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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 |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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)} |
| បន្តិចក្រោយមក | bɑntəc kraoy mɔɔk | soon after Notes: ជើង ត |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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 |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| ត្រី | trəy | 1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc. |
| អាំង | ʔaŋ | 1. to bake, broil, roast, grill, toast 2. to roast by holding over a fire (in a rolled up shape, on a spit), barbecue |
| 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]!} |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| សម្លឹង | samlǝŋ | to gaze, to stare Notes: root: ស្លឹង; also written សំឡឹង |
| 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!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវ | cəɲcaəm pləv | curb, sidewalk, roadside |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| 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) |
| 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} |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ត្រីដៀប | trəy diəp | kind of fish |
| ត្រីរ៉ស់ | trəy rɑh | kind of fish (Ophiocephalus striatus - it has a flat head covered with large scales and attains a length of about a yard) |
| ក្រហម | krɑhɑɑm | color: red |
| ត្រីអណ្ដែង | trəy ʔɑndaeŋ | kind of freshwater catfish (Clarias batraciu - they have barbs which can inject a poison that causes a painful wound) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ចង្អើរ | cɑŋʔaə | 1. rack (for roasting or grilling food, e.g., in an oven) 2. rear seat (on a bicycle, refers to the long, narrow grill-like seat over the rear wheel) |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ឆត្រ | cʰat | 1. umbrella 2. parachute 3. halo, circle around the sun or moon |
| ចង្ក្រាន | cɑŋkraan | 1. oven, stove, furnace, hearth(stone) 2. kitchen |
| 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) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ធ្យូង | kcuuŋ, tyuuŋ | charcoal, carbon, coal, soot |
| 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 |
| រងើកភ្លើង | rɔŋəək pləəŋ | ember, live coal |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| អុស | ʔoh | firewood Notes: also written ឧស |
| 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!} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឈើ | cʰəə | 1. tree, wood 2. wooden |
| ភ្លើង | pləəŋ | 1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect) 2. flame 3. light, flare 4. electricity |
| ឆេះ | cʰeh | 1. to burn (up), consume (of a fire) 2. to catch fire, to burst into flames, to blaze 3. to be enraged 4. to start up (of a car) 5. to be highly inflammable, on fire, burning 6. to be on (e.g., of a light) |
| អណ្ដាត | ʔɑndaat | 1. tongue 2. reed (of a musical instrument) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| 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 |
| ខ្លោច | klaoc | 1. to be burned, scorched 2. overcooked 3. to feel very strongly about something |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ឆ្អិន | cʔən | 1. to be cooked 2. mature, experienced, well-versed 3. of red: to be bright 4. to be pure/without impurities (especially of gold) |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| ផុត | pʰot | 1. to come to an end, cease 2. to die 3. to come to the end of 4. to use up all of something 5. to be over, closed 6. to be free of/clear, out of the way 7. to escape, get free of 8. to avoid 9. to almost reach, barely miss 10. to place out of reach, be out of reach 11. to surpass 12. end, last of something |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| 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 |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| បី | bəy | three |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| បណ្ដើរ | bɑndaə | 1. to accompany, escort (by walking), conduct, take for a walk 2. (bicycle, motorbike) to push 3. to go together, go out with 4. to be simultaneous with 5. to keep on doing, continue 6. a little at a time, gradually 7. simultaneously, at the same time 8. while Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ផ្សែង | psaeŋ | 1. smoke, steam 2. to be smoky |
| ហុយ | hoy | 1. to whirl/swirl/rise up (in a cloud, like dust or smoke) {ហុយក៏ហុយ ក្ដៅក៏ក្ដៅ = it’s dusty and hot} 2. to spread (e.g., of smoke or a smell) 3. to fume |
| 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) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
| ឈ្ងុយ | cŋuy | to smell delicious/fragrant |
| 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 |
| បរិយាកាស | paʔreʔyaakaah | 1. air 2. atmosphere (of a situation or event), environment |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| អ្នកដំណើរ | neak dɑmnaə | traveller |
| 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 |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| ទឹកភ្លៀង | tɨk pliəŋ | rain, rainwater |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| សន្សើម | sɑnsaǝm | 1. moisture, dew 2. dampness, humidity 3. sundew (Drosera burmanni, kind of insectivorous plant, with pinkish furry leaves, which grows in damp places) |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| ទន់ | tʊən | 1. to be soft, supple, pliant, flexible 2. tender 3. gentle, kind 4. to be weak, lifeless, worn out, discouraged |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
| បាំង | baŋ | to conceal, cover, hide (something), mask, obstruct, shield, protect (e.g., with an umbrella) |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
| ទទឹក | tɔtɨk | wet |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| រលត់ | rɔlʊət | 1. to go out (as a fire/lamp) 2. to stall (of a car) 3. to die (down), disappear, fade away |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ស្បែកជើងប៊ូ | sbaek cǝǝŋ puu | leather shoes, boots |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |