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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, [...] |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| 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)} |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
| ត្រី | trəy | 1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc. |
| 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]!} |
| 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!} |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| 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 |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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’ |
| រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
| ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
| យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| អស់ | ʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out} 2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end 3. entirety, completeness, wholeness 4. to be complete, whole 5. entirely, completely 6. all (of), the whole (of) 7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| កញ្ចប់ | kɑɲcɑp | 1. pack, package, parcel 2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អន្លក់ | ʔɑnlʊək | raw/steamed vegetables (or flowers) eaten with sauces/dips |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| កម្រាល | kɑmraal | 1. cover, covering, carpet, mat 2. sheet Notes: root: ក្រាល; also written កំរាល |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| 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!} |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ទឹកជ្រលក់ | tɨk crɔlʊək | dip, sauce |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| សល់ | sɑl | 1. to remain, be left over {នៅសល់ = to remain, be left over} 2. to be in excess 3. remainder, surplus |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ឆ្អឹង | cʔəŋ | bone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ឆ្អែត | cʔaet | 1. to be full, satisfied, satiated (especially with food or drink) 2. fed up with, sick and tired of |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| មិត្តស្រី | mɨt srəy | 1. girlfriend 2. female friend Notes: ជើង ត |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| បត់ជើង | bɑt cəəŋ | 1. (describing a common method of sitting on the ground or floor) with the buttocks resting on the ground/floor and the legs folded back to one side (this is the characteristic position taken in the presence of a Buddhist monk or when praying) 2. to excrete bodily wastes, go to the toilet |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| ច្រត់ | crɑt | 1. to lean upon, support oneself with the hand(s) or a cane 2. to have the hands in the pockets {គាត់ច្រត់ហោប៉ៅ = he has his hands in his pockets} |
| 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!} |
| ឥដ្ឋ | ʔət | 1. brick, tile 2. to be desirable 3. pleasing, likable, preferable, satisfying 4. necessary 5. ideal 6. dear, beloved, favorite |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| ខ្ទប់ | ktup | 1. to shut/close, to enclose, to cover 2. to shut in, block, fence in |
| ពោះ | pʊəh | stomach |
| បញ្ជាក់ | bɑɲceak | 1. to confirm, verify, certify, to clarify, explain 2. to indicate 3. to prove, to show 4. to determine 5. to announce, declare, claim 6. to order 7. to conform to |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| តឹង | təŋ | 1. to be taut, tight, tense 2. firm 3. rigid 4. stuffed (full) 5. tough, unyielding, inflexible 6. stern, strict 7. recalcitrant 8. slanted eyes, Mongolian eyes |
| សម្រាក | sɑmraak | 1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve 2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break} Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| ធ្វើ | tvəə | 1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice} |
| ការងារ | kaaŋie | job, work, profession, duty, task |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| ស្រក | srɑɑk | 1. to recede (of water) 2. to abate (of a swelling) 3. to sink, diminish, go down 4. to decline, withdraw, retreat, ebb |
| សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
| 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) |
| ធូរ | tʰuu | 1. (of one's health) to improve, get better 2. to be improving, getting better, recovering 3. to be loose (fitting), slack, lax, relaxed, at ease 4. lenient 5. easy 6. soft, weak 7. to be flowing, fluid |
| លែង | lɛɛŋ | to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free |
| សូវ | səv | rather, better, it would be better, would rather ... instead ..., preferably |
| ទើប | təəp | 1. then, only then, next 2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]} 3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday} |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| បន្ត | bɑntɑɑ | 1. to continue (something), to keep on (doing something) 2. to add, to join Notes: root: ត |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| អង្អែល | ʔɑŋʔael | to caress, fondle, stroke, pet |
| បញ្ឈរជង្គង់ | bɑɲcʰɔɔ cʊəŋkʊəŋ | to raise up the knees, (to sit with the) knees drawn up against the chest |
| 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 |
| សម្រួល | sɑmruǝl | to make something easy, to comfort, to console {តាមសម្រួល = Take your time! Take it easy! No need to rush! etc.} Notes: also written សំរួល |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ក្រពះ | krɑpeah | stomach, belly |
| រំលាយអាហារ | rumliey ʔaahaa | 1. to digest food 2. digestion |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ទម្រេត | tumreet | 1. to cause to lean, to incline 2. to bend (something) 3. to lie down, to relax |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| 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 |
| ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | to be fixed, steady, firm, stable, still, stagnant, unchanging, to be balanced, in equilibrium |
| រក្សា | reaksaa | 1. to take care of, protect 2. to keep, maintain 3. to observe, pay attention to, watch |
| លំនឹង | lumnɨŋ | physical stability, balance, equilibrium |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| 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) |
| ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
| 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 |