Practicalities Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
you
A
nak
(nyaak) (nasal)
2
Q
she
A
neang
(NEE ung)
3
Q
he
A
Kot
(KOwaht)
(like the quat in kumquat, or like co-op)
4
Q
I
A
Knhom
(knyum)
5
Q
forty
A
SIGH-uh sup
6
Q
food
A
mhop
(muhHOW)
(slightest “p” sound at end)
7
Q
to sleep
A
keng
8
Q
coffee
hot coffee
iced coffee
A
ka-fe
ka-fe kdao
(kDAHuhl) (slight L)
ka-fe tek-kork
(dtuk koahrk)
9
Q
water
A
dtuck
(swallow the ck)
10
Q
to buy
A
dtun
11
Q
to drink
A
pheuk
puh
make the back of your mouth like a k but don’t pronounce the k
12
Q
to eat
A
nyahm
13
Q
one
A
MUoy
14
Q
two
A
bpee
(somewhere between b and p)
15
Q
three
A
mbai
16
Q
four
A
buon
mBOOun
17
Q
five
A
parum
prahm
(roll the r)
18
Q
how much?
A
Dta tlai bonman?
(put almost an r almost an l at the end of “dta”. Like dtar or dtahl.)
19
Q
I want to pay
A
Knyum JAH-ong gkut loy.
20
Q
doctor
A
kru pedh
21
Q
emergency
A
KREE ass ON
22
Q
please go away
A
SOHM tao chNAI
23
Q
six
A
prahm muoy
24
Q
seven
A
prahm bpee
25
eight
prahm mbai
26
nine
prahm buon
27
ten
ndop (ndahp)
28
Hot coffee with sweet milk
KAfe tuckDOCKoh kdau(l)
(rhymes with “how(l)”
29
iced coffee with sweet milk
KAfe tuckDOCKoh tek-KOark
30
espresso, mocha, cappuccino, etc
[Just say it like you normally say it.]
31
no sugar
awd yawk kowah dte
almost like “ord york core”
32
Can I have a…?
Sohm [the thing] muoy?
literally:
sohm is “please”
muoy is “one”
33
to go / takeaway / take-out
kchob [sort of kjob]
[rhymes with bob]
34
twenty
muhPAHee
35
thirty
sam sup
(almost SAHM sup)
36
fifty
ha sup
(the ha is nasal)
37
[ask the driver to stop]
Chop chop
38
911 emergency number
117
39
bathroom
bohng GUN
40
Where is the bathroom?
Bohng GUN now when AH?
(bohngGUN nowwhenAH?)
41
beef broth is okay
DTOHM pay-AHNG mbai chOUa psych OH mun aye DTAY
42
so expensive!
Tlai na!
