Language/Central-khmer/Vocabulary/Health
Hi Central Khmer learners! π
In this lesson, we will learn useful vocabulary related to health. Health is a topic that interests many people, and it is important to know how to express yourself when talking about it.
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The basics[edit | edit source]
To start with, let's learn some standard phrases that will come in handy when you or someone you know is not feeling well.
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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ααΆααα·αααΎαα (jeng min koat) | /cΙΕ min koΙt/ | I don't feel well. |
ααΆαααααΈαα·αααα’αΆαα (kheng srei min sa'at) | /kΚ°eΕ sraΙj min saΚat/ | My wife is sick. |
ααΆααααα»ααα·αααΆααα»αααα (kheng prum min kar sot) | /kΚ°eΕ proΙm min kaΚ sot/ | My husband is not healthy. |
αααααΊααΆααααααααααααα»αααΆααα·αααΎαα (neeh kuh jeh la'kun deng k'nyom jeng min koat) | /niheΛ kΙ¨t ce laΚkun deΙΕ knjom cΙΕ min koΙt/ | This is a symptom that I don't feel well. |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: αααα»αααΆααα·αααΎαα (k'nyom jeng min koat) (I don't feel well.)
- Person 2: ααΌααααα½ααα·αα·ααα (soum troaj pin iti) (Please check it.)
- Person 1: αααα»ααα·αα’αΆα ααααΎα αΌαααΆααααααΆααααΆαααΆαα (k'nyom min aac sneh chol baan samraab kar ngor) (I can't come to work.)
- Person 2: ααΌααα½ααααα»αααααααααααΈαααΆααΆαααααααααααΈα (soum chuah k'nyom doh leeh knong kohni teanak reuy pearkley) (Let me freeze your bank account for a while.)
When seeing a doctor[edit | edit source]
If you need to see a doctor or go to a hospital in Cambodia, it can be useful to know the following words:
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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ααααα (merork) | /meΛroΙk/ | illness, disease |
αααααΎααΆααΈ (kropabali) | /kroΛpaΚbaΛli/ | hospital |
ααα‘αΆααα α·ααααααααα» (belakal hirnnhuot) | /beΛlaΚkaΙl hiΙnΕuΙt/ | medical equipment |
αα»αα·αααααΎααΆα (souvil tvah kaar) | /souviΙl tΚ°vΙh kaΚ/ | surgery |
ααααΎαααΎααααΊαα»α (jroes rues mernoo) | /cruΙs rues mer nuu/ | choose medication |
ααααΎαααΎαααα»ααααααΆα (jroes rues marnuss ruevang) | /cruΙs rues ma nuΚs rΙ¨ΛvaΕ/ | choose a doctor |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: αααα»αααΆααααααΆααααααααααΆααααα (k'nyom mean bangknaanh chlong kat tay) (I have a broken arm.)
- Doctor: α αΆαααα ααΆαααααααΈαααα’αααααΆαααΌααααα»αα¬ααααΈα (chadtou k'ha sdtrey del neak mean kun prum roo sa'at) (Tell me which arm your son or daughter has broken.)
- Person 1: αααα»αα ααααΆααααααααα½αααααα ααΎαα»ααααα (k'nyom jong daak pneh baob rosaen voa lomuk deng) (I want to pierce an earring on the left ear.)
- Doctor: ααΎαα ααααααΌααΆαααα α‘α ααΆααΈα (laeck machantaoy pear pear naeti) (Come back in 10 minutes for anesthesia.)
- Person 1: αααα»αα αΆαααΆα αααααΆαααΉααααααΆααα (k'nyom chom bach kraoy tuk kongvane) (I drank dirty water.)
- Doctor: ααΌααααααααααα’αΆαααα’αΉαα (soum pb\d-yak yoke sa'at chanheng) (Please take some antibiotics.)
Common illnesses and injuries[edit | edit source]
Cambodia has a hot and humid climate that can cause some peculiar illnesses or injuries. Let's take a look at some of them.
Sunburn[edit | edit source]
Sunburn happens when the skin is exposed to strong sunlight, and it is more common in Cambodia than in some other countries. Here is how to talk about this issue:
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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ααΆααααα½ααα·αα·αααα ααααΆααα αΎα (kar traou pin iti chongkat hay) | /kaΚ traΚo piΙn iti cΕaekdaΙ/ | sunburn |
ααααααα (paek khmaav) | /baeΚ kΚ°maaΚ/ | dark spots from sunburn |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: α ααααΆααααααααααααα»αααΆαααααΉαααααΌαααΈααΆαααααΎααααΌαααααΆααααααΌαααΈαα·ααααααΆααααΆαααααΆαααααΈα (chongkat kampot del k'nyom baan traout rov trom trob pleangs-toun pet viller samraab kar sbaay thom.) (I have sunburn on my face from changing direction again and again for a new photo.)
- Person 2: αααααΆααΆαα αΆαααα ααααΆαααα ααΈα αααααααα·αα (neeh kuh chadtoh-tov dak nov tii heng tiihsdor) (This happened because you put on your sunscreen.)
- Person 1: αααααααΈααΆααααα²ααααααΆααα (kropea dengmaan yuak khamatt) (I applied too much lotion.)
- Person 2: ααααΆαααα»αααΆααααααα (sa'mk'ham keum bak bandeth) (Take a shower without using soap.)
- Person 1: ααΆααα·αααΎαααααΊαααα’αααααααααΆααααααααααααΊααΆαααα ααΆααααααααΈα (kar bit bik jumnoch del amnort rokhsahts-taang dai chomnha rhaanh tdov can sa'trey) (The opening and closing of the door caused a sore throat to go to my wife.)
- Person 2: ααΆαα’αααααααΌαααΆααααααααααααΆαααΎαααΆααα·αα (k'ha del traou daak sbek del banh daak) (You should use the blanket you opened and closed.)
Mosquito bite[edit | edit source]
Mosquito bites can be a nuisance during the hot and humid months. Cambodian mosquitoes are carriers of several diseases, so it is crucial to minimize bites:
Central Khmer | Pronunciation | English |
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αααα»ααααα‘αΆααΆαααααα (knum klakhaam peath) | /knaom klΙlaΚm peΙt/ | malaria |
ααΎααΆαααααΆαααααΆαααααΌααααα¬αα (tou maen samnam mearam jroang del roo tech) | /tuu mΙ¨naeΚ samnΙm mrΙ¨Ιmcrong deΙl toΙt/ | Do you have a mosquito net or not? |
αα»ααααΆαααααααΆα (doh rhabbaban trey) | /doh rabΙΙbΙΙn treΛ/ | repellent |
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
- Person 1: αααα»αααΆαα αααα»ααααααααα»ααααααα (k'nyom mean chrumoh del rot muk s'rake) (I have a red bump on my forehead from a mosquito bite.)
- Person 2: αααα»αααΆαββααΆααααααΉαββαα ΩΨ±αΈααΆαα·ααΆααΈαααα (k'nyom baan daak domneang nov keΜriya vikaradi) (I informed the hotel staff.)
- Person 1: ααΎααΆααααα ααααααΌααααΆααααα»ααα? (tou maen kongjhkong jroang matetol tech?) (Do you have T-shirt with long sleeves?)
- Person 2: ααΌααααααααΆαααααααααααΏαααααΎααΆαα
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Express Surprise
- Food
- How to say Good Bye?
- Days of the Week
- Days αααα
- Feelings and Emotions
- Languages ααΆααΆ
- Fruits
- Drinks