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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 |
| 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) |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| កប៉ាល់ | kaʔpal | ship, large (motor-powered) boat |
| 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?} |
| 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) |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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?} |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| ទូក | tuuk | boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| កាណូត | kaanout | motorboat |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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’ |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| 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]!} |
| ដឹកទំនិញ | dək tumnɨɲ | to transport merchandise |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| យុថ្កា | yut tkaa | anchor |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| បោះ | bɑh | 1. to throw (away), cast, fling 2. to cast (a vote) {ខ្ញុំបោះហើយ = I've voted already} 3. to scatter 4. to broadcast 5. to sow (seed) 6. to thrust (down) into, force in, insert, drive/fix (a stake in the ground) 7. to implant, set up 8. to locate, station, pitch a camp 9. to crush, grind, gin (cotton) 10. to imprint/impress (a seal), stamp, affix 11. to publish 12. to sell in large quantities with limited profit 13. to take a step |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ចត | cɑɑt | to park |
| កំពង់ផែ | kɑmpʊəŋ pʰae | harbor, dock, wharf |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ខ្សែពួរ | ksae puə | cable, rope |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ទាក់ | teak | 1. to snare, capture in a trap, to trap, catch 2. to entrap, entangle, confuse 3. to attract, entice, tempt, seduce 4. to persuade (especially by trickery or confusion) |
| 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!} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ដាច់ | dac | 1. detached, disconnected, cut off, separated, torn 2. to break apart, to separate 3. time periods: to end 4. to be ended 5. end, last part of 6. to be firm, resolute, determined, to be committed to a course of action 7. extremely, absolutely, firmly, positively, clearly 8. + verb: to be able to + verb 9. {លក់ដាច់ = to sell well (of a product)} |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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) |
| ច្រវាក់ | crɑvak | (iron) chain |
| ដែក | daek | 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel 2. generic term for various metal tools |
| ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
| ភ្ជាប់នឹង | pcoap nɨŋ | to be linked with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| ដុំ | dom | 1. piece, chunk, lump, mass, part, block 2. cluster, bunch 3. packet, bundle |
| យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ធ្ងន់ | tŋʊən | 1. heavy, not light 2. to weigh |
| ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
| លំនឹង | lumnɨŋ | physical stability, balance, equilibrium |
| 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)} |
| ភ្ជាប់ | pcoap | 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together 2. to adjust, fit, set 3. to coordinate with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ឈប់ | cʰup | 1. to stop, halt, cease {ឈប់ធ្វើការ = to quit one's job} {ឈប់ពីការងារ = to quit one's job} {ឡានពេទ្យបានឈប់ខាងមុខខ្លោងទ្វារមន្ទីរពេទ្យ = the ambulance stops in front of the hospital} 2. to stop, wait, hold on {ឈប់សិន = wait a moment!} |
| ទម្លាក់ | tumleak | to drop, to let something fall |
| 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 |
| រហូតដល់ | rɔhout dɑl | until, up to, as far as |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| បាត | baat | bottom |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បាតទន្លេ | baat tʊənlee | river bed |
| បាតសមុទ្រ | baat saʔmot | sea floor |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ផ្ទៃសមុទ្រ | ptey saʔmot | surface of the sea |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| សមុទ្រ | saʔmot | sea, ocean Notes: alternative spelling: សមុទ្ទ |
| 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 |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| 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) |
| បើកបរ | baək bɑɑ | to drive (e.g., an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ផ្ទៃ | ptey | 1. surface 2. space, area |
| ទន្លេ | tʊənlee | river (larger than ស្ទឹង) |
| រាក់ | reak | shallow |
| 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 |
| កឿង | kɨəŋ | to get stuck, become stranded, run aground, be bogged down |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| ដឹក | dək | 1. to transport, carry 2. to lead, conduct 3. clf. for one cartload |
| កុងតឺន័រ | koŋtəɨnoa | container |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| ដឹកជញ្ជូន | dək cʊəɲcuun | to transport |
| ទំនិញ | tumnɨɲ | goods, merchandise |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ចិន | cən | 1. Chinese 2. China |
| អាមេរិក | ʔaameerik | 1. America 2. USA |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| 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} |
| ថៃ | tʰay | Thai |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| តាម | taam | 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step} 2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time} 3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market} |
| ផ្លូវទឹក | pləv tɨk | waterway(s) |
| យឺតយ៉ាវ | yɨɨt yaav | to be slow, late (especially in terms of work) |
| 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} |
| ផ្លូវអាកាស | pləv ʔaakaah | airway(s) |
| ផ្លូវគោក | pləv kook | land route(s) |
| យឺត | yɨɨt | 1. to be slow, late 2. to stretch, to be elastic |
| រលក | rɔlɔɔk | wave, ripple |
| ឧបសគ្គ | ʔuʔpaʔsak | 1. obstacle 2. danger, peril 3. misfortune |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ឆាប់រហ័ស | cʰap rɔhah | quickly, promptly, immediately |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| វៀតណាម | viət naam | Vietnam |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| 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 |