ចំពោះពេលជួបមិត្តភក្តិឬមនុស្សក្មេងជាងបន្តិច ការញញឹមនិងពាក្យថា សួស្ដី គឺគ្រប់គ្រាន់ហើយ។ យើងអាចហៅមនុស្សក្មេងជាងបន្តិចថា អូន (ទាំងប្រុសទាំងស្រី) ហើយហៅក្មេងតូចៗថា អាអូន។
នៅពេលទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅផ្សារ មិនបាច់និយាយថា ជម្រាបសួរ ឬ សួស្ដីទេ។ អ្នកលក់ខ្លះក៏ជម្រាបសួរ ឬក៏សួស្ដីទៅអតិថិជន តែខ្លះក៏មិននិយាយដែរ។ ពេលចង់ទិញអ្វីមួយ យើងគ្រាន់តែហៅអ្នកលក់ថា បង មីង ឬក៏អូន ទៅតាមអាយុប្រហែលរបស់គាត់ ហើយសួរតម្លៃទៅអ្នកលក់តែម្ដង។ ពេលទិញនិងបង់ប្រាក់ហើយ ភាគច្រើនទាំងអ្នកលក់ទាំងអតិថិជននិយាយថា អរគុណ។
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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| មីង | miiŋ | 1. aunt (younger sister of either parent) 2. 2nd or 3rd person pronoun for a younger aunt or a step-mother 3. 2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents) |
| 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) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| គោរព | koorup | 1. to respect, obey, honor 2. respect |
| 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 |
| ជួប | cuəp | to meet (especially intentionally) |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| លា | lie | to say goodbye, to quit, to resign, to leave, to depart |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ចាស់ | cah | 1. old, mature 2. (of colors) to be intense, dark, (of seasonings) to be strong, excessive, (of fruits) to be almost ripe |
| 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} |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| មក | mɔɔk | 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time) 2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present) 3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth 4. to, toward |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ព្រមគ្នា | prɔɔm knie | 1. together, in unison, at the same time 2. completely, fully |
| 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 |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| 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?} |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| ក្មេង | kmeeŋ | 1. child, young person 2. young |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |
| ញញឹម | ɲɔɲɨm | to smile |
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| សួស្ដី | suǝsdǝy | greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!' Notes: ជើង ដ |
| គ្រប់គ្រាន់ | krup kroan | sufficient, enough, adequate |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ប្រុស | proh | man, male |
| ស្រី | srəy | woman, female |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| អា | ʔaa | used preceding names: it is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys, it can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed, when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| ផ្សារ | psaa | market, bazaar, fair |
| មិនបាច់ | mɨn bac | to not have to, not need to, to be not necessary {មិនបាច់ទេ = [that’s/it’s] not necessary} |
| 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!} |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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!} |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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 |
| អ្វីមួយ | ʔvǝymuǝy | 1. what? 2. any, some, a certain one 3. anything, nothing, something |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បង់ | bɑŋ | 1. to pay, pay out, pay a tax or fee 2. to put, put in/on 3. to put in, deposit (e.g., money) 4. to spread/sprinkle (a granular substance such as salt) on 5. to cast/throw out (a net) 6. to discard, abandon 7. to lose 8. to waste, squander, do (something) in vain 9. to eliminate 10. bank 11. band (of a radio) 12. clf. for pinches of something 13. magazine, ammunition clip 14. clf. for boxes of cartridges |
| ប្រាក់ | prak | 1. money 2. silver |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |