Lesson 1

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  khnhom chhmoh  khnhom chhmoh  ||  I am name -My name is…

  Anak sokhasabbay te  Anak sokhasabbay te  ||  you happy? - How are you

  sokhasabbay  sokhasabbay  ||  “Sup?”

  khnhom sokhasabbay  khnhom sokhasabbay  ||  I’m happy.

  chaulchet  chaulchet  ||  like

  Som yut yut  Som yut yut  ||  request slowly-slowly (slow down)

  khnhom somtos  khnhom somtos  ||  I’m sorry

  khnhom  khnhom  ||  I

  chhmoh  chhmoh  ||  name

  Anak  Anak  ||  you

  sokhasabbay  sokhasabbay  ||  happy

  Tve  Tve  ||  ? | do you/are you?

  som  som  ||  request – may I have

  saum  saum  ||  please

  teuk  teuk  ||  water

  muoy  muoy  ||  one/a

  Hoer_Hell  Hoer_Hell  ||  Spicy

  phlieng  phlieng  ||  rain

  yut yut  yut yut  ||  slowly-slowly

  tm_lei  tm_lei  ||  price

  bonman  bonman  ||  how much?

  tm_lei bonman  tm_lei bonman  ||  price how much?

  somtos  somtos  ||  sorry

  niyeay  niyeay  ||  speak

  bot  bot  ||  yes

  ott  ott  ||  no

??  Ay / avei  Ay / avei  ||  what?

  kah_fay  kah_fay  ||  coffee

  mateh  mateh  ||  chilli

  loy  loy  ||  money

  moe_toe  moe_toe  ||  motorbike

  gorng  gorng  ||  bicycle (also wheel)

  laan  laan  ||  car

??  twer_gaa  twer_gaa (twer-joan)  ||  to work (verb)

  karngear  karngear  ||  work (n)

  yeang_naa  yeang_naa  ||  how

  nike_yay  niyeay  ||  say

  wier  wier  ||  it

  tit_tit  tit_tit  ||  a little

  thveu  thveu  ||  do

  klean  klean  ||  hungry

  try_ee  try_ee  ||  fish

  kdaam  kdaam  ||  crab

  muekk  muekk  ||  squid/octopus

  rrien  rrien ree_en  ||  to learn

  kechchakar_phteah  kechchakar_phteah  ||  Homework

  nih  nih  ||  this

  noh  noh  ||  that

  mean  mean  ||  have

  min_mean / ott_mean  min_mean / ott_mean  ||  don’t have

  ahar  ahar  ||  food

  mhope  mhope  ||  food

  Suer sah day  Suer sah day  ||  hello

  Jumm Reab Sur  (formal) Jumm Reab Sur  ||  Hello

  leahaey  leahaey  ||  goodbye

  chhke  chhke  ||  dog

  chhma  chhma  ||  cat

  thngai  thngai  ||  day

  thngainih  thngainih  ||  today

  yupp “yoeb”  yupp “yoeb”  ||  night

  yb nih  yb nih  ||  tonight

  tangai saa  tangai saa  ||  tomorrow

??  (informal) saa eikk  (informal) saa eikk  ||  tomorrow

  ma siel minh  ma siel minh  ||  yesterday

  yeung  yeung  ||  we

  jong / jong ban  jong / jong ban  ||  want

  koat  koat  ||  he

  neang  neang  ||  she

  puok-ke  puok-ke  ||  they

  tinh  tinh  ||  buy

  york  york  ||  take

  kom  kom  ||  don't

  tow  tow  ||  to go

  nhoam  nhoam  ||  to eat

  trev_kar  trev_kar  ||  Want/need









  khnhom som teuk muoy  khnhom som teuk muoy  ||  I request water one – May I have a water?

  tae anak chaulchett avei?   tae anak chaulchett avei?   ||  What do you like?

  tae anak mean te?   tae anak mean te?   ||  Do you have…?

  tae anak mean mautau te?  tae anak mean mautau te?  ||  Do you have a motorbike?

  tae anak khlean te?  tae anak khlean te?  ||  Are you hungry?

  khnom joljet …   khnom joljet …   ||  I like…

  khnom ott joljet  khnom ott joljet  ||  I don't like…

??  tae anak thveu vea daoy rbiebnea?  tae anak thveu vea daoy rbiebnea?  ||  How do you do it?

??  tae anak niyeay avei?  tae anak niyeay avei?  ||  How do you say it?

  khnhom mean...  khnhom mean...  ||  I have...

  khnhom min mean te  khnhom min mean te…  ||  I don’t have…

  ma siel minh mean plee-ung  ma siel minh mean plee-ung  ||  Yesterday had rain.

  tae anak jong taow tey?  Annak jong taow tey?  ||  Do you want to go?

  tae anak jong nham tey?  Annak jong nham tey?  ||  Do you want to eat?

  tae anak jong twer gaa tey?  Annak jong twer gaa tey?  ||  Do you want to work?

??tey  khnhom at jong thveu-kar tey  khnhom at jong thveu-kar tey  ||  I don't want to work.

??pheasa  thngay-nih yeung rion pheasa khmer  thngay-nih yeung rion khmer  ||  Today we are learning Khmer.

  thngay-s-aek yeung mun rion pheasa khmer té.  thngay-s-aek yeung mun rion pheasa khmer té.  ||  Tomorrow we are not learning Khmer.

??kampoung  khnhom kampoung thveu-kar thngay-nih  khnhom thveu-kar thngay-nih  ||  I am working today.

??  khnhom at thveu-kar s-aek ||khnhom min thveukear now thngaisaek te .  khnhom at thveu-kar s-aek  ||  I am not working tomorrow.

??pheasa  neak niyay khmer té?  neak niyay khmer té?  ||  Do you speak Khmer?

??pheasa  neak niyay ang-klés té?  neak niyay ang-klés té?  ||  Do you speak English?

  tae neak jong ban teuk té?  neak jong ban teuk té?  ||  Do you want water?

  tae neak mean mouy nih té?  tae neak mean mouy nih té?  ||  Do you have this one?

  tae neak joul-chet mouy nih té?  tae neak joul-chet mouy nih té?  ||  Do you like this one?

  tae neak jong ban mouy nih té?  tae neak jong ban mouy nih té?  ||  Do you want this one?

  khnhom mun mean mouy nih té  khnhom mun mean mouy nih té  ||  I don't have this one

  khnhom mun joul-chet mouy nih té  khnhom mun joul-chet mouy nih té  ||  I don't like this one

  khnhom mun jong ban mouy nih té  khnhom mun jong ban mouy nih té  ||  I don't want this one

  khnhom mun trev kar mouy nih té  khnhom mun trev kar mouy nih té  ||  I don't need this one

  khnhom mean vea nov thngay-nih.  khnhom mean vea nov thngay-nih.  ||  I have it today.

  koat mean vea nov thngay-nih.  koat mean vea nov thngay-nih.  ||  He has it today.

  neang mean vea nov thngay-nih.  neang mean vea nov thngay-nih.  ||  She has it today.

  yeung mean vea nov thngay-nih.  yeung mean vea nov thngay-nih.  ||  We have it today.

  puok-ke mean vea nov thngay-nih.  puok-ke mean vea nov thngay-nih.  ||  They have it today.

  khnhom mun mean vea nov thngay-nih té.  khnhom mun mean vea nov thngay-nih té.  ||  I do not have it today.

  khnhom trev tov haey.  khnhom trev tov haey.  ||  I need to go.

  tae neak trev tov haey reu nov?  tae neak trev tov haey reu nov?  ||  Do you need to go?

  khnhom mun jam-bach tov haey.  khnhom mun jam-bach tov haey.  ||  I don't need to go.

  neak trev tov haey.  neak trev tov haey.  ||  You need to go.

  khnhom jong rion thngay-nih.  khnhom jong rion thngay-nih.  ||  I want to learn today.

  neang jong rion thngay-nih.  neang jong rion thngay-nih.  ||  She wants to learn today.

  puok-ke jong rion thngay-nih.  puok-ke jong rion thngay-nih.  ||  They want to learn today.

  koat jong rion thngay-nih.  koat jong rion thngay-nih.  ||  He wants to learn today.

  tae khnhom ach york mouy nih ban té?  tae khnhom ach york mouy nih ban té?  ||  Can I take this one?

  tae khnhom ach tinh vea nov thngay-s-aek ban té?  tae khnhom ach tinh vea nov thngay-s-aek ban té?  ||  Can I buy this tomorrow?

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