Khmer Dictionary: ចូរ

1. ចូរ ( v ) [coo]
   to scratch (with a sharp object such as the point of a knife or the fingernail), to score, engrave (2) mild imperative or hortative marker placed at the beginning of a phrase; it is used only to inferiors and may often be translated by “please” or “will you please”. សូម is a more polite synonym
   Eg. ចូរនិយាយខ្មែរ!: Speak Khmer!