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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 |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| ចានគោម | caan koom | kind of large bowl (especially one used as a soup tureen) |
| 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)} |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| បង្វិល | bɑŋvəl | 1. to turn something around, make something turn/spin/twirl/revolve 2. to pass something from one person to another in a circle 3. to transfer (capital) 4. to rewind (e.g., a film, a tape) |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount 2. get off/out of 3. to go downstream 4. (of rain) to fall 5. (of fog/mist) to appear 6. to flow, run 7. to decrease, diminish 8. to lower a price, to give a discount 9. to submit, give up, comply 10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price) 11. downstream 12. to register, sign 13. to make an entry, record 14. to formalize 15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation) 16. to relax 17. to release 18. to be dated (with a calendrical date) 19. to work something out 20. to have diarrhea |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| កម្រាលឥដ្ឋ | kɑmraal ʔǝt | tile floor |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ផ្កាប់ | pkap | 1. to turn face down/over/upside down 2. to be face down |
| មាត់ | moat | 1. mouth 2. bank, shore (of a river, lake, sea) 3. opening (e.g., of a jar or bag) |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| 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 |
| គូទ | kuut | 1. buttocks 2. rear, end part |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ខាងលើ | kʰaaŋ lǝǝ | above, on, on top, upstairs |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |