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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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’ |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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 |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| បន្ទប់គេង | bɑntup keeŋ | bedroom |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ដណ្ដប់ | dɑndɑp | 1. to cover (someone) with a blanket or clothing 2. to wrap up 3. to bump against a cart (of the oxen which are pulling the cart) 4. ten, -teen (used only in compound numbers from 11 to 19) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ភួយ | pʰuəy | 1. blanket 2. quilt |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| គ្រែ | krɛɛ | bed, couch |
| 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]!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
| កើយ | kaəy | 1. to lay one's head on, to rest or support (the head) 2. platform (for loading or unloading goods), loading dock 3. ladder (for climbing onto a tall animal or into a high carriage) 4. to project/stick out in the rear |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ខ្នើយ | knaəy | cushion, pillow |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| វាំងនន | veaŋ nɔɔn | curtain |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ផ្ទាំង | pteaŋ | 1. large flat surface, sheet, panel, slab, tablet, disc, flat piece 2. clf. for flat objects (such as walls and pieces of cloth, stone, paper, wood, metal) |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ពុំ | pum | negative particle: not, non-, without Notes: ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases, like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់; ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior |
| 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)} |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| 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 |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| 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 |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| ចេញចូល | cəɲ coul | 1. to go in and out 2. to shuttle |
| បន្ទប់ | bɑntup | room |
| រូបថត | ruup tʰɑɑt | photograph, picture |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| 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 |
| ស៊ុម | sum | 1. temporary decorated arch erected to welcome a dignitary, or in honor of someone 2. arch decorated with green leaves, decorated frame (around an opening such as a door or window) 3. picture frame 4. (chicken) coop, cage (for poultry) 5. plan, scheme |
| ព្យួរ | pyuə | 1. to hang, suspend 2. to allow to dangle 3. to postpone |
| 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!} |
| ជញ្ជាំង | cʊəɲceaŋ | wall |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ខ្សែ | ksae | string, cord, rope, wire, line |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ដែកគោល | daek kool | nail, spike |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| ដំ | dɑm | 1. to strike/beat/hit (with a hammer or wooden mallet) 2. to pound (into shape), hammer, flatten, mash 3. the diacritical symbol ( ំ ) 4. to clear land for a residence 5. (of fish) to make a nest 6. to seek shelter/refuge |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
| ភ្ជាប់នឹង | pcoap nɨŋ | to be linked with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| ថ្ពក់ | tpʊək | 1. to hook something, grasp with a hook 2. hook, peg |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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 |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ថត | tʰɑɑt | 1. to photograph, take pictures 2. to record (sound) 3. to X-ray 4. to untie 5. to take out 6. drawer |
| បី | bəy | three |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| សៀវភៅ | siǝv pʰɨv | 1. book 2. pad, notebook |
| កាតាប | kaataap | 1. briefcase, satchel 2. backpack |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ប៊ិច | bic | ballpoint pen |
| ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ | tuureaʔsap day | mobile phone |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| នាឡិកា | nieleʔkaa | 1. clock, watch 2. hour |
| ថាឲ្យ | tʰaa ʔaoy | to blame, criticize, pick on, scold |
| ដឹង | dəŋ | 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.} |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| ប៉ុន្មាន | ponmaan | 1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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) |
| សាលា | saalaa | 1. hall 2. school 3. institution, establishment 4. court (of law) 5. kind of relay station/shelter on the road between two towns or villages |
| 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 |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ពេលវេលា | peel veelie | time |
| អំពូល | ʔɑmpuul | light bulb |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| 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) |
| អំពូលម៉ែត្រ | ʔɑmpuul maet | fluorescent light (bulb) |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ពិតាន | pidaan | 1. ceiling 2. canopy 3. maximum attainable rank |
| ចាប់ | cap | 1. to catch, capture, seize, grasp, get 2. to receive (e.g., a radio or television broadcast) 3. to select 4. clf. for handfuls 5. to begin to, undertake, start 6. to be painful |
| ជាប់នឹង | coap nɨŋ | 1. next to, adjacent to, near 2. to stick/attach to |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ភ្លឺ | plɨɨ | 1. daybreak, early morning 2. to shine, give off light 3. to be clear, bright, distinct, perceptible 4. dike (separating rice fields), dam, embankment |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| បំភ្លឺ | bɑmplɨɨ | 1. to clarify, enlighten 2. to explain 3. to reveal 4. to brighten, illuminate, give light (to) 5. to glorify |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ត្រឹម | trəm | 1. (precisely) at 2. up to, as far as 3. to be exact, accurate, precise, clear-cut 4. to be honest 5. to be true, correct, to be proper 6. accurately, precisely |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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} |
| ជនបទ | cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt | country, countryside |
| ពុំសូវ | pum səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not 3. without (having to) |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| អាគុយ | ʔaakuy | storage battery |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| 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) |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| 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} |