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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| 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) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| 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!} |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| 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!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| របារ | rɔbaa | 1. railing (e.g., around a porch) 2. stud (one of the upright members of a house frame to which the wall is attached) 3. bar 4. peg |
| រថយន្តក្រុង | rʊət yʊən kroŋ | city bus Notes: ជើង ត |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| រថភ្លើង | rʊət pləəŋ | train |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ត្រចៀក | trɑciək | 1. ear 2. generic term for many kinds of (especially paired) projections such as hinges (e.g., of a door) or handles (of clay pots) |
| ដោត | daot | 1. to plant, to stick up, to push in 2. to put on a spit, to skewer, to put on a line |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| កាស | kaah | 1. headphones 2. to make way, make room, get out of the way 3. to push aside 4. ancient metal coin with four holes punched in it 5. money 6. monthly salary 7. growth (especially an extra tooth or growth in the mouth of a person or elephant 8. it is believed to be lucky) 9. chip (e.g., poker chip) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap | 1. to listen (to) 2. to obey 3. to understand (a spoken language) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ចម្រៀង | cɑmriəŋ | song Notes: root: ច្រៀង; also written ចំរៀង |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| ចុង | coŋ | 1. end, extremity, tip {ចុងខែនេះ = end of this month} 2. to be last |
| ទៀង | tiəŋ | to be accurate, correct, exact, precise, certain, honest, sure |
| ភ្ជាប់ | pcoap | 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together 2. to adjust, fit, set 3. to coordinate with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| សងខាង | sɑɑŋ kʰaaŋ | both sides, two sides Notes: also written សង្ខាង |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| អក្សរ | ʔaksɑɑ | 1. letter (of the alphabet) 2. script, alphabet 3. written language 4. writing |
| ហោះ | hɑh | 1. to fly (of a plane or other machine) 2. to float in the sky 3. to soar |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ជិះ | cih | to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) |
| បណ្ដើរ | bɑndaə | 1. to accompany, escort (by walking), conduct, take for a walk 2. (bicycle, motorbike) to push 3. to go together, go out with 4. to be simultaneous with 5. to keep on doing, continue 6. a little at a time, gradually 7. simultaneously, at the same time 8. while Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ឡានក្រុង | laan kroŋ | bus, city bus |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| ស្ពាយ | spiey | 1. to carry slung across/suspended from the shoulder, carry by means of a shoulder strap 2. shoulder strap (e.g., of a rifle) |
| កាបូប | kaaboup | 1. bag 2. purse, wallet |
| ជាមួយគ្នា | cie muəy knie | 1. together, with one another, reciprocally 2. the same (as) |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| 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)} |
| កំដរ | kɑmdɑɑ | 1. to be together, keep company 2. to accompany, follow along 3. to assist (in doing something), contribute to 4. to be a follower 5. together, in company |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| កម្សាន្ត | kɑmsaan | to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat} Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ទីកន្លែង | tii kɑnlaeŋ | place, site, location |
| ជួប | cuəp | to meet (especially intentionally) |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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 |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| សំឡេង | sɑmleeŋ | voice, sound Notes: also written សំលេង |
| រំខាន | rumkʰaan | 1. to annoy, disturb, interfere, bother 2. to be annoyed, disturbed, dissatisfied, displeased, disappointed, unhappy |
| អ្នកដទៃ | neak dɑtey | strangers, others, other people |
| 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, [...] |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ពេញចិត្ត | pɨɲ cət | to be pleased, satisfied, content Notes: ជើង ត |
| ខឹង | kʰəŋ | to be angry |
| 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 |
| ម្នាក់ឯង | mneak ʔaeŋ | alone, by oneself |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |