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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| 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 |
| ដដែល | dɑdael | 1. to be identical, alike, the same 2. as before, over and over, in the same way |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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 |
| 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?} |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ផ្លែ | plae | 1. fruit 2. clf. for fruits (e.g., papaya, pineapple) 3. outcome, result 4. to bear fruit 5. blade (of a knife) 6. wart, blister |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| 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’ |
| ក្រូច | krouc | citrus fruit, orange |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
| ជូរអែម | cuu ʔaem | sweet and sour Notes: literally: sour sweet |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ជូរ | cuu | 1. taste: sour 2. expression: bitter |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| ផ្អែម | pʔaem | sweet |
| 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!} |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ក្រូចពោធិ៍សាត់ | krouc poosat | kind of orange |
| ក្រូចឃ្វិច | krouc kvɨc | tangerine |
| ក្រូចឆ្មារ | krouc cmaa | lime, lemon |
| ក្រូចថ្លុង | krouc tloŋ | grapefruit |
| ក្រូចសើច | krouc saǝc | kind of citrus fruit (Citrus hystrix with a wrinkled, aromatic skin, the juice is used as a hair rinse and the leaves and skin are used as spices) |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| រូបរាង | ruup rieŋ | figure, form, shape, body, appearance, structure |
| ខុសៗគ្នា | kʰoh kʰoh knie | to be varied, different from one another |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| មូល | muul | 1. to be round, spherical 2. to be whole, entire 3. to be compact, solid 4. to assemble, gather, unite 5. to concentrate 6. to sum up 7. kind of fishing spear or harpoon 8. origin, root, source 9. basis, base, foundation, essence 10. beginning, birth 11. capital (funds) |
| 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 |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ជាងគេ | cieŋ kee | superlative marker: the most, the ...-est |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ផ្លែឈើ | plae cʰəə | fruit |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| ក្រោយពេល | kraoy peel | after (the time when) |
| អាហារ | ʔaahaa | food, meal |
| 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 |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ខ្ចី | kcəy | 1. green, unripe, raw, fresh 2. young, naive, unexperienced 3. to borrow 4. of colors: light |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| ទុំ | tum | 1. to be ripe, mature 2. to ripen, to mature 3. to be old/decrepit 4. of colors: to be dark/deep |
| សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
| ខាងក្នុង | kʰaaŋ knoŋ | 1. inside, within 2. interior, inner, internal Notes: also stand for 'inside the house' |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| សំបក | sɑmbɑɑk | 1. skin, bark, shell, rind, peel 2. package 3. pan or scale of a balance 4. stand or tray on which to place gifts for monks or higher officials 5. [colloquial] to be fruitless, valueless, useless |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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!} |
| បែងចែក | baeŋ caek | 1. to divide, separate 2. to dismember 3. to differentiate |
| ចេញ | cəɲ | 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card) |
| ក្លែប | klaep | section (especially of fruit such as grapefruit or jackfruit), lobe (of the brain) |
| បក | bɑɑk | 1. to pare, peel, strip off (bark or skin) 2. to remove, take off 3. to translate 4. to talk about, narrate 5. to reveal, tell how, explain 6. to return, come back, retrace one's steps 7. to reply (by letter) 8. to be returned (of a letter) 9. a single round trip, occurrence, time 10. [colloquial] police station 11. to reserve |
| ដុំ | dom | 1. piece, chunk, lump, mass, part, block 2. cluster, bunch 3. packet, bundle |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| ស្រេច | srac | 1. to have done/finished/acomplished 2. to finish, complete 3. to be complete, prepared 4. already, entirely, fully, completely, sufficiently |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| បេះ | beh | 1. to pick/pluck (fruit, flowers) 2. to remove, wipe off 3. to kill 4. almost on target, nearly |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ជាការស្រេច | cie kaa srac | complete, finished |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| គ្រាប់ | kroap | 1. grain, pit, seed 2. pill, tablet 3. bullet, projectile, bomb 4. clf. for small round objects such as seeds, pills, bullets |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| 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) |
| ខ្ជាក់ | kceak | to spit out |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| រឹង | rɨŋ | hard, firm, tough, stiff |
| ទោះបីជា | tʊəh bəy cie | although, even though |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ទឹកក្រូច | tɨk krouc | 1. orange juice 2. generic term for soft drinks 3. color: orange |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ច្របាច់ | crɑbac | 1. to press, to squeeze with the fingers 2. to massage (muscles) 3. to knead |
| 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) |
| ខាំ | kʰam | to bite, to sting (of an insect such as a mosquito) |
| ប្រៀប | priəp | 1. to compare with one another, match (up with) 2. comparison, analogy |
| បែក | baek | 1. to break, crack 2. to go flat (of a tire) 3. to break apart, break up, branch off 4. to be broken |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ហាង | haaŋ | to be hot (to the taste, as onions, garlic, mustard), bitter or sharp tasting (as a wild bamboo shoot) |
| អត់កើត | ʔɑt kaət | 1. unsuccessful, unable, incapable (of doing anything) 2. impossible |