Expressing sleepiness — Dialogue 1

ចាំមិត្តភក្តិ
ផានិត៖ ងុយដេកណាស់លោកអើយ! ហ៊ើយ! សុផលថ្មើរហ្នឹងហើយមិនទាន់ម៉ោវិញទៀត។ តេទៅសួរសិន។ ... អាឡូ សុផល? យប់ម៉េះង៉ៃហ្នឹង?
សុផល៖ នៅបង្ហើយការងារ។
ផានិត៖ អីចឹង? ងុយដេកអា៎។ ខ្ញុំចូលដេកហើយណាអីចឹង។ ប្រយ័ត្នប្រយែង។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ចាំ	cam	1. to wait (for) 2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart 3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...}
មិត្តភក្តិ	mɨt pʰeaʔ	friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice)
ផានិត	pʰaanɨt	male Cambodian name
ងុយដេក	ŋuy deek	to be sleepy Notes: colloquial
ណាស់	nah	very, very much
លោក	look	1. you (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 2. he (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 3. monk, man (who is respected) 4. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name) 5. world, sphere of existence 6. universe
អើយ	ʔaəy, ʔəəy	1. familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair 2. in some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them 3. it may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention
ហ៊ើយ	hǝǝy	1. exclamation to express boredom, frustration, or not wanting to do something 2. exclamation expressing relief Notes: BCF
សុផល	soʔpʰɑl	male or female Cambodian name
ថ្មើរ	tmaə	1. time, moment, period of time 2. one who walks, traveler 3. that upon which someone walks
ហ្នឹងហើយ	nɨŋ haǝy	1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial
មិនទាន់	mɨn toan	not yet
ម៉ោ	mao	1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time) 2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present) 3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth 4. to, toward Notes: spoken form of មក
វិញ	vɨɲ	again, back, instead
ទៀត	tiət	1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other
តេ	tee	to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through}
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!}
សួរ	suə	1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see
សិន	sən	1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle
អាឡូ	ʔaalou	hello (answering the phone) Notes: colloquial
យប់	yup	night, evening
ម៉េះ	meh	thus, so, in this way, this much Notes: spoken form of ម្ល៉េះ
ង៉ៃហ្នឹង	ŋay nɨŋ	spoken form of ថ្ងៃនេះ = today
នៅ	nɨv	1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?}
បង្ហើយ	bɑŋhaəy	1. to complete, finish, conclude 2. to use up, exhaust 3. fontanel (of the skull), crown/top of the head
ការងារ	kaaŋie	job, work, profession, duty, task
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
អា៎	ʔaa	1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!} 2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?} 3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry} 4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request
ខ្ញុំ	kɲom	I
ចូល	coul	1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with
ដេក	deek	1. to lie down 2. to sleep, to rest, to take a nap
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
ណា	naa	final particle to soften a statement or request
ប្រយ័ត្នប្រយែង	prɑyat prɑyaeŋ	to take all possible precautions, be very careful