1.  Word sYr  (to ask)

    The word sYr is pronunced in IPA (sue) .   The consonant r remains silent when it occurs in final position.

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2.  Word sBa#ati  (nationality)

    When two consonants are pronounced consecutively within a word, the second consonant is written in a special sub-consonant from below the first consonant.  The sub-consonants are called [ceeN] of consonant "consonant feet".  The form of sub-consonant in most cases a smaller version of consonant, but without the top part of consonant which is called [sAq] (hair) of consonant.  The combination of consonant and the sub-consonant is called [pcieN domruet].   Initial clusters  are called  ( pcun) cnee)q psAm ) and medial clusters are called (pcun) cnee)q pn)ae ceeN ).  The sub-consonants are used as initial clusters and medial clusters.  When there is a consonant cluster, (including both an initial consonant and its sub-consonant), the vowel symbols are written around the consonant cluster (either before, above, or after the consonant cluster, and in some cases a combination of these). In all cases, however, the vowel is pronounced after the consonant cluster. 

    In general consonant (Baj ) could take sub-consonants ( 3 4 # $ and   J ) as medial cluster.  The word sBa#ati , consonant Baj takes sub-consonant  ( # ) as its medial cluster and the vowel ( i  ) on consonant (t ) is silent.

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3.  Word k+GBa3wg (so...)

    The diacritic leik qahsdaa ( +  ) is also called leik prambey occurs only over the consonants (k ) and (d ).  It does not change the pronunciation of those two consonant.   This diacritic is used to distinguish the meaning of word (k ) which mean (neck) to auxilary word (k+ ) which mean (then) or in a combination word (GBa3wg) mean (so am I or me too).

    In general consonant (Baj ) could take sub-consonants ( 3 4 # $ and   J ) as medial cluster.  The word GBa3wg, consonant Baj takes sub-consonant  ( 3 ) as its medial cluster.

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4. Word kEn,g  (place)

    Consonant (n ) could take sub-consonants ( 8 5 ,  and  S ) as medial cluster.  The word kEn,g, consonant n takes sub-consonant  ( , ) as its medial cluster.  Because the first syllable is pronounced as the first series of consonant, therefore the sencond syllable have to follow the first series of consoant.   In this case the second series consonant ( l ) which is seen as the sub consonant ( ,   ) chang to first series consonant ( L ).

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5.  Word Gg!rvt5 (Angkor wat)

    Consonant (g ) could take sub-consonants ( 1   2  ! R  V S  >   and    :  ) as medial cluster.  The word Gg!r, consonant ( g ) takes sub-consonant  ( ! ) as its medial cluster.  The consonant r remains silent when it occurs in final position.  The syllable (vt5 ) consonant (t ) could take its own sub-consonants ( 5  ) but it remains silent when it occurs in final position. 

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6.  Word ;f9GaTit< (Sunday)

    The last syllable (Tit< ), consonant (t ) could take sub-consonants ( <   ) but it remains silent when it occurs in final position. 

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7.  Word sb_ay (Angkor wat)

    Consonant (b ) could take its own sub-consonants ( _  ) as medial cluster. 

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8.  Word lW or B/ (hear)

    The spelling of words "hear" is (lW or B/ ).  Both of words have the same pronunciation. The the spelling of word (lW ) composed by consonant (l ) and vowel ( W ) and the spelling of word (B/ ) is an independent vowel.  Both words are used interchangeable, but (lW ) has been introduced in the 1970s and word (B/ ) is the orginal of Khmer words.  Now, word (B/ ) is brought back to every writing.

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9.  Word nagkBaJa   (Miss)

    The consonant (Baj ) could take sub-consonants ( 3 4 # $ and   J ) as medial cluster.  The word kBaJa, consonant Baj takes sub-consonant  ( J ) as its medial cluster.

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10.  Word  ca?  (to wait or to remember)

    The word (ca? ) has two meanings and its pronunciation is also the same.  The first meaning is to wait and the socond meaning is to remember.

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11. Word Ten,  (river)

    Consonant (n ) could take sub-consonants ( 8 5 ,  and  S ) as medial cluster.  The word Ten,, consonant n takes sub-consonant  ( , ) as its medial cluster.

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12.  Word yn5ehaH (airplane)

    The compound word (yn5ehaH ) is a combiantion of  word machine (yn5 ) and fly (ehaH).  The word (yn5), consonant (n ) could take sub-consonant ( 5  ) as medial cluster, but sub-consonant ( 5  ) remains silent when it occurs in final position of word.

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13.  Word sN&aKar  (hotel)

    The consonant (N ) could take sub-consonants ( 5  ^ and   & ) as medial cluster.  The word sN&aKar, consonant N takes sub-consonant  ( & ) as its medial cluster.  The consonant r remains silent when it occurs in final position.

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14.  Word  GeBa#IBaj  (to invite)

    The consonant (Baj ) could take sub-consonants ( 3 4 # $ and   J ) as medial cluster.  The word GeBa#IBaj, consonant Baj takes sub-consonant  ( # ) as its medial.

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