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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| 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)} |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ត្រី | trəy | 1. generic term for fish 2. prefix in words of Indo-European origin: 'tri,' 'three,' 'triple' etc. |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| កញ្ចប់ | kɑɲcɑp | 1. pack, package, parcel 2. clf. for packs, packages, parcels |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| 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]!} |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| ក្រដាស | krɑdaah | 1. paper 2. membrane |
| កាសែត | kaasaet | newspaper |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| យួរ | yuə | to carry (by a handle) |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| ក្រណាត់ | krɑnat | cloth, fabric |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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) |
| បរិស្ថាន | bɑɑreʔstʰaan | ecosystem, environment |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| រុំ | rum | 1. to bandage, wrap 2. to dress (a wound) 3. to wind around, coil 4. to turn (something round) |
| អម្បាញ់មិញ | ʔɑmbaɲ mɨɲ | just now, just a moment ago |
| បន្លែ | bɑnlae | vegetable |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| 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) |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| 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 |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| អាំង | ʔaŋ | 1. to bake, broil, roast, grill, toast 2. to roast by holding over a fire (in a rolled up shape, on a spit), barbecue |
| ម្ហូប | mhoup | food, meal |
| ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
| ទឹកជ្រលក់ | tɨk crɔlʊək | dip, sauce |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| សាប | saap | 1. bland, not salty (enough), tasteless 2. to sow (seeds) 3. powerless, ineffective, valueless, impotent 4. water: fresh 5. to be dull, uninteresting |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ទទេ | tɔtee | 1. to be empty, vacant 2. to be free, idle 3. to be gratis, free of charge 4. to be bare, naked, unadorned 5. to be alone, all by oneself 6. for no reason {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| 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!} |
| ឆ្ងាញ់ | cŋaɲ | tasty, delicious |
| 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) |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ជ្រលក់ | crɔlʊək | 1. to dip (into a liquid) 2. to soak |