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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| 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) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| នាឡិកា | nieleʔkaa | 1. clock, watch 2. hour |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ប្រដាប់ | prɑdap | 1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil, device (widely used to form new words for various kinds of modern mechanical devices such as bottle openers, mine detectors, and stethoscopes) 2. the male genitals 3. to prepare, get ready, set up 4. to fit out, equip 5. to regulate, adjust, put right, put in good order 6. to arrange 7. to decorate, adorn 8. clf. for complete sets (e.g., of clothing) 9. series, assortment, collection, pack (e.g., of cards) |
| វាស់ | voah | 1. to measure (linear extent, i.e., length, width, height, or distance) 2. to exercise care 3. all, the whole of (the) 4. all of the way up to, until |
| សីតុណ្ហភាព | səytonhaʔpʰiep | 1. temperature 2. climate |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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, [...] |
| ទែម៉ូម៉ែត្រ | tɛɛmou maet | thermometer |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ភាសា | pʰiesaa | 1. language 2. speech, words |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| 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 |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| 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]!} |
| ចង្អុល | cɑŋʔol | 1. to point directly at, indicate, point out, show (by pointing) 2. to confirm |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| គត់ | kʊət | 1. to be exact, accurate 2. (numbers) even 3. exactly, precisely 4. to be sheltered 5. safe 6. impervious to 7. to be in good condition, whole 8. highly water-repellent |
| 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!} |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ក្រិត | krət | 1. to mark (e.g., by carving something on a tree) 2. to notch |
| ក្រហម | krɑhɑɑm | color: red |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ឆ្នូត | cnoot | 1. stripe, line, streak, stroke 2. gash 3. to be striped |
| ពាក់កណ្ដាល | peak kɑndaal | 1. center, half (of), halfway through 2. middle Notes: ជើង ដ |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ព្រឹក | prɨk | morning |
| ជាធម្មតា | cie tʰoam meaʔ taa | normally, usually |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| រងា | rɔŋie | 1. to be chilly, cold 2. to feel cold |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| អាកាសធាតុ | ʔaakaasaʔtʰiet | climate, weather |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ស្ថិត | stʰət, tʰət | 1. to be lasting 2. to be strong 3. to be located at, situated at/in 4. to last, endure 5. to exist 6. to reside at 7. to place 8. (physics) to be static |
| តំបន់ | tɑmbɑn | region, locality, district, section, zone |
| អាស៊ី | ʔaazii | 1. Asia 2. Asian |
| អាគ្នេយ៍ | ʔaknee | southeastern (direction) |
| 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 |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| សើម | saəm | damp, humid, wet, moist |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| រដូវរងា | rɔdəv rɔŋie | cold season |
| រដូវត្រជាក់ | rɔdəv trɑceak | cold season |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| បណ្ដាលឲ្យ | bɑndaal ʔaoy | to cause, lead to, bring about |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| ទឹកកក | tɨk kɑɑ | ice, snow |
| 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!} |
| ត្រូពិក | tropik | tropical |
| ពុំ | pum | negative particle: not, non-, without Notes: ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases, like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់; ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount 2. get off/out of 3. to go downstream 4. (of rain) to fall 5. (of fog/mist) to appear 6. to flow, run 7. to decrease, diminish 8. to lower a price, to give a discount 9. to submit, give up, comply 10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price) 11. downstream 12. to register, sign 13. to make an entry, record 14. to formalize 15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation) 16. to relax 17. to release 18. to be dated (with a calendrical date) 19. to work something out 20. to have diarrhea |
| រហូតដល់ | rɔhout dɑl | until, up to, as far as |
| អង្សា | ʔɑŋsaa | 1. degree (of temperature, of angle) 2. shoulder 3. division, section, portion |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| កម្រិត | kɑmrɨt | 1. limit, limitation 2. standard (of comparison) 3. dose (of medicine) 4. level, degree 5. to fix, decree, (set a) limit, prescribe Notes: root: ក្រិត; also written កំរិត |
| កម្ដៅ | kɑmdav | heat Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ក្ដៅ |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| 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 |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| រហូត | rɔhout | 1. until, up to, all the way to, as far as, through 2. to the very end, for ever 3. all the time 4. without intermission 5. from then on, permanently 6. to fall out 7. to become loosened or detached 8. to escape |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| នាទី | nietii | 1. minute 2. domain, scope, jurisdiction 3. role, function, duty, area of concern, business 4. rank |
| ចាប់ផ្ដើម | cap pdaəm | to begin, start 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 |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ជិតដល់ | cɨt dɑl | almost |
| ខាងលើ | kʰaaŋ lǝǝ | above, on, on top, upstairs |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ឡើងវិញ | laəŋ vɨɲ | following a verb: [verb] again |