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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) |
| 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 |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| 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 |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ជួប | cuəp | to meet (especially intentionally) |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| គ្រូពេទ្យ | kruu pɛɛt | medial doctor, medical practitioner Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត |
| ម្ចាស់ | mcah | boss, owner, master |
| ឱសថស្ថាន | ʔao sɑɑ tʰɑɑ stʰaan | pharmacy Notes: formal |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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 |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| បង់បិទដំបៅ | bɑŋ bət dɑmbav | plaster, band-aid |
| មួយ | muəy | 1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!} |
| ប្រអប់ | prɑʔɑp | (small) box, case |
| 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 |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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 |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
| អៀម | ʔiǝm | 1. apron 2. halter-top 3. kind of sleeveless upper garment usually worn by baby girls |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| សមុទ្រ | saʔmot | sea, ocean Notes: alternative spelling: សមុទ្ទ |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ទំពែក | tɑmpɛɛk | bald on the top of the head Notes: also written តម្ពែក |
| ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| 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 |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ទើប | təəp | 1. then, only then, next 2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]} 3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| 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} |
| 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) |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ត្រូវ | trəv | 1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction) |
| ប្រគល់ | prɑkʊəl | 1. to hand over, deliver into someone's hands, remit 2. to give, present, entrust (to) 3. to bring up a subject |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| រាល់ | roal | every, each, all |
| ទំនិញ | tumnɨɲ | goods, merchandise |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ទៅវិញទៅមក | tɨv vɨɲ tɨv mɔɔk | 1. back and forth 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. to each other |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| 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!} |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ថ្នាំ | tnam | 1. medicine 2. herb, tobacco 3. paint |
| សេរ៉ូម | seeroum | serum |
| ម្ជុលចាក់ថ្នាំ | mcul cak tnam | hypodermic needle |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| ពេទ្យ | pɛɛt | 1. medical doctor, physician 2. medical 3. hospital Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត |
| វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ | vɨcceaʔ saah | medicine (as a field of study), medical studies Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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!} |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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} |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ផ្សំថ្នាំ | psɑm tnam | to prepare/mix a medicine |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| ទៀតសោត | tiət saot | furthermore, on the other hand |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ផ្សំ | psɑm | 1. to assemble, connect, join/unite (into a single whole) 2. to fasten, secure 3. to adjust, adapt 4. to mix 5. cloth beam/roller (square roller used to roll up woven cloth on a loom) |
| ផ្ដេសផ្ដាស | pdeeh pdaah | 1. to be pernicious, lazy 2. ridiculous, silly 3. useless 4. careless, irresponsible 5. disorderly, confused, in a disorderly manner 6. carelessly without thinking Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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} |
| វេជ្ជបញ្ជា | vɨcceaʔ bɑɲcie | prescription |
| ណែនាំ | nae noam | 1. to advise, guide, lead 2. ណែនាំ … ឲ្យស្គាល់ = to introduce [someone] 3. ណែនាំខ្លួន(ឯង) = to introduce oneself |
| 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) |
| ឈឺ | cʰɨɨ | to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| ស្រប | srɑɑp | 1. to agree, match, rhyme 2. to be consistent (with) 3. to be parallel (to), be in accord (with) {ស្របពេលដែល [...] = at the same time that [...]} |
| ច្បាប់ | cbap | 1. law 2. rule, regulation 3. (legal) code 4. custom 5. moral precept, code of conduct 6. permission 7. to be on temporary detached duty 8. copy (of a document) 9. issue, version 10. clf. for letters, notes, documents and copies of documents |
| នានា | nienie | 1. various 2. different, diverse, all, of all sorts (also occurs as a prenominal particle) |
| ព្យាបាល | pyiebaal | 1. to take care of, look after 2. to treat (medically) |
| ជំងឺ | cumŋɨɨ | 1. disease, illness 2. pain |
| ជាសះស្បើយ | cie sah sbaǝy | completely healed/cured |