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Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
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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 |
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, [...] |
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’ |
មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
ប្រុស | proh | man, male |
ស្រី | srəy | woman, female |
ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
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?} |
កំពង់ផែ | kɑmpʊəŋ pʰae | harbor, dock, wharf |
អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
ចំណត | cɑmnɑɑt | stopping place, parking/mooring place, station, terminal |
ទូក | tuuk | boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) |
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) |
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!} |
ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
ចាស់ | cah | 1. old, mature 2. (of colors) to be intense, dark, (of seasonings) to be strong, excessive, (of fruits) to be almost ripe |
គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
រោង | rooŋ | 1. hall, building, factory 2. pavilion, roofed structure, open shed |
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]!} |
តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
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 |
ដំបូល | dɑmboul | 1. roof 2. top, cover |
ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
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 |
ភ្ញៀវ | pɲiəv | 1. guest, visitor 2. client, customer |
ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
អ្នកទេសចរណ៍ | neak teehsaʔcɑɑ | tourist |
អ្នកដំណើរ | neak dɑmnaə | traveller |
ជ្រកម្លប់ | crɔɔk mlup | to take shelter |
ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
រង់ចាំ | rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam | to wait (for, until) |
ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
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!} |
គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
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) |
ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
ប្រសិន | prɑsən | if, in case of |
មេឃ | meek | 1. sky 2. cloud 3. weather {នៅពេលដែលមេឃក្ដៅ = when it's hot} |
ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
ទទឹក | tɔtɨk | wet |
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) |
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} |
ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
ចាំ | cam | 1. to wait (for) 2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart 3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...} |
ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
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 |
កាបូប | kaaboup | 1. bag 2. purse, wallet |
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 |
បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
ជ្រែងហោប៉ៅ | crɛɛŋ hao pav | to have the hands in the pockets |
ច្រត់ចង្កេះ | crɑt cɑŋkeh | to have the hands on the hips |
ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
ផែនទី | pʰaen tii | map, model |
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!} |
តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
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!} |
ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
ជិះ | cih | to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) |
ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
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 |
ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
ជាប់នឹង | coap nɨŋ | 1. next to, adjacent to, near 2. to stick/attach to |
ចត | cɑɑt | to park |
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 |
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 |
នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
ផែ | pʰae | harbor, dock, wharf |
ជ័រ | coa | resin, sap, plastic, rubber |
កៅស៊ូ | kav suu | 1. rubber, tire 2. asphalt |
ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
កកិត | kɑkət | to move close to, to be neck and neck, to touch lightly, to chafe, to rub |
ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
រឹង | rɨŋ | hard, firm, tough, stiff |
ធ្វើឡើង | tvəə laəŋ | 1. to organize, take place 2. to build, make (from) {ទូកគឺយើងធ្វើឡើងអំពីដែក = we use metal to make boats} |
អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
ដែក | daek | 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel 2. generic term for various metal tools |
ប៉ះ | pah | 1. to hit, to collide with 2. to touch, come in contact with 3. to meet, encounter, confront |
វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
កំប៉ិត | kɑmpət | tight-fitting Notes: transliteration and translation unclear; source: antkh.com |
ធ្លាយ | tliey | to break open, burst, split, crack |
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)} |
នាំឲ្យ | noam ʔaoy | to cause to, to bring about, to provoke, to enable |
គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
កាត់បន្ថយ | kat bɑntʰɑɑy | to reduce (in number) |
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) |
ប៉ះទង្គិច | pah tʊəŋkɨc | 1. to clash, collide, bump into 2. to skirmish |
រវាង | rɔvieŋ | 1. between 2. during |
និង | nɨŋ | and |
ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
ជ័រកៅស៊ូ | coa kav suu | gum, rubber, latex |
ផ្ទាល់ | ptoal | 1. directly, personally 2. to be close to |
ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
បួន | buən | four |
ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
ចងខ្សែ | cɑɑŋ ksae | to tie or link with a rope |
ជាប់ | coap | 1. to link together 2. to stick to, adhere to 3. to hold on 4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud} 5. to be fastened, joined, attached 6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to) 7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row} 8. to be caught 9. to be associated with 10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy} 11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker) 12. to be addicted to something 13. adjacent to, next to 14. to undergo 15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!} 16. to be durable 17. firm 18. tenacious 19. tenaciously 20. incessantly, constantly, always |
ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |