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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ឃ្លាន | klien | 1. to be hungry 2. to be hungry for |
| មានន័យ | mien ney | to mean |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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’ |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
| 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 |
| អ្វីមួយ | ʔvǝymuǝy | 1. what? 2. any, some, a certain one 3. anything, nothing, something |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| 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 |
| ច្បាស់លាស់ | cbah loah | 1. very clear, very sure 2. clearly, surely 3. distinct, precise, accurate |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| នំប៉័ង | num paŋ | bread Notes: in [Headley] wrongly spelled នំបុ័ង |
| ហេមប័រហ្គឹរ | hemboakɨ | hamburger Notes: BCF |
| គុយទាវ | kuy tiev | kind of noodle soup |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| 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!} |
| ឧស្សាហ៍ | ʔussaa | 1. often, frequently 2. diligent(ly), hard-working 3. to try hard, to work hard, to study, to persevere |
| 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 |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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) |
| ពូកែ | puukae | clever, skilfull, good at (doing something) |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| មេ | mee | 1. female animal (that has given birth) 2. mother 3. woman 4. term of address to a younger woman or to a woman of lower status 5. chief, commander (company level and higher), leader, head, master, owner 6. guard, supervising officer 7. (in gambling) the dealer/house 8. principle, rule, guideline, theory 9. to be the main, largest, most important, leading 10. name given to any consonant combined with all the vowels or all the vowels and a final consonant 11. female elephant 12. clf. for bee/wasp stings 13. for different kinds or sites of pain/illness 14. clf. for heavy rain showers 15. exclamation of anger |