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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?} |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| សួន | suən | 1. garden 2. public garden, park {សួនកម្សាន្ត = amusement park} 3. part, section, division 4. suitable, fit, appropriate, proper |
| កម្សាន្ត | kɑmsaan | to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat} Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត |
| ផារី | pʰaarii | female Cambodian name |
| វិចិត្រ | viʔcət | male Cambodian name |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ឃ្លាន | klien | 1. to be hungry 2. to be hungry for |
| 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 |
| តស់ | tɑh | exhortative particle: well, let's go, come on, let's ... Notes: colloquial |
| 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!} |
| 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} |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| អី | ʔəy | 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី |
| សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
| អេ៎ | ʔee | 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| ហត់ | hɑt | 1. to be tired, weary 2. to be breathless, out of breath, to be panting, puffing |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ម៉ា | maa | one Notes: spoken form of មួយ (contraction) |
| ព្រឹក | prɨk | morning |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| នៅមុខ | nɨv muk | 1. in front, ahead, further ahead 2. in front of 3. in the presence of |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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’ |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| មី | mii | 1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider) |
| ឆា | cʰaa | 1. to stir-fry (usually meat mixed with vegetables) 2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something) 3. to break (up), crack, chip, splinter 4. to be cracked, chipped 5. to wipe the slate clean, to stop (e.g., a game, one's life) and begin again |
| ម៉ង | mɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង |
| ម៉េចដែរ | məc dae | 1. How is it? How is it going? 2. What's up? 3. How is that? What do you think about that? Notes: colloquial |
| មានអី | mien ʔəy | 1. what things, why not, of course, O.K., all right, yeah, well... 2. you're welcome 3. but, however (contrasts one statement with another) 4. no problem Notes: colloquial |