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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ដុសធ្មេញ | doh tmɨɲ | to brush the teeth |
| 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 |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ងូតទឹក | ŋuut tɨk | to take a shower |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ងូត | ŋuut | 1. to wash oneself in a bath or shower 2. to bathe 3. clf. for light rains |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| បើសិនជា | baə sən cie | if (perhaps, by any chance) |
| 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} |
| ជនបទ | cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt | country, countryside |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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’ |
| ទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន | tɨk maasin | tap water Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| គ្រប់គ្រាន់ | krup kroan | sufficient, enough, adequate |
| 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!} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| សម្បូរ | sɑmbou | abundant, plentiful Notes: also written សំបូរ |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ពាង | pieŋ | 1. large earthenware storage jar (especially for storing water) 2. kind of vulture |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| អាង | ʔaaŋ | 1. to depend, to rely on, count (on) 2. to hope (for) 3. support, backing 4. proof 5. basin, vat, tub, tank, cistern, (swimming) pool 6. kind of wide-mouthed vase/jar |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| 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 |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ទឹកភ្លៀង | tɨk pliəŋ | rain, rainwater |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| 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!} |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| ត្រង | trɑɑŋ | 1. to filter, screen, strain, purify, decant 2. to collect, catch liquid (in a container) |
| ទុកដាក់ | tuk dak | 1. to arrange (in a sequence), put in order 2. to organize 3. to put to work 4. to apply, place 5. to keep, preserve 6. to marry off 7. ទុកដាក់ ... ជា: to consider |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ផ្តិល | ptəl | kind of metal bowl, bowl or basin generally made of copper or silver Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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]!} |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| ក្បាលរ៉ូប៊ីនេទឹក | kbaal roubiinee tɨk | faucet, tap |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| 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) |
| ភ្លាម | pliem | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. suddenly |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| បណ្ដើរ | bɑndaə | 1. to accompany, escort (by walking), conduct, take for a walk 2. (bicycle, motorbike) to push 3. to go together, go out with 4. to be simultaneous with 5. to keep on doing, continue 6. a little at a time, gradually 7. simultaneously, at the same time 8. while Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ដុស | doh | 1. to scrub, to polish 2. to brush (one's teeth) 3. to rub (off), to wipe (off) 4. to chafe |
| សាប៊ូ | saabuu | soap |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| កក់សក់ | kɑk sɑk | to wash/shampoo the hair |
| សម្អាត | sɑmʔaat | 1. to clean {ដើម្បីសម្អាតវាឲ្យបានស្អាត = in order to clean it} {បោកសម្អាតខោអាវ = to wash the clothes clean} 2. to clean up, to sweep 3. to groom Notes: root: ស្អាត; also written សំអាត |
| 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) |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ពេញ | pɨɲ | 1. to be complete, full, filled up 2. to fill up 3. to be sufficient, satisfied, whole, entire |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| 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 |
| មេរោគ | mee rook | micro-organism, germ, virus, microbe |
| តោង | taoŋ | 1. to hang on to, catch hold of, to cling to/stick to 2. should, ought to, must, have to |
| 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 |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| សា | saa | 1. to roll something up (e.g., a mat) 2. to pick/gather up (what has been spread out), collect 3. to turn something over 4. to bring in something 5. to expose to the sun 6. to recur (as an illness) 7. to review 8. to do again, repeat 9. new sprout (from an old root) 10. to sprout anew 11. time, occurrence 12. edition 13. one time, just once 14. bloat/colic (of elephants, horses or oxen) 15. kind of Cambodian fish salad 16. (urinary) bladder (especially of animals such as civets, ducks) |
| ក្រោក | kraok | to get up/arise (from sitting or lying position), stand up |
| ញើស | ɲəəh | 1. sweat, perspiration 2. to blow (one's nose) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| បែកញើស | baek ɲəəh | to sweat |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| ស្អិត | sʔət | 1. to be sticky, adhesive, adherent 2. stuck (to), attached (to) 3. to be addictive 4. (of weather) to be sticky, muggy 5. closely, like glue 6. to be loath to forgive someone, reluctant to forget someone's mistake |
| ជាក់ជា | ceak cie | surely |
| មិនខាន | mɨn kʰaan | certainly, without fail |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| យ៉ាងតិច | yaaŋ təc | at least |
| សប្តាហ៍ | sappdaa | week Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ |
| អាទិត្យ | ʔaatɨt | 1. sun 2. week 3. Sunday, as in ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ = Sunday |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | time, occurrence, occasion |
| រយៈពេល | reaʔyeaʔ peel | 1. interval/period of time 2. duration 3. allotted time |
| អនុវត្ត | ʔaʔnuʔvoat | 1. to apply, execute, implement 2. to follow, act in accordance (to), comply with, conform to 3. to use, employ 4. to work out (e.g., a plan) |
| ក្បួន | kbuən | 1. theory, doctrine 2. method, procedure 3. principle, model 4. sketch 5. formula 6. textbook, instruction manual 7. line, parade, procession, train 8. trick |
| អនាម័យ | ʔaʔnaamay | 1. hygiene, sanitation 2. health |
| កម្ចាត់ | kɑmcat | 1. to force out, get rid of, eject 2. to disperse, scatter 3. to squander 4. to eliminate, remove, eradicate 5. to send away, banish 6. to cure, expel a sickness 7. to exorcise (a ghost) 8. to repeal (a law) 9. to reject, shun Notes: root: ខ្ចាត់; also written កំចាត់ |
| ធាតុ | tʰiet | 1. (physical) substance/element, matter 2. element of consciousness, essence 3. the four elements of the body (ដី, ទឹក, ខ្យល់, ភ្លើង) 4. the three elements of the cosmos (កាមធាតុ, រូបធាតុ, អរូបធាតុ) 5. nature, temperament 6. cremated remains, relics |
| កខ្វក់ | kɑkvɑk | to be dirty, polluted, stained |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| ស្រស់ | srɑh | 1. to be fresh, green, freshly picked (e.g., of flowers), recently caught (of fish) 2. vivid 3. to be beautiful, handsome, pretty, attractive 4. to be cheerful, vivacious 5. pleasant 6. in an exacting manner, punctually, in a spic-and-span manner 7. beautifully 8. to be drained, dehydrated, dried up, dry |
| ថ្លា | tlaa | 1. to be clear, limpid, transparent (of liquids) 2. pure 3. serene 4. excellent, perfect 5. precious |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| រមាស់ | rɔmoah | 1. to itch, be itchy 2. itch, skin rash 3. to desire something, long for something 4. have an urge to do something |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| កំពុង | kɑmpuŋ | to be in the process of (doing something) |