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Central Khmer Vocabulary - Health

Hi Central Khmer learners! 😊
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.

After mastering this lesson, these related pages might interest you: Fruits & Days ថ្ងៃ.

The basics

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
ជាងមិនកើត។ (jeng min koat)	/cɛŋ min koət/	I don't feel well.
ខាងស្រីមិនស្អាត។ (kheng srei min sa'at)	/kʰeŋ sraəj min saʔat/	My wife is sick.
ខាងប្រុសមិនការសុទ្ធ។ (kheng prum min kar sot)	/kʰeŋ proəm min kaʔ sot/	My husband is not healthy.
នេះគឺជាលក្ខណៈដែលខ្ញុំជាងមិនកើត។ (neeh kuh jeh la'kun deng k'nyom jeng min koat)	/niheː kɨt ce laʔkun deəŋ knjom cɛŋ min koət/	This is a symptom that I don't feel well.

Dialogue

• Person 1: ខ្ញុំជាងមិនកើត។ (k'nyom jeng min koat) (I don't feel well.)
• Person 2: សូមត្រួតពិនិត្យ (soum troaj pin iti) (Please check it.)
• Person 1: ខ្ញុំមិនអាចស្នើចូលបានសម្រាប់ការងារ។ (k'nyom min aac sneh chol baan samraab kar ngor) (I can't come to work.)
• Person 2: សូមជួយខ្ញុំដោះលេខគណនីធនាគាររយៈពេលខ្លី។ (soum chuah k'nyom doh leeh knong kohni teanak reuy pearkley) (Let me freeze your bank account for a while.)

When seeing a doctor

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
មេរោគ (merork)	/meːroək/	illness, disease
ក្រពើបាលី (kropabali)	/kroːpaʔbaːli/	hospital
បេឡាកលហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ (belakal hirnnhuot)	/beːlaʔkaəl hiənŋuət/	medical equipment
សុវិលធ្វើការ (souvil tvah kaar)	/souviəl tʰvəh kaʔ/	surgery
ជ្រើសរើសម៉ឺនុយ (jroes rues mernoo)	/cruəs rues mer nuu/	choose medication
ជ្រើសរើសមនុស្សរវាង (jroes rues marnuss ruevang)	/cruəs rues ma nuʔs rɨːvaŋ/	choose a doctor

Dialogue

• Person 1: ខ្ញុំមានបង្កាន់ដៃឆ្លងកាត់ទេ។ (k'nyom mean bangknaanh chlong kat tay) (I have a broken arm.)
• Doctor: ចាត់ទៅខាងស្ត្រីដែលអ្នកមានកូនប្រុសឬស្រី។ (chadtou k'ha sdtrey del neak mean kun prum roo sa'at) (Tell me which arm your son or daughter has broken.)
• Person 1: ខ្ញុំចង់ដាក់ភ្នែកបួបរស់នៅលើមុខដេក។ (k'nyom jong daak pneh baob rosaen voa lomuk deng) (I want to pierce an earring on the left ear.)
• Doctor: លើកចំណេះទូលាយពេល ១០នាទី។ (laeck machantaoy pear pear naeti) (Come back in 10 minutes for anesthesia.)
• Person 1: ខ្ញុំចាំបាច់ក្រាយទឹករង្វាន់។ (k'nyom chom bach kraoy tuk kongvane) (I drank dirty water.)
• Doctor: សូមផ្តប់យកស្អាតឆ្អឹង។ (soum pb\d-yak yoke sa'at chanheng) (Please take some antibiotics.)

Common illnesses and injuries

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

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
ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចង្កាត់ហើយ (kar traou pin iti chongkat hay)	/kaʔ traʔo piən iti cŋaekdaə/	sunburn
បែកខ្មៅ (paek khmaav)	/baeʔ kʰmaaʋ/	dark spots from sunburn

Dialogue

• Person 1: ចង្កាត់កំពតដែលខ្ញុំបានត្រឹមត្រូវពីការធ្វើដំបូងផ្លាស់ប្តូរពីវិញសម្រាប់ការស្ពាយថ្មី។ (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: នេះជាការចាត់ទៅមកដាក់នៅទីហេងទេស្តិ៍។ (neeh kuh chadtoh-tov dak nov tii heng tiihsdor) (This happened because you put on your sunscreen.)
• Person 1: គ្រប់ដីមាំយក់ឲ្យខ្មាត់។ (kropea dengmaan yuak khamatt) (I applied too much lotion.)
• Person 2: សំខាម់កុំបាក់បន្ត។ (sa'mk'ham keum bak bandeth) (Take a shower without using soap.)
• Person 1: ការបិទបើកជំងឺដែលអមន្តរក្សាស្ទង់ដៃជម្ងឺរាញ់ទៅកាន់ស្ត្រី។ (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: ខាងអ្នកត្រូវដាក់ស្បែកដែលបានបើកបានបិទ។ (k'ha del traou daak sbek del banh daak) (You should use the blanket you opened and closed.)

Mosquito bite

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
ក្នុងក្រឡាខាមពេទ្យ (knum klakhaam peath)	/knaom klɑlaʔm peət/	malaria
តើមានសំណាមម្រាមជ្រូងដែរឬទេ (tou maen samnam mearam jroang del roo tech)	/tuu mɨnaeʔ samnɑm mrɨəmcrong deəl toət/	Do you have a mosquito net or not?
ដុះរ៉ាប់ប្បទាន (doh rhabbaban trey)	/doh rabɒɒbɑɑn treː/	repellent

Dialogue

• Person 1: ខ្ញុំមានច្រមុះដែលរត់មុខស្រេក។ (k'nyom mean chrumoh del rot muk s'rake) (I have a red bump on my forehead from a mosquito bite.)
• Person 2: ខ្ញុំបាន​​ដាក់ដំណឹង​​នៅكرីយាវិកាឌីតេន។ (k'nyom baan daak domneang nov kèriya vikaradi) (I informed the hotel staff.)
• Person 1: តើមានកញ្ចក់ជ្រូងម៉ាតេត៉ុលទេ? (tou maen kongjhkong jroang matetol tech?) (Do you have T-shirt with long sleeves?)
• Person 2: សូមផ្តល់ការសម្រែងគ្រឿងធ្វើការខ

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