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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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| បន្តិចក្រោយមក | bɑntəc kraoy mɔɔk | soon after Notes: ជើង ត |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| ព្រះសង្ឃ | preah sɑŋ | 1. Buddhist monk 2. priest |
| 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]!} |
| អង្គ | ʔɑŋ | 1. body 2. torso, trunk 3. corpse 4. build, figure 5. appearance 6. form, shape 7. quality, virtue 8. (main) reason, (basic) cause 9. base, basis, grounds 10. quantity, amount, number 11. sort, kind, type, variety 12. group, organization, institution, establishment 13. corps (military or diplomatic) 14. clf. for royalty, clergy, statues of the Buddha, deities, and letters of the alphabet |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| និមន្ត | niʔmʊən | 1. to come, go (of a Buddhist monk) 2. honorific initiating verb, similar to អញ្ជើញ, preceding verbs which have a monk as the subject, especially verbs of movement 3. to invite (a Buddhist monk) Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| 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!} |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| កោរ | kao | 1. to shave 2. to take advantage of, cheat, swindle, rip-off |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| សម្លៀកបំពាក់ | sɑmliək bɑmpeak | clothes |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| ហៅ | hav | 1. to call, name 2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle 3. to send for, summon 4. to invite (guests) |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| គ្រង | krɔɔŋ | 1. to govern, administer, manage, direct 2. to look after, watch over 3. to defend, guard, protect 4. (of monks) to wear the robe over one shoulder leaving the other shoulder bare |
| ស្បង់ | sbɑŋ | Buddhist monk's skirt-like lower garment (one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk) |
| ចីវរ | ciivɔɔ | Buddhist monk's robe (it is made of several pieces of saffron cotton or silk sewed together in a large rectangle and is worn over the left shoulder, one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk) Notes: see also ចីពរ |
| ចីពរ | ciipɔɔ | Buddhist monk's robe (it is made of several pieces of saffron cotton or silk sewed together in a large rectangle and is worn over the left shoulder, one of the three items of clothing worn by a Buddhist monk) |
| ស្លៀកពាក់ | sliǝk peak | to dress, get dressed, be dressed, wear clothes |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| បាត្រ | baat | Buddhist monk's alms bowl |
| 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!} |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| គម្រប | kumrɔɔp | lid, cover Notes: root: គ្រប; also written គំរប |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| ចង្ហាន់ | cɑŋhan | food (for Buddhist monks) Notes: root: ឆាន់ |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| បិណ្ឌបាត | bənbaat | 1. [clerical] to beg for food 2. [clerical] daily morning food quest of Buddhist monks |
| បិណ្ឌ | bən | 1. [clerical] to beg for food 2. [clerical] to ask 3. rolling up, twisting 4. gathering into a bundle, rolling up into a ball (e.g., of rice, meat, etc.) 5. putting together into a lump 6. ball (especially of rice) 7. major annual Buddhist festival held to honour the ancestors 8. earning a living 9. maintaining life |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ដី | dəy | 1. earth, land, ground, soil 2. territory |
| ហុយ | hoy | 1. to whirl/swirl/rise up (in a cloud, like dust or smoke) {ហុយក៏ហុយ ក្ដៅក៏ក្ដៅ = it’s dusty and hot} 2. to spread (e.g., of smoke or a smell) 3. to fume |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| 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)} |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| 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 |
| ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| ទ្រនាប់ជើង | trɔnoap cəəŋ | shoes, slippers, socks |
| ស្បែកជើង | sbaek cǝǝŋ | shoes, boots, footwear |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ដោះ | dɑh | 1. breast(s), udder 2. to undo, untie 3. to take off (clothing), remove 4. to lift (a curse) 5. to release, free 6. to save, rescue 7. to solve, explain, settle (a question), resolve |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| កូនសិស្សលោក | koun səh look | temple-boy |
| ជានិច្ច | cie nɨc | always |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| ចំហៀង | cɑmhiəŋ | 1. half, side, flank, part 2. on the side, on one's side 3. to be incomplete, not full, partial, in profile |
| 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) |
| ថង់យាម | tʰɑŋ yiem | Buddhist monk's cloth shoulder bag |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| លោក | look | 1. you (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 2. he (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 3. monk, man (who is respected) 4. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name) 5. world, sphere of existence 6. universe |
| វត្ត | voat | 1. Buddhist monastery, pagoda/temple complex 2. respect, esteem 3. tradition, discipline 4. application, fulfillment, implement-ation 5. profession, job, assignment, task 6. habit 7. actions, behavior, conduct Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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!} |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ស្នាក់ | snak | 1. to dwell, live at 2. to stop over, spend the night, stay for a short time |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| រៀន | riən | to study, to learn, to practice |
| ជួយ | cuəy | to help, to assist |
| ធ្វើ | tvəə | 1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice} |
| ការងារ | kaaŋie | job, work, profession, duty, task |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ហូប | houp | to eat |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| 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 |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| យាម | yiem | 1. to guard, stand guard 2. to patrol 3. guard, watchman 4. shift, watch (period of three or four hours - formerly a night was divided into three ‘watches’ from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., and 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.) 5. pouch under the beaks of certain birds 6. handle of a plow 7. cloth (shoulder) bag 8. auspices, omens, signs of the future 9. prediction |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
| ស្បែកជើងផ្ទាត់ | sbaek cəəŋ ptoat | slippers, flip flops |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| កាបូប | kaaboup | 1. bag 2. purse, wallet |