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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| រៀបចំ | riəp cɑm | 1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| ម្ហូប | mhoup | food, meal |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ទឹកជ្រលក់ | tɨk crɔlʊək | dip, sauce |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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)} |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| ទល់មុខ | tʊəl muk | to be face to face, opposite (something) |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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 |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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!} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| មិត្តស្រី | mɨt srəy | 1. girlfriend 2. female friend Notes: ជើង ត |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| លុតជង្គង់ | lut cʊəŋkʊəŋ | to kneel down |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បត់ជើង | bɑt cəəŋ | 1. (describing a common method of sitting on the ground or floor) with the buttocks resting on the ground/floor and the legs folded back to one side (this is the characteristic position taken in the presence of a Buddhist monk or when praying) 2. to excrete bodily wastes, go to the toilet |
| 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 |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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 |
| 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?} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ភ្លៅ | plɨv | 1. thigh 2. lap 3. axis, axle, shaft |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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’ |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| ពែនភ្នែន | pɛɛn pnɛɛn | to sit cross-legged |
| ជាធម្មតា | cie tʰoam meaʔ taa | normally, usually |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ស្រី | srəy | woman, female |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ប្រុស | proh | man, male |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ចំ | cɑm | directly, exactly, precisely |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| កណ្ដាល | kɑndaal | 1. center, middle 2. mean, medium 3. to be medium, average, intermediate 4. central 5. between, in the middle of Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ត្រី | trəy | 1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc. |
| 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]!} |
| 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 |
| ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
| ឈ្ងុយ | cŋuy | to smell delicious/fragrant |
| បន្លែ | bɑnlae | vegetable |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| 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 |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ផ្ទាប់ | ptoap | 1. to place next to, lean (something against something) 2. to uphold 3. to back up, reinforce, support 4. to line (a garment with an inner layer of cloth) 5. to be next to, adjoining 6. to set in motion (one after another in a certain sequence) 7. to arrange in a certain order |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| កម្រាល | kɑmraal | 1. cover, covering, carpet, mat 2. sheet Notes: root: ក្រាល; also written កំរាល |
| កញ្ចប់ | kɑɲcɑp | 1. pack, package, parcel 2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| កន្ទេល | kɑnteel | mat Notes: may be woven of many different grasses such as ជ្រេ, រំចេក, រុន, but it is commonly woven of កក់ |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| 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!} |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ក្រុមគ្រួសារ | krom kruəsaa | family, family members |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
| កៅអី | kav ʔəy | chair, seat |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ក្រាល | kraal | 1. to spread (out), cover, pave, floor, lay out, unroll 2. to display 3. to be swollen, distended |
| 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) |
| ឥដ្ឋ | ʔət | 1. brick, tile 2. to be desirable 3. pleasing, likable, preferable, satisfying 4. necessary 5. ideal 6. dear, beloved, favorite |
| រនាប | rɔniep | 1. slat(s) 2. floor boards, flooring (especially wooden slats or pieces of split bamboo that have been lashed together to form large flat sections) 3. trellis(work), latticework 4. close together and in disorder (e.g., many people sleeping on the floor) |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| វប្បធម៌ | voappaʔ tʰoa | 1. culture 2. cultural |