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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ចុងក្រោយ | coŋ kraoy | (the) last |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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 |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| មេឃ | meek | 1. sky 2. cloud 3. weather {នៅពេលដែលមេឃក្ដៅ = when it's hot} |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| រាំង | reaŋ | 1. to block, close off, bar the way, barricade 2. to lock 3. to cease/let up (of rain, menstruation) 4. to be without rain 5. to hold back, bring to a stop, restrain, to detain 6. to strain, filter |
| 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 |
| ធម្មជាតិ | tʰoammeaʔciet, tʰoamʔciet | 1. nature 2. natural laws 3. to be natural |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| 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’ |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ព្រះអាទិត្យ | preah ʔaatɨt | sun |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| បញ្ចេញ | bɑɲcəɲ | 1. to send/drive out, expel 2. to release, let go out 3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light) 4. to publish, to bring out 5. to express (an opinion) 6. to show off 7. to enlarge, develop, to increase 8. to exaggerate |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| រស្មី | reaʔsməy | 1. beam/ray of light 2. radiation 3. success, happiness |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| 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!} |
| 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?} |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| ភ្នំ | pnum | mountain, hill |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ដើមឈើ | daəm cʰəə | tree |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| រុក្ខជាតិ | rukkʰaʔ ciet | 1. plants, vegetation 2. plant kingdom |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| រស់ | rʊəh | 1. to be alive 2. to live, to exist 3. to survive |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ចំណី | cɑmnəy | 1. snack 2. dessert 3. fodder, (animal) feed |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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)} |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| វស្សា | voahsaa | 1. rainy season 2. rain 3. annual three month period when Buddhist monks are required to retire to their temples |
| ស្រស់បំព្រង | srɑh bɑmprɔɔŋ | to be fresh, bright and charming |
| ចាប់ផ្ដើម | cap pdaəm | to begin, start Notes: ជើង ដ |
| លាស់ | loah | 1. to grow, develop 2. to expand, progress, prosper 3. to blossom, open/unfold (of flower buds, leaves, etc.) 4. to grow long (e.g., of fingernails) 5. to be clear, distinct, deep/penetrating (of thought) |
| ឡើងវិញ | laəŋ vɨɲ | following a verb: [verb] again |
| ខ្ចី | kcəy | 1. green, unripe, raw, fresh 2. young, naive, unexperienced 3. to borrow 4. of colors: light |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ស្រស់ស្អាត | srɑh sʔaat | beautiful |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| កសិករ | kaʔseʔkɑɑ | farmer, peasant |
| 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} |
| ស្រែ | srae | 1. wet/irrigated rice field 2. to be rural 3. (of the eyes) to be very tired 4. to be bleary-eyed (e.g., from a lack of sleep) 5. to be glazed/unseeing/blank (as the eyes of a very ill person) |
| ចំការ | cɑmkaa | 1. farm (where vegetables or fruit crops are grown), plantation, orchard 2. clearing, cleared field Notes: also written ចម្ការ |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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) |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| 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!} |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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} |
| ជនបទ | cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt | country, countryside |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| មុខរបរ | muk rɔbɑɑ | profession, job, occupation |
| កសិកម្ម | kaʔseʔkam | agriculture |
| ផ្ដល់ | pdɑl | 1. to provide, supply 2. to fullfill, add to/supplement, complete Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ | ʔattʰaʔprɑyaoc | advantage, benefit, profit, use |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |