Answering the phone — Dialogue 2

អ្នកមិនស្គាល់គ្នា
សំណាង៖ អាឡូ ជម្រាបសួរ។
សុភាព៖ អាឡូ ជម្រាបសួរបង។ ខ្ញុំពួកម៉ាករបស់កញ្ញា ឈ្មោះសុភាព។
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សុភាព៖ អូខេ ខ្ញុំយល់ហើយបង។ អរគុណច្រើន។
សំណាង៖ អូខេ អីចឹងប៉ុណ្ណឹងសិនចុះអីចឹង។ បាយបាយ!
សុភាព៖ ចាស បាយបាយបង! អរគុណ។ សុខសប្បាយ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
អ្នក	neak	1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives)
មិន	mɨn	negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ)
ស្គាល់គ្នា	skoal knie	to know each other
សំណាង	sɑmnaaŋ	male Cambodian name
អាឡូ	ʔaalou	hello (answering the phone) Notes: colloquial
ជម្រាបសួរ	cumriep suǝ	1. hello 2. to say hello Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ
សុភាព	soʔpʰiep	male or female Cambodian name
បង	bɑɑŋ	1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself)
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
ពួកម៉ាក	puək maak	friend, buddy Notes: used more frequently in spoken Khmer than មិត្តភក្តិ
របស់	rɔbɑh	1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to
កញ្ញា	kaɲɲaa	female Cambodian name
ឈ្មោះ	cmʊəh	1. name 2. to be named/called
អូខេ	ʔou kʰee	OK
យល់	yʊəl	1. to understand, comprehend 2. to learn 3. to see, perceive 4. recognize, know 5. to favor, be partial to
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
អរគុណ	ʔɑɑ kun	1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful
ច្រើន	craən	1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often
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
ប៉ុណ្ណឹង	ponnəŋ	1. this much, that much {ប៉ុណ្ណឹងសិនហើយអីចឹង = [on the phone] that's all for now} 2. so, that, like that
សិន	sən	1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle
ចុះ	coh	phrase-final particle: mild imperative indicating permission {ញ៉ាំចុះ = Go ahead and eat!}
បាយបាយ	baay baay	bye bye Notes: colloquial
ចាស	caah	1. yes (used by women) 2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence
សុខសប្បាយ	sok sapbaay	to be well and happy (commonly used in the greeting សុខសប្បាយឬទេ? = How are you?, but can also used when saying goodbye)