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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ស្គាល់គ្នា | skoal knie | to know each other |
| សុខា | soʔkʰaa | female Cambodian name |
| អូន | ʔoun | 1. I (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife - about themselves) 2. you (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's younger than oneself) |
| សុំ | som | to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| តិច | təc | 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?} |
| 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)} |
| អេ៎ | ʔee | 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial |
| 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’ |
| ដឹង | dəŋ | 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.} |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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) |
| អគារ | ʔaʔkie | building, house |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| ម៉ាន | maan | spoken form of ប៉ុន្មាន [ponmaan] = how much? how many? {ម៉ោងម៉ាន? = What time?} Notes: colloquial |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| អេធីអឹម | ʔee tʰii ʔəm | ATM |
| អ្នកដំណើរ | neak dɑmnaə | traveller |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| បង | bɑɑŋ | 1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself) |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ផ្ដល់ | pdɑl | 1. to provide, supply 2. to fullfill, add to/supplement, complete Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| អូ | ʔou | oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| មិញ | mɨɲ | 1. to be very recent, just past (of a very recent and usually rather short period of time), just referred to {យប់មិញ = last night} 2. colloquial form of អម្បាញ់មិញ = just now, just a moment ago |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| 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 |
| ច្រក | crɑɑk | 1. to insert, stuff (something into something), cram, force feed 2. to put on (a ring) 3. pass, passage, lane, alley 4. opening 5. way |
| 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 |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ភ្លេច | plɨc | to forget |
| 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]!} |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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 |
| នៀក | niək | spoken forms of នេះ = this Notes: colloquial |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ចាំ | cam | 1. to wait (for) 2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart 3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...} |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ហ្នុង | noŋ | 1. this, that 2. there |
| ហាង | haaŋ | store, shop |
| នាឡិកា | nieleʔkaa | 1. clock, watch 2. hour |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| ផ្លាក | plaak | 1. tag, label, plate (e.g., a license plate) 2. tablet with an inscription, plaque |
| សញ្ញា | saɲɲaa | 1. sign, symbol 2. mark (e.g., punctuation) 3. signal, notice 4. to agree, give consent 5. to promise, give one's word Notes: see also សន្យា |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| អា៎ | ʔaa | 1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!} 2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?} 3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry} 4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request |
| អត់អីទេ | ʔɑt ʔəy tee | 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also មិនអីទេ |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount 2. get off/out of 3. to go downstream 4. (of rain) to fall 5. (of fog/mist) to appear 6. to flow, run 7. to decrease, diminish 8. to lower a price, to give a discount 9. to submit, give up, comply 10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price) 11. downstream 12. to register, sign 13. to make an entry, record 14. to formalize 15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation) 16. to relax 17. to release 18. to be dated (with a calendrical date) 19. to work something out 20. to have diarrhea |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| ខ្លួនឯង | kluən ʔaeŋ | 1. oneself 2. personally, on one's own, by oneself |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |
| ណា | naa | final particle to soften a statement or request |
| ជណ្ដើរយន្ត | cʊəndaə yʊən | escalator Notes: ជើង ដ ត |
| សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
| វង្វេង | vʊəŋveeŋ | 1. to lose one's way, go astray 2. to be lost, bewildered, confused |
| អស់ | ʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out} 2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end 3. entirety, completeness, wholeness 4. to be complete, whole 5. entirely, completely 6. all (of), the whole (of) 7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ច្បាស់ | cbah | 1. clear, distinct, sure {ខ្ញុំអត់ច្បាស់ដែរ = I'm not sure (either)} 2. clearly, surely, distinctly, definitely |
| 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 |
| សាក | saak | 1. to test, check, verify 2. to examine 3. to try 4. to imitate, mimic, copy, duplicate 5. to charge {សាកថ្មទូរស័ព្ទ = to charge the phone} |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| រៀង | riəŋ | 1. រៀង + adj. + បន្តិច/តិច = a bit + adj. {រៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = a bit difficult} {រៀងប្រៃបន្តិច = a bit salty} 2. to arrange in series, ranks, rows, order or style 3. in sequence, in order, in rows 4. all, each, every |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |