Expressing hunger — Dialogue 1

និយាយម្នាក់ឯង
ពិសិដ្ឋ៖ ដូចឃ្លានដល់ហើយនៀក។ មានអីញ៉ាំអត់ទេ? អត់បានដាំបាយទៀត។ មីកញ្ចប់ទៀតហើយខ្ញុំ។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
និយាយ	niʔyiey	to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
ម្នាក់ឯង	mneak ʔaeŋ	alone, by oneself
ពិសិដ្ឋ	piʔsət	male Cambodian name
ដូច	douc	alike, similar, like, as
ឃ្លាន	klien	1. to be hungry 2. to be hungry for
ដល់ហើយ	dɑl haǝy	a lot, very, very much, extremely, really
នៀក	niək	spoken forms of នេះ = this Notes: colloquial
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’
អី	ʔəy	1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី
ញ៉ាំ	ɲam	to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders
អត់	ʔɑt	1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions
ទេ	tee	1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc. 2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ 3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!}
បាន	baan	1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)}
ដាំបាយ	dam baay	to cook rice
ទៀត	tiət	1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other
មី	mii	1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា​ for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider)
កញ្ចប់	kɑɲcɑp	1. pack, package, parcel 2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels
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
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I