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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?} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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 |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត | smak cət | 1. to express a wish/desire 2. to volunteer 3. willingness (to do something without outside pressure) Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| ជួយ | cuəy | to help, to assist |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| កំពុង | kɑmpuŋ | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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} |
| ការងារ | kaaŋie | job, work, profession, duty, task |
| ធ្ងន់ | tŋʊən | 1. heavy, not light 2. to weigh |
| អ្វីមួយ | ʔvǝymuǝy | 1. what? 2. any, some, a certain one 3. anything, nothing, something |
| ពីព្រោះ | pii prʊəh | 1. since, because 2. because of, on account of, by reason of |
| 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’ |
| កម្លាំង | kɑmlaŋ | force, power, strength, energy, vigor, authority, influence Notes: root: ខ្លាំង; also written កំឡាំង |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| 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} |
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ចងចាំ | cɑɑŋ cam | to remember, retain, hold on to, be nostalgic about |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| 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 |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ទៅវិញទៅមក | tɨv vɨɲ tɨv mɔɔk | 1. back and forth 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. to each other |
| 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)} |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |
| អង្វែង | ʔɑŋvaeŋ | 1. to be old, ancient, existing for a long time 2. time: long, of very long duration |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ជូន | cuun | 1. to give, present, offer 2. to accompany, escort, give someone a lift or ride 3. to, for (formal or polite variant of ឲ្យ) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ម្ហូប | mhoup | food, meal |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ចំណីចំណុក | cɑmnəy cɑmnok | (all kinds of) snacks |
| បន្តិចបន្តួច | bɑntəc bɑntuəc | 1. a little, a few 2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat Notes: ជើង ត (both times) |
| ញឹកញាប់ | ɲɨk ɲoap | 1. repeatedly, many times 2. often, frequently, on many occasions |
| អ្នកជិតខាង | neak cɨt kʰaaŋ | neighbour |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ធ្លាប់ | tloap | 1. to become accustomed to, to be familiar with, to have experience with, to be used to 2. to have the habit/custom of 3. marker of continuous action in the past |
| មានគុណ | mien kun | 1. to have done good deeds 2. to be grateful |
| ទោះជា | tʊəh cie | even though, although |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| 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 |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| ជាពិសេស | cie piʔseeh | especially |
| ដ៏ | dɑɑ | 1. pre-adjectival particle used especially in formal and literary styles to link an attribute or clause to a noun or a verb to its object - its use is not required, but when it occurs it seems to give the phrase somewhat more emphasis 2. which, the one which |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ទម្លាប់ | tumloap | 1. habit, custom 2. to make a habit of, to be accustomed to |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| សម្ដែង | sɑmdaəŋ | 1. to express (an idea) 2. to show, display, demonstrate 3. to come into view 4. to act, perform, portray on the stage 5. to declare, proclaim 6. to publish, promulgate Notes: root: ស្តែង; ជើង ដ; also written សំដែង |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |