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Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
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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 |
បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
កសិករ | kaʔseʔkɑɑ | farmer, peasant |
គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
ប្រមូល | prɑmoul | to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate |
ផល | pʰɑl | 1. fruit 2. product, output, result, reaction, effect 3. benefit, interest, profit, progress, wealth 4. luck, (good or bad), consequences of one's actions, karma |
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 |
ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
ប្រឡេះ | prɑleh | 1. to pick off carefully (as grapefruit or strawberries) 2. to shell (e.g., corn, beans) 3. to unbutton 4. to separate (e.g., two fighters) |
គ្រាប់ | kroap | 1. grain, pit, seed 2. pill, tablet 3. bullet, projectile, bomb 4. clf. for small round objects such as seeds, pills, bullets |
បោក | baok | 1. to beat (against a fixed object), smash, to slam, throw violently 2. to do the laundry, to wash clothes {បោកខោអាវ = to do the laundry, to wash clothes} 3. to launder, wash by beating 4. to overthrow 5. to throw oneself to the ground 6. to thresh 7. to cheat, dupe, swindle, trick |
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) |
ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
ដើមស្រូវ | daəm srəv | rice plant |
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 |
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 |
នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
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 |
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 |
អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
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!} |
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 |
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’ |
លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
សើម | saəm | damp, humid, wet, moist |
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 |
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 |
វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
ស្ងួត | sŋuət | dry |
ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
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) |
ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
ព្រះអាទិត្យ | preah ʔaatɨt | sun |
នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
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]!} |
ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
ប្រផេះ | prɑpʰeh | color: grey |
ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
របៀប | rɔbiəp | 1. method, system, order, arrangement, organization 2. style, way 3. rules |
អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
ស្រុកស្រែ | srok srae | countryside |
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} |
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 |
ដី | dəy | 1. earth, land, ground, soil 2. territory |
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 |
សសរ | sɑsɑɑ | column, pillar, post, pile, shaft |
ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
បួន | buən | four |
កាំជណ្ដើរ | kam cʊəndaə | rung (of a ladder), stair steps Notes: ជើង ដ |
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 |
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 |
ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
រានហាល | rien haal | 1. porch, veranda, balcony, sun deck 2. drying platform |
ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
និង | nɨŋ | and |
ដំបូល | dɑmboul | 1. roof 2. top, cover |
គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
ពាង | pieŋ | 1. large earthenware storage jar (especially for storing water) 2. kind of vulture |
សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
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 |
ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
ចំការ | cɑmkaa | 1. farm (where vegetables or fruit crops are grown), plantation, orchard 2. clearing, cleared field Notes: also written ចម្ការ |
អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
ទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន | tɨk maasin | tap water Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
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!} |
ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
ត្រង | trɑɑŋ | 1. to filter, screen, strain, purify, decant 2. to collect, catch liquid (in a container) |
ទឹកភ្លៀង | tɨk pliəŋ | rain, rainwater |
ភ្លៀង | pliəŋ | 1. to rain 2. rain |
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 |
ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
ភ្នំ | pnum | mountain, hill |
ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
ដើមឈើ | daəm cʰəə | tree |
ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
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 |
ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
ត្នោត | tnaot | sugar palm |
ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
ដុះ | doh | 1. to grow, germinate, sprout 2. to rise (referring to cliffs, mountains, etc.), to spring (up), to bud, put out shoots 3. to appear, emerge 4. to increase, improve |
កន្ទេល | kɑnteel | mat Notes: may be woven of many different grasses such as ជ្រេ, រំចេក, រុន, but it is commonly woven of កក់ |
តង់ | tɑŋ | 1. tent 2. tank (vehicle) |
កៅស៊ូ | kav suu | 1. rubber, tire 2. asphalt |
ខៀវ | kʰiəv | blue, green (generally covering the spectrum of colors which includes blues and greens) |
មាស | mieh | 1. gold 2. to be gold (coloured), golden 3. made of gold 4. gold-plated 5. dearest one 6. to be dear, beloved, precious (used in many terms of endearment) 7. month 8. moon 9. to be monthly 10. kind of bean 11. kind of vine |
ទុំ | tum | 1. to be ripe, mature 2. to ripen, to mature 3. to be old/decrepit 4. of colors: to be dark/deep |
លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
ក្រអូប | krɑʔoup | 1. to be sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic 2. nice, pleasant |
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 |
ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
ប្រហើរ | prɑhaə | 1. to be highly aromatic, have a strong spicy smell, spicy/minty smelling, musky 2. short for សម្លប្រហើរ = kind of soup (made with lemon grass, smoked fish, and vegetables such as squash) |
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) |
កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
រះ | reah | 1. to shine, become visible 2. to appear, rise (of heavenly bodies) 3. to make a sweeping motion 4. to fire in a fan or sheaf-shaped pattern 5. to spread out radially 6. to move or turn in all different directions 7. to cover all points 8. to please all sides (e.g., in an argument) 9. all, completely, in full 10. to go (while the dew is still on the ground) 11. to start out on a journey early in the morning 12. to scurry about in the morning 13. the period symbol 14. to write a period 15. to beat/play (a percussion instrument) with rapid short strokes 16. to play a trill (on a wind instrument) 17. to demolish an old house and build a new one |
បញ្ចេញ | bɑɲcəɲ | 1. to send/drive out, expel 2. to release, let go out 3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light) 4. to publish, to bring out 5. to express (an opinion) 6. to show off 7. to enlarge, develop, to increase 8. to exaggerate |
កម្ដៅ | kɑmdav | heat Notes: ជើង ដ; root: ក្ដៅ |
ទើបតែ | təəp tae | just |
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)} |
ភ្លាម | pliem | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. suddenly |
សភាព | saʔpʰiep | 1. state, condition 2. nature, aspect, appearance 3. disposition 4. form, shape 5. action, deed 6. behavior, character 7. position |
យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
ជាមុនសិន | cie mun sən | first |
មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
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) |
អង្ករ | ʔɑŋkɑɑ | uncooked, dehusked rice |