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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| អា | ʔaa | used preceding names: it is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys, it can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed, when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment |
| 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 |
| 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?} |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| ឈ្មោះ | cmʊəh | 1. name 2. to be named/called |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| 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) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| តិច | təc | 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?} |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ស្មើ | smaə | 1. to be equal, comparable, alike, the same 2. even, impartial |
| ប៉ុណ្ណោះ | ponnɑh | 1. that much 2. so, like that |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| ស្និទ្ធស្នាល | snǝt snaal | (of a friendship) close, intimate |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ធ្លាប់ | tloap | 1. to become accustomed to, to be familiar with, to have experience with, to be used to 2. to have the habit/custom of 3. marker of continuous action in the past |
| អ្នកកំប្លែង | neak kɑmplaeŋ | joker, comedian, clown |
| អាជីព | ʔaaciip | 1. living, being alive 2. career, livelihood |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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) |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| គួរសម | kuə sɑɑm | 1. polite, acceptable, appropriate 2. reasonable, moderate {មានច្រើនគួរសមដែរ = it has a reasonably/relatively many} |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| 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)} |
| រិះគន់ | rih kʊən | 1. to criticize, censure 2. to satirize 3. to discover someone's faults 4. to scrutinize |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ប្ដូរ | pdou | 1. to exchange, change, replace 2. to swap, barter, trade Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ដូរ |
| 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 |
| ភ្ជាប់ | pcoap | 1. to fasten, attach, connect, bring/put together 2. to adjust, fit, set 3. to coordinate with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| នាយ | niey | 1. chief, head, leader, commander 2. polite/honorific title for a man (especially a well-known public figure, somewhat archaic, now usually replaced by លោក or in some cases អា) 3. the far side 4. to be far, remote, apart from 5. on the far/other side, over there, yonder 6. model, pattern |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ល្បី | lbəy | 1. to be famous, popular, widely known 2. popularity, fame |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| រួម | ruəm | 1. to combine 2. to join together, connect, unite, gather 3. to concentrate 4. to reduce, shrink 5. to be concentrated, compact, solid 6. to be united, joined, connected 7. to take part (in) 8. to share 9. to be common, joint, communal, collective |
| កុយ | koy | name |
| ក្រឹម | krəm | name |
| ចាបចៀន | caap ciən | name |
| ។ល។ | laʔ | etc., and so forth, and so on |
| ទាំងនេះ | teaŋ nih | all of these |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ឈ្មោះហៅក្រៅ | cmʊəh hav krav | nickname |