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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| 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, [...] |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| អម្បាញ់មិញ | ʔɑmbaɲ mɨɲ | just now, just a moment ago |
| 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’ |
| ស្រា | sraa | alcohol |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ដប | dɑɑp | bottle, jar |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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 |
| ទីនេះ | tii nih | here |
| 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 |
| ភេសជ្ជៈ | pʰeehsacceaʔ | 1. drink, beverage 2. liquor 3. medicine, remedy Notes: also written ភេសជ្ជ |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| 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!} |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ប៊ីយេរ | biiyɛɛ | beer Notes: see also បៀរ |
| បៀរ | biǝ | beer Notes: also written ប៊ីយេរ, ប៊ីយែរ |
| ស្រាក្រហម | sraa krɑhɑɑm | red wine |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ស្រាវិស្គី | sraa viskii | whiskey |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| សុទ្ធតែ | sot tae | all, only, exclusively, completely, without exception, nothing but |
| ជាតិ | ciet | 1. matter, substance, material, essence, essential constituent {ជាតិទឹក = to be liquid, fluid} {ជាតិខ្លាញ់ = to be oily, greasy} {ម្នាស់មានជាតិអាស៊ីតច្រើន = pineapples have a lot of acid/are acidic/are quite sour} 2. flavor, taste 3. genuine or true state of anything 4. birth, nation, race, line, nationality |
| អាល់កុល | ʔal ko | alcohol |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| 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 |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ស្រវឹង | srɑvǝŋ | 1. to be drunk, intoxicated 2. to be addicted (to something) 3. to be crazy (about something) |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| បើកបរ | baək bɑɑ | to drive (e.g., an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ច្បាប់ | cbap | 1. law 2. rule, regulation 3. (legal) code 4. custom 5. moral precept, code of conduct 6. permission 7. to be on temporary detached duty 8. copy (of a document) 9. issue, version 10. clf. for letters, notes, documents and copies of documents |
| 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 |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| 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) |
| បណ្ដាលឲ្យ | bɑndaal ʔaoy | to cause, lead to, bring about |
| ប៉ះពាល់ | pah poal | 1. to touch 2. to affect, have an effect on 3. to violate, infringe on 4. to collide with |
| សុខភាព | sokkʰapʰiep | health |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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) |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| បន្តិចបន្តួច | bɑntəc bɑntuəc | 1. a little, a few 2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat Notes: ជើង ត (both times) |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ឈឺ | cʰɨɨ | to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain |
| ឈឺក្បាល | cʰɨɨ kbaal | 1. headache 2. to have a headache |
| ក្រពះ | krɑpeah | stomach, belly |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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]!} |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| ទឹកកក | tɨk kɑɑ | ice, snow |
| ធុង | tʰuŋ | 1. (large) barrel/can, bucket, tank 2. box 3. clf. for barrels, etc. |
| 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 |
| កែវ | kaev | 1. glass 2. clf. for glassfuls |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| 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!} |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| កំដរ | kɑmdɑɑ | 1. to be together, keep company 2. to accompany, follow along 3. to assist (in doing something), contribute to 4. to be a follower 5. together, in company |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap | 1. to listen (to) 2. to obey 3. to understand (a spoken language) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ភ្លេង | pleeŋ | 1. music, musical composition 2. orchestra, band, musical ensemble |
| ក្លឹប | kləp | 1. club 2. social club 3. group 4. to fit well |
| 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} |
| បែប | baep | kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| 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) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| លំហែ | lumhae, rumhae | 1. to rest, to take a break 2. to take a vacation |