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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 |
| 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, [...] |
| 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’ |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ស្ត្រី | strǝy | 1. woman, girl, lady 2. women 3. the female sex Notes: ជើង ត |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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 |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| គ្រែ | krɛɛ | bed, couch |
| 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]!} |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ឈុត | cʰut | 1. act, scene 2. set (of a play) 3. set/service (of dishes) 4. clf. for plays, sets of dishes, sets of clothing {ឈុតគេង = nightclothes} 5. (paper) tinder |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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!} |
| ពូក | puuk | 1. mattress 2. cushion |
| ខ្នើយ | knaəy | cushion, pillow |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ភួយ | pʰuəy | 1. blanket 2. quilt |
| កើយ | kaəy | 1. to lay one's head on, to rest or support (the head) 2. platform (for loading or unloading goods), loading dock 3. ladder (for climbing onto a tall animal or into a high carriage) 4. to project/stick out in the rear |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ផ្អៀង | pʔiəŋ | 1. to lean, tilt, incline to one side 2. to be leaning, inclined, sloping |
| ចំហៀង | cɑmhiəŋ | 1. half, side, flank, part 2. on the side, on one's side 3. to be incomplete, not full, partial, in profile |
| 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 |
| ដណ្ដប់ | dɑndɑp | 1. to cover (someone) with a blanket or clothing 2. to wrap up 3. to bump against a cart (of the oxen which are pulling the cart) 4. ten, -teen (used only in compound numbers from 11 to 19) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| ខ្នង | knɑɑŋ | 1. the back, back of something 2. clf. for houses |
| បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
| បន្ទប់គេង | bɑntup keeŋ | bedroom |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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) |
| 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)} |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| វាំងនន | veaŋ nɔɔn | curtain |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ពេលយប់ | peel yup | night, at night |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ទ្វារ | tvie | 1. door, entrance, opening, gate 2. mountain pass 3. bay, gulf |
| ជានិច្ច | cie nɨc | always |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| ខ្លាច | klaac | to fear, to be afraid of |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| អាក្រក់ | ʔaakrɑk | 1. to be bad, mean 2. unattractive, ugly |
| ចោរ | cao | thief, robber, gangster |
| 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 |
| លួច | luəc | to steal |
| ទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ | troap sɑmbat | 1. possessions 2. assets, goods, property 3. riches, wealth, fortune Notes: ជើង ត |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| 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 |
| អាកាសធាតុ | ʔaakaasaʔtʰiet | climate, weather |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| បន្ទប់ | bɑntup | room |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ស្អុះស្អាប់ | sʔoh sʔap | to be hot and sticky/humid, sultry, muggy |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ | maasin trɑceak | A/C, air conditioner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| កង្ហារ | kɑŋhaa | pinwheel, wind wheel, fan, propeller |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| អាកាស | ʔaakaah | 1. air, atmosphere, sky 2. open air, open space, outer space 3. fresh air, breeze |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| 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!} |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| បាត់បង់ | bat bɑŋ | 1. to lose 2. to disappear, vanish, be missing/lost 3. to die |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| ឆ្លងកាត់ | clɑɑŋ kat | to go/pass through (usually expresses passing through a difficult experience) |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| ទោះបីជា | tʊəh bəy cie | although, even though |
| ក៏ដោយ | kɑɑ daoy | 1. (who)soever, (what)soever 2. whether or not, it makes no difference, even if 3. even though, although |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| នៅតែ | nɨv tae | 1. still, as before 2. to be left, remain |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| ភ្លឺ | plɨɨ | 1. daybreak, early morning 2. to shine, give off light 3. to be clear, bright, distinct, perceptible 4. dike (separating rice fields), dam, embankment |
| ព្រះអាទិត្យ | preah ʔaatɨt | sun |
| ចាំង | caŋ | 1. to hew, chop 2. to prepare/level (ground) 3. to weed 4. to cut (sod) with a shovel 5. to shine, gleam 6. to dazzle, blind 7. to be brightly illuminated, dazzling, blindingly bright 8. to be reflected 9. to resound |
| ជាក់ជា | ceak cie | surely |
| មិនខាន | mɨn kʰaan | certainly, without fail |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ថត | tʰɑɑt | 1. to photograph, take pictures 2. to record (sound) 3. to X-ray 4. to untie 5. to take out 6. drawer |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| របស់របរ | rɔbɑh rɔbɑɑ | 1. things, objects 2. belongings, possessions |
| បន្តិចបន្តួច | bɑntəc bɑntuəc | 1. a little, a few 2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat Notes: ជើង ត (both times) |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ទូរស័ព្ទដៃ | tuureaʔsap day | mobile phone |
| ឆ្នាំងសាក | cnaŋ saak | charger (e.g., of a mobile phone) |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| សៀវភៅ | siǝv pʰɨv | 1. book 2. pad, notebook |
| នានា | nienie | 1. various 2. different, diverse, all, of all sorts (also occurs as a prenominal particle) |
| នាឡិកា | nieleʔkaa | 1. clock, watch 2. hour |
| ឌីជីថល | diiciitʰɑɑl | digital Notes: not in dictionary |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| កំណត់ | kɑmnɑt | 1. appointment 2. fixed period, limit, limitation 3. schedule 4. requirement, prerequisite 5. instruction 6. decision 7. propitious time (determined by an astrologer for beginning of various parts of the wedding ceremony) 8. piece, section 9. note, memo 10. notice 11. to set, fix, decide, stipulate, appoint, schedule, indicate 12. to note (down), record 13. to make a remark |
| រោទ៍ | roo | 1. to cry out loudly 2. to roar, bellow 3. (of music) to resound 4. (of a bell) to ring 5. (of an alarm) to go off 6. (of a motor) to run/operate (especially at a high number of rpm's) |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| ព្រឹក | prɨk | morning |
| នាឡិការោទ៍ | nieliʔkaa roo | alarm clock |
| ដាស់ | dah | 1. to wake someone up 2. to activate (especially a magic charm) 3. to excite 4. to move someone to do something 5. to encourage, cheer up 6. to advise, warn, caution 7. to improve/strengthen by means of magic or medicine |
| ភ្ញាក់ | pɲeak | 1. to wake up 2. to be startled, surprised |