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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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| 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)} |
| បន្តិចក្រោយមក | bɑntəc kraoy mɔɔk | soon after Notes: ជើង ត |
| នឹក | nɨk | 1. to think of/about, imagine, visualize, conceive of, dream of, think up, get an idea 2. to consider, ponder 3. to reflect upon, meditate 4. to recall, remember 5. to miss (someone or some place) 6. to feel, become aware of 7. to suspect, doubt |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| ទូរទស្សន៍ | tuureaʔtʊəh | TV |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| តេឡេ | teelee | remote control |
| 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 |
| បញ្ជា | bɑɲcie | 1. to command, order, give instructions 2. to operate (machinery) 3. to produce, cause, give rise to 4. order, command |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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, [...] |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| ចុច | coc | 1. to press (with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button) 2. to poke 3. to point 4. to indicate, pick out, select 5. [colloquial] to dip |
| ប៊ូតុង | buutoŋ | button |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| ផ្សាយ | psaay | 1. to issue, publish 2. to diffuse, spread, broadcast, propagate, disseminate 3. to announce 4. to tell 5. diffusion, spread, distribution |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ទឹកលិច | tɨk lɨc | flood |
| ទឹកជំនន់ | tɨk cumnʊən | flood, inundation Notes: root: ជន់ |
| 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) |
| ថ្ងៃនេះ | tŋay nih | today |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| 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’ |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| 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) |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| 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 |
| ឆត្រ | cʰat | 1. umbrella 2. parachute 3. halo, circle around the sun or moon |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| លុយ | luy | 1. to wade, ford, walk through shallow water or vegetation 2. to run by or through, pass by, cross into |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ឆ្កែ | ckae | dog |
| 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]!} |
| ហែលទឹក | hael tɨk | to swim |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | 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 |
| 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) |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| សត្វ | sat | 1. animal, living being (human or animal) 2. life, soul |
| 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) |
| ឆ្លង | clɑɑŋ | 1. to cross, move across/through (by land, water, or air) 2. to spread (of a disease) 3. to communicate, transmit 4. to copy 5. to intersect 6. to be contaminated, contagious, infected 7. to contract (a disease) 8. to adopt, pick up (e.g., a bad habit) 9. to celebrate 10. to dedicate, inaugurate 11. to survive (an accident or disaster) |
| កាត់ | kat | 1. to cut, slice, slit 2. to divide, detach 3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through/across, take a short cut 4. to interrupt 5. to solve, untangle 6. to settle (a matter) 7. to decide (a legal case) 8. to ignite, catch/start (of a fire) 9. to be hybrid, of mixed blood or ethnic origin 10. across, through 11. briefly 12. to set, to fix, to judge |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| យួរ | yuə | to carry (by a handle) |
| កាបូប | kaaboup | 1. bag 2. purse, wallet |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| លើក | lǝǝk | 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone} 2. to erect, build, establish, create 3. to form 4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops) 5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony) 6. to exalt 7. to rouse 8. to transport 9. to exhume, dig up 10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel 11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time} 12. except, unless |
| 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 |
| ផុត | pʰot | 1. to come to an end, cease 2. to die 3. to come to the end of 4. to use up all of something 5. to be over, closed 6. to be free of/clear, out of the way 7. to escape, get free of 8. to avoid 9. to almost reach, barely miss 10. to place out of reach, be out of reach 11. to surpass 12. end, last of something |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| សើម | saəm | damp, humid, wet, moist |
| ទទឹក | tɔtɨk | wet |
| ព្យាយាម | pyieyiem | 1. to persist, to persevere, to try hard 2. perseverance, effort, endeavour, diligence, zeal |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ទើប | təəp | 1. then, only then, next 2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]} 3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday} |
| កើតឡើង | kaət laəŋ | to happen, occur |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |