Colloquial Cambodian

The Complete Course for Beginners (New Edition)

Chhany Sak-Humphry

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781136322570
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Colloquial Cambodian provides a step-by-step course in Cambodian as it is written and spoken today.

Colloquial Cambodian has been developed by a linguist and an experienced Cambodian language professor and combines an accessible approach with a thorough treatment of the language, equipping learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Cambodian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Key features include:

• progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills

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• jargon-free explanations of grammar

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• an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises

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• realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios

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• coverage of the Cambodian writing script

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• useful vocabulary lists throughout the text

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• additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries, and translations of dialogues and reading passages.

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Balanced, comprehensive, and rewarding, Colloquial Cambodian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Cambodian.

Accompanying audio material is available for free download from www.routledge.com/9780415524070 in MP3 format. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners' listening and speaking skills.

Unit One

kaa kuə sɑɑm nɨŋ kaa nae noam kluən

ការគួរសម និងការណែនាំខ្លួន

Greetings and self-introductions

In this unit you will learn how to:

• introduce yourself

• exchange common greetings

• use personal pronouns

• address people

• make simple sentences

• ask and answer some ‘what’ and ‘where’ questions

• read and write Cambodian consonants (C)

When you meet people in Cambodia, you will introduce yourself and exchange information about each other.

Dialogue 1

Self-introductions (Audio 1.7)

Listen to how Sophal (A) and Marie (B) introduce themselves at their first meeting.

A:	cumriep suə. kɲom cmʊəh San Sophal. som hav kɲom Sophal.
B:	cumriep suə. kɲom cmʊəh Marie Claude. Claude kɨɨ cie cmʊəh tracool kɲom.
A:	kɲom cie kmae. mͻͻk pii k^haet siəm riep.
A:	soom tooh, Marie mͻͻk pii srok naa?
B:	kɲom cie cͻͻn ciet baaraŋ mͻͻk pii tii kroŋ paarii.
A:	kɲom cie kruu bɑŋriən p^hiesaa ʔɑŋkleeh nɨv saakɑl vittyielay. coh Marie?
B:	kɲom cie nieyʊək nɨv pɛɛt kalmaet.
A:	ʔɑɑ kun. riikriey daoy baan cuəp knie.
B:	kɲom kɑɑ ʔɑɲcəŋ dae.
A:	Hello, I am San Sophal. Please call me Sophal.
B:	Hello, my name is Marie Claude. Claude is my last name.
A:	I am Cambodian. I am from Siem Reap.
A:	Excuse me, where are you from Marie?
B:	I am a Frenchwoman from Paris.
A:	I am an English teacher at the university. What about you, Marie?
B:	I am the director of Calmette Hospital.
A:	Thank you. Nice to meet you.
B:	Pleased to meet you too.

Vocabulary

cumriep suə	ជម្រាបសួរ	hello (polite greeting form)
kɲom		I
cmʊəh	ឈ្ម ោះ	to be called
som	សុំ	to request, to ask (for); to ask to (do something)
hav	ហៅ	to call
kɨɨ ciə, ciə	គឺជា, ជា	is (to be)
trɑkool or cmʊəh kruəsaa	ត្រកូល ឬ ឈ្មោះគ្រួសារ	family name or last name
baat	បាទ	polite response for male
caah, caa	ចាស, ចា៎	polite response for female
mɔɔk	មក	to come; to, toward
pii	ពី	from
k^haet	ខេត	province
soom tooh	សូមទោស	excuse (me)
bɑŋriən	បង្រៀន	to teach
kruu bɑŋriən	គ្រូបង្រ...