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This
vocabulary list was provided by adoptive mom, Kim Scott.
Words���������������
Phrases�����������
Greetings
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Words
At- no
But, Only, Tea- tdai
Can- baan or bahn
Correct- trow
Day- tah nigh
Help- joo-ay or chew-ay
Home- path teeah
Is- kee-ah/jee-ah�
(k j on top of each other)
It- wee-uh
Learn- ree-uhn
More- dtee-it
Name- ch�moo-ah
Not- meun/minh
Please- un
jern or som
School- sah
lah
Sentence- clee-ah
Slowly- yud yud
Some- klah
Spell- prow
gcop
Understand- yu-all��������
What- away
With- ji-mooay
Phrases�
I
am sorry, I don�t understand.
���� Atdo, kynum pomme yuall dtay.�
I
dont speak English very well.
������ Kynum
pomme sow jeh nee-yay Anglais.�
I
don�t know very much English.
��� Kynum pomme sow
jeh Anglais.�
I
still don�t understand.
��� Kynum no dtay
min yuall.�
Please
say that again.
��� So um nee-yay
met dong dtiet.�
Do
you understand?
��� Niet yuall dtay?�
Yes,
I understand.
��� Women say: �Cha,
kynum yuall
��� Men say:���
��Baht, kynum yuall�
No,
I don�t understand.
��� Tday, kynum
pomme yuall tday.�
What
do you call this?
��� Tdah niet how roatwah
nee kee-ah way.�
I
don�t understand this.
��� Kynum minh yuall
dtay.�
Can
you help me?
��� Dah niet joo-ay
kynum bahn tday?�
I
understand some of it.
��� Kynum yuall klah
klah.�
I
understand all of it.
��� Kynum yuall dtay ahn
ah.�
I
don�t understand all of it.
��� Kynum minh yuall
dtay-ahn ah tay.�
I
can speak French.
��� Kynum aht bee-yay
pee-ah sah bahrahn.�
Do
you speak French?
��� Niet nee-yay
bahrahn tday?�
I
want to learn more English.
��� Kynum chung
ree0uhn Anglais time dtee-it.�
Thank
you for helping me learn more English.
��� Awkun, dowee joo-ay
Kynum ree-uhn Anglais time dtee-it.�
I
am studying English at home.
��� Kynum com pung
ree-uhn Anglais no paht tee-ah.�
I
am studying English at school.
��� Kynum com pung
ree-uhn Anglais no sah lah.�
I
am studying English with an American friend.
��� Kynum com pung
ree-uhn Anglais ji-mooay mit A-merican minette.�
How
do you say this word?
��� Dah niet tah
piet nee yang midette?�
What
does this word mean?
��� Piet nee mee-un
nee yang midette?�
What
does this sentence mean?
��� Dah klee-ah nee
mee-un nee yang midette?�
Does
anybody here speak Khmer?
��� Dah mee-un no
nah neet yee yay Khmer dtay?�
Is
there a Khmer-English dictionary here?
��� Dtah mee-un wickchunah
nute crum Khmer-Anglais tday teen nee?�
How
do you say it?
��� Dah niet tah ree-ah
yaang nah?�
That
is very difficult.
��� Nah ch(j)ea cah
peet bah nah.�
That
is easy.
��� Wee-ah kjee-ah
cah srule tday.�
I
don�t know how to say it in English
��� Kynum mahn dahn k�tah midette tay Kynum peeah sah
Anglais.�
I
am learning more English every day.
��� Kynum ree-uhn
Anglais charahn laang rah tah nigh.�
Did
I say it right?
��� Tdah kynum tah
tahrow tday?�
How
do you spell your name?
��� Dah niet prow
cgop ch�moo-ah neet yang midette?�
It
is�.
��� Guh tah�.�
Did
I spell this word right?
��� Tdah nee-uhp prow cop
piet nee trow dtay?�
That
is not right.
��� Wee-ah munh
dtrow dtay.�
I
have brought a friend along to help with my English.
��� Kynum bahn no um
mat kynum minette mok kee-ah moo-ay ow-ay joo-ay kynum pee-ah sah Anglais.�
�
Hello.
��� Soah sah die.�
Good
morning.
��� Ah roeun soah
sah die.�
Good
afternoon.
��� Sigh yoeun soah
sah die.�
Good
evening.
��� Deet ree-ah soah sah
die.�
Goodbye.
��� Chum ree-up
lee-ah.�
Good
night.
��� Hah ree-uht tri
soah sah die.�
How
are you?
��� Sok sobei kee uh
tay?�
I
am fine.� Thank you.�
And you?
��� Kynum sok sobei
tay.� Awkun.�
Tdah neeuht yang midette dai?
�I
am fine too.
��� Kynum caw sok
sobei dai.�
Thank
you very much.
��� Awkun nah.�
Thanks
a lot.
��� Awkun aht ny.
Thank
you.� That is very nice of you.
��� Awkun.�
Neeit ain jet ar nah.
You
are welcome.
��� Munh I tay.�
Don�t
mention it.
��� Gcum nee yay i.��
Excuse
me.
��� Aht tdoe owe Kynum.�
Pardon
me.
��� Some aht tdoe.�
I
am sorry.
��� Kynum some tdoe.�
That
is very good.
��� Wee-uh kee-uh
gkah la-aw ohn nah.�
Congratulations.
��� Som saw sah.�
This
is Mr.
��� Nee gkea loak��
This
is Mrs.
��� Nee gkea loak
s�ray��
This
is Miss�
��� Nee gkea neeyun
gun yah.�
I
am pleased to meet you.
��� Kynum mee-ahn si
g�day reet reeay ngun joo-up nay it.
�Please
come in.
��� Som joal moak.�
Please
sit down.
��� Som on goee.�
Good
luck.
��� Som naang la-are.�
Have
a good trip.
��� Som owe twe dom
nah bahn sok sa bei.�
Have
a good day.
��� Som owe bahn sa
bei k nye nee.�
Thank
you.� You too.
��� Awkun.�
Nayette caw ahn chjun die.�
So
long.
��� Leeah sen howee.�
I�ll
see you later.
��� Kynum naang juep
nee ette pail crowee dtee-it.�
Take
care.
��� Muh tie rhette
sah klue-in ain tdoah.��
May
I help you?
��� Kynum joo-ay nee it ain bahn dtay.
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