Cambodia - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 72

EMERGENCIES

Help! choo-ee! Please call a doctor soam hao kroo

Are there any mee-un meen dtay? bphet moak

mines here?
Accident

Hospital moo-un dtee bphet

kroo-ah t'nak Police station bpohs bpoli

NUMBERS

1 moi 11, 12, 13, etc dop moi/moi don

2

2 bpee dop, dop bpee/

3 bai bpee don dop, dop

4 bpoo-oun bai/bai don-dop

5 bprahm 20 m'pay

6 bprahm-moi 30, 40, 50, etc saam seup, sai seup,

7 bprahm bpee/ haa seup

bprahm bpeul 100 moi roy

8 bprahm-bai 101 moi roy moi

9 bprahm-bpoo- 200, 300, 400, etc bpee roy, bai roy,

oun bpoo-oun roy

10 dop 1000 moi bpoa-un

10,000 moi meun

FOOD AND DRINKS GLOSSARY

lerk gai-o Cheers! sait goa beef

dtai bon-lai soam Only vegetables, sait j'rook pork

please

Basics
bpong

k'nyom niam sait dtey , I don't eat meat

egg

sait dt'ray or fish

bpong moa-un chien fried eggs

k'nyom chong … I'd like …

dtao-oo tofu

Rice and noodles
Geautiev

m'tayh chilli

noodle soup nOOm-bpung bread

mee chaa fried noodles om-beul salt

bai cooked rice plai cher fruit

bai chaa fried rice s'gor sugar

Fish, meat and vegetables
bong-kong

Drinks
bee-yair beer
dteuk dtai tea
dteuk groatch-grobaight orange juice
dteuk doing

shrimp/prawn

bon-lai vegetables

bpayng boh tomato

bpoat corn coconut milk

dom-loang barang potato dteuk k'nai choo palm wine

dtee-a fish dteuk sot moi dorb bottle of water

dt'ray duck dteuk om bpow sugar-cane juice

dtray-meuk squid dteuk sot drinking water

g'daam crab ka-fei dteuk doh goa coffee with milk

moa-un chicken gaa-fay khmao coffee (black)

sait meat ot dak dteuk kork no ice

network of ATMs (money is dispensed
in dollars). You'll find Canadia and
Acleda ATMs in every town of any
consequence (Canadia ATMs accept
foreign Visa and MasterCards, Acleda
ATMs accept Visa cards only), plus
various other ATMs in larger places.
Note, however, that many charge a
commission fee of up to $5 - Canadia

ATMs are all commission-free, and
should be your first port of call.
Credit-card advances are available in
Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville
and Battambang, but don't rely on them
as a source of cash, as systems are
unreliable. Travellers' cheques can be
changed at most banks for a small
commission, normally two percent.