8.8: Key Vocabulary and Useful Expressions

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    Key Vocabulary
    IPA English
    dtom-nee available/free
    roo-vol busy
    ey-jəng so/therefore
    kaa-ri-yaa-lai office
    nat bpeel to make an appointment
    mian nat to have an appointment

    Key Expressions
    IPA English
    khnhom jɔng juab koat. I want to meet him.
    Koat kɔm-pong brɔɔ-jom. He is in the meeting.
    Niang dtom-nee dtee? Is she available?
    som toh! Excuse me!
    look mian kaa ey daer? How may I help you?
    Khnom som ni-yiay jia-muay look Sok baan dtee? May/can I speak to Mr. Sok?
    ɔɔ-kun chraən! Thank you very much!
    soom jam bɔng dtech. Please wait a moment.

    Summary of grammar points
    Grammar point Summary
    Sub-consonant under final consonant of a word In written Cambodian, sub-consonant placed under a final consonant of a word are not pronounced. For example: សាន្ត (saan) and ពេទ្យ​ (bpeet).

    Please also note that generally if there is a sub-consonant under a final consonant of a word, the word itself is a Pali or Sanskrit word and it is not pronounced as it spelled, for example, រដ្ឋ (roat) andចក្រ (jak).
    The pattern សុំ…បានទេ?​ and សូម “Please”. To make a request, the pattern សុំ…បានទេ​ is used. For example: ខ្ញុំសុំជួបលោកស្មីតបានទេ?​​ “Can I meet Mr. Smith?”. While សូម “Please” is used to indicate the politeness. However, from time to time, the word “សូម” and “សុំ” are interchangeably​ used.

    Compare:

    • សូមចាំទីនេះ។ “Please wait here.”
    • សុំជួបលោកសុខបានទេ? “Can I meet Mr. Sok?”

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