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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| 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!} |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ឧស្សាហ៍ | ʔussaa | 1. often, frequently 2. diligent(ly), hard-working 3. to try hard, to work hard, to study, to persevere |
| 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!} |
| ដើរលេង | daə leeŋ | 1. to go for a walk/stroll 2. to travel, to go for a trip 3. to go out |
| 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’ |
| ថៃ | tʰay | Thai |
| ចិន | cən | 1. Chinese 2. China |
| ។ល។ | laʔ | etc., and so forth, and so on |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| ជប៉ុន | ceaʔpon | 1. Japan 2. Japanese |
| 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!} |
| ពីព្រោះ | pii prʊəh | 1. since, because 2. because of, on account of, by reason of |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ការចាយវាយ | kaa caay viey, kaa caay vay | expenses |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ប្រាក់ | prak | 1. money 2. silver |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ម្យ៉ាងទៀត | myaaŋ tiət | 1. moreover, besides, another thing, furthermore 2. in other words, on the other hand 3. one other kind |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| វៀតណាម | viət naam | Vietnam |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ព្យាបាល | pyiebaal | 1. to take care of, look after 2. to treat (medically) |
| ជំងឺ | cumŋɨɨ | 1. disease, illness 2. pain |
| 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?} |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| មិនទាន់ | mɨn toan | not yet |
| 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) |
| រីកចំរើន | riik cɑmraən | to expand, prosper, evolve, develop Notes: also written ចម្រើន |
| គ្រប់គ្រាន់ | krup kroan | sufficient, enough, adequate |
| ផ្នែក | pnaek | part, portion, section, division, department |
| វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ | vɨcceaʔ saah | medicine (as a field of study), medical studies Notes: ជើង ត |