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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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 |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| បង្អួច | bɑŋʔuəc | window |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ក្រៅ | krav | 1. outside, out 2. foreign |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| 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!} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| 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 |
| មើលឃើញ | məəl kʰəəɲ | to see, to look at and see, to distinguish |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| 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.) |
| ចេញចូល | cəɲ coul | 1. to go in and out 2. to shuttle |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ពន្លឺ | pʊənlɨɨ | light, ray/flash of light, illumination, brightness |
| គ្រប់គ្រាន់ | krup kroan | sufficient, enough, adequate |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ហប់ | hɑp | 1. to be stuffy, close 2. muggy 3. to melt/fuse (metal to mend cracks) 4. to temper (metal in order to make it rustproof) 5. to bind/tie (with fiber from the ramie plant or fan palm) 6. to twist fibers together in order to make rope 7. eaves of a roof |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| លាង | lieŋ | 1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid) 2. to purify, to clear |
| 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 |
| ឡាបូ | laabou | sink |
| 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]!} |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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) |
| កាត់ | kat | 1. to cut, slice, slit 2. to divide, detach 3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through/across, take a short cut 4. to interrupt 5. to solve, untangle 6. to settle (a matter) 7. to decide (a legal case) 8. to ignite, catch/start (of a fire) 9. to be hybrid, of mixed blood or ethnic origin 10. across, through 11. briefly 12. to set, to fix, to judge |
| អនាម័យ | ʔaʔnaamay | 1. hygiene, sanitation 2. health |
| 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 |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ប្រុស | proh | man, male |
| 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, [...] |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| អង្គែ | ʔɑŋkɛɛ | dandruff, mange-like disease of the scalp |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ក្អែល | kʔael | 1. dead skin that flakes off 2. dust, dirt, grime |
| តោង | taoŋ | 1. to hang on to, catch hold of, to cling to/stick to 2. should, ought to, must, have to |
| ជាប់នឹង | coap nɨŋ | 1. next to, adjacent to, near 2. to stick/attach to |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| 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 |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| 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!} |
| សាប៊ូ | saabuu | soap |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| លាយ | liey | 1. to mix, blend, stir together, combine 2. to mix up, confuse 3. to scatter 4. to melt, dissolve 5. to be blended, mixed 6. to be liquid 7. track, trace, mark, line 8. pattern of lines on the palm of the hand 9. kind of fishing trap made of bamboo |
| ពពុះ | pɔpuh | foam, bubbles |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន | tɨk maasin | tap water Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| 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} |
| ជនបទ | cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt | country, countryside |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ទីរួមខេត្ត | tii ruəm kʰaet | provincial capital Notes: ជើង ត |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ក្បាលរ៉ូប៊ីនេទឹក | kbaal roubiinee tɨk | faucet, tap |
| បំពង់ | bɑmpʊəŋ | container (of cylindrical shape), tube, pipe |
| ទុយោ | tuyoo | pipe, pipeline, hose, tube |
| 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 |
| ហូរ | hou | 1. to flow, stream, pour 2. to trot (especially of cattle or water buffalo) 3. to be fluent 4. fluently, eloquently 5. in a flowing manner |
| 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) |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| 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} |
| ទូកញ្ចក់ | tuu kɑɲcɑk | wardrobe or case having a mirror or glass pane in front |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ឆ្លុះ | cloh | 1. to view something through a lens 2. to look in a mirror 3. to (give an) x-ray 4. to be visible through (e.g., a lens) 5. to be x-rayed 6. to illuminate, to light up 7. to reflect 8. to give of light, shine 9. to be clear, lucid, bright, highly polished, shining 10. to be reflected |
| 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) |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| លុបមុខ | lup muk | to wash the face |
| ទ្វារ | tvie | 1. door, entrance, opening, gate 2. mountain pass 3. bay, gulf |
| 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 |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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} |
| សាប៊ូកក់សក់ | saabuu kɑk sɑk | shampoo |
| សាប៊ូដុសខ្លួន | saabuu doh kluən | shower gel/cream |
| ថ្នាំដុសធ្មេញ | tnam doh tmɨɲ | toothpaste |
| ច្រាសដុសធ្មេញ | craah doh tmɨɲ | toothbrush |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| 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 |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| 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) |