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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| 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)} |
| បញ្ចូល | bɑɲcoul | 1. to insert, cause to enter, put into, introduce (into), force in 2. to appoint (to a position) 3. to charge (with electricity) 4. to include 5. to combine Notes: root: ចូល |
| លេខសម្ងាត់ | leek sɑmŋat | passcode |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| 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) |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ទឹកប្រាក់ | tɨk prak | 1. money, cash 2. silver-plating |
| 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!} |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ដក | dɑɑk | 1. to pull out, to extract 2. to subtract {ប្រាំដកបីស្មើពីរ = 5 minus 3 equals 2} 3. minus {ដកពីរ = -2} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| វាយ | viey, vay | 1. to beat (with the hand, a stick, club or whip), hit, slap, strike 2. to type 3. to strike (of a clock) 4. to fight, invade, attack 5. to analyze, to sum up a situation 6. to discuss the price of something 7. kind of plant that produces small edible fruit which turn red when ripe Notes: see also វ៉ៃ |
| លេខ | leek | 1. number, figure, numeral 2. writing, drawing, letter, mark 3. to write, to draw |
| ដុល្លារ | dollaa | dollar |
| ប្រាក់ | prak | 1. money 2. silver |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| អេក្រង់ | ʔeekrɑŋ | 1. screen (of a computer, tablet, phone etc.) 2. movie screen |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ស្គ្រីន | skriin | screen |
| 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) |
| 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’ |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| 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} |
| តម្រូវការ | tɑmrəv kaa | requirement Notes: source: glosbe.com |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| អក្សរ | ʔaksɑɑ | 1. letter (of the alphabet) 2. script, alphabet 3. written language 4. writing |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| យល់ព្រម | yʊəl prɔɔm | to approve, to agree |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| គ្រាប់ចុច | kroap coc | key (e.g., of a keyboard, mobile phone, remote control) |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |
| ប៊ូតុង | buutoŋ | button |
| ក្រហម | krɑhɑɑm | color: red |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| អេធីអឹម | ʔee tʰii ʔəm | ATM |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| បញ្ជាក់ | bɑɲceak | 1. to confirm, verify, certify, to clarify, explain 2. to indicate 3. to prove, to show 4. to determine 5. to announce, declare, claim 6. to order 7. to conform to |
| ម្ដងទៀត | mdɑɑŋ tiət | once more, again Notes: ជើង ដ |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| ពិតជា | pɨt cie | 1. certainly, surely 2. will certainly, will surely |
| ដកប្រាក់ | dɑɑk prak | to withdraw money |
| 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 |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| 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 |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| 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 |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| មានន័យ | mien ney | to mean |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| ឡើងវិញ | laəŋ vɨɲ | following a verb: [verb] again |