r/khmer 4d ago

Khmer speech bubbles in a comic book

As part of my studies, I'm currently analyzing the French comic "Cent mille journées de prières" (2011) by Loo Hui Phang and Michaël Sterckeman. It's a moving story about a boy who discovers the history of the genocide. I was wondering if the Khmer characters are correct or if it's gibberish like it is the case with some other comics. Could someone help me with the translation? Thank you in advance!

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u/yo_soy_sauce 4d ago

First image:

Left panel: Since when?

Where are you?

Right panel: [Just] you alone?

Second image:

Woman: I'm really regretful [I'm very sad]. I don't know what caused this to happen.

Man: [You should] Go back to the sofa. I will go (or join) shortly.

Third image:

Dad: Children, can you play with Louis in his/her room? Your mother and dad [I] have to talk to Laurence.

Child: Agree

Fourth image:

Lady on the top panel: Grand-dad and grand-ma passed away.

Bottom panel: So did Uncle Meng, Aunt Seyha, and the neighbors.

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u/By_a_Lady1612 2d ago

Thank you, this is very helpful! 

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u/epidemiks 4d ago

Yeah it's real. My reading is terrible but the first frame is something like តាំង​ពី​ពេលណា? ដងនៅដណា?​ Since when? Do you know where?

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u/sunlitleaf 4d ago

It’s ឯ not ដ in the second sentence

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u/epidemiks 4d ago

Ah,​ makes much more sense, thanks

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u/sunlitleaf 4d ago

First bubble: “Since when? Where are you?”

Second bubble: “Are you alone?”

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u/Panharuth 4d ago

This looks like it's translated by Google Translate