khmer help

[Jlucas]

can someone please explain the difference between bat/ja and "nung hi"

thank you

[Born-Confused]

bat / ja means yes
Nungai - a bit like "that's right"

[Jlucas]

perfect thank you !

[Jerry Atrick]

can someone please explain the difference between bat/ja and "nung hi"

thank you

Bat - to stop

Baaat - yes, ok, general assent - also use baan as agreement

ja - how women, gays and ladyboys say "yes" - feminine version

Neung hai - "all the same" basically a figure of speech

[newkidontheblock]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

[violet]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Correct

[khmerhamster]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Correct

Not quite. Though transliteration of Khmer words in Roman script leads to loads of errors with similarity spelt but different words
‘Bat’ could reasonably be understood as yes or stop (end). I’d say turn would be more like ‘but’ - but Latin script is not ideal for Khmer words.

‘Chop’ and ‘bat’ (and one more ‘leng’) are different but have similar meanings but used in different contexts.
Foreigners with limited Khmer use ‘chop’ for everything which can be understood but isn’t normal usage.
It doesn’t stop them trying to tell others what is right and wrong though

[violet]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Correct

Not quite. Though transliteration of Khmer words in Roman script leads to loads of errors with similarity spelt but different words
‘Bat’ could reasonably be understood as yes or stop (end). I’d say turn would be more like ‘but’ - but Latin script is not ideal for Khmer words.

‘Chop’ and ‘bat’ (and one more ‘leng’) are different but have similar meanings but used in different contexts.
Foreigners with limited Khmer use ‘chop’ for everything which can be understood but isn’t normal usage.
It doesn’t stop them trying to tell others what is right and wrong though

Fair enough - transliteration- accent of person too means I can read bat and know how I pronounce it, but that doesn’t mean another person reading bat would pronounce it the way I (or a Khmer native speaker) pronounces it.

I would use chop in a tuk tuk. Is that correct or incorrect

[Jerry Atrick]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Correct

Not quite. Though transliteration of Khmer words in Roman script leads to loads of errors with similarity spelt but different words
‘Bat’ could reasonably be understood as yes or stop (end). I’d say turn would be more like ‘but’ - but Latin script is not ideal for Khmer words.

‘Chop’ and ‘bat’ (and one more ‘leng’) are different but have similar meanings but used in different contexts.
Foreigners with limited Khmer use ‘chop’ for everything which can be understood but isn’t normal usage.
It doesn’t stop them trying to tell others what is right and wrong though

Fair enough - transliteration- accent of person too means I can read bat and know how I pronounce it, but that doesn’t mean another person reading bat would pronounce it the way I (or a Khmer native speaker) pronounces it.

I would use chop in a tuk tuk. Is that correct or incorrect

In a tuk it's fine.

But, for example, asking someone what time they finish work you wouldn't say "Bong chup twokaaa maon maan" but rather "Bong bat twoo maon mann"

Turn off a light "bat pluen" close door "bat schwia" close your ears "bat twieer" yadda yadda yadda

[violet]

Stop is usually ‘chop’

‘Bat’ means turn, followed by left or right.

Please correct me if this is incorrect.

Correct

Not quite. Though transliteration of Khmer words in Roman script leads to loads of errors with similarity spelt but different words
‘Bat’ could reasonably be understood as yes or stop (end). I’d say turn would be more like ‘but’ - but Latin script is not ideal for Khmer words.

‘Chop’ and ‘bat’ (and one more ‘leng’) are different but have similar meanings but used in different contexts.
Foreigners with limited Khmer use ‘chop’ for everything which can be understood but isn’t normal usage.
It doesn’t stop them trying to tell others what is right and wrong though

Fair enough - transliteration- accent of person too means I can read bat and know how I pronounce it, but that doesn’t mean another person reading bat would pronounce it the way I (or a Khmer native speaker) pronounces it.

I would use chop in a tuk tuk. Is that correct or incorrect

In a tuk it's fine.

But, for example, asking someone what time they finish work you wouldn't say "Bong chup twokaaa maon maan" but rather "Bong bat twoo maon mann"

Turn off a light "bat pluen" close door "bat schwia" close your ears "bat twieer" yadda yadda yadda

Oh I remember turn off a light now. And close the door has also just been remembered now you mention it. So it’s closer to close than to stop (bat)?