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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 |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ទូកក្ដោង | tuuk kdaoŋ | sailboat Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ក្រៅពី | krav pii | besides, in addition to |
| ទូកអុំ | tuuk ʔom | canoe |
| 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?} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| 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’ |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| 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!} |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ច្រវា | crɑvaa | oar, paddle |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| អុំ | ʔom | 1. to paddle 2. to winnow, fan, sift |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ចែវ | caev | to row |
| 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 |
| ក្ដោង | kdaoŋ | sail Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ទូក | tuuk | boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) |
| ពឹង | pɨŋ | 1. to ask for a favor/help 2. to depend/count on, resort to |
| 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!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| កម្លាំង | kɑmlaŋ | force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ក្រណាត់ | krɑnat | cloth, fabric |
| កៅស៊ូ | kav suu | 1. rubber, tire 2. asphalt |
| 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]!} |
| ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
| លំនឹង | lumnɨŋ | physical stability, balance, equilibrium |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
| បន្ទះ | bɑnteah | 1. piece, sheet, slab, strip, small plank, small board 2. clf. for pieces, sheets, slabs, strips, small planks, small boards 3. chip, sliver |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ត្រដាង | trɑdaaŋ | 1. to expand, extend, stretch out (e.g., the arms) 2. to unfold, open up 3. to unroll, spread out (e.g., the wings) |
| អាកាស | ʔaakaah | 1. air, atmosphere, sky 2. open air, open space, outer space 3. fresh air, breeze |
| ជាប់នឹង | coap nɨŋ | 1. next to, adjacent to, near 2. to stick/attach to |
| ខាងលើ | kʰaaŋ lǝǝ | above, on, on top, upstairs |
| ហូត | hout | 1. to pull/take out, withdraw, extract, draw (out) 2. to lengthen, stretch something out |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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 |
| បក់ | bɑk | 1. wind: to blow 2. to fan 3. to blow out, extinguish 4. to wag, wave, shake, stir, rustle |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ផ្ទាំង | pteaŋ | 1. large flat surface, sheet, panel, slab, tablet, disc, flat piece 2. clf. for flat objects (such as walls and pieces of cloth, stone, paper, wood, metal) |
| រុញ | ruɲ | to push, push forward |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| ជាក់ជា | ceak cie | surely |
| ពុំខាន | pum kʰaan | without fail, without a doubt, certainly |
| ចំ | cɑm | directly, exactly, precisely |