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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| 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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ហៅ | hav | 1. to call, name 2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle 3. to send for, summon 4. to invite (guests) |
| អ្នកបម្រើ | neak bɑmraə | waiter/waitress, servant |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| គិតលុយ | kɨt luy | 1. to calculate a bill, to add up a bill 2. to charge 3. to cost money |
| 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?} |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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)} |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| កាហ្វេ | kaafee | coffee |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ទីនេះ | tii nih | here |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ហាង | haaŋ | store, shop |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ត្រឹមតែ | trəm tae | just, only |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ពាន់ | poan | thousand |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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]!} |
| ប្រាំ | pram | five |
| រយ | rɔɔy | 1. hundred 2. to be local, common, ordinary, vulgar 3. to be vernacular, written in the everyday language/in an easily understood language (especially of religious texts) |
| កែវ | kaev | 1. glass 2. clf. for glassfuls |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| 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} |
| រទេះ | rɔteh | 1. cart, vehicle 2. wagon |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ជនបរទេស | cɔɔn bɑɑrəteeh | foreigner |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ដុល្លារ | dollaa | dollar |
| បី | bəy | three |
| បួន | buən | four |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| អ្នករត់តុ | neak rʊət tok | waiter/waitress Notes: BCF; colloquial |
| ត្រឹមត្រូវ | trəm trəv | correct, accurate, true |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដក | dɑɑk | 1. to pull out, to extract 2. to subtract {ប្រាំដកបីស្មើពីរ = 5 minus 3 equals 2} 3. minus {ដកពីរ = -2} |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| 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) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ហោប៉ៅ | hao pav | |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ហុច | hoc | 1. to extend the hand (to give or to take something) 2. to hand over, offer to, pass/hand (something to someone) 3. to provide, yield 4. to utter (a sound), to pronounce, say |
| 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!} |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ទឹកមុខ | tɨk muk | facial expression, mood |
| ញញឹម | ɲɔɲɨm | to smile |
| បញ្ចប់ | bɑɲcɑp | 1. to finish, (bring to an) end, conclude (a text) 2. last, final, concluding Notes: root: ចប់ |
| ការ | kaa | 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk) |
| 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) |
| បន្ត | bɑntɑɑ | 1. to continue (something), to keep on (doing something) 2. to add, to join Notes: root: ត |
| ដំណើរ | dɑmnaə | 1. walking, traveling 2. travel, journey, trip 3. functioning 4. movement, progress, development 5. process, course or sequence (of events) |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ដើរលេង | daə leeŋ | 1. to go for a walk/stroll 2. to travel, to go for a trip 3. to go out |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| កូនស្រី | koun srǝy | daughter |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |
| ដាក់ | dak | 1. to put, place 2. to deposit 3. to add (ingredients) 4. to set (e.g., a trap) 5. to establish 6. to assign 7. to locate, settle, station 8. to lock up 9. to fasten 10. to use 11. to strike, hit hard 12. to affect 13. to subject someone to 14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback 15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck 16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits) 17. to contract for 18. to subscribe to 19. to renounce (a throne) 20. to put aside (religious vows) 21. in, into, on 22. to eat, drink 23. to kneel 24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| លើក | lǝǝk | 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone} 2. to erect, build, establish, create 3. to form 4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops) 5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony) 6. to exalt 7. to rouse 8. to transport 9. to exhume, dig up 10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel 11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time} 12. except, unless |
| 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 |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ប្រគល់ | prɑkʊəl | 1. to hand over, deliver into someone's hands, remit 2. to give, present, entrust (to) 3. to bring up a subject |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| នាំ | noam | 1. to bring, lead, take to, guide, take along 2. to cause, bring about/produce (a result) |
| ចូល | coul | 1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with |
| សប្បាយ | sapbaay | 1. happy, pleasant, fun 2. kind, beneficial, healthy |
| រីករាយ | riik riey | to be happy, glad, enthusiastic |