Expressing cold — Dialogue 1


នៅក្នុងផ្ទះបើកម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់
ស្រីពេជ្រ៖ មរកត រងាមែន?
មរកត៖ អឹម រៀងរងា។ ម៉ោពីអង្គុយក្រោមម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់យូរ។ ដំបូងទើបម៉ោពីក្រៅក្ដៅ ចូលមកក្នុងត្រជាក់ស្រួល ដល់យូរៗទៅរងា។
ស្រីពេជ្រ៖ សេរេលេខទៅអីចឹង។
មរកត៖ ដាក់លេខ ២៩ ហើយណា។

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
នៅ nɨv 1. in, at
2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in
3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?}
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
ផ្ទះ pteah house, home, residence, building
បើក baək 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop}
2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet}
3. of the sun: to shine
4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine
ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ maasin trɑceak A/C, air conditioner
Notes: also pronounced maasɨn
ស្រីពេជ្រ srǝy pɨc female Cambodian name
មរកត mɔrəkɑt, meaʔreaʔkɑt male or female Cambodian name
រងា rɔŋie 1. to be chilly, cold
2. to feel cold
មែន mɛɛn 1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true
2. really, actually, indeed
3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right?
អឹម ʔəm 1. filler word (umm...)
2. yes
Notes: colloquial
រៀង riəŋ 1. រៀង + adj. + បន្តិច/តិច = a bit + adj. {រៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = a bit difficult} {រៀងប្រៃបន្តិច = a bit salty}
2. to arrange in series, ranks, rows, order or style
3. in sequence, in order, in rows
4. all, each, every
ម៉ោពី mao pii 1. because of
2. to result from
Notes: spoken form of មកពី
អង្គុយ ʔɑŋkuy to sit, to sit down
ក្រោម kraom 1. below, beneath, under
2. to be located below, under
3. to be located to the south/downstream
យូរ yuu 1. slow
2. (of time) long
3. late
ដំបូង dɑmbouŋ 1. first, first of all, before
2. at first, in the beginning
ទើប təəp 1. then, only then, next
2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]}
3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday}
ម៉ោ mao 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time)
2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present)
3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth
4. to, toward
Notes: spoken form of មក
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
ក្រៅ krav 1. outside, out
2. foreign
ក្ដៅ kdav hot, warm
Notes: ជើង ដ
ចូល coul 1. to enter, go in, penetrate
2. to approach
3. to reach
4. to begin, set in
5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement
6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to
7. to take in (as revenue)
8. to mate (of animals)
9. to go into a trance (of a medium)
10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium)
11. to agree with
មក mɔɔk 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time)
2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present)
3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth
4. to, toward
ត្រជាក់ trɑceak 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា​)
2. refreshing
3. to be subtle
ស្រួល sruəl 1. to be easy, simple, proper
2. healthy, comfortable, pleasant
3. nice, carefree, without any complications
ដល់ dɑl 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at
2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until
ទៅ tɨv 1. to go (away from the speaker in space or time), to go to/towards, go on, continue, advance, go away
2. towards
3. from now on, from then on (often used as a particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past or present and continued on into the future or that the action is directed away from the speaker)
4. imperative particle, go ahead and ...! {ញ៉ាំទៅ = Go ahead and eat/drink!}
សេរេ seeree to adjust
Notes: BCF
លេខ leek 1. number, figure, numeral
2. writing, drawing, letter, mark
3. to write, to draw
អីចឹង ʔəycəŋ 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?}
2. really?
Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង
ដាក់ dak 1. to put, place
2. to deposit
3. to add (ingredients)
4. to set (e.g., a trap)
5. to establish
6. to assign
7. to locate, settle, station
8. to lock up
9. to fasten
10. to use
11. to strike, hit hard
12. to affect
13. to subject someone to
14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback
15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck
16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits)
17. to contract for
18. to subscribe to
19. to renounce (a throne)
20. to put aside (religious vows)
21. in, into, on
22. to eat, drink
23. to kneel
24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs
ហើយ haǝy 1. to be finished, ended, completed
2. enough!
3. final particle indicating completed action, already, by now
4. in a future context indicates action that will be completed at some future time
5. and, afterwards, next, then, after that
ណា naa final particle to soften a statement or request