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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| រង់ចាំ | rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam | to wait (for, until) |
| 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)} |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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]!} |
| សន្ទុះ | sɑntuh | 1. a while, moment 2. leap, bound, burst, spurt |
| ក្រោយមក | kraoy mɔɔk | later, afterward |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ត្រលប់ | trɑlɑp | 1. to return 2. to turn around |
| 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 |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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 |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ម្ដង | mdɑɑŋ | 1. one time, once 2. for a change Notes: ជើង ដ; contraction of មួយដង |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| សងខាង | sɑɑŋ kʰaaŋ | both sides, two sides Notes: also written សង្ខាង |
| 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 |
| មី | mii | 1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider) |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| គុយទាវ | kuy tiev | kind of noodle soup |
| 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 |
| ទឹកស៊ុប | tɨk sup | 1. soup 2. broth, clear soup |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| គោក | kook | 1. ground, dry land 2. dry {មីគោក = noodle dish similar to noodle soup but without the soup} |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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’ |
| ផ្សែង | psaeŋ | 1. smoke, steam 2. to be smoky |
| ហុយ | hoy | 1. to whirl/swirl/rise up (in a cloud, like dust or smoke) {ហុយក៏ហុយ ក្ដៅក៏ក្ដៅ = it’s dusty and hot} 2. to spread (e.g., of smoke or a smell) 3. to fume |
| 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) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
| ឈ្ងុយ | cŋuy | to smell delicious/fragrant |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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!} |
| ហិត | hǝt | to smell, sniff, inhale |
| 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!} |
| គួរឲ្យ | kuə ʔaoy | 1. worthy of, ...-able 2. one should |
| 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 |
| មែនទែន | mɛɛn tɛɛn | 1. really, truly, surely, in fact, as it should be, certainly 2. seriously, actually |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| កាន់តែ | kan tae | more and more, further, becoming more and more, increasingly, continually |
| ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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} |
| ឆ្អិន | cʔən | 1. to be cooked 2. mature, experienced, well-versed 3. of red: to be bright 4. to be pure/without impurities (especially of gold) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |