Introduction to Cambodia

and the
Khmer Language



Flag of Cambodia
Map of Cambodia
Cambodia is a land known for its abundance of strength, spirit and stoicism. It is located
in Southeast Asia, and occupies a total of 181,040 square kilometers (69,900 square miles
or about the size of Missouri). Approximately 176,520 square kilometers of this is land
and 4,520 square kilometers is water. It is commonly bordered to the north by Thailand
and Laos, to the east by Vietnam, to the south by Vietnam and the Gulf of Thailand and
to the west by the Gulf of Thailand and Thailand. Phnom Penh is the capital of
Cambodia. It has an area of 290 square kilometers and is the major center of
administration, commerce, communication, culture, economy and education of
Cambodia. Over two million Cambodians reside in Phnom Penh, and thus make the city
a lifeline of the Cambodian economy. Other major cities within Cambodia are
Batdambang, Siem Reab, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Kampong Saom.




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A rainy day in Cambodia A small swamp after the rain

Climate
The climate of Cambodia is comprised of two main seasons, the rainy season and the dry
season. This climate is affected by the tropical monsoon the rainy season from June to
October and the dry season from November to May. The monsoon season may carry
some heavy rains but these quite often occur during the late evening and overnight. In
other words, it rarely rains in the morning, even during the wet monsoon season.

The average temperature is 27 degree Celsius in Cambodia with a high of 40 degrees
during April and a low of 14 degree at night during late December or early January.
Normally, the cooler period lasts from December to January and hotter period lasts from
early April to early May. However, there is little seasonal temperature variation through
out the year.


A central Cambodian swamp A small western Cambodian village



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Terrain
The terrain of Cambodia can be divided into six major regions: the western and
northwestern mountains, the northwestern plateau, the central plain, the western and
southwestern coastal plain, the eastern and northeastern valleys and the peninsula. The
western and northwestern mountains of Cambodia are rich in tropical forest, wildlife and
fruit trees. The northeastern plateau is filled with tropical forest, wildlife, waterfalls and
diamonds. The central plain is a large area of flat land, best known for cultivating rice,
corns and beans as well as for favoring fish and mangrove. The western and
southwestern coastal plain is popular with tourists looking to sunbathe on the sandy
beaches and to consume abundant seafood. The western and northeastern valleys contain
excellent sources for the development of hydro-electric power. Finally, the peninsula has
many natural resources which include tin mining, rubber cultivation and fishing. A vast
majority of Cambodians live in the fertile central plain. The central plain is also home to
two dominant topological features: the Mekong River and the Tonle Sap Lake. During
the wet season, rich sediment from the Mekongs flooding is deposited along this plain,
making the plain a very fertile land.

Population


Elder Cambodians Young Cambodians
In 2005, it was estimated that there were 14,071,000 people living in Cambodia with an
average annual growth rate of 1.96%. It is predicted that the Cambodian population will
reach 20 million by 2010. Presently, the infant mortality rate is around 69 per 1,000 with
maternal mortality rate around 6.5 per 1,000. Life expectancy is 57 years for Cambodian
male and 61 years for female.
The majority of Cambodians are very poor. Although there isnt a reliable statistic, most
reports show that between 65% and 80% of Cambodian are poor.

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The statistics for Cambodian education are as follows:
primary school enrollment: 91.9% with completion rate of 46.8%
grades 7 to 9 enrollment: 26.1% with completion rate of 20.57%
grades 10 to 12 enrollment is 9.3% with completion rate of 8.92%
post-secondary enrollment is 1.4% with completion rate of 8.92%
The literacy rate for Cambodia for 15 years old and older is 73.6% (male 84.7% and
female 64.1%).
Government
Cambodia is a multi-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The Royal
Government of Cambodia, formed on the basis of elections internationally recognized as
free and fair, was established on September 24, 1993 with its constitution being amended
on March 6, 1999. Cambodian citizens can vote for their leaders as long as they are 18
years or older.The Cambodian constitution provides for a wide range of internationally
recognized human rights, including freedom of the press. While limitations still exist on
mass media, freedom of the press has improved markedly in Cambodia since the adoption
of the 1993 constitution, which grants a certain degree of freedom to the media. The
written press, while considered largely free, has ties to individual political parties or
factions and does not seek to provide objective reporting or analysis. Cambodia has an
estimated twenty Khmer-language newspapers that are published regularly. Of these,
eight are published daily. There are two major English-language newspapers, one of
which is produced daily. Broadcast media, in contrast to print, is more closely controlled.
It tends to be politically affiliated, and access for opposition parties is extremely limited.
The executive branch of the government is comprised of the king, who is head of state;
an appointed prime minister; seven deputy prime ministers, 15 senior ministers, 28
ministers, 135 secretaries of state, and 146 undersecretaries of state. The bicameral
legislature consists of a 123-member elected National Assembly and a 61-member
Senate. The judiciary includes a Supreme Court and lower courts. Administrative
subdivisions are 20 provinces and 4 municipalities.
As of 2006, the leaders of Cambodia are:
King Norodom Sihamoni (head of state since October 29, 2004)
Hun Sen (appointed prime minister since January 14, 1985)
Chea Sim (president of the Senate)
Heng Samrin (president of National Assembly)
There are 3 major political parties in Cambodia: the Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP),
led by Chea Sim, the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and
Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC), led by Prince Norodom Ranariddh and the Sam
Rainsy Party (SRP), led by Sam Rainsy.
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History
Angkor Wat
For more than 300 years, between 900 and 1200 AD, the Khmer Kingdom of Angkor
made some of the worlds most magnificent architectural masterpieces on the northern
shore of the Tonle Sap Lake, by the town of Siem Reap.
The Angkor area stretches 5 miles north to south and 15 miles east to west. Seventy two
main temples and other buildings mark the region. The primary temple, Angkor Wat was
built around 1112 and 1150 by Suryavarman II. While the measure of the walls is nearly
one-half mile on each side, Angkor Wat portrays the Hindu cosmology with the middle
towers representing Mount Meru, residence of the gods; the external walls, the mountains
enclosing the world; and the moat, the oceans beyond. Angkor Thom, the capital city
built after the Cham sack of 1177, is bounded by a 300-foot wide moat. Building of
Angkor Thom coincided with a transformation from Hinduism to Buddhism. Temples
were changed to display images of the Buddha, and Angkor Wat became a very
important Buddhist holy place.
In the 15
th
century, almost all of Angkor was neglected after Siamese attacks, except
Angkor Wat; it remained a shrine for Buddhist pilgrims. The great city and temples
remained largely covered by the forest until the late 19
th
century when French
archaeologists started a long renovation process. France established the Angkor
Conservancy in 1908 to direct restoration of the Angkor complex. For the next 64 years,
the conservancy worked to clear away the forest, fix foundations, and put in drains to
protect the buildings from their most insidious enemy: water. After 1953, the
conservancy became a joint project of the French and Cambodian Governments. Some
temples were carefully taken apart stone by stone and reassembled on concrete
foundations.
MODERN HISTORY
Even though Cambodia had a rich and influential past under the Hindu state of Funan and
the Kingdom of Angkor, by the mid-19
th
century the country was on the verge of
dissolution. After repeated requests for French assistance, a protectorate was established
in 1863. By 1884, Cambodia was a virtual colony; soon after it was made part of the
Indochina Union with Annam, Tonkin, Cochin-China, and Laos. France continued to run
the country even after the beginning of World War II, through its Vichy government. In
1945, the Japanese dissolved the colonial administration, and King Norodom Sihanouk
stated an independent, anti-colonial government under Prime Minister Son Ngoc Thanh
in March 1945. The Allies overthrew this government in October. In January 1953,
Sihanouk named his father as regent and went into a self-imposed exile, refusing to return
until Cambodia gained genuine independence.

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Full Independence
Sihanouks actions accelerated the French Governments July 4, 1953 declaration of its
readiness to grant independence, which occurred on November 9, 1953. The situation
remained undecided until a 1954 conference was held in Geneva to settle the French-
Indochina war. All participants, except the United States and the State of Vietnam,
associated themselves (by voice) with the final declaration. The Cambodian delegation
agreed to the neutrality of the three Indochinese states but insisted on a provision in the
cease-fire agreement that left the Cambodian Government free to call for outside military
aid should the Viet Minh or others threaten its territory.
Neutral Cambodia
During the 1950s and 1960s, being neutral was the central element of the Cambodian
foreign policy. By the mid-1960s, parts of Cambodias eastern provinces were serving as
bases for North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong (NVA/VC) forces operating against
South Vietnam, and the port of Sihanoukville was employed to supply them. As
NVA/VC activity grew, it concerned the United States and South Vietnam, and in 1969,
the United States began a series of air raids against NVA/VC base areas inside
Cambodia.
Throughout the 1960s, domestic politics polarized. Opposition grew within the middle
class and among leftists, including Paris-educated leaders such as Son Sen, Ieng Sary,
and Saloth Sar (later known as Pol Pot), who led an insurgency under the clandestine
Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK).
The War, the power and the Khmer Republic
In March 1970, Gen. Lon Nol toppled Prince Sihanouk and assumed power. On October
9, the Cambodian monarchy was eliminated, and the country was renamed the Khmer
Republic. Hanoi rejected the new republics request for the withdrawal of NVA/VC
troops and began to re-infiltrate some of the 2,000-4,000 Cambodians who had gone to
North Vietnam in 1954. They became a cadre in the insurgency. The United States
moved to provide material assistance to the new governments armed forces, which were
engaged against both the Khmer Rouge insurgents and NVA/VC forces. In April 1970,
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces entered Cambodia in a campaign aimed at destroying
NVA/VC base areas. Although a considerable quantity of equipment was seized or
destroyed, NVA/VC forces proved elusive and moved deeper into Cambodia. NVA/VC
units overran many Cambodian Army positions while the Khmer Rouge expanded their
small scale attacks on lines of communication.
The Khmer Republics leadership was plagued by disunity among its members, the
problems of transforming a 30,000-man army into a national combat force of more than
200,000 men, and spreading corruption. The insurgency continued to grow, with supplies
and military support provided by North Vietnam. But inside Cambodia, Pol Pot and Ieng
Sary asserted their dominance over the Vietnamese-trained communists, many of whom
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were purged. At the same time, the Khmer Rouge forces became stronger and more
independent of their Vietnamese patrons. By 1974, Lon Nols control was reduced to
small enclaves around the cities and main transportation routes. More than 2 million
refugees from the war lived in Phnom Penh and other cities.
On New Years Day 1975, communist troops launched an offensive that, in 117 days of
the hardest fighting of the war, ruined the Khmer Republic. Simultaneous attacks around
the perimeter of Phnom Penh pinned down Republican forces, while other Khmer Rouge
units overran fire bases controlling the vital lower Mekong re-supply route. A U.S.-
funded airlift of ammunition and rice ended when Congress refused additional aid for
Cambodia. Phnom Penh surrendered on April 17, 1975 - 5 days after the U.S. mission
evacuated Cambodia.
Democratic Kampuchea
A lot of Cambodians hailed the arrival of peace, but the Khmer Rouge soon turned
Cambodia, which it called Democratic Kampuchea (DK), into a land of horror.
Immediately after its victory, the new regime ordered the evacuation of all cities and
towns, sending the entire urban population out into the countryside to till the land.
Thousands starved or died of disease during the evacuation. Many of those forced to
evacuate the cities were resettled in new villages, which lacked food, agricultural
implements, and medical care. Many starved before the first harvest, and hunger and
malnutrition (which bordered on starvation) were constant during those years. Those who
resisted or who questioned orders were immediately executed, as were most military and
civilian leaders of the former regime who failed to disguise their pasts.
Within the CPK, the Paris-educated leadership (Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, Nuon Chea, and Son
Sen) was in control, and Pol Pot was made Prime Minister. Prince Sihanouk was put
under virtual house arrest. The new government sought to restructure Cambodian society
completely. Remnants of the old society were abolished, and Buddhism suppressed.
Agriculture was collectivized, and the surviving part of the industrial base was
abandoned or placed under state control. Cambodia had neither a currency nor a banking
system. The regime controlled every aspect of life and reduced everyone to the level of
abject obedience through terror. Torture centers were established, and detailed records
were kept of the thousands murdered there. Public executions of those considered
unreliable or with links to the previous government were common. Few succeeded in
escaping the military patrols and fleeing the country. Solid estimates of the numbers who
died between 1975 and 1979 are not available, but it is likely that hundreds of thousands
were brutally executed by the regime. Hundreds of thousands more died of starvation and
disease; both under the Khmer Rouge and during the Vietnamese invasion in 1978.
Estimates of the dead range from 1.7 million to 3 million, out of a 1975 population
estimated at 7.3 million.

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Democratic Kampucheas relations with Vietnam and Thailand worsened speedily as a
result of border clashes and ideological differences. While communist, the CPK was
fiercely anti-Vietnamese, and most of its members who had lived in Vietnam were
purged. Democratic Kampuchea established close ties with China, and the Cambodian-
Vietnamese conflict became part of the Sino-Soviet rivalry, with Moscow backing
Vietnam. Border clashes worsened when Democratic Kampucheas military attacked
villages in Vietnam.
In mid-1978, Vietnamese forces invaded Cambodia, and advanced about 30 miles before
the arrival of the rainy season. In December 1978, Vietnam announced formation of the
Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS) under Heng Samrin, a former
DK division commander. It was composed of Khmer communists who had remained in
Vietnam after 1975 and officials from the eastern sector (like Heng Samrin and Hun Sen)
who had fled to Vietnam from Cambodia in 1978. In late December 1978, Vietnamese
forces launched a full invasion of Cambodia, captured Phnom Penh on January 7, 1979
and drove the remnants of Democratic Kampucheas army westward toward Thailand.
The Rule of Vietnam
On January 10, 1979, the Vietnamese installed Heng Samrin as head of state in the new
Peoples Republic of Kampuchea (PRK). The Vietnamese Army continued its pursuit of
Pol Pots Khmer Rouge forces. At least 600,000 Cambodians displaced during the Pol
Pot era and the Vietnamese invasion began streaming to the Thai border in search of
refuge. The international community responded with a massive relief effort coordinated
by the United States through the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food
Program. More than $400 million was provided between 1979 and 1982, of which the
United States contributed nearly $100 million. At one point, more than 500,000
Cambodians were living along the Thai-Cambodian border and more than 100,000 in
holding centers inside Thailand.
Vietnams occupation army, with as many as 200,000 troops, controlled the major
population centers and most of the countryside from 1979 to September 1989. The Heng
Samrin regimes 30,000 troops were plagued by poor morale and widespread desertion.
Resistance to Vietnams occupation continued. A large portion of the Khmer Rouges
military forces eluded Vietnamese troops and established themselves in remote regions.
The non-communist resistance, consisting of a number of groups that fought the Khmer
Rouge after 1975 (including Lon Nol-era soldiers) coalesced in 1979-80 to form the
Khmer Peoples National Liberation Armed Forces (KPNLAF). The KPNLAF pledged
loyalty to former Prime Minister Son Sann, and Moulinaka (Movement pour la
Liberation Nationale de Kampuchea), loyal to Prince Sihanouk. In 1979, Son Sann
formed the Khmer Peoples National Liberation Front (KPNLF) to lead the political
struggle for Cambodias independence. Prince Sihanouk formed his own organization,
National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia
(FUNCINPEC), and its military arm, the Armee Nationale Sihanoukienne (ANS) in
1981.
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Within Cambodia, Vietnam had only limited success in establishing its client Heng
Samrin regime, which was dependent on Vietnamese advisers at all levels. Security in
some rural areas was tenuous, and major transportation routes were subject to interdiction
by resistance forces. The presence of Vietnamese throughout the country and their
intrusion into nearly all aspects of Cambodian life alienated much of the populace. The
settlement of Vietnamese nationals, both former residents and new immigrants, further
exacerbated anti-Vietnamese sentiment. Reports of the numbers involved vary widely,
with some estimates as high as 1 million. By the end of the decade, Khmer nationalism
began to reassert itself against the traditional Vietnamese enemy. In 1986, Hanoi claimed
to have begun withdrawing part of its occupation forces. At the same time, Vietnam
continued efforts to strengthen its client regime, the PRK, and its military arm, the
Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Armed Forces (KPRAF). These withdrawals
continued over the next 2 years, and the last Vietnamese troops left Cambodia in
September 1989.
Peace Efforts
From July 30 to August 30, 1989, representatives of 18 countries, the four Cambodian
parties, and the UN Secretary General met in Paris in an effort to negotiate a
comprehensive settlement. They hoped to achieve those objectives seen as crucial to the
future of post-occupation Cambodiaa verified withdrawal of the remaining Vietnamese
occupation troops, the prevention of the return to power of the Khmer Rouge, and
genuine self-determination for the Cambodian people. A comprehensive settlement was
agreed upon on August 28, 1990.
Cambodias Renewal
On October 23, 1991, the Paris Conference reconvened to sign a comprehensive
settlement giving the UN full authority to supervise a cease-fire, repatriate the displaced
Khmer along the border with Thailand, disarm and demobilize the factional armies, and
prepare the country for free and fair elections. Prince Sihanouk, President of the Supreme
National Council of Cambodia (SNC), and other members of the SNC returned to Phnom
Penh in November 1991, to begin the resettlement process in Cambodia. The UN
Advance Mission for Cambodia (UNAMIC) was deployed at the same time to maintain
liaison among the factions and begin de-mining operations to expedite the repatriation of
approximately 370,000 Cambodians from Thailand.
On March 16, 1992, the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) arrived in
Cambodia to begin implementation of the UN Settlement Plan. The UN High
Commissioner for Refugees began full scale repatriation in March 1992. UNTAC grew
into a 22,000-strong civilian and military peacekeeping force to conduct free and fair
elections for a constituent assembly.
Over 4 million Cambodians (about ninety percent of eligible voters) participated in the
May 1993 elections, although the Khmer Rouge or Party of Democratic Kampuchea
(PDK), whose forces were never actually disarmed or demobilized, barred some people
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from participating. Prince Ranariddhs FUNCINPEC Party was the top vote recipient
with a 45.5% vote, followed by Hun Sens Cambodian Peoples Party and the Buddhist
Liberal Democratic Party, respectively. FUNCINPEC then entered into a coalition with
the other parties that had participated in the election. The parties represented in the 120-
member assembly proceeded to draft and approve a new constitution, which was
promulgated September 24, 1993. It established a multiparty liberal democracy in the
framework of a constitutional monarchy, with the former Prince Sihanouk elevated to
King. Prince Ranariddh and Hun Sen became First and Second Prime Ministers,
respectively, in the Royal Cambodian Government (RGC). The constitution provides for
a wide range of internationally recognized human rights.
On October 4, 2004, the Cambodian National Assembly ratified an agreement with the
United Nations on the establishment of a tribunal to try senior leaders responsible for the
atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. Donor countries have pledged the $43 million
international share of the three-year tribunal budget, while the Cambodian governments
share of the budget is $13.3 million. The tribunal plans to begin trials of senior Khmer
Rouge leaders in 2007.
Foreign/U.S. Relations

Cambodia has been a member of many major international organizations. Currently, it is
a member of the United Nations (UN), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN), the World Bank, the International Monetary (IMF), the Asian Development
Bank (ADB), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
Cambodia is also home to many non-government organizations (NGO) such the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), The United
Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) and the League for the Promotion and Defense of
Human Rights (LICHARDO).
U.S.-CAMBODIAN RELATIONS
The United States relationship with Cambodia started as early as 1955 during a time
when Cambodia was fighting against France to gain its independence. It is estimated that
between 1955 and 1975, Cambodia received about $913 million in economic grant aid
and $1.25 billion in military aid from the United States. This aid was used mainly for
security forces, transportation construction and human relief. However, this relationship
was broken in 1975 once the brutal Khmer Rouge came into power. The United States
also did not support the military invasion and occupation by Vietnam that followed the
Khmer Rouge regime. After the withdrawal of Vietnamese soldiers from Cambodia in
1989, the United States renewed its relationship with Cambodia. On November 11, 1991,
the U.S. opened its U.S. Mission office in Phnom Penh, which subsequently became the
U.S. Embassy in May 1994. Presently the United States aids Cambodia mainly in
fighting terrorism, nurturing economic development, eradicating corruption, structuring
democratic institutions, promoting human rights, and supporting the international tribunal
of atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge.
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Economy



A graph of the average annual growth
rate of GDP of Cambodia





Cambodia was constantly at war for more than 30 years up until 1999. As a result,
Cambodia became one of the poorest countries in the world. However, Cambodias
economy has seen steady improvement since 1999, once the war ended. As of 2005, the
IMF (International Monetary Fund) estimated that Cambodias economy grew at an
average of 6% from 2001 to 2005. In the same report, it is estimated that the GDP is $6.2
billion, the Per capita GDP is $448, the annual growth rate is 6.4% and the inflation is at
6.7% for Cambodia in 2005.

Presently, the economy centers on 3 main sectors: agriculture, manufacturing and
services. Cambodian agriculture accounts for 32.3% of its GDP in 2005 in which the
major products are rice, rubber, corn, meat, vegetables, dairy products, sugar and flour.
The manufacturing industry accounts for 25.3% of the Cambodian GDP. Garment and
shoe manufacturing, rice milling, tobacco, fisheries and fishing, wood and wood
products, cement, rubber production, paper and food processing are major types of
Cambodian manufacturing. Lastly, service sectors such as tourism, telecommunications,
transportation, and construction accounted for 37% of the Cambodian GDP in 2005.
Cambodia natural resources are timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphate and
hydroelectric power. Major exports for Cambodia are garments, shoes, cigarettes,
natural rubber, rice, pepper, wood and fish with its biggest partners being the United
States, Germany, the U.K., Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. Meanwhile, Cambodia
imports fuels, cigarettes, vehicles, consumer goods and machinery. Its major import
partners are Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and the United
States.

Over the next decade, the major economic challenge for Cambodia will be creating an
economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle
Cambodias demographic imbalance. This is because more than 50% of the Cambodian
population is 20 years old or younger. At the same time, the majority of the population
lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the poverty-ridden countryside,
which suffers from an almost total lack of basic education infrastructure.



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Religion
It is estimated that ninety five percent of Cambodians practice Theravada Buddhism. The
other 5% practice Islam, animism, and Christianity.

Theravada means the teaching of the elders. This particular religion preaches 3 primary
aspects of existence: duk-kha, anicha, and anatta. Duk-kha refers to the suffering, un-
satisfactoriness and disease. Anicha refers to impermanency or the transience of all
things. Anatta, meanwhile, refers to non-substantiality or non-essentiality of reality.
According to Theravada Buddhism, there are 4 truths:
- The truth of suffering Existence is suffering.
- The truth of the cause of suffering Suffering is caused by desire.
- The truth of the cessation of suffering Eliminate the cause of suffering
(desire) and suffering will cease to arise.
- The truth of the path, The eightfold path is the way to eliminate
desire/extinguish suffering. The eightfold paths are:
o Right understanding
o Right-mindedness (or right thought)
o Right speech
o Right bodily conduct
o Right livelihood
o Right effort
o Right attentiveness
o Right concentration

Essentially, the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhism is to attain nirvana or to reach a
blessed state, free of all desire and suffering.

Ethnic Groups
According to statistics, Cambodias population consists of ninety percent ethnic Khmer,
five percent Vietnamese, one percent Chinese and four percent of others. The Khmers
have lived in Cambodia since the beginning of recorded history. In present day
Cambodia, most of the high ranking officials in the government are Khmer. The Khmer
are known to be laid back, tolerant and full of warmth. The Vietnamese are one of the
largest non-Khmer groups in Cambodia. There is a great deal of dislike and mistrust
between the Khmers and the Vietnamese in Cambodia. This is because the Khmer are
angry over the Vietnamese encroachment of their land where as the Vietnamese think the
Khmer are too laid back (or lazy) and weak.

Unlike the Vietnamese, Chinese Cambodians adapt very well into the Khmer culture.
Many have lived in Cambodia for generations and generally have adopted the Khmer
language, identify and religion. Chinese Cambodians are well-known for their commerce
prowess. Other ethnic groups living in Cambodia include the Cham Muslims (or Khmer
Islam), hill tribes, and Westerners.


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Family


A smiling Cambodian family

Family plays an important role in Cambodian society. For instance, family serves as the
strongest emotional ties, the assurance of aid in the event of trouble, economic
cooperation in labor, sharing of produce and income, and contribution as a unit to
ceremonial obligations in Cambodia.

Most families are very close-knit. A typical family would have three or four generations
living together in the same household. Cambodian families are usually large, as having
no children is considered a misfortune. An ordinary family in a bigger city has around 4
children, whereas an ordinary family in rural areas would have around 6 children.

The Cambodian family is patriarchal, as a husband is usually in charge of affairs outside
of the house, while his wife deals with all household matters, as well as family
economics. Normally, a Cambodian husband provides food and shelter for his family.
At the same time, his wife is in charge of the family budget, and she serves as the major
ethical and religious model for the children.
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Foods
A few dishes of popular Cambodian Cuisine

As in neighboring countries, rice and soup are the main diet in Cambodia. In fact, it is
very rare to find a lunch or a dinner in Cambodia without rice or soup. Cambodia is also
well known for its Prahok. Prahok is a strong, crushed, salted and fermented fish paste
that is used as a condiment in a variety of traditional Cambodian dishes.

Meanwhile, Cambodian cuisines such as curries, noodles and stir fried vegetables are also
closely related to its neighbors. Cambodian food is never bland. Its range of spices
includes chili, pepper, coriander leaf and root, lemon grass, basil, ginger, mint,
cardamom, and screw pine. Sour soups are popular and meat and fish are always served
with sauces like shrimp paste, tamarind, or honey with chili. Cambodian cooked food is
usually either boiled or stir-fried.

Some of the popular Cambodian dishes are Samlor Muh-ju Trei (Sweet and Sour Soup
with Fish), Samlor Nam Ngau (Chicken with Preserved Lemon Soup), Chicken Stir Fry
with Ginger, and Trop Cha Sach Chrouk (Stir Fry Eggplant and Coconut Pork). Popular
Cambodian deserts includes Jek Jian (Fried banana nuggets), Num Treap (Sticky Rice
with Sesame), Treap Bai jiamuay thuurian (Sticky Rice with Durian), and Borbo Skor
with Poat (Corn pudding).

Arts
Apsara dancers showing their graceful movement

Almost all Cambodian arts are inspired by the great Khmer Empire in the Angkorian era
(between the ninth and fourteenth centuries AD). More than any of the other traditional
arts, however, Apsara dance (celestial dance) holds a great significance in Khmer arts.
This classical dance has its roots in animism and primitive magic with Hindu forms that
date as far back as the first century. The dancers move with joy and grace in their gold
headdresses, silken tunics and silken skirts to mimic movement of apsara (heavenly
nymph).

Cambodia also has musical traditions that derive from the Khmer Empire. Cambodians
often use music to accompany a ritual or performance that holds religious significance.
Areak ka is a popular musical ensemble performed during a wedding. This ensemble
includes ching (cymbal), ronneat (a bamboo xylophone as shown in the picture above),
pia au (flute), sralay (oboe), chappaey (bass banjo) and tro (violin).
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Cambodia is also known for its sculptures and bas-reliefs from the ancient Khmer
Empire. The idealized faces the sculptors of ancient Cambodia so skillfully managed to
draw forth from stone, represent strikingly realistic portraits that capture the majesty and
impassivity of gods, as well as the compassion of divinities imbued with a gentle inner
smile.
The bas-reliefs, meanwhile, realistically reproduced the secular world of the Khmer
Empire: temple gallery walls are lined with military processions, raging battles, or simple
everyday scenes carved with an amazing sense of movement and composition.

A couple points to an Apsara bas-relief in Angkor Wat

Language: Description of language, writing system.

The Khmer script has symbols for thirty-three consonants, twenty-four dependent vowels,
twelve independent vowels, and several diacritic symbols. Most consonants have
reduced or modified forms, called sub-consonants, when they occur as the second
member of a consonant cluster. Noticeably, vowels can be written before, after, over, or
under a consonant symbol.
The thirty-three alphabets in the Cambodian writing system are arranged in five groups
according to the position of the articulation, proceeding from the back to the front of the
mouth, and a sixth group labeled as miscellaneous. There are two series of consonants in
modern Cambodian. The first series is voiceless or light voiced and the second series is
voiced or heavy voiced. The following table shows the first and second symbol of all the
consonants.
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No. Consonants Romanization
Pronunciation 1
st

Series
Pronunciation 2
nd

Series
1 k kaa
2 Kh khaa
3 K Koo
4 W kh Khoo
5 0 ng ngoo
6 C caa
7 ch chaa
8 C Coo
9 W ch Choo
10 @ oo
11 D d daa
12 th thaa
13 d Doo
14 W th thoo
15 W n naa
16 t taa
17 th thaa
18 5 t too
19 th thoo
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20 n noo
21 D b baa
22 ph phaa
23 ! p Poo
24 ph phoo
25 D m Moo
26 0 y yoo
27 1 r roo
28 W l loo
29 1 w woo
30 s saa
31 0 h haa
32 _ l laa
33 q qaa














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Sub consonant:
As two consonants are pronounced consecutively within one word, the second
consonants symbol is written in a special sub-consonant form which is placed below the
first consonant. The sub-consonant always follows the consonant in the pronunciation.
The form of the sub-consonant is in most cases a smaller version of its consonant version
but some look completely different from the superscript. The tables below are the lists of
the sub-consonant and the consonant.


W[ 0
W[ @!1
D W[ W
0 5
D[ ! D
0j _1 W 1

j 0 _


Vowels:
The Cambodian vowel may consist of one or a combination of elements written before,
above, below, or after the initial consonant. There are 24 vowels in Khmer. Since the
abstract vowel (aa) is embedded in a consonant, there are only 23 vowels shown in the
table below. The pronunciation of a vowel in Khmer is determined by the series of the
initial consonant that it accompanies and by the two series of consonants. The table
below provides the symbol of all vowel sounds.




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Vowel
Vowel Symbol Romanization
First Series Second Series
X
Sraq aa aa Oo
X1
Sraq aa aa Ie
X
Sraq e e I
x
Sraq ey ey Ii
X
Sraq e e H
x
Sraq eh eh Ehh
X
Sraq o o U
x
Sraq ou ou Uu
x
Sraq ue ue Ue
! x
Sraq ae ae Ee
!Xj
Sraq he he He
!Xj
Sraq ie ie Ie
! x
Sraq ei ei Ee
x
Sraq ae ae Aee
x
Sraq ay ay Hy
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! x1
Sraq ao ao Oo
! x1
Sraq aw aw Ahw
x
Sraq om om Um
x
Sraq Am am Um
x1
Sraq am am Om
x`
Sraq ah ah Eh
x `
Sraq oh oh Uh
! x`
Sraq eh eh Ih
! x1`
Sraq Ah aoh Ouh
Independent Vowels:
Independent vowels are known as /sraq pi tu/ (complete vowel) becasue they
incorporate both an initial consonant and a vowel. Below are the list of Independent
Vowels:

Independent Vowels
Name of
Independent Vowels

sraq e
@
sraq ey
Z
sraq o
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Z
sraq ao
Z
sraq ew
D
sraq rh
_
sraq rhh
!
sraq lhk

sraq lhh

sraq ae
! *
sraq ay

Diacritic (Vanakyut)
1. The Bantaq D ( )
Diacritic Bantaq appeared on the top of the final consonant of a syllable and it is used to
shorten the vowel of that syllable. All Khmer consonant there is an inherent vowel. The
inherent vowel for first series consonant is /aa/ and second consonant is /oo/.
a. In a syllable with invisible vowel, bantaq signalls the short inherent vowel. For
example, vowel /aa/ change to /a/ after afirst series consoant, and /oo/ change to
/u/ or /u/ after the second series consonant.
b. The vowel ( - 1 ) /aa/ followed by the Bantaq ( ) will pronounced shorter /a/
after the first series consoant and after the second series consonant, vowel ( -1 )
/aa/ is pronounced /o/ or /e/.
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2. Treysap _ !
Treysap is used to convert four of the first series consonants 0 D and
which have no second series counterpart to the second series consonant 0 D and
.
3. Mousekatoan D 5
a. Mousekatoan is used to convert six of the second series consonants 0 @ D 0
1 and 1 which has no second series counterparts to first series consonants 0
@ D 0 1 and 1.
b. Mousekatoan is used to convert a first series consonant D to D and from which
D has the conterpart in the second series !.
4. Sanyok-sanha !01!1
a. Sanyok-sanha has the same value as the .1. It is used in a certain words which
borrowed from Pali or Sakrit. Usually, if the final consonant is silent, the words
can be spelled with different way.
b. If the sanyok-sanha plus a final 0 , it is pronounced (ai) in the first series and (ei)
in the second series.
c. If the s sanyok-sanha plus a final ( 1 ) /r/ it is pronouced ( oa).
5. Robaat 1E5
Robaat is the reflex of an origanal /r/ in Sanskrit words.
a. In most words, when the (robaat) occurs over a final cononant, both the consonant
and the robaat are not pronounced.
b. In some cases, the effect of the robaat is to change the vowel /oo/ to /u/.
c. When the robaat appears over a medial consoant, the robaat is pronouced.




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Punctuation

1. Khan "
This is a Cambodian full stop. It occurs less frequently than the full stop in English. It
can be at the end of a single sentence or several sentences dealing with a single topic.
2. Baariyaosaan "
Baariyaosaan is a full stop that marks the the entire end of a chapter or an entire text.
3. Laq "W"
Laq is used to indicate etcetera.
4. Leiktoo
Leiktoo is used to indicate that the word or phrase after which it occurs is to be
repeated.

Notes:
Khmer words are not written separately and spacing occureds only after longer phrases.
When romanizing, the shortest written form which can stand alone as a word is treated as
such. This applies also to Pali and Sanskrit loan-words. Other loan-words are divided as
the original language.


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Lesson 1
People and Geography
_D1 0 D 1_
Brojiajon ning phuom ss


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Simple greetings and basic introductions in Cambodian (Khmer)
- How to greet people in formal and informal situations in Cambodian (Khmer)
- Personal pronouns
- Possessive pronouns
- How to use the verbs to be and to live in the present tense
- Basic geographical names of Cambodia.

PEOPLE

1. Listen to these simple greetings and phrases in Cambodian (Khmer) and repeat
them after the speaker.

Hello. Hi. (To same age or younger) Sour sdei.

Hello. Hi. (To older people or if you

dont know their age)
Chom reab sour.
11D
Good morning. Ahk-run sour sdei.
1 W
Good afternoon. Rosial sour sdei.
1!jW
Good evening. Ti-vea sour sdei.
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Good night. Rea-trei sour sdei.
11_
Good bye. Lea houy.
W1!00

2. Exchange greetings with your teacher and your partner. What would you say at 7am, at
10am, at 2pm, at 5pm, and at 10pm?

3. Familiarize yourself with personal pronouns. Listen to the audio and repeat after
the speaker.





Cambodians address people differently depending on the age or social class of the person.
For example, when refering to older woman, say kort (1); however say ngeang (10)
to a woman who is either the same age or younger.
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I Khyom

You Ngeak

He Kort
1
She Kort (for older people)

Ngeang (same age or younger)
1
10
We Yoeung
!00
You (plural) Pourk ngeak
!
They Pourk kort
! 1

4. Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the speaker. Read the dialogues
in pairs.

In the morning Khnong pel proerk
0!!W_!
Sam: Good morning! Sam: Ahk-run sour sdei!
` 1 W
Sophea Good morning. Sophea: Ahk-run sour sdei.
1` 1W"
During the day Khnong pel thngai
0!!W
Sam: Good afternoon! Sam: Rosial sour sdei!
` 1!jW
Sophea: Good afternoon. Sophea: Rosial sour sdei.
1` 1!jW"
Sam: How are you? Sam: Sok sab-bai chea de?
` D[101!5"
Sophea: Fine, thank you.
And you?
Sophea: Sab-bai. Or-kun. Ngeak sab-
bai de?
1` D[10" 1W"
D[10!5"
Sam: Very well. Sam: Sab-bai.
` D[10"
Sam: Good evening, Sophea. Sam: Ti-vea sour sdei Sophea.
` 511 1"
Sophea: Good evening. Sophea: Ti-vea sour sdei.
1` 511"
Sam: How are you, Sophea? Sam: Sok sab-bai chea de Sophea?
` D[101!5 1"
Sophea: Fine, thank you.
And you?
Sophea: Sab-bai. Or-kun. Ngeak sab-
bai de?
1` D[10" 1W"
D[10!5"
Sam: Fine. Good night. Sam: Sab-bai. Rea-trei sour sdei.
` D[10" 11_ "
Sophea Good night, Sam Sophea: Rea-trei sour sdei, Sam.
1` 11_ "
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Informal Thormeda
D 1
Sam: Hi, Sophea. Sam: Chom reab sour, Sophea.
` 11D 1"
Sophea: Hi! Sophea: Chom reab sour!
1` 11D
Sam: How are you? Sam: Sok sab-bai chea de?
` D[101!5"
Sophea: Good. And you? Sophea: Sab-bai. Ngeak sab-bai de?
1` D[10" D[10!5"
Sam: Good! Sam: Sab-bai!
` D[10
Sophea: Bye! Sophea: Lea houy.
1` W1!0 0"

5. Using the dialogues above as a model, compose your own similar dialogues. Work in
pairs or in small groups.

GEOGRAPHY





Note: In Cambodian, we dont have a specific word for the verb to be. Rather, Cambodians
use active (action) words for just about all the verbs. For example, instead of saying to be
from, Cambodians say come from.





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I am from Khyom mok bi
D!
You are from Ngeak mok bi
D!
He is from Kort mok bi
1D!
She is from Ngeang mok bi
10D!
It is from Vea mok bi
11D!
We are from Yoeung mok bi
!00D!
You are from Pourk ngeak mok bi
! D!
They are from Pourk kort mok bi
! 1D!

6. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the speaker.

1. I am Cambodian. Khyom chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
11D1"
I am from Cambodia. Khyom mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea.
D!_D!5D 1"

2. He is Cambodian. Kort chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
1 11 D 1"
He is from Cambodia. Kort mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea.
1D!_D!5D 1"

3. She is Cambodian. Ngeang chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
1011D1"
She is from Phnom Penh. Ngeang mok bi Phnom Penh.
10D! !!@"

4. We are Cambodian. Yoeung chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
!0011 D 1"
We are from Siem Reab. Yoeung mok bi Siem Reab.
!00D!!jD11D"

5. You are Cambodian. Pourk ngeak chea chuncheat
Kampuchea.
! 11 D 1"
You are from Siem Reab. Pourk ngeak mok bi Siem Reab.
! D! !jD11D"

6. They are Cambodian. Pourk kort chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
!111D1"
They are from Siem Reab. Pourk kort mok bi Siem Reab.
! 1D!!jD11D"




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7. Pretend you and your classmates are from Cambodia. Introduce yourself and your
classmates to your friend, in Cambodian. Use the model below and the map. .

Model:
Khyom chea chuncheat Kampuchea. Khyom mok bi Siem Reab. Sam chea chuncheat
Kampuchea. Kort mok bi Pailin. Sophea and Bopha chea chuncheat Kampuchea. Pourk kort mok
bi Sisophon.
11D1" D! !jD11D" 11 D 1" 1D!DW "
10D 111 D 1" ! 1D! "

Where are you from? Der ngeak mok bi na?
! D! W1"
Where is he (she/it) from? Der kort (ngeang/vea) mok bi
na?
!1 10/11 D!W1"
Where are we (they) from? Der yoeung (pourk kort) mok
bi na?
!!0 0 ! 1 D! W1"

Note: To form a question, Cambodians use the word der ! at the start of the phrase. This
word is the equivalent to what, where, how or when in English.

8. Listen to the following dialogues in Cambodian. Repeat after the speaker. Follow
along in your workbook.

1. A. I am from Siem Reab. Where are
you from?
A. Khyom mok bi Siem
Reab. Der ngeak mok bi na?
` D!!jD11D"
! D! W1"
B. I am from Pailin. B. Khyom mok bi Pailin.
` D!D W"
2. A. Sam is from Pailin. Where is
Sophea from?
A. Sam mok bi Pailin. Der
Sophea mok bi na?
` D! DW "
!1D! W1"
B. He is from Sisophon. B. Kort mok bi Sisophon.
` 1D! "
3. A. I am from Phnom Penh. Where are
you and Bopha from?
A. Khyom mok bi Phnom Penh.
Der ngeak ngerng Bopha mok
bi na?
` D! !!@"
! 0D 1D!W1"
B. We are from Sisophon. B. Yoeung mok bi Sisophon.
` !00D!"
4. A. Mony is from Takev. Where are
Vutha and Dany from?
A. Mony mok bi Takev. Der
Vutha ngerng Dany mok bi
na?
` D D! 11"
!1 10D1 D!W1"
B. They are from Svay Rieng. B. Pourk kort mok bi Svay
rieng.
` ! 1D!10!1j0"
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9. Role-play the dialogues above using the map of Cambodia.

Am I from? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
Der khyom mok bi? Bard, khyom mok bi ngerng
men.
Deh, khyom od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!D!" E5 D!0D" !5 D!0!5"
Are you from? Yes, you are. No, you are not.
Der ngeak mok bi? Bard, ngeak mok bi ngerng men. Deh, ngeak od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!D! " E5 D!0D" !5 D!0!5"
Is he from? Yes, he is. No, he is not.
Der kort mok bi? Bard, kort mok bi ngerng men. Deh, kort od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!1D!" E5 1D!0D" !5 1D!0!5"
Is she from? Yes, she is. No, she is not.
Der ngeang mok bi? Bard, ngeang mok bi ngerng
men.
Deh, ngeang od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!10D! " E5 10D!0D" !5 10D!0!5"
Is it from? Yes, it is. No, it is not.
Der vea mok bi? Bard, vea mok bi ngerng men. Deh, vea od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!11D!" E5 11D!0D" !5 11D!0!5"
Are we from? Yes, we are. No, we are not.
Der yoeung mok bi? Bard, yoeung mok bi ngerng
men.
Deh, yoeung od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!!00D! " E5 !00D!0D" !5 !00D!0!5"
Are they from? Yes, they are. No, they are not.
Der pourk kort mok bi? Bard, pourk kort mok bi ngerng
men.
Deh, pourk od mok bi ngerng
deh.
!!1D!" E5 !1D!0D" !5 !1D!0!5"

Note: If youre male, you would say bard E5 for yes. However, if youre female, you
would say chas 1 for yes. Both sexes say deh - !5 for no.





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10. Read the following dialogues and role-play them.

1. A. Are you from Cambodia? Der ngeak mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea? !D!_D!5D1"
B. Yes, I am. Bard, khyom mok bi ngerng men. E5 D!0D"
2. A. Are you from Siem Reab? Der ngeak mok bi Siem Reab? ! D!!jD11D"
B. No, I am not. I am from Sisophon. Deh, khyom od mok bi ngerng deh. Khyom mok bi
Sisophon.
!5 D!0!5" D! "
3. A. Is Bob from Cambodia? Der Bob mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea? !DDD!_D!5D1"
B. Yes, he is. Bard, kort mok bi ngerng men. E5 1 D! 0D"
4. A. Are Bob and Mary from Phnom Penh? Der Bob ngerng Mary mok bi Phnom Penh?
! DD 0!D1 D! !!@"
B. Yes, they are. Bard, pourk khyom mok bi ngerng men. E5 ! 1 D!0D"



What is your name?

What is your name?
Der ngeak chmos ei?

Der ngeak chmos ei?
!!W1" ! !W1 "
My name is Sochea.

My name is Vibol Sok.
Khyom chmos Sochea.

Khyom chmos Vibol Sok.
!W 1 1" !W1 1DW"








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I Khyom

My Robos Khyom
1D
You Ngeak

Your Robos Ngeak
1D
He Kort
1
His Robos Kort
1D1
She Ngeang
10
Her Robos Ngeang
1D 10
It Vea
11
Its Robos Vea
1D11
We Yoeung
!00
Our Robos Yoeung
1D !00
You Pourk ngeak
!
Your Robos Pourk
ngeak
1D !
They Pourk kort
! 1
Their Robos Pourk kort
1D ! 1




What is her name? What is his name?
Der ngeang chmos ei? Der kort chmos ei?
! 10!W 1 "

!1!W1"

Her name is Neary. His name is Sakun.
Ngeang chmos Neary. Kort chmos Sakun.
10!W 111 "

1 !W11"

11. Listen to the following dialogue and repeat after the speaker.

A. Good morning! Ahk-run sour sdei!
1W
B. Good morning! Ahk-run sour sdei!
1W
A. My name is Sam.
What is your name?
Khyom chmos Sam. Der ngeak
chmos ei?
!W1 " ! !W1 "
B. My name is Linda. Khyom chmos Linda.
!W 1W D1"


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A. Nice to meet you,
Linda.
Rik riay ban choub ngeak,
Linda.
1 110E D W D1"
B. Nice to meet you, Sam. Rik riay ban choub ngeak, Sam.
1 110ED "






12. Work in pairs or in small groups. Look at the pictures and make up similar dialogues.

13. Listen to the following statements and repeat after the speaker.

My name is Sam.
Khyom chmos Sam.
!W1 "
His name is Sophea.
Kort chmos Sophea.
1 !W11"
Her name is Bopha.
Ngeang chmos Bopha.
10!W1D 1"
I live in Siem Reab.
Khyom ros ngou Siem Reab.
1!1!jD11D"
He lives in Phnom Penh.
Kort ros ngou Phnom Penh.
1 1 !1 !!@"
She lives in Sisophon.
Ngeang ros ngou
Sisophon.
101!1"

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We live in Kompong Charm.
Yoeung ros ngou Kompong Charm.
!001 !1 !0 1D"
They live in Takev.
Pourk kort ros ngou Takev.
! 11!111"

14. Read the following sentences. Translate them into English. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

1. Sam ros ngou Siem Reab.
1. 1!1!jD11D"

2. Der ngeak ros ngou Siem Reab deh? Bard, khyom ros ngou Siem Reab.
2. ! 1!1!jD11D!5" E5 1!1!jD11D"

3. Bopha od ros ngou Siem Reab deh.
3. D11!1!jD11D!5"

4. Der ngeak ros ghou ei nah? Khyom ros ngou Sisophon.
4. ! 1!1W1" 1 !1 "


5. Der Sophea ngerng Dany ros ngou ei nah? Pourk kort ros ngou Phnom Penh.
5. !1 0D1 1!1W1" ! 1 1 !1 !!@"







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15. Listen to the following dialogue and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your
workbook. Make up a similar dialogue. Work in pairs or in small groups.

A. Rosial sour sdei.
: 1!jW"
B. Rosial sour sdei.
` 1!jW"
A. Khyom chmos Linda. Der ngeak chmos ei?
: !W1W D1" ! !W1 "
B. Khyom chmos Sam.
` !W1"
A. Rik riay ban choub ngeak, Sam.
: 1 110E D "
B. Rik riay ban choub ngeak, Linda.
` 1 110E D W D1"
A. Khyom ros ngou Siem Reab. Der ngeak ros
ngou eih nah?

: 1!1!jD11D" !1 !1W1"
B. Khyom ros ngou Phnom Penh.
` 1 !1 !!@"

16. Imagine that you are new to the class. Ask your partner about the rest of the students
(their names and where they live). Use the model below. Work in pairs or in small groups.

Model:

A. Der kort chmos ei?
` !1!W1"
B. Kort chmos Vibol.
` 1 !W11DW"
A. Der kort ros ngou eih na?
` !11!1W1"
B. Kort ros ngou Pailin.
` 1 1 !1DW "

17. What is the question? Read the answers below and reproduce the questions in
Cambodian. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. ____________________________?
!5 D! 0!5" D!!jD11D"
Od deh khyom od mok bi ngerng deh. Khyom mok bi Siem Reab.
2. ____________________________?
E5 1!1!jD11D"
Bard, khyom ros ngou Siem Reab.



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3. ____________________________?
E5 1 D! "
Bard, kort mok bi Sisophon.
4. ____________________________?
E5 101!1!!@"
Bard, ngeang ros ngou Phnom Penh.
5. ____________________________?
!5 D! 0!5" D!D W"
Od deh kort od mok bi ngerng deh. Kort mok bi Pailin.
6. ____________________________?
E5 !W1"
Bard, khyom chmos Sam.
7. ____________________________?
!5 1!W 1!W11 DW!5"
Od deh, kort od men chmos lok Vibol deh.
8. ____________________________?
E5 D! !0 1D"
Bard, khyom mok bi Kompong Charm.

























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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Read the following sentences and translate them from English into Cambodian. Check
your work with the Answer Key.

A. My name is Tanya. I am from Moscow.
B. Do you live in Seattle? Yes.
C. His name is Joe. He lives in Berlin.
D. We are from Vancouver.
E. My name is Maurice. I am from Chicago
F. His name is Bob. He lives in Boston.
G. Her name is Susan. She lives in San Diego.
H. What is your name? My name is Tony.




2. Pretend that you are at a party. Introduce yourself to other people and ask them their
names, where they are from, and where they live. Work in pairs or in small groups. Use the
model below.

Model:

Sour sdei, khyom chmos Sam. Der ngeak
chmos ei?
!W1" !!W1"
Sour sdei, khyom chmos Sophea.
!W11"
Khyom mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea. Der
ngeak mok bi nah?
D!_D!5D 1" ! D! W1"
Khyom mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea.
D!_D!5D 1"
Khyom ros ngou Siem Reab. Der ngeak ros
eih nah?
1!1!jD11D" ! 1W1"
Khyom ros ngou Phnom Penh.
1!1 !!@"



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3. Introduce your friend to your classmates. Use the model below.

Model:

Kort chmos Vibol.
1 !W11D W"
Kort mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea.
1D!_D!5D 1"
Kort chea chuncheat Kampuchea.
1 11 D 1"
Kort ros ngou Pailin.
1 1 !1D W"



































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Vocabulary List

Hello Sour sdei

Hi Sour sdei

Good morning Ahk-run sour sdei
1 W
Good afternoon Rosial sour sdei
1!jW
Good evening Ti-vea sour sdei
511
Good night Rea-trei sour sdei
11_
Good-bye Lea houy
W1!00
How are you? Sok sab-bai chea de?
D[101!5"
Fine/ very well Sab-bai
D[10
Thank you Or-kun
1W
You are welcome Men ei deh.
D!5
Nice to meet you. Rik riay ban choub ngeak
1 110ED
My name is Khyom chmos
!W1
I Khyom

He Kort
1
She

Kort (for older people)
Ngeang (same age or younger)
1
10
You Ngeak

We Yoeung
!00
You (plural) Pourk ngeak
!
They Pourk kort
! 1
To live in Ros ngou
1 !1
No Deh
!5
Yes Bard (for male)
Chas (for female)
E5 _D
1 _
To be Ros ngou, mok, mean, chea
1 !1 D D1 1
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To be from Mok bi
D!
Where are you from? Der ngeak mok bi na?
! D! W1"
What is your name? Der ngeak chmos ei?
! !W1 "
Where do you live? Der ngeak ros ngou eih nah?
! 1!1W1"
Mine Chea robos khyom
11D
Yours Chea robos ngeak
11D
His Chea robos kort
11D1
Hers Chea robos ngeang
11D10
Ours Chea robos yoeung
11D !00
Yours Chea robos pourk ngeak
11D!
Theirs Chea robos pourk kort
11D! 1






















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ANSWER KEY

14.

1. Sam lives in Siem Reab.
2. Do you live in Siem Reab? Yes, I do.
3. Bopha does not live in Siem Reab.
4. Where do you live? I live in Sisophon.
5. Where do Sophea and Dany live? They live in Phnom Penh.

17.
Your questions should be similar in grammatical form to those below although some city
and people names may be different.

1. Are you from Phnom Penh? Der ngeak mok bi Phnom Penh? !D! !!@"
2. Do you live in Siem Reab? Der ngeak ros ngou Siem Reab? !1!1!jD11D"
3. Is he from Sisophon? Der kort mok bi Sisophon? !1D! "
4. Does she live in Phnom Penh? Der ngeang ros ngou Phnom Penh? ! 101!1!!@"
5. Is he from Sisophon? Der kort mok bi Sisophon? !1D! "
6. Is your name Sam? Der ngeak chmos Sam? !!W1 "
7. Is his name Mr. Vibol? Der kort chmos lok Vibol? !1!W1!W11D W"
8. Are you from Kompong Charm? Der ngeak mok bi Kompong Charm? !D! !0 1D"


End of Lesson Tasks

1.

A. My name is Tanya. I am from Moscow. !W 11 @1" D!D "
B. Do you live in Seattle? Yes. ! 1!1 W" E5"
C. His name is Joe. He lives in Berlin. 1!W10" 1 1 !1D1W "
D. We are from Vancouver. !00D! 1 W11"
E. My name is Maurice. I am from Chicago. !W1D 1" D!W10"
F. His name is Bob. He lives in Boston. 1 !W 1DD" 1 1 !1D "

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G. Her name is Susan. She lives in San Diego. 10!W1" 101!1 !0 "
H. What is your name? My name is Tony. !W 1" !W1"



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Lesson 2
Living and Working
11! 0 11011
Jiviakphiap ning k-ngia


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Typical housing arrangements of most people living in Cambodia
- Using or in questions about living arrangements and professions
- The verb to have in the present tense
- Names of professions (singular and plural forms).


1. Look at the pictures below and listen to the words. Repeat the words after the
speaker.

Since average Cambodians are still relatively poor, they live mostly inside either clay-tile roof
houses, thatched houses, townhouses or floating houses as shown below. These houses normally
have very little yard space or none at all. Wealthier Cambodians, however, usually live inside a
house with a big yard.



Clay-tile roof house
Phteahk dombol khbieng
DDW![_0
Thatched house
Phteahk dombol sbov
DD W[1
Townhouse
Phteahk lveng thmor
W0
Floating house
Phteahk leu teuk
!W5

Apartment
Phteahk lveng
W0

Apartment building
Ahkea phteahk lveng
111W0

Room
Bontop
DD

House
Phteahk



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Military camp
Chomrom tea-hean
15101

Tent
Tong
0

Barracks
Lomnou tea-hean
W!15101

Hotel
Son-tha-kea
W111

2. Match the Cambodian words on the left with their English equivalents on the right.
Replay the audio from the previous section if necessary.

0
Tong Hotel

DD
Bontop Tent


Phteahk Barracks

W0
Phteahk lveng Room

W111
Son-tha-keas Military camp

111W0
Ahkea phteahk lveng House

W!15101
Lomnou tea-hean Apartment

15101
Chomrom tea-hean Apartment building

3. Read the following sentences and translate them into English. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

1. 1!1 00!1 1 5101"
Sam ros nou khnong tong nou chomrom tea-hean.
2. _ W 1!1 0W0 D0"
Neak-srey Phally ros nou khnong phteahk lveng toch muy.
3. 15j1 0W D11 !10D0!1!jD11D"
Vithya neung Linda ros nou khnong phteahk dor thom muy nou Siem Reab.
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4. 1DW1!10W111"
Vibol ros nou khnong son-tha-kea.
5. 10W11!10W!15101"
Sophea neung Sinath ros nou khnong lomnou tea-hean.
6. 1 0 1!101D!0 0"
Sokha neung khgnom ros nou khnong phteahk robos yoeung.

4. Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your
workbook. Then, make up similar dialogues. Work in pairs or in small groups.

1. A. I live in a big house. Where do you live? B. I live in a tent in a military camp.
Khgnom ros nou khnong phteahk thom. Ter neak
ros nou eih nah?
Khgnom ros nou khnong tong nou
chomrom tea-hean.
1 !1 0 " ! 1 !1W1" 1!1 00!1 1 5101"
2. A. Vibol lives in the hotel. Where does Linda live? B. Linda lives in an apartment
building.
Vibol ros nou khnong son-tha-kea. Ter Linda ros nou
eih nah?
Linda ros nou khnong ahkea phteahk
lveng.
1DW1 !1 0W 111" ! W D11!1W1" WD11!10111W0"
3. A. We live in the barracks.Where do Vibol and
Linda live?
B. They live in the military camp.
Yoeung ros nou khnong lomnou tea-hean. Ter
Vibol neung Linda ros nou eih nah?
Pourk kort ros nou khnong chomrom
tea-hean.
!001 !1 0W !15101"
!1D W0W D11 !1W1"
! 11!1 015101"

Grammar note: In Cambodian, the word or _ (reu) is used to compare two items of the
same type only. For example, you may say do you like apples or oranges? because they are
both fruits, but you cant say do you like apples or apartments?

5. Read the following dialogues and translate them into English. Check your translations
with the Answer Key. Make up similar dialogues using the words below. Work in pairs or
in small groups.

A. Ter neak ros nou khnong phteahk reu
khnong phteahk lveng?
1. . !1!10_ 0W0"
B. Khgnom ros nou knong phteahk.
. 1!1 0"

A. Ter pouk kort ros nou khnong son-tha-
kea reu khnong ahkea phteahk lveng?
2. . ! ! 1 1 !1 0W111_ 0111W0"
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B. Pourk kort ros nou khnong ahkea
phteahk lveng.
. !11!10111W0"

6. Compose choice questions using the model and the words below. Check your work with
the Answer Key for some examples.

Model: ! 1!1 00_0W!15101"
Ter neak ros nou khnong tong reu khnong lomnou tea-hean?


Neak

Tong reu lomnou tea-hean
0 _ W!15101
Pourk
Kort
! 1
Son-tha-kea reu phteahk
W111 _
Kort
1
Ahkea phteahk lveng reu
chomrom tea-hean
111W0 _ 1 5101
Neang
10
Bontop reu phteahk
DD _
Yoeung
!00
Phteahk lveng reu son-tha-kea
W0 _ W 111

7. Listen to the speaker and circle the words you hear. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

1.
W!15101 0
2.
111W 0
3.
15101 DD
4.
W0 W111

Grammar Notes: Cambodians use the verb to have D1 (mean) for all subjects. In another
word, this word doesnt change its form even when used in the third person.

I have Khgnom mean
D1
You have Neak mean
D1
He/she has Kort reu neang mean
1_10D1
We have Yoeung mean
!00D1
You (plural) have Pourk neang mean
! D1
They have Pourk kort mean
! 1D1

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8. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your
workbook.


1. I have a house in Siem
Reab.
Khgnom mean pheas muy nou
khnong Siem Reab.
D1D 0!10!jD11D"
2. We have a room in an
apartment building.
Yoeung mean bontop muy nou
khnong ahkea phteahk lveng muy.
!00D1DDD0!10111W0"
3. Sophea has an apartment
in Phnom Penh.
Sophea mean phteahk lveng muy
nou khnong Phnom Penh.
1D1W0D0!10!!@"
4. Vibol and Sokha have
their house in Sisophon.
Vibol neung Sokha mean phteahk
robos pourk kort nou khnong
Sisophon.
1DW 0 1D11D! 1!1 0
"

9. Make up sentences using the correct form of the verb to have.

Model: I have an apartment.
Khgnom mean phteahk lveng muy.
D1W 0D 0"

/ khgnom

/ neak D0/ phteahk muy
1/ kort

10/ neang W0D0/ phteahk lveng muy
1/ vea

!00/ yoeung DDD0/ bontop muy
! 1 / pourk kort
D1
mean



10. Listen to the new vocabulary related to professions and repeat after the speaker.

Profession Muk robor
D1D1
Doctor Vicheak-bondit
1DW
Nurse Kih-lean-nuk-bak-tha-yika
W1DD101
Laborer Poulakor
!W1
Teacher Kru
_
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Student Ni-sid
j
Soldier Tea-hean
5101
Mechanic Yond-kahri
011
Farmer Muh-jas-kahk-sek-thahn
D1D1
Police Officer Nokorbahl
1EW
Waitress Neak-bomrer-dohk-srey
D!1 _
Interpreter Neak-bork-breih
D_D
Taxi driver Neak boek taksi
!D 1
Factory worker Kamkor rong chak
D 1!110_
Fisherman Neak neisad
!15
Businessman Ah-jiv-kor
111
Singer Neak chom rieng
!_Dj0
Boxer Neak bror dal
_DD1W

11. Circle the more likely profession of the two choices under the photo.


Kih-lean-nuk-bak-tha-yika reu kru?
W1DD10 1 _ _"
Nokorbahl reu muh-jas-kahk-sek-thahn?
1EW _ D1D1"
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Neak-bomrer-dohk-srey reu vicheak-bondit?
D!1 _ _ 1 DW "
Tea-hean reu neak-bork-breih?
5101 _ D_D"

12. Match the Cambodian words on the right with their English equivalents on the left.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. Profession Neak-bomrer-dohk-srey
A. D!1 _
2. Doctor Muh-jas-kahk-sek-thahn
B. D1D1
3. Nurse Neak-bork-breih
C. D_D
4. Laborer Muk robor
D. D1D1
5. Teacher Kih-lean-nuk-bak-tha-yika
E. W1DD101
6. Student Nokorbahl
F. 1EW
7. Soldier Vicheak-bondit
G. 1DW
8. Mechanic Poulakor
H. !W1
9. Farmer Ni-sid
I. j
10. Police Officer Tea-hean
J. 5101
11. Waitress Yond-kahri
K. 011
12. Interpreter Kru
L. _


Grammar note: Cambodians dont distinguish singular nouns from plural nouns. For example,
the word doctor - 1 DW can be used both singularly and plurally.

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13. Listen to the speaker and put a circle around the words you hear. Replay the
audio as many times as you need. Check your answers with the Answer Key. .

1.
1 1 0 11 / D1D1 D1"
2.
! 1 1 _ / 1 DW "
3.
101 D_D / j D 1"
4.
! 1 1 1EW / 5101"



































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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Give a brief introduction of yourself, in Cambodian, listing your name, where you are
from, where you live, and what your occupation is.

Model:
Khgnom chmos Sam. Khgnom chea chuncheat Kampuchea. Khgnom mok bi bro-tes
Kampuchea.
Khgnom ros nou Siem Reab. Khgnom chea kru muh-neak. Khgnom ros nou khnong phteahk
lveng muy.
!W1 " 11 D1" D!_D!5D 1" 1!1!jD11D" 1_D 1 "
1!1 0W0D0"

2. Listen to the recording and circle all the professions you hear. Check your work
with the Answer Key.

A. 1. D!1 _
2. 1EW
3. D_D

B. 1. W1DD101
2. _
3. D1D1

C. 1. 1DW
2. W1DD101
3. j

3. Reproduce questions to the following answers. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. ____________________?

Khgnom chmos Sam.
!W1 "
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2. ____________________?
D!_D!5D 1"
Khgnom mok bi bro-tes Kampuchea.
D!_D!5D 1"
3. ____________________?

Bard, khgnom ros nou Siem Reab.
E5 1!1!jD11D"
4. ____________________?

Khgnom od mean phteahk teh. Khgnom mean phteahk lveng muy.
D1!5" D1W0D0"
5. ____________________?

Bard, khgnom chea yond-kahri muh-neak.
E5 10 11 D1"























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Vocabulary List

Apartment Phteahk lveng
W0
Apartment building Ahkea phteahk lveng
111W0
Barracks Lomnou tea-hean
W!15101
Military camp Chomrom tea-hean
15101
House Phteahk

Tent Tong
0
Room Bontop
DD
Big Thom

Small Toch

Profession Muk robor
D1D1
Farmer Muh-jas-kahk-sek-thahn
D1D1
Doctor Vicheak-bondit
1DW
Nurse Kih-lean-nuk-bak-tha-yika
W1DD101
Laborer Poulakor
!W1
Teacher Kru
_
Student Ni-sid
j
Soldier Tea-hean
5101
Mechanic Yond-kahri
011
Waitress Neak-bomrer-dohk-srey
D!1 _
Interpreter Neak-bork-breih
D_D
Police officer Nokorbahl
1EW
To have Mean
D1







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ANSWER KEY

3.

1. Sam lives in a tent at the military camp.
2. Mrs. Phally lives in a small apartment.
3. Vithya and Linda live in a big house in Siem Reab.
4. Vibol lives in a hotel.
5. Sophea and Sinath live in the barracks.
6. Sokha and I live in our house.

5.

1. A. Do you live in a house or in an apartment?
B. I live in a house.
2. A. Do they live in a hotel or in an apartment building?
B. They live in an apartment building.

6.

Do you live in a tent or in the barracks? Ter neak ros nou khnong tong reu khnong lomnou tea-
hean? ! 1!100_ 0W !15101"
Do they live in a hotel or a house? Ter pourk kort ros nou khnong son-tha-kea reu khnong
lomnou phteahk? ! ! 11 !1 0W111_ 0"
Does he live in an apartment building or a military camp? Ter kort ros nou khnong ahkea
phteahk lveng reu khnong chomrom tea-hean?
!11!1 0111W0_ 015101"
Does she live in a room or a house? Ter neang ros nou khnong bontop reu khnong phteahk?
!101!1 0DD_ 0"
Do we live in an apartment or a hotel? Ter yoeung ros nou khnong phteahk lveng reu khnong
son-tha-kea?
!!0 01!1 0W0_ 0W111"

7.

1. tent 0
2. house
3. military camp 15101
4. hotel W111

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12.

1. Profession Muk robor
D. D1D1
2. Doctor Vicheak-bondit
G. 1DW
3. Nurse Kih-lean-nuk-bak-tha-yika
E. W1DD101
4. Laborer Poulakor
H. !W1
5. Teacher Kru
L. _
6. Student Ni-sid
I. j
7. Soldier Tea-hean
J. 5101
8. Mechanic Yond-kahri
K. 0 11
9. Farmer Muh-jas-kahk-sek-thahn
B. D 1 D 1
10. Police Officer Nokorbahl
F. 1EW
11. Waitress Neak-bomrer-dohk-srey
A. D!1 _
12. Interpreter Neak-bork-breih
C. D_D

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A. farmer Muh-jas-kahk-
sek-thahn
D1D1
B. teachers Kru
_
C. interpreter Neak-bork-breih
D_D
D. soldiers Tea-hean
5101

End of Lesson Tasks

2.

A. 3 interpreter Neak-bork-breih
D_D
B. 2 teacher Kru
_
C. 3 student Ni-sid
j




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3.

1. What is your name? Ter ngeak chmos ei? ! !W1"
2. What country are you from? Ter ngeak mok bi bro-tes nah? !D!_D!5W1"
3. Do you live in Siem Reab? Ter ngeak ros nou Siem Reab? ! 1!1!jD11D"
4. Do you have a house or an apartment? Ter ngeak mean phteahk reu phteahk lveng?
! D1_W0"
5. Are you a mechanic? Ter ngeak chea yong-kahri? ! 10 11 "

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Lesson 3
Days of the Week, Numbers, Ages of People
!10E 0 !W 10 1D_D1
thngai nau khnong sbad lek yuk robos brojiajon


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Days of the week
- Numbers from 0 to 100
- How to understand and respond to questions about what day it is
- How to ask someones age and say how old you are.

1. Listen to the days of the week and repeat them after the speaker.

Monday thngai chan

Tuesday thngai ongkea

011
Wednesday thngai pudh
!
Thursday thngai pro-hoh
_!0[
Friday thngai sok
_
Saturday thngai saow
!11
Sunday thngai artit
15j


Read the days of the week several times, practicing pronunciation. Replay the audio if
necessary.

2. Listen to the following dialogues and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in the
workbook. Role-play the dialogues using the names of the other days of the week. Work in
pairs or in small groups.

15 j 0 11 _!0[ !11 ! _

1. What day is it today? Ter thngai nis chea thngai ei?
! !1 "
Today is Monday. Thngai nis chea thngai chan.
!1 "
2. Is today Monday? Ter thngai nis chea thngai
chan?

! !1 "
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Yes, today is Monday. Bard, thngai nis chea thngai
chan.
E5 !1 "
3. Is today Monday? Ter thngai nis chea thngai
chan?
! !1 "
No, today is Tuesday. Ohd teh thngai nis chea thngai
ongkea.
!5 !10 11"

3. Listen to the pronunciations and read the numbers from 0 to 10.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
l ^ O W l 8 U t ^l
j D0 ! D D _E _ED0 _E! _ED _ED DD
sone muy pi bey boun brahm brahm-
muy
brahm-
pi
brahm-
bey
brahm-
boun
dorb

Grammar note: Notice that the Cambodian number system is a base 5. The number six is
five-one, seven is five-two, etc.

4. Practice using the numbers. Work with a partner and tell them in Cambodian your
home telephone number, work telephone number, address numbers, etc.

5. Read the following dialogue. Pay attention to the numbers.

A. What is your telephone
number?
A. Ter leik toursahp robos
neak leik pun mahn?
` !!W5 1 ! 1D!W
D1"
B. My telephone number is
(360) 984 0217.
B. Leik toursahp robos
khgnom keu leik (bei
brammuay soun) brambuan
brambei buan soun pi
muay brampil.
` !W51!1D !W
WltllO^U"
A. What is your house
number?
A. Ter leik toursahp
phteahk robos neak leik pun
mahn?
` !!W5 1 ! 1D
!WD 1"
B. My house number is
10456.
B. Leik toursahp phteahk
robos khgnom keu leik
muay soun buan bram
brammuay.
` !W51!1D !W
^ll8"

6. Role-play the dialogue with a partner using exercise 5 as a model. Pretend one of you is a
receptionist who wants to know the others name, telephone number, and house number.
Ask each other questions and use as many numbers in your answers as you can.
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7. Listen to the sentences and write down the missing numbers you hear. Check your
work with the Answer Key.

Model: !W51 ! 1D !W 8Ul"
Leik toursahp robos khgnom keu leik 567_8__4.

1. !W51!1D!W U8W"
2. !W51 ! 1D !W lWOl^"
3. !W51 !1D!W tl8"
4. !W51!1D!W lltO"
5. !W51! 1D !W tUl8"

Grammar Note: In Cambodian, numbers 11 through 19 are pronounced by combining the
number 10 with its corresponding number. For example, number 11 is read as dohb muy (ten -
one)and the number 14 is dohb boun (ten four).

8. Listen as the speaker says the numbers 11 through 19. Repeat after the speaker.

11 eleven 11 dohb muy
^^ DDD0
12 twelve 12 dohb pi
^O DD !
13 thirteen 13 dohb bey
^W DDD
14 fourteen 14 dohb boun
^l DDD
15 fifteen 15 dohb brahm
^8 DD_E
16 sixteen 16 dohb brahm muy
^ DD_ED 0
17 seventeen 17 dohb brahm pi
^U DD_E !
18 eighteen 18 dohb brahm bey
^ DD_ED
19 nineteen 19 dohb brahm boun
^t DD_ED

9. Practice saying the following numbers in Cambodian:

11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 12, 14, 16, 18




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Grammar Note: The numbers 20 through 29 are essentially a combination of the number 20
with the corresponding numbers. For example, 23 is muh-phey bey (20 3).


20 twenty 20 muh-phey
Ol D
21 twenty-one 21 muh-phey muy
O^ DD0
22 twenty-two 22 muh-phey pi
OO D !
23 twenty-three 23 muh-phey bei
OW DD
24 twenty-four 24 muh-phey boun
Ol DD
25 twenty-five 25 muh-phey brahm
O8 D_E
26 twenty-six 26 muh-phey brahm muy
O D _E D 0
27 twenty-seven 27 muh-phey brahm pi
OU D _E !
28 twenty-eight 28 muh-phey brahm bei
O D _E D
29 twenty-nine 29 muh-phey brahm boun
Ot D_ED

10. Read the texts and translate into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. !W1W D1" 1 !1 !!@" 1 D!1 _D01" !W1D !W O^"
Khgnom chmos Linda. Khgnom ros nou Phnom Penh. Khgnom chea neak-bomrer-dohk-srey
muy neak. Leik phteahk robos khgnom keu leik moaphaiymuay.

2. 1 D W15101D 01 " 1 1 !1 0111 W 0D 0" !W W 01D 1 !W O8"
Vibol chea tea-hean muy neak. Kort ros nou khnong ahkea phteahk lveng muy. Leik phteahk
lveng robos kort keu leik moaphaiybram.

3. 10!W11" 101_D 01 " 101!1 0D0" !W1D10!W ^"
Neang chmos Sokha. Neang chea kru muy neak. Neang ros nou khnong phteahk muy. Leik
phteahk robos neang keu leik dobbram muay.

4. 0 W1D1D0!10 " !W1D !01!W ^l"
Sam neung Sinath mean phteahk muy nou khnong Sisophon. Leik phteahk robos pourk kort
keu leik dob buan.






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11. Listen to the speaker and circle the number you hear in each row. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

A. 1 - 10 - 21
B. 2 - 12 - 22
C. 3 - 13 - 23
D. 4 - 14 - 24
E. 5 - 15 - 25
F. 6 - 16 - 26
G. 7 - 17 - 27
H. 8 - 18 - 28
I. 9 - 19 - 29

Grammar Note: The umbers 30 through 100 follow the same pattern as numbers 1 through 29.
To recap: after every 5 numbers, Cambodians use a number that is the factor of 5 (30, 35, 50, 75
) and combine it with number 1, 2, 3 or 4 to form subsequent numbers.

12. Listen to the next set of numbers. Repeat after the speaker.

30 thirty 30 sahm soeb
Wl 1D D
40 forty 40 seih soeb
ll D
50 fifty 50 ha soeb
8l 01D
60 sixty 60 hok soeb
l 0 D
70 seventy 70 chet soeb
Ul D
80 eighty 80 peit soeb
l D D
90 ninety 90 kao soeb
tl !1D
100 one hundred 100 muy roy
^ll D 010

13. Read the following numbers in Cambodian.

30, 31, 40, 42, 50, 53, 60, 64, 70, 75, 80, 86, 90, 97, 100.

Grammar Note: When Cambodians ask about the age of others, the form of the question is the
same for everyone, both formally and informally. The form of the question is ! [x]
10D 1"(Ter [x] ahyuk pun-mahn?). The [x] within the question, however, will be different
depending on the addressees age, social status or how well the questioner knows the addressee.


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14. Listen to several short exchanges asking about ages. Repeat after the speaker.

1. A. How old are you? A. Ter neak ahyuk pun-
mahn?
` ! 10D 1"
B. I am 32 years old. B. Khgnom ahyuk sahm
soeb bi chnam.
` 10 WO 1 "


2. A. How old is he? A. Ter kort ahyuk pun-mahn?
` !110D 1"
B. He is 11. B. Kort ahyuk dohb muy
chnam.
` 110 ^^ 1"


3. A. How old is she? A. Ter kort ahyuk pun-mahn?
` !110D 1"
B. She is 86 years old. B. Kort ahyuk peit soeb
brahm muy chnam.
` 110 1"


4. A. Is she 34 years old? A. Ter kort ahyuk sahm soeb
boun chnam?
` !110 Wl 1 "
B. No, she is 35. B. Ohd teh kort ahyuk sahm
soeb brahm chnam.
` !5 110 W8
1"


5. A. Are you 21? A. Ter neak ahyuk muh-phey
muy chnam?
` ! 10 O^ 1 "
B. Yes, I am 21. B. Bard khgnom ahyuk muh-
phey muy chnam.
` E5 10 O^ 1"


6. A. What is your age? A. Ter neak ahyuk pun-
mahn?
` ! 10D 1"
B. I am 47. B. Khgnom ahyuk seih soeb
brahm bi chnam.
` 10 lU 1"


15. Tell your classmates in Cambodian how old you are and ask them about their age.







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16. Listen and match the age with the name. Check your work with the answer key.

1 2 3 4 5


Thavy Bona Savy Kun Dany


11 72 52 29 43


































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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Listen to the following statements in Cambodian. Answer the questions for each
statement. Pause or replay the audio as necessary, until you understand the relevant
information. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1 2 3

1. What is his/her name? Ter kort/neang chmos ei? !1 /10!W1 "
2. How old is he/she? Ter kort/neang ahyuk pun-mahn? !1 /1010D 1"
3. What is his/her profession? Ter kort/neang mean muk robor ei? !1 /10D1D 1D1 "

2. Recite the following in Cambodian.

Ask what day it is.

Say what day it is today.

Ask someones age.

Say how old you are.




















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Vocabulary List

Day Thngai

Today Thngai nis
!
Year Chnam
1
Monday Thngai chan

Tuesday Thngai ongkea
011
Wednesday Thngai pudh
!
Thursday Thngai pro-hoh
_!0[
Friday Thngai sok
_
Saturday Thngai saow
!11
Sunday Thngai artit
15j
Telephone Toursahp
51!
Number Leik
!W
Age Ahyuk
10
Old Chomnas
1
How old are you? Ter neak ahyuk pun-mahn?
! 10D 1"
What day is it today? Ter thngai nis chea thngai ei?
! !1 "
Today is Monday. Thngai nis chea thngai chan.
!1 "
I am 25 years old. Khgnom ahyuk muh-phey chnam.
10 O8 1"
0 zero 0 sone.
l j
1 one 1 muy
^ D 0
2 two 2 pi
O !
3 three 3 bey
W D
4 four 4 boun
l D
5 five 5 brahm
8 _E
6 six 6 brahm muy
_ED0
7 seven 7 brahm pi
U _E!
8 eight 8 brahm bey
_ED
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9 nine 9 brahm boun
t _ED
10 ten 10 dohb
^l DD
11 eleven 11 dohb muy
^^ DDD0
12 twelve 12 dohb pi
^O DD !
13 thirteen 13 dohb bey
^W DDD
14 fourteen 14 dohb boun
^l DDD
15 fifteen 15 dohb brahm
^8 DD_E
16 sixteen 16 dohb brahm muy
^ DD_E D 0
17 seventeen 17 dohb brahm pi
^U DD_E !
18 eighteen 18 dohb brahm bey
^ DD_ED
19 nineteen 19 dohb brahm boun
^t DD_E D
20 twenty 20 muh-phey
Ol D
21 twenty-one 21 muh-phey muy
O^ DD0
22 twenty-two 22 muh-phey pi
OO D !
23 twenty-three 23 muh-phey bei
OW DD
24 twenty-four 24 muh-phey boun
Ol DD
25 twenty-five 25 muh-phey brahm
O8 D_E
26 twenty-six 26 muh-phey brahm muy
O D _E D 0
27 twenty-seven 27 muh-phey brahm pi
OU D _E !
28 twenty-eight 28 muh-phey brahm bei
O D _E D
29 twenty-nine 29 muh-phey brahm boun
Ot D_ED
30 thirty 30 sahm soeb
Wl 1D D
40 forty 40 seih soeb
ll D
50 fifty 50 ha soeb
8l 01D
60 sixty 60 hok soeb
l 0 D
70 seventy 70 chet soeb
Ul D
80 eighty 80 peit soeb
l D D

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90 ninety 90 kao soeb
tl !1D
100 one hundred 100 muy roy
^ll D010











































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ANSWER KEY

7.

1. 4
2. 5
3. 0
4. 3
5. 2

10.

1. My name is Linda. I live in Phnom Penh. I am a waitress. I have a house. My house number
is 21.
2. Vibol is a soldier. He lives in an apartment building. His apartment number is 25.
3. Her name is Sokha. She is a teacher. She lives in a house. Her house number is 16.
4. Sam and Sinath have a house in Sisophon. Their house number is 14.

11.

A. 10
B. 12
C. 3
D. 24
E. 5
F. 16
G. 27
H. 18
I. 29

16.

Thavy is 52 years old. Thavy ahyuk ha soeb bi
chnam.
1110 8O 1"
Savy is 11 on Friday. Thngai sok nik Savy neung
ahyuk dohb muy chnam.
_!11010 ^^
1"
Is Sam 30 years old?
No, he is 29.
Ter Sam ahyuk sahm soeb
chnam?
Ohd the kort ahyuk muh-
phey brahm boun chnam.
!10 Wl 1"
!5 110 Ot 1"
Kun is 72 years old. Kun ahyuk chet soeb pi
chnam.
10 UO 1 "
How old is Bona?
He is 43.
Ter Bona ahyuk pun-mahn?
Kort ahyuk seih soeb bey
chnam.
!DW110 D1"
110 lW 1"
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End of Lesson Tasks

1.

A. Hi, my name is Sam. I am 26 years old. I am a police officer.
B. His name is Sophea. He is 40. He is a soldier.
C. Her name is Sinath. She is 44. She is a teacher.

Sour Sdei khgnom chmos Sam. Khgnom ahyuk muh-phey brahm muy chnam. Khgnom
chea nokorbahl muy neak.
!W1" 10 O 1" 11EWD01 "
Kort chmos Sophea. Kort ahyuk seih soeb chnam. Kort chea tea-hean muy neak.
1 !W11" 110 ll 1" 1 15101D01"
Kort chmos Sinath. Kort ahyuk seih soeb boun chnam. Kort chea kru muy neak.
1 !W1 W1" 1 10 ll 1" 1 1_D01"

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Lesson 4
Daily Activities
D 1!_D1
Sakamphiap brojm thgnai


This lesson will introduce you to:
- How to ask for and tell time
- Typical daily activities in Cambodia
- The verbs to go, to study, to play, to work, to watch, to read, to eat, and
to get up
- The past tense of the verbs.

Cambodians tell time by either saying !D10D0 mong muay (its one oclock) or !D10D0
DD 15 mong muay dob niat (its one ten). For any time that is one minute after the hour, up
to one minute before the hour, Cambodians would add the word 15 niat, which means
minute, into the phrase. However if the time is right on the hour, Cambodians would leave the
word 15 niat out. Cambodians do not have an equivalent word for oclock.

1. Listen as the speaker tells time in Cambodian. Repeat after the speaker.





What time is it? It is four oclock. What time is it? It is four fifteen.
Toe mong pun-mn? Mong buan. Toe mong pun-mn? Mong buan dob-brm niat.
!!D10D1" !D10D" !!D10D1" !D10D DD_E15"





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What time is it? It is four thirty. What time is it? It is four forty-five.
Toe mong pun-mn? Mong buan sm sib
niat.
Toe Mong pun-mn? Mong buan sae sib niat.
!!D10D1" !D10D 1DD15" !!D10D1" !D10D D_E15"




What time is it? It is three twenty. What time is it? It is three forty.
Toe mong pun-mn? Mong bei muh-phey. Toe mong pun-mn? Mong bei sae sib niat.
!!D10D1" !D10D D15" !!D10D1" !D10D D15"


2. What time is it? Fill in the clock faces with the correct times according to how they are
listed in Cambodian below. Check the answer key.

A. !D10D 1DD15 1!jW" E. !D10DDD 0 1DD15 0D"
mong bei sm sib niat rosial. mong dob muay sam sib niat yub.
B. !D10_ED D_E15 _!" F. !D10D0 01D_E15 1!jW"
mong brm bei sae sib brm niat proek. mong muay ha sib brm niat rosial.
C. !D10_ED 0 DD 15" G. !D10DD !1"
mong brm muay dob niat. mong dob p.
D. !D10_ED _! " H. !D10D DD_E 15"
mong brm buan proek. mong buan dob brm niat.






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A. B. C. D.






E. F. G. H.




3. Listen to the following exchanges and identify the clock time mentioned in each.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. 8:15 - 9:00

B. 9:50 - 9:15

C. 5:10 - 8:50

D. 4:13 - 4:30

E. 7: 50 - 7:10

4. Compose dialogues according to the model below. Work in pairs or in small groups. Use
the times listed below.

Model: A. - !!D10D1"
Toe mong pun-mn?
B. - !D10! 1 1!jW"
Mong pi rosial.

8:00 am, 7:15 am, 10:30 am, 2:10 pm, 4:45 pm, 6:50 pm, 12:00, 11:05

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Grammar note: In Cambodian, verbs always follow the subject. In addition to that, verbs in
Cambodian dont change their shape or form, whether they are used in the present, past or future
tense. These verbs remain constant for all subjects and tenses.

I go Khgnom tau
!51
I study Khgnom sik s
j1
you go Niak tau
!51
you study Niak sik s
j1
he goes Koet tau
1!51
he studies Koet sik s
1j1

we go Puak yoeng
tau
! !0 0!51
we study Puak yoeng sik
s
! !00 j1
you go Puak niak tau
! !51
you study Puak niak sik
s
! j1
they go Puak koet tau
! 1!51
they study Puak koet sik
s
! 1 j1




I work Khgnom
thvoe k
! 11
I watch Khgnom moel
!DW
you work Niak thvoe k
! 11
you watch Niak moel
!DW
he works Koet thvoe k
1 ! 11
he watches Koet moel
1!DW
we work Puak yoeng
thvoe k
! !0 0! 11
we watch Puak yoeng
moel
! !0 0!D W
you work Puak niak
thvoe k
! ! 11
you watch Puak niak
moel
! !DW
they work Puak koet
thvoe k
! 1! 11
they watch Puak koet
moel
! 1!D W




I eat Khgnom
gnm
@ 1
I read Khgnom n
1
you eat Niak gnm
@1
you read Niak n
1
he eats Koet gnm
1@1
he reads Koet n
11
we eat Puak yoeng
gnm
! !0 0@1
we read Puak yoeng n
! !0 01
you eat Puak niak
gnm
! @ 1
you read Puak niak n
! 1
they eat Puak koet
gnm
! 1@1
they read Puak koet n
! 11




I play Khgnom leng
!W0
I get up Khgnom ngoeb
loeng
!0 D!_ 0
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you play Niak leng
!W0
you get up Niak ngoeb
loeng
!0D!_ 0
he plays Koet leng
1!W0
he gets up Koet ngoeb
loeng
1 !0D!_0
you play Puak niak
leng
! !W0
you get up Puak niak
ngoeb loeng
! !0D!_ 0
they play Puak koet
leng
! 1!W0
they get up Puak koet
ngoeb loeng
! 1!0D!_0
we play Puak yoeng
leng
! !00!W0
we get up Puak yoeng
ngoeb loeng
! !0 0!0D!_0

5. Listen to the short statements that describe each activity in the pictures below.
Repeat after the speaker. Pay attention to new verbs and other new vocabulary.


They play basketball. She goes to the market.
Puak koet leng bl bos. Koet tau phs.
! 1!W0EW!E" 1 !51j11"

They study at school. She works in the hospital.
Puak koet sik s nau sl. Koet thvoe k nau munt pet.
!1j1!11W1" 1 ! 11!1D 1!!5j"



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He plays soccer. The girl eats lunch.
Koet leng bl tiat. Kuhmrei nis gnm h thngai trong.
1 !W0EW 51" D11!@11011_0 "




The man reads a book. The woman watches television.
Boros nis n siavphau muay. Satrei nis moel ttus.
D1!1!j1!1D0" _ !!D W515j"

Grammar Note: Cambodian uses the prepositions to, at, in, and on in the same way
that English does. These prepositions usually follow a verb and precede a noun.

6. Listen to the following statements in Cambodian and repeat after the speaker.
Follow along in the workbook. Replay the audio if necessary.

A. The boy goes to school at
7:30.
A. Komara nis taov sala
maong bram pil samseb
nea ti.
.D111!!511W1!D10U`Wl"
B. The man eats breakfast at
seven oclock.
B. Boros nis gnm h pel
proek mong brm pi.
.D 1!@1 1011!!W_1
!D10_E !1"
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C. The woman watches
television in the evening.
C. Satrei nis moel ttus
khnung pel luh-ngiach.
._ !!DW515j 0!!WW1"
D. The girl studies at home in
the afternoon.
D. Kuhmrei nis sik s
khnung phth pel rosial.
W.D11! j10!!W1!jW"
E. Sokha goes to the market in
the morning.
E. Sokha tau phs pel
proek.
0. 1!51j11!!W_! "
F. Sophal plays soccer on
Friday.
F. Sophal leng bl tiat
thngai suk.
. W!W0EW 51 _"
G. I get up at 7:00. G. Khgnom ngoeb leong
mong brampil.
. !0D!_0!D10 U`ll"

7. Match the following sentences with the pictures below. Check your answers with the
Answer Key.

1.
Khgnom tau sl mong brambuan konlash.
!511W1!D 10 t`Wl"
2.
Puak koet gnm h pel proek mong brm pi.
!1@11011!!W_1 !D10_E!1"
3.
Puak yoeng sik s khnung pel proek.
! !0 0 j10!!W_! "
4.
Niang n siavphau muay khnung pel luh-ngiach.
101!j1!1D0 0!!WW1"




A #______________ B #_______________


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C #____________ D #_________________


8. Read the following text and answer the questions below with complete sentences in
Cambodian. If you have any difficulty you may go to the answer key to check the text or
the questions in English. Check your answers to the questions with the Answer Key.

Vibol jia nisit muay niak. Koet sik s nau sl. Koet ngoeb leong mong barmpil dobbram reul
thngai. Koet gnm h pel proek mong brampil konlash. Koet tau sl mong brambei. Pel jegn
pi sl koet leng bl bos. Koet n siavphau ning moel ttus khnung pel luh-ngiach. Vibol d sik
s te khnung thngai sau ning thngai tit.

1DW1jD01" 1 j1!11W1" 1 !0D!_0!D10 U`^8 11W"
1 @ 1 1011!!W_1 !D 10 U`Wl" 1 !511W1!D 10 `ll" !!W!@!1W1
1 !W0EW !E"
11!j1!10!DW55j 0!!WW1" 1DWj1!50!11 0 15j"


1. Toe Vibol jia krou muay niak? !1 DW1_D01"
2. Toe koet sik s ae n? !1 j1W1"
3. Toe koet thvoe ei mong brampil dobbram? !1 ! !D10 U`^8"
4. Toe pel n koet gnm h pel proek? !!!WW11 @1 1011!!W_! "
5. Toe koet thvoe ei mong brambei? !1 !!D10 `ll"
6. Toe pel n koet leng bl bos? !!!WW11 !W0EW !E"
7. Toe koet thvoe ei khnung pel luh-ngiach? !1! 0!!WW1"
8. Toe koet sik s khnung thngai sau ning thngai tit te? !1j1 0 !11 015 j!5"




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9. Rearrange the following statements into a logical order for a daily schedule. Check your
work with the Answer Key.

1. @ 11011_0 1D0D _1D "
Khgnom gnm h thngai trong jiamuay mitphiak robos khgnom.
2. !DW5 15j"
Khgnom moel ttus.
3. !511W1"
Khgnom tau sl.
4. @11011!!WW11D0D _1D "
Khgnom gnm h pel luh-ngiach jiamuay mitphiak robos khgnom.
5. !W0EW !E"
Khgnom leng bl bos.
6. @11011!!W_! "
Khgnom gnm h pel proek.
7. j1 0"
Khgnom sik s khnung phth.

10. Tell your partner about your daily schedule. Use the words and word combinations
given below.

11W !0D!_ 0 @11011!!W_! !51! 11 @11011_0
reul thngai ngoeb leong gnm h pel
proek
tau thvoe k gnm h thngai
!W0EW!E !51j11 1!j1!1D 0 !D W5 5j 0!!WW1
leng bl bos tau phs n siavphau
muay
moel ttus khnung pel luh-
ngiach


11. Listen to the five short statements. Circle the English statement that is the
equivalent of each Cambodian statement you hear. Replay the audio as many times as you
need. Check your work with the Answer key.

1. A. I play soccer after school.
B. I play soccer after dinner.
C. I play soccer after work.

2. A. She goes to the market in the evening.
B. She goes to the market in the afternoon.
C. She goes to the market in the morning.
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3. A. I go to work in the morning.
B. I go to school in the morning.
C. I go to the market in the morning.

4. A. I study at home on Saturday.
B. I play soccer at home on Saturday.
C. I eat breakfast at home on Saturday.

5. A. He watches television in the afternoon.
B. He watches television in the evening.
C. He watches television in the morning.


Grammar Notes: The Cambodian language does not change the form of verbs for past tense.
To indicate the past tense of a verb, Cambodians would give the time frame of when that action
occurred rather than changing the form of the verb.

I went Khgnom tau
!51
I studied Khgnom sik
s
j1
you went Niak tau
!51
you studied Niak sik s
j1
he went Koet tau
1!51
he studied Koet sik s
1j1
we went Puak yoeng
tau
! !0 0!51
we studied Puak yoeng
sik s
! !00 j1
you went Puak niak tau
! !51
you studied Puak niak sik
s
! j1
they went Puak koet tau
! 1!51
they studied Puak koet sik
s
! 1 j1

I worked Khgnom
thvoe k
! 11
I watched Khgnom
moel
!DW
you worked Niak thvoe k
! 11
you watched Niak moel
!DW
he worked Koet thvoe k
1 ! 11
he watched Koet moel
1!DW
we worked Puak yoeng
thvoe k
! !0 0! 11
we watched Puak yoeng
moel
! !0 0!D W
you worked Puak niak
thvoe k
! ! 11
you watched Puak niak
moel
! !DW
they worked Puak koet
thvoe k
! 1! 11
they watched Puak koet
moel
! 1!D W




I ate Khgnom
gnm
@ 1
I read Khgnom n
1
you ate Niak gnm
@1
you read Niak n
1
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he ate Koet gnm
1@1
he read Koet n
11
we ate Puak yoeng
gnm
! !0 0@1
we read Puak yoeng
n
! !0 01
you ate Puak niak
gnm
! @ 1
you read Puak niak n
! 1
they ate Puak koet
gnm
! 1@1
they read Puak koet n
! 11




I played Khgnom leng
!W0
I got up Khgnom
ngoeb loeng
!0 D!_ 0
you played Niak leng
!W0
you got up Niak ngoeb
loeng
!0D!_ 0
he played Koet leng
1!W0
he got up Koet ngoeb
loeng
1 !0D!_0
we played Puak yoeng
leng
! !00!W0
we got up Puak yoeng
ngoeb loeng
! !0 0!0D!_0
you played Puak niak
leng
! !W0
you got up Puak niak
ngoeb loeng
! !0D!_ 0
they played Puak koet
leng
! 1!W0
they got up Puak koet
ngoeb loeng
! 1!0D!_0

12. Read the following sentences and translate them into English. Check your work with
the Answer Key.

Khgnom tau sl muh-sil mign.
!511W1Dj WD@"
Chnm mun mitphiak robos khgnom ning khgnom
leng bl bos.
1D D_1D 0 !W0EW!E"
Puak koet tau phs muay sabuhd mun.
! 1!51j11D0E0D "
Khgnom nau khnung phth mong 9:00 muh-sil
mign.
!1 0!D 10 t`ll DjWD @"
Puak yoeng gnm h pel luh-ngiach mong 6:00
muh-sil mign.
! !0 0@ 1 1011!!WW 1!D 10 `ll
DjWD@"
Kuhmr nis sik s dontrei ning kiaknit nau sl
chnm mun.
D111! j1_ 0W !11W11 D"
Kuhmrei nis moel ttus muh-sil mign.
D11!!DW515jDj WD@"
Thngai tit mun khgnom n siavphau muay.
15jD 1!j1!1D0"
Khgnom nau Paris muay chnm mun.
!1E 1 D 0 1 D "
Yoeng mian phth muay khnung Siem Reab pi
chnm mun.
!00D1D 0 0!jD11D! 11D "


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Yesterday Dj WD @ - muh-sil mign
Last year /week /Sunday 1 /E0 / 15 j D chnm /sabuhd /thngai tit mun
A year ago D 01 D muay chnm mun

13. Complete the following sentences using the verbs located in the box below. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

j1 !W0 1 !DW !0D!_ 0 !51 ! 11 @1
sik s leng jia moel ngoeb
loeng
tau thvoe k gnm

1. !D10 U`ll DjWD@"
Khgnom _______________ mong 7:00 muh-sil mign.
2. 1011!!W_!1D 0Z!D101D"
Khgnom _______________ h pel proek jiamuay aupuk muh-dai robos khgnom.
3. !51j1115jD"
Khgnom _______________tau phs thngai tit mun.
4. EW!ED"
Khgnom _______________bl bos thgnai chan mun.
5. 515jDjWD@"
Khgnom _______________ ttus muh-sil mign.
6. W1111D"
Khgnom _______________sonthkia chnm mun.
7. !11W1D1D"
Khgnom _______________nau sl bei chnm mun.
8. D0E0D"
Khgnom _______________Sisophon muay sabuhd mun.

14. Listen to the following dialogue and repeat after the speaker. Make up similar
dialogues using the words and word combinations given below. Work in pairs or in small
groups.

A. Toe niak thvoe ei muh-sil mign?
A. ! ! Dj WD@"

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B. Muh-sil mign khgnom moel ttus.
B. DjWD @ !DW5 15j"
A. Toe niak moel ttus y pun n muh-sil mign?
A. ! !DW515j 0DW1DjWD@"
B. Muay mong.
B. D0!D10"

15. Make up similar dialogues using the words and word combinations given below. Work
in pairs or in small groups.

Muh-sil mign moel ttus muay mong
DjWD@ !DW5 15j D 0!D10
Muh-sil mign tau phs pi mong
DjWD@ !51j11 !1!D10
Chnm mun thvoe k nau sonthkia
buan sabuhd
1D ! 11!1W 111 l E0
Chnm mun sik s nau sl brambei
sabuhd
1D j1!11W1 E 0
Thngai tit mun - n siavphau muay
muay mong
15 jD 1!j1!1D 0 D 0!D 10
Muay chnm mun - leng bl bos
brammuay sabuhd
D0 1 D !W0EW !E E0
Muay chnm mun nau prates
Kampuchea pi sabuhd
D 01 D !1_D!5D 1 O E 0




















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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Listen to the following statements read in Cambodian. Circle the times you hear.

1. 6:30 - 5:30

2. 6:00 - 7:00

3. 9:30 - 8:30

4. 5:30 - 5:45

5. in the morning - in the evening

6. 6:00 - 8:00

2. Read the following text in Cambodian. Put T (True) or F (False) next to the statements
that are written below the text. Check your work with the answer key.

" !W 1" 1 !1!jD11D" D1 D0" 1_D01!11W1!"
D!_0jW 0_ " !0 D!_ 0!D 10 `ll _! 11W " @ 1 1011!!W_1 0!511W1"
!1 01W1!D10 `ll _!" 00110_!0[ !W0EW51 O!D10" !_10!1W1
!51j11" DDW!D 10 8`ll" 0!!WW1 !DW515jD0!D10 01!j1!!1O!D10"
Soursdei. Khgnom chmus Sam. Khgnom ros nau Siem Reab. Khgnom mian phth toch muay.
Khgnom jia kruu muay niak nau sl nis. Khgnom bonrian kiaknit ning dontrei. Khgnom ngoeb
loeng mongbrammuay proek reul thngai. Khgnom gnm h pel proek ning tau sl. Khgnom
nau khnung sl mong brambei proek. Khnung thngai onkia ning thngai prohoes khgnom leng
bl tiat pi mong. Kroy pi sl khgnom tau phs. Khgnom mok dohl phth mong bram. Khnung
pel luh-ngiach khgnom moel ttus muay mong ning n siavphau pi mong.

1. _______D1!1!1!jD11D"
2. _______11 !1 0 "
3. _______1 1 j D 01"
4. _______1 j1W 0_"
5. _______1!0D!_ 0!D 10 Ell _!11W"
6. _______1 @11011!!W_! "
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7. _______1 !1 01W1!D10 `ll"
8. _______!W0EW51 !1!11 0 W!D 10"
9. _______1!51j11!_10!1W1"
10._______ 0!!WW1 1! 11O!D10"

3. Describe your daily schedule of activities, including the times, in Cambodian. For
example, start with what time you get up, then eat breakfast, etc. I get up at 6:00 and eat
breakfast at 6:30. I go to school at ..

4. Find out what your partner did yesterday at 7:00 am, 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00
pm, and 8:00 pm, and how long each activity lasted. Work in pairs or in small groups.






























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Vocabulary List

After Kroy
!_10
In the morning Khnung pel proek
0!!W_!
In the afternoon Khnung pel rosial
0!!W1!jW
In the evening Khnung pel luh-ngiach
0!!WW1
Everyday Reul thngai
11W
Last week Sabuhd mun
E0D
A year ago Muay chnm mun
D 01 D
Last Sunday
(Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
Thngai tit mun (thngai chan,
thngai onkia )
15jD 011 )
At school Nau sl
!11W1
Math Kiaknit
W
Music Dontrei
_
Book Sievphau
!j1!1
Breakfast Ah pel proek
1011!!W_!
Lunch Ah thngai trong
1011 _0
Dinner Ah pel luh-ngiach
1011!!WW 1
Home Phth

At home Nau phth
!1
Market Phs
j11
On Sunday
(Monday, Tuesday)
Nau thngai tit (thngai chan,
thngai onkia )
!115 j 011 )
To go (to) Tau
!51
To go shopping Tau phs
!51j11
To play soccer/basketball Leng bl tiat/bl bos
!W0 EW51/EW !E
To watch television Moel ttus
!DW5 15j
To eat breakfast
(lunch, dinner)
Gnm h pel proek (h
thngai trong, h pel luh-
ngiach)
@11011!!W_! 1011_0
1011!!WW1
To get up/wake up Ngoeb loeng/phgniak loeng
!0D!_ 0/ 1 !_ 0
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To read An
1
To study Sik s
j1
To work Thvoe k
! 11
What time is it? Toe mong pun-mn?
!!D10D1"
It is three oclock. Mong bei.
!D10D"
When Peln
!!WW1
Man Boros
D1
Woman Satrei
_
Boy Kuhmr
D111
Girl Kuhmrei
D11






















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Answer Key

2.

A. three thirty pm E. eleven thirty pm
B. eight forty-five am F. thirteen fifty-five
C. ten after six G. twelve oclock
D. zero nine hundred H. four fifteen

3.

A. 8:15 am
B. 9:50
C. 5:10
D. 4:30 pm
E. 7:10

7.

A. 3. We study in the morning.
B. 1. I go to school at 9:30.
C. 2. They eat breakfast at 7:00.
D. 4. She reads a book in the evening.

8.

Vibol is a student. He studies at school. Everyday he gets up at 7:15. He has breakfast at 7:30.
He goes to school at 8:00. After school he plays basketball. He reads books and watches TV in
the evening. Vibol does not study on Saturday or Sunday.

1. Is Vibol a teacher? No, Vibol is a student.
!5" 1D W1jD 01"
2. Where does he study? He studies at school.
1 j1!11W1"
3. What does he do at 7:15? He gets up at 7:15.
1 !0D!_0!D10 U`^8"
4. When does he have breakfast? He has breakfast at 7:30.
1 @11011!!W_1 !D10 U`Wl"
5. What does he do at 8:00? He goes to school at 8:00.
1 !511W1!D 10 `ll"


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6. When does he play basketball? He plays basketball after school.
!!W!@!1W1 1!W0EW!E"
7. What does he do in the evening? He reads books and watches TV in the evening.
11!j1!10!DW55j 0!!WW1"
8. Does he study on Saturday or Sunday? No, Vibol does not study on Saturday and
Sunday.
!5 1 D W j1 0 !11 0 15 j!5"

9.

Your answers may vary.

6. I eat breakfast.
3. I go to school.
1. I go to lunch with my friends.
5. I play basketball.
4. I eat dinner with my friend.
7. I study at home.
2. I watch television.

11.

1. B I play soccer after dinner. !W0EW51!_101011!!WW1"
2. C She goes to the market in the morning. 10!51j110!!W_! "
3. A I go to work in the morning. !51! 110!!W_! "
4. B I play soccer at home on Saturday. !W0EW 51 !1 0 !11 "
5. A He watches television in the afternoon. 1!DW55j 0!!W1!jW"

12.

1. Yesterday I went to school.
2. Last year my friends and I played basketball.
3. They went shopping last week.
4. I was at home at 9:00 yesterday.
5. We ate dinner at 6:00 yesterday.
6. The boy studied music and math at school last year.
7. The girl watched television yesterday.
8. Last Sunday I read a book.
9. I was in Paris a year ago.
10. We had a house in Siem Reab two years ago.
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13.

1. got up Ngoeb loeng
!0D!_ 0
I got up at 7:00 yesterday.
2. ate Gnm
@1
I ate breakfast with my parents.
3. went Tau
!51
I went shopping last Sunday.
4. played Leng
!W0
I played basketball last Monday.
5. watched Moel
!DW
I watched television yesterday.
6. was Nau
!1
I was at the hotel last year.
7. studied Sik s
j1
I studied at school three years ago.
8. went Tau
!51
I went to Sisophon last week.

End of Lesson Tasks

1.

1. 6:30
2. 7:00
3. 9:30
4. 5:45
5. in the morning
6. 8:00

2.

1. T The man lives in Siem Reab.
2. T He lives in a small house.
3. F He is a student.
4. F He studies math and music.
5. T Everyday he gets up at 6:00 a.m.
6. F He does not have breakfast.
7. T He is at school at 8:00.
8. F Sam plays soccer on Saturday and Monday for 3 hours.

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9. T He goes shopping after school.
10. F In the evening he works for 2 hours.

Hello. My name is Sam. I live in Siem Reab. I have a small house. I am a teacher at this school.
I teach math and music.Everyday I get up at 6:00 a.m. I eat breakfast and go to school. I am at
school at 8:00 a.m. On Tuesday and Thursday I play soccer for 2 hours. After school, I go
shopping. I am home at 5:00. In the evening I watch TV for an hour and read books for 2 hours.


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Lesson 5
Meeting the Family
D_11
juob kruas


This lesson will introduce you to:
- The kinship terms used for immediate and extended family
- How to ask and answer simple questions about family members
- The pronouns who, this, that, these, and those.

Cultural Note: Family plays an important role in Cambodian society as family members and
relatives are expected to help each other in times of need. Most families are very close-knit. A
typical family will have 3 or 4 generations living together in the same household. Cambodian
families are patriarchal, as the husband is usually in charge of affairs outside of the house, while
his wife deals with all household matters. Cambodian families are usually large; not having
children is considered a misfortune. The average family in a larger city usually has around 4
children, whereas the average family in rural areas usually has around 6 children.

1. Look at these photos of families. Listen to the kinship terms and repeat after the
speaker.


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Family Kruas
_11
Parents Oaupuk muh-dy
Z!D10
Mother Muh-dy
D10
Father Oaupuk
Z!
Children Kn

Daughter Kn sr
_
Son Kn bros
_D
Grandparents Chidn chit
D 1
Grandfather Cht
1
Grandmother Chdn
D
Sister Bong buh-n srei
D0D_
Older sister Bong srei
D0_
Younger sister Buh-n srei
D_
Brother Bong buh-n bros
D0D_D
Older brother Bong bros
D0_D
Younger brother Buh-n bros
D_D

Cultural Note: Cambodians will specify either older brother (sister) or younger brother (sister)
when referring to siblings. It is awkward to mention just brother or sister without further detail in
the Cambodian language.

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The pronouns who, this, these, that, and those in Cambodian are used the same way
in English with the same meaning.

2. Listen to the following dialogues and repeat them after the speaker. Role-play the
dialogues using the pictures above.
.
1. A. Who is this? A. Toe nis jia niak n?
` !!`1W1"
B. This is my
mother.
B. Nis jia muh-dy robos
khgnom.
` !`1D 101D "


2. A. Who is that? A. Toe nus jia niak n?
` !!1`1W1"
B. That is my sister. B. Nus jia bong buh-n srei
robos khgnom.
` !1`1D0D _ 1D "


3. A. Who are they? A. Toe puak koet jia niak n?
` !!1 1 W1"
B. They are my
parents.
B. Puak koet jia oaupuk
muh-dy robos khgnom.
` ! 1 1Z!D101D "


4. A. Who are they? A. Toe puak koet jia niak n?
` ! ! 1 1 W1"
B. They are my
grandparents.
B. Puak koet jia chidn chit
robos khgnom.
` ! 1 1 D 11D "

3. Translate the following sentences into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. D10 0Z! 1D D1 _DD00 _!1"
Muh-dy ning oaupuk robos khgnom mian kn bros muay ning kn sr pi.
2. 1!11D 0 D 11D !10D0"
Khgnom ros nau jiamuay chidn chit robos khgnom nau khnung phts thom muay.
3. Z!D 101D1 1!1 05_0!!@" ! 1 1!W1"
Oaupuk muh-dy robos koet ros nau khnung tikrung Phnom Penh.
4. D1D0D _D!11" !115101" !1 1 !1 0 15101D0"
Khgnom mian bong buh-n bros pi niak. Puak koet jia tiahian. Puak koet ros nau
khnung chumrum tiahian muay.
5. 10D1D0_D01" !W11D1 1"
Niang mian bong sr muay niak. Chmos robos koet koe Sokha.


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6. D0_D1D D110 Wl1" 1D1_DD00 _ D0"
Bong bros robos khgnom mian yuk sm sib chnam. Koet mian kn bros muay ning kn
sr muay.

4. Tell about your mother/father/sister/brother/grandfather/grandmother according to the
scheme below:

1. name
2. age
3. occupation
4. where they live (city and type of residence).

Model:
Nis jia oaupuk robos khgnom. Koet chmos Sarun. Koet mian yuk sei sib chnam. Koet jia kruo
muay niak. Koet ros nau khnung tikrung Siem Reab. Koet mian phts toch muay.
!1Z! 1D " 1 !W111 " 1D110l1" 1 1_D01"
1 1 !1 05_0!jD11D" 1D1 D0"

5. Create questions in Cambodian to the following answers. Check your work with the
Answer Key for some suggested questions.

1. __________________?
Bt nis jia bong bros robos khgnom. E5 !1D0_D1D "
2. __________________?
Koet chmos Davi. 1!W1D11"
3. ___________________?
Koet ros nau khnung tikrung Phnom Penh. 11 !1 05 _0 !!@"
4. ___________________?
Koet jia vich-jiak-bondit muay niak. 11!1DW D01"
5. ____________________?
Koet tau thvoe k nau thngai chan. 1 !51! 11!1 "
6. _____________________?
At t koet leng baseball nau thngai onkia. !5 1!W0!DDW!1011"







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6. Listen to the audio. Circle the word you hear. Check your work with the answer
key.

1. mother - father

2. daughter - son

3. family - parents

4. children - grandparents

5. sister - brother

6. grandmother - grandfather

7. Listen and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in the workbook.

Husband Buh-d
D
Wife Propun
_D!
Married Bn riabk hoey
E!1jD11!00
Unmarried/Single Nau lio
!1W1

8. Fill in the blanks using the words written in the boxes below. Check your answers with
the answer key.

1.

_D 10 8
1
10 Wl
1
1D 11 E!1jD11!00 1D 10 !1DW
kn bros yuk brm
chnm
yuk sm
sib chnm
robos via bn riabk
hoey
robos niang vich-jiak-
bondit

D0_D1D" _D!1D1D1" !W1D1"
101D01"
Bong bros robos khgnom ___. Propun robos koet mian ___. Chmos ___ koe Dany. Niang jia
____ muay niak.
!1D1D01" 11D1" !W1"
Puak koet mian _____ muy niak. Via mian ______. Chmos ________ koe Sam.

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2.

E!1jD11!00 1D1 10
1
_ 1D 10 D_ 10
^l 1
5101 1D ! 11
bn riabk
hoey
robos
koet
yuk
brm b
chnm
kn
sr
robos
niang
buh-
n sr
yuk
dob
chnm
tiahian robos
puak via


1DWD1D01" !W1 D 1" 10"
Vibol mian _____ muay niak. Chmos _____ koe Bopha. Niang _______________.
D1D101D01" !W1 W10"
!1D1!11"
Buh-d robos niang jia ___ muy niak. Chmos ____ koe Samnang. Puak koet mian ___ pi niak.
!W1 1 0 WW1" 11D0_ 0 D1"
WW1D1"
Chmos ______ koe Sokha ning Lina. Sokha jia bong sr ning mian ____. Lina mian _________.

9. Make up short stories in Cambodian about the people listed below.

1. D11 E!1jD11!00 10W^1 D 1D 10 !W1D 01 _D D 0 0 _ D 0"
Davi - bn riabk hoey, yuk sm sib chnm, polkah muay niak, kn bros muay ning kn sr
muy.
2. D11 E!1jD11!00 10 O1 _D! 1D1 _ D01 "
Bora - bn riabk hoey, yuk muh-ph chnm, propun robos koet, kruo muy niak, t kn.
3. 11 !1W1 10 Ol1 1D 0Z! D101D10 jD 01 D0_D D0"
Neary nau lio, yuk muh-ph chnm, jiamuay oaupuk muh-dy robos niang, nisit muay niak,
bong bros muay.

10. Listen to several short dialogues as people answer questions about their family
members. Circle the correct answer for each question. Check your work with the Answer
Key.

1. A. ! 101 W1"
Toe niang jia niak n?
B. She is my mother / younger sister / grandmother.


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2. A. ! 10E!1jD11!00!1"
Toe niang bn riabk hoey nau?
B. No, she is single / a doctor / 25 years old.

3. A. ! 1 1 W1"
Toe koet jia niak n?
B. He is my wife / my husband / my father.

4. A. !1 E!1jD11!00!1"
Toe koet bn riabk hoey nau?

B. Yes, he is married / single / a soldier.

5. A. ! ! 1 1 W1"
Toe puak koet jia niak n?
B. They are my parents / my children / my grandparents.

6. A. ! ! 1 1 !1W1"
Toe puak koet ros nau eih n?
B. They live in the barracks / in the tent / in the apartment.

7. A. ! D1D0D _D !5"
Toe niak mian bong buh-n bros t?
B. Yes, I have two brothers / two sisters / two sons.

8. A. ! !11 W1"
Toe nus jia niak n?
B. That is my wife / mother / husband.

9. A. ! 10D1!5"
Toe niang mian kn t?
B. Yes, she has two brothers / two sisters / two sons.

11. Read and translate the text. Put T (True) or F (False) next to the statements below.
Check your answers with the Answer Key.

Sambo mian chit muay ning chidn muay. Puak koet ros nau jia muay Sambo ning kruas robos
koet. Sambo t mian bong buh-n bros t. Koet mian bong buh-n sr pi niak. Puak koet jia nisit.
Sambo bn riabk hoey. Propun robos koet jia vich-jiak-bondit muay niak. Sambo ning propun
robos koet mian kn sr muay ning kn bros muay.

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D 1D1 1D0 0DD 0" ! 1 1 !11D0D 10_ 111D1" D 1D1D0D _D!5"
1D1D0D _ ! 11 " ! 11 j" D 1E!1jD11!00"
_D!1D1 1!1DW D01" D1 0_D! 1D 1D1 _ D 0 0 _D D 0"

1. ________ D1D1Z!D10"
Sambo mian oaupuk muh-dy.
2. ________ D 1E!1jD11!00"
Sambo ban riabk hoey.
3. ________1D1D0D _ ! 11 "
Koet mian bong buh-n sr pi niak.
4. ________ D 1 0_D! 1D 1 1 j "
Sambo ning propun robos koet jia nisit.
5. ________ D11!1DWD01"
Sambo jia vich-jiak-bondit muay niak.
6. ________ D 1D1 ! 1"
Sambo mian kn pi.


























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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Give a brief description in Cambodian of your immediate family.
Include the age, name, and profession of each person, and tell whether each person is
married or single, and where he/she lives. If you want to, use real pictures of your family
members.


2. Ask your classmate in Cambodian about his/her mother/father/sister/brother/etc. What
are their names, how old are they, where do they live, and what are their professions.


3. Work in small groups. Describe the pictures below. Use new vocabulary.















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Vocabulary List

Parents Aoupuk muh-dy
Z!D10
Father Aoupuk
Z!
Mother Muh-dy
D10
Children Kone

Son Kone bros
_D
Daughter Kone srei
_
Brother Bong bros
D0D_D
Sister Bong buh-n srei
D0D_
Grandparents Chdone chta
D 1
Grandmother Chdone
D
Grandfather Chta
1
Husband Buh-d
D
Wife Propun
_D!
Married Ban riabk hoey
E!1jD11!00
Unmarried/single Nau lio
!1W1
Who is this/that? Toe nis/nus jia niak n?
! !` /!1 1W1"
Who are these/those? Toe puak nis/puak nus jia niak
n?
! ! !`/! !1 1 W1"
This/that is Nis/nus jia
!` /!1 1
These/those are Puak nis/puak nus jia
! !`/! !1 1













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ANSWER KEY

3.

1. My mother and father have one son and two daughters.
2. I live with my grandparents in a big house.
3. His parents live in Phnom Penh. They are laborers.
4. I have two brothers. They are soldiers. They live in a military camp.
5. She has an older sister. Her name is Sokha.
6. My older brother is 30 years old. He has a son and a daughter.

5.
These are some possible questions. Yours may vary slightly.

Toe nis jia bong bros robos niak?
!!1D0_D 1D "
Is this your older brother?
Toe koet chmos ?
!1!W1"
What is his name?
Toe koet ros nau eih n?
!11!1W1"
Where does he live?
Toe koet thvoe k ei?
!1! 11 "
What is his occupation?
Toe koet tau thvoe k nau pel n?
!1!51! 11!1!!WW1"
When does he go to work?
Toe koet thvoe k nau thngai
onkia?
!1! 11!1011"
Does he work on Tuesday?

6.

1. Father
2. Daughter
3. Family
4. Grandparents
5. Sister
6. Grandfather

8.

1.
Bong bros robos khgnom bn riabk hoey. Propun robos koet mian yuk sm sib chnm. Chmos
robos niang koe Dany. Niang jia vich-jiak-bondit muay niak.
D0_D1D E!1jD11!00" _D! 1D1D110 Wl 1" !W11D10 D1 "
101!1DWD01"
Puak koet mian kn bros muy niak. Via mian yuk brm chnm. Chmos robos via koe Sam.
! 1D1 _DD01" 11D110 8 1 " !W11D11"

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My brother is married. His wife is 30 years old. Her name is Dany. She is a doctor.
They have a son. He is 5 years old. His name is Sam.

2.
Vibol mian buh-n sr muay niak. Chmos robos niang koe Bopha. Niang bn riabk hoey.
1DWD1D _D01" !W11D 10 D 1" 10E!1jD11!00"
Buh-d robos niang jia tiahian muy niak. Chmos robos koet koe Samnang. Puak koet mian kn
sr pi niak.
D1D 1015101D01" !W11D1 W10" ! 1D1 _ ! 11"
Chmos robos puak via koe Sokha ning Lina. Sokha jia bong sr ning mian yuk dob chnm. Lina
mian yuk brm b chnm.
!W11D ! 11 1 0 W W1" 11D0_ 0 D110 ^l 1" W W1D110
1"

Vibol has a younger sister. Her name is Bopha. She is married.
Her husband is a soldier. His name is Samnang. They have two daughters.
Their names are Sokha and Lina. Sokha is older and is 10 years old. Lina is 8 years old.

10.

1. Who is she? She is my younger sister.
Toe niang jia niak n? Niang jia buh-n sr robos khgnom. ! 101 W1" 101D _1D "
2. Is she married? No, she is single.
Toe niang bn riabk hoey nau? t t niang nau lio. !10E!1jD11!0 0!1" !5
10!1W1"
3. Who is he? He is my husband.
Toe koet jia niak n? Koet jia oaupuk robos khgnom. !1 1 W1" 1 1D 1D "
4. Is he married? Yes, he is.
Toe koet bn riabk hoey nau? Bt koet bn riabk hoey. !1E!1jD11!00!1" E5
1E!1jD11!00"
5. Who are they? They are my children.
Toe puak koet jia niak n? Puak koet jia kn robos khgnom. ! ! 1 1 W1"
! 1 1 1D "
6. Where do they live? They live in the apartment.
Toe puak koet ros nau eih n? Puak koet ros nau khnung phts lveng. ! ! 1 1 !1W1"
! 11!1 0W0"

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7. Do you have any brothers? Yes, I have two brothers.
Toe niak mian bong buh-n bros t? Bt khgnom mian bong buh-n bros pi niak.
! D1D0D_D!5" E5 D1D0D _D! 11"
8. Who is that? That is my wife.
Toe nus jia niak n? Nus jia propun robos khgnom. ! !11W1" !11_D! 1D "
9. Does she have any children? Yes, she has two sons.
Toe niang mian kn t? Bt niang mian kn bros pi niak. !10D1!5" E5
10D1_D ! 11 "

11.

1. F Sambo has parents.
2. T Sambo is married.
3. T He has two sisters
4. F Sambo and his wife are students.
5. F Sambo is a doctor.
6. T Sambo has two children.

Sambo has a grandfather and a grandmother. They live with Sambo and his family. Sambo has
no brothers. He has two sisters. They are students. Sambo is married. His wife is a doctor. Sambo
and his wife have a daughter and a son.



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Lesson 6
Around Town
1@_0
jum-vign krong


This lesson will introduce you to:
Cardinal directions
Names of urban buildings and landmarks
How to ask and answer questions about the location of places and buildings.





1. Listen to and repeat the cardinal directions.

North Tas
khng
joeng
510
!0

Northwest Tas
piayoeb
5!10!j
Northeast Tas sn
5@1
West Tas
khng lic
5 10W

East Tas khng
koet
5 10!
Southwest Tas
niarod
51
Southeast

Tis aknei
5!0
South Tas
khng
tbong
510
[0

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2. Listen to the following sentences and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your
workbook.





Siem Reab City is north of
Pouthisat City.
Krong Siem Reab nau tas
khng joeng n Krong
Pouthisat.
_0!jD11D!1510! 0
_ 0!!1 1 "
Sisophon City is west of Siem
Reab City.
Krong Sisophon nau tas
khng lic n Krong Siem
Reab.
_ 0 !15 10W
_0!jD11D"
Batdambang City is south of
Sisophon City.
Krong Batdambang nau tas
khng tbong n Krong
Sisophon.
_0E DD0!1510[ 0
_0 "
Kampot City is east of Kampong
Saom City.
Krong Kampot nau tas
khng koet n Krong
Kampong Saom.
_ 0 !!15 10!
_0 !0!1D"





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3. Work with a partner. Tell each other where certain cities or locations are in relation
to other cities or locations. Compose sentences according to the exercise above and
the model below.

Model:
Los Angeles is south of San Francisco. WWW !1510[ 0 _0 "
The apartment building is east of the military camp. 111 W 0 !15 10! 1 5101"

4. Topographical features, urban buildings and landmarks are useful reference
points when getting to know a new area, or for giving and receiving directions. Listen to a
list of common sites and features. Repeat after the speaker while following along in the
workbook.

Airport Aks-yianthn
1101D 1
Bank Thuniakia
111
Building Akia
111
House Phtiah

Bus station Sthni-ln-krong
10_1_0
Train station Sthni-rot-phloeng
101!0
Police station Sthni-nokobl
101EW
Caf Tiam kfe
!jD1!0
Restaurant Phoc-niy-thn
!10D1
Church Priah-vihia
_!1011
Mosque Priah-vihia-jm
10111D
Temple Vihia
1011
Movie theater Rong kon
!110
Hospital Monti-bet
D1!!5j
Market Phs
j11
Pharmacy Osuth-sthn
Z1
Post office Prais-sni
_DW0
Store Hng lok
010W
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Park Suan-sthia-rnk
111W
Factory Rong jk
!110_
Bridge Sbian
1
Farm Kk-sik-thn
D1
Field Vial
11W
Forest Prai-proek-s
_!_! j1
Lake Boeng
D0
Mountain Phnam

River Tun-le
5!
Palace Viang
110
Gas station Sthni louk sng
10W10
Guest house Phtiah somnk
W1
Sea Skmot
D_5

5. Match the English word in the left column with Cambodian equivalent in the right column.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. Airport
A. !110_
Rong jk
2. Bank
B. D 1!!5j
Monti-bet
3. Bus Station
C. 1101D1
Aks-yianthn
4. Caf
D. Z 1
Osuth-sthn
5. Church
E. !10D1
Phoc-niy-thn
6. Movie Theater
F. 111W
Suan-sthia-rnk
7. Factory
G. _DW 0
Prais-sni
8. Hospital
H. 10_1_0
Sthni-ln-krong
9. Park
I. 111
Thuniakia
10. Pharmacy
J. !jD1!0
Tiam kfe
11. Post Office
K. !110
Rong kon
12. Restaurant
L. _!1011
Priah-vihia

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6. Translate the following sentences from Cambodian into English. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

1. Phs nau tas khng tbong n thuniakia. j11!1510[ 0111"
2. Tun-le nau tas khng koet n phnam. 5! !15 10! "
3. Aks-yianthn nau tas khng lic n son-th-kia. 1101D1W111"
4. Phnam ning boeng nau tas khng koet n prai-proek-s. 0D 0!15 10! _!_! j1"
5. Tun-le nau tas khng tbong n kk-sik-thn. 5! !1510[ 0 D 1"
6. Rong kon nau tas khng koet n monti-bet. !110 !15 10! D 1!!5j"
7. Boeng nau tas khng joeng n suan-sthia-rnk. D 0!15 10! 0 111W"

7. Practice composing and pronouncing the vocabulary. Create sentences according to the
model. Use the words below.

Model:

The park is east of the post office.
Suan-sthia-rnk nau tas khng koet n prais-sni.
111W!1510! _DW0"

1.
ks-yianthn - nau tas khng koet n - boeng
1101D1 - !1510! - D0
2.
thuniakia - nau tas khng tbong n - monti-bet
111 - !15 10[ 0 - D1!!5j
3.
osuth-sthn - nau tas khng lic n - prais-sni
Z1 - !1510W - _DW0
4.
sbian - nau tas khng joeng n - tun-le
1 - !1510!0 - 5!
5.
sthni-ln-krong - nau tas khng koet n - sthni-nokobl
10_1_0 - !1510! - 101EW


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6.
rong jk - nau tas khng tbong n - phnam
!110_ - !15 10[ 0 -
7.
kk-sik-thn - nau tas khng lic n - vial
D1 - !15 10W - 11W
8.
suan-sthia-rnk - nau tas khng joeng n - boeng
111W - !15 10! 0 - D0

8. Listen to the speaker and circle the term you hear. Check your answers with the Answer
Key.

1. north west south

2. bank park bridge

3. train station bus station airport

4. restaurant caf factory

5. post office pharmacy hospital

6. church movie theater factory

7. lake river farm

8. building bridge mountain


9. Listen to the following words and word combinations and repeat after the speaker.
Follow along in your workbook.

In front of Nau pi muk
!1! D
Next to Nau khbae
!1[1
Between and Khnung rviangning
01110 0
Around the corner from Nau kac crung pi
!11_0!
Across from Nau tul muk pi
!15WD !
Behind Nau khng kroy
!110!_10
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To the left of Nau khng chveng
!110! 0
To the right of Nau khng sdam
!110 1
Close to Nau jit
!1


10. Listen and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in your workbook.Then
translate the sentences into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.


1.
Toe boeng nau ti-n? Boeng nau khbae prai-proek-s.
!D0!15 W1" D 0!1[1_!_!j1"
2.
Toe phs nau ti-n? Phs nau khnung rviang sthni-nokobl ning priah-vihia.
!j11!15W1" j11!1 01110101EW 0_!1 011"
3.
Toe prais-sni nau ti-n? Prais-sni nau kac crung pi monti-bet.
!_DW0!15 W1" _DW 0!11_0!D 1!!5j"
4.
Toe sthni-rot-phloeng nau ti-n? Sthni-rot-phloeng nau nau tul muk pi suan-sthia-rnk.
!101! 0!15 W1" 1 01! 0!1!15WD!! 111W"
5.
Toe tiam kfe nau ti-n? Tiam kfe nau pi muk son-th-kia.
!!jD1!0!15W1" !jD1!0!1! D W 111"

11. Work with a partner and compose similar dialogues using the words below. Role-play
your dialogues.

Model:

A. Som k-ph-tos lok. Teo suan-sthia-rnk nau ti-n?
0!51 !W1" !111W!15 W1"
A. Excuse me, Sir. Where is the park?
B. Suan-sthia-rnk nau pi muk monti-bet.
111W!1!DD1!!5j"
B. The park is in front of the hospital.



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A. Orkun.
1W"
A. Thank you.
B. Ad ei te.
!5"
B. You are welcome.


1.
suan-sthia-rnk nau pi muk monti-bet
111W !1! D D 1!!5j
2.
ks-yianthn nau tul muk pi sthni-ln-krong
1101D1 !15WD ! 10_1_0
3.
prai-proek-s nau khbae phnam
_!_! j1 !1[1
4.
sthni-nokobl nau kac crung pi rong kon
101EW !11_ 0! !110
5.
priah-vihia khnung rviang rong jk ning suan-sthia-rnk
_!1011 01110 !110_0 111W


















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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Translate each phrase into Cambodian. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. The restaurant is next to the hotel.

B. The park is north of the lake.

C. The bank is between the church and the bus station.

D. The market is south of the bridge.

E. The caf is across from the bookstore.

F. The field is in front of the farm.


2. Work with a partner or in small groups. In Cambodian, compose a list of the facilities
on your base. Then draw a schematic map of the base. Now describe the locations of each
facility. Use the following vocabulary: a store, a hospital, a police station, a movie theater, a
park, a hotel, a church, an airfield, a restaurant, a forest, and your language training facility.
Use the prepositions: between, next to, across from, in front of.






















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Vocabulary List

Where Ti-n
5W1
North Tas khng joeng
510!0
South Tas khng tbong
510[0
East Tas khng koet
510!
West Tas khng lic
510W
Mountain Phnam

Lake Boeng
D0
River Tun-le
5!
Forest Prai-proek-s
_!_! j1
Bridge Sbian
1
Store Hng
010
Market Phs
j11
Church/mosque/temple Priah-vihia/vihia-jm/vihia
_!1011/10111D/1011
Restaurant Phoc-niy-thn
!10D1
Caf Tiam kfe
!jD1!0
Park Suan-sthia-rnk
111W
Bank Thuniakia
111
Airport Aks-yianthn
1101D 1
Train station Sthni-rot-phloeng
101!0
Bus station Sthni-ln-krong
10_1_0
Pharmacy South-sthn
Z 1
Hospital Monti-bet
D1!!5j
Movie Theater Rong kon
!110
Factory Rong jk
!110_
Farm Kk-sik-thn
D1
Post office Prais-sni
_DW0
112
Field Vial
11W
Police station Sthni-nokobl
101EW
In front of Nau pi muk
!1! D
Next to Nau khbae
!1[1
Between Khnung rviang
01110
Around the corner from Nau kac crung pi
!11_0!
Across from Nau tul muk pi
!15WD !!





























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ANSWER KEY

5.

1. C
2. I
3. H
4. J
5. L
6. K
7. A
8. B
9. F
10. D
11. G
12. E

6.

1. The market is south of the bank.
2. The river is east of the mountains.
3. The airport is west of the hotel.
4. The mountains and lakes are east of the forest.
5. The river is south of the farm.
6. The movie theater is east of the hospital.
7. The lake is north of the park.

8.

1. 510!0 north
2. 1 bridge
3. 10_1_0 bus station
4. !jD1!0 caf
5. _DW0 post office
6. _!1011 church
7. D1 farm
8. mountain



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10.

1. Where is the lake? The lake is next to the forest.
2. Where is the market? The market is between the police station and the church.
3. Where is the post office? The post office is around the corner from the hospital.
4. Where is the train station? The train station is across from the park.
5. Where is the caf? It is in front of the hotel.

End of Lesson Tasks

1.
A. The restaurant is next to the hotel.
Phoc-niy-thn nau khbae son-th-kia.
!10D1!1[1W111"
B. The park is north of the lake.
Suan-sthia-rnk nau tas khng joeng n boeng.
111W!1510! 0D 0"
C. The bank is between the church and the bus station.
Thuniakia nau khnung rviang priah-vihia ning sthni-ln-krong.
111!101110_!1011010_1_0"
D. The market is south of the bridge.
Phs nau tas khng tbong n sbian.
j11!15 10[01"
E. The caf is across from the bookstore.
Tiam kfe nau tul muk pi hng louk siavphao.
!jD1!0!15WD!010W!j1!1"
F. The field is in front of the farm.
Vial nau pi muk kk-sik-thn.
11W!1!D D1"


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Lesson 7
Shopping
11!D 15 @ 1 1
k der tign eivn


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Customs and practices accepted in the Cambodian marketplaces
- Names of foods and stores
- How to make purchases in Cambodian shops
- The verbs to want, to buy, to pay, and to take
- The modal verb can.

Cambodia was constantly at war for more than 30 years up until 1999. As a result, Cambodia
became one of the poorest countries in the world. However, Cambodias economy has seen
steady improvement since 1999, once the war ended. As of 2005, the IMF (International
Monetary Fund) estimated that Cambodias economy grew at an average of 6% from 2001 to
2005. In the same report, it is estimated that the average per capita income for Cambodians is
about $2,200. Presently, the economy centers on three main sectors: agriculture, manufacturing
and tourism. Over the next decade, the major economic challenge for Cambodia will be creating
an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle
Cambodia's demographic imbalance. More than 50% of the population is 20 years or younger.
The majority of the population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the poverty-
ridden countryside, which suffers from an almost total lack of basic infrastructure.



The local currency in Cambodia is the Riel.
The riel (!1jW) was first introduced in 1955. Throughout its existence, the riel has included many
themes of Cambodian life, history and mythology. As of October 10, 2006, 1 US dollar was
equal to 4,131.55 Cambodian riels. The current denominations of the riel are 50, 100, 200, 500,
1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and 100,000 riels. The figure below shows the legal
tender notes of the riel:

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FRONT


BACK



100 000 Riel 100 000 Riel



50 000 Riel 50 000 Riel



50 000 Riel 50 000 Riel



20 000 Riel 20 000 Riel



10 000 Riel 10 000 Riel



10 000 Riel 10 000 Riel



5 000 Riel 5 000 Riel



5 000 Riel 5 000 Riel
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2 000 Riel 2 000 Riel



1000 Riel 1000 Riel



1000 Riel 1000 Riel



500 Riel 500 Riel



200 Riel 200 Riel



100 Riel 100 Riel



50 Riel 50 Riel













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1. Listen to the following vocabulary and repeat after the speaker.


Banana Mango Tomato Potato
Jek Svy Peng poah Dom long
10 !D0!E D _ 0

Milk Cheese Egg
Toek doah ko Froms Pong
Rice
By
5!D1!1 _0D1 !0
E0

Cereal Bread Sugar Ice Cream
Thugn-jiat Nom png Skor Krem
11 1 D 0 1 1!1D

Fish Chicken
Trei Moan

_ D1




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2. Work in pairs or in small groups. Ask your partner what foods he/she has at home.
Use the model below.

Model: A. !D1 !1" Toe niak mian ei nau phteas?
B. D1! !D10!E 0 D_0" Khgnom mian jek, peng poah ning dom long.

3. Familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary. Listen to the speaker and follow
along in the workbook. Look at the pictures and try to guess the meaning of the underlined
words.


!1010W 1D00D 0" 1! 11!1010W1D 00"101
!D_1 1D01"
WD1!11!1010W 1D00"101
W D01"
Nis jia hng lok jb huay
muay.
Sokha thvoe k nau hng lok jb
huay. Niang jia belthik muay
niak.
Linda thvoe k nau hng lok jb
huay. Niang jia niak lok muay niak.




D1! 11!1010W !111"101
W D01"
1DW!11!1010W !111" 11!D_11D01"
Dany thvoe k nau hng lok kho o. Niang jia
niak lok muay niak.
Vibol thvoe k nau hng lok kho o. Kort jia belthik
muay niak.
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Did you understand the new words?

010W1D 00 (Hng lok jb huay) means grocery store
!D_1 1 (Belthik) means cashier
W (Niak lok) means salesperson
010W !111 (Hng lok kho o) means clothing store

Cultural Note: There are many kind of shops found in Cambodia. However, most of them are
small stores. These stores are comparable to the Mom-and-Pop type shops in the U.S. There
arent many large stores or department stores in Cambodia. Instead of a department store, the
marketplace is more common. Within this marketplace many different owners operate their
shops.

4. Work in pairs or in small groups. Make up dialogues using the model below.

Model:

A. !1! 11!1W1" Toe Sokha thvoe k nau ae n?
Where does Sokha work?
B. 1! 11!1010W 1D00" Sokha thvoe k nau hng lok jb huay.
Sokha works at the grocery store.


I want to buy 05 @ (khgnom joang tign)
You want to buy. 0 5 @ (niak joang tign)
He wants to buy. 1 05 @ (kort joang tign)
She wants to buy. 100 5 @ (niang joang tign)
We want to buy !0005@ (Pouk yoeng joang tign)
They want to buy. ! 1 0 5 @ (Pouk kort joang tign)

Grammar Note: In Cambodian, the construction of the verb want (0 - joang) is want +
another verb without any other word in between.



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5. Familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary. Listen to the speaker and follow
along in the workbook. Look at the pictures and try to guess the meaning of the underlined
words.



D105 @!j1!1D0"
10!1010W !j1!1D 0"
0 5 @1_ 1!E WD 0"
1!1010j1110D0"
Thia joang tign siev phao muay. Niang nau
hng lok siav phao muay.
Sam joang tign nialik porl muay. Kort nau
hng aknuk-sv-ri muy.

Did you understand new words?

010W !j1!1 (Hng lok siav phao) means bookstore
1_ 1!EW (Nialik porl) means clock
010 j111 0 (Hng aknuk-sv-ri) means gift store

6. Match each Cambodian sentence in the left column with the English equivalent in the
right column. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

1. 05 @ D00D1.
A. Vibol wants to buy fish.
Khgnom joang tign nom png ning boeu.
2. 105 @!j1!1D 0"
B. They want to buy cheese.
Sokha joang tign siev phao muay.
3. 1D W0 5 @_"
C. I want to buy bread and butter.
Vibol joang tign trei.
4. 105 @1_ 1!E WD0"
D. My sister wants to buy clothes.
Sophea joang tign nialik porl muay.
5. !0005 @!W10D 0"
E. Sophea wants to buy a clock.
Joang tign
6. ! 1 0 5@_0D1"
F. Sokha wants to buy a book.
Pouk kort joang tign froms.


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7. D0_1D 05@!111"
G. We want to buy a gift.
Bong srei robos khgnom joang tign kho o.

Grammar note: When describing the quantity of a product such as a loaf of bread,
Cambodians will say the product + one + quantity. For our example a loaf of bread is
D 0~D0~D (Nom png + muay + dom).

A kilo of mangos Svy muay kilo
10D0_
A box of cereal Thugn-jiat muay bro-b
111D0_DD
A bag of potatoes Dom long muay bao
D_ 0D0E1
A loaf of bread Nom png muay dom
D 0D 0D
A bottle of water Toek muay dob
5D0DD
A carton of milk Toek doah ko muay ktong
5!D1!1D 010
A dozen eggs Pong muay lo
!0D0_

7. Work with a partner or in small groups. Pretend that you are planning to have a
surprise birthday party for one of your classmates. You need to buy some food and gifts.
Make a shopping list and tell your partner, in Cambodian, what you want to buy.

Grammar Note: When Cambodians ask for the price of products, they use this form: Toe +
product + thlai pun-mn !~5 @~ D1?? For example, how much is sugar? is Toe skor
thlai pun-mn ! 1D 1?? There isnt really any other way of asking the price of an item. To
haggle, a good rule would be to start around of the quoted price and try to aim for a final price
that is around 2/3 of the originally quoted price. Be prepared to walk away if the seller is firm
about the quoted price. Normally, this seller would call you back in order to sell the product. If
youre a good haggler, shopping in Cambodia can be very fun. However, while shopping in
Cambodia, try not to show a big wad of cash, as it would attract many sellers and peddlers and
unnecessary inconveniences. By the way, 5@ (tom-nign) means product.
8. Listen to the following dialogue and repeat after the speaker.

A. Excuse me. I want to buy cheese. How much is it?
Som tos. Khgnom joang tign froms. Toe via thlai pun-mn?
!51" 05 @_0 D1" !11D 1?
B. A kilo of cheese is 25,000 riels.
Froms muay kilo thlai pi maon bram poan riel.
_0D1D0_ O8lll !1jW"

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A. Thank you.
Orkun.
1W"
B. You are welcome.
d ei te.
!5"

9. Pretend you want to buy the items listed below. One of your classmates is a salesperson.
Role-play an In the Shop dialogue using the model in Activity 8. Work in pairs or in
small groups.

Svy muay kilo Pi meon riel
1. 10D0_ Ollll !1jW
Trei muay kilo Bram meon riel
2. _D0_ 8llll !1jW
Dom long muay bao Bram muay poan riel
3. D_0D0E1 lll !1jW
Toek muay dob Bram poan riel
4. 5D0DD 8lll !1jW
Toek doah ko muay ktong Muay meon bram bei poan riel
5. 5!D1!1D010 ^lll !1jW
Nom png muay dom Muay meon riel
6. D 0D 0D ^llll !1jW
Pong muay lo Muay meon muay poan riel
7. !0D0_ ^^lll !1jW

10. Complete the sentences using the words in the box. Check your answers with the
Answer Key.

010W !111 010W1D 00 010W !j1!1 010 j111 0 010 W!_ D
Hng lok kho o Hng lok jb
huay
Hng lok siav
phao
Hng aknuk-sv-
ri
Hng thom lok
chroen muk


Oaupuk muh-dy robos khgnom tign omnoy nau ___________.
1. Z!D 101D5@ !W10!1 ______________________.


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Pouk kort tign peng paoh and dom long nau ____________.
2. ! 15 @!D0!E0D _0!1 __________________.

Bong bros robos khgnom tign siev phao nau ____________.
3. D0_D1D5@!j1!1!1 ________________________.

Bong srei robos khgnom ning khgnom tign kho-o nau ___________.
4. D0_1D 0 5 @!111!1 ___________________.

11. Listen to the following sentences and circle the words you hear. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

1. 5@!j1!1!1 010W !111 / 010W!j1!1"

2. D0_1D 5 @ !W10!1 010 j1110 / 010W 1D 0 0"

3. D101D 5@ 1!1 010 j111 0 / 010W1D00 !15WD !111"

4. D 11D5@5 !D1!10D1!1 010W !j1!1 / 010W 1D0 0.

5. !0 05 @!111!j1!1 0 !W10!1 010 W!_ D / 010W !j1!1"

Cambodians use the verb can 1 which is very similar to the verb can in English.

I can Khgnom j
1
You can Niak j
1
He can Kort j
11
She can Niang j
101
We can Yoeng j
!001
You can Pouk niak j
! 1
They can Pouk kort j
! 11

In Cambodian, the construction of the verb to take (0 - yok) is want + another verb without
any other word in between. In fact, in Cambodian, there is not a word that is equivalent to the
word to in English.
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12. a) Listen to the following dialogue and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in
the workbook.

A. Hello. I want to buy a loaf of bread. How much is it?
" 05@D 0D 0D " !11D 1?
Sour sdei. Khgnom joang tign nom png muy dom. Toe via thlai pun-mn?
B. It is 10,000 riels.
11 ^llll !1jW"
Via thlai muay meon riel.
A. Can I pay with a credit card?
!1D01D01W51D0"
Toe khgnom j bonk jiamuay kt ineh-tian muay?
B. Im sorry, but we only take cash.
!510 D !0 0W0"
Som tos phong pun-te yoeng yok luy.

b) Role-play the dialogue. Make up similar dialogues using the words below.

1. two bottles of water 5!1DD
Toek pi dob
2. a book !j1!1D0
Siev phao muy
3. a carton of milk 5!D1!1D010
Toek doah ko muay ktong
4. a kilo of cheese - _0D1D0 _
Froms muay kilo
5. a dozen eggs !0D0_
Pong muay lo

13. Listen to and read along with the dialogue, then answer the follow-up questions.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

Sam: Sour sdei Thida! D1
Thida: Sour sdei Sam!
Sam: Toe niak tou n? ! !51W1"
Thida: Khgnom tou hng lok jb huay. !51010W 1D 0 0"
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Sam: Toe niak joang tign ei? ! 05@ "
Thida: Khgnom joang tign nom png, toek pi dob ning svy muy kilo. Toe niak tou n?
0 5 @ D 0 5!1DD 0 10D0_" ! !51W1"
Sam: Khgnom tou hng thom lok chroen muk. !51010W !_D"
Thida: Toe niak joang tign ei? ! 05@ "
Sam: Khgnom joang tign omnoy muay somrb chit robos khgnom. Khgnom joang tign siev
phao roe nialik porl muay.
05 @!W10D 011D 11D " 0 5@!j1!1_1_ 1!EWD0"
Thida: Khgnom tign omnoy nau hng aknuk-sv-ri. 5@!W10!1010j1110"

Questions:

1. Where is Thida going?
2. What does she want to buy?
3. Where is Sam going?
4. What does he want to buy?


























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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Translate the following into Cambodian. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. Where do you buy tomatoes and potatoes?
B. Do you take credit cards? No, we take cash.
C. I will buy the gift for my sister in the clothing store.
D. How much is a loaf of bread? 10,000 reil


2. In Cambodian, explain where you buy groceries/gifts/books/clothes.


3. What would you tell a salesperson in Cambodian if you wanted to buy a carton of milk/a
watch/a dozen eggs? How would you ask the price of each item? Role-play the dialogue.





























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Vocabulary List

How much ? Toe thlai pun-mn?
! D 1?
It is .. . Thlai

I want to buy Khgnom jong tign
05 @
As well Phong deh
0D1
Banana Jek
!
Butter Boeu
D1
Chicken Moan
D1
Fish Trei
_
Ice cream Krem
1!1D
Milk Toek doah ko
5!D1!1
Tomato Peng poah
!D10!E
Mango Svy
10
Potato Dom long
D_ 0
Sugar Skor
1
Cereal Thugn-jiat
11 1
Cheese Froms
_0D1
Eggs Pong
!0
A kilo of cheese Froms muay kilo
_0D1D0 _
A bag of potatoes Dom long muay bao
D_ 0D0E1
A loaf of bread Nom png muay dom
D 0D0D
A bottle of water Toek muay dob
5D0DD
A dozen eggs Pong muay lo
!0D0_
A box of cereal Thugn-jiat muay bro-b
111D0_DD
A carton of milk Toek doah ko muay ktong
5!D1!1D 010
Department Store Hng thom lok chroen muk
010 W!_ D
Clothing Store Hng lok kho o
010W!111
Grocery Store Hng lok jb huay
010W1D 00
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Bookstore Hng lok siav phao
010W !j1!1
Bread Nom png
D 0
Credit card Kt ineh-tian
1W51
Cash Luy
W0
Cashier belthik
!D_1 1
Salesperson Niak lok
W
To buy Tign
5@
To take Yok
0
To pay for Bong brk
D0_E
































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ANSWER KEY

6.

1. C I want to buy bread and butter.
2. F Sokha wants to buy a book.
3. A Vibol wants to buy fish.
4. E Sophea wants to buy a clock.
5. G We want to buy a gift.
6. B They want to buy cheese
7. D My sister wants to buy clothes.

10.

My parents buy gifts at the
gift store.
Hng aknuk-sv-ri
1. 010j1110
They buy tomatoes and
potatoes at the grocery store.
Hng lok jb huay
2. 010W1D00
My brother buys books at the
bookstore.
Hng lok siav phao
3. 010W!j1!1
My sister and I buy clothes at
the clothing store.
Hng lok kho o
4. 010W !111
We can buy clothes, books
and gifts at the department
store.
Hng thom lok chroen muk
5. 010 W!_ D

Exercise 11

I buy books in the bookstore. Hng lok siav phao
1. 010W!j1!1
My sister buys gifts at the gift
store.
hng aknuk-sv-ri
2. 010j1110
My mother buys sugar at the
grocery store across from the
bank.
Hng lok jb huay
3. 010W1D00
My grandparents buy milk and
butter at the grocery store.
Hng lok jb huay
4. 010W1D00
We buy clothes, books, and
gifts at the department store.
Hng thom lok chroen muk
5. 010 W!_ D

Exercise 13

1. Thida is going to the grocery store.
2. She wants to buy bread, two bottles of water, and a kilo of mangos.
3. Sam is going to the department store.
4. He wants to buy a book or a clock.

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End of Lesson Exercise 1

A. Where do you buy tomatoes and potatoes? !5 @!D0!E 0D_ 0!1W1"
B. Do you take credit cards? No, we only take cash. ! 01W51" !5 !0 0W 0"
C. I will buy the gift for my sister in the clothing store.
5 @ !W10 11D D0_ 1D !1010W !111"
D. How much is a loaf of bread? 10,000 riel. ! D0D0DD 1" ^llll !1jW"
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Lesson 8
Eating Out
@110!_1
gnm khng krao


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Eating out in a restaurant in Cambodia
- Various menu items
- How to order menu items
- Different table service items.




This photo shows a fairly common
restaurant and cafe in Cambodia.
Many restaurants in Cambodia have
2 or more sides with little or no wall.
Another key characteristic of
Cambodian restaurants is green
plants in and around the restaurant.
Many Cambodian men generally
start their morning with a bowl of
noodles and either a cup of coffee or
tea in a restaurant like this.







This photo shows an upscale
restaurantat the Grand Hotel
DAngkor in Siem Reap. This kind
of restaurant caters to foreigners and
elite Cambodians.







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1. Look at the restaurant menu below. Repeat the words after the speaker, and follow
along in the workbook.
Small World Restaurant

Soup
Sup
D
lll !1jW
Salad
Sld
1_1
8lll !1jW
Noodles
Kuy-tiao
0511
Olll !1jW
Fried potatoes
Dom logn jian
D _ 0!j
Wlll !1jW
Fried fish
Trei jian
_!j
W8ll !1jW
Chicken
Moan
D1
8lll !1jW
Mutton
Sac jiam
1!jD
8lll !1jW
Fish
Trei
_
O8ll !1jW
Ice Cream
Krem
1!1D
llll !1jW
Cake
Nom

^llll !1jW
Orange Juice
Toek kroc
5_
lll !1jW
Apple Juice
Toek pom
5!E D
lll !1jW
Coffee
Kfe
1!0
^8ll !1jW
Milk
Toek doah ko
5!D1!1
Olll !1jW
Tea
Teh

^lll !1jW
Beer
Sr bia
_1!Dj1
llll !1jW
Wine
Sr tom piang by chou
_15 !1 0E0 1
^lllll !1jW
Porridge
Bobor
DD1
O8ll !1jW
Dessert
Bong-em
D0D
Wlll !1jW
Dried fish
Trei ngiat
_!0j
8lll !1jW
Smoked fish
Trei chak oe
_!1
lll !1jW
Fried rice
By ch
E01
Olll !1jW
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Cultural note: Some of the most popular American foods are not yet as popular in Cambodia.
In fact, pasta and hamburgers are served in only a few restaurants in all of Cambodia. Because of
this, most Cambodians dont know very much, if at all, about these foods.

2. Imagine that you have 140,000 riels. What would you order at the Small World
Restaurant?

3. A) Listen to, and read along with, the following dialogue between a waiter and a
patron.

A. Excuse me, waiter.
A. Som tos niak bom roe.
!51 D!1"
B. Yes, please.
B. Bd lok.
E5 !W1"
A. I want a cup of coffee.
A. Khgnom joang bn kfe muay peng.
0E1!0D0!0"
B. Sorry, sir. We do not have coffee, but we have tea.
B. Khgnom som akphei tos lok. Yoeng od mian kfe te, punteh yoeng mian teh.
0!51 !W1" !0 0 D11!0 !5 D !0 0D1"

B) Make up similar dialogues using the words and word combinations that are in the box.

1. kfe teh muay peng
1!0 D 0!0
2. toek doah ko teh/kfe muay keo
5!D1!1 /1!0 D01
3. toek kroc toek pom muay keo
5_ 5!E D D01
4. trei ning by moan ning dom long jian
_0E0 D1 0D _ 0!j







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4. Listen to the following dialogue that takes place at a restaurant. Follow along in
your workbook. Pay attention to the new words. Role-play the dialogue. You can
substitute some words with any food from the Small World Restaurant menu.

A. Hello, sir. What do you want to eat?
A. !W1" !0@1" Sour sdei lok. Toe niak joang gnam ei?

B. What do you recommend?
B. ! !10!01DW 1DDW11@" Toe niak oay yoborl th muh-hob n chgnagn?

A. We have wonderful fried chicken and noodles. They are delicious.
!00D1D1!j 00511WW1" DD!11@ W1" Yoeng mian moan jian ning kuy tiao
luh-orh ns. Muh-hob nus chnggn nas.

B. Very well. Fried chicken and noodles, please.
B. WW1 " 0D1!j00511D" Luh-orh ns. Som yok moan jian ning kuy tiao mork.

A. What do you want to drink?
A. ! 0 " Toe niak joang phoek ei?

B. A cup of tea with sugar and lemon.
B. 1D 00_ 11D0!0" Teh jiamuay skor ning kroc-chm muay peng.

A. Any dessert?
A. D0 D !5" Bong-em khlas te?

B. Yes, I want a piece of carrot cake.
B. E5 0 E_11D0D " Bd khgnom joang bn nom tro muay dom.

A. Here is your bill, sir.
A. !W1 !110D_1D " Lok nis jia vikybt robos niak.

B. Can I pay with credit card?
B. ! 1D01D01W51!5" Toe khgnom j boung jiamuy kt ineh-tian te?

A. Yes, you can.
A. E5 E" Bt bn.

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Present tense Past Tense

I drink Khgnom
phoek

I drank Khgnom bn
phoek
E
You drink Niak phoek

You drank Niak bn
phoek
E
He drinks Kort phoek
1
He drank Kort bn
phoek
1E
We drink Yoeng phoek
!00
We drank Yoeng bn
phoek
!00E
You drink Pouk niak
phoek
!
You drank Bn phoek
! E
They drink Pouk kort
phoek
! 1
They drank Bn phoek
! 1E

5. Using the restaurant menu above, tell your classmates, in Cambodian, what you ate and
drank at a restaurant the last time you were there.

6. Listen and read along with the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing word in
English. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

!@1!1W1D"
@1!1D0"
! @1D1 0"
!5 1D@11D0"
!1@1"
1 @105110_ "
!1"
1 "
! "
@10D_0!j"
! "
"





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7. Below are some table service items. Listen and repeat after the speaker.


Plate Bowl Cup Glass
Jn Jn kom Peng Keo
1 1!1D !0 1

Knife Fork Spoon Napkin
Km-bit Sorm Slb-pria Kon-seng jud moat
1D D 1D_!1 j0 D1




Chopstick Table cloth
Jong-kuh Kom-rl tok

!0 11W

8. Match the English words in the left column with the Cambodian equivalents in the right
column. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. Plate
A. 1D_!1
Slb-pria
2. Bowl
B. 1
Keo
3. Cup
C. 1D
Kam-bit
4. Glass
D. D
Sorm
5. Knife
E. 1!1D
Jn kom
6. Fork
F. 1
Jn
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7. Spoon
G. j0D1
Kon-seng jud moat
8. Napkin
H. !0
Peng

9. Listen to the following model. Repeat after the speaker. Compose similar
sentences using the words below.

Model: A. D11D_!1D0!5" ! 1 1D_!1D0E!5" Khgnom od mian slb-pria
muay te. Toekhgnom j som slb-pria muay bn te?
A. I do not have a spoon. Can I have a spoon?
B. E5 E" !0!51" Bd bn. Nis yok tau.
B. Yes, of course. Here you are.

1. napkin
Kon-seng jud moat j0 D1
2. cup
Peng !0
3. fork
Sorm D
4. knife
Kam-bit 1D
5. glass
Keo 1

10. Listen to the speaker and circle the words you hear. Check your answers with the
Answer Key.

1. 0 E 5 !D1!1 / 5 !W D 01"
2. !00E 5 _ / 5!ED !1!10D1D0"
3. ! E@1 1_1 / 0511 ?
4. ! 1@1 D_0!j0 D1 / _"
5. 10E@1 D0D 01_111 / 1_1 01 !1"
6. !1D1 1D / D D0"
7. 1D1 1 / 1 D0"






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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Explain, in Cambodian, what you usually eat and drink for breakfast / lunch / dinner.

2. Explain, in Cambodian, what you ate and drank at a restaurant the last time you were
there.

3. Pretend that you are at a restaurant now. What will you say in Cambodian if you want
to eat salad and fried potatoes? You also want a cup of coffee, and you need a fork and a
napkin. What will you say in Cambodian if you do not know what to choose? Your
classmate is a waiter. Role-play the dialogue. Work in pairs or in small groups.

4. Read and translate the following text into English. Use complete sentences, in
Cambodian, to answer the questions that follow. Check the Answer Key to review your
translation and check your answers.

Thngai sok mun kroy pel thvoe k bong bros robos khgnom aoupuk muh-dy robos khgnom nin
khgnom bn tau phoc-niy-thn Phendei Toj. Nis jia phoc-niy-thn toj muay nau tul muk
thuniakia. Niak bomroe oay yoborl th yoeng yok moan jian sld ning kuy-tiao. Bong bros
robos khgnom bn gnam sac ko ning dom long. Kort phoek teh jiamuay skor ning kroc-chmr.
Muh-dy robos khgnom bn gnam sup ning nom png sac jign-chrm muay. Kort bn phoek
toek pom. Somrb bong-em kort bn gnam nom stror-beri muay dom. Aoupuk robos khgnom
bn gnam sac ko dom long jian ning peng poah. Kort bn gnam nom chis-khek muay dom
somrb bong-em ning bn phoek kfe. Khgnom bn gnam moan ning sld. Muh-hop nus
chnggn ns. Khgnom joang boung jiamuay kt ineh-tian muay pun-teh aoupuk robos khgnom
boung jiamuay luy vign. Yoeng mian riatrei luh-orh ns.

_D!_10!!W! 11 D0_D 1D Z! D101D 0 E!51!1 0D1 D "
!1!1 0D1D0!15W D 111" D !1!10!01DW1!000D1 !j 1_1 0
0511" D0_D1D E@ 11 !10D _0" 1 1D 010_ 11"
D101D E@1 D0 D01 _11 1 D0" 1E5!ED" 11DD0D
1E@ 1 _D1D0D " Z! 1D E@ 11 !1 D_ 0!j 0 !D 0!E"
1E@ 1 W!D0D 11DD0D0E 1!0" E@ 1D1 01_1" D D!11@W1 "
0D0 1D 01W51D0 D Z! 1D D0 1D0W 01 @" !0 0D111_W W1"

1. Toe kruas nis bn tau phoc-niy-thn pel n? !_11!E!51!10D1W1"
2. Toe phoc-niy-thn nis nau ae n? ! !10D1!!1W1"
3. Toe niak bomroe bn oay yoborl yng n? ! D !1E!10!01DW010W1"
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4. Toe bong bros robos khgnom bn gnam ei? ! D0_D 1D E@1"
5. Toe kort bn phoek ei? !1E "
6. Toe muh-dy robos khgnom bn gnam sup ning nom png sac jign-chrm te?
!D101DE@1 D0 D 01 _111 !5"
7. Toe kort bn phoek toek kroc roe toek pom? !1E 5_ _5 !ED"
8. Toe kort bn gnam nom chis-khek somrb bong-em te? ! 1E@1 W! 11DD0D!5"
9. Toe aoupuk robos khgnom bn gnam ei? ! Z! 1D E@1"
10. Toe kort bn phoek sr tom piang by chou te? ! 1 E _15 !1 0E0 1!5"
11 Toe aoupuk robos khgnom boung jiamuay krt ineh-tian te?
! Z! 1D D0 1D 01W51!5"
12. Toe nis jia riatrei luh-orh ns te? !!111_ WW1 !5"






























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Vocabulary List

Apple juice Toek pom
5!ED
Bowl Jn kom
1!1D
Cheesecake Nom chis khek
W!
Coffee Kfe
1!0
Cup Peng
!0
Fork Sorm
D
Fried Jian
!j
Glass Keo
1
Knife Km-bit
1D
Napkin Kon-seng jud moat
j0 D1
Orange juice Toek kroc
5_
Piece Dom
D
Plate Jn
1
Please Som

Salad Sld
1_1
Soup Sup
D
Spoon Slb-pria
1D_!1
Tea Teh

Beef Sac ko
1!1
Hamburger Nom png sac jign-crm
D 01 _111
Here you are Nis yok tau
!0!51
To Drink / drank Phoek

To eat /ate Gnam
@1
Recommend Oay yoborl
!10!01DW
Wonderful Luh-orh ns
WW1
Delicious Chnggn ns
1@W1
Very well Luh-orh ns
WW1
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Lemon Kroc-chm
_11
Dessert Bong-em
D0D
Bill Vikybt
10D_
Wine Sr tom piang by chou
_15!10E01
Beer Sr bia
_1!Dj1




































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ANSWER KEY

6.

Where did you eat last Sunday?
I ate at a restaurant.
Did you eat alone?
No, my brother was with me.
What did he eat?
He ate pasta and fish.
What did he drink?
He drank tea.
What did you eat?
I ate chicken and fried potatoes.
What did you drink?
I drank coffee.

! @ 1 !1W115 jD" Toe niak gnam nau ea n thngai tit mun?
@ 1!1!10D1D 0" Khgnom gnam nau phoc-niy-thn muay.
! @1D1 0" Toe niak gnam muh-niak eing?
!5 D0_D 1D @1 1D0 " Od te bong bros robos khgnom gnam jiamuay khgnom.
!1@1" Toe kort gnam ei?
1 @105110_ " Kort gnam kuy tiao ning trei.
!1 " Toe kort phoek ei?
1 " Kort phoek teh.
! @ 1" Toe niak gnam ei?
@ 1 D1 0D _ 0!j" Khgnom ngam moan ning dom long jian.
! " Toe niak phoek ei?
1!0 " Kort phoek kfe.

8.

F Jn 1. Plate
1
E Jn kom 2. Bowl
1!1D
H Peng 3. Cup
!0
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B Keo 4. Glass
1
C Km-bit 5. Knife
1D
D Sorm 6. Fork
D
A Slb-pria 7. Spoon
1D_!1
G Kon-seng jud moat 8. Napkin
j0 D1

10.

milk Toek doah ko
1. 5!D1!1
apple juice Toek kroc
2. 5_
noodle Kuytiao
3. 0511
fish Fish
4. _
salad and beef Sld ning sac ko
5. 1_1 01 !1
knife Km-bit
6. 1D
glass Keo
7. 1

End of Lesson Tasks Exercise 4

Check your translation of the text. Then compare your answers to the questions below.

Last Friday after work, my brother, our parents and I went to the Small World restaurant. Its
a small restaurant across from the bank. A waiter recommended we have fried chicken, salad,
and noodles. My brother ate beef and potatoes; he drank tea with sugar and lemon. My mother
ate soup and a hamburger. She drank apple juice. For dessert she had a piece of strawberry cake.
My father ate beef, fried potatoes, and tomatoes. He ate a piece of cheesecake for dessert and
drank coffee. I ate chicken and salad. It was delicious! I wanted to pay with a credit card, but
my father paid cash. We had a wonderful evening.


1. When did the family go to the restaurant?
The family went to the restaurant last Friday. _11!E!51!10D1!1_D " Kruas
nis bn tau phoc-niy-thn nau thngai sok mun.
2. Where is the restaurant?
The restaurant is across from the bank. !10D 1!15WD111" Phoc-niy-thn nau tul
muk thuniakia.



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3. What did the waiter recommend?
He recommended fried chicken, salad, and noodles. 1E!10!01DW!D1!j 1_1 0
0511" Kort bn oay yoborl pi moan jian sld ning kuytiao.
4. What did my brother eat?
He ate beef and potatoes. 1E@1 1 !10D _0" Kort bn gnam sac ko ning dom long.
5. What did he drink?
He drank tea with lemon and sugar. 1E 1D0_ 1101" Kort bn phoek teh
jiamuay kroc-chm ning skor.
6. Did my mother eat soup and a hamburger?
Yes, she did. E5 1 E@ 1 D" Bd kort bn ngam men.
7. Did she drink orange or apple juice?
She drank only apple juice. !5 1E@15 !ED" Od te, kort bn gnam teh toek pom.
8. Did she eat a piece of cheesecake for dessert?
No, she had strawberry cake. !5 1E@ 1 _D1" Od te, kort bn gnam nom stror-beri.
9. What did my father eat?
He ate beef, fried potatoes, and tomatoes. 1E@11 !1 D_ 0 0 !D0!E" Kort bn
gnam sac ko dom long jian ning peng poah.
10. Did he drink wine?
No, he drank coffee. !5 1 E 1!0 " Od te, kort bn phoek kfe.
11. Did my father pay with a credit card?
No, he paid cash. !5 1ED0 1W0" Od te, kort bn boung jia luy.
12. Was it a wonderful evening?
Yes, it was. E5 D" Bd, men.

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Lesson 9
Holidays, Customs, and Cultural Traditions
D Wj 5 !jD5 W1D 0 1D[D _D!W
thngai bon tom-niam tom loab ning vpk thor bropeinei


This lesson will introduce you to:
- How to read dates
- How to use ordinal numbers
- Names of the months
- Holidays, customs, and cultural traditions of Cambodia.
-

Cambodia celebrates many holidays. About half of these holidays are based on Buddhist holy
days, as Buddhism is the predominant religion in Cambodia. The following shows the holidays
that Cambodia celebrates:
- January 1
st
International New Years Day.
- January 7
th
Commemorates the fall of the Genocidal Khmer Rouge Regime.
- February 13
th
Meak Bochea day. It is held for a Buddhist ceremony in which
Cambodians will gather to listen to, and learn about, Buddhas preaching from Buddhist
monks.
- March 8
th
International Womens day.
- April 14
th
-15
th
-16
th
Cambodian New Years Day.
- May 1
st
International Labor day.
- May 12
th
Bonn Visaka Bochea, which commemorates the birth of Buddha.
- May 14
th
Cambodias reigning kings birthday. Note: this holiday will depend upon the
birthday of the current Cambodian king.
- May 16
th
Royal Plough day, this celebrates the beginning of sowing and planting
season.
- September 21
th
-22
th
-23
th
Bonn Phchom Ben or the Spirit Commemoration Festival.
Cambodians offer food and offerings to the spirits of their ancestor on these days.
- September 24
th
Constitution day, this celebrates the day that the Cambodian
constitution was drafted.
- October 29
th
Royal Coronation of the current king.
- October 31
st
Royal Birthday of the former king, Norodom Sihanouk.
- November 4
th
, 5
th
, and 6
th
Water and Moon Festival. Probably the most extravagant
festival in the calendar in which Cambodians pray to the Water and Moon gods by
offering bananas and ambok (flattened-rice). This is also the time when Cambodians
- hold a boat racing competition that captivates the interest of most Cambodians.
- November 9
th
Independence day.
- December 10
th
United Nations Human Rights day.




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This photo was taken on Meak Bochea day. Cambodians gather and listen to Buddhist monks preaching
about Buddhas messages on this day.



The pictures above were taken on the same day. In them, Cambodians gathered at a Buddhist Pagoda to
celebrate the upcoming Water and Moon festival.
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In this picture, contestants in a boat
race are preparing for a once a year
race during the Water and Moon
festival.










Grammar note: In Cambodian, you add the word 5ti in front of regular numbers for ordinal
numbers. For example first is 5D0ti muay.

1. Listen and repeat after the speaker. Follow along in the workbook.


1 one muay
^ D0
first ti muay
5D0
2 two pi
O ! 1
second ti pi
5!1
3 three bei
W D
third ti bei
5D
4 four boun
l D
fourth ti boun
5D
5 five brm
8 _E
fifth ti brm
5_E
6 six brm muay
_ED0
sixth ti brm muay
5_ED0
7 seven brm pi
U _E !1
seventh ti brm pi
5_E!1
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8 eight brm bei
_ED
eighth ti brm bei
5_ED
9 nine brm boun
t _ED
ninth ti brm boun
5 _E D
10 ten dohb
^l DD
tenth ti dohb
5DD

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Use the words located in the box. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

5_E 5!1 5D0 5_ED0 5D 5_E!1 5D 5_E!1
ti brm ti pi ti muay ti brm
muay
ti bei ti brm
pi
ti boun ti brm
pi

1. 1!10E0"
Thngai chan jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
2. 0111!10E0"
Thngai ongkia jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
3. !1!10E0"
Thngai pudh jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
4. _!0[1!10E0"
Thngai prohoeh jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
5. _1!10E0"
Thngai sok jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
6. !111!10E0"
Thngai sao jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.
7. 15j 1!10E0"
Thngai tit jia thgnai _____________nau khnong sbuhd.

3. Listen to the ordinal numbers 11 through 19 and repeat after the speaker. Follow
along in the workbook.

11 eleven dohb muay
^^ DDD0
eleventh ti dohb muay
5DDD0
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12 twelve dohb pi
^O DD ! 1
twelfth ti dohb pi
5 DD ! 1
13 thirteen dohb bei
^W DDD
thirteenth ti dohb bei
5DDD
14 fourteen dohb boun
^l DDD
fourteenth ti dohb boun
5DDD
15 fifteen dohb brm
^8 DD_E
fifteenth ti dohb brm
5DD_E
16 sixteen dohb brm muay
^ DD_ED 0
sixteenth ti dohb brm muay
5DD_ED0
17 seventeen dohb brm pi
^U DD_E ! 1
seventeenth ti dohb brm pi
5DD_E !1
18 eighteen dohb brm bei
^ DD_ED
eighteenth ti dohb brm bei
5DD_ED
19 nineteen dohb brm boun
^t DD_ED
nineteenth ti dohb brm boun
5DD_ED
20 twenty muh-phei
Ol D
twentieth ti muh-phei
5D

4. Practice saying the following ordinal numbers in Cambodian.

11
th
, 13
th
, 15th, 17
th
, 19
th
, 12
th
, 14
th
, 16
th
, 18
th

5. Listen to the ordinal numbers 20-30 and repeat after the speaker.

20 twenty muh-phei
Ol D
twentieth ti muh-phei
5D
21 twenty-one muh-phei muay
O^ DD0
twenty-first ti muh-phei muay
5DD0
22 twenty-two muh-phei pi
OO D ! 1
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twenty-second ti muh-phei pi
5 D ! 1
23 twenty-three muh-phei bei
OW D D
twenty-third ti muh-phei bei
5DD
24 twenty-four muh-phei boun
Ol DD
twenty-fourth ti muh-phei boun
5DD
25 twenty-five muh-phei brm
O8 D_E
twenty-fifth ti muh-phei brm
5D_E
26 twenty-six muh-phei brm muay
O D _ED 0
twenty-sixth ti muh-phei brm muay
5D _ED0
27 twenty-seven muh-phei brm pi
OU D _E ! 1
twenty-seventh ti muh-phei brm pi
5D _E !1
28 twenty-eight muh-phei brm bei
O D_ED
twenty-eighth ti muh-phei brm bei
5D_ED
29 twenty-nine muh-phei brm boun
Ot D _ED
twenty-ninth ti muh-phei brm boun
5D _ED
30 thirty sm sib
Wl 1D D
thirtieth ti sm sib
51DD
40 forty seih sib
ll D
fortieth ti seih sib
5D
50 fifty h sib
8l 01D
fiftieth ti h sib
501D
60 sixty hok sib
l 0 D
sixtieth ti hok sib
50D
70 seventy chet sib
Ul D
seventieth ti chet sib
5 D
80 eighty peit sib
l D D
eightieth ti peit sib
5D
90 ninety kao sib
tl D
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ninetieth ti kao sib
5D
100 one hundred muay roy
^ll D 010
one hundredth ti muay roy
5D010

6. Listen to the names of the months and repeat after the speaker.

January mkr
D11
February kom-phiak
D
March mik-nia
D1
April mes
!D1
May uksakphia
Z1
June mik-thok-n
D 1
July kkd
D1
August seih
01
September kgn-gn
11 1
October tok-l
W1
November vij-chik-k
11
December thnoo
1


7. Look at the picture and say the dates and days of the week in Cambodian. Practice the
different dates, days, and months through the year.

Model: Today is the 15
th
of April, 1999. It is Thursday.
!15 ^8!D11 ^ttt" 111 _!0["
Thngai nis jia thngai ti dohb brm kheh mes chnm muay poan brm boun roy kao sib
brm boun. Via jia thngai prohoeh.




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8. Listen as the speaker reads the following years. Repeat after the speaker.

1925-nineteen twenty-five muay poan brm boun roy
muh-phei brm
^tO8
D0!1_ED 10D_E
1900-nineteen hundred muay poan brm boun roy
^tllD0!1_ED10
2004-two thousand four pi poan boun
Olll! 1!1D

9. Read the following years in Cambodian.
Note: Cambodians use the form dd/mm/year to write or say a date.

2001 1987 1960 1945 2000 1700 1516

10. Listen to the names of Cambodian holidays and repeat after the speaker. Follow
along in the workbook.


1. Bonn Visaka Bochea the 12
th
of May
DWj11D1 5^OZ1

Bonn Visaka Bochea thngai ti dohb pi
kheh uksakphia
2. Independence Day the 9
th
of November
511DWj11j1 5 t1 1

Tivia bon ekriaj jiat thngai ti brm boun
kheh vij-chik-k
3. Meak Bochea Day the 13
th
of February.
D1WD1 5^W D

Miak bochia thngai ti dohb bei kheh
kom-phiak












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11. Listen to the speakers talk about their dates of birth. Follow along in the
workbook.



1. When were you born? 2. When were you born? 3. When were you born?

Toe niak koet nau pel n? Toe niak koet nau pel n? Toe niak koet nau pel n?
! ! !1!!WW1" ! ! !1!!WW1" ! ! !1!!WW1"

I was born on the
11
th
of June, 1936.
I was born on the
31
st
of July, 1960.
I was born on the
23
rd
of January, 1987.

Khgnom koet nau thngai ti
dohb muay kheh mik-thok-n
chnm muay poan brm boun
roy sm sib brm muay.
Khgnom koet nau thngai ti sm sib
muay kheh kkd chnm muay poan
brm boun roy hok sib.
Khgnom koet nau thngai ti
muh-phei bei kheh mkr
chnm muay poan brm boun
roy peit sib brm pi.
! !1 5 ^^D 11 ^tW" ! !15 W^ D11 ^tl" ! !1 5 OWD11 1 ^tU"

12. Work in pairs or in small groups. Ask your partner when he was born. Use the model
below.

Model: A. I was born on the 15
th
of February, 1982. When were you born?
A. !!15 ^8D 1 ^tO" !! !1!!WW1" Khgnom koet nau thngai ti dohb
brm kheh kom-phiak chnm muay poan brm boun roy peit sib pi. Toe niak koet nau pel n?
B. I was born on the 4
th
of September, 1979.
B. !!15l11 1 1 ^tUt" Khgnom koet nau thngai ti boun kheh kgn-gn chnm muay
poan brm boun roy chet sib brm boun.






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13. Look at the picture below and imagine that this is your family. Describe each member.
Use the model below. You can use real pictures of your family.

Model:This is my brother. His name is He is years old. He was born on the of19
!1D0_D 1D " !W 11D 1 1D110 1 " 1 ! !1 1 ^t
Nis jia bong bros robs khgnom. Chmos robos kort koe Kort mian yuk chnm.
Kort koet nau thngai kheh chnm muay poan brm boun roy



14. Read and translate the following text into English. Answer the questions below in
English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

!W11D 1DW" D!_D!5D 1" 1!1 0!!jD11D" D1_11D0` _D!D0
Chmos robos khgnom koe Vibol. Khgnom mork pi prohtes Kampuchea. Khgnom ros nau
khnong khet Siem Reab. Khgnom mian kruas thom muay: prohpun muay
!1 0 Z!D101D " !001!10 D0" _D! 1D D110Wl1" 10!!1
Kone pi ning aoupuk muh-dy robos khgnom. Yoeng ros nau khnong phtias thom muay.
Prohpun robos khgnom mian yuk sm sib chnm. Niang koet nau
5OW1 11^tUl" 101!1DW 0! 11!1D 1!!5j" 1D 1 j"
Thngai ti muh-phei bei kheh vij-chik-k chnm muay poan brm boun roy chet sib.
! !!1j!11W1" _1D ! !15O!D11 ^ttO" _D1D D110
Pouk ke rian nau sl. Kone srei robos khgnom koet nau thngai ti muh-phei brm muay kheh
mes chnm muay poan brm boun roy kao sib pi. Kone bros robos khgnom mian yuk brm bei
1" 11!!15 ^Z11 ^tt" D101D 1W1 " 1D110U1 " 1
Chnm. Via koet nau thngai ti muay kheh uksakphia chnm muay poan brm boun roy kao sib
brm muay. Muh-dy robos khgnom js ns. Kort mian yuk chet sib brm bei chnm. Kort
!!15OO1 11^tO" Z! 1D D110Ut1 " 1!!15 O8
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Koet nau thgnai ti muh-phei pi kheh vic-chik-k chnm muay poan brm boun roy muh-phei
brm muay. Aoupuk robos khgnom mian yuk chet sib brm boun chnm. Kort koet nau thngai
ti muh-phei brm
011 ^tO8" ! 1 ! 11!5" ! 11!j1!1 !DW55j _ !W01D 0
Kheh seih chnm muay poan brm boun roy muh-phei brm. Pouk kort ot thvoe k te. Pouk
kort n sievphau moel tootos roe leng jia muay
1D!0 0" D1_ 11WD0"
Kone robos yoeng. Khgnom mian kruas luh-oh muay.

1. Where does the family live?
2. How old is the wife?
3. When was she born?
4. What is her occupation?
5. Where does she work?
6. How many children do they have?
7. How old is the son? When was he born?
8. How old is the daughter?
9. When was she born?
10. How old is the grandmother?
11. When was she born?
12. How old is the grandfather?
13. When was he born?
14. What do the grandparents do?


Cultural note: Cambodia was a French colony for over a century, so proper etiquette for a guest
in someones home is very similar to that of the French. For example, a guest will sit or stand
where the owner indicates and at the same time the guest would be served a drink. It is also
proper etiquette for a guest to take his or her shoes off upon entering someones home.
Cambodians dont usually celebrate birthdays, but if someone were to celebrate one, it would be
similar to a birthday party in America. Cambodian weddings and funerals however, are very
similar to Indian weddings and funerals. This is because, between the 7
th
and 10
th
centuries,
many Indian missionaries came to Cambodia and taught Cambodians about their culture.

15. Listen to the following conversation between two people and repeat after the
speakers, as you follow along in the workbook. Answer the questions that follow, and then
check your work with the Answer Key.

A. " D1D!Wj0D!W !15 Z1" !11@ D!W0_111D "
Sour sdei Sam. Mian job liang thngai khuab komnoet nau thngai ti brm muay kheh
uksakphia. Khgnam gn-joegn niak mok leng kruas robos khgnom.
B. 1W1" !!D10D1"
Ohrkun Sophea. Toe mong pun-mn?
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A. !D10_E _ _E 1DD"
Mong brm roe brm sm sib.
B.!10D11D !1W1"
Toe -sy-thn robos niak nau eh n?
A. !1!W Wl^ 1 1j"
Khgnom nau phtias lek bei roy muay vithei Sisovath.
B.! !51!1!D10010W1"
Toe khgnom tou nus douy yang n?
A.!D _1!515 10! 0!1!W 1 !D D[ !511 01 !0 0D ! 0"
Boek ln tau tis khng joeng nau loe vithei thom doembei tau vithei Sihanouk hoey boht
chveng.
B.!D _11D1 01 !1_D!W1!00D1"
Boek ln tm vithei Sihanouk pi brolos hoey boht chveng.
A.1D 5D !110 1"
Phtias robos khgnom koe phtias ti bei nau khng sdm.
B.! 11D"
Toe khgnom j noam ei mohk?
A. !5" 1 W"
Ot ei te. Ohrkun.
B.1 W 11D 11!11 @"
Ohrkun somrab k gn-joegn.

1. What is the occasion for the invitation?
2. What is the date?
3. What time should he arrive?
4. What is the address?
5. What directions is he given to get there?
6. What should he bring?

16. Work with a partner and invite him/her to your house to celebrate a holiday. Give
him/her directions how to get to your house. Use the dialogue above as a model.








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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Say in Cambodian the date when:

- you were born
- you graduated from high school
- your wedding was
- your child was born
- you joined the military


2. Give the names of Cambodian holidays and say when they are celebrated (in
Cambodian).

3. Invite your roommate to a Christmas party and give him/her directions how to get
there.




























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Vocabulary List

first Ti muay
5D0
second Ti pi
5!1
third Ti bei
5D
fourth Ti boun
5D
fifth Ti brm
5_E
sixth Ti brm muay
5_ED0
seventh Ti brm pi
5_E!1
eighth Ti brm bei
5_ED
ninth Ti brm boun
5_ED
tenth Ti dohb
5DD
eleventh Ti dohb muay
5DDD0
twelfth Ti dohb pi
5 DD ! 1
thirteenth Ti dohb bei
5DDD
fourteenth Ti dohb boun
5DDD
fifteenth Ti dohb brm
5DD_E
sixteenth Ti dohb brm muay
5DD_E D0
seventeenth Ti dohb brm pi
5DD_E !1
eighteenth Ti dohb brm bei
5DD_ED
nineteenth Ti dohb brm boun
5DD_E D
twentieth Ti muh-phei
5D
twenty-first Ti muh-phei muay
5DD0
twenty-second Ti muh-phei pi
5 D ! 1
twenty-third Ti muh-phei bei
5DD
twenty-fourth Ti muh-phei boun
5DD
twenty-fifth Ti muh-phei brm
5D_E
twenty-sixth Ti muh-phei brm muay
5D_ED0
twenty-seventh Ti muh-phei brm pi
5D_E!1
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twenty-eighth Ti muh-phei brm bei
5D_ED
twenty-ninth Ti muh-phei brm boun
5 D _E D
January Mkr
D11
February Kom-phiak
D
March Mik-nia
D1
April Mes
!D1
May Uksakphia
Z1
June Mik-thok-n
D 1
July Kkd
D1
August Seih
01
September Kgn-gn
111
October Tok-l
W1
November Vij-chik-k
11
December Thnoo

Was born Koet nau
!!1
To invite gn-joegn
!11@
Invitation K gn-joegn
1!11@
Address -sy-thn
10D1
Drive Boek-boh
!D D1
Along Tm
1D
Two blocks Pi brolos
! 1_D!W1
Turn right Boht sdm
D1
Turn left Boht chveng
D!0
Come over gn-joegn mohk
!11@D
To visit Tau leng
!51!W0
Birthday Thngai khuab komnoet
D!W
Birthday party Job liang thngai khuab
komnoet
D !Wj0 D !W
Wedding Riab k
!1jD11
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Funeral Bon khmoc
DWj!1
To bring Noam mohk
1D
On the right Nau khng sdm
!51101
And / and then Hoey
!00
I want to invite you

Khgn joang gn-joegn
niak
0!11 @
International New
Year
Jol chnm sakoal
W1 W
End of Genocidal
Khmer Rouge
Regime
Tivia jeov jom nias loe
robohb brohly puj ss
5110 !W1DD_DW0! 1
Meak Bochea Miak bochia
D1WD1
International
Womens day
Tivia niary ondrk jiat
51111 11
Cambodian New
Year
Jol chnm khmer
W1 1
International Labor
day
Tivia pulkm ondrk jiat
511!WD 11
Bonn Visaka
Bochea
Bon pisak bochia
DWj11D 1
Kings birthday Jomroen prias juan prias
moh-khst
!1 _! _!D01j_
Royal Plough day Prias riaj pikthi jrot prias
nong-kual
_!11!__!0W
Bonn Phchom Ben Bon phjom bin
DWjDW
Constitution Day Tivia prohks proe roud
them-nugn
511_D1!_D1DD11
Royal Coronation
day
Prias riaj pikthi riajia
phik-sek
_!11! 111 !
Water and Moon
festival
Pikthi bon omtouk ohk-
ombok sompias prias
kheh
! DWj 5 D !_!
Independence day Tivia bon ekriaj jiat
511DWj11j1
United Nations
Human Rights day
Tivia sith monus
5 11 5 D j







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ANSWER KEY

2.

1. 5D0 ti muay
1. Monday is the _____ first _______day of the week.
2. 5 ! 1 ti pi
2. Tuesday is the _____ second ______day of the week.
3. 5D ti bei
3. Wednesday is the ___ third _______day of the week.
4. 5 D ti boun
4. Thursday is the ___ fourth ________day of the week.
5. 5 _E ti brm
5. Friday is the _____ fifth _________day of the week.
6. 5_ED0 ti brm muay
6. Saturday is the __ sixth ___________day of the week.
7. 5_E ! 1 ti brm pi
7. Sunday is the ___ seventh _________day of the week.

14.

My name is Vibol. I am from Cambodia. I live in Siem Reab. I have a big family: a wife, two
children, and my parents. We live in a big house. My wife is 30. She was born on November
23, 1970. She is a doctor and works at the hospital. My children are students. They study at
school. My daughter was born on the April 26, 1992. My son is 8 years old. He was born on the
1
st
of May, 1996. My mother is very old. She is 78. She was born on the 22
nd
of November,
1926. My father is 79. He was born on the 25
th
of August, 1925. They do not work. They read
books, watch television, or play with our children. I have a wonderful family.

1. Siem Reab, Cambodia
2. 30
3. November 23, 1970
4. Doctor
5. Hospital
6. 2
7. 8 years old, May 1, 1996
8. 12 years old
9. April 26, 1992
10. 78
11. November 22, 1926
12. 79

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13. August 25, 1925
14. Read books, watch television, and play with the grandchildren

15.

A. Hi, Sam. There is birthday party the 6
th
of May.
I invite you to come over and visit my family.
B. Thank you, Sophea. What time?
A. Five or five thirty.
B. What is your address?
A. It is 301 E Vithei Sisovath.
B. How can I get there?
A. Drive north on the main road to Vithei Sihanouk and turn left.
Drive along Vithei Sihanouk two blocks and turn right.
My house is the third house on the right.
B. What can I bring?
A. Nothing, thanks.
B. Thank you for the invitation.

1. What is the occasion for the invitation? A birthday party
2. What is the date? May 6
3. What time should he arrive? 5:00 or 5:30
4. What is the address? 301 E Vithei Sisovath
5. What directions is he given to get there?
Drive north on the main road to Vithei Sihanouk and turn left. Drive along Vithei
Sihanouk two blocks and turn right. My house is the third house on the right.
6. What should he bring? Nothing



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Lesson 10
Around the House
1@
jum-vign phtias


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Basic vocabulary related to the home
- Rooms around the house
- Furniture items you may see.

A majority of Cambodian citizens are relatively poor, and furnishings within their houses are
very sparse. In fact, a dining table is often a luxury in rural Cambodia. Some of the most
common Cambodian furnishings are: a wooden bed without any mattress, a wooden closet,
wooden chairs in the living room and a reproduction of Buddha. The reason why Cambodian
furniture is mostly made from wood is because the country of Cambodia is around 30%
rainforest. The following American furnishings are not commonly found in Cambodia: bathtub,
refrigerator, microwave oven, carpet, sink, sofa, stove and toaster.

In Cambodia, houses are built on high wood pilings with palm-mat walls (or wooden walls of
wealthier families) and have either a thatch or tile roof.

1. Listen to the vocabulary below and repeat after the speaker.

Bathroom bontop toek
DD5
Bedroom bontop keng
DD!0
Dining room bontop gnm by
DD@1E0
Door tvia
511
Floor bt kro
E11
Window boung uaj
D0
Garage rong ln
!110_1
Roof dombohl
DD W
Antenna ong-ten
0
Office krik-yly
1101W0
Basement bontop krom dei
DD!_1DD
Yard ti thlia
51
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Kitchen phtias by
E0
Living room bontop totoul phgniav
DD55W!_1
One-story muay joan
D01
Two-story pi joan
! 11
First floor joan ti muay
1 5D0
Second floor joan ti pi
15 !1

2. Match the Cambodian words in the left column with their English equivalents in the
right column. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

1. DD5
bontop toek A. Basement
2. DD!0
bontop keng B. Yard
3. DD@1E0
bontop gnm by C. Garage
4. 511
tvia D. Living room
5. E11
bt kro E. Bathroom
6. D0
boung uaj F. Kitchen
7. !110_1
rong ln G. Bedroom
8. DD55W!_1
bontop totoul
pgniav
H. Door
9. 1101W 0
krik-yly I. Dining room
10. DD!_1DD
bontop krom dei J. Floor
11. 51
Ti thlia K. Office
12. E0
phtias by L. Window

Grammar Note: In Cambodian the word D1mian is equivalent to the phrase there is/there
are. This word is used just like there is/there are in English sentence structure.

3. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks from the list of words written
in the box below. Check your work with the Answer Key.

!110_1 DD!0 0 51 E0 DD55W! _1 0 DD @1E0
rong
ln
bontop
keng
ong-ten ti thlia bontop
by
bontop totoul pgniav ning bontop
gnm by

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1. D1 D0!1!WDDW"
Mian _____ muay nau loe dombohl.
2. D1 D0!11!1j011 01W00DD5 "
Mian ____ muay nau roviang krik-yly ning bontop toek.
3. D1 D0!1!D"
Mian _____ muay nau pi muk phtias.
4. D1E0D0!11!1j0 "
Mian phtias by muay nau roviang ________.


4. Draw a plan of your house and tell your partner, in Cambodian, the types of rooms you
have and where they are located. Work in pairs or in small groups.

5. Match the following questions with the correct answers. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

A !DD5 !1W1" 1. E5 !0 0D1!110_1 D0"
Toe bontop toek nau eh n? Bt yoeng mian rong ln toch muay.

B. ! E0!1W1" 2. DD!0!1[1!DD55W!_1"
Toe phtias by nau eh n? Bontop keng nau khbae pi bontop totoul
phgniav.

C. !DD !0!1W1" 3. E5 !00D1DD!_1DDD0"
Toe bontop keng nau eh n? Bt yoeung mian bontop krom dei thom
moay.

D. !D1DD@1E0D0!5" 4. !00D1DD !0D"
Toe niak mian bontop gnm by muay te? Yoeung mian bontop keng bei.

E. ! D1!110_1D 0!5" 5. E0!115D0"
Toe niak mian rong ln muay te? Phtias by nau joan ti muay.

F. ! D1DD!0D 1" 6. DD5!1[1!DD !0"
Toe niak mian bontop keng pun mn? Bontop toek nau khbae pi bontop keng.

G. !D1DD!_1DDD0!5" 7. !5 !0 0D D1D D @ 1 E0!5"
Toe niak mian bontop krom dei te? Od te yoeng min mian bontop gnm by te.
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Grammar note: The phrase !D1 D 1 toe mian _____ pun mn, is used by Cambodians
as an equivalent to how many in English; with the blank being filled in with the subject that
the questioner wants to know the quantity of.

6. Pretend that you want to buy a house and your classmate is a real estate agent. Make up
a dialogue using the model below. Work in pairs or in small groups.

Model:

A. I want to buy a two-story house.
A. 0 5 @ ! 11 D 0"
Khgnom joang tign phtias pi joan muay.
B. There is a nice small house next to the market.
B. D1 WD0!1[1j11"
Mian phtias toch luh-ohr muay nau khbae phs.
A. How many bedrooms does the house have?
A. ! 00D1DD !0D1"
Toe phtias neng mian bontop keng pun mn?
B. It has one bedroom.
B. 11D1D D!0D0"
Via mian bontop keng muay.
A. How many bathrooms are there in the house?
A. ! 00D1DD5 D 1"
Toe phtias neng mian bontop toek pun mn?
B. There is a nice large bathroom in the house.
B. D1DD 5WW1 D0!1000"
Mian bontop toek thom luh-ohr ns muay nau khnong phtias neng.
A. Is there a kitchen in the house?
A. !D1 E0!1 0 00!5"
Toe mian phtias by nau khnong phtias neng te?
B. Yes, there is.
B. E5 D1"
Bd mian.






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7. Familiarize yourself with these terms for furniture and furnishings. Listen and
repeat after the speaker.



Bathtub Bed Bookcase Chair Closet
ng toek kreh tu siav phao kao ei tu ei vn
105 _ 5!j1!1 !1 511



Table Refrigerator Dresser Lamp Microwave oven
tok tu toek kohk tu kho o jong kiang loh rolohk-thiat-ks
55 5!111 !0_0 _1W1 11





Radio Carpet Sink Sofa Stove
vithyuk kom-rl prom sing kao ei puok veng jong-krn
15j 11W_! 0 !1!10 _01





Telephone Television Toaster Toilet
tu-roh-sp tu-roh-tous m-sin ng nom-png bong-kuan
51! 5 15j D 1 1 0 D 0 D0






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8. Below is a chart with rooms you would find in a typical home. List under each room, in
Cambodian, the furniture and furnishings (from the list above) that you would expect to
find there. Some items will be used more than once.

E0 DD@1E0 DD55W!_1 DD!0 DD5
phtias by bontop gnm by bontop totoul
phgniav
bontop keng bontop toek








9. Use the chart above and ask each other questions in Cambodian about the furniture in
your rooms.

Model:

1. What do you have in your kitchen? I have a stove, a. in my kitchen.
1. ! D1 !1 0E01D"
Toe niak mian ei nau khnong phtias by
robos niak?
D1_01D0 D0!10E01D "
Khgnom mian jong-krn muay muay nau
khnong phtias by robos khgnom.
2. What do you have in your dining room? I have a table, a.in my dining room.
2. ! D1!10DD @1E01D "
Toe niak mian ei nau khnong bontop gnm
by robos niak?
D1 D 0 D0!1 0DD @1 E01D "
Khgnom mian tok muay, muay nau
khnong bontop gnm by robos khgnom.








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10. Listen and read along as a speaker talks about his home and then answer the
questions about the passage. Check your work with the Answer Key.
PLAY AUDIO

!W1" 1!11D0_D!0!11D!105_0!!@" !00D1!11D0"
Z!1D1!11D0!00" 1DD1DD!0!1!1!W15!1" D011D_D!11D!00
0D0 11DZ!1D" _D!1D0!0!10DD!0!1!W15D0" !00D1DD5!1"
!00D1E0D01D0_01D0 _1W1 11 0 0 515" !10_0 1
D1D0DW!00@1" !00DD1DD@1E0!5" DD55W!_11D!00D1 !1!10D0 D0
!1!1 0 515jD0" !10!!WW1!_101011W1 _111D0 !DW 515j"
Khgnom chmos Sam. khgnom ros nau jiamuay propoan ning kone pi robos nau khnong ti-krong
Phnom Penh. Yoeng mian phtias pi joan toch muay. Aoupuk robos khgnom ros nau jiamuay
yoeng. Phtias robos khgnom mian bontop keng pi nau loe joan ti pi; muay som-rb kone bros pi
robos yoeng ning muay som-rb aoupuk robos khgnom. Propoan robos khgnom ning khgnom
keng nau khnong bontop keng nau loe joan ti muay. Yoeng mian bontop toek pi. Yoeng mian
phtias by thom muay jiamuay jong-krn muay loh rolohk-thiat-ks sing ning tu toek kohk.
Nau khnong jong-krn mian tok thom muay del yoeng gnm. Yoeng min mian bontop gnm by
te. Bontop totoul phgniav robos yoeng mian kao ei puok veng muay tok muay kao ei pi ning tu-
roh-tous toch muay. Nau khnong pel luh-ngiach kroy pi h luh-ngiach kruas robos khgnom
ning khgnom miel tu-roh-tous.

A. ! _ 111 !1W1"
Toe kruas ros nau ae n?
B. !D1DjD 11 !1 0"
Toe mian monus pun-mn ros nau khnong phtias?
C. ! D01 _ ! 11"
Toe phtias muay joan roe pi joan?
D. !D1DD !0D 1"
Toe mian bontop keng pun-mn?
E. !D1DD !0D 1!1!W15D 0" ! W1!0!15 W1"
Toe mian bontop keng pun-mn nau loe joan ti muay? Toe niak n keng nau ti nus?
F. !D1DD5D 1"
Toe mian bontop toek pun-mn nau khnong phtias?
G. ! ! 1 @11011!1W1"
Toe pouk kort gnm h nau ae n?
H. !_ 11! !10!!WW1!_101011W1"
Toe kruas thvoe ei nau khnong pel luh-ngiach kroy h luh-ngiach?
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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Listen to the speaker and circle the terms that you hear. Check your work with the
Answer Key.

1. bedroom bathroom living room
2. lamp oven stove
3. toilet bathtub sink
4. sofa chair bed
5. carpet floor window
6. chair dresser radio
7. first floor second floor one-story
8. garage basement roof

2. You have a guest in your home. Give him/her answers, in Cambodian, to the following
questions.

Where is the bathroom? !D D5 !1W1"
Toe bontop toek nau ea n?
Where is the kitchen? ! E0!1W1"
Toe phtias by nau ea n?
How many bedrooms do you have? ! D1D D!0D 1"
Toe niak mian bontop keng pun-mn?
Where is the telephone? !51 !!15W1"
Toe tu-roh-sp nau ea n?
Can I watch television? !1!DW515jE1!5"
Toe khgnom j miel tu-roh-tous bn te?
When do you eat dinner? ! @11011W1!1!!WW1"
Toe niak gnm h luh-ngiach nau pel n?
When do you get up in the morning? !!_1!!WW1 0!!W_! "
Toe niak krouhk pel n khnong pel proek?
What time do you go to work? !!51! 11!D10D1"
Toe niak tau thvoe k mong pun-mn?




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Vocabulary

Basement Bontop krom dei
DD!_1DD
Bathroom Bontop toek
DD5
Bathtub ng toek
105
Bed Kreh
_
Bedroom Bontop keng
DD!0
Bookcase Tu siav phao
5!j1!1
Chair Kao ei
!1
Closet Tu ei vn
511
Table Tok

Dining room Bontop gnm by
DD@1E0
Door Tvia
511
Dresser Tu kho o
5!111
Floor Bt kro
E11
Garage Rong ln
!110_1
Kitchen Phtias by
E0
Lamp Jong kiang
!0_0
Living room Bontop totoul phgniav
DD55W!_1
Microwave oven Loh rolohk-thiat-ks
_1W1 11
One-story Muay joan
D01
Oven Loh
_
Radio Vithyuk
15j
Carpet Kom-rl prom
11W_!
Second floor Joan ti pi
15 !1
Sink Sing
0
Sofa Kao ei puok veng
!1!10
Stove Jong-krn
_01
Television Tu-roh-tous
5 15j
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Toaster M-sin ng nom-png
D 1 1 0 D 0
Toilet Bong-kuan
D0
Two-story Pi joan
! 11
Window Boung uaj
D0






























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ANSWER KEY

2.

1. E Bathroom bontop toek
DD5
2. G Bedroom bontop keng
DD!0
3. I Dining room bontop gnm by
DD@1E0
4. H Door tvia
511
5. J Floor bt kro
E11
6. L Window boung uaj
D0
7. C Garage rong ln
!110_1
8. D Living room bontop totoul phgniav
DD55W!_1
9. K Office krik-yly
1101W0
10. A Basement bontop krom dei
DD!_1DD
11. B Yard ti thlia
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12. F Kitchen phtias by
E0

3.

1. There is an antenna on the roof.
2. There is a bedroom between the office and the bathroom.
3. There is a yard in front of the house.
4. There is a kitchen between the living room and the dining room.

1. D1 0 D0!1!WDDW"
Mian ong-ten muay nau loe dombohl.
2. D1 D D!0 D 0!11!1j01101W0 0DD5 "
Mian bontop keng muay nau roviang krik-yly ning bontop toek.
3. D1 5 1 D0!1!D "
Mian ti thlia muay nau pi muk phtias.
4. D1E0D0!11!1j0 DD55W!_1 0 DD @1E0"
Mian phtias by muay nau roviang bontop totoul pgniav ning bontop gnm by .




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5.
A Where is the bathroom? 6. The bathroom is next to the bedroom.
B. Where is the kitchen? 5. The kitchen is on the first floor.
C. Where is the bedroom? 2. The bedroom is next to the living room.
D. Do you have a dining room? 7. No, we dont have a dining room.
E. Do you have a garage? 1. Yes, we have a small garage.
F. How many bedrooms do you have? 4. We have three bedrooms.
G. Do you have a basement? 3. Yes, we have a big basement.

10.

My name is Sam. I live with my wife and two children in the city of Phnom Penh. We have a
small two-story house. My father lives with us. My house has two bedrooms on the second
floor; one for our two sons and one for my father. My wife and I sleep in the bedroom on the
first floor. We have two bathrooms. We have a large kitchen with a stove, oven, sink and
refrigerator. In the kitchen there is a large table where we eat. We do not have a dining room.
Our living room has a sofa, a table, two chairs, and a small television. In the evening after
dinner, my family and I watch television.

Where does the family
live?
phnom Peh
A. !!@
How many people live in
the house?
brm
B. _E
Is the house one story or
two stories?
pi joan
C. ! 11
How many bedrooms are
there?
bei
D. D
How many bedrooms are
on the first floor? Who
sleeps there?
muay bdei ning propoan
E. D0 D 0_D!
How many bathrooms are
there in the house?
pi
F. !
Where do they eat their
meals?
nau khnon phtias by
G. !10E0
What does the family do
in the evening after
dinner?
miel tu-roh-tous
H. !D W515W5j

End of Lesson Exercise 1

1. bathroom
1. DD5
bontop toek
2. lamp
2. !0_0
jong kiang
3. sink
3. 0
sing
4. bed
4. _
kreh
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5. window
5. D0
boung uaj
6. radio
6. 15j
vithyuk
7. first floor
7. 1 5D0
joan ti muay
8. roof
8. DD W
dombohl


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Lesson 11
Weather and Seasons
1 11 0 1D 1
thiat ks ning rodau


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to weather, seasons, and climate
- How to ask for and give temperatures
- How to understand weather reports
- How to discuss the weather and climate in Cambodian (Khmer).

1. Listen to the weather terms as they are read aloud. Repeat the weather terms after
the speaker.




Rain Sun Wind
Phling Phreh Ar Tit Kchol
!_0 _!`15 j jW

Snow Fog Clouds
Prel Aph Por Pok
_!W 1D !!

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2. Match the pictures with the correct weather term. Check your answers with the Answer
Key.






jW
Kchol

_!`15 j
Phreh Ar Tit

!_0
Phling

_!W
Prel


3. What do you hear? Circle the terms you hear spoken by the native speaker. Check
the Answer Key.

1. wind sun rain clouds fog snow
2. wind sun rain clouds fog snow
3. wind sun rain clouds fog snow


4. Familiarize yourself with the following terms related to the weather. Pause the
recording as many times as you need. Repeat after the speaker.

Temperature Sei don hak pheap
W1!
Fahrenheit Fa ren hayt
011010
Celsius Aong sar ceir

0j11!
Weather Ar kash steirt
111
Weather forecast Pjer kor ar kas teirt
!j11W111
Weather report Ror bay kar ar kas teirt
_E011W111
Winter Ror dov ror nger
1D11011
Spring Ror dov phkar rik
1D1111
Summer Ror dov kdaov
1D111
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Fall Ror dov sleok choer chruh
1D1 1W_ `
Clear Sro las
__`
Cloudy Mean por pok
D1!!
Overcast Meik sro tom
!DW_5D
Windy Mean kchol
D1jW
Cold Tro cheak
_1
Low temperature Sei don hak pheap Teap
W1!51D
Freezing Kok

Below freezing Krom kork

!_1D11
Warm Kdaov lmom
!1WD
High temperature Sei don hak pheap kpous
W 1!
Hot Kdaov
!1
Dry Sngourt

Sunny Mean phreh ar tit
D1_!`15 j
Rainy Mean phling
D1! _0

Grammar note: There is not a set rule for creating adjectives in Cambodian; the student must
try to recognize them. To get an adjective from a noun, just add the prefix-Deil (DW)- to a
noun.
Example: Rain (n) rainy (adj) !_0DW!_0
Cloud (n) cloudy (adj) !!DWD1!!
5. Listen to the typical questions and responses about the weather. Repeat them after
the speaker.

- How is the weather in
December?
Tao ar kash teit jarng doch
mdeich kngon khae tnou?
!111 D !D 0 1"
- Its cold and snowy. Vir tro cheak houy mean
prel.
11_1100D1_!W"
- How is the weather in April? Tao ar kash teit jarng doch
mdeich kngon khae meisar?
!111 D !D 0!D1"
- Its warm and clear. Vir kdaov lmom houy sro
lash.
11!1WD!00__`"

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- How is the weather in July? Tao ar kash teit jarng doch
mdeich kngon khae kak
kdar?
!111 D !D 0 D1"
- Its sunny and hot. Vir mean preh ar tit houy
kdaov.
11D1_!`15 j!00!1"
- How is the weather in
October?
Tao ar kash teit jarng doch
mdeich kngon khae tola?
!111 D !D 0W1"
- Its windy and rainy. Vir mean kchol houy mean
phling.
11D1jW !0 0D1!_0"

6. Read the following short dialogues on weather and match each one to a picture below.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. !111 D !DD1 !`"
Tao ar kash teit jarng doch mdeich tngei nis?
11_5 D !0 0 ! 0! _0"
Vir Srotom houy kompong pling?
2. !D1 W 1!D 1"
Tao mean sei don hak pheap pon marn?
11D1 O 0j1! 11!1WD !00!DW__`"
Vir mean mor phei braom bei komret angsar cei! Vir kdaov lmom houy meiq sro lash.
3. !111 D !DD1 !`"
Tao ar kash teit doch mdeich nov ti nous?
11 !01_! W !00 "
Vir kom pong tleq prel houy kompong kork.
4. !11D1_!`15j1!5"
Tao mean pon leu preh ar tit tei?
!5 11D1 1D !00 _1"
Tei, Vir mean aph houy tro chek.



A #____________ B #_______________
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C #_____________ D #_____________


7. Work with a partner. Complete the dialogues according to the models in Exercise 5 and
Exercise 6. Use the vocabulary given below.

D1_!`15 j D1! _0 !1 _1 WD __`

Mean preh ar tit Pling Kdaov Tro cheak
lmom
Sro las
D11D _5D !! !_1D !1
Mean aph Sro tom Mean porpork Krom kork Kdeaov Sngout


!111 D !D 0D11"
Tao ar kas teit jang doch meich knong keih
makara?
11 ................!0 0..............
-vi keu..houy

!111 D !D 0Z1"
Tao ar kas teit jang doch meich knong keih U
sak phea?
11 ................!0 0..............
-vi keu..houy

!111 D !D 001"
Tao ar kas teit jang doch meich knong khei
seiha?
11 ................!0 0..............
-vi keu..houy
!111 D !D 01 1"
Tao ar kas teit jang doch meich knong keih
vicheka?
11 ................!0 0..............
-vi keu..houy




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8. Work with a partner. Put the given words in a logical order, so that you can ask a
question and give an answer about the weather in different places. Check your work with
the Answer Key.

Model:
0 5_0 !_0 1 !5 11 D1_!W"
Knong tikrong pling tnou keu tei vir meanprel.

j 1` ! 11D1!_0!1 !!@ 0 1"
Seos 1: Toa vir mean pling nov Phnom Penh knong khei tnou?
j 2` !5 111_!W!1 !!@ 0 1"
Seos 2: Tei vir tleak prel nov Phnom penh knong khei tnou.

1. EDD0 !1 0 E5 D1 11 0 !00 D1_!`15j
Battambang kdaov knong keu bat mi to na vir knong houy mean preh ar tit

2. _!`0 0 _1 11 !5 11 !00 !1 0 !5 DWD1jW
Preh sihanuk knong tro cheak vicheka keu tei vir houy kokkdaov knong tei deilmean kchol

3. D1 D1!_0 0 E5 11 0 !01D
Mina keu meanpling knong bat vir knong kom pong cham

9. Listen to the speaker and mark the statements that you hear. Check your work
with the Answer Key.

1. A. 111 0@1__1 !00 DWD1_!`15 "
B. 111 0@1D1!_0 !00 !1WD"
C. 111 0@1 DWD11D !00 DW_1
2. A. !` !D1 W1!D 1" 11D1OO 1 0j1!"
B. !` !D1 W 1!D 1" 11D1OO1 011 010"
C. !` !D1 W 1!D 1" 11D1OOD!_"
3. A. ! 11_1 01D1 11_!5" !5 11 !1W D!00D1_!`15j"
B. !11!_ 0 01D111 _!5" !5 11 !1WD!00D1_!`15 j"
C. !11D1jW 01D111 _!5" !5 11 !1W D!00D1_!`15j"
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4. A. !D1111 ` 11D " DW_5D!00DW_1"
B. !D1111 ` 11D "
DWD1!!!00DW_1"
C. !D11E011W111 `11D "
DWD1_!`15 j!00DW_1"
5. A. !D 1!111!00D1! _0" !D1_1_1!00DWD1_!W"
B. !D1!1 !1!00 " !D1_1 _1 !00DWD1_!W"
C. !D1!111!00D1_!`15j"
!D1_1 _1 !0 0DWD1_! W"

10. Familiarize yourself with the following terms related to weather and natural
disasters. Pause the recording as many times as you need. Repeat after the speaker.


Lightning Thunderstorm Tornado
Pleikbontor Pkor lorn Kchol pious
!D!11 1W jW!j`


Hurricane Flood
Pyous sangarea Teuk chom non
!j `0[11 5

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11. What do you hear? Circle the three terms you hear spoken by the native speaker.
Check your answers with the Answer Key.

Play Audio

1W jW !j ` !D! 11 !j `0[11 5

12. Answer the questions. Check your work with the answer key.



A. Is it a thunderstorm? B. Is it a flood? C. Is it a hurricane?
Tao vir keu chea pkor lorn
reu?
Tao vir keu chea teuk chom
norn reu?
Tao vir chea pyous sangkarea
reu?
!11 11W_" !11 15 _" 11 1!j`0[11_"
- No, its .. No, its .. . - No, its .. .
Tei, vir keu chea . Tei, vir keu chea. Tei, vir keu chea..
!5 11 1 !5 11 1 !5 11 1



D. Is it a tornado? E. Is it lightning?
Tao vir keu chea Pyous reur? Tao vir keu chea pleikbontor reu?
!111!j `_" !111!D!11_"
- No, its .. . - No, its .. .
Tei, vir keu chea Tei, vir keu chea..
111....... !5 111.......

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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Listen to the following weather report for four different cities in Cambodia. In
English, fill in the chart below with the weather and temperature for each city. Pause or
replay the audio if needed. Check your work with the Answer Key.

Weather Report




City Weather Temperature
1.

2.

3.

4.


2. Listen to the following weather report and answer the questions below. Check your
work with the Answer Key.

Weather Report

1. What city is the weather report for?
2. What is the date?
3. What day of the week is this?
4. What is the forecast for today?
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5. What will be the high and low temperatures for today?
6. What is the forecast for tomorrow?
7. What will be the high and low temperatures for tomorrow?
8. What time of the day tomorrow is the high temperature expected?
9. Are the temperatures in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or was it not mentioned?


3. Working in pairs or small groups, describe the pictures. Use the vocabulary youve
learned in this lesson, to compose a story to match the pictures. Include the season of the
year, the name of the month, the type of weather it seems to be, etc.

















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Vocabulary List

Weather Ar kas teit
111
Weather forecast Pyjea kor ar kas teit
!j11W111
Weather report Ro bay kar ar kas teit
_E011W 111
Rain Plirng
!_0
Sun Preh ar tit
_!`15 j
Wind Kchol
jW
Snow Prel
_!W
Fog Aph
1D
Lightning Pleikbontor
!D!11
Thunderstorm Pkor lorn
1W
Tornado Pyous
!j `
Hurricane clouds Dom por pork pyous sangkerea
D !!!j `0[11
Rainy Mean plirng
D1! _0
Sunny Mean preh ar tit
D1_!`15 j
Cloudy Mean por pork
D1!!
Freezing Dael kor
DW
Clear Dael sro lash
DW__`
Temperature Sei ton hak pheap
W1!
Fahrenheit Fe ren hait
!0 1 010
Celsius Ang sar cei
0j11!
Hot Kdaeov
!1
Cold Tro chek
_1
Warm Kdaeov lmorm
1WD
Dry Sngourt

Overcast Sro tom
_5D
Windy Mean kchol
1jW
Winter Rodov tro chek
1D1_1
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Spring Rodov pkar rik
1D111
Summer Rodov kdaeov
_D1!1
Fall Rodov slek cher chorus
_D1 !W_ `
High Kpos

Low Teap
51D





































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ANSWER KEY

2.

Wind Kchol
jW
Sun Preh ar tit
_!`15 j
Rain Pling
!_0
Snow Prel
_!W

3.

A. Sun Preh ar tit
_!`15 j
B. Wind Kchol
jW
C. Clouds Po pok
!!

6.

A 4 Its foggy and cold.
B 1 It is overcast and raining.
C 2 It is 28 degrees Celsius! It is very warm and clear.
D 3 Its snowing and below freezing.

8.

1) Is it hot and sunny in Battambang in June? Yes, it is hot and sunny in Battambang in June.
2) Is it warm in Preh Sihanuk in November? No, it is cold and windy.
3) Is it rainy in Kompong Cham in March? Yes, it is rainy in Kompong Cham in March.

Exercise 9

1. B The weather in September is rainy and warm.
2. B What is the temperature today? It is 22 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. A Is it cold in the spring? No, its warm and sunny.
4. C What is the weather forecast for tomorrow? It will be sunny and cold.
5. C The summers are hot and sunny. The winters are cold and snowy.







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Exercise 11

Thunderstorm Pkor lon
1W1
Lightning Pleik Bon tor
!1D!11
Flood Teak chom non
5

Exercise 12

A. Is it a thunderstorm? No, it is lightning.
B. Is it a flood? No, it is a tornado.
C. Is it a hurricane? No, it is a thunderstorm.
D. Is it a tornado? No, it is a flood.
E. Is it lightning? No it is a hurricane.

A. !111 1W_" !5 11 1!D!11"
B. !1115 _" !5 111!j `"
C. !111!j`0[11_" !5 111 1W"
D. !111!j `_" !5 1115 "
E. !11 1! D!11_" !5 11 1!j `0[11"

End of Lesson Exercise 1

City Weather Temperature
1. Phnom Penh Rainy 18 degree Celsius
2. Preh Sihanuk Sunny/clear 34 degrees
3. Battambang Overcast 28 degrees
4. Kompong Cham Cloudy and Cold 20 Fahrenheit

55j 55 D !j11W Z 0D 11D5_ 0D 0_D!5D 1" !` Z1
0D1!_0 1!!W1!jW 05_0 !!@ !00 1111WD10DW!!W_! "
W 1! 0D1 ^ 0j1! 1!!WW1" 15_0_!` 0 111D1_!`15j
!00__`!!@D0 1D 0W1! Wl" 0!!W1D0 1E DD0 D1!DW_5 D
1D0W 1! O" 0D@D 1 05_0 ! 01D D1!!!00_1 1 Ol
011010"
55
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TV presents the weather forecast for four cities in Cambodia. Today, there is a chance of rain at
noon in Phnom Penh and it may drizzle until tomorrow morning. The temperature will be 18
degrees Celsius in the evening. At Preh Shihanuk, the weather is sunny and clear at 34 degrees
for the whole day. In the meantime, it is overcast with a low temperature of 28 in Battambang.
Finally, it is cloudy and cold in Kompong Cham with a low temperature of 20 degrees
Fahrenheit.

Exercise 2

1. What city is the weather report for? Phnom Phen.
2. What is the date? July 21
st
.
3. What day of the week is this? Friday.
4. What is the forecast for today? Rainy with a chance of a thunderstorm this evening.
5. What will be the high and low temperatures for today? High of 18 and low of 8.
6. What is the forecast for tomorrow? Cloudy in the morning but sunny in the afternoon.
7. What will be the high and low temperatures for tomorrow? High of 22 and low of 12.
8. What time of the day tomorrow is the high temperature expected? 3:00 pm.
9. Are the temperatures in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or was it not mentioned? Celsius.

!` 11E011W111 !5_0 !!@ 11D_ 5 O^ D1"
1!!WW1 !` 111 0 D1!_0DW1 0D11W1"
11D111 0 D1!!1!!W_! D D1_!`15j1!!W1!jW"
110D1jW0D1" W1!DW51DD1_ED0j1!
0W1!DWDD_ED0j1!" W1!0!11 D1 D!0j1!
1!D10 D1!jW 0 W1!DW51D DD! D!_"

Nis keu chea robay kar arkas teit pi tikrong Phnom Penh som rab tngei sok ti moaphaiymuay
kakda. Nov peil lngeak tngei nis ar kas teit nong mean pling deil arch nong mean pkor lon. Som
rab ar kas teit tngei sa ek nong mean por pork nov peil preok pon tao mean preh ar tit nov peil ro
sil. Vir nong mean kchol pong daor. Sei don hak pheap deil teap keu mean brom bei ang sar sei
nong sei don hak pheap deil kpos keu dob brom bei ang sar sei. Sei don hak pheap kpos knong
tngei sao keu mean mophei ang sar sei nov maong bei ro sil nong sei don hak pheap deil teap keu
dob pi de kre.

This is the weather report for Phnom Penh for Friday the 21
st
of July. Todays weather will be
rainy with a chance of a thunderstorm this evening. Tomorrows weather will be cloudy in the
morning but sunny in the afternoon. It will also be windy. The low temperature for today will
be 8 degrees Celsius with a high temperature of 18. Saturdays high temperature will be 22 at
3:00 in the afternoon and the low temperature will be 12 degrees.

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Lesson 12
Personal Appearance
11D01@1W
k bong-hgn phtial khluon


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Ones physical features (hair color, weight, height, etc.)
- Articles of clothing
- Colors
- Description of a persons physical appearance, including the clothing
- Appropriate ways to ask about someones appearance.


1. Look at the pictures below and familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary.
Listen to the descriptions of peoples appearances.



Tall Short Heavy Thin Young Old
Kpos Teap Tom Skom Kmeing Chas
51D D !0 1




Short Long Blond Red Gray
Klei Veing Ton deing Kro hom Bro peis
10 50D0 _0D _D!`




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2. Look at the pictures below and listen to the descriptions of peoples appearances.




This woman is young. This man is also young.
Strei nis keu kmeing. Boros nis keu kmeing pong daer.
_ !` ! 0"

D1 !` !00D1"
She is tall and thin. He has an average height and medium frame.
Neang keu kposh houy skorm. Boros mean kom posh lmom houy meat lmom.
10 !00 D" D1 D1 ! WD !00 D1 WD"

Grammar Note: There are different usages of adjectives for describing people and things:
For example:

Humans: Things:
tall long 10
short (51D short
thin D thin ! 0
However, Cambodians dont distinguish gender when using adjectives.

3. Look at the pictures below and familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary.
Listen to the speaker and repeat as you follow along in the workbook.

Hair: Blond Tong deing
50D0
Brown Tnout
!1
Red Kro hom
_0D
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Gray Pro peh
_D!`
Curly Rougn
1@
Straight Trong
_0

3a. Study the use of the vocabulary below.




This young woman has short brown hair. This young man also has short brown hair.
Strei kmeing nis mean saok klei por tnout. Boros kmeing nis mean saok klei por tnout.
_!0!` D1 !W!1" D1!0 !` D1 !W!10D1"




The young girl has long blond hair. The old man has gray hair.
Kmeing srei mean saok veng por tong deing. Boro chas mean saok por pro peh.
!0 _ D1 !W 50D0" D11D1 !W_D`"


4. Work with a partner. Look at the pictures on the next page and describe each of the
people. See if your partner can correctly identify the body type and the color and style of
hair from your description.

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5. Look at the pictures below and familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary.
Listen to the speaker and repeat as you follow along in the workbook.



Ear Nose Eye Mouth Glasses Beard
Tro Chiek Chro moh Pneik Mot Vein tar Pok changka
_!j _D ` D1 11 ! 0 11



Light Skin Medium Skin Dark Skin
Sbaek sar Sbaek sar lmom Sbeik khmaov
[ [ WD [ !1


6. From the lists above, choose the characteristics and adjectives used to describe each
feature. Fill in the chart below in Khmer. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

Hair Skin Height Frame Facial Features




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7. In each line of text below, cross out the term that does not logically belong. Check your
work with the Answer Key.

!j1 D0 D !1
Khiv Bei toung Skorm Tnout
11 DjD
Khlei Vein tar Khpos Matyom
_D ` ! 0 1 1 ,
Chromos Pok changka Tngoun Pneik
50D0 _D` 00
Tong deing Pro pheih Khpos Ngor nget

8. Listen to the descriptions of different peoples appearances while reading the
following dialogues. Answer the questions, and then check your answers with the Answer
Key.

1.
! 1D 11 D1 !W " Tao saok robos Chanthao mean por a vei?
1D 11 !W !1 " Saok robos Chanthao keu por tnout.

- ! 11 D1 10 1 " Tao Chanthao mean saok veing reu khlei?
11 " Vir keu khlei.

! 11 D1 1 @ 1 _0 " Tao Chanthao mean saok rougn reu trong?

11 _0 " Vir keu trong.
2.
! W1 !1 11 !5" Tao Kina peak vein tar tei.
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!5 1 !1 1 1" Tei qat mean peak vein tar.

! W1 D1 !W " Tao Kina mean phneik por ha vei.
- 1D 1 !W !j1" Phneik robos keat keu por khiv.

3.
! 1 !5" (Tao Sophea khpos tei?)
1 WD" (Qat mean khpos lmom.)

! 1 1 !5" (Tao qat thot tei?)
!5 1 D" (Tei qat keu skorm.)
Questions:

1. How many people were described?
2. What were their names?
3. What kind of hair does Chanthao have?
4. Does Kina wear glasses?
5. Does Kina have brown eyes?
6. Is Sophea short and heavy?

9. Familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary on clothing and colors. Listen and
repeat after the speaker.

Black Khmaov
!1
Gray Bro pheh
_D`
Green Bei tong
D0
Red Kro hom
_0D
Blue Khiv
!j1
Yellow Leoung
!Wj0
White Sor

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Red Coat Gray Suit Tan Pants Blue Jeans
Arv tom por kro hom Arv tom por bro
pheh
Khou por tong deing Kovboy por khiv
11 !W_0D 11 !W_D` !1 !W50 D0 1D0 !W !j1

Green Jacket Brown Sweater Orange Shirt Blue T-Shirt
Arv tom por bei tong

Arv chak por tnout Arv por teuk Kroch Arv jeut por khiv
11 !W D0 11 1 !W
!1
11 !W 5_ 110 !W!j1

Green Skirt Purple Dress White Sweat Suit Yellow Shorts
Sarong por bei tong Rob por svay Arv chak keila por sor Khor khlei por
loeung
!!W D0 1D!W10 111 _1 !W !1 !W!Wj0
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Brown Boots Blue Shoes Black Hat Gray Uniform
Tro nob cheung bout
por tnout

Tro cheung por khiv Mouk por khmaov Aeik santhan por bro
pheh
_51D ! 0
D!W!1
_51D! 0 !W !j1 D!W!1 W 1 !W
_D`

Black Socks White Socks
Srom cheung por khmaov

Srom cheung por sor
!_1D! 0 !W !1 !_1D! 0 !W


10. Match each description with the corresponding picture. Fill in the blank with the
correct letter. Note that there could be more than one match. Check your work with the
Answer Key.




A B C D E




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1. _1"
keu strei chas
2. D1 !W50 D0"
mean saok por tong deing

3. D1 10 !W!1"
mean saok veing por tnout.

4. !111 !W _D`"
pheak arv por bro pheh.
5. !1 !1!W!j1"
peak kho por khiv.

6. D10!0"
modaiy khmeing
7 !00D"
keu khpos houy skorm.
8. !1 1D !W!Wj0"
peak rob por loeung.
9. !1110 !W!j1"
peak arv jouet por khiv.
10 1"
keu thot.
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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Describe the people you see in the pictures. For each person, include the approximate age, skin tone,
color and length of hair, and what he/she is wearing. Use the model:



1 2 3


4 5 6
2. Come up with a simple description for each of the people listed below. (You may substitute any
individual you wish for those listed.) Be sure to include hair color and length, approximate height and
age, eye color, and skin tone.

Example:
My mother is 63 years old. She is tall and has a medium frame. She has short, gray hair and brown eyes. She has
light skin. She wears glasses.

A. Mother
B. Father
C. Co-worker
D. President of the United States
E. Your next door neighbor
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3. Work in pairs. Pretend that you and your partner are roommates. When you went to the store,
someone came to visit you. Now you are back. Ask your roommate questions about that persons
appearance. Your partner will describe the visitor. In Khmer, say how he/she looks (Is he or she tall or
short? Is he or she heavy or thin? What kind of hair does he or she have? What was he wearing? What
colors were the clothes?).

4. Translate the following descriptions into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A.
Chanthao keu khpos houy skorm. Neang mean ar yu sam seb chnom. Neang mean saok rugn por tong deing,
phneik khive houy sbeik sor lmom.
11 !0 0 D" 10D110 Wl 1 " 10D1 1@!W50 D0 D0 !00[WD"
B.
Dara keu khpos houy thot. Neang mean ar yu seao seb bram chnom. Neang mean saok khlei por pro pheh,
phneik khive houy sbaeik saor lmom.
D111 !00 1" 10D110 l8 1" 10D1 !W_D` !j1 !00[WD"
C.
Tea hean mean saok khlei por khmaov ngo nget. Qat keu teap houy skorm.
5101 D1 !W ! 100 " 1 51D !0 0 D"
D.
Khmeing srei mean ar yu dob chnom. Neang khpos houy skorm. Neang mean saok veing por tnout, phneik por
bei tong, sbeik khmaov.
!0_D110 ^l 1 " 10 !00 D" 10 D1 10!W !1 D0 !00[!1"




















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Vocabulary List

Average Lmom, matyom
WD DjD
Beard Pok changkar
!011
Black Kmaov
!1
Blond Tong deing
50D0
Blue Khiv
!j1
Blue jeans Kovboy por khive
1D0 !W!j1
Boots Bout
D
Brown Tnout
!1
Color Por
!W
Curly Rugn
1@
Dark Ngo nget
00
Dress Rob
1D
Ears Trochiek
_!j
Eyes Phneik

Face Muk
D
Frame Reang kay
11010
Glasses Vein tar
11
Gray Bro pheh
_D!`
Green Bei tong
D0
Hair Saok

Hat Muok
D
Jacket Arv tom
11
Large Tom, tuleay
5W10
Light Sral, sar
_1W (thing) for people)
Man Boros
D1
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Medium Matyom, lmom
DjD WD
Mouth Mot
D1
Nose Chromohk
_D`
Old Chas
1
Pants Khao
!1
Red Kro hom
_0D
Shirt Arv
11
Shoes Tro nob cheung
_51D!0
Short Klei

Skin Sbaeik
[
Skirt Sarong, sompot
11 0 !
Small Toch

Straight Trong
_0
Suit Arv tom
11
Sweater Arv chak
111
Sweats Arv
11
Tall Khpos

Thin Skom, sdaong
D !0
To wear Peak,
!1
T-shirt Arv yeut
110
White Sor

Woman Strei
_
Yellow Loeung
!Wj0
Young Kmeing
!0







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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 6

Hair Skin Height Frame Facial Features
j 1 _!j
10 _D 51D D _D`
50D0 00
_0D D1
_D` 11
! 01

Exercise 7

1. thin
D
2. glasses
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3. heavy

4. height
!

Exercise 8
.
1. How many people were described? Three
2. What were their names? Chanthao, Kina, Sophea
3. What kind of hair does Chanthao have? Short, straight, brown
4. Does Kina wear glasses? No
5. Does Kina have brown eyes? No, he has blue eyes.
6. Is Sophea short and heavy? No, average height and thin.

1. - What color is Chanthaos hair?
- Her hair is brown.
- Is Chantaos hair long or short?
- Its short.
- Is Chantaos hair curly or straight?
- Its straight.
2. - Does Kina wear glasses?
- No, he doesnt wear glasses.
- What color are Kinas eyes?
- His eyes are blue.
3. - Is Sophea tall?
- He is of average height.
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- Is he heavy?
- No, he is thin.

Exercise 10

1. D is an old woman.
2. E has blond hair.
3. B has long brown hair.
4. A is wearing a gray suit
5. E is wearing blue pants.
6. C is a young mother.
7. C is tall and thin.
8. C is wearing a yellow dress.
9. B is wearing a blue t-shirt.
10. A is heavy.

End-of-Lesson Tasks

Exercise 4

1. Chanthao is tall and thin. She is 30 years old. She has blond curly hair, green eyes, and fair skin.
2. Dara is tall and heavy. He is 45 years old. He has short gray hair, blue eyes, and light skin.
3. The soldier has dark short hair. He is short and thin.
4. The young girl is 10 years old. She is tall and thin. She has long brown hair, brown eyes, and dark
skin.




















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Lesson 13
Transportation
D1D
giakmiak-niagum


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Verbs of motion
- Ways of asking questions regarding the different modes of transportation
- Different types of transportation available in Cambodia

There are many different kinds of transportation being used in Cambodia, depending on location
and needs. The most common and affordable transportation is the motorcycle. In rural areas, for
instance, ox or buffalo carts are used for carrying goods and people. However, in the city, more
forms of transportation are available, such as cyclo, motor taxi, taxi, bus, and rental cars. Trains
are not a favorite for public transportation in Cambodia because they run once or twice a week.
Only around twenty percent of the Cambodian population owns private cars, while almost
seventy percent own motorcycles.

1. Listen and repeat the following words as you read along.


Airplane Bicycle Ship Bus
Yon hoh Kong Kor pal Larn krong
0!01` 0 EW _1_0


Car Ferry Boat Helicopter
Larn Sah larng Kon tom roy
_1 1_10 10

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Motorcycle Taxi Train Truck
Moto Taksi Rotphloeung Larn doek tom nign
D 1 1! 0 _1D5@



Motor-taxi Ox cart Cyclo
Moto-dob Roteih kou Siklo
D D 1!5`!1


Verbs of Motion: 101! DWD1W1 kei ri ya sab deil mean cholna Z5101W`
!D 1!51 DW1W0" I walk to the library.
`1!0!510_D _ " You ride a train to the concert.
!D_1!511010" I drive to the gas station.

2. Listen to the questions and answers about using different forms of transportation.
Repeat after the speaker as you read along.


How do you go to work?
Tao neak tov tvao kar yarng doch mdeich?
! !51! 11010D!D "





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by car
doy larn !D10_1
car
larn _1
by bus
doy larn beus !D10_1
bus
larn beos _1D
by train
doy rotphleuong !D101!0
train
rot phleong 1!0
by bicycle
doy kong !D100
bicycle
kong 0
by boat
doy chih tuk !D10`5
boat
tuk 5
by motorcycle
doy chih moto !D10`D
motorcycle
moto D
I go
Kgnom
Tov
!51
by truck
doy larn deok tom nign
!D10`_1D5@
I take the
Kgnom
chih
`
truck
larn deok tom nign
_1D5@
I walk
kgnom
dao
!D1


Model: who + the verb of motion + mode of transportation + destination
Example: I ride a bus to school.
1` Dj ~ .D1W1 ~ D!j1E0!D!W1 ~ 5!D1
Z5101W` ~ ` ~ 5 ~ !jD11D" I ride a boat to Siem Riep.
10 ~ !D ~ _1 ~ !51!110" She drives a car to the cinema.
1 ~ `0 ~ !511W1" He rides a bicycle to school.

3. Read each statement below and match it with the correct picture. Check your work with
the Answer Key.


1 2 3
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4 5 6


A.
`_1D!511W1!1j011W_!"
Kgnom chis larn beos tov sa la rieng ral preok.
B.
5101!_ `_105!"
Tea hean chreon chih larn kong tob.
C.
!!WD1!j0 !!00`1"
Peil mean pling, puk jeong chih taksi.
D.
!D_11D!51!11"
Kgnom beok larn robos kgnom tov tvo kar.
E.
D1D`01D1!51!11"
Meot robos kgnom chih kong robos kot to tvo kar.
F.
D0_D1D`D"
Bong bros ro bos kgnom chih moto.

4. Practice creating complete sentences out of the words below. Use the following model.

Model: who + the verb of motion + mode of transportation + destination

Example: I ride a bus to school.
Z5101W` `_1D!511W1"
Utea hor: Kgnom chih larn tov sa la.







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I

motorcycle

my brother

to ride

to

school bicycle our
parents
car

kgnom
D
moto
D0_D1D
bong bros
robos kgnom
`

chih
!51

tov
1W1

sa la
0

kong
Z!D10
1D!00
ov puk
mdaiy
robos
yeong
_1
larn
airport my friend concert library to
drive
train taxi bus to
walk
_!W10
!01`
prolien
yonhoh
D 1D
met robos
kgnom

konsert
DW1W0
banalay
!D
baok
1! 0
rot
phleong
1
taksi
_1D
beos



To get direction in the city, you need to use polite words such as: excuse me, brother or sister,
can you please tell me where is ? Or, how do I go there?
!51 0!51j11" ! !515!1`010D !D "
- Excuse me; I want to go Tmei (new) Market. How do I get there?
`D D"
- Take a motor-taxi.
1 W"
- Thank you.

5. Listen to and read along with the following exchanges. Repeat after the speaker.

- Excuse me. I want to go to the library. How do I get there?
Kgnom chong tov bonalaiy. Tao kgnom tov yarng doch mdeich?
0!51DW1W0" !!51010D!D"
- Take bus number 14.
Chis larn beos leik dobboun.
`_1D !W ^l "
- Thanks.
Orkun.
1W
- You are welcome.
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Men ei tei.
D!5"
- How do I get to the hospital?
Tao kgnom tov monti peit yarng doch mdeich?
! !51D 1!!5j010D !D "
- Take a taxi.
Chis taksi.
`1 "
- Thank you very much.
Or kun neak cheoun nah.
1W !_ W1"
- You are welcome.
Men ei tei.
D!5"
- Please tell me how to get to the hotel from the airport?
Som brab kgnom tao tvo yarng doch mdeich tov santha kea pi prolean
yonhoh?
D!D1_ED ! !01 0D !D!51W111!_!W10!01`"
- Take the train.
Chis rot phloeung.
`1! 0"
- What number?
Tao leik pon marn?
!!WD 1"
- Train number 22.
Rot phloeung leik mophai pi.
1! 0!W OO "

6. Working with a partner, make up similar exchanges. Use the words from Exercise 5 and
the pictures below to choose the destination.



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7. Now listen to the dialogues and mark the statement that you hear. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

1. A. Do you take a taxi to the concert? No, I take my car.
B. Do you take a bus to the concert? No, I take my car.
C. Do you take a train to the concert? No, I take my car.

2. A. What bus should I take to the post office? Bus number 18.
B. What street should I take to the post office? 18
th
Street.
C. What exit should I take to the post office? Exit 18.

3. A. My parents drive their cars to work, but we ride our bicycles.
B. My parents drive their cars to work, but we walk.
C. My parents drive their cars to work, but we take the train.


At a service station


8. Familiarize yourself with the following vocabulary. Listen to the speaker and
follow along in your book.

Gas saeng, usmarn
10, Z
Gas station sthani saeng
101 0
Service station yeanthan
01D1
Diesel breing mashuth
!_D0D 1
Car wash kong leing leang larn
0W10_1
Oil breing
!_D0
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Tires kong larn
0 _1
Air kchol
jW
Water teok
5
Flat tire kong tou
0

Note: The liter unit is used for measuring liquid volumes in Cambodia.
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 quart = .946 liters
1 liter = 2.1 pints
10 liters = 2.63 gallons

9. Listen to the people at a service station and find out what each needs. Circle the
English equivalents of the terms you hear. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

A. Air Gas Diesel Tires Oil Car Wash

B. Air Gas Diesel Tires Oil Car Wash

C. Air Gas Diesel Tires Oil Car Wash

D. Air Gas Diesel Tires Oil Car Wash


10. Familiarize yourself with these terms identifying infrastructure.

Road phlov
1
Highway phlov cheat
11
Freeway friwei
_0!1
Local road phlov knong dombon
10D
Railroad phlov rotphloeung
11!0








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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Explain, in Cambodian, how you would travel to the following places, using various
modes of transportation. Try to make your story interesting and include as many details as
you can.








2. Translate the following into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. - 10" !1 0101W1" !1_D_ ! _0!1"
B. D1D1111D00 _11D " ! !010D !D " 0D11WjW`00_11D"
C. ! 1 0 D 1 0D 0W " O DW1 W8 ! 0D0W"
D. ! 0 110D 1" D0 ^O W"








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Vocabulary List

Air Kchol
jW
Airplane Yon hoh
0!01`
Bicycle Kong
0
Boat Tuk
5
Bus Larn beos
_1D
Car Larn
_1
Car wash Kon leing leang larn
0 W10_1
Concert Konsert, kon leing brokorm
dontrei
0_D_
Diesel Breing marshut
!_D0D1
Ferry boat Sar larng
1_10
Freeway Friwei
_0!1
Gallon Garlon
01_
Gas Sang, breing
10 !_D0
Helicopter Kon tom roy
10
Highway Phlov cheat
11
Library Bonalaiy
DW1W0
Liter Lit
W
Local road Phlov knong dom bon
10D
Motorcycle Moto
D
Oil Breing
!_D0
Railroad Phlov rotphloeung
11!0
Service station Yeanthan
01D1
School Sar la
1W1
Ship Kor pal
EW
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Taxi Taksi
1
Tire/tires Kong larn
0_1
Train Rotphloeung
1!0
Truck Larn deok tomnign
_1D5@
Water Teok
5
Work Kar ngea
11011




































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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 3

1. F. My brother rides a motorcycle.
2. D. I drive my car to work.
3. E. My friend rides his bike to work.
4. B. Soldiers ride in an army truck.
5. C. When its raining, we take a taxi.
6. A. I take the bus to school every morning.

Exercise 7

1. A. Do you take a taxi to the concert? No, I take my car.
1. A. ! `1 !510_D _ " !5 `_11D "
Tao neak chih taksi tov konlaeing bro kom dontrei? tei kgnom chih larn robos kgnom.
2. B. What street should I take to the post office? Take 18
th
Street.
2. B. !1!WD1`!51 1101W0_DW0" 1 !W ^ "
Tao phlov leik ponmarn kgnom kou teo chih tov kariyalaiy braes niy? phlov leik dob bram bei.
3. C. My parents drive their cars to work, but we take the train.
3. C. Z!D101D !D_11D1!51!11 D!!00`1!0"
Ov puk mdaiy robos kgnom boek larn robos kot tov tvo kar, bonteo puk yeong chih rotphloeung.

Exercise 9

A. Air Tires
B. Gas Oil
C. Gas Car Wash
D. Diesel Oil

A. _111D11WjW` 11D0_11D
I need some air for my tires.
B. _111!_D010 10 01_ !00 1 "
I need 10 gallons of gas and 1 quart of oil.
C. _111W10_1 !00 10"
I need a car wash and gas.
D. _1111!_D0D1 !00 D1!_D0"
I need diesel for my car and oil.



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End of Lesson Exercise 2

A. - I have no gas. Where is the gas station? 10" !10 101W1"
- Two kilometers down the freeway. !1_D_ ! _0!1"

B. I have a problem with my tire. What should I do?
- D1D1111D00_11D" !!010D!D "
- Ill put some air in the tires for you. 0D11WjW `00_11D"

C. - How much is the gas per liter? ! 10D10D0W"
- $2.35 a liter. O DW1 W8 ! 0D0W"

D. How much gas do you want?
- !0110D1"
- 12 liters please.
D0 ^O W"
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Lesson 14
Travel
11! D !W1
kar tvo dom nao


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to travel
- How to buy a train, bus, or airplane ticket
- How to understand schedules
- Border crossing and roadblock procedures.





At the ticket office, please use these polite words:
!51 05@ D_ _1 _ 0 !01` _ 1_10 "W"
Aot tos kgnom chang tign sombot larn reu yon hoh reu salarng
Excuse me, I want to buy a ticket for the bus or airplane or ferryetc,

There is no division of class in Cambodian transportation, except in air travel. Trains run once or twice a
month in one direction only and passengers can choose any seat they want. These trips can take hours.




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1. Listen to the following dialogue about buying a ticket at a train station, and read along in
the workbook.

Soldier: Excuse me, maam.
Tea hean Kgnom som tos neak srei.
5101 !51 _"
Ticket Seller: Can I help you?
Neak lok
sombot
Tao kgnom arch chuy neak barn tei?
W D_` !10 E!5"
Soldier: I need to buy a ticket to Phnom Penh.
Tea hean Kgnom trov kar tign sombot tov Phnom Penh.
5101 _1115 @D_D0!51!!@"
Ticket Seller: Departing on what day?
Neak lok
sombot
Chak cheign nov tgnei ar vei?
W D_` 1!@1 "
Soldier: Today.
Tea hean Tngei nih.
5101 !`
Ticket Seller: One-way or roundtrip?
Neak lok
sombot
Muy cheong reu tov mok.
W D_` D 0! 0 _ !51 D"
Soldier: Roundtrip.
Tea hean Tov mok.
5101 !51 D
Ticket Seller: First class or second class?
Neak lok
sombot
Tnak ti muy reu Tnak ti pi?
W D_` 15D0 _ 15 !
Soldier: Second class, please.
Tea hean Tnak ti pi.
5101 15 !
Ticket Seller: Returning on what day?
Neak lok
sombot
Tro lob mok vign nov tgnei hvei?
W D_` __D D1@ 1 "
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Soldier: Friday.
Tea hean Tngei Sok.
5101 _
Ticket Seller: Morning, afternoon, or evening?
Neak lok
sombot
Preok, Rosiel, reu Lngeagn?
W D_` _! 1!jW _ W1"
Soldier: Afternoon.
Tea hean Rosiel.
5101 1!jW
Ticket Seller: Twenty-two dollars, please. The next train leaves in
one hour from platform number 5.
Neak lok
sombot
Mophei pi dola. Rotei phleoung bon tab mok teat
neong chak chegn knong muy moung pi chomnot
leik 5.
W D_` D D D W1"
1!5`! 0D1D D!5j01!@ 010`!!WD0!D10
! W!W"
Soldier: Thank you. What is the train number?
Tea hean Orkun neak. Tao roteih phleoung leik pon marn?
5101 1W" !1!5`!0!WD 1"
Ticket Seller: 76.
Neak lok
sombot
Chet seb bram muy.
W D_` U
Soldier: Is this an express train?
Tea hean Tao nis keu chea roteih phleoung leun?
5101 !!`11!5`!0!Wj"
Ticket Seller: Yes, it is an express train.
Neak lok
sombot
Bart/Cha Vir keu chea roteih phleoung leun.
W D_` E5/1 1111!5`! 0!Wj"


Grammar Notes:

In the Khmer language, usage of verbs is easy. Just remember the pronouns, verbs, and object. The
following is the structure.
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! 1D ~ 101! ~ 1
Pronouns + Verb + Object
~ `, 1!@, DDW , __D D ~ _1
I + board + a bus.

Must _1
Example:
_1D
You must come.

2. Read the dialogue with a partner. Take turns being the Ticket Seller and Soldier.

3. Role-play the dialogue. You can substitute the name of a city where you need to buy a ticket to,
the time and day of arrival and departure, and the price of the ticket.

Note:
Future Tense: 1 1W
Formula: D j ~ 0 ~ 101! ~ D D5
Person + will + Verb + Object.
1 0 1 5 0 11 "
Sophea will visit Angkor Wat.

4. Listen to the following statements and read along in the workbook.

Attention, passengers! The next express train to Phnom Penh will depart from platform
10 in 15 minutes.
_D0_D0 ! D!W151 0 1!5`!0!WjD1DD!5j!515 _0 !!@
01!@! W!W ^l 0!!W ^8 15"
Brong broyat neak tvo domnao taong os. Roteih phleoung leun bon tob mok teat tov ti
krong Phnom Penh neng chak chegn pi chom not leik dob knong peil dob bram nea ti.
Attention, passengers! The next local train will arrive at platform 10 in 5 minutes.
_D0_D0 ! D!W151 0 1!5`!0 0_ D 1DD!5j 0DDW W!W ^l
0!!W 8 15 "
Brong broyat neak tvo domnao taong os! Roteih phleoung knong srok bon tob mok teat
neong mokdol chom not leik dob knong peil bram nea ti.



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Attention, passengers! Flight number 92 from Siem Reap will be one hour late. Please
check the schedule for updates.
_D0_D0 ! D!W151 0 0 !01`!W tO ! !jD11D 00 D0!D10"
D!D1 ! j !110!!W11D11! 1"
Brong broyat neak tvo domnao taong os! Yon hoh leik kaov sebpi pi siem rieap neng
yeut muy moang. Som meita pinit korm rong peil som rab ka tvo chea tmei.
Attention, passengers! The bus from Phnom Penh will arrive at terminal 3 in 10 minutes.
_D0_D0 ! D!W151 0 _1D ! !!@ 0DDW 0!W W 0!!W
^l 15"
Brong broyat neak tvo domnao taong os! Larn beos pi Phnom Penh neng mok dol kon
leing chot leik bei knong peil dob nea ti.

5. Match each picture with the correct Khmer term by writing the term below the correct picture.
Check your work with the Answer Key.



A__________ B__________ C__________



D__________ E__________ F__________



G__________ H__________

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neak tvo domnao

oh

ote: There is no difference between must and have to, so both can be used.
neang trov tae tov school.
! D !W 1
11
ei van
chomnot
W
krong peil
!_10!!W
sambot
D_
kong leing choh chm
0`!W1`
0101
kong leing rong cham
chrok chol
_W
N
Example:
10_1!511W1"
She must/ has to go to school.

6. Listen to the following statements and read along in the workbook.

You must have a ticket to board the train.
ombei chih rotphleoung.
ou must have a ticket to board the airplane.
bei chih yonhoh.
assengers for flight number 25 must go to gate 14.
ov tae tov
ou must pay for your ticket.
bot roboh neak.
_1D1D_D0!DD[`1!0"
Neak trov tae mean sambot muy da

Y
_1D1D_D 0!D D[ `0 !01`"
Neak trov tae mean sambot muy daom

P
! D !W 1510 11D!00 !01`!W O8 _1!51_ W!W ^l"
Neak tvo domnao taeng os samrab cheung yon hoh leik mophaiy bram tr
chrok chol leik dob boun.

Y
_1D011DD_1D"
Neak trov tae bong samrab sam




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Passengers have to wait in the waiting area.
ham knong kon leing rong cham.
ou have to wait for your luggage at the baggage claim area.
nov kon leing to tul ei van.

. Fill in the blanks with the correct term from the list below. Check your answers with the

Attention brong broyat
area
uy

bot
D_

A. !51!DD[5@D_"
Tov ombot.
B. 1011 1D !1 __________________.
Nea
C. ___________________!
---- n beos.
D.
Pin eng chak chegn.
E. ---------------------1!0 !Wj10! !_11`11 WD 0D"
---- dombon.
! D !W 151 0_ 1101 0 0101 "
Neak tvo domnao taeng os trov tae rong c

Y
_1101 11 1D!1055W11 "
Neak trov tae rong cham ei van roboh neak
7
Answer Key.
_D0_D0
055 W11
Baggage claim kon leing to tul ei van

!Wj
Express leun
First class tnak ti m
15D0
W
Platform chom not
Schedule krong peil
!_10!!W
15 !
Second class tnak ti pi
Ticket window bang ouch lok som
D0 W
Gate chrok chol
_W
-----------------------------daombei tign s

k arch yok eivan robos neak nov-------------------------.

! D !W 1510_1D1D_D0!DD[ `_1D "
-------------Neak tvo dom nao taong os trov tae mean sombot muy daombei chih lar

!j!DD[1!1!!WW111!01`!01 1D01!@"
it------------------daom bei rok meol nov peil na ka hoh haor robos neak n

----------------------rotphleoung keu leun cheang pi proh vir aot chob knong
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F.
Rot --pseing.
G. .
ak chegn

. For each question below, there is a corresponding answer. Match them by writing the letter of each
.
!!1W1 15@D_1!0 0_" 1. ____ E5/1 D
tphleung knong
1!!WW1_1D D1D!51!!@" 2. ____ _1D D 1D D!51 !!@
Tao nov peil na larn beos bontop tov ti krong? nom Penh neng
C. !D_ 15D 0!51 !!@D 1"
nh thai pon marn? muy.
Tao neak chang barn kao ei angkuy chab mot bong ouch? eng mok dol nov chom not leik
E.!1WD0W1DW1!0!WjDDW !5_ 0 !!@"
pi l.

. Role-play the short dialogues from Exercise 8. Change the cities and numbers.
1!5`!0D0DDW!j0"
hphleung ni muy mok dol ------------------------

_D 0_D0 ! D !W 151 ! 00 !01`!W UO8 01!@ !!^U
Brong broyat neak tvo do nao taong os cheung yonhoh leik brampelroy mophaiy bram neng ch
pi------------Aei17.
8
question on the blank line in front of the appropriate answer. Check your answers with the Answer Key

A.
Tao nov aei na kgnom arch tign sombot ro
srok?
B. !!
Bart/Chas som

01!@ 0!!W Ol 15 "
Larn beos bon taob mok tov Ph
chak chegn knong peil mophaiy nea ti.
3. ____ !1D0 D_1D W!WD0"
Tao sombot tnak ti muy tov Phnom Pe Nov bang uch sombot chob chom not leik
D. ! 0 E!1001DD1D0 " 4. ____ 1! 0!1` 0DDW !1 W!W ^
0!!W DD 15"
Rotphleung nouh n
dobram muy knong peil dob nea ti.
5. ____ 11D l !1jW"
Nov aei chom not muy na deil rotphleungleun mok dol
ti krong Phnom Penh?
vir os domlai hokseb boun rie
9

10. What do you hear? Listen to the speaker and determine which statement is spoken. Check your
work
1. A You must have a ticket to board the bus.

m Penh.
in 10 minutes.
with the Answer Key.

B You must have a ticket to board the ferry.
2. A I need a first-class roundtrip ticket to Phno
B I need a first-class one-way ticket to Phnom Penh.
3. A. The next express train will depart from platform 15
B The next local train will depart from platform 15 in 10 minutes.
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At border crossings and roadblocks


11. Listen to these new words and phrases.

Border Promdein
_! D
Customs Koy
0
Checkpoint Chom noch chaek cheh
!
Roadblock Phlov bet
1D5
Passport Li ket chlong dein
W 0D
Drivers license Ban baok bor
DW!DD1
Documents Aek sah
11
Papers Krodas
_D1
ID card Ah tak sanagn ban
11WDW
Show me Bang hagn kgnom
D01@
Give me Aoy kgnom
!10
Search Srav chreav
_11_11
Inspect Tvo aktikakech / pinit
! 11 / ! j
Inspection Ka tvo aktikakech / ka pinit
11! 11 / 11! j
Trunk (of a car) Kut larn
_1
Proceed Bontor tor
D !51
Rental (car) Larn chul
_1W
Citizen Brocheachon
_D1

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12. At roadblocks and border crossings, officials usually ask questions about driver identification and
vehicle documents. Try to match up the Khmer border crossing requests and questions with their English
equivalents. Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. 1 D01@11_11D 510_10"
A Give me your drivers license.
Cho neak bonghagn aekasa larn robos neak
taong lay.

2. D!10W0D1D D "
B Do you have an ID card?
Som ouy liket chlong dein robos neak mok
kgnom.

3. ! D! W1"
C Why do you need to go there?
Tao neak mok pi na?

4. !0 _111!515!1`"
D Show me your car papers.
Heit hvei neak trov ka tov ti noh?

5. D!10DW!DD1 1DD"
E Give me your passport.
Som ouy ban baek bor robos neak mok
kgnom.

6. ! D111WDW_!5"
F Where are you from?
Tao neak mean ah tak sagnan ban reu tei?

13. Listen to and read the following dialogue at a border crossing, and then answer the questions
below. Try to guess the meaning of unknown words from the context. Check your work with the Answer
Key.

mentrei koy Som neak ouy liket chlong dein houy ban baek bor.
D_0 D !10W 0D !00 DW!DD1
neak baek bor Okei.
!DD1 !
mentrei koy Tao neak chea brocheachon amerikang.
D_0 ! 1_D11!D11 0"
neak baek bor Bart/ Chas.
!DD1 E5 / 1
mentrei koy Tao neak mean eikasa samrab larn nis tei?
D_0 ! D111 11D _1!`!5"
neak baek bor Bart/ Chas. Vir keu chea larn choul.
!DD1 E5 / 1" 11 1_1W"
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mentrei koy Tao neak tov ti na?
D_0 ! !515W1"
neak baek bor Phnom Penh.
!DD1 !!@
mentrei koy Royeak peil pon marn neak nov ti nuh?
D_0 10`!!WD 1 !15 !1"
neak baek bor Dob tngei.
!DD1 DD "
mentrei koy Tao neak neng tvo hvei nov ti nuh?
D_0 ! 0! !15!1`"
Neak baek bor Kgnom neng sour sok tuk kru sa robos kgnom.
!DD1 01 5 _11D "
mentrei koy Som baek kut larn. Puk yeung trov tvo atika rikech.
D_0 D!D_1" !!00_1! 11 "
neak baek bor Oke.
!DD1 !
mentrei koy Oke, orkun. Neak arch tov.
D_0 ! 1 W " 1!51"

A. Where is the driver from?
B. Does the driver own the vehicle he is driving?
C. Where is the driver going?
D. Why is he going there?
E. How long will he be there?
F. What does the guard ask the driver to do at the end?
G. Why?

14. Work with a partner. Take turns role-playing the Customs Official and the Car Driver.













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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Translate the following sentences into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A.
!51 _1115 @D _!51D !51!!@"
Kgnom trov kar tign sombot tov-mok tov Phnom Penh

1!@1 1 1 5 ^O !0 0 __D D !1 1 5 W"
Kgnom chak cheign nov khae vicheka ti dob pi houy trolobmok nov khae tnu ti bei.

0E!1 D1D0 "
Kgnom chang barn kao ei mot bangouch.
B.
!!`11!5`!0!Wj"
Tao nis keu chea roteih phleoung leun?
C.
!_1D!51 !!@ 1!@ ! W!WD 1"
Tao larn beos tov Phnom Penh chak chegn pi chom not leik ponmarn?
D.
1! 0!W Wl 01!@!W!WD 010`!!W 8 15"
Rothpleung leik samseb boun neng chak chegn pi chom not leik bei knong royeak peil bram nea ti.

2. Work with a partner or in a small group. Look at the pictures and create a story. Do you think these
people are arriving or departing? Do you think they are on time? Is their flight late? Mention their
names, age, profession, what they are wearing, and where and why they need to fly or where they are
arriving from. Also, tell how they got to the airport (by car, by bus, by train).






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Vocabulary List

Arriving/Arrivals Mok dol
DDW
Attention Broyat
_D0
Baggage Eian
11
Border Promdein
_!D
Bus station Stani beos
10_1D
Checked Trut pinit
_ ! j
Checkpoint Chom noch trut pinit
_ ! j
Citizen Brocheachorn
_D1
Customs Koy
0
Delay/ed Ponyea peil
!j1!!W
Departing/Departures Chakchegn/ kachakchen
1!@ _ 111!@
Documents Eikasa
11
Drivers license Ban baok bor
DW!DD1
Express Leun
!Wj
First class Tnak ti muy
15D0
Flight Kahoh
11!01`
Fly Hoh
!01`
Give me Oy kgnom
!10
ID card Ban somkol khloun
DW1W
Inspect Pinit
! j
Inspection Ka pinit
11! j
Inspector Neak pinit
! j
Late Yeut
0
One-way Muy phlov
D01
On-time Ton peil
51!!W
Papers Krodas or aekasa
_D1 _ 11
Passenger Neak tvodomnao
D!W1
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Passport Liket chlong dein
W 0D
Platform Chom not
W
Proceed Bon tor
D1
Rental car Larn chul
_1W
Roadblock Bedphlov
D1
Roundtrip Tov mok
!51D
Schedule Komrong peil
!110!!W
Second class Tnak ti pi
15 !
Show me . Banghagn kgnom
D01@
Terminal Chom not or bein
W _ !D
Ticket Sombot
D_
Ticket window Bang ouch lok sombot
D0 WD_
To board Chih
`
To leave Chak chegn
1!@
To return/come back Trolobmok
__DD
Train station Stani rotphleung
101!0
Trunk (of a car) Kut larn
_1
Update Tvo oytan samaiy
! !1051 D 0
Waiting area Bakrevein rong cham
D1!1101
Window seat Kaovei chob mot
bangouch
!11DD1D0













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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 5

A Schedule
!110!!W
B Check-in counter
0 `!W1`
C Platform
W _ !D
D Ticket
D_
E Passengers
D!W1
F Baggage
11
G Gate
_W
H Waiting area
D1!1101

Exercise 7

A. D0 W D_
bangouch lok
sambot
Go to the ticket window to buy the tickets.
B. 010 1 11
konleing rong cham You can get your baggage at the baggage claim area.
C. _D0
broyat Attention! All passengers must have a ticket to board the bus.
D. !110!!W
komrong peil Check the schedule to find out when your flight departs.
E. !Wj
leun The express train is faster because it does not make local stops.
F. W
chom not Each train arrives at a different platform.
G. _W
chrokchol Attention, passengers! Flight #725 is departing from gate
A17.

Exercise 8

1. D Do you want a window seat? Yes, please
2. B. When is the next bus to Phnom Penh? The next bus to Phnom Penh departs in 20 minutes.
3. A. Where can I buy a local train ticket? At the ticket window next to platform one.
4. E. At which platform is the express train from Phnom Penh arriving? That train will arrive at platform 16 in
ten minutes.
5. C. How much is a first class ticket to Phnom Penh. It is 64 dollars.





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Exercise 10

1. A You must have a ticket to board the bus.
_ 1D1 D_D0!DD[ `_1D"
Neak trov tae mean sombot muy daombei chih larn beos.

2. B I need a first-class one-way ticket to City.
_111D_15 D0 D01 !51 !!@"
Kgnom tro ka sombot tnak ti muy muy phlov tov Phnom Penh.
3. A. The next express train will depart from platform 15 in 10 minutes.
1! 0!WjD1D 01!@! W!W ^8 0!!W ^l 15"
Rothpleung leun bon tob neng chak chegn pi chom not leik dob bram knong peil dob nea ti.

Exercise 12

1. D
2. E
3. F
4. C
5. A
6. B

Exercise 13

A. Where is the driver from? U.S.
B. Does the driver own the vehicle he is driving? No, it is a rental car.
C. Where is the driver going? Phnom Penh
D. Why is he going there? To visit family
E. How long will he be there? Ten days
F. What does the guard ask the driver to do at the end? Open the trunk
G. Why? To do an inspection

Customs Official: Give me your passport and drivers license.
Car Driver: OK
CO: Are you a U.S. citizen?
CD: Yes.
CO: Do you have papers for this car?
CD: Yes. It is a rental car.
CO: Where are you going?
CD: Phnom Penh.
CO: How long will you be there?
CD: Ten days.
CO: What will you do there?
CD: I will visit my family.
CO: Please open the trunk. We need to do an inspection.
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CD: OK.
CO: OK, thank you. You may proceed.

End of Lesson Exercise 1

A. I need to buy a roundtrip ticket to Phnom Penh, please.
I leave on November 12 and return on December 3.
I want a window seat.
B. Is this an express train?
C. What platform does the bus to Phnom Penh leave from?
D. Train 34 is departing from platform three in five minutes.
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Lesson 15
At School
!11W1!1j
nau slrian


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to classroom activities
- Vocabulary related to being a student
- The education system in Cambodia.




Cambodia fashions its education after France. Compulsory education consists of 12 grades which
normally will take 12 years to complete. This education system is divided into 3 stages:
elementary school (grade 1 through 6), middle school (grade 7 through 9) and high school (grade
10 through 12). Most students start elementary school when they are 6 years old and finish high
school around their 18
th
birthday. These students study a variety of subjects throughout their
education. The average level of education that Cambodians reach is some level of high school.


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1. Familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary. Listen to the speaker and read the
following text under each of the pictures.


A student writes on the blackboard
with chalk.

A student raises her hand to ask a
question.
A teacher teaches students
math.
Seos sao sei dei sao leokda khien. Seos leuk daiy robos neang sour
som nur muy.
Lok kru banrien kanit vityea.
j1!D1 !W1!j j!WD1W1 !W1_D!_0jW 15j1


Students study chemistry in middle
school.
First grade students read a
textbook.
Students will study art in this
class.
Seos rien kimi vityea knong sa la
matyom seksa.
Seos tnak dom boung arn siv
phov.
Seos neong sek sa vichet sel
lepak knong tnak nih.
j!1jD15j101W1DjDj1" j1D01!j1!1" j0j11_W[`
01!`"
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There is a book, a notebook, and a
calculator.

There is a desk and a chair in the
classroom.
Students write with pens and
pencils.
Mean siv phov muy siv phov arn
muy houy brodab kit leik muy.
Mean tok kariyalaiy neong kov ei
muy knong tnak.
Seos so sei chea muy bich
neong kmaov dei.

D1!j1!11D0
j1!11!D00_DD1D !WD0"
D11101W00!1 D0 01" j1!1D0D 0!1D"

2. Work with a partner. Look around the classroom. Name the items you see.

class tnak
1
desk tokka ri ya laiy
11 01W0
chair kov ei
!1
blackboard kda khien
1!j
chalk dei sor
D
pen bitch
D
pencil kmov dai
!1D
notebook siv phov so sei
!j1!11!
computer komputor
!j51
printer masin bohpum
D1 !E`!D
keyboard ktong somrab choch
0 11D
monitor monitor
D 1
teacher kru
_
student seos, niset
j j


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3. Working with a partner, name the items you bring with you to class and the items found
in your classroom.

!j51 komputor 1!j kda khien !1W phnkol

!j1!11! siv phov so sei D1 !W msin git leik. 1D1 !@ ksaet mei.

4. Listen to the dialogue while you read along in the workbook. Underline the new
vocabulary.

What is your name? My name is Sophea
Tao neak chmoh hvei? Chmoh robos kgnom keu Sophea.
! !W1` " !W1`1D 1"
How old are you? I am 16 years old.
Tao neak ah yu ponmarn? Kgnom mean ah yu dob bram muy chnam.
! 10D 1" D110 ^ 1"
What grade are you in? I am in 10
th
grade.
Tao neak knong tnak ponmarn? kgnom keu knong tnak ti dob.
! 01 D1" 015 ^l"
What subjects do you study? Math, biology, music, literature, and history.
Tao neak seok sa mukvichea hvei khah? Knitvityea chivakvityea dontrei aksosas houy
brovatesas.
! j1D 15j1 `" W15j1 115j1 _ j11_ 0
_D1 1_ "
What is your favorite subject? My favorite subject is biology.
Tao hvei chea mukvityea chol chet robos neak? Mukvityea chol chet robos kgnom keu
chivakvityea.
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! 1D 15j1W 1D " D15j1 W 1D 115j1"
Are you a good student? Yes, Im a good student.
Tao neak chea seos la or? Bart, chas kgnom keu seos la or.
!1j W" E5 _ 1 jW"
What will you do after you finish school? I will go to college; I want to be a doctor.
Tao neak neong tvo hvei bontaob pi sahla? Kgnom neong tov moha vityealaiy; kgnom
chang khlaiy chea vicheakbondidh.
! ! D1D! 1W1" 0!51D011 5j1W0 01011DW "
What do you like to do after school? After school I like to listen to music.
Tao neak chol chet tvo hvei bontaob pi sahla? Bontaob pi sahla kgnom chol chet sdab dontrei
! W ! D1D!1W1" D1D !1W1 W 1D_ "


5. Listen to and read along with some of the new words you should have underlined
in Exercise 4.

grade tnak, komret
1 1
subject mukvichea, brothean
D15j1 _D1
favorite deil phen chet
DW!!@
math kiak-nit
W
biology chivavityea
115j1
music dontrei
_
literature aksosash
j11_
history brovatesash
_D11_
college mohavityealaiy
D0115j1W0
like chol chet
W
listen to sdab
1D

Grammar Notes:
Just like in English, Cambodians use the following model to form an expression:
who + the form of to like + infinitive or Dj ~ W ~ 1 01 ! !D D
For example:
I like to listen to music. = W 1D !1j0"
We like to play basketball after school. = ! !0 0 W !W0 EW!E` D1D!1W1"
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She likes to read the newspaper. = 10 W 1 1"
Meanwhile, the new words above are used mainly in school.

6. Work with a partner and make up a dialogue similar to the one in Exercise 4. List your
favorite subjects, say how good you think you are at each of them, tell what profession you
are going to choose, and say what you like to do after school.


7. Familiarize yourself with the new vocabulary. Listen to the speaker as you go over
the dialogue.

A. Listen to the recording and take notes.
Cho sdab samleing tot houy neng kot tra.
1 1D !W !0 0 _1"
B. Put your pencils down.
Cho dak bich choh
1D1 D `
C. Write your answer on the blackboard.
Cho sao sei cham laoy robos neak nov leo kda khien.
11! !D 01D !1!W 1!j"
D. Open your textbooks.
Cho baek siv phov robos neak.
1!D !j1!11D "
E. Raise your hand if you have a question.
Leuk dai robos neak brosen bao neak mean sam nur.
!WD1D _D!DD1W1"
F. Write down your homework, please.
Som sao sei lom hat tvo nov pheih.
D1! W01!!1`"


8. Role-play as a teacher. Have the students follow your directions. Use the expressions
from Exercise 7.








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9. Listen to the following questions and mark the answers that you hear. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

1. ! ! !11W1"
A. I read the textbooks at school.
B. I write letters and numbers in Cambodian.
C. I study many subjects.
2. ! !1j1D 1"
A. I am in 5
th
grade.
B. I am in 6
th
grade.
C. I am in 8
th
grade.
3. !D 1 1 `DW !0j1"
A. Math, Cambodian, science, geography, and English.
B. Math, history, science, geography, and English.
C. Math, chemistry, science, geography, and English.
4. !D 1 5j1DW !!@ "
A. English
B. Geography
C. Science
5. !1jW"
A. Im very good at English, but Im bad at math.
B. Im very good at geography, but Im bad at math.
C. Im very good at chemistry, but Im bad at math.

10. Work with a partner and make up similar dialogues using expressions from Exercise 9.

11. Work in small groups and describe the following pictures. Make up ages for the
students and the teacher, their names, the subjects they study/teach, what theyre doing
right now, what they are wearing, if they seem to like their class and their teacher, etc.




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12. Listen to and read the following text about the students schedule, and then
answer the questions below. Check the Answer Key.

PLAY AUDIO

!W1`1D 10 _! 101" j1110! " 10 1j!1D0115j1W0 !!@"
10 0 101 D_D" 10D11W11DD1@ " !1 !5 0 _
10 !511W1!1!D10 " !1!D1 0 l W1 !!W!@!1W1 !51! 11" ! !1!10D1
1 D !1 " D1D ! ! 11!1!D1 0 ^l 0D !51 `" !1 011 0 _!0[ !511 !1!D10
^l _! " D1D ! 1W1 !1!D10 ^O !51DW1W0" j1!1DW1W010`!!W D
!D10 0!!W1!jW" ! W01!10E0 0 !!W_! "
Chmoh robos kgnom keu Phrum Chakriya. Kgnom seok sa phea sa angleis. Neang kgnom chea
seos nov mohavityealaiy Phnom penh. Neang kgnom chang klaiy chea neak bokbrae. Neang
kgnom mean kalvipheak momeagnek. Nov tgnei Chan, Put neng Sok neang kgnom tov sa lah
nov maong bram bei. Nov maong boun lgneach peil cheng pi salah kgnom tov tvo ka. Kgnom
tvo nov phochnithan chea neak bom roe. Bonteap pi salah nov maong dob pi yob kgnom tov
pteih. Nov tngei angkea neng prohoh kgnom tov tnak nov maong dob prek. Bonteap pi salah nov
maong 12 kgnom tov bonalaiy. Kgnom seoksa nov bonalaiy os royeak peil bei maong knong peil
rosiel. Kgnom tvo lomhat nov chong sabdah neng peil prek.

A. What is the students name?
B. Where does she go to school?
C. What does she study?
D. What is her school schedule on Monday, Wednesday and Friday?
E. What is her schedule on Tuesday and Thursday?
F. What job does she have and when does she work?
G. When does the student do homework?
H. What does the student want to do after finishing school?













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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Go over the text from Exercise 12 again. Tell the class about your schedule. Use the
questions after the text as an outline for your story.

2. Look at the pictures and tell a story about what you see. Include the grade the students
are in, the subjects they are studying, what the teacher is doing, what the students and
teachers are wearing, etc.












3. Read and compare the following texts and find the errors in the English translations.
Make corrections so that the translation is accurate. Check your work with the Answer
Key.




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1. A. !W1`1D W 1 1W" D! 5_0 !!@ D _1 1!105_0!jD11D"
1j1 5 _ED0"
D1D !_ " W 110! 111 0 EW!E`"

B. My name is Preap Tida. Im from Svay Rieng, but now I live in Phnom Penh city. Im in fifth
grade. I have many friends. I like music, reading, and basketball.

2. A. !W1`1D 1 @ ! 5" D! 5_0E D D0 D _1 1!1 05_0
_!` 01 " 1 j 1 5 _ED 0" W W1 5j1 0 15j11_"

B. My name is Chanthao Kong. Im from Bonteay Meanchey City, but I live in Krong Kep.
I like math and geography.

3. A.!W1`1D !5! 11 11" ! !15 !D1 1 ^tt "
1j1 5 "
W 1 _ 1 _ W[` !00 111D" 0 1011 _1 1 DW _ 1D"

B. My name is Mean Sokha. I was born on August 4, 1989. Im in the 9
th
grade.
I like music class and photography. I want to be a doctor, or a photographer.
.


















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Vocabulary List

Art Vichet selabak
1_W[`
Basketball Balboh
EW!E`
Biology Chivakvityea
115j1
Blackboard Kdakhien
1!j
Busy Rovol, momeaneak
11W DD1@
Chair Kao ei
!1
Chalk Dei sor
D
Chemistry Kimivityea
D15j1
Class Tnak
1
College/University Mohavityealaiy
D0115j1W0
Computer Komputor
!j51
Desk Tokkariyalaiy
11 01W0
Elementary School Salah baktom seoksa
1W1D0D j1
English Phea sa angleis
110 !
Grade Tnak, komret
1 1
High School Salah vityealaiy
1W11 5j1W 0
History Brovatvityea
_D115j1
Homework Lomhat novpheih
W 01 !1 `
Literature Akso sas
j11_
Math Kanitvityea
W15j1
Middle School Matyom seok sa
DjDj1
Music Dontrei
_
Notebook Sivphov sosei
!j1!11!1
Pen Bich
D
Pencil Kmaov daiy
!1D
Photography Rubtot
1 D
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Reading Ka arn
111
Student Seos, niset
j j
Subject(s) Mukvichea, brotean
D11 _D1
Tape recorder Magnei
D1!@
Teacher Kru
_
To like Chol chet
W
To read Arn
1
To study Seok sa, rien
j1 !1j
To write Sor sei
1!1
Listen to the recording
and take notes.
Sdab somleing neng
kottuk.
1D!W0 0 5
Put your pencils down. Dak daiy kmaov robos
neak choh.
D1!1D1D `
Write your answer on the
blackboard.
Sor sei chom loy robos
neak leo kda khien
1!1!D01D !W1!j"
Open your textbooks. Baok sivphov atabot
robos neak
!D !j1!11D "
Raise your hand! Leok daiy robos neak!
!W D1D
Write down your
homework, please
Som, sor sei lom hat nov
pheih robos neak
D1! 0W01!1 `1D




















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Answer Key

Exercise 9

1. ! ! !11W1"
What do you do at school?
C. I study many subjects.
!1jD 1 1!_ "

2. ! !1j1D 1"
What grade are you in?
B. I am in the 6
th
grade.
!1 015 "

3. !D 1 1 `DW !0j1"
What subjects are you studying?
A. Math, Cambodian, science, geography, and English.
W 11 1 1 5j11_ D 1 5j1 0 110 ! "

4. !D 1 5j1DW !!@ "
What is your favorite subject?
B. Geography
D15j1
5. !1jW"
Are you a good student?
C. Im very good at chemistry, but Im bad at math.
!10 D15j1 D D ! 10W15j1"

Exercise 12

A. What is the students name?
Her name is Prum Chakriya.
B. Where does she go to school?
She goes to Phnom Penh University.
C. What does she study?
She studies English.
D. What is her school schedule on Monday, Wednesday and Friday?
She goes to school from 8:00am until 4:00pm.
E. What is her schedule on Tuesday and Thursday?
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She goes to class at 10am, and then at 12:00 she goes to the library to study for three hours.
F. What job does she have and when does she work?
She works as a waitress in a restaurant from 4:00 to 10:00pm on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
G. When does the student do homework?
She does homework on weekends and in the mornings.
H. What does the student want to do after finishing school?
She wants to be an interpreter.

My name is Prum Chakriya. I am a student at Phnom Penh University. I study English. I want
to be an interpreter. I have a busy schedule. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I go to school
at 8:00. After school, at 4:00pm, I go to work. I work at a restaurant as a waitress. After work,
at 10 pm, I go home. On Tuesday and Thursday, I go to class at 10am. After school, at 12:00, I
go to the library. I study at the library for three hours in the afternoon. I do my homework on
the weekends and in the mornings.

End of Lesson Exercise 3

1. My name is Khun Visal. Im from Phnom Penh, but now I live in Siem Riep. Im in the sixth
grade.
I have many friends. I like English, reading, and basketball.
2. My name is Ving Pisoth. Im from Battambang, but I live in Preah Sihanouk. I like math and
science.
3. A. My name is Tep Vannaro. I was born on April 8, 1989. Im in the 8
th
grade.
I like music class, art, and photography. I want to be an artist, doctor or a photographer.


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Lesson 16
Recreation and Leisure
111 0 11W010
k-Kam Sn ning k lam-haeky

This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to recreational and leisure activities
- Ways to discuss hobbies in Khmer.
1. Read the sentences with the new vocabulary and try to guess the meaning of any
unknown words.


Boros ning strei ram. Via jia k kam
sn robos puak ge.
Niang jia niak tontrei stot-cam-
niagn. Niak biano leng nov
konlaeng khonsoet.
Boros nis thot rb.
Giat jia niak thot roob.
D1 0 _ 11" 11
11111D!!"
10 1_ 1 1@"
!j1W !W0!1 0"
D 1!`1 D" 1 1 1 D"

Nis jia Andrew. K kam sn robos
giat goe bl thot.
Boros jah ski nov loe phnom.
K jah goe jia k kam sn robos
giat.
Mit robos khgnam Sandi rot
riang rual rosial bontop bi cegn
bi tnk.
!` 1_ " 111 1D1
EW51"
D1 ` !1!W "
11`11111D1"
D 1D !
1!1j011W1!jWD1D ! !@! 1"
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Ong bros robos khgnam col cet boul.
nis jia k kam s robos giat.
Bro sen jia arkasteit la-or
kmeng hael toek riang rual
tngae.
Boros kmeng leng tenis nov ti
lian viay tenis.
D0_D 1D W D W" !`
11111D1"
_D111 W
!00W5 !1j011W
!11D1!1"
D1!0D1 !W0 !
!15W1 110!"



Bong srei robos khgnam col cet gu
rub bheab.
Tia hian leng biar nov knong
tong.
Bdei ning probon doe riang rual
lngiac.
D0_1D W 11D1!" 5101!W0!Dj1!100 "
! ! W!W0!Dj1"
D 0 _D! !D 1!1j011WW1"




Tia hian bi niak leng ok. Via jai k kam sn robos
buk khe.
Boron nis leng gita ning criang com riang.
5101 ! 11!W0 " 11 11 1 1D ! !" D1!`!W00 1 0 !_j0!1j0"

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2. Now listen to the speaker. Check to see if your guesses were correct. Repeat the
new words as many times as you need to feel comfortable with the pronunciation.

Play leng
!W0
Cards biar
!Dj1
To ski ski

Hobby k kom sn
11 1
To dance ram
11
Tennis tenis
!
Tennis Court ti lian viay tenis
5 W1 110!
Play piano leng biano
!W0 !j1W
Musician niak tontrei
_
To take photos thot rub
1 D
Photographer niak thot rub
1D
To play guitar leng gita
!W0 0 1
To sing criang
!_j0
Songs cam riang
!1j0
Chess ok

To walk deo
!D1
To swim hael toek
0W5
Swimming pool ang hael toek
100W5
To run rot
1
To bowl leng bual
!W0 DW
Soccer bal thot
EW51
To paint g
1





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3. Listen to the dialogues as you read them.

1. What will they do after school? A. They will swim after school.
Toe buke ning dhvoe hvei bontp bi sl? Buke ning hael toek bontp pi sl..
! ! ! 0! D 1D ! 1W1" !!00W5D1D!1W1"
B. They will dance after school.
Buke ning ram bontp pi sl.

! ! 011 D1D ! 1W1"
C. They will sing after school.
Buke ning criang bontp pi sl.

! ! 0!_j0D 1D ! 1W1"
2. What sports does he play? A. He plays soccer and basketball.
Toe keil hvei kiat leng? Kiat leng bltt and blboh.
! _1 1 !W0" 1 !W0EW51 0 EW !E`"
B. He plays soccer and volleyball.
Kiat leng bltt and bltah.

1!W0EW51 0 EW5`"
C. He plays soccer and tennis.
Kiat leng bltt and tenis.

1 !W0EW51 0 !"
3. What does she do today? A. She sings songs.
Toe tngein nis niang dhvoe hvei? Niang criang camriang.
! !`10!" 10!_j0 !1j0"
B. She paints pictures.
Niang g rbbhiab.

1011D1!"
C. She takes pictures.
Niang thot rb bhiab.

101 D1!"
4. Do you play chess? A. Yes, I play chess.
Toe niak leng ok te? Pt khgnam leng ok.
!!W0 !5" E5 !W0 "
Do you play guitar? B. No, I play the piano.
Toe niak leng gita te? Te khgnam leng biano.
!!W0 !5" !5 !W0!j1W "
Do you play piano? C. Yes, I play the piano.
Toe niak biano te? Pt khgnam leng biano .
!!W0!j1W!5"
E5 !W0!jW"
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5. What are your hobbies? A. I like to run and take pictures.
Toe k sob by robos niak mian hvei khah? Khgnam col cet rot ning thot roob bhiab.
! 1D[101D D1 `" W 1 01 D1!"
B. I like to read and swim.
Khgnam col cet n ning hael toek.

W 100W5 "
C. I like to walk and play soccer.
Khgnam col cet doe ning leng bal dot.

W !D10!W0EW51 "


4. Work with a partner. Take turns reading the dialogues in Exercise 3.

5. Work with a partner or in a small group. Make up exchanges using the models and
phrases from Exercise 3.

6. Reconstruct the questions in Khmer. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. - .?

- Yes, I play chess.
Pt khgnam leng ok.
E5 !W0"
B. - .?

- Yes, I play the piano.
Pt , khgnam leng biano.
E5 !W0!j1W "
C. -?

- My hobbies are running and taking photos.
K sob by robos khgnam mian k rot ning k thot rb bhiab.
1D[101DD1111 0 111D1!"
D. - ?

- He plays soccer and basketball.
Kiat leng bltt and blboh.
1 !W0EW 51 0 EW!E`"


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E. - ?

- My hobbies are reading and swimming.
K sob by robos khgnam mian k arn ning k hael toek.
1D[101DD1111 0 110W5"
F. - .?

- She likes to walk and play guitar.
Niang col cet doe ning leng git.
W !D 1 0!W00 1"


7. Read the following text, noting the new vocabulary. Do you understand all the words in
bold? Check the grammar note for some explanations.

Note: In the Cambodian language, the structure from (! .to (!51) . is the same as in
English.
Example: From Phnom Penh to Siem Riep it takes four hours by bus. =
! !!@ !51 !jD!1jD 11!_D 10`!!W D !D 10 1D_1D"
* Too and Also (1!DD _ 0D1) mean the same in Khmer. Example:
He likes to play tennis. Me, too. 1 W !W0!" 1W 0D1"

!W1`1D 1 _! " D!5_01!1!W1W" !51D0115j1W0[1D 05_ 0 !!@"
11W 1D011 j1011D[101D " j115j11_ !j5 1 !00
!W00_ DEW51 D0115j1W0" !1j011W D11 ! !D10 `Wl !51 W 1!jW"
D1D!1W1 01!W0EW51 !1j011W ! !D10 l !51 " W !W0EW 51 "
D 1D 0 !W0!10E0 0D1" W 0D1 0W5 0 !W001"
!W00 1D W" 0E0 !`D 0 !51!D W11_D _ !1!0 _1D 1 05_01! 1
! W1W" !_j0 DW!!@ 1D ! !0 0 0 !_j0" D 1D ! 11_D _
! !0 00!51!1 D1 !00 ! 111011!!WW1"

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Chmos robos khgnam goe Sophea Prum. Khgnam mok bi ti krong Ta kmau, khaet Kondal.
Khgnam dauv Mohavityialaiy Cbb in Phnom Penh. Khgnam rovol ns jia muay k sek s ning
k sobaiy robos khgnam. khgnam sek s vityia ss kompyutor hoey khgnam leng knong krom
bal-thot mohavityialaiy. Riang rual tngei khgnam mian tnk bi bram bei sam seb tau bei ro sial.
Bon tb bi sl khgnam ht leng blthot riang rual tngei bi mong buan tau bram muay. Khgnam
col cet leng blthot. Mit robos khgnam ning khgnam leng nauv cong sp-dh phong dae.
Khgnam col cet phong dae hael toek ning leng git. Khgnam leng git min la-or.Cong sp-dh
nis mit khgnam ning khgnam ning tauv maul k bro gom dontrei nauv biak-hu-keilthan knong ti
krong Takmauv khaet Kandal. Niak criang dael bing cet robos yoeng ning criang. Pontob bi k
bro gom dontrei, Bukyoeng ning tauv bhoj-ni-than hoey bis -h pet lngj.

8. Now read the text as many times as you want and mark the following statements as
either True or False. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. _____Sophea Prum is from Takmauv city, Khaet Kondal.
B. _____He is a high school student at Mohavityealaiy Cbb in Takmauv, Khaet Kondal.
C. _____ Sophea Prum studies chemistry.
D. _____ Sophea Prum plays on the university soccer team.
E. _____ He has class every day from 8:30 to 3:00.
F. _____ Sophea Prum likes to swim and play the piano.
H. _____After the concert Sophea Prum will go home to do his homework.

9. Work with a partner or in a small group, and create a description of a busy schedule.
Use the statements from Exercise 8 as an outline for your story. The pictures given below
can help you choose the activities to describe.





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In Cambodia, some of the favorite special leisure and recreational activities include: karaoke,
dancing, playing cards, soccer, and gambling.

10. Listen to the vocabulary as you look at the pictures. Try to match the Khmer
words with the pictures. Check your answers with the Answer Key.



1 2 3



4 5 6


ang hael toek.
100W5
trng bl thot.
1110EW51
trng leng tenis
1110!W0!
tilian caul bul
5 W1!1WD W
gristhan ht brn
_`101_EW
biak hu-kei-l-than
!0 _1D1










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11. Read the statements below and think about their meanings. Cross out the words or
phrases that do not make sense, and replace them with an appropriate word from the
list below. Check your work with the Answer Key.

_`101_EW
gristhan ht brn
5W1!1WDW
Tilian caul bl

100W5
Ang hael toek.

!0 _1D1
biak h-kei-l-than

1110!W0!
trng leng tenis

5W111D!W0
Tilian sam rb leng

A. j1!_ !W0EW5`!1!W1110!W0!"
soes jia croen leng blteah nov loe trng leng tenis.
B. !01!_ 0W5 !1 0 !0_1D1"
kheng jia croen hael toek nov knong biak h-kei-l-than.
C. _ 1!_ !51!W0!E`D W!1 ".
srei jia croen tau leng bauh bual nov ae phnam.
D. D 1D 1!_ 1 !W0!15W1!1WD W"
Mit robos khgnam jia croen rot leng nov ae tilian caul bl.
E. !0_D 1!_ !W0EW51 !10100W5"
kmeng bros jia croen leng bl thot nov knong ang hael toek.

12. Listen to the statements and mark the ones that you hear. Check your work with
the Answer Key.

1. A. She will swim after school.
B. She will dance after school.
C. She will sing after school.
2. A. He likes to play soccer and basketball.
B. He likes to play soccer and volleyball.
C. He likes to play soccer and tennis.
3. A. She doesnt sing, but she plays piano.
B. She doesnt paint pictures, but she takes photographs.
C. She doesnt dance, but she sings.
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4. A. Do you play chess? No, I play checkers.
B. Do you play guitar? No, I play piano.
C. Do you play piano? Yes, I play piano.
5. A. What are your hobbies? I like to run and sing.
B. What are your hobbies? I like to read and dance.
C. What are your hobbies? I like to walk and play cards.

13. Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and make up dialogues about someones
hobbies.
















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End-of-Lesson Tasks.
1. Answer the following questions in Cambodian.

A. What is your favorite sport or recreational activity?
B. How often do you participate in your activity?
C. What is your favorite hobby?
D. What did you do last weekend?
E. What will you do next weekend?
2. Work with a partner or in a small group. In Khmer, describe the pictures below, using
the vocabulary you have learned in this lesson.














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Vocabulary List

Bowling alley Tilian caul bl
5W1!1WDW
Bowling Keil-colbl
_1!1WD W
Cards Biar
!Dj1
Chess Ok

Computer science Vityia ss kompuator
15j11_!j51
Gymnasium Gristhan ht brn
_`101_EW
Hobby Kkamsn
111
Paint pictures Gr-bhiab
11D1!
Playing field Vial sam rb leng
11W11D!W0
To bowl Boh bl
!E`DW
To dance Ram
11
To play chess, cards; play
soccer, volleyball; play a
piano, a guitar
Leng ok, leng biar, leng
blthot/bltah, leng biano/
git
!W0 !W0!Dj1
!W0EW 51 !W0EW5`
!W0!j1W !W001
To run Rot
1
To sing Criang
!_j0
To ski Cihski
`
To swim Haeltek
0W5
To take pictures Thotrb
1D
Soccer field Vial blthot
11WEW 51
Songs Camriang
!1j0
Stadium Biak h-kei-l-than
!0 _1D 1
Swimming pool Ang hael toek.
100W5
Tennis Tenis
!
Tennis court Trng leng tenis
1110!W0!


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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 6

A. Do you play chess?
! !W0!5"
Toe niak leng ok te?
B. Do you play the piano?
! !W0!j1W !5"
Toe niak lengbyiano te?
C. What are your hobbies?
! `1111 1D "
Toe -vei khah jia k kam s robos niak?
D. What sports does he play?
!_1 `1 !W0"
Toe keil ah-vei khah giat leng?
E. What are your hobbies?
! `1111 1D "
Toe -vei khah jia k kam s robos niak?
F. What does she like to do?
! 10 W !"
Toe niang col cet tvoe ah-vei?

Exercise 8

A. T Sophea Prum is from Takmaov City, Khaet Kondal.
B. F He is a high school student at Mohavityialaiy Cbb in Phnom Penh.
C. F Sophea Prum studies chemistry.
D. T Sophea Prum plays on the university soccer team.
E. T He has class every day from 8:30 to 3:00.
F. F Sophea Prum likes to swim and play the piano.
H. F After the concert Sophea Prum will go home to do his homework.

My name is Sophea Prum. I am from Takmaov city, khaet Kondal. I go to Mohavityialaiy Cbb
in Phnom Penh. I am very busy with my classes and my hobbies. I study computer science, and I
play on the university soccer team. I have class every day from 8:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon.
After school I have soccer practice every day from 4:00 to 6:00. I like to play soccer. My friends
and I play on the weekends too. I also like to swim and to play the guitar. Im not very good at
the guitar. This weekend my friends and I will go to a concert at the stadium in Takmaov city,
Khaet Kondal. Our favorite singer will sing. After the concert we will go to a restaurant and have
dinner.

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Exercise 10

1. Bowling Alley tilian caul bl
5W1!1WDW
2. Gymnasium gristhan ht brn
_`101_EW
3. Soccer field trng bl thot.
1110EW51
4. Stadium biak h-kei-l-than
!0 _1D 1
5. Swimming pool ang hael toek.
100W5
6. Tennis court trng leng tenis
1110!W0!

Exercise 11

A. The students play volleyball in the gymnasium.
j1!_ !W0EW5`!1!W_ `101_EW"
Soes jia croen leng blteah nov gristhan ht brn.

B. The children swim in the swimming pool.
!01!_ 0W5 !1 0100W5"
Kheng jia croen hael toek nov knong ang hael toek.

C. The girls go bowling in the bowling alley.
_1!_!51!W0!E`DW!15W1!1WDW"
Srei jia croen tv leng bauh bual nov ae tilian caul bl..

D. My friends go for a run in the stadium.
D 1D 1!_ 1 !W0!1!0 _1D1"
Mit robos khgnam jia croen rot leng nov ae biak-h-kei-l-than.

E. Boys play soccer on the playing field.
!0_D1!_ !W0EW51!1 011W!W0"
Kmeng bros jia croen leng blthot nov knong vial leng.




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Exercise 12

1. C She will sing after school.
100!_j0D1D !!@! 1W1"
Niang ning criang bontb bi ceng bi sala.
2. A He likes to play soccer and basketball.
1 W !W0EW 51 0EW !E`"
Gt col cet leng bl thot ning blboh.
3. B She doesnt paint pictures, but she takes photographs.
10D 1 1 D 101 D"
Niang min k kam n bontae niang thot rb.
4. B Do you play guitar? No, I play piano.
!!W00 1!5" !5 !W0!j1W "
Toe niak leng gita te? Ot-te khgnam leng byiano.
5. B What are your hobbies? I like to read and dance.
! `1111 1D " W 1011"
Toe -vei khah jia k kam s robos niak? Khgnam col cet n ning ram.

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Lesson 17
Health and the Human Body
1! 0 11010D
sokh-bhiab ning riang ky monus


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to the human body
- Asking questions about a persons state of health
- Answering questions about health conditions
- Typical exchanges at the doctors office.


1. Listen as the speaker recites the vocabulary. Then study the diagram and match
the Khmer terms for each body part with the diagram.


Abdomen boh
!!1E
Arm dongdai
D0D
Back khnong
0
Chest trng
_50
Chin canngk
01
Ear tro-ciak
_!j
Elbow kaeng-dai
0D 0D
Eye bhaek
_!`!_
Face muk
D
Fingers mriamdai
_D1DD
Foot/Feet joeng
!0
Genitals gt
5
Groin krolian
_!Wj
Hair sok

Hand dai
D _!`0
Head kbl
[1W _!`!
Heart peh-dng
!D`D0
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Hip trogiak
_1
Knee jang-gong
0 0
Leg joeng
!0
Mouth mt
D1
Nose cromuh

_D `
Pelvis cho-oeng
trogiak
0_1
Shoulder sm
1
Stomach krobah
_!`
Toes mriam joeng
_D1D!0
Tooth/Teeth dhmi
!@
Waist cang-kah
!0`

2. In Khmer, name the body parts that come in pairs. Check your work with the Answer
Key.

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate body part in Khmer. Check your answers with
the Answer Key.

_!j !0 !0 [1W D 1 D1
bhaek tro-ciak joeng joeng kbl dai kor mt


A. I use my ____________ to read a book.

B. I listen to music with my _____________.

C. Walking is good for my ____________.

D. I wear shoes and socks on my _____________.

E. In the winter, I wear a hat on my __________, gloves on my ___________ and a scarf
around my __________.

F. I eat and drink with my __________________.

The verbs to feel (D111DW) and to be sick (W) can used the same in Khmer as in
English. Both are used with or without the verb to be.
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Example:
*I feel sick = D111DWW"
*She is sick. 10W" _ 10W"
*Health indicators show that respiratory infections, diarrhea, dengue fever and vaccine
preventable diseases are the major causes of death. In addition, there is a rapid rise in the
prevalence of HIV/AIDS with estimated rates for commercial sex workers that range from 30 to
60 per cent HIV positive. There are also problems associated with past disruptions and civil
wars, including high amputation rates and psychological impacts. The infant mortality rate is 69
out of every 1,000. Life expectancy for males is 57 years and for females is 61 years.

How do you feel? I feel sick.
Toe niak mian aram yng n? Kham mian aram jh.
!D111DW010W1" D111DWW"
I feel weak.
Kham mian aram khsoy.

D111DW!j10"
I feel bad.
Kham mian aram min la-or.

D111DWDW"
What symptoms do you have? I have a sore throat.
Toe niak mian rok s ah-vei? Kham jh pam bung kor.
! D1!11!11" WD !0 1"
I have a fever.
Kham grun.

_ "
I have a headache.
Kham jh kbl.

W [1W"
Where does it hurt? My left ankle hurts.
Toe via jh nauv konlaeng n? Kor joeng chveng robos kham jh.
!11W !10W1" !0!01D W"
My back hurts.
Khnaung robos kham jh.

01D W"
My stomach hurts.
Krobah robos kham jh.

_!`1DW"

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4. Listen to the following questions and answers, and read along in the workbook.

A. How do you feel? I feel sick.
Toe niak mian aram yng n? Kham mian aram jh.
!D111DW010W1" D111DWW"
B. What is the matter with her? Her leg hurts.
Toe niang koet ah-vei? Joeng robos niang jh.
10!"
!01D 10W"
C. How do you feel? My head hurts.
Toe niak mian aram yng n? Kbl robos kham jh.
!D111DW010W1" [1W1D 10W"
D. Are you in pain? Yes, my arm is broken.
Toe niak jh? Ch ai robos kham bk.
!W" D1D E"
E. Where does it hurt? My stomach hurts.
Toe via jh nauv konlaeng n? Krobah robos kham jh.
!11W !10W1" _!`1DW"
F. Are you sick? No, Im pregnant.
Toe niak jh? Te, Kham mian phdai boah.
!W" D1 !!1`"
G. Are you OK? I dont feel good. I feel nauseous and have a
stomachache.
Toe niak aot a te? Kham min mian aram la-or. Kham cang ko-
uat ning jh kro bah.
! !5" D D111D WW" 0 0 W _!`
H. Are you taking any medication? Yes, over-the-counter ones.
Toe niak mian liab tnm te? t, proe prs thnam nv dm hng.
!D1!WD1 !j0!5" E5 !_D_E1!11D010"


5. Work with a partner and role-play the dialogues from Exercise 4.


6. Match each picture with the corresponding statement. Check your work with the
Answer Key.


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A B C

1. Str kmeng mo-niak g min jh. Niang mian phdai boh.
_ ! 0D 1 D W " 10 D1 !!1`"
2. Kmeng str toc mo-niak kdauv khluan, jh pam bong kor, jh dong khluan, hoey niang
konds ning ko-ork. Niang krun phts-sy.
! 0_ D 1!1 WD !0 WD0 !0 01 0 " 10_ 110"
3. Kmeng bros toc mo-niak g cang ko-uat ning jh kro bah.
! 0_D D1 0 0 W_!`"

7. Work with a partner. Role-play the doctor and patient. Use the questions from
Exercise 5 as a model. Use the phrases from Exercise 6 to describe your symptoms.

8. Listen to and read the list of the typical symptoms for each ailment.

Flu krun phds-sy
_110
Fever kdauv khluan
!1
Congestion stah
`
Sore throat jh pam bong kor
W D !0
Body aches jh dong khluan
W D0
Sneezing konds
1
Coughing ko-ork

Head cold tro jiak kbl
_1 [1W
Congestion stah
`
Sore Throat jh pam bong kor
W D !0
Sneezing konds
1
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Coughing ko-ork

Severe Pain jh khlang
W10
Broken Bone bk cha-eng
E0
Swelling hoem
!0D
Bruise ja-om
1
Bleeding ce jhiam
!@W1D
Sprain grik
!_
Bruise ja-om
1
Swelling hoem
!0D
Pain jh
W

9. Look at the chart of symptoms in Exercise 8. Work with a partner or in a small group.
Develop the questions the doctor can ask about ones symptoms to be able to diagnose the
problem. Use the following model to create a dialogue.

Model: - Do you have a fever?
- No, I dont.
- Do you have a cough and body aches?
- No, doctor.
- Thats very good. You dont have flu. Its a cold.
- Thank you, doctor.
- You are welcome.

- How tall is he, and how much does he weigh?
Toe giat mian kam boh ning dam-ngon bonmn?
! 1 D1 ! 05DD 1"
- He is 70 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds.
Giat mian kam boh muay chet bram sang ti meot ning dam-ngon paet seb bei kbias kaov seb
bram buan kilogram.
1 D1 ! ^U8 05D W.tt _ _1D"
- How tall are you? How much do you weigh?
Toe niak mian kam boh bonmn? toe niak mian dam-ngon bonmn?
! D1!D 1" ! D15DD 1"
- I am 66 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds.
Kham mian kam boh muay roy hokseb bram sang ti meot. kham mian dam-ngon saoe seb
buan kilogram.
D1 ! ^8" D15D ll.l _ _1D"

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10. Work with a partner. Take turns asking each other about your height and weight. Do
not forget to use the units of measure appropriate for Cambodia.

11. Listen to the speaker while you read the statements below. Translate each
exchange. You can check the English translation in the Answer Key.

A.
Toe niak mian aram yng n?
! D111DW01 0W1"
Kham mian aram min la-or. Kham cang ko-uat
D111DWD W" 0 "
B.
Toe niak mian aram yng n?
! D111DW01 0W1"

Kham mian aram la-or, pontae kham cang ko-uat pontec.
D111DWW D 0 "
C.
Toe niak mian aram yng n?
! D111DW01 0W1"
Kham mian aram min la-or pontae kham min cang ko-uat te.
D111DWD W D D 0 !5"
D.
Kham git tha kham pn pk joeng robos kham. Soum hoev ln beit.
1 EE! 01D " D!01 _1!!5j"
E.
Kham git tha giat pn pk joeng robos giat. Soum hoev ln beit.
11EE! 01D 1" D!01 _1!!5j"
F.
Toe giat giat pn pk joeng robos giat. kham git tha o-ceng. Soum hoev ln
beit.
!1EE! 01D1" 1!1 0" D!01 _1!!5j"








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12. What do you hear? Listen to the speaker and mark the statement that you hear.
Check your work with the Answer Key.

1. A. !11W !1 0W1" _!`1D W "
B. !11W!10W1" !0 `1D W "
C. !11W!10W1" 1D W

2. A. !!11!111DD1 `" !1 0 W [1W"
B. !!11!111D D1 `" ! 1 0 W_!`"
C. !!11!111D D1 `" ! 1 0 1D W"

3. A. ! D111DW01 0W1" D111DWDW D 0 "
B. ! D111D W01 0W1" D111DW W D 0 D "
C. ! D111DW01 0W1" D111DWDW D D0 !5"

4. A. 1 EE ! 01D " D!01 _1!!5j"
B. 11EE!01D 1" D!01 _1!!5j"
C. ! 1 EE ! 01D 1 " 1!10" D!01 _1!!5j"


















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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Ask and answer the following questions in Khmer. Check the Answer Key for a
translation of the questions.

A. When you have the flu, what are your symptoms?
B. Are you taking any medications?
C. Have you ever broken a bone? If yes, which one(s)?
D. What is your height and weight?
E. How often do you see a doctor? Every month? Every year? Every 3 years?

2. Tell the class what you do in order to keep a healthy weight? Do you exercise? What
types of exercise do you do? How often and for how long do you exercise? Do you have a
special diet? What kind? What do you eat and not eat? Give an example of your menu.
What do you order when you eat out? How does it affect your diet the next day?

3. Work with a partner or in a small group. Describe the picture below.
















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Vocabulary List

Abnormal Phlaek bi dham-da
D !D1
Allergies Protekam ning dhiat ah-vei
muy.
_D D 01D0
Ambulance Ln beit
_1!!5j
Arm Dai
D
Chest Drng
_50
Chin Cangk
01
Are you in pain? Toe niak jh?
! W"
Are you taking any
medication?
Toe niak mian liab tnm te?
! D1!WD1 !5"
Body aches Jh dong khluan
W D0
Broken bone Bk cha-eng
E0
Bruise Ja-om
1
Call an ambulance! Soum hoev ln beit
D!01 _1!!5j
Congestion Stah
`
Coughing Ko-ork

Ear Tro-ciak
_!j
Elbow Kaeng-dai
0D
Eye Bhaek

Fingers Mriamdai croen
_D1DD!_
Foot Joeng
!0
Feel Aram
11DW
Fever Grun
_
Flu/Influenza Krun phds-sy
_110
Hand Dai
D
Head Kbl
[1W
Hip Trogiak
_1
Knee Jang-gong
0 0
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Help! Juy
0
How do you feel? Toe niak mian aram yng n?
!D111DW010W1"
Hurt Jh
W
Leg Joeng
!0
Mouth Mt
D1
Nose Cromuh

_D`
Neck Kor

Medicine Thnam
1 Z
Nausea Cang ko-uat
0
Pain Jh/ cok
W
Pregnant Phdai boah
!!1`
Shoulder Sm
1
Toes Mriam-joeng
_D1D!0
Waist Cang-kah
!0 `
Sick Jh
W
Sneezing Konds
1
Sore throat Jh pam bong kor
WD!0
Stomach Krobah
_!`
Stomach cramps Jh knong boah
W0!!1`
Strain Jh (by pulling muscle hard)
W
Swelling Hoem
!0D
Symptoms Rok s
!11!11
What is the matter? Toe mian baha ah-vei?
!D1D!11"
Where does it hurt? Toe via jh nauv konlaeng n?
!11W !10W1"







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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 2

ears tro-ciak croen
_!j!_
elbows kaeng-dai croen
0D!_
eyes bhaek croen
!_
feet joeng croen
!0!_
hands dong-dai croen
D0D!_
knees jang-gong croen
0 0 !_
shoulders sm croen
1!_
arms dai croen
D!_
legs dong joeng croen
D0! 0!_
hips hips
_1!_

Exercise 3

A. eyes bhaek croen
!_
B. ears tro-ciak croen
_!j!_
C. legs dong joeng croen
D0! 0!_
D. feet joeng croen
!0!_
E. head, hands, neck kbl croen, dai croen, kor
[1W!_ D!_
F. mouth mt
D1

Exercise 6

A. 2 The little girl has a fever, a sore throat, and body aches, and she is sneezing and coughing.
She has the flu.
B. 1 The young woman is not sick. She is pregnant.
C. 3 The little boy is nauseous and has a stomachache.






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Exercise 11

A. How do you feel? I dont feel well. Im nauseous.
B. How do you feel? I feel fine, but Im a little nauseous.
C. How do you feel? I dont feel well, but Im not nauseous.
D. I think I broke my leg. Please call an ambulance!
E. I think he broke his leg. Please call an ambulance!
F. Did he break his leg? I think so. Please call an ambulance!

Exercise 12

1. B. Where does it hurt? My back hurts.
2. A. What are your symptoms? I have a fever and a headache.
3. A. How do you feel? I dont feel well. Im nauseous.
4. C. Did he break his leg? I think so, please call an ambulance!

End of Lesson

Exercise 1

A. When you have the flu, what are your symptoms?
!1!!WW110 ! !11!111DD1 `"
B. Are you taking any medications?
! D1!WD1!5"
C. Have you ever broken a bone? If yes, which one(s)?
! 1DE !0!5" _D !D 1D !! 0W1D0"
D. What is your height and weight?
! D1! 0 5D D 1"
E. How often do you see a doctor? Every month? Every year? Every 3 years?
! 1!1j0 !51 D!1DW D 1D0 " !1j011W _" !1j011W 1 " !1j011W
W 1 "
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Lesson 18
Political and International Events
_!11W10!01E001011
britek kng noyopy ning kng antrk jiat


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary associated with politics and international issues
- How they are reported in Cambodia news
- How to read and understand political events written in Khmer newspapers.


Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy, and its constitution provides for a multiparty democracy.
The executive branch is comprised of the king, who is head of state; an appointed prime
minister; seven deputy prime ministers, 15 senior ministers, 28 ministers, 135 secretaries of state,
and 146 undersecretaries of state. The bicameral legislature consists of a 123-member elected
National Assembly and a 61-member Senate. The judiciary includes a Supreme Court and lower
courts. Administrative subdivisions are 20 provinces and 4 municipalities. The political leaders
are selected by election every four years. There is a four- year term of office as well.

King and Head of State: His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister and Head of Government: Hun Sen
President of the Senate: Chea Sim
President of National Assembly: Heng Samrin

Political parties and current leaders:
Ruling parties: A coalition government for the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), led by Samdech
Chea Sim, and the National United front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative
Cambodia (FUNCINPEC), led by Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
Opposition parties: The Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), a radical party led by Sam Rainsy; several
minor parties.

Cambodia faces large scale social and economic problems. Since Cambodia's children represent
more than half the population, these problems profoundly effect a child's development and
quality of life. The conditions can also lead to the exploitation of children, and in the worst cases,
result in an increase of child laborers, child prostitutes, street children, disabled children,
criminals, drug addicts, parents and infants and children affected by HIV/AIDS.








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1. Familiarize yourself with the political terms.


Government rotha bhi bl
1D1EW
Prime minister nia yok rot min trei
101DD_
President pro tia nia dhep tei
_D11D
Leader niak tk nam
D1
Dictator niak proe amnc phtchk
!_DW1111
Parliament sphia tam nng rias
1W1011_
Ministry kro suang
_0
Election k boh chnaut
11!E`!1
Officials montrei phlauv k croen
D_ 111!_
Political Party kiaknk pk noyo py
WDj!01E0
Vote boh chnaut
!E`!1
Republic stia ronk rot
111W1D
State rot
1D
Democracy pro jia dhep taiy
_D1D!0j
Democratic tael pro jia dhep taiy
DW_D1D!0j
Term for office ro yiak peil kn tam naeng
10`!!W1 W0
Policy no yo py
!01E0
Human Rights sid monus
5Dj
Religious kng ssn
1011
Racial kng ss
101
Radical -c-nibhiab
1!
World bi bhob lok
!!!W1
Conflict jam loh
!D 1`
War sang griam
_01D
Invade jhlian bian
W1!1
Nuclear weapons ss str vudh pro laiy lok
1_11 _DW0!W1
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2. Listen to and read the following statements. While reading, note the use of the new
vocabulary.

The Iraqi leader mei deknam irk
!DD 1 11
The Russian officials montrei phlauv k soviat
D_ 111 !1j
The South African
Government
rotha bhi bl h-brik kng
tbng
1D 1 EW1_! 10[ 0
Religious differences bhiab khoh gnia kng ssn
1! 11011
Middle East conflict jam loh mochem pobia
!D1`D[DD !1
The war in Iraq sang griam nauv irk
_01D!111
The radical political party kiaknk p noyo py -c-
nibhiab
WDj!01E0 1!
Islamic fundamentalism kprokn tm gom bi islm
11_D11DD1D

The President for the United States is George Bush.
pro tia nia dhep tei robos shk rot k Joc bsch.
_D11D 1D01D D "
Japan and Great Britain have prime ministers.
jobon ning moh proteh angleis mian nia yok rot min trei.
D 0D01_D!50 ! 101D D_
This was the first political election in that country.
nih k jia k boh chnaut kng noyo py tomboung nauv knong proteih nuah.
!`111!E`!110!01E0DD 0!1 0_D!5!1`"
Human rights are a very important issue in the world today.
sid monus k jia ph sam kn ns nauv knong bibhob lok sob tngai nih.
5D j 1D!1 1 1 W1!1 0!!!W1! !`"

Cultural note: The constitution of Cambodia provides for a wide range of internationally
recognized human rights, including freedom of the press. While limitations still exist for mass
media, freedom of the press has improved markedly in Cambodia since the adoption of the 1993
constitution, which grants a certain degree of freedom to the media. There are two major
English-language newspapers, one of which is produced daily. Broadcast media, in contrast to
print, is more closely controlled by the government. It seems to be politically affiliated, and
access for opposition parties is extremely limited.

The written press, while considered largely free, has ties to individual political parties or factions
and does not seek to provide objective reporting or analysis. Cambodia has an estimated 20
Khmer-language newspapers that are published regularly. Of these, eight are published daily.
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3. Listen to and read the following news report from Cambodia. Then answer the
questions that follow. Check your work with the Answer Key.

PLAY AUDIO
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0 D1D11W11 1W10!1WWDj11_ 0DD!!WD111!E`!11!_10"
@ D !W1WDj0 E_ED15j1 !111 !111D _!`0 D !11W[10 !01E0
!DD[D0WDj!`!0055W !1 11DDj!5DD!0 1D1 "
101DD_ 0 WDj_D10D10j WDj_D101D_D11W! 0!511
D1 11D10 1 0 D W1D! !"
!011W010151 0!1` WWDj_D1!_!1`0 1j1 W01D 1EW !00
WWDj_D10D10j 0 0 1@W 5_D1D!0j"
1. Why did Prince Sisowath Thomico want Prince Norodom Ranarith to dissolve the
royalist party?
2. When was the announcement for Prince Thomico made?
3. Who is the FUNCINPECs general secretary?
4. Who is the opposition party leader?
5. What status will the defectors from Funcipec get from CPP?
4. Work in small groups. Pretend that you are a crew working for a news program.
Come up with a short description for a political event. Use the questions from Exercise 3 as
an outline for your report.

5. Work in a small group or with a partner. Go over the information on the political system
in the Cambodia one more time. Recall the information in the Khmer Report to your
teacher and to the class.

6. Read the information about Cambodia. Answer the questions. Check your work with the
Answer Key.






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International Geography





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_D!5!1jW1D 0 _11" _D__! D O8UO D0! _D!5 l ._ 8l^
._! _D!5_11 0^OO._! _D!5!1jW1D 0D1 ! 1D _5_D10llW ._0D1"
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0 10[ 0!Wj010! D W10W1" 11W1 00 D_ ! "
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010W1DW0D_50_D!5" D1!_ _D!5D1D11D! 1"
284
W W`! !1D_D!5D15!1D D0D01 0 5! !D0DW!1 W1W
DW0 1 01 _D!5!! 0!51[ 0"
Questions:
1. Which countries border Cambodia?
2. Does Cambodia consist mostly of rolling plains or rugged mountains?
3. How many square kilometres of land is Cambodia?

7. Listen to the speaker and follow along in your book.

Afghanistan/Afghani proteh fghnistang/ jonjiat
fghnistang
_D!510 0 10
110 010
Canada/Canadian proteh knd/ jonjiat knd
_D!51W1D11 1W1D1
China/Chinese proteh cen/ jonjiat cen
_D!51
Denmark/Danes proteh denmk/ jonjiat denmk
_D!5D D 11 D D 1
Egypt/Egyptian proteh eijip/ jonjiat
_D!5!D1 ! D
England/English proteh angleis/ jonjiat angleis
_D!50 ! 10!
Finland/Finns proteh Fnglang/ jonjiat
Fnglang
_D!501 0_01010_0
France/French proteh prng/ jonjiat prng
_D!5E11 01E11 0
Germany/German proteh lemang/ jonjiat lemang
_D!51_ D 01 1_D0
Great Britain/British moha proteh ngleis/ jonjiat
ngleis
D01_D!50!
10!
India/Indian proteh india/ jonjiat india
_D!5W11 W 1
Indonesia/Indonesian proteh indonesi/ jonjiat indonesi
_D!5W !W
1 W !W
Iran/Iranian proteh iran/ jonjiat iran
_D!5 1 01 10
Iraq/Iraqi proteh irk/ jonjiat irk
_D!5 11 1 11
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Ireland/Irish proteh irklang/ jonjiat irklang
_D!5 _01 _0
Israel/Israeli proteh israel / jonjiat israel
_D!5_1W
1 _1W
Italy/Italian proteh itli / jonjiat itli
_D!5 1W 1 1W
Japan/Japanese proteh jobon / jonjiat jobon
_D!5D 1 D
Jordan/Jordanian proteh jodang / jonjiat jodang
_D!5!1D0 1 !1D0
Korea/Korean proteh korei / jonjiat korei
_D!5!11 !1
Kuwait/Kuwaiti proteh guyvaet / jonjiat guyvaet
_D!501101
Mexico/Mexican proteh miksiko / jonjiat miksiko
_D!5D 1D
Netherlands/Dutch proteh nidhelaend / chon cheat
nidehelaend
_D!5W1 D1
Norway/Norwegian proteh nowei / jonjiat nowei
_D!5W!11W!1
Pakistan/Pakistani proteh bkistn / jonjiat bkistn
_D!5E11E 1
Philippines/Pilipino proteh filipin / jonjiat filipin
_D!50 W ! 10 W!
Russia/Russian proteh rusi / jonjiat rusi
_D!51j11j
Saudi Arabia/Saudi proteh saudi rbia / jonjiat
saudirbia
_D!5 !1111D 1
!1111D
Scotland/Scot proteh skotlaend / jonjiat
skotlaend
_D!5_1_
South Africa/South
African
proteh frik kng tbong / jonjiat
frik kng tbong
_D!51_! 10[ 0
11_! 10[0
Spain/Spanish proteh eisp / jonjiat eisp
_D!5![1@1![1@
Sweden/Swede proteh suy-aet / jonjiat suy-aet
_D!5 01 0
Syria/Syrian proteh siria / jonjiat siria
_D!5 !1j11!1j1
Thailand/Thai proteh thai / jonjiat thai
_D!51
Vietnam/Vietnamese proteh viatnm / jonjiat viatnm
_D!5!1jW1D
1 !1jW1D
Wales/Welsh proteh vael / jonjiat vael
_D!51W1 1W
North America tvip merik kng coeng
5D1!D1 10!0
Central America tvip merik kandl
5D1!D1 W1W
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South America tvip merik kng tbong
5D1!D1 10[ 0
Western Europe erop kng lec
1D10W
Central Europe erop kondl
1 DW1W
Eastern Europe erop kng koel
1 D10!
Middle East mochem pobia
D[DD!1
Southwest Asia si kng tboung biak kng lec
1 10[ 0110W
Southeast Asia si kng tboung biak kng koel
1 10[0110!
Africa tvip frik
5 D1_0
Australia tvip aostrli
5D_1W
Eastern Asia sia bheak kng koet
1110!
Arctic tvip tik
5D15
Antarctica tvip antktik
5D0 15
Pacific Rim jiay moh smot bsific
10D01D _5E0

Note:
To make a nationality out of the name of a country, just add the prefix Jon Jiat-1 in front
of the country name.
Example: America: merikng American jon jiat merikng
_D!51!D1 1 0 11!D1 10

8. Listen to and read the dialogues about nationality. Note the ways to determine
ones nationality.

Are you from Syria? No, Im from Egypt. Im an Egyptian.
Toe niak mok bi Siria? De, kham mok bi Eijip. Kham g jonjiat Eijip.
! D! !1j1" !5 D! ! D" 1 ! D"

Are you American? No, Im Canadian.
Toe niak jonjiat merikng? De, kham g jonjiat Knd.
! 1 1!D1 1 0" !5 1 1W1D1"

What are you? Im Vietnamese.
Toe niak jia jonjiat ah-veih? Kham jia jon jiat Viatnm.
! 1 " 1 !1jW1D"
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Where are you from? Im from India. Im Indian.
Toe niak mok bi n? Kham mok bi proteh India. Kham g jon jiat
India.
! !W1" D!_D!5W1" 11 W1"

Are you Indonesian? Yes, Im Indonesian. I live in Jakarta.
Toe niak jia jon jiat indonesi? Pt, kham g jonjiat indonesi. kham rosnauv
knong tikrong Jakarta.
! 11 W !W " 1 11 W !W"
1!1 05_00j111"


Are you from Afghanistan? I live in Afghanistan, but I am Pakistani.
Toe niak mok bi proteh fghnistang? Kham rosnauv knong proteh fghnistang,
pontae kham g jon jiat bkistn.
! D!_D!51001 0" 1!1 0_D!510 01 0
D 1 E1"

9. Create questions in Khmer that are appropriate to the answers provided. Check your
work with the Answer Key.

1. - ..?

- Yes, Im Vietnamese.
Kham jia jon jiat Viatnm.
1 !1jW1D"
2. - ?

- No, Im not American. Im Canadian.
De, kham min maen jia jon jiat merikng. kham g jonjiat Knd.
!5 DD11 1!D1 1 0" 1 1W1D1"
3. - or ..?

- I live in Pakistan, but Im Afghani.
Kham rosnauv knong proteh bkistn, pontae kham g jon jiat fghnistang.
1 !1 0_D!5E 1 D 110 010"


4. - ..?
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- Yes, we are Iraqis.
Cs, buk yeung jia jon jiat irk.
1 ! !0 011 1 1"

10. What do you hear? The speaker will read one word from each line of text. Mark
the word that you hear. Check your answers with the answer key.

1.
10010 E1 10 W1
2.
_0 W 0!
3.
!1jW1D W !W D
4.
!1111D !1j1 _1W !1D0
5.
01 11 !D 1j





























289

End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Translate the following headlines into English. Check your work with the Answer Key.
Try your best to get at least the country names mentioned.

1. _D!5!1jW1D0_D!5D1 0!W0!01E01!_!D"
2. 101DD_0!D!WD0!DD[5j`_D!5_11 0D1"
3. 11501D1!D11@!10_D!5D1D_01D!!!1W0!DD[011W1!__
4. _D!5055W11D10!110 D 10 11DD1"
5. 101DD_D15151@1!015_1W!10DD1"

2. Listen to and read the following news report from Cambodia, then answer the
questions that follow. Check your work with the Answer Key.

PLAY AUDIO

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_D1Dj0 D _!`!11D11W11 !0! 11W1DD1 D1 !WDj1D_!`0 D1D ! D1 !
`E110_D011D!1jD1W!!D DE0 !`"!51`D 1_!`0D ED!11 !Dj
DW1!0! 11W1 !D10D11_ 1E!!j11D_ 1 0 D 011D D__0 1[
D5 !W1 W _10 !_0"
010_ED D1 Dj1D1 !1! _!101W!_!0[_!`0D1D W1_!`0 010
D1 @!DD[1D1DD1 Dj1D_!`0 !00 0D D1DW0DD1 W1D0!_0
D 1_D !DD_!1`D1 !110_E1! ! !D10D !Wj08l010!`!00 10D!00D!W @D_0
D !`"
!W1!j1!1 115 1 !11D1EW01DD__0!D1DD! !1j0 !`!D100101WDj_D1
0D E55WW_D!01 ! !D 1` 00 D "
WDj0 D 1D_!`0_DWDD11D`!E1100D1D!!DD1Dj1!@_D!5
D 1!00 1!1D1!510DW11010__DD1 @1D_!`0 !`"
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1- Who has been considered for removal from the Funcinpec Party?
2- Do you think CPP will benefit from Funcipec Internal conflict?
3- How many tables does the official, who may be removed, plan to celebrate with?
4- In which province did Prince Norodom Ranariddh give a speech?
5- When did the Funcipec party begin to have an internal rift?

3. Work with a partner or in a small group. From the list of the countries above, choose one
and give a briefing on its location and political system. Pretend that you are giving a press
conference. Your classmates will role-play the news reporters by asking you questions.

The following questions may help you in your work:

1. Does this country have a president? Who is the current president?
2. How many political parties are there in this country?
3. Is there a war in this country now?
4. Does this country have a parliament?
5. Is there a democracy in this country?
6. Does this country have a prime minister?
7. Is the leader of this country a dictator?
8. Is this country a republic?
9. What is a specific geographical feature of this country?






















291
Vocabulary List

Conflict Jam loh
!D 1
Democracy/democratic Pro jia dhep taiy/ tael pro jia dhep
taiy
_D1D!0j
DW_D1D!0j
Dictator Niak proe amnc phtchk
!_DW1111
Dispute Jhloh gnia
!W1 1
Election K boh chnaut
11!E ! 1
Government Rotha bhi bl
1D1EW
Human Rights Sid monus
5Dj
Invade/invasion Jhlian bian/k jhlian bian
W1!111W1!1
Leader Niak tk nam
D1
Ministry Kro suang
_0
Nuclear weapons Ss str vudh pro laiy lok
1_11 _DW0!W1
Official Montrei phlauv k croen
D_ 111
Parliament Sphia tam nng rias
1W1011_
Policy No yo py
!01E0
Political Party Kiaknk pk noyo py
WDj!01E0
President Pro tia nia dhep tei
_D11D
Prime minister Nia yok rot min trei
101DD_
Racial Kng ss
101
Radical -c-nibhiab
1!
Religious Kng ssn
1011
Republic Stia ronk rot
111W1D
State Rot
1D
Term of office Ro yiak peil kn tam naeng
10!!W1 W0
To kill Samlp
D1D
To vote Boh chnaut
!E!1
To invade Jhlian bian
W1!1
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War Sang griam
_01D
World Bi bhob lok
!!!W1

































293

ANSWER KEY

Exercise 3

Last Sunday, Sangkum Reast Niyum's leader, Prince Sisowath Thomico urged FUNCINPEC
president Norodom Ranariddh to dissolve the royalist party before next year's local election.
Funcinpec's general secretary, Nhek Bun Chhay told VOA that Prince Thomico's appeal is a
political maneuver to divide this party and get the votes for his newly formed party. Prime
Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the oppositions Sam Rainsy Party
(SRP) have announced in the past that hundreds of Funcinpec members joined them.
Observers say that those who defect to the CPP want to keep their positions in the government,
and those who defect to SRP want to help promote democracy.
1- Because he wanted to get the votes for his newly formed party.
2- The announcement for Prince Thomico was made last Sunday.
3- The FUNCINPEC general secretary is Nhek Bun Chhay.
4- The opposition party leader is Sam Rainsy.
5- The defectors from FUNCINPEC will still have their position in the government.
Exercise 6

Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia and bordered by the Gulf of Thailand, between Vietnam,
Thailand and Laos. Its 2,572 km border is split among, Thailand (803 km) Laos (541 km) and
Vietnam (1,228 km), as well as 443 km for coastline. Cambodia has 181,040 square kilometers
(69,900 sq. mi.), in the southwestern part of the Indochina peninsula, which is about the size of
Missouri. It lies completely within the tropics. The country is bounded on the north by Thailand
and by Laos, on the east and southeast by Vietnam, and on the west by the Gulf of Thailand and
by Thailand. Much of the country's area consists of rolling plains. Dominant features are the
large, almost centrally located, Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and the Mekong River, which traverses
the country from north to south.


- The bordering countries are Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.
- Cambodia consists of mostly rolling plains.
- Cambodia has 181,040 square kilometers.

Exercise 9

1. Are you Vietnamese?
! 11 !1!10W1D"
toe niak jia jonjiat
viatnm?
2. Are you American?
! 111!D1 1 0"
toe niak jia jonjiat
merikn?
3. Are you Pakistani? toe niak jia jonjiat
bkistn?
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! 11E 1 "
4. Are you Iraqis?
! 1111 "
toe niak jia jonjiat irk?

Exercise 10

1. India proteh india
_D!5W1
2. England proteh angleis
_D!50 !
3. Indonesia proteh indonesi
_D!5W!W
4. Israel proteh israel
_D!5_1W
5. Russia proteh rusi
_D!51j


End for Lesson Exercise 1

1. Vietnam and Cambodia boost peaceful border policy.
2. New Thai Premier to Make first Trip Abroad to Visit Laos to Cambodia.
3. U.S. Ambassador urges Cambodia to tackle corruption to alleviate Poverty.
4. China to undertake GMS-IS project for Cambodia.
5. Cambodian Prime Minister attracts Australian Investors to Cambodia.

Exercise 2

FUNCINPEC President Thinks Removing One of His Party Members

Royalist FUNCINPEC party's president, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, has considered a plan to
have one of his party's members removed after this member verbally attacked him earlier this
week. Although the prince did not mention the person he considers removing, it is believed to be
FUNCINPECs top official, Minister of Rural Development, Mr. Lu Lay Sreng.

Prince Ranariddh told his party members in the Prey Veng province Thursday, that he has
returned to unite his party, and does not wish to remove any member, but that if this official
plans to celebrate by hosting a 50-table party, then he may just go ahead and fire this
FUNCINPEC official.

Government spokesman and Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith dismissed this charge,
and said the CPP will not benefit from the FUNCINPEC party's internal conflict. Prince
Ranariddh's Funcinpec party faced an internal rift after its leader left Cambodia and stayed
abroad until his recent return.



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1- Mr. Lu Lay Sreng.
2- No.
3- 50 tables.
4- Prey Veng.
5- When Prince Ranariddh left Cambodia and stayed abroad.
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Lesson 19
The Military
!011
yo thia


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Basic military vocabulary
- The rank structure of the U.S. Army and Cambodian military forces
- Names of weapons and army vehicles.

1. What do soldiers do? What do soldiers use? What do soldiers wear? The pictures will
help you guess the meaning of unknown terms.




5101510!`!_!1W1" ! !!1_1D!0D !1!0! 0 !1D D !W [1W
1D ! !" DD11!11[1W1D ! !! 1!0 ! _1D 1 !1 0 ! 1 !1 `" 5101
510!`D11_11 0D"

Tea hean tiang nih sliak piak aek-santhan. puakei piak tronob coeng buat nuv coeng keh ning
piak muak daek le-oh kbal rosbos buk-keh. Muak daek kapia kbal robos puak-keh bi kam
phloeng thom bi grob rom seiv ning bi rom seiv phtuh. Tea hean da-ong nih mean sastravudh
knong dai.


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Tea hean muh-niak nih
bayn kamphloeng veng
robos giat.
Tea hean muh-niak nih niyiay tam
vityu jia muy mehbonjia ka robos
giat.
Tea hean muh-niak nih
mean kamphloeng bayn
kamcruach.
5101D1 !`E@ 1 ! 010
1D1"

5101D1 !`0101D1 5j
1D0!DD!1111D1

5101D1 !`D11 ! 0E
@ 1_ "



2. Now listen to the new words and repeat them after the speaker.

Soldier tea hean
5101
Uniform aek-santhan
W1
Boots tronob coeng buat
_1D!0D
Helmet muak daek
D D
To protect ka pia
11!11
Artillery kam phloeng thom
1! 0
Ammunition grob rom seiv
_1D1!1
Explosives rom seiv phtuh
1!1 `
Weapons sastravudh
1_11
Radio vityu
15j
Commander mehbonjiaka
!DD!111
To fire bayn
E@
Rifle kamphloeng veng
1! 010
Rocket launcher bayn kamcruach
1 ! 0E@ 1 _

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Grammar note: The verbs protect and fire can be used in the following ways:
This soldier protects the country. He fires against the enemy.
5101!`11!11_D!5 !001E@_D10_1"

3. Read the statements and match each one with the correct picture. Check your answers
with the Answer Key.




1. 2. 3.


A.
Giat geu jia sivil muh-niak. Giat min mean sastravudh te. Giat mean koun croen.
111WD1 " 1 D D11_11 !5" 1D1!_ "
B.
Giat jia tea hean muh-niak. Giat mean ah-vudh muy doem.
1 15101D1 " 1 D111 D0!D D"
C.
Tea hean muh-niak chaek cheh ah-vudh bi sivilian.
5101!111 ! 1 WD1 "










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4. Listen to the new words and repeat them after the speaker.



1. 2.

3.
Yean tang nih geu jia Hamvi.

Roth pias daek bany kam
chruach svaiy brovot
01510!` 1 01D1 " 1!1DE@ 1_ 0_D1

4. 5.

6.
Roth kroh
Kam phloeng bany svaiy
brovot
Roth pias daek mean kaong
buan.
1!_1` 1! 0E@ 0_D1 1!1DD10D "


5. Now cover the names of the vehicles with a sheet of paper and name them. Repeat
Exercise 4 as many times as you need to feel comfortable with the new terms.

1. ..
2. ..
3. ..
4. ..
5. ..
6. ..




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6. Listen to the new words and repeat them after the speaker.



1

2

3

4

5

6

7 8

8


1 Mortar kam
phloeng
tbal
1! 0[1W
5 Mine min
D
2 Rifle kam
phloeng
veng
1! 010
6 Pistol kam phloeng
khlei
1! 0
3 Machine gun kam
phloeng
yon
1! 00
7 Missile kam cruach
1_
4 Grenade grob baek
_1DD
8 Weapons cache kheang leak
sastravudh
W10W11_11

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7. Look at the pictures in Exercise 6. Cover the Cambodian translations and the English
words in Exercise 6. Match each term with the correct picture. Replay the sound as many
times as you need. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. min
D
B. kam cruach
1_
C. grob baek
_1DD
D. kheang leak
sastravudh
W10W11_11
E. kam phloeng khlei
1! 0
F. kam phloeng tbal
1! 0[1W
G. kam phloeng yon
1! 00
H. kam phloeng veng
1! 010

8. On each of the following six lines, cross out the one item, out of the four, that does not
logically belong. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

1.
1!_1`
roth kroh
_1DD
grob baek
_1D5@
lan deuk thom niny.
01D1
hamvi
2.
1! 010
kam phloeng veng
1! 0[1W
kam phloeng tbal
D D
muak daek
1! 00
kam phloeng yon
3.
W1
aek-santhan
5101
tea hean
1W
sivil
!DD!111
mehbonjia
4.
15j
vityu
5
phaenti
11D
chamka min
1_11
sastravudh
5.
D D
muak daek
1! 0
kam phloeng thom
W1
aek-santhan
_1D!0D
tronob coeng
buat
6.
105101
niay tea hean
5101
tea hean
1W
sivil
!DD!111
mehbonjia ka

9. Translate the following statements into English. Check your answers with the Answer
Key.

1. 510151 0 !1 D D11D 11!11_1D1!1"
Tea hean taeng osh piak muak daek sam rab kapia grob rom seiv.

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2. 510151 0 !1 D D 11D 11!11! 1 !1 `01 ! 0 "
Tea hean taeng osh piak muak daek sam rab kapia rom seiv phtuh ning kamphloeng thom.

3. ! !0 0!1_D 1W510!DD[ 11_11"
Puak yoeng chaek cheh grob sivil tang osh daem bei rok sastravudh.

4. !!00!1_D_11D5101510 !DD[11_ 11"
Puak yoeng chaek cheh grob satrov robos tea hean tang osh daem bei rok sastravudh.


10. What do you hear? Listen to the speaker and mark the statement that you hear.

1. A. Soldiers wear helmets for protection from explosives.
B. Soldiers wear helmets for protection from ammunition and artillery.

2. A. We are searching all civilians for weapons.
B. We are searching all enemy soldiers for weapons.



11. Listen and repeat the new words after the speaker.

Army base multhan tob
DWD15!
Be careful! broyat
_D0
Curfew bamram gouh cho
D 11D!11
In charge of to-tul bontuk
55WD
Minefield cham ka min
11D
Roadblock phlov bedh
1D5
Checkpoint chamnoch truat pinit
W _ ! j
Identification ban sam gal khluan
DW1W
Patrol la-bat
W[1
Base multhan
DWD1
Barracks lomnuav tea hean
W!15101



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12. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the vocabulary list above. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

A.
Tao niak na jia--------------------------ka la-bat? Meih deuk nom ka la-bat.
!W1111W[1" !DD111W[1"
B.
Tao mean -------------------------------------reu teh? Bat pi brambei la-ngiach dawl bram-muay
preuk.
!D1_!5" E5 !!D10`llW1 DW `ll_!"
C.
-------------------------------------! Mean ---------------------------kat tnawl!
D11W
D.
Riang rual gnia trov tae banghany------------------robos puak geih nuv ae -------------------.
!1j011W1_1D01@1D ! ! 1"
E.
Tao ------------------nuav ae na?
! !1W1"

13. Work with a partner while you take turns reading and then role-playing the dialogues
from Exercise 12.

14. Work in a small group, come up with similar dialogues, and then role-play them.

15. Study the list of U.S. Army ranks. Compare them with the Cambodian military
equivalents.

Enlisted chol tvua tea hean
W!5101
Private koun tea hean
5101
Corporal niay tou
10!51
Sergeant pualbal
!WEW_
Sergeant Major pualbal aek
!WEW
Officer niay tea hean
105101
Lieutenant ah-nuh seineiy (tou reu
trei)
1 !0 !51__
Captain ah-nuh seineiy aek
1 ! 0
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Major voriak seineiy trei
11!0_0
Lt. Colonel ah-nuh voriak seineiy aek
111! 0
Colonel voriak seineiy aek
11! 0
General uhdom seineiy
ZD!0








































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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Work with a partner or in a small group. In Cambodian, come up with a caption for
each picture below.
2.




1. .

2. .

3. .

2. a) Translate the following sentences into English. Check your work with the Answer
Key.

A. !D11_11 W15 !1W1"
Tao mean sastravudh leak tuk nuv ae na?
B. !1W155W11`11W[1!`"
Tao noh na totul bhiariak ka la-bat nih?
C. _1D01@DW 1W 1D !1!!W 01 W !1"
Niak trov tae banghany bansamgol khluan robos niak nov pel niak chlong kat cham
noch chaek che.
D. _D1 W510_1E!!111_11 "
Grob sivil tang osh trov ban gei chaek cheh rok sastravudh.
E. D 11D!111D ! D! !D1 0 t`ll W 1" _ 111!D1 0 t`l8 W 1"
1__D !51`1D 1 @!51"
Banram gou chor chab pdoem pi moung bram buan lngiach. Eilov via moung bram
buan saoseb bram lngiach.
Cho trolob tov phteah niak viny tov.
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F. 11D5101D!W1`DW1WDWD105!E"
Sam rab tea hean ponoh daeil arch choul mul-than kong tob ban.

b) Work with a partner or in a small group. Make up situations where you can use
sentences C, D, E, and F as a reply. Create the first part of the conversation so that you
have short dialogues. Role-play them.

3. a) Translate the following into Khmer. Compare your translation against the Answer
Key.

A. Please step out of the car. We must search the vehicle for weapons.

B. It is after curfew. You must come with me for questioning.

C. The weapons cache is on the other side of Checkpoint Delta.

D. Be careful.There is a minefield east of the railroad.

E. Every soldier needs to have a radio and a map.

F. You must know all the checkpoints and roadblocks in this area.


b) Work with a partner or in a small group. Come up with situations where you can
use these sentences as a reply. Create the first part of the conversation so that you have
short dialogues. Role-play them.



















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Vocabulary List

Ammunition Krob rom seiv
_1D!1
Army base Multhan tob
DWD15!
Artillery Kamphloeng thom
1! 0
Barracks Lomnov tea hean
W !15101
Base Multhan
DWD1
Be careful! Broyat
_D0
Boots Tronob choeng but
_51D ! 0D
Checkpoint Cham noch chaek che
W !1
Civilian Sivil
1W
Commander Mehbonjiaka
!DD!1 11
Curfew Bam ram gochor
D11D!11
Enemy Satraov
_1
Explosive Rom seiv phtuh
1!1 `
Grenade Grob baek
_1DD
Gun Kam phloeng
1! 0
Helmet Muak daek
D D
In charge
(of a patrol, base)
To tual bontuk (la-bat, multhan)
55WD W[1 DWD 1
Machine gun Kam phloeng yon
1! 00
Map Paenti
5
Military Yo thia
!011
Mine Min
D
Minefield Vial min
11WD
Missile Kam chruach
1_
Mortar Kam phloeng tbal
1! 0[1W
Officer Naiy tea hean
105101
Protection Ka kapia
11 11!11
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Radio Vityu
15j
Rank Tha non tarak sak
011
Rifle Kam phloeng veng
1! 010
Roadblock Phlaov bedh
1D5
Rocket Kam chruach
1_
Rocket launcher Kam phloeng bany rokaet
1 ! 0E@ 1
Search Chaek che
!1
Soldier Tea hean
5101
Tank Roth pias daek
1!1D
Uniform Aek-santhan
W1
Weapons Sastravudh
1_11
Weapons cache Kheang leak sastravudh
W10W11_11
Enlisted Chol tvua tea hean
W!5101
Private Koun tea hean
5101
Corporal Niay tou
10!51
Sergeant Pualbal
!WEW_
Sergeant Major Pualbal aek
!WEW
Officer Niay tea hean
105101
Lieutenant Ah-nuh seineiy (tou reu trei)
1 !0 !51__
Captain Ah-nuh seineiy aek
1 ! 0
Major Voriak seineiy trei
11!0_0
Lt. Colonel Ah-nuh voriak seineiy aek
111! 0
Colonel Voriak seineiy aek
11! 0
General Uhdom seineiy
ZD!0







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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 3

1. C. The soldier searches the civilian for weapons.
2. B. He is a soldier. He has a weapon.
3. A. He is a civilian. He does not have weapons. He has children.

Exercise 7

A. 5 mine min
D
B. 7 missile kam chruach
1_
C. 4 grenade grob baek
_1DD
D. 8 weapons cache kheang leak sastravudh
W10W11_11
E. 6 pistol kam phloeng khlei
1! 0
F. 1 mortar kam phloeng tbal
1! 0[1W
G. 3 machine gun kam phloeng yon
1! 00
H. 2 rifle kam phloeng veng
1! 010

Exercise 8

1. Grenade grob baek
_1DD
2. Helmet muak daek
D D
3. Uniform aek-santhan
W1
4. Minefield vial min
11WD
5. Artillery kam phloeng thom
1! 0
6. Civilian sivil
1W

Exercise 9

1. Soldiers wear helmets for protection from ammunition
2. Soldiers wear helmets for protection from explosives and artillery.
3. We are searching all civilians for weapons
4. We are searching all enemy soldiers for weapons.


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Exercise 10

1. A. Soldiers wear helmets for protection from explosives.
2. B. We are searching all enemy soldiers for weapons.

1. A. Tea hean taeng osh piak muak daek sam rab kapia rom seiv phtuh.
5101510!1D D11D11!11! 1 !1 ` 01! 0"
2. B. Puak yoeng chaek cheh grob satrov robos tea hean tang osh daem bei rok sastravudh.
! !00!1_D_11D 5101510!DD[11_11"

Exercise 12

A. Who is in charge of the patrol? The patrol leader is. - 55 WD
B. Is there a curfew? Yes, from 8:00pm to 6:00am. - D11D!11
C. Be careful! There is a minefield across the road! - _D0
D. Everyone must show their identification at the checkpoint.- 11D
E. Where are the barracks? They are on the other side of the base.-W !15101

End of Lesson Exercise 2a

A. Where is the weapons cache?
B. Who is in charge of this patrol?
C. You must show your identification when you pass the checkpoint.
D. All civilians must be searched for weapons.
E. Curfew starts at 9:00pm. Its 9:45 now. Go back to your home.
F. Only soldiers may enter the army base.

Exercise 3a

A. Please step out of the car. We must search the vehicle for weapons.
Som mehta choh pi larn. Buak yoeng trov tae chaek che larn rok sastravudh.
D!D1 `!_1" ! !00_1!1_111_11 "
B. It is after curfew. You must come with me for questioning.
Via keu chol bam ram gochor. Niak traov mok chea muay khnyam doem beiy sour
chamloey.
11 WD 11D!11" _1D1D 0 !DD[ 1 !D0"
C. The weapons cache is on the other side of Checkpoint Delta.
Sastravudh leak tuk geu sthet nuv phnaek makhang naiy
1_11 W15 !1 D10
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D. Be careful. There is a minefield east of the railroad.
Broyat. Mean vial min nuv tish khang koet naiy phlaov rothphloeng.
_D0" D111WD !15 10! 11!0"
E. Every soldier needs to have a radio and a map.
Riang rual tea hean traov tae mean vithyu muy ning phaenti muy.
!1j011W5101_1D115jD005D0"
F. You must know all the checkpoints and roadblocks in this area.
Niak traov tae sgol grob cham noch chaek che ning grob phlaov bedh knong dambon nih.
_ 1 1W _D W !1 0 _D 1D 551 0 "

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Lesson 20
In the Hospital
!1D!!5j
nuav knong montipet


This lesson will introduce you to:
- Vocabulary related to medical emergencies and life-saving measures
- Terminology related to internal organs
- Ways to ask questions about vital signs.





Cambodian health care systems are run by both state and local private care. Cambodian
patients seek medical treatment from these state and private hospitals, or from
neighboring countries such as Thailand or Vietnam. As Cambodia is still very poor, most
of these medical facilities are extremely limited. For instance, the best hospital in Phnom
Penh is Calmette Hospital. However, it is not adequate for serious medical emergencies.

Due to poverty and war, as well as a lack of any kind of credible financial institution,
Cambodians do not have any medical insurance. Payment in cash is expected at the time
of treatment. As such, some Cambodian patients have to sell their assets in order to pay a
high price, which only gets them poor medical treatment.
To get an ambulance in Cambodia, people dial 119. However, the ambulances are in
horrible shape and only available in the capital city. Some of them belong to private
companies, and they charge a high price. In the meantime, there is an upfront payment at
the emergency room, which, if not paid, patients might not receive fair treatment or they
might be left unattended in the hospital or clinic.
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As Cambodia is a developing country, its health care system is not comparable with the
health care system in America. Most of the services there are poor, and out of date.
Presently, Cambodia depends on foreign aids for many of these services.




Useful phrases for medical emergencies, in case of accidents, natural disasters, armed
conflicts, or when you may need to participate in delivering medical assistance.

00 00 00 Help! Help! Help!
1WD" I am dizzy.
`!`" My house is on fire.
_1!" I was bitten by a snake.
D1!11W`" There was a break-in.
_D!11W" D0!01_1!!5j _ D0!51D!!5j"
My wife is about to deliver a baby. Please call an ambulance or help send her to the
hospital.
_1!D" I was robbed.
!11W0 D _1 W0..."W" A thief stole my bike, motorcycle, car,
money...etc.
_ 1!!E _ " I was cheated or pick pocketed.
11D" He stepped on a mine.
!!1`_1!E@" He was shot.
D0D011D 1W 1!!5j 0 _DD!_01`D1 !10" Please pass me
the bandage, alcohol, medications and first-aid kits.
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D01_!" Please hold these scissors.
D!511!W11DW!10" Please call a doctor for me.

In Lesson 17, you learned the names of human body parts, how to ask questions
about a persons state of health, and how to describe health conditions and
symptoms of sickness. You also know how to handle a visit to the doctors office. In
this lesson, you will familiarize yourself with the vocabulary used for life
threatening health conditions, such as heart attacks, gunshot wounds, severe
bleeding, and head injuries.



































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1. Go over the text with the pictures. Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold
from the context.

1 2

Boros nih ban robuas daiy. Satrei nih mean robuas muay nuav lua
daiy robos niang.
D1!`E1D D" _!`D11D D0!1!WD1D10"
3 4

Boros nih ban robuas choeng. Satrei nih mean robuas kaw.
D1!`E1D !0" _!`D11D "


Did you understand the words in bold: wound/wounded and injury/injured?

1D (robuas) means wound
E1D (ban robuas) means wounded
1D (robuas) means injury
E1D (ban robuas) means injured

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2. Look at the pictures in Exercise 1 and match the number of the picture with the
correct definition. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

A. 1D!0 - picture number _____.

B. 1D - picture number _____.

C. 1DD - picture number _____.

D. 1DD - picture number _____.


3. Tell your classmates, in Khmer, if you ever had an injury or wounds.

4. Listen to and read the dialogue between the doctor and the nurse in the
emergency room of a military hospital. Note the use of new vocabulary.

Doctor: How does Sergeant Sophal feel?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao polbaltrei Sophal mean ah ram yang doch mudeich?
1 DW ` ! !WEW_ W D1 11D W 01 0D !D "

Nurse: He feels bad, Doctor Thy.
Gilianupatha-yeakah: Got mean ah ram men la-orh, Vichiak-bondidh Thy.
W1 DD10 1` 1D111D D W 1 DW "

Doctor: What is the matter with him?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao got koat ah-vei?
1 DW ` ! 1 ! "

Nurse: His leg hurts.
Gilianupatha-yeakah: Choeng robos got cheu.
W1 DD 10 1` ! 01D 1 W "

Doctor: Is it injured?
Vichiak-bondidh: Via keu chia robuas reu?
1 DW ` 11 11D _"



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Nurse: Yes. He has a gunshot wound. He is bleeding.
Gilianupatha-yeakah: Bat. Got mean robuas pi grob kamphloeng. Got kom pong hou
chiam.
W1DD10 1` 1" 1D11D !_1D1! 0" 1 ! 001W1D"

Doctor: Does he have a fever?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao got mean chom-ngeu krun te?
1DW ` !1D1D_!5"

Nurse: Yes, he does.
Gilianupatha-yeakah: Bat, got krun.
W1DD10 1` 1 1_"

Doctor: Is he taking any medications?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao got kom pong broe thnam pseing te?
1 DW ` ! 1 D1!_D 1 !j0!5"

Nurse: Yes, antibiotics and painkillers.
Gilianupatha-yeakah: Bat, thnam angtibiyotik ning thnam bambatkacheu chab.
W1DD10 1` 1 105D !015 0 1D E 11W 1D"


5. Work with a partner. Role-play the dialogue from Exercise 4.


6. Match each of the pictures with the corresponding statement. Try to guess the
meaning of unknown words from the context. Check your answers with the Answer
Key.


A B C






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1.
Boros nih mean pang simaong nuav loe daiy robuas robos got.
D1!`D1D0D0 !1!WD1D1D1"
2.
Boros nih min ban piak muak robos got. Via chia tngaiy dael kdauv nah. Eilauv
got mean chom ngeu dach sawsaiy khua kbal.
D1!`DE!1D 1D1" 111DW!1W1" _1
1D1D D111[1W"
3.
Tea hean nih mean robuas choeng.
5101!`D11D!0"

Did you understand the meanings of the words in bold?

DD111[1W means heat stroke
D0D0 means dressing


7. Listen to the speaker and read along in your textbook. Use the Answer Key
to check the meanings of unknown words.

PLAY AUDIO




Mean bang sam rab rom robuas ning bang sam rab bet robuas. Niak trov ka puakeh
daombei pang si mang sam rab konlaeng dach reu robuas. Bang tiang osh trov tae kmian
meirok.

D1D011D11D0D011DD51D" _111!!!DD[D0D011D0
D1_1D" D0510_11!D!11"

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8. Familiarize yourself with some new medical terminology. Listen as the
speaker recites the names of internal organs. Repeat after the speaker.



1 2 3 4 5

1. heart beih-doung
!D`D0
2. brain khua
1
3. lung suat

4. kidney daom rong moat

_D0D_
5. liver thlaom
!D

9. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate name of the organ in Khmer. Check your
answers with the Answer Key.

!D`D0 !D _D0D_ 1

A. The human ____________ is in charge of all body system functions.

B. The _________ is a very important organ because it helps our body to get rid of
fat.

C. Exercising is very important for my ____________.

D. Smoking can cause ____________cancer.

E. Drinking a lot of water is necessary for the ___________ .








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10. Listen to and read the dialogue between the doctor and a patient in a
military hospital emergency room.


In the Military Hospital Emergency Room









Doctor: Hello, Major Thol.
Vichiak-bondidh: Suar Sdei Lok Viriakseneiy-trei Thol.
1 DW ` !W11 1! 0_ "

Major: Good morning, Doctor Thy.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Arun suar sdei Vichiak-bondidh Thy.
11!0_` 1W 1 DW "

Doctor: What happened to you?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao Lok kaoet ah-vei?
1 DW ` ! !W1! "

Major: I dont know. I didnt feel well. I had chest pain, headache, and
dizziness.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Khnyom aot doeng te. Khnyom min ban mean aram la-or.
Khnyom cheu daom tru-ung, cheu kbal ning vel muk.
11!0_` D0!5" D ED111DW W" W !DD_5 0 W[1W 0
1WD"

Doctor: For how long did you have your symptoms?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao Lok ban mean rok sagna royeak pel ponman hauy?
1 DW ` ! !W1ED1!11!1110`!!WD1!00"

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Major: For about 2 days.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Brohael pi tngai.
11!0_` _D0W! "

Doctor: Did you take any medications?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao lok mean lab tnam pseing te?
1DW ` ! !W1D1!WD1!j0!5"


Major: Yes, I took painkillers.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Bat, Khnyam lab tnam bam bat ka cheu chab.
11!0_` E5 !WD1DE 11W1D"

Doctor: For how long?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao royeak pel ponman?
1 DW ` ! 10`!!WD 1"

Major: For about 2 days What happened to me, doctor?
Viriakseneiy-trei: Brohael pi tngai.....Tao mean ah-vei kaoet laoeng cham po-oh
khnyoam vichiak-bondidh?
11!0_` _D0W! ...!D1 ! !_0 !!1` 1 DW "

Doctor: You had abnormal blood pressure. It was 230 over 180. You had a heart
attack.
Lok mean sam piat chiam min brokrodei. Via laoes kamret 230 laoe 180. Lok ban
kaoet chomngeu kiang behdoung.
!W1D1!1W1DD _D_" 11!W 1 OWl !W ^l"
!W1E!D 10!D`D 0"

What symptoms do you have now?
Eilov tao lok mean roksagna ah-veih?
_ 1! !W1D1!11!1 1"

Major: I feel weakness.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Khnyam mean aram osh kam lawng.
11!0_` D111DW1 W10"
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Doctor: Are you allergic to any medications?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao mean brotekam brochang ning tnam phseing phseing te?
1 DW ` ! !W1D1_D D_D10 01 !j0!5"

Major: Yes, Im allergic to penicillin.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Bat Kynyam mean brotekam brochang ning tnam pelisalin.
11!0_` E5 D1_DD_D1 0 01!DW 1W"

Doctor: Do you have any kidney, liver, lung, or brain diseases? Diabetes?
Cancer?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao Lok mean cham ngeu damrong mout, thlaoem, suat ning
khua kbal te? Cham gneu teuk noum pha-aem te? Cham gneu Muharik te?
11!0_` ! !W1D1D _D0D_ !D 0 1[1W!5" D
5!1DD!5" DD011 !5"

Major: No, I dont.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Te, khnyam min mean te.
11!0_` !5 D1!5"

Doctor: Do you smoke?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao niak chuak barei te?
1 DW ` ! E1 !5"

Major: No, I dont.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Te, khnyam min chuak te.
11!0_` !5 D E1!5"

Doctor: Do any members of your family have heart disease or have any had a
heart attack?
Vichiak-bondidh: Tao mean samacheuk na muay naiy gruasa robos niak mean
chom ngeu beh doung ning kiang beh doung te?
1 DW ` ! D1D1 W1D0_111DD1D!D`D 0 0 10!D`D0!5"


Major: Yes, my father died three years ago from heart disease.
Viriakseneiy-trei: Bat, Pa robos khnyam slab kal pi bei chnam mun pi cham geu
beh doung.
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Doctor: Well, I think you must stay in the hospital and rest for a few days.
Vichiak-bondidh: Bat, Khnyam ket tha Lok trov tae snak nuav knong montipet
houy samrak pi bei tngei.
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Major: But I need to get back to my unit!
Viriakseneiy-trei: Pontae khnyam trov ka trolawb tov krom robos khnyam vign.
11!0_` D _111__D!51_D1D 1 @"

Doctor: No, you have to stay in the hospital, rest, and take aspirin.
Vichiak-bondidh: Te Lok trov tae snak nuav knong montipet, samrak ning lab
tnam aspirin.
1DW ` !5 !W1_11 !1 0D !!5j 11 0 !WD11 1 "

11. Work with a partner. Pretend to be a doctor and a patient and role-play the
dialogue from Exercise 10.

12. Match the questions and answers. Check your work with the Answer Key.

A. 1.
Tao niak mean aram yang douch mu-
deich?
Bat, Khnyam mean robuas grob kam
phloeng knong daiy robos khnyam.
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B. 2.
Tao niak kaoet ah-vei? Khnyam mean aram khsa-ouy ning vial muk.
! ! " D1!j10 01 WD "
C. 3.
Tao niak mean aram ah-veih te? Robuas robos khnyam kampo-ung hochiam.
! D111DW" 1D1D !001W1D"
D. 4.
Tao niak cheu te? Kropeh robos khnyam cheu.
! W !5" _!`1DW"
E. 5.
Tao via cheu nuav konlaeng na? Bat khnyam cheu daoem tru-ng. Khnyam
min arc dawk danghaoem ban.
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F. 6.
Tao niak mean robuas reu te? Bat, tnam bam bat ka che chab.
!D11D_!5" E5 1DE11W 1D "
G. 7.
Tao niak mean lab tnam phseing
phseing te?
Khnyam mean aram arkrawk nas.
! D1!WD1 !j0!5" D111D W 1_ W1 "


13. What do you hear? Listen to the speaker and mark the statements that you
hear. Check your answers with the Answer Key.

1. A. What are your symptoms? I have a fever and a pain in my arm.
B. What are your symptoms? I have a fever and a pain in my leg.
C. What are your symptoms? I have a fever and a pain in my neck.

2. A. How do you feel? I dont feel well. I have a chest pain.
B. How do you feel? I dont feel well. I feel dizziness.
C. How do you feel? I dont feel well. I cant breathe.

3. A. Is there a doctor here? This man just had a heart attack.
B. Are you a doctor? This man just had a heart attack.
C. I am a doctor. This man just had a heart attack.





















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End-of-Lesson Tasks

1. Practice answering the following questions in Khmer:

A. What is your normal pulse?
B. What is your normal blood pressure?
C. Are you allergic to any medications?
D. Have you ever had a head injury?
E. Have you ever had heat stroke?

2. Work with a partner or in a small group. Look at the picture and tell in Khmer
what you think has happened with a patient. You might want to mention the
following things: Is the patient a man or a woman? What is his/her age? Is he/she a
soldier? Is he/she wounded? Is he/she injured? Is he/she in pain? Does he/she have
bleeding? Does he/she have a fever? Will he/she need to stay in the hospital? Does
he/she have high blood pressure? Does he/she have chest pain? Is he/she having a
heart attack? Can he/she breathe? Will he/she need CPR? Is he/she allergic to the
medications? Does he/she take any medications?














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Vocabulary List

Abnormal Min brokrodei
D_D_
Aspirin Aspirin
1 1
Bandage Ban rom
D01
Band-aid Ban bet
D0D5
Bleeding Ho chiam
01W1D
Brain Khua
1
Breathing Ka dawak danghaoem
11DD!0 D
Cancer Muharik
D011
CPR Si Pi Ar
1
Cut Kat
1
Diabetes Cham gneu teuk noum
pha-aem
5!1D D
Dressing Pang simaong
D0D 0
ER Bontop sankruas bonto-
n
DD!_01`D1
Gunshot wound Robuas pi grob
kamphloeng
1D!_1D1 ! 0
Head injury Robuas kbal
1D[1W
Heart Beh doung
!D`D0
Heart attack Kiang beh doung
10!D`D0
Heart disease Cham ngeu beh doung
D !D`D0
Heat stroke Chom ngeu dach
sawsaiy khua kbal
D D1 1 1[1W
High blood pressure Sam piat chiam khpos
!1W1D
I am allergic to/
Are you allergic
to?
Khnyam mean brochang
ning sarodheit.../ Tao
niak brochang ning
sarodhteit...
D1_D10 0111...!
D1_D1 00..
Injured Robuas
1D
Injury Ka robuas
11D
Kidney Dam rong mo-out
_D0D
Liver Thlaoem
!D
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Lungs Suat

Organs Saro piang kay
11!1010
Painkillers Tnam bam bat ka cheu
chab
1DE11W1D
Penicillin Peinisilin
!D 1W
Pulse Chib chor
D1
Sterile Dael kmian rok
DW1!11
To die Slabp
1D
To stay Snak nuav
1!1
Wound/
Wounded
Robuas/ ban robuas
1D E1D






























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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 2

A. 3 Wounded leg
B. 4 Injured neck
C. 1 and/or 2 Wounded arm
D. 1 Injured arm

Exercise 6

A. 3 This soldier has an injured leg.
B. 2 This man didnt wear his hat. It was very hot today. Now he has heat stroke.
C. 1 This man has a dressing on his wounded arm.

Exercise 7

These are bandages and band-aids. You need them to make a dressing for a cut or a
wound. They have to be sterile.

Exercise 9

A. brain

khua
1
B. liver

thlaoem
!D
C. heart

beh doung
!D`D0
D. lung

suat

E. kidneys dam rong mo-out
_D0D_

Exercise 12

A. How do you feel? 7. I feel really bad.
B. What is the matter with you? 3. My wound is bleeding.
C. What do you feel? 2. I feel weakness and dizziness.
D. Are you in pain? 5. Yes, I have chest pain. I cant breathe.
E. Where does it hurt? 4. My stomach hurts.
F. Are you injured? 1. Yes, I have a gunshot wound in my arm.
G. Are you taking any medication? 6. Yes, painkillers.





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Exercise 13

1. C What are your symptoms? I have a fever and a pain in my neck.
Tao niak mean rok sagna ah-vei khlah? Khnyam mean cham ngeu krun ning cheu knong
kor robos khnyam.
! D1!11!11 `" D1D_ 0 W 01D "
2. A How do you feel? I dont feel well. I have chest pain.
Tao niak mean aram yang douch mu-deich? Khnyam min mean aram la-or. Khnyam
mean cham ngeu cheu daoem tru-ng.
! D111DW01 0D!D" D D111DWW " D1D W!DD_5 0"
3. B Are you a doctor? This man just had a heart attack.
Tao niak chia Vichiak-bondidh reu? Boros mu-niak nih ta-oeb tae mean cham gneu
kiang beh doung.
! 11DW _" D 1D1!`!5DD1D1 0!D`D0"

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