Indicating Agreement — Dialogue 1

យល់ស្រប — នៅថ្នាក់រៀន
ធារី៖ កញ្ញា គណិតបានពិន្ទុប៉ុន្មានដែរ?
កញ្ញា៖ ខ្ញុំបានតែ ៧០ ពិន្ទុហ្នឹង។ សោភាបានដល់ទៅ ១០០ ឯណោះ!
ធារី៖ សោភារៀនគ្មានពេលសម្រាកសោះ។ អីចឹងបានជាប់លេខ ១ ក្នុងថ្នាក់រាល់ខែ។
កញ្ញា៖ មែនហ្នឹង! សោភាខំប្រឹងមែនទែន។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
យល់ស្រប	yʊəl srɑɑp	to agree, to fully agree, to approve
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?}
ថ្នាក់រៀន	tnak riən	classroom
ធារី	tʰierii	female Cambodian name
កញ្ញា	kaɲɲaa	female Cambodian name
គណិត	keaʔnet	mathematics Notes: short form of គណិតសាស្ត្រ
បាន	baan	1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)}
ពិន្ទុ	pɨntuʔ	1. numerical grade (in an examination), score 2. point (in a game) 3. mark, period, dot (.), round sign (ំ), circle
ប៉ុន្មាន	ponmaan	1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent
ដែរ	dae	1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
តែ	tae	1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea
ហ្នឹង	nɨŋ	this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
សោភា	saopʰie	female Cambodian name
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!}
ឯ	ʔae	1. at, to, in, on 2. as (for), regarding Notes: independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel ē ʔae (many words spelled with ឯ may also be spelled with អែ)
ណោះ	nɑh	1. there 2. [colloquial] right? Notes: variant of នោះ, used for emphasis
រៀន	riən	to study, to learn, to practice
គ្មាន	kmien	1. not to have 2. there is not, there are not
ពេល	peel	1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time
សម្រាក	sɑmraak	1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve 2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break} Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក
សោះ	sɑh	1. final particle: (in negative clauses) at all, in the least, completely, utterly, absolutely, finally 2. to be completely out of 3. to be empty, devoid of content 4. to be tasteless, insipid, flavorless, lifeless 5. tired, exhausted 6. pale, anemic 7. it’s just … {សំឡេងទូរស័ព្ទសោះ = it’s just the sound of the phone}
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
ជាប់លេខ	coap leek	to win, place (e.g., in a competition)
ក្នុង	knoŋ	1. in, inside 2. during + (time word)
ថ្នាក់	tnak	1. level, class/grade (in school) 2. rank, step, stage 3. shelf 4. floor, story 5. row (of seats in an auditorium) 6. classroom, lecture hall
រាល់	roal	every, each, all
ខែ	kʰae	1. month 2. moon
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?
ខំប្រឹង	kʰɑm prəŋ	to try hard, to make every effort
មែនទែន	mɛɛn tɛɛn	1. really, truly, surely, in fact, as it should be, certainly 2. seriously, actually