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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 |
| 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’ |
| ទូក | tuuk | boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| 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!} |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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) |
| ទូកម៉ាស៊ីន | tuuk maasin | motorboat Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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]!} |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| កម្លាំង | kɑmlaŋ | force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| 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!} |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ទូកអុំ | tuuk ʔom | canoe |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ទូកក្ដោង | tuuk kdaoŋ | sailboat Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| 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 |
| ច្រវា | crɑvaa | oar, paddle |
| កាយ | kaay | 1. to scrape, scratch 2. body (formal) |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| កាណូត | kaanout | motorboat |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| ម៉ូទ័រ | moutoa | motor Notes: source: antkh.com |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
| បះ | bah | 1. to stand up, rise, become erect (as a dog's tail) 2. to ride up on one side (and down on the other) 3. uneven, warped, having one side lower than the other |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| ធ្ងន់ | tŋʊən | 1. heavy, not light 2. to weigh |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| ម្យ៉ាងទៀត | myaaŋ tiət | 1. moreover, besides, another thing, furthermore 2. in other words, on the other hand 3. one other kind |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| កាន់តែ | kan tae | more and more, further, becoming more and more, increasingly, continually |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| អុំ | ʔom | 1. to paddle 2. to winnow, fan, sift |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ពឹងពាក់ | pɨŋ peak | 1. to depend on 2. to help one another, to assist mutually |
| 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!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| សាំង | saŋ | 1. gas(oline) 2. of animals: tame, tamed, domesticated, docile |
| ម៉ាស៊ូត | maasuut | diesel Notes: Headley has ម៉ាស៊ុត, but this spelling is much less frequent |
| ខាងលើ | kʰaaŋ lǝǝ | above, on, on top, upstairs |
| កង្ហារ | kɑŋhaa | pinwheel, wind wheel, fan, propeller |
| ស្លាបចាក់ | slaap cak | propeller |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| បក់ | bɑk | 1. wind: to blow 2. to fan 3. to blow out, extinguish 4. to wag, wave, shake, stir, rustle |
| រុញ | ruɲ | to push, push forward |
| វិល | vɨl | to turn (around), spin, revolve |
| ញាប់ | ɲoap | 1. quickly, fast, rapidly 2. to hurry |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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 |
| បង្អង់ | bɑŋʔɑŋ | 1. to halt, hesitate, slow down, delay, pause, take a rest 2. to postpone, put off 3. to be late |
| ល្បឿន | lbɨǝn | 1. speed, velocity 2. rate, tempo Notes: root: លឿន |
| 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) |
| បន្ថយ | bɑntʰɑɑy | 1. to reduce, to lower, to decrease (in quantity or in price) 2. to cause to retreat, withdraw |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |