Tuk Tuk (Sakanan) — 00 Introduction

សួស្ដី! នៅក្នុងរូបភាពនេះគឺយើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីការជិះរ៉ឺម៉កកង់បី បាទ អញ្ចឹងមធ្យោបាយធ្វើដំណើរ គឺយើងមានច្រើនប្រភេទ មានដូចជាឡាន ម៉ូតូ កង់ រ៉ឺម៉ក និងរ៉ឺម៉កកង់បីជាដើម អញ្ចឹងប្រសិនបើយើងអត់មានមធ្យោបាយធ្វើដំណើរផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន បានន័យថាយើងអត់មានម៉ូតូផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ឬក៏អត់មានឡានផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនទេ យើងអាចប្រើប្រាស់មធ្យោបាយសាធារណៈ ដែលមានដូចជាឡានតាក់ស៊ី រ៉ឺម៉កកង់បី និងម៉ូតូឌុបជាដើម ជាក់ស្ដែងនៅក្នុងរូបភាពមួយនេះ គឺយើងនឹងនិយាយអំពីការជិះរ៉ឺម៉កកង់បី

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KhmerPronunciationEnglish/Notes
សួស្ដី suǝsdǝy greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!'
Notes: ជើង ដ
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?}
ក្នុង knoŋ 1. in, inside
2. during + (time word)
រូបភាព ruup pʰiep 1. image, picture, drawing, photo
2. appearance, form, shape
នេះ nih 1. this, these
2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
គឺ kɨɨ 1. to be (equal to)
2. as follows, namely
យើង yəəŋ 1. we
2. I (familiar)
3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?}
នឹង nɨŋ future tense marker: will, about to
និយាយ niʔyiey to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss
អំពី ʔɑmpii 1. about, concerning, relative to
2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on}
ការ kaa 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases
2. work, occupation
3. business, affair, matter
4. to protect, defend, prevent
5. to marry
6. marriage
7. wedding
8. interest (e.g., on a loan)
9. profit
10. usury
11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel)
12. to spin (silk)
ជិះ cih to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train)
រ៉ឺម៉ក rəɨmɑɑk remorque, trailer, rickshaw, tuk tuk
កង់ kɑŋ 1. wheel, tire
2. bicycle
3. piece, slice, circle, something round
4. chop (of meat), piece (of fish), slice (of fish)
5. clf. for pipes, logs, slices
បី bəy three
បាទ baat male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement
អញ្ចឹង ʔɑɲcəŋ 1. in that case, so, then, therefore
2. like this/that
3. this/that much
មធ្យោបាយ matyoubaay means, way, method, strategy, tactic, technique
ធ្វើដំណើរ tvəə dɑmnaə to make a trip, travel
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’
ច្រើន craən 1. much, many, numerous, very much
2. mostly, often
ប្រភេទ prɑpʰeet category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic
ដូចជា douc cie such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance
ឡាន laan car, motor vehicle
ម៉ូតូ moutou motorbike, motorcycle
និង nɨŋ and
ជាដើម cie daəm 1. for example, for instance
2. as above, as listed (or given) above
3. first of all, first and foremost
ប្រសិនបើ prɑsən baə if
អត់ ʔɑt 1. no, not
2. to be without, lacking
3. to restrain oneself, abstain from
4. particle to form yes/no questions
ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ptoal kluən personally, in person, private, one's own (personal property)
បានន័យថា baan ney tʰaa 1. that means, in other words
2. to mean
ឬក៏ rɨɨ kɑɑ or (on the other hand)
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!}
អាច ʔaac 1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something)
2. to be possible
3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to)
4. to dare to
ប្រើប្រាស់ praə prah to use
សាធារណៈ saatʰiereaʔnaʔ to be public, common, communal
ដែល dael 1. who, whom, which, where, when
2. of/to/in/at which/whom
3. the fact/reason that
4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!}
តាក់ស៊ី taksii taxi
ម៉ូតូឌុប moutou dup 1. motorcycle taxi
2. motorcycle taxi driver
ជាក់ស្ដែង ceak sdaeŋ 1. clear, sure
2. clearly, surely, obviously
Notes: ជើង ដ
មួយ muəy 1. one {មួយៗ = one by one}
2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!}