Saying “I don’t know” — Dialogue 2

នៅសាលារៀន
សុខា៖ ធារី! សួរមួយមើល។ ចេះធ្វើលំហាត់នេះ / ស្រាយចំណោទនេះអត់? ខ្ញុំគិតយូរហើយ នៅតែមិនចេញ។
ធារី៖ ណា? មើល ខ្ញុំមើលតិចមើល។ ... អឹម ... ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញដែរហ្នឹង។ អត់ដឹងថាត្រូវស្រាយយ៉ាងម៉េចទេនៀក។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/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?}
សាលារៀន	saalaa riən	school
សុខា	soʔkʰaa	female Cambodian name
ធារី	tʰierii	female Cambodian name
សួរ	suə	1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see
មួយ	muəy	1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!}
មើល	məəl	1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!}
ចេះ	ceh	1. to know (how to do something), to be able to 2. to be used to, accustomed to 3. to keep on doing something 4. constantly, always, incessantly 5. to be learned, intelligent, smart, cunning
ធ្វើ	tvəə	1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice}
លំហាត់	lumhat	1. exercise, drill 2. homework
នេះ	nih	1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
ស្រាយ	sraay	1. to untie, undo, unfasten, unwrap, detach 2. to untangle, unravel 3. to explain, clarify 4. to solve 5. to interpret (a dream) 6. to comment on (a text) 7. to translate
ចំណោទ	cɑmnaot	1. exercise, problem, question 2. accusation, indictment, statement of charges Notes: root: ចោទ
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
គិត	kɨt	1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand
យូរ	yuu	1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late
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
នៅតែ	nɨv tae	1. still, as before 2. to be left, remain
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
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)
ណា	naa	1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere
តិចមើល	təc məəl	phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!}
អឹម	ʔəm	1. filler word (umm...) 2. yes Notes: colloquial
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
ហ្នឹង	nɨŋ	this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
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.}
ថា	tʰaa	1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...]
ត្រូវ	trəv	1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction)
យ៉ាងម៉េច	yaaŋ məc	1. how, in what way 2. in any way, however
ទេ	tee	1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc. 2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ 3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!}
នៀក	niək	spoken forms of នេះ = this Notes: colloquial