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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 |
| ពិធីបុណ្យ | piʔtʰii bon | festival, ceremony |
| ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ | coul cnam kmae | Khmer New Year |
| 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 |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| 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} |
| ខេត្ត | kʰaet | 1. province 2. region, territory Notes: ជើង ត; irregular pronunciation: ខែត |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| តែង | taeŋ | 1. constantly, always, used to {អតិថិជនតែងគិតថា […] = customers always think that […]} 2. to arrange, decorate, beautify 3. to compose, create, draft, write {តែងសេចក្ដី = essay} 4. to set up, erect, establish |
| ចាក់ | cak | 1. to stab, pierce (with a pointed instrument) 2. to pour (a liquid) 3. to play (a record or tape) |
| ចម្រៀង | cɑmriəŋ | song Notes: root: ច្រៀង; also written ចំរៀង |
| ប្រពៃណី | prɑpeynii | tradition, custom |
| រាំច្រៀង | roam crieŋ | dancing and singing |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| សំឡេង | sɑmleeŋ | voice, sound Notes: also written សំលេង |
| ឮ | lɨɨ | 1. to hear 2. independent vowel representing the Sanskrit vowel លឭៃ (words spelled with ឮ may also be spelled with លឺ) Notes: also written លឺ |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| រហូតដល់ | rɔhout dɑl | until, up to, as far as |
| យប់ | yup | night, evening |
| ជ្រៅ | crɨv | 1. deep 2. profound |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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’ |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ប្រកាន់ | prɑkan | 1. to claim, to maintain, to adopt, to uphold 2. to count on, to take for granted 3. to take offense easily, to be very sensitive 4. to claim first, to put one's claims first, to reserve |
| ប៉ុន្មាន | ponmaan | 1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent |
| 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!} |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ឱកាស | ʔaokaah | 1. occasion, chance, opportunity, time 2. free time, permission, agreeing 3. cause, situation 4. polite word used to begin a conversation or to ask someone for something: please, may I have your attention |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| គ្មាន | kmien | 1. not to have 2. there is not, there are not |
| អ្នកណា | neak naa | 1. who, which one 2. someone, anyone |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ទ្រាំ | troam | 1. to bear, endure, put up with, withstand, resist 2. to treat (medically), care for, attend to (an illness) |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |