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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| 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, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ងូតទឹក | ŋuut tɨk | to take a shower |
| រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ផ្លាស់ | plah | 1. to replace, to change (e.g., clothes), to exchange 2. to transfer 3. to be transferred, changed, replaced |
| សម្លៀកបំពាក់ | sɑmliək bɑmpeak | clothes |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជូត | cuut | 1. to wipe (off), clean (off), dry (with a towel) 2. to dust 3. to rub, polish |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| កន្សែង | kɑnsaeŋ | 1. scarf, towel, napkin, handkerchief 2. [royal] to weep, to cry |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| កន្សែងពោះគោ | kɑnsaeŋ pʊəh koo | towel |
| 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!} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| 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!} |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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’ |
| បី | bəy | three |
| រូប | ruup | 1. image, picture, body, figure, shape, portrait, statue 2. clf. for respected people, monks, pictures, statues |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| បង្អស់ | bɑŋʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, exhaust, waste 2. to spend 3. to complete, conclude 4. to be the most, extreme, highest 5. the best/most/last/first of all 6. end, tip, peak, extremity |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| សិស្ស | səh | student |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ឯកសណ្ឋាន | ʔaek sɑntʰaan | uniform |
| សាលា | saalaa | 1. hall 2. school 3. institution, establishment 4. court (of law) 5. kind of relay station/shelter on the road between two towns or villages |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ខៀវ | kʰiəv | blue, green (generally covering the spectrum of colors which includes blues and greens) |
| រៀង | riəŋ | 1. រៀង + adj. + បន្តិច/តិច = a bit + adj. {រៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = a bit difficult} {រៀងប្រៃបន្តិច = a bit salty} 2. to arrange in series, ranks, rows, order or style 3. in sequence, in order, in rows 4. all, each, every |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| សមុទ្រ | saʔmot | sea, ocean Notes: alternative spelling: សមុទ្ទ |
| 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 |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ហោប៉ៅ | hao pav | |
| 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]!} |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| កណ្ដាល | kɑndaal | 1. center, middle 2. mean, medium 3. to be medium, average, intermediate 4. central 5. between, in the middle of Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| អាវធំ | ʔaav tʰom | 1. coat 2. suit |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| 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) |
| អាវរងា | ʔaav rɔŋie | 1. sweater 2. coat |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| រក្សា | reaksaa | 1. to take care of, protect 2. to keep, maintain 3. to observe, pay attention to, watch |
| កម្ដៅ | kɑmdav | heat Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ក្ដៅ |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| កក់ក្ដៅ | kɑk kdav | 1. warm, affectionate 2. to comfort 3. to keep warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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) |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| បន្ថែម | bɑntʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase 2. to supplement, replenish 3. additionally, in addition to |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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 |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| រងា | rɔŋie | 1. to be chilly, cold 2. to feel cold |
| ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
| ទ្រាំ | troam | 1. to bear, endure, put up with, withstand, resist 2. to treat (medically), care for, attend to (an illness) |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ក្រាស់ | krah | thick, dense |
| 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 |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| មួកសុវត្ថិភាព | muək soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep | helmet, motorcycle helmet |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ជិះ | cih | to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) |
| ម៉ូតូ | moutou | motorbike, motorcycle |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| កង់ | kɑŋ | 1. wheel, tire 2. bicycle 3. piece, slice, circle, something round 4. chop (of meat), piece (of fish), slice (of fish) 5. clf. for pipes, logs, slices |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| សុវត្ថិភាព | soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep | 1. goodness, prosperity, happiness, success 2. good health 3. safety |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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) |