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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 |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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]!} |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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 |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| 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 |
| មេដៃ | mee day | 1. thumb 2. [slang] leader, commander |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| អក្សរ | ʔaksɑɑ | 1. letter (of the alphabet) 2. script, alphabet 3. written language 4. writing |
| 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?} |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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!} |
| អេក្រង់ | ʔeekrɑŋ | 1. screen (of a computer, tablet, phone etc.) 2. movie screen |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| សារ | saa, saaraʔ | 1. letter, message, text 2. substance, essence, main point 3. strength, force, authority 4. to be important 5. to be strong, superior, brave 6. value, wealth, riches 7. to be true, exact 8. truth, precision 9. use, benefit, profit 10. war elephant |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ផ្ញើ | pɲaə | 1. to send, deliver 2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something) 3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| កម្មវិធី | kamviʔtʰii, kammaʔviʔtʰii, kammeaʔviʔtʰii | 1. program, schedule 2. system 3. app (e.g., on a smartphone) |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| អី | ʔəy | 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ពេញនិយម | pɨɲ niʔyum | to be popular |
| ជាងគេ | cieŋ kee | superlative marker: the most, the ...-est |
| បំផុត | bɑmpʰot | 1. to be the most..., the very..., extreme, extraordinary 2. to terminate, to end, to finish, to conclude 3. final, last |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| យុវជន | yuʔveaʔcʊən | youth, young people |
| យុវវ័យ | yuʔveaʔvey | youth |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| 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) |
| 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} |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ក្រុមគ្រួសារ | krom kruəsaa | family, family members |
| សរសេរ | sɑɑ see | to write |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| អ៊ីនធឺណិត | ʔintʰɨɨnet | internet Notes: neither in Headley nor Chuon, but see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/អ៊ីនធឺណិត |
| កាលពីមុន | kaal pii mun | 1. previously, formerly 2. in previous times |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| ទៅវិញទៅមក | tɨv vɨɲ tɨv mɔɔk | 1. back and forth 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. to each other |
| 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 |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| ជជែក | cɔcɛɛk | 1. to chat, talk (with), discuss 2. to debate 3. talk, conversation |
| 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)} |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| បច្ចុប្បន្ន | paccopbɑn | the present (time), now, in the present time |
| ទំនើប | tumnəəp | modern, up-to-date, recent Notes: root: ទើប |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ទាក់ទងគ្នា | teak tɔɔŋ knie | to be in touch or in contact with one another |
| សន្សំសំចៃ | sɑnsɑm sɑmcay | to economize |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| កម្សាន្ត | kɑmsaan | to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat} Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត |
| មិត្តស្រី | mɨt srəy | 1. girlfriend 2. female friend Notes: ជើង ត |
| ជំនួស | cumnuəh | 1. instead of, in place of 2. to replace 3. replacement |
| 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 |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| 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!} |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ជម្រើស | cumrəəh | 1. choice, selection 2. things that have been picked up or tidied up 3. left over, low quality Notes: root: រើស; also written ជំរើស |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |