Issuing a command — Dialogue 1

ម្ដាយ៖ ណារី បោសផ្ទះហើយនៅកូន?
កូន៖ ហើយៗម៉ាក់។
ម្ដាយ៖ អីចឹង ទៅលាងចានចេញតិចទៅ ហើយចាំទៅធ្វើលំហាត់។ លាងចានហើយ បិទភ្លើងផងណា។
កូន៖ ចា៎ស ម៉ាក់។

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Khmer	Pronunciation	English/Notes
ម្ដាយ	mdaay	mother (used when speaking of or to someone else's mother) Notes: ជើង ដ
ណារី	naarii	female Cambodian name
បោស	baoh	1. to clean up, sweep out, scrub 2. to sweep clean 3. completely/absolutely (destroyed, e.g., by fire) 4. without anything remaining
ផ្ទះ	pteah	house, home, residence, building
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
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?}
កូន	koun	1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag}
ហើយៗ	haǝy haǝy	to be ready/finished Notes: colloquial
ម៉ាក់	mak	mom, mommy Notes: colloquial
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
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!}
លាងចាន	lieŋ caan	to do/wash the dishes
ចេញ	cəɲ	1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card)
តិច	təc	1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?}
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...}
ធ្វើ	tvəə	1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice}
លំហាត់	lumhat	1. exercise, drill 2. homework
បិទ	bət	1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste
ភ្លើង	pləəŋ	1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect) 2. flame 3. light, flare 4. electricity
ផង	pʰɑɑŋ	1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ...
ណា	naa	final particle to soften a statement or request
ចា៎ស	caah	1. yes (used by women) 2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence Notes: same as ចាស, but written with a diacritic to indicate high intonation