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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 |
| 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?} |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| វាស់ | voah | 1. to measure (linear extent, i.e., length, width, height, or distance) 2. to exercise care 3. all, the whole of (the) 4. all of the way up to, until |
| សីតុណ្ហភាព | səytonhaʔpʰiep | 1. temperature 2. climate |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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 |
| 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.} |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ពីមុន | pii mun | 1. previously, formerly 2. in previous times |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| 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’ |
| សីតុណ្ហមាត្រ | səytonhaʔmiet | thermometer Notes: also pronounced səytonhaʔmaat |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ប្រដាប់ | prɑdap | 1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil, device (widely used to form new words for various kinds of modern mechanical devices such as bottle openers, mine detectors, and stethoscopes) 2. the male genitals 3. to prepare, get ready, set up 4. to fit out, equip 5. to regulate, adjust, put right, put in good order 6. to arrange 7. to decorate, adorn 8. clf. for complete sets (e.g., of clothing) 9. series, assortment, collection, pack (e.g., of cards) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| 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 |
| ថ្ងៃនេះ | tŋay nih | today |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ប៉ុន្មាន | ponmaan | 1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent |
| អង្សា | ʔɑŋsaa | 1. degree (of temperature, of angle) 2. shoulder 3. division, section, portion |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| បច្ចុប្បន្ន | paccopbɑn | the present (time), now, in the present time |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ | prɑcam tŋay | daily, every day |
| 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)} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ | tuureaʔsap day | mobile phone |
| ឥឡូវ | ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv | now, at the present time, at this time Notes: also written ឥលូវ |
| ភ្ជាប់ | pcoap | 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together 2. to adjust, fit, set 3. to coordinate with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| ប្រព័ន្ធ | prɑpoan | 1. system, network, order 2. cycle 3. to write poetry, compose 4. to braid, plait, twist, weave, intertwine 5. to tie/tighten a knot |
| អ៊ីនធឺណិត | ʔintʰɨɨnet | internet Notes: neither in Headley nor Chuon, but see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/អ៊ីនធឺណិត |
| 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) |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ទិន្នន័យ | tɨnneaʔney | 1. data, particulars 2. basic idea, theme |
| តំបន់ | tɑmbɑn | region, locality, district, section, zone |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| 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 |
| ថ្ងៃស្អែក | tŋay sʔaek | tomorrow |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| តាមដាន | taam daan | 1. to keep track of, follow a situation 2. to spy on |
| តាមរយៈ | taam reaʔyeaʔ | 1. by means of 2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone) |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| បរិវេណ | bɑɑreʔveen | 1. environs, surroundings, vicinity, neighborhood 2. edges, perimeter, periphery |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ឆែក | cʰaek | 1. to cut, notch 2. to slash 3. to divide, split 4. to slice into pieces 5. to be divided, split 6. to be serrated, notched, uneven, forked 7. slit, notch, indentation 8. to seek, to look for 9. to check, inspect, look sth. up {ឆែកវចនានុក្រមសិន = Let’s look [it] up in the dictionary!} |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| 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!} |
| ក្រៅ | krav | 1. outside, out 2. foreign |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| រដូវត្រជាក់ | rɔdəv trɑceak | cold season |
| រដូវក្ដៅ | rɔdəv kdav | hot season |
| ឆែកមើល | cʰaek məəl | to check, inspect, control |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| ទំនាក់ទំនង | tumneak tumnɔɔŋ | 1. relation(ship), liaison 2. correlation 3. appearance |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| អ្នកណា | neak naa | 1. who, which one 2. someone, anyone |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| 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 |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |