Khmer Dictionary: និយាយ

1. និយាយ ( v ) [niʔyiey]   - detail »
   to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
   
2. និយាយ ( v ) [niʔyiey]   - detail »
   to be / get involved (with)
   Eg. ពាណិជ្ជកម្មយើង អត់និយាយពីរឿងនយោបាយទេ : Our commerce does not get involved with politics.
3. បំប៉ោង ( v ) [bɑmpaoŋ]   - detail »
   to exaggerate
   Eg. និយាយ​ឲ្យ​ស្មោះត្រង់កុំបំប៉ោង​! : Speak honestly; do not exaggerate!

1. ចង់និយាយ [cɑŋ niʔyiey]
   to mean, indicate (calque from the Fr. vouloir dire)
   Eg. ...គឺ​ចង់​និយាយថាផលិតផលដែលប្រជាជនធ្វើបាន គេចង់នាំទៅលក់នៅទីណាក៏បានដោយសេរី: it means that the people want to sell the products which they make anywhere freely.
2. ថ្ងៃមិញ [tŋay mɨɲ]
   earlier today; previous part of the day
   Eg. មុនចូលគេង​ កុមារ​សួន​និយាយ​ថា​​ «ថ្ងៃមិញ ខ្ញុំបានពិន្ទុល្អណាស់»: Before he went to sleep, Little Suan said, “Today, I got a very good grade.”
3. និយាយង៉ូវៗ
   to keep muttering the same thing, speak beseechingly
   
4. និយាយង៉ោះៗ
   to speak through one's nose
   
5. និយាយចចាមអារ៉ាម [niʔyiey cɑcaam - ʔaaraam]
   to spread false rumors
   
6. និយាយចាក់ដោត [niʔyiey cak daot]
   to provoke a quarrel
   
7. និយាយចោល [niʔyiey caol]
   to go back on one's word
   
8. និយាយចំអន់ [niʔyiey cɑmʔɑn]
   to joke, tease, make someone blush
   
9. និយាយចំៗ
   to be straightforward, be blunt
   
10. និយាយចំៗនិងដោយចំហ
    to speak directly and candidly
    

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