politics Flashcards
(92 cards)
1
Q
policy
A
cole-neyobaiy
2
Q
politics
A
neyobaiy
3
Q
politician
A
nyek neyobaiy
4
Q
public
A
saa-tia-ranaak
5
Q
law
law/rule/legal
A
ch-bab
nee-the
6
Q
lawyer
A
may-tia-wee
7
Q
liar
A
may-poh
8
Q
village chief
A
maiy-poom
9
Q
White House
A
sey-weet-mien
10
Q
capital city
A
ree-it-tia-nee (monarch)
roat-tia-nee (republic)
11
Q
city
A
thee-krohng
12
Q
district
A
srok
13
Q
state
province
A
roat
kaiyt
14
Q
consultant / advisor
A
thee-pruk-saa
15
Q
opinion
A
yo-bahl
16
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story
problem
issue
A
rooung
17
Q
news
A
po-at-ah-mien
dahmnong (more informal)
18
Q
reporter
A
niak-kaa-sayt
19
Q
newspaper
A
kaa-sayt
saa-po-at-ah-mien
20
Q
domestic news
foreign news
A
po-at-ah-mien knong srok
po-at-ah-mien crow srok
21
Q
national holiday
A
t-ngaiy bohn djiat
22
Q
idea
A
koomnit
23
Q
to break (used in politics to mean defeat other party)
A
kadj
24
Q
to believe
A
djooeu(r)
25
Vice President
ah-nu prohtianiathupuhdie
26
President
proh-tia-nia-thupuh-die
27
Secretary of State
roat lay-kah-tee-kah
28
First Lady
se-treiy-tee-muoy
29
I don't yet know about this issue.
knyom muhn toen dung pee rooung nee teh.
30
government official
montrey roat-ah-peebahl
31
I am thinking about this issue.
Knyom kampong kit pee rooung nee.
32
Let me think about it first.
Djam knyom kit muhl sen
33
both sides
sohng-kang
34
problem
baany-hah
35
administration
roat-ah-bahl
36
political issues
| economic issues
rooung neyoobaiy
| rooung seytahkec
37
Mayor / County Executive
Ah-pee-baal krohng
| lok maay-kome
38
District Governor
Ahk-pee-baal srok
39
Provincial Governor
Ahk-pee-baal kae-it
40
My brother has a very different idea from mine.
Paown-prah knyom mien koomnit kohc pee knyom chnaye nah.
Paown-prah knyom nung knyom mien koomnit kohc kanere chnaye nah.
41
election
to vote
kaa-bauh-ch-nouwt
bauh-ch-nouwt
42
as for me ....
as for you ...
Eye knyom wyn ; djohm nye knyom wyn
djohm nye lok wyn
43
corruption
ahm-peu-pook-rah-louee
44
an action
ahm-peu
45
corrupt official
montrey pook-rah-louee
46
group
krohm
47
The government released him already.
rohtapeebahl lang koat haey
48
terrorist
terrorism
pae-ro-wey-kahw
pae-ro-wey-kahm
49
demonstrator
demonstration
baateh-kahw
baateh-kahm
50
political party
konah-pahk
51
democratic party
konah-pahk prah-djia-tuh-bah-thaiye
52
republican party
konah-pahk saa-tia-ranaa-roat
53
independent party
konah-pahk eyek-kreeic
54
What is your political party?
lok caan konah-pahk ehy?
55
I don't think so
knyom muhn kit aan-djun teh.
56
former
note: before title
aa-thid / aa-thaiy-tah
57
future
ahk-rah-coot
58
situation / position / state
s-taan-o-piab
s-taan-o-kaa
59
place / building / office / bureau
mon-thee
60
doubt
mon-thil
61
low ranking person
cone tia-hian
62
to have the right
mien sit
63
human rights
sit m-noo
64
Offer the sliced meat to the tiger so you can live in that country
aa saaic djoun klaa theub now srok baan
65
radio
wee-tyoo
66
to control / to be on top of
control (noun)
druot
kaa-druot
67
to support
ko-am-tro
68
democracy
prah-djia-tuh-bah-thaiye
69
according to this article
thahm aatah-baht nee
70
article
aatah-baht
71
to oppose
proh-chang (long A)
72
freedom
say-raiy-peeib
73
current / now
current president
baa-che-bahn
prah-tia-nia-tupah-diey baa-che-bahn
74
to have benefit / use / interest
mien proh-yauwee
75
to think correctly
kit treow
76
to think incorrectly
kit koh
77
to respect
koe-robe
78
member
sahmaadjik
79
congress
roat sah-pia
80
member of congress
sahmaadjik roat sah-pia
81
to announce
prah-kaah
82
NGO
ahng-kaa crow roatapeebahl
83
organization
ahng-kaa
84
spokesperson
nyek noam pee-ik
85
points
k-beeah
86
formal, formally
plow-kaa
87
to agree (about idea)
yol-srahb
88
staff / personnel / office worker
boe-ke-luk
89
leader
mae-kay
90
important
it's not important
som-kaan
wia muhn som-kaan teh
91
big deal / big story
it's no big deal
tome-dome
wia muhn tome-dome teh
92
to cause
bohn-daal
