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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| លាង | lieŋ | 1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid) 2. to purify, to clear |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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)} |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| 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 |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| 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!} |
| ដដែល | dɑdael | 1. to be identical, alike, the same 2. as before, over and over, in the same way |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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 |
| ឡាបូ | laabou | sink |
| 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 |
| បង្ហូរ | bɑŋhou | 1. to cause to flow 2. to discharge (a liquid) 3. to stream, gush 4. to drain, empty (water from an irrigated field) 5. to allow animals to run freely Notes: root: ហូរ |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| សាប៊ូ | saabuu | soap |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| លូ | luu | 1. pipe (for water or sewage), water pipe (made of a tree trunk) 2. dogs: to howl |
| 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!} |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| 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’ |
| បំពង់ | bɑmpʊəŋ | container (of cylindrical shape), tube, pipe |
| 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]!} |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| លែង | lɛɛŋ | to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ថ្មី | tməy | new |
| 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 |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ជម្រះ | cumreah | 1. to clean, to clean up, to wash away dirt and dust 2. to level, scrape, clean off 3. to clear away, weed, cut off at the roots, to clear with a hoe 4. to purify 5. to discharge 6. to judge, resolve (a dispute), decide (a case) 7. to make a clear-cut decision 8. to review, to edit (a text) Notes: root: ជ្រះ; also written ជំរះ |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| ក្បង់ | kbɑŋ | 1. to dip/scoop up with both hands, take by the handful 2. clf. for handfuls, scoops |
| 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 |
| លុបមុខ | lup muk | to wash the face |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ទះ | teah | 1. to strike with the palm of the hand, slap 2. width of a hand 3. spoken form of ផ្ទះ = house, home |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| 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) |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ជះ | ceah | 1. to pour (over), fling, toss/throw out (especially liquids), splash 2. to scatter 3. wind: to blow violently |
| 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} |
| បែប | baep | kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| សម្អាត | sɑmʔaat | 1. to clean {ដើម្បីសម្អាតវាឲ្យបានស្អាត = in order to clean it} {បោកសម្អាតខោអាវ = to wash the clothes clean} 2. to clean up, to sweep 3. to groom Notes: root: ស្អាត; also written សំអាត |
| ពេញ | pɨɲ | 1. to be complete, full, filled up 2. to fill up 3. to be sufficient, satisfied, whole, entire |
| ដុស | doh | 1. to scrub, to polish 2. to brush (one's teeth) 3. to rub (off), to wipe (off) 4. to chafe |
| ផ្ទៃមុខ | ptey muk | on the face |
| ខ្ទប់ | ktup | 1. to shut/close, to enclose, to cover 2. to shut in, block, fence in |
| ចុះឡើង | coh laəŋ | 1. to go up and down, go back and forth 2. up and down |
| ជាធម្មតា | cie tʰoam meaʔ taa | normally, usually |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| ស្អិត | sʔət | 1. to be sticky, adhesive, adherent 2. stuck (to), attached (to) 3. to be addictive 4. (of weather) to be sticky, muggy 5. closely, like glue 6. to be loath to forgive someone, reluctant to forget someone's mistake |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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) |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| ងូតទឹក | ŋuut tɨk | to take a shower |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| ស្នាម | snaam | 1. trace, track, (foot)print 2. mark, scar, impression, imprint 3. vestige, remains 4. excavation 5. sports ground, court (e.g., tennis court), stage, ring 6. race track 7. battlefield |
| បន្តិចបន្តួច | bɑntəc bɑntuəc | 1. a little, a few 2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat Notes: ជើង ត (both times) |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |