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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 |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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) |
| ព្យាបាល | pyiebaal | 1. to take care of, look after 2. to treat (medically) |
| 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)} |
| ជាសះស្បើយ | cie sah sbaǝy | completely healed/cured |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| វិក្កយបត្រ | vikkaʔyaeaʔbat | invoice, bill Notes: also written វិក័យប័ត្រ |
| ពេទ្យ | pɛɛt | 1. medical doctor, physician 2. medical 3. hospital Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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!} |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| 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 |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ថោក | tʰaok | 1. to be cheap (of price or behavior), inexpensive 2. petty, trivial, inconsequential |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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) |
| ពឹងផ្អែក | pɨŋ pʔaek | to depend (usually as ពឹងផ្អែកទៅលើ = to depend on) |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| 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!} |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ត្រឹមតែ | trəm tae | just, only |
| 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]!} |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| 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 |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ដុល្លារ | dollaa | dollar |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| រយៈពេល | reaʔyeaʔ peel | 1. interval/period of time 2. duration 3. allotted time |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| លើស | lǝǝh | 1. to pass/go beyond, exceed, surpass 2. more, too (much), over 3. in addition, more than necessary 4. the most, more than all others |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ធានារ៉ាប់រង | tʰienie rap rɔɔŋ | insurance |
| សេវា | seevaa, seevie | service, duty |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ក្រុមហ៊ុន | kromhun | company, corporation |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| 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!} |
| 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!} |
| ជំងឺ | cumŋɨɨ | 1. disease, illness 2. pain |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| មន្ទីរពេទ្យ | mʊəntii pɛɛt | hospital, clinic Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត |
| 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) |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| ខ្លួនឯង | kluən ʔaeŋ | 1. oneself 2. personally, on one's own, by oneself |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន | ptoal kluən | personally, in person, private, one's own (personal property) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| រ៉ាប់រង | rap rɔɔŋ | to assume responsibility, guarantee, ensure, vouch for |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ទាំងស្រុង | teaŋ sroŋ | entirely, completely |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| បង់ | bɑŋ | 1. to pay, pay out, pay a tax or fee 2. to put, put in/on 3. to put in, deposit (e.g., money) 4. to spread/sprinkle (a granular substance such as salt) on 5. to cast/throw out (a net) 6. to discard, abandon 7. to lose 8. to waste, squander, do (something) in vain 9. to eliminate 10. bank 11. band (of a radio) 12. clf. for pinches of something 13. magazine, ammunition clip 14. clf. for boxes of cartridges |
| ប្រចាំ | prɑcam | 1. to wait until something is over, wait and let someone else do something 2. to wait for, expect 3. to be kept/reserved for, be for the use/service of 4. to be stationed at, assigned to, attached to, accredited to 5. about, of, concerning, related to |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| 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 |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង | krup tii kɑnlaeŋ | everywhere, every place |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ថ្នាំ | tnam | 1. medicine 2. herb, tobacco 3. paint |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| 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) |
| ប្រាក់ | prak | 1. money 2. silver |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| ភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល | pɲeak pʔaəl | 1. to be startled, surprised, excited, alarmed 2. to panic |
| 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 |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| បាក់ | bak | 1. to be broken (of something long and rigid), have a fracture 2. to break, shatter, come apart 3. to spoil, corrupt 4. to smash, rout (an army) 5. baccalaureate 6. to be undernourished (especially of a child) 7. not to get enough (food, milk) 8. (of water) to fall/flow violently (as in a waterfall or rapids) |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| អាការៈ | ʔaakaa, ʔaakaaraʔ | 1. symptom, characteristic, sign 2. special sign, omen 3. appearance, look, aspect, attribute 4. way, method 5. attitude, manner, conduct, behavior 6. action, situation, condition 7. letter of the alphabet 8. letter |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |