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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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!} |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ប្រផេះ | prɑpʰeh | color: grey |
| សំពត់ | sɑmpʊət | wrap-around skirt, sarong |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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} |
| តូប | toup | 1. hut, cottage 2. kiosk, stand, stall 3. pavilion 4. small shrine |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| ផ្លែឈើ | plae cʰəə | fruit |
| 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]!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| មួក | muək | hat, cap |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| ខៀវ | kʰiəv | blue, green (generally covering the spectrum of colors which includes blues and greens) |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| 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 |
| អៀម | ʔiǝm | 1. apron 2. halter-top 3. kind of sleeveless upper garment usually worn by baby girls |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| បន្លែ | bɑnlae | vegetable |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ជាតិ | ciet | 1. matter, substance, material, essence, essential constituent {ជាតិទឹក = to be liquid, fluid} {ជាតិខ្លាញ់ = to be oily, greasy} {ម្នាស់មានជាតិអាស៊ីតច្រើន = pineapples have a lot of acid/are acidic/are quite sour} 2. flavor, taste 3. genuine or true state of anything 4. birth, nation, race, line, nationality |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| ខ្ទាត | ktiet | 1. to scatter, jump away, fly off 2. to splash, splatter |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ចិត | cət | 1. to pare, peel 2. to cut into pieces, slice 3. to sharpen (e.g., a pencil) |
| 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 |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| តង់ | tɑŋ | 1. tent 2. tank (vehicle) |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ដំបូល | dɑmboul | 1. roof 2. top, cover |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| សើម | saəm | damp, humid, wet, moist |
| ទទឹក | tɔtɨk | wet |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ម្លប់ | mlup | shadow, shade |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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)} |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| រទេះ | rɔteh | 1. cart, vehicle 2. wagon |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| កាំកង់ | kam kɑŋ | spoke (of a wheel) |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ដៃ | day | 1. arm, hand 2. handle, lever, crank 3. branch (of a tree, bamboo, or a river), offshoot 4. tendril 5. trunk (of an elephant) 6. sleeve 7. steering wheel 8. clf. for handfuls of young rice plants/grass 9. clf. for slaps 10. command to an elephant not to move its trunk or not to pull up something with its trunk 11. clf. for a bunch of 10 areca nuts |
| រុញ | ruɲ | to push, push forward |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ចាប់កាន់ | cap kan | to grab, grasp, catch (with the hands) |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| 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!} |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| ចន្ទល់ | cɑntʊəl | support, supporting bar (usually of wood), prop |
| ទល់ | tʊəl | 1. to support (from below), prop up 2. to secure 3. to confront 4. to frame/cover/support (with timbers) 5. (of defecation or urination) to hold back/in, to be constipated 6. to be adjacent, against, facing, face to face, opposite 7. to be opposed to, at odds with 8. until, up to |
| 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 |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ខូចខាត | kʰouc kʰaat | 1. to damage 2. to be damaged 3. to lose (through destruction) |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
| ស្មើគ្នា | smaǝ knie | 1. equal, identical (in size, height etc.) 2. alike, equivalent, even |
| ស្មើ | smaə | 1. to be equal, comparable, alike, the same 2. even, impartial |
| កម្ពស់ | kɑmpʊəh | height |
| 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 |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ដោះ | dɑh | 1. breast(s), udder 2. to undo, untie 3. to take off (clothing), remove 4. to lift (a curse) 5. to release, free 6. to save, rescue 7. to solve, explain, settle (a question), resolve |
| 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) |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| ទូកញ្ចក់ | tuu kɑɲcɑk | wardrobe or case having a mirror or glass pane in front |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| 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) |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| រក្សា | reaksaa | 1. to take care of, protect 2. to keep, maintain 3. to observe, pay attention to, watch |
| អនាម័យ | ʔaʔnaamay | 1. hygiene, sanitation 2. health |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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 |
| ដី | dəy | 1. earth, land, ground, soil 2. territory |
| មេរោគ | mee rook | micro-organism, germ, virus, microbe |
| ហុយ | hoy | 1. to whirl/swirl/rise up (in a cloud, like dust or smoke) {ហុយក៏ហុយ ក្ដៅក៏ក្ដៅ = it’s dusty and hot} 2. to spread (e.g., of smoke or a smell) 3. to fume |
| 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.) |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| 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 |
| ឈឺ | cʰɨɨ | to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| ថែរក្សា | tʰae reaksaa | to care for, to take care of |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |