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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| 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) |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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)} |
| 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!} |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ងូតទឹក | ŋuut tɨk | to take a shower |
| 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 |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| 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 |
| ចុច | coc | 1. to press (with the fingertip or the tip of a stick, as a button) 2. to poke 3. to point 4. to indicate, pick out, select 5. [colloquial] to dip |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| គ្រាប់ចុច | kroap coc | key (e.g., of a keyboard, mobile phone, remote control) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ដាក់ | dak | 1. to put, place 2. to deposit 3. to add (ingredients) 4. to set (e.g., a trap) 5. to establish 6. to assign 7. to locate, settle, station 8. to lock up 9. to fasten 10. to use 11. to strike, hit hard 12. to affect 13. to subject someone to 14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback 15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck 16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits) 17. to contract for 18. to subscribe to 19. to renounce (a throne) 20. to put aside (religious vows) 21. in, into, on 22. to eat, drink 23. to kneel 24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs |
| 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 |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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’ |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ភ្ជាប់នឹង | pcoap nɨŋ | to be linked with Notes: root: ជាប់ |
| ចរន្ត | caʔrɑn | 1. current (of wind, water or electricity), tide 2. system, network Notes: ជើង ត |
| អគ្គិសនី | ʔakkihsaʔnii | 1. electricity 2. electric |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| ងូត | ŋuut | 1. to wash oneself in a bath or shower 2. to bathe 3. clf. for light rains |
| អារម្មណ៍ | ʔaarɑm | feelings, mood, attitude, impression |
| កក់ក្ដៅ | kɑk kdav | 1. warm, affectionate 2. to comfort 3. to keep warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| រងា | rɔŋie | 1. to be chilly, cold 2. to feel cold |
| 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!} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ពុំសូវ | pum səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not 3. without (having to) |
| 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} |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| រាល់ | roal | every, each, all |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ដាំ | dam | 1. to plant (seeds), to sow 2. to grow (crops) 3. to erect, set up, install (e.g., a post or column) 4. to boil (water), to cook (rice) |
| ពុះ | puh | 1. to chop, hack, cut, split wood 2. break open 3. to divide 4. to be boiling (of water), to seethe, bubble, fizz, foam, froth |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| លាយ | liey | 1. to mix, blend, stir together, combine 2. to mix up, confuse 3. to scatter 4. to melt, dissolve 5. to be blended, mixed 6. to be liquid 7. track, trace, mark, line 8. pattern of lines on the palm of the hand 9. kind of fishing trap made of bamboo |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| អ៊ុនៗ | ʔun ʔun | to be warm, lukewarm, tepid |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |