And then they give it up. Some people, as soon as they start holding a book, immediately fall asleep, to the point that they even say that books are sleeping pills.
ថា
ta
That/Say
អង្គុយលេង
'ɑ̆nggŭy léng
Sit and Rest
គ្រាន់
groăn
Sufficient
តែ
dae
But
ស្តាប់
sdăb
Listen
ភ្លេង
pléng
Music
ដក
dɑg
Pullout
420
ដាក់
dăg
To Put
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
ដើម
daeum
Original/Trunk
លេង
léng
To Play
ខួរក្បាល
kuŏ gbal
Brain
មានពន្លឺ
méan bɔ̆nlʉ
Outshine
ស្វាង
swang
Bright
ង
ងុយគេង
ngŭy géng
Sleepy
plan
ថា
ta
That/Say
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ទៅផ្ទះ
dŏu pdeăh
Go Home
តែ
dae
But
ឥឡូវ
ĕlow
Now
change!
Thought I just sitting listen to a song then I take
out the 420, my head’s clear like the sea, though of going home but now it’s changed
to be sleepy (esp. characteristic of Phnom Penh speech; used of children and oneself)
