Phone (Sakanan) — 00 Introduction

សួស្ដី នៅក្នុងរូបភាពនេះគឺយើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីទូរស័ព្ទដៃ ដោយយើងដឹងហើយថា ទូរស័ព្ទគឺមានពីរប្រភេទ គឺ ទូរស័ព្ទមានខ្សែ ឬក៏ទូរស័ព្ទលើតុ ហើយនិងទូរស័ព្ទមួយប្រភេទទៀត គឺជាទូរស័ព្ទដៃ ឬក៏ទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត ដោយសារតែវាមានរាងតូច ងាយស្រួលយកតាមខ្លួន អញ្ចឹងគេហៅថាទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត ឬក៏ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ ចំណែកឯទូរស័ព្ទលើតុ គឺយើងពិបាកនឹងយកតាមខ្លួន ដោយសារតែវាមានរាងធំ ហើយវាត្រូវការប្រើប្រាស់ភ្លើងអគ្គិសនីដើម្បីដំណើរការ ដូច្នេះគេទុកវាតែនៅលើតុតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ដោយសារតែវាមានភ្ជាប់ជាមួយនឹងខ្សែ អញ្ចឹងទូរស័ព្ទគឺមានពីរប្រភេទ គឺទូរស័ព្ទដៃនិងទូរស័ព្ទលើតុ ហើយនៅក្នុងរូបភាពនេះ គឺយើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីទូរស័ព្ទដៃ

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
សួស្ដី suǝsdǝy greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!'
Notes: ជើង ដ
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)
រូបភាព ruup pʰiep 1. image, picture, drawing, photo
2. appearance, form, shape
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
គឺ kɨɨ 1. to be (equal to)
2. as follows, namely
យើង yəəŋ 1. we
2. I (familiar)
3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?}
នឹង nɨŋ future tense marker: will, about to
និយាយ niʔyiey to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
អំពី ʔɑmpii 1. about, concerning, relative to
2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on}
ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ tuureaʔsap day mobile phone
ដោយ daoy 1. by, with, along
2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner
3. because
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.}
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
ថា tʰaa 1. to say, tell, pronounce
2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
3. I've [just] said, [...]
ទូរស័ព្ទ tuureaʔsap 1. telephone
2. to call (by phone)
Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ
មាន mien 1. to have, possess, own
2. to exist, there is, there are
3. to be rich, own property
4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to
Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’
ពីរ pii, pɨl two
ប្រភេទ prɑpʰeet category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic
ខ្សែ ksae string, cord, rope, wire, line
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand)
លើ ləə 1. up, on, over, above
2. to be on, over, above, located on top
3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against
តុ tok 1. table, desk
2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert
Notes: irregular pronunciation
ហើយនិង haǝy nɨŋ and (followed by the last in a series), with
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]!}
ទៀត tiət 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional
2. to be different, other
ជា cie 1. to be (equal to), to be as
2. to be well, in good health, recovered
3. to be effective (of medicines)
ទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត tuureaʔsap caʔlat mobile phone
ដោយសារតែ daoy saa tae because
វា vie 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children)
2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous)
រាង rieŋ form, shape, image, figure
តូច touc, tuuc 1. small, little, tiny
2. minor
ងាយស្រួល ŋiey sruǝl easy (e.g., to do, to use)
យក yɔɔk 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold
2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge}
3. to take (away)
4. to steal
5. to bring
6. to borrow
7. to get, obtain, achieve
តាម taam 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step}
2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time}
3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market}
ខ្លួន kluən 1. body, figure, person, self
2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc.
អញ្ចឹង ʔɑɲcəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
គេ kee 1. he, she
2. one, someone
3. other(s)
ហៅ hav 1. to call, name
2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle
3. to send for, summon
4. to invite (guests)
ចំណែកឯ cɑmnaek ʔae as for, as to, regarding
ពិបាក piʔbaak 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily}
2. sad, poor, miserable
3. to suffer
ធំ tʰom to be big, tall, vast, important
Notes: irregular pronunciation
ត្រូវការ trəv kaa 1. to need, require, want
2. to be necessary, needed, required
ប្រើប្រាស់ praə prah to use
ភ្លើង pləəŋ 1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect)
2. flame
3. light, flare
4. electricity
អគ្គិសនី ʔakkihsaʔnii 1. electricity
2. electric
ដើម្បី daəmbəy in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for
ដំណើរការ dɑmnaə kaa to function, run, work (especially of machinery)
ដូច្នេះ doucneh 1. so, thus, therefore
2. like this
ទុក tuk 1. to put, set, place, arrange
2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later}
តែ tae 1. but, however
2. only, just
3. tea
តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ tae ponnɑh only, only that much
ភ្ជាប់ pcoap 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together
2. to adjust, fit, set
3. to coordinate with
Notes: root: ជាប់
ជាមួយនឹង cie muəy nɨŋ 1. together, along with
2. with
និង nɨŋ and