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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 |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ស្លៀកពាក់ | sliǝk peak | to dress, get dressed, be dressed, wear clothes |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| 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 |
| ផ្លាស់ | plah | 1. to replace, to change (e.g., clothes), to exchange 2. to transfer 3. to be transferred, changed, replaced |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| 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?} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| គ្រែ | krɛɛ | bed, couch |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| ភ្លាម | pliem | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. suddenly |
| 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!} |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ផ្អែក | pʔaek | 1. to lean back/on/against, recline 2. to lean something against 3. to rely on 4. to be supported (by) |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ខ្នើយ | knaəy | cushion, pillow |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| សណ្ដូកជើង | sɑndouk cəəŋ | to stretch the legs Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| សណ្ដូក | sɑndouk | 1. to stretch/draw out, to extend 2. to be extended Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| បញ្ឈរជង្គង់ | bɑɲcʰɔɔ cʊəŋkʊəŋ | to raise up the knees, (to sit with the) knees drawn up against the chest |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| ភួយ | pʰuəy | 1. blanket 2. quilt |
| 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 |
| ទម្លាក់ | tumleak | to drop, to let something fall |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| 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’ |
| កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
| កៅអី | kav ʔəy | chair, seat |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| 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]!} |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| កង្ហារ | kɑŋhaa | pinwheel, wind wheel, fan, propeller |
| 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!} |
| វិល | vɨl | to turn (around), spin, revolve |
| បញ្ចេញ | bɑɲcəɲ | 1. to send/drive out, expel 2. to release, let go out 3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light) 4. to publish, to bring out 5. to express (an opinion) 6. to show off 7. to enlarge, develop, to increase 8. to exaggerate |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| 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) |
| ក្រៅ | krav | 1. outside, out 2. foreign |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ | maasin trɑceak | A/C, air conditioner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ថត | tʰɑɑt | 1. to photograph, take pictures 2. to record (sound) 3. to X-ray 4. to untie 5. to take out 6. drawer |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ទ្រ | trɔɔ | 1. to support (from below), to carry (from underneath) 2. to uphold 3. to hold back, to restrain |
| ទូរទស្សន៍ | tuureaʔtʊəh | TV |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| 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 |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| តេឡេ | teelee | remote control |
| សៀវភៅ | siǝv pʰɨv | 1. book 2. pad, notebook |
| នានា | nienie | 1. various 2. different, diverse, all, of all sorts (also occurs as a prenominal particle) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| 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 |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| គ្រឿង | krɨəŋ | 1. tool, instrument 2. ingredient, spice, seasoning 3. clf. for machines, vehicles etc. |
| អេឡិចត្រូនិច | eeləttrounɨt | electronic Notes: also written អេឡិចត្រូនិក; neither in Headley nor Chuon |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| 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!} |
| រឿង | rɨəŋ | 1. story, novel 2. cause, case, event, conflict |
| វីដេអូ | viideeʔou | video |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| ជញ្ជាំង | cʊəɲceaŋ | wall |
| បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
| វាំងនន | veaŋ nɔɔn | curtain |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ភ្លឺ | plɨɨ | 1. daybreak, early morning 2. to shine, give off light 3. to be clear, bright, distinct, perceptible 4. dike (separating rice fields), dam, embankment |
| ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| ព្រះចន្ទ | preah can | moon |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| បើកចំហ | baək cɑmhɑɑ | 1. to leave (e.g., a door) open, to open wide 2. to be wide open |
| សម្លៀកបំពាក់ | sɑmliək bɑmpeak | clothes |
| 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 |
| ចូលគេង | coul keeŋ | to go to bed, to go to sleep |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |