Understanding Khmer Media

Module 8: Understanding Khmer Media In this module, we will step outside of textbooks and into the real world of Khmer media. From understanding the news to enjoying classic songs and modern YouTube videos, this module will sharpen your listening and comprehension skills and give you a fantastic insight into modern Cambodian culture. Pronunciation Engine Status: Initializing... Lesson 8.1: How to "Read" a Khmer News Headline Khmer news headlines are often formal and concise. Understanding a few key vocabulary words will allow you to grasp the main idea of a news story quickly. English Khmer Romanization Audio News แž–័แž៌แž˜ាแž“ pรด-da-mien ๐Ÿ”Š National แž‡ាแžិ chiet ๐Ÿ”Š International แžขแž“្แžแžšแž‡ាแžិ รขn-dรข-rรข-chiet ๐Ÿ”Š Government แžšแžŠ្แž‹ាแž—ិแž”ាแž› roat-tha-phi-baal ๐Ÿ”Š Announced แž”ាแž“แž”្แžšแž€ាแžŸแžា baan pro-kah tha ๐Ÿ”Š Incident / Event แž េแžុแž€ាแžšแžŽ៍ haet-ka ๐Ÿ”Š Economy แžŸេแžŠ្แž‹แž€ិแž…្แž… set-tha-kech ๐Ÿ”Š Accident แž‚្แžšោះแž្แž“ាแž€់ kruoh-thnak ๐Ÿ”Š Example Headline: แžšแžŠ្แž‹ាแž—ិแž”ាแž›แž”ាแž“แž”្แžšแž€ាแžŸแžขំแž–ីแž‚แž˜្แžšោแž„แž្แž˜ីแžŠើแž˜្แž”ីแž‡ំแžšុแž‰แžŸេแžŠ្แž‹แž€ិแž…្แž…แž‡ាแžិ។ Breakdown: Government (แžšแžŠ្แž‹ាแž—ិแž”ាแž›) announce…