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Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
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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 |
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 |
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!} |
ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
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 |
គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
ដដែល | dɑdael | 1. to be identical, alike, the same 2. as before, over and over, in the same way |
នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
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)} |
ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
ទឹកត្រី | tɨk trəy | fish sauce |
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 |
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!} |
ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
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) |
របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
ទឹកស៊ុប | tɨk sup | 1. soup 2. broth, clear soup |
គុយទាវ | kuy tiev | kind of noodle soup |
កុម្ម៉ង់ | kommɑŋ | to order (e.g., food) |
ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
ត្រូវចិត្ត | trəv cət | to be pleased, satisfied (with), like Notes: ជើង ត |
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!} |
ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
ប្រៃ | pray | salty |
ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
ផ្អែម | pʔaem | sweet |
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} |
តម្រូវ | tɑmrəv | 1. to adjust (to), to correct, to rearrange to fit a desired pattern 2. to assign specific work to be done |
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 |
ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
ថែម | tʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase, to do something additional {ទិញមួយថែមមួយ = buy one, get one free} 2. to complete 3. to make change 4. again, more, in addition to, including, moreover |
គ្រឿង | krɨəŋ | 1. tool, instrument 2. ingredient, spice, seasoning 3. clf. for machines, vehicles etc. |
ខ្លួនឯង | kluən ʔaeŋ | 1. oneself 2. personally, on one's own, by oneself |
ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
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 |
សាប | saap | 1. bland, not salty (enough), tasteless 2. to sow (seeds) 3. powerless, ineffective, valueless, impotent 4. water: fresh 5. to be dull, uninteresting |
អត់កើត | ʔɑt kaət | 1. unsuccessful, unable, incapable (of doing anything) 2. impossible |
បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
ល្មម | lmɔɔm | 1. to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate 2. worthy 3. quite, rather, sufficiently 4. at the same time, just in time 5. coincidentally, about time |
ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
គិត | kɨt | 1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
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 |
ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
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 |
លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
ស្រាប់ | srap | 1. to be available, prepared, ready-made, completed 2. already 3. obviously, as a matter of fact 4. to be definite, certain, obvious |
ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
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) |
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} |
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 |
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 |
កណ្ដាល | kɑndaal | 1. center, middle 2. mean, medium 3. to be medium, average, intermediate 4. central 5. between, in the middle of Notes: ជើង ដ |
ស្ករស | skɑɑ sɑɑ | white/refined sugar |
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]!} |
កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
ស្លាបព្រា | slaap prie | 1. spoon 2. spoonful |
កាន់តែ | kan tae | more and more, further, becoming more and more, increasingly, continually |
បន្ថែម | bɑntʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase 2. to supplement, replenish 3. additionally, in addition to |
នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
ម្ទេស | mteeh | chili |
ទឹកខ្មេះ | tɨk kmeh | vinegar |
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 |
និង | nɨŋ | and |
អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
លាយ | liey | 1. to mix, blend, stir together, combine 2. to mix up, confuse 3. to scatter 4. to melt, dissolve 5. to be blended, mixed 6. to be liquid 7. track, trace, mark, line 8. pattern of lines on the palm of the hand 9. kind of fishing trap made of bamboo |
ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
ចូលគ្នា | coul knie | 1. to join together, to mix together 2. to associate with, join the company (of) 3. to get along, harmonize 4. to be joint |
រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
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 |
ចង្កឹះ | cɑŋkəh | chopsticks |
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 |
កូរ | kou | to stir, to mix |
ច្របល់ | crɑbɑl | 1. to mix, blend 2. to toss (as a salad) 3. to get mixed up (literally and figuratively), become confused |
វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
សព្វ | sɑp | 1. each, every, all, everything, everyone 2. to be full, whole, entire 3. thoroughly, wholly 4. to be correct 5. to be loyal |
នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
ជាតិ | ciet | 1. matter, substance, material, essence, essential constituent {ជាតិទឹក = to be liquid, fluid} {ជាតិខ្លាញ់ = to be oily, greasy} {ម្នាស់មានជាតិអាស៊ីតច្រើន = pineapples have a lot of acid/are acidic/are quite sour} 2. flavor, taste 3. genuine or true state of anything 4. birth, nation, race, line, nationality |
កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
ជូរ | cuu | 1. taste: sour 2. expression: bitter |
ហឹរ | həl, haə | food: hot, spicy, peppery |
ស្មើ | smaə | 1. to be equal, comparable, alike, the same 2. even, impartial |
សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
ស្មើគ្នា | smaǝ knie | 1. equal, identical (in size, height etc.) 2. alike, equivalent, even |
គ្រប់កន្លែង | krup kɑnlaeŋ | everywhere, every place |
សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
រលាយ | rɔliey | 1. to melt, dissolve 2. to mix, blend together 3. to be dissolved, digested, mixed 4. to destroy 5. to have vanished, be destroyed 6. to resolve 7. to thaw 8. to lose, be deprived of 9. to fade away 10. to calm down |
ជ្រាប | criep | 1. to permeate, penetrate, saturate 2. to impregnate, infiltrate 3. to absorb 4. to be saturated, be absorbed 5. permeable 6. to know, be aware of 7. to understand 8. to learn 9. to come to the attention/knowledge of Notes: formal; the polite form of ដឹង |
ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
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} |
កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
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) |