"Daddy, can we go and play?" asks Sister.
"Yes, of course," says Daddy.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឮ
lœ
Hear
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ច្រៀង
jriĕng
Sing
ច្បាស់
jbăh
Clearly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you hear me sing clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឃើញ
keun
See
យាយ
yéay
Grandmother
ច្បាស់
jbăh
Clearly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you see grandma clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឃើញ
keun
See
កោះ
gaôh
Island
នោះ
nŏăh
That
ច្បាស់
jbăh
Clearly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you see that island clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
លោត
lod
Jump
កៅស៊ូ
gausu
Rubber
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
ចាស
jah
Yes
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
។
"Do you want to play jump rope with us?" their friend asks.
"Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឃើញ
keun
See
មេអំបៅ
mé'ɑmbau
Butterfly
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you see butterflies flying clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
លោត
lod
Jump
មឹក
mʉ̆g
Squid
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
ចាស
jah
Yes
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
។
"Do you want to play hopscotch with us?" asks their friend.
"Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
ទាត់បាល់
doăd băl
Play Soccer
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
បាទ
bad
Yes
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
។
"Do you want to play soccer with us?" asks their friend.
"Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឮ
lœ
Hear
សំឡេង
sɑmleing
Voice
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ច្បាស់
jbăh
Clearly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you hear me clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
បាយឡុកបាយឡ
bay lŏg bay lɑ
Pretend Cook Game
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
ចាស
jah
Yes
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
លេង
léng
To Play
។
"Do you want to play house with us?"
"Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឃើញ
keun
See
ចាប
jab
Sparrow
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can you see flying birds clearly?
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
គូរ
gu
Draw
គំនូរ
gumnu
Picture
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
បាទ
bad
Yes
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
គូរ
gu
Draw
។
"Do you want to draw with us?" asks their friend.
"Yes, we do!" Brother and Sister reply.
តើ
daeu
Do
ឯង
êng
You
ឮ
lœ
Hear
ពុក
bŭg
Father
ហៅ
hau
Call
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
ទេ
dé
No
អត់
'ɑ̆d
No
ឮ
lœ
Hear
ទេ
dé
No
។
"Do you hear Daddy calling for us?" asks Sister.
"No, I do not," Brother pretends. He does not want to stop playing.
លោកគ្រូ
log gru
Teacher
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ថា
ta
That/Say
តើ
daeu
Do
កូនឆ្កែ
gon chgae
Puppy
និង
nĭng
And
កូនឆ្មា
gon chma
Kitten
ដូចគ្នា
doj gnéa
Alike
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
The teacher asks if the dog and cat are the same.
លោកគ្រូ
log gru
Teacher
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ថា
ta
That/Say
តើ
daeu
Do
កូនឆ្កែ
gon chgae
Puppy
និង
nĭng
And
កូនឆ្មា
gon chma
Kitten
ឆ្លាត
chlad
Smart
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
The teacher asks if the dog and cat are clever.
តើ
daeu
Do
ម៉ាក់
măg
Mom
អាច
'aj
Can
ក្រង
grɑng
Thread/Braid
សក់
sɑ̆g
Hair
របស់ខ្ញុំ
rɔ̆bɑ̆h knyom
My
ឱ្យ
aôy
Give
ដូច
doj
As/Like
សក់
sɑ̆g
Hair
របស់
rɔ̆bɑ̆h
Belonging To
អ្នកគ្រូ
neăg gru
Teacher
បាន
ban
Have
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Mom, would you please braid my hair like my teacher's?
លោកគ្រូ
log gru
Teacher
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ថា
ta
That/Say
តើ
daeu
Do
កូនឆ្កែ
gon chgae
Puppy
និង
nĭng
And
កូនឆ្មា
gon chma
Kitten
ចេះ
jéh
Know
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ឆ្លងឆ្លើយ
chlɑng chlaeuy
Correspond
គ្នា
gnéa
Together
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
The teacher asks if the dog and cat can talk to each other.
អូ
'o
Oh
!
ហេវ
heiw
Grow Hungry
បាយ
bay
Rice
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
។
ពុក
bŭg
Father
តើ
daeu
Do
មាន
méan
Have
បាយ
bay
Rice
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
បាទ
bad
Yes
ពុក
bŭg
Father
មាន
méan
Have
បាយ
bay
Rice
តែ
dae
But
ពុក
bŭg
Father
មិន
mĭn
Not
ឮ
lœ
Hear
កូន
gon
Child
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ទេ
dé
No
។
&"Oh, I am hungry!&" says Brother when they return home.
&"Daddy, is the food ready?&" asks Sister.
&"Yes, the food is ready,&" says Daddy, “but I can’t hear you!&"
លោកគ្រូ
log gru
Teacher
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ថា
ta
That/Say
តើ
daeu
Do
កូនឆ្កែ
gon chgae
Puppy
និង
nĭng
And
កូនឆ្មា
gon chma
Kitten
មាន
méan
Have
ក្លិន
glĕn
Odor
ឆ្អេះឆ្អាប
ch'éh ch'ab
Smell Bad
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
The teacher asks if the dog and cat smell.
តើ
daeu
Do
ពិត
bĭd
Inform
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Is it true?
អូន
'on
Dear
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
ទេ
dé
No
ថា
ta
That/Say
បង
bɑng
Elder
នឹក
nʉ̆g
Miss
ណាស់
năh
Alot
Do you know? Do you know that I miss you so much?
នឹក
nʉ̆g
Miss
អូន
'on
Dear
នឹក
nʉ̆g
Miss
អូន
'on
Dear
អូន
'on
Dear
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
ទេ
dé
No
ថា
ta
That/Say
បង
bɑng
Elder
នឹក
nʉ̆g
Miss
ណាស់
năh
Alot
Miss you, miss you, do you know, do you know that I miss you so much
ពាក្យ
béag
Word
នេះ
néh
Here/This
បង
bɑng
Elder
សុំ
som
Please
តបត
dɑb dɑ
Reply
មនុស្ស
mɔ̆nŭh
People
ល្អ
l'ɑ
Good
បង
bɑng
Elder
ឮ
lœ
Hear
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Do you hear this word in response to good people?
ឈប់
chŭb
Stop
វិល
vĭl
Spin
បាន
ban
Have
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
Can you stop spinning?
តើ
daeu
Do
សុជាតា
មាន
méan
Have
សំពត់
sɑmbuŏd
Skirt
រ៉ូប
rob
Dress
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Does Socheata have a dress?
តើ
daeu
Do
សុជាតា
មាន
méan
Have
កាតាប
gadab
Backpack
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Does Socheata have a school bag?
«
តើ
daeu
Do
ខ្លួនខ្ញុំ
kluŏn knyom
Myself
មាន
méan
Have
អ្វី
'wi
What
ពិសេស
bĭseih
Special
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?»
"Is there anything special that I have got?"
តើ
daeu
Do
ប្អូន
b'on
Junior
ធ្លាប់
tloăb
Used To
ឃើញ
keun
See
ដាយណូស័រ
dayɑnosa
Dinosaur
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Did you ever see a dinosaur?
តើ
daeu
Do
សុជាតា
មាន
méan
Have
បូ
bo
Ribbon
ចងសក់
jɑng sɑ̆g
Tie hair
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Does Socheata have a hair bow?
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
មិនមែនជា
mĭn mɛn jéa
Is Not
ខ្លែង
klaeng
Bird of Prey
។
តើ
daeu
Do
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
អាច
'aj
Can
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
បាន
ban
Have
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
They are not kites either. Can they fly?
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
មិនមាន
mĭn méan
Hasn't
ស្លាប
slab
Feather
ទេ
dé
No
។
តើ
daeu
Do
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
អាច
'aj
Can
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
បាន
ban
Have
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
They do not have wings. Can they fly?
តើ
daeu
Do
អ្នកដឹង
neăg dœ̆ng
You know
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
ថា
ta
That/Say
សត្វ
sɑd
Animal
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
ណា
na
Where
ដែល
dael
That
យឺតជាង
yʉd jéang
Slower
គេ
gé
Them
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
លោក
log
Mister
នេះ
néh
Here/This
?
Do you know which animal is the slowest in the world?
តើ
daeu
Do
មាន
méan
Have
សត្វ
sɑd
Animal
ណា
na
Where
អាច
'aj
Can
ហើរ
haeu
Fly
បាន
ban
Have
ដោយ
daôy
As/For
មិនបាច់
mĭn băj
No need
មាន
méan
Have
ស្លាប
slab
Feather
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
Can anyone fly without wings?
ក្រឡេក
grɑ̆leig
Glance
ឃើញ
keun
See
បន្លែ
bɑ̆nlae
Vegetables
នៅលើតុ
nŏu leu dŏ'
Tabletop/Table-top
ទីតា
នឹកឃើញ
nʉ̆g keun
Recollect
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
៖ «
ម៉ាក់
măg
Mom
!
របស់
rɔ̆bɑ̆h
Belonging To
នេះ
néh
Here/This
អាច
'aj
Can
ដាំ
dăm
Boil/Plant
បាន
ban
Have
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?»
Looking at the vegetables on the table, Tita remembered to ask: "Mom! Can this thing be grown? ”
លោកយាយ
log yéay
Grandma
ងក់ក្បាល
nguŏg gbal
Nod
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
៖ «
បើដូច្នេះ
baeu dojnéh
If so
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
គួរ
guŏ
Proper
ទៅ
dŏu
Go
ជួប
juŏb
Meet
អ្នកគ្រូពេទ្យ
neăg gru béd
Doctor
ភ្នែក
pnɛg
Eye
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ប្រាប់
brăb
Tell
គាត់
goăd
He
ពី
bi
Of/From
កម្លាំង
gɑ̆mlăng
Strength
វេទមន្ត
véd mɔn
Magic
ពិសេស
bĭseih
Special
របស់
rɔ̆bɑ̆h
Belonging To
ចៅ
jau
Grandchild
ទៅ
dŏu
Go
តើ
daeu
Do
ល្អ
l'ɑ
Good
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?»
Grandma Soji nods and asks,"Shall we go to the eye doctor and tell her about your magical powers?"