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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ឋានៈ | tʰaanaʔ | 1. grade, level, position, standing, status 2. duty 3. reason, motive, cause |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| 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} |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ម្ដងទៀត | mdɑɑŋ tiət | once more, again Notes: ជើង ដ |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| ហា | haa | 1. to open wide (especially the mouth) 2. to be opened (as a clam shell, nuts) 3. five 4. sound of laughter (ha ha) 5. exclamation: aha! 6. as a question: pardon?, what? |
| អីគេ | ʔəy kee | 1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?} 2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …} Notes: colloquial |
| 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)} |
| 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!} |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ផ្ដើម | pdaəm | to start, to begin Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ចាស | caah | 1. yes (used by women) 2. often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence |
| 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 |
| មានប្រសាសន៍ | mien prɑsaah | to speak, to say Notes: formal |
| ម៉េច | məc | what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?} |
| ជំនួស | cumnuəh | 1. instead of, in place of 2. to replace 3. replacement |
| 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) |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| 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) |
| លោកគ្រូ | look kruu | male teacher |
| លោក | look | 1. you (used in addressing adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 2. he (used in referring to adult males who are of approximately equal rank with the speaker and Buddhist monks) 3. monk, man (who is respected) 4. sir, mister (commonly used before a title or given name) 5. world, sphere of existence 6. universe |
| អ៊ំ | ʔum, ʔom | 1. elder sibling of one's parent 2. 2nd person pronoun (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation) |
| ។ល។ | laʔ | etc., and so forth, and so on |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ក្រុមគ្រួសារ | krom kruəsaa | family, family members |
| ឪពុកម្ដាយ | ʔǝv puk mdaay | 1. parents 2. father and mother Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បងប្រុស | bɑɑŋ proh | elder brother |
| បងស្រី | bɑɑŋ srǝy | elder sister |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ជិតស្និទ្ធ | cɨt snǝt | to be close, intimate |
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ភាសា | pʰiesaa | 1. language 2. speech, words |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| អីចឹង | ʔəycəŋ | 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?} 2. really? Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង |
| 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 |