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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| 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)} |
| ចិត | cət | 1. to pare, peel 2. to cut into pieces, slice 3. to sharpen (e.g., a pencil) |
| ល្ហុង | lhoŋ | papaya |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ពុះ | puh | 1. to chop, hack, cut, split wood 2. break open 3. to divide 4. to be boiling (of water), to seethe, bubble, fizz, foam, froth |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| សំបក | sɑmbɑɑk | 1. skin, bark, shell, rind, peel 2. package 3. pan or scale of a balance 4. stand or tray on which to place gifts for monks or higher officials 5. [colloquial] to be fruitless, valueless, useless |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| អស់ | ʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out} 2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end 3. entirety, completeness, wholeness 4. to be complete, whole 5. entirely, completely 6. all (of), the whole (of) 7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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?} |
| 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) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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?} |
| សល់ | sɑl | 1. to remain, be left over {នៅសល់ = to remain, be left over} 2. to be in excess 3. remainder, surplus |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ក្រហម | krɑhɑɑm | color: red |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| គ្រាប់ | kroap | 1. grain, pit, seed 2. pill, tablet 3. bullet, projectile, bomb 4. clf. for small round objects such as seeds, pills, bullets |
| ខ្វេះ | kveh | to scratch, scrape with the index finger or with a claw |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| 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!} |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ចំកណ្ដាល | cɑm kɑndaal | 1. right in the center, exactly in the middle 2. just what is needed Notes: ជើង ដ |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| ផ្លែ | plae | 1. fruit 2. clf. for fruits (e.g., papaya, pineapple) 3. outcome, result 4. to bear fruit 5. blade (of a knife) 6. wart, blister |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ច្បាស់ | cbah | 1. clear, distinct, sure {ខ្ញុំអត់ច្បាស់ដែរ = I'm not sure (either)} 2. clearly, surely, distinctly, definitely |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| កាំបិត | kambət | knife |
| ស្លាបព្រា | slaap prie | 1. spoon 2. spoonful |
| 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 |
| ដួស | duəh | 1. to scoop up/out, dip up 2. to serve food 3. to ladle/apportion (with a spoon) 4. to skim off (e.g., scum) |
| ជាការស្រេច | cie kaa srac | complete, finished |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
| លូក | luuk | 1. to reach/thrust out/extend (especially the hand), put (the hand) in some place 2. to stretch out 3. to protrude |
| ឆ្កឹះ | ckəh | 1. to scratch/scrape something (with the finger or a stick) a single time 2. to pluck/pick out |
| 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!} |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| សោភ័ណភាព | saopʰoanapʰiep | beauty |
| 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 |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| ដាំ | dam | 1. to plant (seeds), to sow 2. to grow (crops) 3. to erect, set up, install (e.g., a post or column) 4. to boil (water), to cook (rice) |
| បោះចោល | bɑh caol | to throw (away), to abandon |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
| ដើម | daəm | 1. trunk (of a tree or the body), stock 2. stalk 3. tree, plant 4. source, origin 5. base, foundation, beginning 6. cause 7. originator 8. substance, matter, topic 9. case, facts 10. role, condition 11. initial investment, capital, principal 12. to be original, first 13. clf. for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| អត់កើត | ʔɑt kaət | 1. unsuccessful, unable, incapable (of doing anything) 2. impossible |
| ឆូត | cʰout | 1. to cross out, delete 2. to draw/scratch a line, score, make a mark/notch 3. to cut along a crease, make an incision |
| ចំណិត | cɑmnət | 1. slice, piece, chip, chop (lamb chop, etc.), cutting 2. clf. for slices etc. |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| ទ្រវែង | trɔvɛɛŋ | having a long or eliptical shape, oval |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| រង្គើ | rʊəŋkəə | 1. to quake, shake, tremble, vibrate 2. to be loose, unsteady |
| ឯ | ʔae | 1. at, to, in, on 2. as (for), regarding Notes: independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel ē ʔae (many words spelled with ឯ may also be spelled with អែ) |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| 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 |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ចុង | coŋ | 1. end, extremity, tip {ចុងខែនេះ = end of this month} 2. to be last |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ស្មើគ្នា | smaǝ knie | 1. equal, identical (in size, height etc.) 2. alike, equivalent, even |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |