⎯ ផ្ទះនៅណាដែរ?
⎯ អាយុប៉ុន្មានហើយ? (ដើម្បីដឹងថាអាយុបងឬប្អូន)
⎯ ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្តអីគេ?
ជាដើម។ ចំពោះការណែនាំខ្លួននៅកន្លែងធ្វើការ ភាគច្រើន យើងតែងតែប្រាប់ឈ្មោះផ្នែកដែលខ្លួននៅ បន្ទាប់ពីប្រាប់ឈ្មោះ គឺថា ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ... នៅផ្នែក ...។
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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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?} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| 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) |
| ណែនាំ | nae noam | 1. to advise, guide, lead 2. ណែនាំ … ឲ្យស្គាល់ = to introduce [someone] 3. ណែនាំខ្លួន(ឯង) = to introduce oneself |
| ខ្លួនឯង | kluən ʔaeŋ | 1. oneself 2. personally, on one's own, by oneself |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ទើបតែ | təəp tae | just |
| ជួបគ្នា | cuəp knie | to meet each other |
| ដំបូង | dɑmbouŋ | 1. first, first of all, before 2. at first, in the beginning |
| ផ្ដើម | pdaəm | to start, to begin Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| សួស្ដី | suǝsdǝy | greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!' Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| 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 |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| លើក | lǝǝk | 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone} 2. to erect, build, establish, create 3. to form 4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops) 5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony) 6. to exalt 7. to rouse 8. to transport 9. to exhume, dig up 10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel 11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time} 12. except, unless |
| 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 |
| សំពះ | sɑmpeah | to salute by placing both hands together palm to palm in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (it is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving) |
| 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!} |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ជម្រាបសួរ | cumriep suǝ | 1. hello 2. to say hello Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ |
| មើលទៅ | məəl tɨv | maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| គួរ | kuə | 1. should, ought to 2. to be worthy of (often marks phrases equivalent to Eng. adjectives in -able/-ible) 3. to be correct, proper, suitable, fitting |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
| បំផុត | bɑmpʰot | 1. to be the most..., the very..., extreme, extraordinary 2. to terminate, to end, to finish, to conclude 3. final, last |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| ឈ្មោះ | cmʊəh | 1. name 2. to be named/called |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ករណី | kaʔraʔnəy | case, cause, instance, matter, story |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| តិច | təc | 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?} |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| 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 |
| ពេលវេលា | peel veelie | time |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បន្ថែម | bɑntʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase 2. to supplement, replenish 3. additionally, in addition to |
| ស្រុកកំណើត | srok kɑmnaət | birthplace, home town |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| មុខរបរ | muk rɔbɑɑ | profession, job, occupation |
| សព្វថ្ងៃ | sɑp tŋay | 1. every day, each day 2. now, at present, these days |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| រាល់ថ្ងៃ | roal tŋay | every day |
| រៀន | riən | to study, to learn, to practice |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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?} |
| 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) |
| រៀបរាប់ | riəp roap | to describe, narrate, relate (a story) |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| តាំងពី | taŋ pii | since, from, starting with |
| ឡើយ | laəy | 1. at all, absolutely 2. generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, ឥត, to express the idea of incompleted action, existence or progressing action |
| រង់ចាំ | rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam | to wait (for, until) |
| ឆ្លើយ | claəy | to reply, to answer |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| សំណួរ | sɑmnuə | question |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| គូសន្ទនា | kuu sɑnteaʔnie | persons conversing with one another, interlocutor |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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.} |
| បង | bɑɑŋ | 1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself) |
| ប្អូន | pʔoun | 1. younger sibling (the opposite of បង) 2. form used to address a younger sibling or younger friend |
| ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្ត | cɑmnɑŋ cɑmnoul cət | desire, wish Notes: ជើង ត |
| អីគេ | ʔəy kee | 1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?} 2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …} Notes: colloquial |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| កន្លែងធ្វើការ | kɑnlaeŋ tvəə kaa | office, workplace |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ផ្នែក | pnaek | part, portion, section, division, department |
| 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!} |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |