I DON'T SLOW DOWN, DON'T TRY TO STOP,
IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO HELP YOU, I'LL DROP YOU BY THE PAGODA
យកប្តី
yɔg bdei
Take a husband
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ជីវា
jiwéa
Darling
ចេះ
jéh
Know
យកអាសា
yɔg 'asa
Feel Sympathy
សាច់ញាតិ
săj nyéad
Relative
Take a Khmer husband, live with him, and take care of your relatives.
សូម្បី
sombei
Even
សាច់ញាតិ
săj nyéad
Relative
ខ្លួនឯង
kluŏn êng
Oneself
ក៏
gɑ
Also
គេ
gé
Them
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
បែង
baeng
Divide
ព្រោះ
brŏăh
Because
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
អត់
'ɑ̆d
No
ចេះ
jéh
Know
ទ្រ
drɔ
Bowed Lute/Uphold
EVEN OUR RELATIVES WANT A SEPARATION BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW HOW TO KISS ASS!
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ខឹង
kœ̆ng
Angry
នឹង
nʉ̆ng
Will
អ្នកដែល
neăg dael
Those
គេ
gé
Them
តម្រង់
dɑ̆mruŏng
Straighten Out
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ធ្វើ
tweu
Make/Do
ឡូយ
loy
Arrongant
ទាំង
deăng
Either
ចោលម្សៀត
jaôl msiĕd
Foolish
ពេលខ្លះ
bél klăh
Sometimes
ចង
jɑng
Attach
ក
gɑ
Neck
ដោយសារតែ
daôy sa dae
Because of
មាត់
moăd
Mouth
សាច់ញាតិ
săj nyéad
Relative
!
The point is to be strong and don’t get mad at your mentor, don’t tryna act wise when you’re an idiot, sometimes you got hang just from your family’s words!
extended family, kin group, relatives (living and dead)
