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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 |
| 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) |
| ផ្ញើ | pɲaə | 1. to send, deliver 2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something) 3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift |
| របស់របរ | rɔbɑh rɔbɑɑ | 1. things, objects 2. belongings, possessions |
| 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) |
| ការិយាល័យ | kaareʔyaalay | office, bureau, department, section |
| ប្រៃសណីយ៍ | praysaʔnii | 1. post office 2. post, postal |
| 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?} |
| បែងចែក | baeŋ caek | 1. to divide, separate 2. to dismember 3. to differentiate |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| សំបុត្រ | sɑmbot | 1. ticket 2. letter, message, note 3. envelope in which money is put as a wedding gift Notes: also written សំបុដ |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| តែម | taem | 1. stamp, postage stamp 2. to add (a different color) paint in order to change the color 3. scheme, trick Notes: also written តែមប្រិ៍ |
| សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាមុនសិន | cie mun sən | first |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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 |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| 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!} |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| 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’ |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| 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 |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| 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 |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| រៀល | riəl | Riel |
| គោលដៅ | kool dav | goal, aim, objective |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| 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]!} |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ស្រោម | sraom | 1. cover, covering, casing, wrapping, case, sheath, envelope 2. condom 3. frame 4. hull, pod |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| 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 |
| ចំ | cɑm | directly, exactly, precisely |
| តួ | tuə | 1. body, chassis 2. matter, substance 3. base, foundation 4. character/part (in a play) 5. actor, performer 6. letter (of the alphabet) 7. clf. for letters of the alphabet 8. slave 9. receipt for merchandise containing a description of the merchandise 10. permit to remove merchandise from a warehouse 11. bill of sale |
| អក្សរ | ʔaksɑɑ | 1. letter (of the alphabet) 2. script, alphabet 3. written language 4. writing |
| 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!} |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| សរសេរ | sɑɑ see | to write |
| ឈ្មោះ | cmʊəh | 1. name 2. to be named/called |
| អ្នកទទួល | neak tɔtuəl | recipient, receiver, addressee |
| អាសយដ្ឋាន | ʔaasaʔyattʰaan | address (place of residence) |
| ច្បាស់លាស់ | cbah loah | 1. very clear, very sure 2. clearly, surely 3. distinct, precise, accurate |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| បញ្ជាក់ | bɑɲceak | 1. to confirm, verify, certify, to clarify, explain 2. to indicate 3. to prove, to show 4. to determine 5. to announce, declare, claim 6. to order 7. to conform to |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| អ្នករត់សំបុត្រ | neak rʊət sɑmbot | mailman, postman, messenger |
| 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, [...] |
| 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 |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ត្រឹមត្រូវ | trəm trəv | correct, accurate, true |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| បាំង | baŋ | to conceal, cover, hide (something), mask, obstruct, shield, protect (e.g., with an umbrella) |
| វ៉ៃ | vay | 1. to beat, to hit 2. to type Notes: colloquial form of វាយ [viey, vay] |
| ត្រា | traa | 1. to mark 2. to note, observe, jot down, record 3. to seal 4. seal, stamp 5. note 6. to intervene 7. to occur 8. to reach, arrive, to get to (some place) 9. up to, as far as, until 10. to be widespread, found everywhere, scattered |
| បោះ | bɑh | 1. to throw (away), cast, fling 2. to cast (a vote) {ខ្ញុំបោះហើយ = I've voted already} 3. to scatter 4. to broadcast 5. to sow (seed) 6. to thrust (down) into, force in, insert, drive/fix (a stake in the ground) 7. to implant, set up 8. to locate, station, pitch a camp 9. to crush, grind, gin (cotton) 10. to imprint/impress (a seal), stamp, affix 11. to publish 12. to sell in large quantities with limited profit 13. to take a step |
| របៀប | rɔbiəp | 1. method, system, order, arrangement, organization 2. style, way 3. rules |
| 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 |
| ពាក់កណ្ដាល | peak kɑndaal | 1. center, half (of), halfway through 2. middle Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ហៀរ | hiǝ | 1. to overflow, run out 2. to exceed 3. to flow, run (especially of bodily secretions, excretions) 4. to seep, ooze 5. to be full to the brim, full to capacity 6. to be overflowing, overcrowded |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| ម្ដងទៀត | mdɑɑŋ tiət | once more, again Notes: ជើង ដ |
| មោឃៈ | mookʰeaʔ | 1. zero 2. null 3. to be vain, useless 4. shiftless 5. disproved, overturned 6. invalid, null and void |
| លែង | lɛɛŋ | to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free |
| ប្រសិទ្ធិភាព | prɑsettʰiʔpʰiep, prɑsəttʰiʔpʰiep | efficacy, effectiveness, success, efficiency Notes: also written ប្រសិទ្ធភាព |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ម្ដង | mdɑɑŋ | 1. one time, once 2. for a change Notes: ជើង ដ; contraction of មួយដង |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| មូល | muul | 1. to be round, spherical 2. to be whole, entire 3. to be compact, solid 4. to assemble, gather, unite 5. to concentrate 6. to sum up 7. kind of fishing spear or harpoon 8. origin, root, source 9. basis, base, foundation, essence 10. beginning, birth 11. capital (funds) |
| 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 |
| សំប៉ែត | sɑmpaet | to be flat, flattened |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| ប្លាស្ទិក | plaastɨk | plastic |
| ជ្រលក់ | crɔlʊək | 1. to dip (into a liquid) 2. to soak |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ក្រដាស | krɑdaah | 1. paper 2. membrane |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | 1. pole, post 2. handle (of an axe, shovel, knife), neck (of a musical instrument) 3. shaft, tongue (of a plow) 4. yoke 5. body, torso, trunk |
| 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 |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ម្រាមដៃ | mriem day | finger |
| ចាប់កាន់ | cap kan | to grab, grasp, catch (with the hands) |
| សុទ្ធ | sot | 1. to be pure, clean, without impurities, unmixed 2. virtuous 3. white 4. smooth 5. correct 6. exclusive, absolute 7. to be net (of weight) |
| ស្នាម | snaam | 1. trace, track, (foot)print 2. mark, scar, impression, imprint 3. vestige, remains 4. excavation 5. sports ground, court (e.g., tennis court), stage, ring 6. race track 7. battlefield |
| 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 |