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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 |
| 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’ |
| មូស | muuh | mosquito |
| 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]!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| សត្វ | sat | 1. animal, living being (human or animal) 2. life, soul |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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!} |
| សត្វល្អិត | sat lʔǝt | general term for insects, arachnids and other small insect-like animals |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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 |
| ចម្លង | cɑmlɑɑŋ | 1. to copy 2. to rewrite, recopy 3. to transcribe 4. to help someone 5. to ferry/carry (across), help someone to cross an area 6. to transport, convey 7. to transmit (a disease) 8. to communicate, transit 9. pass through, survive (e.g., a disaster) Notes: root: ឆ្លង; also written ចំឡង |
| ជំងឺ | cumŋɨɨ | 1. disease, illness 2. pain |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| 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)} |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| មូសខ្លា | muuh klaa | tiger mosquito (aedes albopictus) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| មូសដែកគោល | muuh daek kool | nail mosquito (anopheles) |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| 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 |
| ខាំ | kʰam | to bite, to sting (of an insect such as a mosquito) |
| ញី | ɲii | 1. to knead 2. to massage, rub in 3. to rub, scrub 4. to crumple, crush, mash, mix 5. animals: to be female |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ឈ្មោល | cmool | to be male (of animals) |
| 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!} |
| បឺត | bəɨt | to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw) |
| លំអងផ្កា | lumʔɑɑŋ pkaa | pollen |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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 |
| ឈាម | cʰiem | blood |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| បង្ក | bɑŋkɑɑ | to create, to cause (something) to happen, to foment |
| 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 |
| ជំងឺគ្រុនឈាម | cumŋɨɨ krun cʰiem | hemorrhagic fever |
| ជំងឺគ្រុនចាញ់ | cumŋɨɨ krun caɲ | malaria |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| បួន | buən | four |
| ប្រាំបី | prambəy | eight |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ស្លាប | slaap | 1. wing, feather, plumage (of a bird) 2. blade (e.g., of an oar or ventilating fan) |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ហោះ | hɑh | 1. to fly (of a plane or other machine) 2. to float in the sky 3. to soar |
| ហើរ | haǝ | 1. to fly (by flapping the wings, as birds, bats, and insects) 2. to soar 3. of news, gossip: to spread, circulate 4. to be blown about (as dead leaves) 5. of colors: to fade, to be faded |
| មាត់ | moat | 1. mouth 2. bank, shore (of a river, lake, sea) 3. opening (e.g., of a jar or bag) |
| ចំពុះ | cɑmpuh | beak, bill |
| ម្ជុល | mcul | needle (for sewing, knitting, or giving injections), pin |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| បង្កង់ | bɑŋkɑŋ | 1. to be ringed/striped (describes certain animals, such as zebras or tigers, having dark rings around the body) 2. ring, hoop 3. laths placed on top of the purlins and beneath the battens of a house roof |
| ពេលថ្ងៃ | peel tŋay | daytime, in the daytime |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| ចេញចូល | cəɲ coul | 1. to go in and out 2. to shuttle |
| គ្រប់គ្រាន់ | krup kroan | sufficient, enough, adequate |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| 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 |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ព្យាបាល | pyiebaal | 1. to take care of, look after 2. to treat (medically) |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ជីវិត | ciivɨt | life, living, existence |
| ស្លាប់ | slap | 1. to die 2. dead |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ពេលវេលា | peel veelie | time |
| 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) |
| បន្លឺ | bɑnləɨ, bɑnlɨɨ | to shout, make a noise, make oneself heard, project one's voice Notes: root: ឮ |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| ពេលយប់ | peel yup | night, at night |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ឆ្លង | clɑɑŋ | 1. to cross, move across/through (by land, water, or air) 2. to spread (of a disease) 3. to communicate, transmit 4. to copy 5. to intersect 6. to be contaminated, contagious, infected 7. to contract (a disease) 8. to adopt, pick up (e.g., a bad habit) 9. to celebrate 10. to dedicate, inaugurate 11. to survive (an accident or disaster) |
| គ្រុនចាញ់ | krun caɲ | malaria |
| រងា | rɔŋie | 1. to be chilly, cold 2. to feel cold |
| ក្ដៅខ្លួន | kdav kluən | 1. to have a fever 2. to burn, to be hot Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន | proŋ prɑyat | to be careful, be on the alert, be vigilant, be aware of |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| វស្សា | voahsaa | 1. rainy season 2. rain 3. annual three month period when Buddhist monks are required to retire to their temples |
| ទឹកដក់ | tɨk dɑk | puddle (of water) |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ពង | pɔɔŋ | 1. egg 2. ovum 3. to lay an egg 4. to get blisters 5. to come to a head (of a boil or abscess) 6. to swell up 7. to be swollen 8. blister, abscess, boil 9. tumor 10. (colloquial) testicle |
| 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!} |
| ដង្កូវទឹក | dɑŋkəv tɨk | mosquito larvae |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| សប្តាហ៍ | sappdaa | week Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ |
| រយៈពេល | reaʔyeaʔ peel | 1. interval/period of time 2. duration 3. allotted time |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ញាស់ | ɲoah | to hatch (out of an egg), be hatched |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| គ្រប់ | krup | 1. all of, every 2. to be enough, complete, whole, entire 3. to rule, administer, govern 4. to manage 5. to take care of 6. to regulate |
| រដូវវស្សា | rɔdəv voahsaa | rainy season |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ចៀសវាង | ciəh vieŋ | to avoid, evade |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |