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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 |
| 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) |
| បោះ | bɑh | 1. to throw (away), cast, fling 2. to cast (a vote) {ខ្ញុំបោះហើយ = I've voted already} 3. to scatter 4. to broadcast 5. to sow (seed) 6. to thrust (down) into, force in, insert, drive/fix (a stake in the ground) 7. to implant, set up 8. to locate, station, pitch a camp 9. to crush, grind, gin (cotton) 10. to imprint/impress (a seal), stamp, affix 11. to publish 12. to sell in large quantities with limited profit 13. to take a step |
| ត្រា | traa | 1. to mark 2. to note, observe, jot down, record 3. to seal 4. seal, stamp 5. note 6. to intervene 7. to occur 8. to reach, arrive, to get to (some place) 9. up to, as far as, until 10. to be widespread, found everywhere, scattered |
| តែម | taem | 1. stamp, postage stamp 2. to add (a different color) paint in order to change the color 3. scheme, trick Notes: also written តែមប្រិ៍ |
| សំបុត្រ | sɑmbot | 1. ticket 2. letter, message, note 3. envelope in which money is put as a wedding gift Notes: also written សំបុដ |
| 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)} |
| ផ្ញើ | pɲaə | 1. to send, deliver 2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something) 3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| បុគ្គលិក | bokkeaʔlɨk | employee, staff |
| 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!} |
| បម្រើ | bɑmraə | 1. to serve, to be at someone's service or at someone's disposal 2. devoted to service, to care 3. servant, maid Notes: root: ប្រើ; also spelled បំរើ |
| ការងារ | kaaŋie | job, work, profession, duty, task |
| 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) |
| ការិយាល័យ | kaareʔyaalay | office, bureau, department, section |
| ប្រៃសណីយ៍ | praysaʔnii | 1. post office 2. post, postal |
| សៀវភៅ | siǝv pʰɨv | 1. book 2. pad, notebook |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ជាមុនសិន | cie mun sən | first |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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 |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ស្វែងរក | svaeŋ rɔɔk | to go and look for, to search for, to seek |
| កញ្ចប់ | kɑɲcɑp | 1. pack, package, parcel 2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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’ |
| ក្រដាសកេស | krɑdaah keeh | cardboard |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ក្រដាសឡាំង | krɑdaah laŋ | cardboard |
| 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]!} |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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 |
| ប្រផេះ | prɑpʰeh | color: grey |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| ចំណាស់ | cɑmnah | 1. to be elderly 2. age, old age |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| សិត | sət | 1. to comb (the hair), card (wool) 2. to preen 3. to clean, purify 4. to refine and pour (metals), smelt, cast 5. to discard 6. to pour (out), empty, decant 7. to plane, scrape, scratch 8. to knead |
| រាប | riep | 1. to be flat, level, even, smooth 2. to be obedient, submissive, pacified 3. tame 4. gentle 5. calm, quiet 6. polite |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| វែក | vɛɛk | 1. to separate, to move aside, to shove aside, to clear (the way) 2. ladle, scoop 3. scoop(ful), ladleful |
| ភ្លី | plii | [translation unknown] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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 |
| ឡាំងក្រដាស | laŋ krɑdaah | cardboard, cardboard box |
| សំបក | sɑmbɑɑk | 1. skin, bark, shell, rind, peel 2. package 3. pan or scale of a balance 4. stand or tray on which to place gifts for monks or higher officials 5. [colloquial] to be fruitless, valueless, useless |
| ឡាំង | laŋ | 1. box, case 2. to sew |
| ក្រដាស | krɑdaah | 1. paper 2. membrane |
| ការតុង | kaatoŋ | cardboard |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| ឥត | ʔət | 1. no, not 2. to be lacking, without, deprived of |
| គិត | kɨt | 1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| 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!} |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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 |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| 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 |
| ជាការស្រេច | cie kaa srac | complete, finished |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ទើប | təəp | 1. then, only then, next 2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]} 3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| បែប | baep | kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| រញ៉េរញ៉ៃ | rɔɲee rɔɲay | chaotic, messy, in a disorderly state Notes: source: glosbe.com |
| សណ្ដាប់ធ្នាប់ | sɑndap tnoap | 1. conduct, manners, behavior, discipline, personality, order, method, arrangement 2. act, action Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ខ្ទេច | ktɨc | 1. to be shattered, smashed, completely broken, pulverized 2. in small bits 3. in (great) detail 4. (of clothes) to be crumpled, wrinkled |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| រហែក | rɔhaek | 1. to be torn, ripped, tattered, worn out 2. tear, rupture, laceration |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| គរ | kɔɔ | 1. to pile/stack up, gather in piles, accumulate 2. to collect |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| 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 |