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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 |
| 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) |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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) |
| កោរ | kao | 1. to shave 2. to take advantage of, cheat, swindle, rip-off |
| ពុកមាត់ | puk moat | mustache |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ងូតទឹក | ŋuut tɨk | to take a shower |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ដោះ | dɑh | 1. breast(s), udder 2. to undo, untie 3. to take off (clothing), remove 4. to lift (a curse) 5. to release, free 6. to save, rescue 7. to solve, explain, settle (a question), resolve |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| 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) |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ស្រាត | sraat | 1. to undress 2. to go naked 3. to be naked, nude, bare |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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!} |
| 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!} |
| កក់សក់ | kɑk sɑk | to wash/shampoo the hair |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| 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’ |
| 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 |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ងូត | ŋuut | 1. to wash oneself in a bath or shower 2. to bathe 3. clf. for light rains |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ទុយោ | tuyoo | pipe, pipeline, hose, tube |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| 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 |
| ជាក់ជា | ceak cie | surely |
| ពុំខាន | pum kʰaan | without fail, without a doubt, certainly |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| 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?} |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| សម្អាត | sɑmʔaat | 1. to clean {ដើម្បីសម្អាតវាឲ្យបានស្អាត = in order to clean it} {បោកសម្អាតខោអាវ = to wash the clothes clean} 2. to clean up, to sweep 3. to groom Notes: root: ស្អាត; also written សំអាត |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| យ៉ាងតិច | yaaŋ təc | at least |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | time, occurrence, occasion |
| បី | bəy | three |
| 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]!} |
| សប្តាហ៍ | sappdaa | week Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| អង្គែ | ʔɑŋkɛɛ | dandruff, mange-like disease of the scalp |
| ក្អែល | kʔael | 1. dead skin that flakes off 2. dust, dirt, grime |
| ជាប់ | coap | 1. to link together 2. to stick to, adhere to 3. to hold on 4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud} 5. to be fastened, joined, attached 6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to) 7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row} 8. to be caught 9. to be associated with 10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy} 11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker) 12. to be addicted to something 13. adjacent to, next to 14. to undergo 15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!} 16. to be durable 17. firm 18. tenacious 19. tenaciously 20. incessantly, constantly, always |
| ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| សាប៊ូកក់សក់ | saabuu kɑk sɑk | shampoo |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| សាប៊ូ | saabuu | soap |
| កម្ចាត់ | kɑmcat | 1. to force out, get rid of, eject 2. to disperse, scatter 3. to squander 4. to eliminate, remove, eradicate 5. to send away, banish 6. to cure, expel a sickness 7. to exorcise (a ghost) 8. to repeal (a law) 9. to reject, shun Notes: root: ខ្ចាត់; also written កំចាត់ |
| បណ្ដុះ | bɑndoh | 1. to grow something, cultivate something 2. to sow (seed) 3. to sprout, germinate 4. to raise (e.g., a child by giving it food, shelter, love, education, etc.) 5. to educate, train 6. to accumulate (e.g., knowledge) Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ដុះ |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| ជ្រុះ | cruh | 1. to fall down, fall off, drop, shed 2. to fall out (e.g., of hair) 3. to separate, work loose, come off/apart |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ទន់ | tʊən | 1. to be soft, supple, pliant, flexible 2. tender 3. gentle, kind 4. to be weak, lifeless, worn out, discouraged |
| រលោង | rɔlooŋ | to be shiny, glistening, wet, polished, smooth |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| បញ្ហា | baɲhaa, paɲhaa | problem, difficulty, matter, question, issue |
| 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) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ដុស | doh | 1. to scrub, to polish 2. to brush (one's teeth) 3. to rub (off), to wipe (off) 4. to chafe |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do 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) |
| កក់ | kɑk | 1. to wash, shampoo 2. to clean, soak (in order to get clean) 3. to wet (of the rain) 4. to give an advance, make a deposit/down payment 5. kind of reed used for making mats 6. shower head, sprinkler 7. to be warm, comfortable 8. affectionate 9. to keep warm 10. to comfort, console 11. affectionately 12. to book, to make a reservation |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ថ្មី | tməy | new |
| បន្ថែម | bɑntʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase 2. to supplement, replenish 3. additionally, in addition to |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ផ្ដេសផ្ដាស | pdeeh pdaah | 1. to be pernicious, lazy 2. ridiculous, silly 3. useless 4. careless, irresponsible 5. disorderly, confused, in a disorderly manner 6. carelessly without thinking Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ប៉ះពាល់ | pah poal | 1. to touch 2. to affect, have an effect on 3. to violate, infringe on 4. to collide with |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ខ្លួនប្រាណ | kluən praan | 1. body, physique 2. oneself |
| យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |