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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 |
| 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 |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| អ្នកទិញ | neak tɨɲ | customer, purchaser, shopper, buyer |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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)} |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ត្រី | trəy | 1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc. |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| 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]!} |
| 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 |
| ប្រញាប់ | prɑɲap | 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry 2. quickly, promptly |
| រួសរាន់ | ruəh roan | 1. to be prompt, quick 2. pressing, urgent 3. to bustle, hurry |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| ភ្ញៀវ | pɲiəv | 1. guest, visitor 2. client, customer |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| អាំង | ʔaŋ | 1. to bake, broil, roast, grill, toast 2. to roast by holding over a fire (in a rolled up shape, on a spit), barbecue |
| ឆ្អិន | cʔən | 1. to be cooked 2. mature, experienced, well-versed 3. of red: to be bright 4. to be pure/without impurities (especially of gold) |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ក្រដាស | krɑdaah | 1. paper 2. membrane |
| កាសែត | kaasaet | newspaper |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| 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 |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| បរិស្ថាន | bɑɑreʔstʰaan | ecosystem, environment |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| 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 |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| ប្លាស្ទិក | plaastɨk | plastic |
| 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!} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| 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 |
| ប៉ះពាល់ | pah poal | 1. to touch 2. to affect, have an effect on 3. to violate, infringe on 4. to collide with |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| សារធាតុ | saaraʔ tʰiet | substance, agent |
| គីមី | kiimii | 1. chemistry 2. chemical |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| បោះចោល | bɑh caol | to throw (away), to abandon |
| ផ្ដេសផ្ដាស | pdeeh pdaah | 1. to be pernicious, lazy 2. ridiculous, silly 3. useless 4. careless, irresponsible 5. disorderly, confused, in a disorderly manner 6. carelessly without thinking Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ហូរ | hou | 1. to flow, stream, pour 2. to trot (especially of cattle or water buffalo) 3. to be fluent 4. fluently, eloquently 5. in a flowing manner |
| 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!} |
| លូ | luu | 1. pipe (for water or sewage), water pipe (made of a tree trunk) 2. dogs: to howl |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| កប់ | kɑp | 1. to bury 2. to hide, conceal 3. to disappear 4. to get lost 5. to be buried, hidden |
| ដី | dəy | 1. earth, land, ground, soil 2. territory |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ស្ទះ | steah | 1. to obstruct, block, close up, stop up {ស្ទះចរាចរណ៍ = traffic jam} {ស្ទះផ្លូវ = traffic jam} 2. to brick up, cork, shut, plug 3. to jam, foul |
| ខ្វះ | kvah | 1. to lack, to miss, to be short of, to not have 2. to fail (to do something) |
| ជីវៈជាតិ | ciiveaʔciet | 1. biology 2. life Notes: also written ជីវជាតិ |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| 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) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ម្យ៉ាង | myaaŋ | one kind/category/way/method (contraction of មួយយ៉ាង ) Notes: also written ម៉្យាង |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| ថោក | tʰaok | 1. to be cheap (of price or behavior), inexpensive 2. petty, trivial, inconsequential |
| ចំណេញ | cɑmnəɲ | 1. benefit, gain, profit 2. income 3. to gain, profit from |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| រុំ | rum | 1. to bandage, wrap 2. to dress (a wound) 3. to wind around, coil 4. to turn (something round) |
| 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 |
| សន្លឹក | sɑnlək | 1. sheet (of paper), page, leaf 2. clf. for thin flat objects such as leaves and sheets of paper |