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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| ចំណាស់ | cɑmnah | 1. to be elderly 2. age, old age |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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)} |
| រៀបចំ | riəp cɑm | 1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange |
| ចង្ហាន់ | cɑŋhan | food (for Buddhist monks) Notes: root: ឆាន់ |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ដាស់ | dah | 1. to wake someone up 2. to activate (especially a magic charm) 3. to excite 4. to move someone to do something 5. to encourage, cheer up 6. to advise, warn, caution 7. to improve/strengthen by means of magic or medicine |
| ចៅស្រី | cav srǝy | 1. granddaughter 2. girl (by elderly speaker) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ក្មេងស្រី | kmeeŋ srǝy | girl |
| 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!} |
| កំពុង | kɑmpuŋ | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| 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?} |
| មើលទៅ | məəl tɨv | maybe, perhaps, probably, it seems that {គិតមើលទៅ = [after] thinking [for a while], it seems that/I can say that/maybe} |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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) |
| បន្ទប់គេង | bɑntup keeŋ | bedroom |
| 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 |
| ក្រោក | kraok | to get up/arise (from sitting or lying position), stand up |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ចាស់ | cah | 1. old, mature 2. (of colors) to be intense, dark, (of seasonings) to be strong, excessive, (of fruits) to be almost ripe |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ឆាប់ | cʰap | 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away 2. in haste, urgently 3. soon 4. early |
| ភ្ញាក់ | pɲeak | 1. to wake up 2. to be startled, surprised |
| សម្រាន្ត | sɑmraan | 1. [formal] to sleep 2. [formal] to rest, relax 3. to ease, alleviate 4. to be peaceful, secure Notes: root ស្រាន្ត; ជើង ត; also written សំរាន្ត |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| 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, [...] |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| 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) |
| ដេក | deek | 1. to lie down 2. to sleep, to rest, to take a nap |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ពេលព្រឹកព្រលឹម | peel prɨk prɔlɨm | early morning, dawn |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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!} |
| រហូត | rɔhout | 1. until, up to, all the way to, as far as, through 2. to the very end, for ever 3. all the time 4. without intermission 5. from then on, permanently 6. to fall out 7. to become loosened or detached 8. to escape |
| ទាល់តែ | toal tae | 1. until, up to the time that, not until, only after {ល្ហុង ទាល់តែថ្ងៃតិចបានមាន = [we'll] have papaya not until a bit later today} 2. provided that, unless |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| យាយ | yiey | 1. grandmother 2. old lady 3. polite term used to address an old woman |
| 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 |
| ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
| កើយ | kaəy | 1. to lay one's head on, to rest or support (the head) 2. platform (for loading or unloading goods), loading dock 3. ladder (for climbing onto a tall animal or into a high carriage) 4. to project/stick out in the rear |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ខ្នើយ | knaəy | cushion, pillow |
| ដណ្ដប់ | dɑndɑp | 1. to cover (someone) with a blanket or clothing 2. to wrap up 3. to bump against a cart (of the oxen which are pulling the cart) 4. ten, -teen (used only in compound numbers from 11 to 19) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ភួយ | pʰuəy | 1. blanket 2. quilt |
| 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]!} |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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!} |
| នាង | nieŋ | 1. young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss 2. I/me/my (young woman speaking) 3. you/your (addressing a woman younger than the speaker or very young children of either sex) 4. she/her (referring to a woman younger than the speaker, may be pejorative) 5. queen (in chess) 6. silkworm 7. ring [finger] {នាងដៃ, ម្រាមដៃនាង, ម្រាមនាងដៃ = ring finger} |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| 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 |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |