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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| យើង | yəəŋ | 1. we 2. I (familiar) 3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?} |
| មក | mɔɔk | 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time) 2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present) 3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth 4. to, toward |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| នៅ | nɨv | 1. in, at 2. to be located at, to live in or at, to reside, to stay, to be in 3. still, yet (pre-verbal marker of a durative or continuative aspect, as a final particle in the tag question ហើយឬនៅ it means 'yet' and as a reply to a question of this kind, it means 'not yet') {ញ៉ាំអីហើយនៅ? = Have you eaten already?} |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ឃើញ | kʰəəɲ | 1. to see, to perceive 2. to understand, to recognize 3. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 4. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| មាន | mien | 1. to have, possess, own 2. to exist, there is, there are 3. to be rich, own property 4. indicates the accomplishment of an action, to happen to, to have occasion to Notes: in spoken Khmer, negated មាន (មិនមាន or គ្មាន) can be contracted into មាន, e.g., មានអ្នកណាចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there's nobody who wants to meet you’ — contrast this with the affirmative: មានគេចង់ជួបឯង = ‘there’s somebody who wants to meet you’ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ក្មេងស្រី | kmeeŋ srǝy | girl |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ដែល | dael | 1. who, whom, which, where, when 2. of/to/in/at which/whom 3. the fact/reason that 4. ever, happened to, having done at least once, having been to, already, always, had occasion to, have ever {អត់ដែលដឹងសោះ = I’ve never known this!} |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ដៃ | day | 1. arm, hand 2. handle, lever, crank 3. branch (of a tree, bamboo, or a river), offshoot 4. tendril 5. trunk (of an elephant) 6. sleeve 7. steering wheel 8. clf. for handfuls of young rice plants/grass 9. clf. for slaps 10. command to an elephant not to move its trunk or not to pull up something with its trunk 11. clf. for a bunch of 10 areca nuts |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| ហើយ | haǝy | 1. to be finished, ended, completed 2. enough! 3. final particle indicating completed action, already, by now 4. in a future context indicates action that will be completed at some future time 5. and, afterwards, next, then, after that |
| ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| ទីទុយ | tiituy | 1. kind of owl 2. kind of hairstyle as in សក់ទីទុយ |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| មួយ | muəy | 1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!} |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បះ | bah | 1. to stand up, rise, become erect (as a dog's tail) 2. to ride up on one side (and down on the other) 3. uneven, warped, having one side lower than the other |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| ទៅ | tɨv | 1. to go (away from the speaker in space or time), to go to/towards, go on, continue, advance, go away 2. towards 3. from now on, from then on (often used as a particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past or present and continued on into the future or that the action is directed away from the speaker) 4. imperative particle, go ahead and ...! {ញ៉ាំទៅ = Go ahead and eat/drink!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| បែប | baep | kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ធ្វើ | tvəə | 1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice} |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| មើលទៅ | məəl tɨv | maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} |
| គួរឲ្យ | kuə ʔaoy | 1. worthy of, ...-able 2. one should |
| ស្រឡាញ់ | srɑlaɲ | to like, to love Notes: also written ស្រលាញ់ |
| អាច | ʔaac | 1. to be able/qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something) 2. to be possible 3. to be in condition (to), be in a position (to) 4. to dare to |
| ឪពុក | ʔǝv puk | father |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| តាម | taam | 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step} 2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time} 3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market} |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| ស្រមោល | srɑmaol | 1. shadow, reflection, silhouette, image 2. spirit, devil |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| កម្សាន្ត | kɑmsaan | to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat} Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| សម្រាក | sɑmraak | 1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve 2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break} Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ | tŋay ʔaatɨt | Sunday |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| កូនក្មេង | koun kmeeŋ | small child/children {ខោអាវកូនក្មេង = clothes for children} |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| ត្រូវ | trəv | 1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction) |
| រៀន | riən | to study, to learn, to practice |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| នាំ | noam | 1. to bring, lead, take to, guide, take along 2. to cause, bring about/produce (a result) |
| ដើរលេង | daə leeŋ | 1. to go for a walk/stroll 2. to travel, to go for a trip 3. to go out |
| ដឹកដៃ | dək day | to lead by the hand |
| យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
| ជាប់ | coap | 1. to link together 2. to stick to, adhere to 3. to hold on 4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud} 5. to be fastened, joined, attached 6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to) 7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row} 8. to be caught 9. to be associated with 10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy} 11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker) 12. to be addicted to something 13. adjacent to, next to 14. to undergo 15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!} 16. to be durable 17. firm 18. tenacious 19. tenaciously 20. incessantly, constantly, always |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| កូនស្រី | koun srǝy | daughter |
| ខ្លាច | klaac | to fear, to be afraid of |
| វង្វេង | vʊəŋveeŋ | 1. to lose one's way, go astray 2. to be lost, bewildered, confused |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| ឲ្យ | ʔaoy | 1. to give 2. to let, to allow 3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?} 4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives) Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ទេ | tee | 1. particle: negative particle occurring in phrase final position especially after មិន, ពុំ, etc. 2. interrogative particle occurring in phrase final position, often in the combination ឬទេ 3. neutral/positive particle to add emphasis {ខ្ញុំសុខសប្បាយទេ = I'm fine!} {យកតែមួយទេ = I’ll take only one!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| បាត់ | bat | 1. to lose, to disappear 2. to stop, to be finished 3. already 4. sentence-final: expressing disappointment or that something is unfortunate |
| បាន | baan | 1. to have completed/done something 2. to intend to complete something 3. marker of completed action 4. to get, obtain, acquire, to achieve, have been able to, to get/have the opportunity to do something 5. to get someone or something to do something (often translated by the English passive in this sense) 6. to be able to 7. not ... until, then and only then 8. to pass to someone through inheritance 9. to be OK, fine, all right 10. [spoken language] however, though, in contrast {ម្សិលមិញបានក្ដៅខ្លាំង = yesterday, however, it was very hot} 11. {បានហើយ = I'm done, I give up, I'm finished (depending on the context)} |
| ជុំវិញ | cum vɨɲ | 1. around, surrounding, on all sides 2. about, concerning |
| ចេញ | cəɲ | 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card) |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |