1.  Word Gg!7y (to sit)

    Word (Gg!7y ) has two syllables.  Consonant (g ) could take sub-consonants ( !  ) as medial claster. 

Top

2.  Word ePaCnIyda&n (restaurant)

        Word (ePaCnIyda&n ) has 3 syllables.  Consonant (d ) could take sub-consonants ( &   ) as medial claster.  In this case, consonant (d ) remains silent.

Top

3.  Word rk ( looking for )

    All Khmer consonant, there is an inherent vowel.  The inherent vowel for the first series consonant is /AA/ and second series consonant is /OO/.   The second series consonant (r ) has an inherent vowel /OO/, therefore the pronunciation of this syllable is (rOOk).

Top

4. Word q9aBaj'[ ( delicious )

    Consonant (q ) could take sub-consonants ( 9   ) as initial claster.  The diacritic bAntAq ( '  ) occurs on the top of the final consonant of a syllable and it is used to shorten the vowel of that syllable.  The full or partial reduplication sign Leiktoo ([ ) is used to indicate that the word after which it occurs is to be repeated.

Top

5.  Word Bisar (to eat or drink)

    Word (Bisar ) has 2 syllables.  Consonant (r ) at the end of the word remains silent.

Top

6.  Word ePsC# (a drink but not alcohol)

    Word (ePsC# ) has three syllables.

Top

7.  Word EtTwkkk (ice tea)

       All Khmer consonant, there is an inherent vowel.  The inherent vowel for the first series consonant is /AA/ and second series consonant is /OO/.   The second series consonant (k ) has an inherent vowel /AA/, therefore the pronunciation of this syllable is (kAAk)

Top

8.  Word m>Ub (food)

    Consonant (m ) could take sub-consonants ( >   ) as medial claster.

Top