Expressing sleepiness — Additional dialogue 2


អស់កម្លាំងខ្លាំង
សុផលម៉ោងម៉ានហើយ?
ផានិតម៉ោងម៉ាដណ្ដប់ចេញពីហ្នឹង ទៅណាទៀត?
សុផលទៅទះ! ងុយដេកសឹងប្រកាច់ហើយទៅដល់ទះ ដឹងតែត្រង់ភ្លឹងដល់ព្រឹកម៉ង

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
អស់កម្លាំង ʔɑh kɑmlaŋ to be tired, exhausted, weak
ខ្លាំង klaŋ 1. to be strong, vigorous
2. loud
3. firm, sturdy
4. serious
5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly
សុផល soʔpʰɑl male or female Cambodian name
ម៉ោង maoŋ 1. hour
2. o'clock
3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time}
ម៉ាន maan spoken form of ប៉ុន្មាន [ponmaan] = how much? how many? {ម៉ោងម៉ាន? = What time?}
Notes: colloquial
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
ផានិត pʰaanɨt male Cambodian name
ម៉ា maa one
Notes: spoken form of មួយ (contraction)
ដណ្ដប់ dɑndɑp 1. to cover (someone) with a blanket or clothing
2. to wrap up
3. to bump against a cart (of the oxen which are pulling the cart)
4. ten, -teen (used only in compound numbers from 11 to 19)
Notes: ជើង ដ
ចេញ cəɲ 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit
2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication)
3. to emit, utter
4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out}
5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend
6. to gain, earn, save
7. to play (a card)
ពី pii from, since, of, about, at
ហ្នឹង nɨŋ this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
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!}
ណា naa 1. which, any
2. where, somewhere, anywhere
ទៀត tiət 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional
2. to be different, other
ទះ teah 1. to strike with the palm of the hand, slap
2. width of a hand
3. spoken form of ផ្ទះ = house, home
ងុយដេក ŋuy deek to be sleepy
Notes: colloquial
សឹង səŋ 1. almost (all), nearly, just a little, slightly
2. net for catching rabbits
ប្រកាច់ prɑkac 1. to have a spasm/convulsion/seizure
2. to writhe (in pain), twitch
3. nervous contractions, spasms, convulsions
4. [colloquial] to slander
5. [colloquial] to accuse
ទៅដល់ tɨv dɑl 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to
2. until, up to
3. to, toward
ដឹង dəŋ 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with
2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.}
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
ត្រង់ trɑŋ 1. straight, directly
2. exactly in (some spot)
3. upright, vertical
4. frank, honest, fair
ភ្លឹង plɨŋ 1. to be absolutely straight, straight as an arrow
2. to be pure, unblemished
3. figuratively: (to go) to sleep
ដល់ dɑl 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at
2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until
ព្រឹក prɨk morning
ម៉ង mɑɑŋ 1. immediately, at once, right away
2. all of a sudden
3. generally, in general
4. totally
Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង