Asking “What is this?” — Dialogue 4

ធារី៖ ពិសិដ្ឋ! អីគេហ្នឹង?
ពិសិដ្ឋ៖ អូ ធារី! ខ្ញុំអត់ដឹងដែរហ្នឹង! មើលទៅដូចកុំព្យូទ័រអីចឹង។ មានគេពឹងខ្ញុំឲ្យយកទៅឲ្យបងតារា
ធារី៖ អូ! តស់ទៅសួរបងតារាទាំងអស់គ្នាម៉ងអីចឹង!

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ធារី	tʰierii	female Cambodian name
ពិសិដ្ឋ	piʔsət	male Cambodian name
អីគេ	ʔəy kee	1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?} 2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …} Notes: colloquial
ហ្នឹង	nɨŋ	this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that)
អូ	ʔou	oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt)
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
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.}
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
មើលទៅ	məəl tɨv	maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe}
ដូច	douc	alike, similar, like, as
កុំព្យូទ័រ	kompyuutoa	computer
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
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’
គេ	kee	1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s)
ពឹង	pɨŋ	1. to ask for a favor/help 2. to depend/count on, resort to
ឲ្យ	ʔaoy	1. to give 2. to let, to allow 3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?} 4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives) Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ
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
ទៅ	tɨv	1. to go (away from the speaker in space or time), to go to/towards, go on, continue, advance, go away 2. towards 3. from now on, from then on (often used as a particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past or present and continued on into the future or that the action is directed away from the speaker) 4. imperative particle, go ahead and ...! {ញ៉ាំទៅ = Go ahead and eat/drink!}
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)
តារា	taaraa	male Cambodian name
តស់	tɑh	exhortative particle: well, let's go, come on, let's ... Notes: colloquial
សួរ	suə	1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see
ទាំងអស់គ្នា	teaŋ ʔɑh knie	1. everybody 2. all, all of
ម៉ង	mɑɑŋ	1. immediately, at once, right away 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង