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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 |
| 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) |
| 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)} |
| មូរ | muu | to roll up (e.g., sleeves, tobacco into a cigarette) |
| កម្រាល | kɑmraal | 1. cover, covering, carpet, mat 2. sheet Notes: root: ក្រាល; also written កំរាល |
| 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 |
| រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
| 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 |
| ចៅស្រី | cav srǝy | 1. granddaughter 2. girl (by elderly speaker) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| ស្បែកជើង | sbaek cǝǝŋ | shoes, boots, footwear |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| 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 |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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]!} |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| នីមួយៗ | niimuəy niimuəy | each, each one, every one, various, all |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| កៀប | kiəp | 1. to squeeze, apply pressure 2. (of crabs) to pinch/nip with pincers 3. to fasten together 4. to crack, crush |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ក្លៀក | kliək | 1. armpit, under-arm 2. to scrub the back of elephants |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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!} |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ស្មា | smaa | shoulder |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| 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!} |
| ត្បៀត | tbiət | 1. to hold between the arms or between the legs 2. to squeeze, pinch 3. to press one against the other |
| 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) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| បំពេញ | bɑmpɨɲ | 1. to complete, fill (up), fulfill 2. to accomplish 3. to satisfy |
| ការងារ | kaaŋie | job, work, profession, duty, task |
| ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ | prɑcam tŋay | daily, every day |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ដាក់បាត្រ | dak baat | to give food to a monk, put rice or other food in a monk's bowl |
| ព្រះសង្ឃ | preah sɑŋ | 1. Buddhist monk 2. priest |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| ចំណាស់ | cɑmnah | 1. to be elderly 2. age, old age |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| 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 |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| 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’ |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| ស្រស់ស្រាយ | srɑh sraay | 1. to be free, unconstrained, free and easy 2. cordial, friendly 3. close, native, one's own |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| សប្បាយ | sapbaay | 1. happy, pleasant, fun 2. kind, beneficial, healthy |
| រីករាយ | riik riey | to be happy, glad, enthusiastic |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ចំណីអាហារ | cɑmnəy ʔaahaa | food, foodstuffs, all kinds of food |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| សម្ល | sɑmlɑɑ | soup |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| បួងសួង | buəŋ suəŋ | to pray, implore |
| សុំ | som | to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) |
| សេចក្តី | səckdəy | 1. affair, matter, case 2. subject, meaning, concept 3. reason, cause 4. nominalizing particle, forms abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives 5. these derivative nouns generally have the meaning of: the condition or state of … {សេចក្តីល្អ = goodness} Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ |
| ប្រាថ្នា | pratnaa | 1. to wish, pray for, desire 2. hope, wish, desire 3. aim, intention |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បំណង | bɑmnɑɑŋ | wish, desire, intention, aim |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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 |
| សម្រេច | sɑmrac | 1. to have done, to finish, to accomplish, to achieve 2. decision, conclusion 3. to decide, conclude Notes: also written សំរេច |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា | preah put saasnaa | Buddhism |
| គោរព | koorup | 1. to respect, obey, honor 2. respect |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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} |
| បុណ្យ | bon | 1. ceremony, celebration, festival 2. holiday 3. good deed, meritorious act, merit 4. the good, goodness, charity 5. dignity 6. rank, grade 7. promotion (in rank) 8. power (especially supernatural power) 9. influence |
| រាប់បាត្រ | roap baat | 1. to distribute food (to monks) 2. to put rice into the monk's bowls |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| 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} |
| ភាគរយ | pʰiek rɔɔy | percent |
| រៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ | riəŋ roal tŋay | every day, always |
| រៀងរាល់ | riəŋ roal | each and every |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| ថ្ងៃសីល | tŋay sǝl | 1. holy day (the 8th and 15th days of the waxing moon and 8th and 15th days of the waning moon 2. usually days of abstinence and religious observance) |
| 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 |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap | 1. to listen (to) 2. to obey 3. to understand (a spoken language) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| សូត្រធម៌ | sout tʰoa | to pray Notes: also written សូត្រធម៌ |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| ប្រគេន | prɑkeen | 1. to present/give/offer (to a Buddhist monk) 2. for, on, behalf |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| រង់ចាំ | rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam | to wait (for, until) |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| បិណ្ឌបាត | bənbaat | 1. [clerical] to beg for food 2. [clerical] daily morning food quest of Buddhist monks |
| នៅមុខ | nɨv muk | 1. in front, ahead, further ahead 2. in front of 3. in the presence of |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |