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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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?} |
| 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!} |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ទាំងអស់គ្នា | teaŋ ʔɑh knie | 1. everybody 2. all, all of |
| 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) |
| 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’ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| 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) |
| មើលទៅ | məəl tɨv | maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ជិះ | cih | to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) |
| ម៉ូតូ | moutou | motorbike, motorcycle |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| 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 |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| ងាក | ŋiek | 1. to turn (especially the head), change direction, turn aside, turn away 2. to move away 3. to turn one's attention (from/to), turn one's back on |
| 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!} |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| 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} |
| 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.} |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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 |
| បត់ | bɑt | 1. to turn 2. to fold, bend, crease 3. to turn back/around, reverse direction 4. to veer 5. to bend/curve/wind (as a road) 6. to be winding, twisting 7. folding (as a pocket knife) |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ចង្កូត | cɑŋkout | rudder, helm, tiller, steering mechanism/wheel, controls (of a motor) {ចង្កូតឡាន = steering wheel (of a car)} {ចង្កូតម៉ូតូ = handlebar (of a motorbike)} |
| 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)} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| 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) |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| បង្ក | bɑŋkɑɑ | to create, to cause (something) to happen, to foment |
| 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 |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| 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 |
| រេ | ree | 1. to change (course/direction), change (one's opinion), turn, veer, (of a sailing ship) to tack 2. to follow a zigzag course (as a drunken person) 3. to rotate/revolve/sway/bend (e.g., in the wind) 4. to vacillate, fluctuate 5. to flicker 6. to toss and turn 7. to be precarious, volatile, changeable |
| 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!} |
| ប៉ះ | pah | 1. to hit, to collide with 2. to touch, come in contact with 3. to meet, encounter, confront |
| អ្នកដទៃ | neak dɑtey | strangers, others, other people |
| ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
| ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| ស្រប | srɑɑp | 1. to agree, match, rhyme 2. to be consistent (with) 3. to be parallel (to), be in accord (with) {ស្របពេលដែល [...] = at the same time that [...]} |
| ទិស | tɨh | direction |
| 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 |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| 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} |
| កាត់បន្ថយ | kat bɑntʰɑɑy | to reduce (in number) |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ | krʊək tnak cɑraacɑɑ | 1. road accident 2. to have a road accident |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| មួកសុវត្ថិភាព | muək soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep | helmet, motorcycle helmet |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| 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 |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ប៉ូលិស | poulih | police |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ផាក | pʰaak | 1. fine 2. to fine, to penalize |
| ជាមិនខាន | cie mɨn kʰaan | certainly, without fail, without any doubt |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ច្បាប់ | cbap | 1. law 2. rule, regulation 3. (legal) code 4. custom 5. moral precept, code of conduct 6. permission 7. to be on temporary detached duty 8. copy (of a document) 9. issue, version 10. clf. for letters, notes, documents and copies of documents |
| ចរាចរណ៍ | cɑraacɑɑ | traffic |
| 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) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| 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 |
| ជានិច្ច | cie nɨc | always |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| សុវត្ថិភាព | soʔvattʰeʔpʰiep | 1. goodness, prosperity, happiness, success 2. good health 3. safety |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| គោរព | koorup | 1. to respect, obey, honor 2. respect |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ប្រញាប់ | prɑɲap | 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry 2. quickly, promptly |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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]!} |
| ណាត់ | nat | 1. to determine, fix (a time for something), set/schedule (an appointment) {ខ្ញុំមានណាត់ហើយ = I’ve got an appointment already} 2. to promise, stand by (an agreement), commit oneself 3. clf. for gunshots |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| ងាយ | ŋiey | easy |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ល្មម | lmɔɔm | 1. to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate 2. worthy 3. quite, rather, sufficiently 4. at the same time, just in time 5. coincidentally, about time |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| យឺត | yɨɨt | 1. to be slow, late 2. to stretch, to be elastic |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ស្ទះចរាចរណ៍ | steah cɑraacɑɑ | traffic jam |
| ពីក្រោយ | pii kraoy | behind, from behind |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |