Lesson 26: Jobs

chǎn noon làp sà-baai

I slept well

noon làp

to sleep

chǎn noon mâi làp

I didn't sleep well

kun noon làp sà-baai mǎi

Did you sleep well?

chǎn hǐw

I'm hungry

hǐw

hungry

kun hǐw mǎi

Are you hungry?

yang mâi hǐw

not hungry yet

tǎam

to ask

dtòp

to answer

kam dtòp

answer

kam

word

nâng

to sit

nâng long

to sit down

yeun

to stand

yeun kêun

to stand up

jam dâai

to remember

jam dâai mǎi

Do you remember?

jam mâi dâai

I don't remember

leum

to forget

leum réu yang

Did you forget?

leum láew

I forgot already

yang mâi leum

I haven't forgotten

pák pòn

to rest

pák

a break

pòn

loosen

chee-wít

life

aa-sǎi

live (long life)

mâi dtông

don't have to

dtông

have to

òk jàak (+ place/location)

to leave

òk

to leave (like I'm leaving)

ror chǎn gòn

Wait for me

ror

to wait

gòn

before

kǎo maa gòn

He came first

yím

to smile

jâo-naai

boss

le-kǎa

secretary

ter

she

mǒr fan

dentist

fan

teeth

pá-yaa-baan

nurse

roong-pá-yaa-baan

hospital

roong-ngaan

factory

roong-raem

hotel

roong-nǎng

cinema

wít-sà-wá-gon

engineer

aa-jaan

lecturer

mâe bâan

housewife

pôr bâan

househusband

jâo kǒng

owner

tú-rá-gìt

business

jâo kǒng tú-rá-gìt

business owner

jâo kǒng ráan

owner of the shop

bor-rí-sàt

company

jâo kǒng bor-rí-sàt

owner of the company

ráan lâo

bar

ráan kǎai lâo

liquor shop

kǎai

to sell

tú-rá-gìt aa-hǎan

food business

tú-rá-gìt kǒng lên

toy business

kǒng (+word)

object smth; of/belonging to

kǒng lên

toy

jâo

master

prá-jâo

high priest

dtam-rùat

police(man)

dtòk ngaan

unemployed (lost your job)

tá-hǎan

soldier

pá-nák ngaan

employee

pá-nák ngaan kǎai

salesperson

mâe káa

female vendor/merchant

pôr káa

male vendor/merchant

káa

to trade

káa-káai

sell and trade

koie

used to do

kun koie tam ngaan à-rai maa gòn

What job did you use to do?

maa gòn

before

chǎn koie bpen sǐn-lá-bpin

I used to be an artist

sǐn-lá-bpin

artist

nák-róng

singer

róng

scream

daa-raa

celebrity

nàk sà-daeng

actor

sà-daeng

perform

nák don-dtree

musician

don-dtree

music

nák kǐian

writer

kǐian

write

jìt-dtrà-gon

painter

dee kêun

better (feeling better

gèng kêun

better (at some skill)

gèng

skillful

nák dtên

dancer

wâang ngaan

unemployed