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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) |
| 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’ |
| ត្បាល់ | tbal | mortar made of wood or stone, small mill |
| 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]!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| បុក | bok | 1. to pound/crush (e.g., in a mortar) 2. to drive (e.g., a stake into the ground) 3. to implant 4. to strike, batter, beat against 5. to collide with, bump into |
| ស្រូវ | srəv | rice (while still growing or prior to being husked), paddy rice, standing rice, unmilled/unhusked rice Notes: after the ស្រូវ is milled and the husks are removed it is called អង្ករ, and after it is cooked it is called បាយ |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| 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} |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ឈើ | cʰəə | 1. tree, wood 2. wooden |
| សសរ | sɑsɑɑ | column, pillar, post, pile, shaft |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ដើម | daəm | 1. trunk (of a tree or the body), stock 2. stalk 3. tree, plant 4. source, origin 5. base, foundation, beginning 6. cause 7. originator 8. substance, matter, topic 9. case, facts 10. role, condition 11. initial investment, capital, principal 12. to be original, first 13. clf. for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns |
| ចោះ | cɑh | 1. to make a hole in, pierce, skewer 2. to sting 3. to point out, pick out 4. to pass through 5. to cross 6. concisely, in a few words, superficially |
| ដែក | daek | 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel 2. generic term for various metal tools |
| 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 |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| 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 |
| ផ្ដេក | pdeek | 1. to lay something down, cause to lie down 2. to put someone to bed, put someone to sleep 3. to fell (e.g., a tree) 4. to lodge (rice plants, corn etc.), flatten Notes: root: ដេក; ជើង ដ |
| ទៅមុខ | tɨv muk | 1. to go forward, to advance, to go in front 2. forward |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ភ្ជាប់ | pcoap | 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together 2. to adjust, fit, set 3. to coordinate with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ចុង | coŋ | 1. end, extremity, tip {ចុងខែនេះ = end of this month} 2. to be last |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| បណ្ដូល | bɑndoul | 1. core, center, middle, inner part 2. heartwood (of a tree), pith 3. marrow 4. essence, ideal 5. cabbage stem 6. slate, slate pencil Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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, [...] |
| អង្រែ | ʔɑŋrɛɛ | pestle, stamper, rammer |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| បះ | bah | 1. to stand up, rise, become erect (as a dog's tail) 2. to ride up on one side (and down on the other) 3. uneven, warped, having one side lower than the other |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ប្រហោង | prɑhaoŋ | 1. hole, opening, orifice 2. interval, hollow 3. to be empty, vacant |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| អង្ករ | ʔɑŋkɑɑ | uncooked, dehusked rice |
| វិធី | viʔtʰii | 1. method, style, arrangement 2. ceremony, ritual |
| បុរាណ | boʔraan | 1. to be ancient, old, former, past 2. classical 3. archaic 4. ancient times |
| 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) |
| បក | bɑɑk | 1. to pare, peel, strip off (bark or skin) 2. to remove, take off 3. to translate 4. to talk about, narrate 5. to reveal, tell how, explain 6. to return, come back, retrace one's steps 7. to reply (by letter) 8. to be returned (of a letter) 9. a single round trip, occurrence, time 10. [colloquial] police station 11. to reserve |
| គ្រាប់ | kroap | 1. grain, pit, seed 2. pill, tablet 3. bullet, projectile, bomb 4. clf. for small round objects such as seeds, pills, bullets |
| 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 |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| 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) |
| កម្លាំង | kɑmlaŋ | force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| 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)} |
| ជាមុនសិន | cie mun sən | first |
| ទាំងនោះ | teaŋ nuh | all of those |
| បែក | baek | 1. to break, crack 2. to go flat (of a tire) 3. to break apart, break up, branch off 4. to be broken |
| 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 |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| បច្ចុប្បន្ន | paccopbɑn | the present (time), now, in the present time |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ដដែល | dɑdael | 1. to be identical, alike, the same 2. as before, over and over, in the same way |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| កិន | kən | 1. to grind, shell, hull, husk 2. to break, smash, crush, splinter 3. to collide (e.g., as vehicles) 4. to pave with crushed stone 5. to oppress, keep down 6. to scold, criticize, blame 7. to abuse 8. to roll (e.g., a road) |
| សម័យ | saʔmay | 1. era, period, time, season, occasion 2. phase (of the moon) 3. condition, state 4. doctrine, tradition, style, fashion 5. sign, mark 6. cause 7. function |
| លែង | lɛɛŋ | to stop, quit, leave, let go, release, set free |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ហាល | haal | 1. to dry (something in the sun or wind), expose to the elements 2. to spread out, display 3. to be in the open air 4. to be (sun)dried |
| 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 |
| ស្ងួត | sŋuət | dry |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ចាប់ផ្ដើម | cap pdaəm | to begin, start Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បំបែក | bɑmbaek | 1. to break up, smash, shatter 2. to divide 3. to part, separate, sever |
| ភ្លាម | pliem | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. suddenly |
| ព័ទ្ធ | poat | 1. to encircle, surround, hem in, besiege 2. to turn in a circle 3. around 4. to link, fasten, tie, bind 5. to wind around, wrap |
| សំបក | sɑmbɑɑk | 1. skin, bark, shell, rind, peel 2. package 3. pan or scale of a balance 4. stand or tray on which to place gifts for monks or higher officials 5. [colloquial] to be fruitless, valueless, useless |
| ចំណេញ | cɑmnəɲ | 1. benefit, gain, profit 2. income 3. to gain, profit from |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ក្លាយ | klaay | 1. to change (into), become, transform (into) 2. to alter/transform something 3. to be changed 4. to be false, fake, counterfeit 5. impure, adulterated |
| កន្ទក់ | kɑntʊək | 1. rice bran, rice dust or small bits of broken rice remaining after polishing the rice 2. freckle |
| 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 |
| ចិញ្ចឹម | cəɲcəm | 1. to raise, care for 2. to nourish, feed 3. to adopt 4. to support, nurture |
| សត្វ | sat | 1. animal, living being (human or animal) 2. life, soul |
| ជ្រូក | cruuk | 1. pig 2. pork {សាច់ជ្រូក = pork} |
| ស៊ី | sii | 1. to eat (with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas) 2. to consume (food, fuel) 3. ស៊ីប្រេន = to sell at a high price just because it’s a brand name |
| ឯង | ʔaeŋ | 1. you 2. self, oneself, by oneself 3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite 4. surely, obviously |
| បរិភោគ | bɑɑreʔpʰook | 1. to consume, use up 2. to eat, have a meal 3. eating 4. consumption, usage |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |