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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, [...] |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| បី | bəy | three |
| 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)} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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 |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| រ៉ឺម៉ក | rəɨmɑɑk | remorque, trailer, rickshaw, tuk tuk |
| កង់ | kɑŋ | 1. wheel, tire 2. bicycle 3. piece, slice, circle, something round 4. chop (of meat), piece (of fish), slice (of fish) 5. clf. for pipes, logs, slices |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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!} |
| កៀក | kiək | 1. to put an arm around 2. to be adjacent, close |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| 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’ |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| 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 |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| 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!} |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ឯ | ʔae | 1. at, to, in, on 2. as (for), regarding Notes: independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel ē ʔae (many words spelled with ឯ may also be spelled with អែ) |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| 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]!} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ចង្កូត | cɑŋkout | rudder, helm, tiller, steering mechanism/wheel, controls (of a motor) {ចង្កូតឡាន = steering wheel (of a car)} {ចង្កូតម៉ូតូ = handlebar (of a motorbike)} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| បត់ | bɑt | 1. to turn 2. to fold, bend, crease 3. to turn back/around, reverse direction 4. to veer 5. to bend/curve/wind (as a road) 6. to be winding, twisting 7. folding (as a pocket knife) |
| កាច់ចង្កូត | kac cɑŋkout | 1. to drive/steer/operate (a vehicle, plane, boat) 2. to guide |
| បញ្ជា | bɑɲcie | 1. to command, order, give instructions 2. to operate (machinery) 3. to produce, cause, give rise to 4. order, command |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ចង្កៀង | cɑŋkiəŋ | 1. lamp, light 2. to speak in such a way as to inspire people to follow one 3. winnigly, inspiringly 4. hinting repeatedly or persistently |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| បំភ្លឺ | bɑmplɨɨ | 1. to clarify, enlighten 2. to explain 3. to reveal 4. to brighten, illuminate, give light (to) 5. to glorify |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| ភ្លើងស៊ីញ៉ូ | pləəŋ siiɲou | 1. illuminating projectile, flare 2. signal, indicator |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ស៊ីញ៉ូ | siiɲou | 1. to signal, to give a signal 2. signal, indicator |
| ភ្លើង | pləəŋ | 1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect) 2. flame 3. light, flare 4. electricity |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ម៉ូតូ | moutou | motorbike, motorcycle |
| ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| អំពូល | ʔɑmpuul | light bulb |
| 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 |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្ចាស់ | mcah | boss, owner, master |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ជក់ | cʊək | 1. to smoke (e.g., tobacco), to inhale, to suck in 2. to be absorbed by, fascinated with, obsessed with 3. distracted 4. brush, small brush |
| បារី | baarəy, pərəy | cigarette |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
| 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 |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ផ្សែង | psaeŋ | 1. smoke, steam 2. to be smoky |
| ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ធុំក្លិន | tʰum klən | to smell, give off a smell |
| ស្អុយ | sʔoy | 1. to be bad/putrid smelling, stinking 2. fetid, bad (of odor or reputation) 3. pungent |
| មាត់ | moat | 1. mouth 2. bank, shore (of a river, lake, sea) 3. opening (e.g., of a jar or bag) |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| សួត | suət | lung |
| 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 |
| បញ្ហា | baɲhaa, paɲhaa | problem, difficulty, matter, question, issue |
| ដង្ហើម | dɑŋhaəm | 1. breath 2. breathing, respiration 3. short moment |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |