you’ll get married.
Lok kit yoke kruasah aun-kalh?
coat
aow-rohneer
pants
cow
table
tho
Please bring the check.
Som kit loiy
lesson
mae-rien
to freeze
kahk
ice
thuk-kahk
May I have a glass of ice?
Knyom som thuk-kahk muoy ca-oo?
glass (cup)
caye-ow
deposit
wash (for hair)
fall (for rain)
kak
mean (not nice)
kaad
to break (used in politics to mean defeat other party)
kadj
to lose / to be defeated
djaan
wealthy person
niak-mien
yet / on time
to-en (thuon)
to die (for animals, plants, younger children)
ngo-ob
to connect to pass (exam) to implicate (guilt)
djo-ob
dull / not pointy
theayl
poor / dead-end
very poor/out of work
cornered / no way out
tho-al
tho-al kroh
tho-al trah-ahk
to hurry
ru(eh) ro-an
to taste
ruo-djiat
easy as peeling banana
sroor doo(d) bahk djkaa(k) (long A)
to pay / to cast (fish net)
bahng (short)
to give back / to pay back
sahng
to build / to construct
sahng (short)
to lose (something)
baat (short)
to believe
djooeu(r) (sewer)
Can I believe you?
knyom djooeu(r) lok/lok-srey bahn teh?
so / therefore
Aan-djun
doiy(ee) chnay
to have kids
to get married (lit. to take a wife)
to take vacation
yo(k) (long O) cone
yo(k) (long O) prahpone
yo(k) (long O) wah-kong
If she says yes.
Baa koat nee-yiay tah djaa.
to hope
song-kom
before
after
mun
crowey
Before buying a house…
mun-nung theeng pthaye
Have you finished yet?
Lok chop haey-reu-now?
country
srok
prah-teh
no-ko
fiance
koo-dong-dung
Do you have a significant other? (polite)
lok / lok-srey mien kanere haey-reu-now?
to organize
riap-djahm
list
ban-chee
invite
how
guest
p-neyoo
guest list
ban-chee how p-neyoo
ban-chee p-neyoo
ship (water)
kapale
uncle
poo
aow-poke mia
aunt
meeng
m-daiy meeng
older aunt / uncle
ohm
m-daiy / aow-poke thom
Vice President
ah-nu prohtianiathupuhdie
Secretary
lay-kah-tee-kah
Secretary of State
roat lay-kah-tee-kah
deputy
rong (long O)
note: title + rong
Vice Consul
montrey konsul rong (long O)
DCM
ahnu-prohtian-pey-saa-kah-kahm
mission
pey-saa-kah-kahm
to have a mission
mien pey-saa-kah-kahm
Poland
po-long
Holland
hol-long
Ambassador
Ayke-ah-key-roh-toot
Excellency
eye-oo-dahm (m)
lok-djoom-teeoh (f)
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 roytahpeebahl
I am thinking about this issue.
Knyom kampong kit pee rooung nee.
soccer
bal-thoit
basketball
bal-baugh
volleyball
bal-theiy
leg
choong
beer
srah-beay(r)
cards (playing)
beay
to bring something to
please bring beer to drink
yo(k) [something] mo(k)
som yok beay(r) mok nyam
to wait / to remember
djam
Am I going to get a visa?
Knyom nung bahn thee-tae-kah teh?
Be careful of mosquito bites
Prohyat mu-kahm (plan)
to try hard
kahm
appropriately / perfectly
sohm
correct / right
djahm
drouw
to (on form or envelope) / about
djahm-poueh (chmoor)
handsome
hahm
karma
kam (plan)
annoying / boring
stop being annoying
sehm
kom sehm pyee
ear
trah-djee-it
cold
trah-djyet
to hit
dahm
to sell
lok (oo; short)
ghost / dead person
kah-mouwt
to haunt
lohng
to drown
long (short)
love
srah-laany
s-naiy
to drown in love
long s-naiy
to find
rok keu-eny
to invite
ahny-choony
answer (noun)
to answer
djum-lauee
ch-lauee
fat
to have meat
toe-at
mien saiyk
American (formal and informal)
Amreecan
ahw-kang (long A)
to take / to bring
yo(k)
to not be accustomed to something
ex: he’s not accustomed to living here
muhn djeh
koat muhn djeh rue now thee-nee
I am busy
knyom row-ul
sugar
sko(r) (long O)
mute
k(g)o
neck/throat
k(g)aw
to give / for
for me
aowee
aowee knyom
to braise
kahw
braised duck
braised fish / sardines
thea-kahw
tryee-kahw
capital city (monarchy)
capital city (republic)
riedj-tia-nee
roh-at-tia-nee
united
sah-hah
united states
sah-hah ro-at
United Nations
sah-hah prah-djia-djiat
nations
prah-djia-djiat
union
sah-hah-piab
Soviet Union
sah-hah piab soviet
Burmese Union
sah-hah-piab phuumia
European Union
sah-hah-piab europe
Labor Union
sah-hah-djeeb
I studied for five weeks.
I have been studying for five weeks.
knyom bahn rien bahn pram ah-tiit.
knyom rien bahn pram ah-tiit haey
small cup
bang (long A)
I drink two cups of coffee
knyom nyam cafe pee bang
We study five hours a day
yoong rien pram mauwng muoy tnaiy / mu-tnaiy
to jump
lote (long O)
greedy
lope
It’s time.
Dahl mauwng haey
time is up
Dahl mauwng chop haey
It’s time to go home
Dahl mauwng thow p-thaye haey
see you
chuop kanere
to go to sleep
djole kaine
to wake up from sleep
crow pee kaine
to go to bed
thow kaine
Let me think about it first
Djam knyom kit muhl sen
Wait for me
Djam knyom pahng
to interview
sum-peah
greeting
sahm-bee
to lead / to bring
no-am
to be able to (before verb)
to be able to (end of sentence)
aadj
bahn
wait and listen
djam s-dahp
column
djoor-cho
line
djoor
vertical
cho
row
djoor-deiyt
reason
bahn djia
the most / est
djian kay
end (of something) - adjective
djong
last one
djong crowey
organization
United Nations Organization
Ahnkah
Ahnkah sahah prahdjiadjiat
people (in communist society)
people (in republic)
prah-djia-djun
prah-djia-po-roat
door stop / wedge
cahl
to arrive / to reach a destination
dahl (short)
to wish / to pray
bahn (short)
to pump
sahp (short)
to miss (i.e. to be late)
kahk
to mug someone
chahk (short)
water drop
thahk (short)
to suffocate
thahk
stuffy / difficult to breathe
hahb (short)
foolish
lahb (short)
poor quality
ahn
You’re welcome
no problem
muhn-ehy-teh
military officer
montrey yule thea
Let’s see / it depends
djam muhl sen
We talk among ourselves.
I talk with her.
Yoong nee-yiay kanere.
Knyom nee-yiay djia-muoy koat.
There’s nothing important
Wia muhn som kam teh
thing
ro-bah
something
ehy-wahn
beach
moat-sumahn
chnaiy-ksaiyk
My home is conveniently located.
Pthaye-knyom sroor
My car is easy/convenient to drive.
laan-knyom baeuk sroor.
to drive
baeuk laan
very vs. a lot/many (quantity)
nah vs. traang
honey (man to woman)
honey (woman to man)
own
bahng
Do you know that….
Lok dung teh tah…
to come to
mauw
anything
ehy-teh
Do you want to eat anything?
Lok djang nam ehy-teh?
where to?
where from?
where at?
Note: at end of sentence
thow nah?
mauw pee nah?
now aye-nah? / now trahng nah?
Where are you driving to?
Lok baeuk laan thow nah?
end of this year
djong chnam nee
end
djong (long O)
I am inside the car
knyom now knong laan
to be in/at
now
room
bahn-thop
We study in this room everyday.
Yoony rien knong bahn-thop-nee roal tnaiy.
Do you know I want to sell my car?
Lok dung teh tah knyom djang look laan-knyom?
before (+ noun)
before (+ verb)
mun (oo)
mun-nung
I eat before going to sleep.
Knyom nam mun-nung djole kaine.
to pour (also for gasoline)
to poke
to stab
to bet (gambling)
djaa(k)
to use
praa(y)
to walk
daa(y)
Where do you buy your car?
Lok theeng laan-lok now aye nah?
We need to put gasoline in the car.
Yoong trow djaak sang laan.
to be empty / depleted
ahw
to be out of gasoline
ahw sang
to play music
djaa(k) pling
music
pling
better
best
lah-awh djian
lah-awh djian kay
fast
loo-un
ro-haah
slow
yood
Motorcycles are faster than cars.
moto loo-un djian laan
which one
muoy nah
different different to (comparison)
kohc
kohc kanere
same
the same as
doi-eet
doi-eet kanere
together
djia muoy kanere
similar
similar to
srah-dian
srah-dian kanere
to start
djab-eh-dow
feeling
bad feeling
spoiled fish
djuh(d)
ahn-djuhd
tryee-ahn-saiyk
to take note
cahth (short)
to fan / to breeze (wind)
bahc (short)
to peel
bahc (short)
to over-eat / drink
hahl (short)
left-over/ remaining
sahl (short)
result / achievement / yield (crops)
pahl
all / complete / empty / to run out of
ahw
to run out of time
I ran out of money
ahw mauwng
knyom ahw loiy
to end / to finish
djohb (short)
handle (noun)
to scoop
dohng
to throw / to cast
bahng (short)
effective / profitable
cahb
to bury
cahb (short)
grave
p-noe (long O)
bottle
dahb
to respond
thahb
to bend
baht (short)
out of breathe
haht (short)
to give / to pay back
sohng
both sides
sohng-kang
also / too
pahng
deiy
nervous / worry
ba-rahm
prouee
prouee-barahm
problem
baan-hah
straight
at
shoot
trahng (short)
to cut
caat (short)
full (from food)
ch-ait
I am late today
knyom mauw yood tnaiy nee
to drive to turn on to operate to open to start to pay
baeuk
to turn off
to close
but
to pay
bahng / baeuk
traffic
djah-raa-djah
What fruit do you like best?
lok djole-djet plaiy ehy djian-kay?
orange (fruit)
plaiy krow-ooc
grapes
thom-pang-bye-djoo
bamboo shoot
thom-pang
I have not (done something)
ahk-dael-teh
garlic
k-thum sah
onion
k-thum ba-rang
shallot
k-thum krah-haam
cooking oil
brang (long A) - cha
fat (cooking)
k-lang (long A)
pig
ch-rooc
salt
ahm-bah
fish sauce
thuk-tryee
soy sauce
thuk-seeou
