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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ប្រពៃណី | prɑpeynii | tradition, custom |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| តម្រូវឲ្យ | tɑmrəv ʔaoy | to require |
| លើក | lǝǝk | 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone} 2. to erect, build, establish, create 3. to form 4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops) 5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony) 6. to exalt 7. to rouse 8. to transport 9. to exhume, dig up 10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel 11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time} 12. except, unless |
| ដៃ | day | 1. arm, hand 2. handle, lever, crank 3. branch (of a tree, bamboo, or a river), offshoot 4. tendril 5. trunk (of an elephant) 6. sleeve 7. steering wheel 8. clf. for handfuls of young rice plants/grass 9. clf. for slaps 10. command to an elephant not to move its trunk or not to pull up something with its trunk 11. clf. for a bunch of 10 areca nuts |
| សំពះ | sɑmpeah | to salute by placing both hands together palm to palm in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (it is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving) |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| 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?} |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| សុំទោស | som tooh | 1. excuse me, pardon me 2. I'm sorry |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ដូចគ្នានឹង | douc knie nɨŋ | the same as, just as, just like |
| ជម្រាបសួរ | cumriep suǝ | 1. hello 2. to say hello Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ |
| ជម្រាបលា | cumriep lie | 1. goodbye 2. to say goodbye Notes: also written ជំរាបលា |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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’ |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| 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} |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ជិតស្និទ្ធ | cɨt snǝt | to be close, intimate |
| ប៉ុណ្ណោះ | ponnɑh | 1. that much 2. so, like that |
| 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!} |
| 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!} |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| ស្របាល | srɑbaal | 1. to be approximately the same, equal 2. at the same time |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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) |