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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| វុទ្ធី | vutʰii | male Cambodian name |
| ចរិយា | caʔreʔyaa | female Cambodian name |
| ឥឡូវ | ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv | now, at the present time, at this time Notes: also written ឥលូវ |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| អី | ʔəy | 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី |
| 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 |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| 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?} |
| ធនាគារ | tʰeaʔniekie | 1. bank 2. treasury |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ឆ្លៀត | cliət | 1. to seize an opportunity, take advantage (of an opportunity), to make the most of 2. to make good use of time, take the time to do something |
| រៀន | riən | to study, to learn, to practice |
| អង់គ្លេស | ʔɑŋkleeh | English |
| ពេលយប់ | peel yup | night, at night |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. phrase-initial particle: And how about ...? 2. phrase-initial particle: As for ... |
| 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 |
| ហាង | haaŋ | store, shop |
| 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} |
| កុំព្យូទ័រ | kompyuutoa | computer |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| 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]!} |
| អូ | ʔou | oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) |
| ឡូយ | looy | 1. cool 2. arrogant, proud |
| អា | ʔaa | 1. final particle used for emphasis 2. phrase-final or as an interjection: oh! ah! Notes: see also អា៎ |
| ម្ដុំ | mdom | 1. region, area 2. one piece, one chunk (contraction of មួយដុំ) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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} |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| កម្ពុជាក្រោម | kampuʔcie kraom | Lower Cambodia (southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory) |