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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 |
| 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’ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ស្ថានីយ | stʰaanii | 1. station 2. place of rest, parking place |
| រថភ្លើង | rʊət pləəŋ | train |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| 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 |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ខ្មៅ | kmav | black, dark (colored) |
| ស្បែកជើងប៉ាតា | sbaek cǝǝŋ baa taa | sneakers |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| 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 |
| ម្ខាង | mkʰaaŋ | 1. one side, one (of a pair) 2. at/on one side, at the other side Notes: contraction of មួយខាង |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ច្រត់ | crɑt | 1. to lean upon, support oneself with the hand(s) or a cane 2. to have the hands in the pockets {គាត់ច្រត់ហោប៉ៅ = he has his hands in his pockets} |
| 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!} |
| ហោប៉ៅ | hao pav | |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| ម្យ៉ាងទៀត | myaaŋ tiət | 1. moreover, besides, another thing, furthermore 2. in other words, on the other hand 3. one other kind |
| លូក | luuk | 1. to reach/thrust out/extend (especially the hand), put (the hand) in some place 2. to stretch out 3. to protrude |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
| 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 |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| ជាមួយ | cie muəy | with |
| មិត្តភក្តិ | mɨt pʰeaʔ | friend Notes: ជើង ត (twice) |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| 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 |
| ឆាត | cʰaat | 1. chat (as in text chat on the internet, via Skype, Line etc.) 2. to swoop/dive (at) (as a bird of prey or airplane) 3. (of a flame) to flicker, lick at |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ហ្វេសប៊ុក | feehbuk | |
| ប្រព័ន្ធ | prɑpoan | 1. system, network, order 2. cycle 3. to write poetry, compose 4. to braid, plait, twist, weave, intertwine 5. to tie/tighten a knot |
| បណ្ដាញសង្គម | bɑndaaɲ sɑŋkum | social network Notes: ជើង ដ; see also បណ្ដាញទំនាក់ទំនងសង្គម |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| បច្ចុប្បន្ន | paccopbɑn | the present (time), now, in the present time |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| ជាពិសេស | cie piʔseeh | especially |
| យុវវ័យ | yuʔveaʔvey | youth |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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!} |
| ពេលទំនេរ | peel tumnee | (during) spare time, leisure time |
| បន្តិចបន្តួច | bɑntəc bɑntuəc | 1. a little, a few 2. to a small extent, just barely, somewhat Notes: ជើង ត (both times) |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| 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 |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ទំនាក់ទំនង | tumneak tumnɔɔŋ | 1. relation(ship), liaison 2. correlation 3. appearance |
| ជាក់ជា | ceak cie | surely |
| ពុំខាន | pum kʰaan | without fail, without a doubt, certainly |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
| 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]!} |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ស្រី | srəy | woman, female |
| សំពត់ | sɑmpʊət | wrap-around skirt, sarong |
| សក់ | sɑk | hair |
| 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 |
| កាបូប | kaaboup | 1. bag 2. purse, wallet |
| រង់ចាំ | rʊəŋ cam, rɔɔŋ cam | to wait (for, until) |
| 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 |
| ចំហៀង | cɑmhiəŋ | 1. half, side, flank, part 2. on the side, on one's side 3. to be incomplete, not full, partial, in profile |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ចាំ | cam | 1. to wait (for) 2. to remember, to memorize, to know by heart 3. phrase-initial: I will [do ... for you very soon/now] {ចាំខ្ញុំយកឲ្យវិញបង = I’ll get it back for you} {ចាំខ្ញុំពន្យល់ពីរបៀបប្រើ = I’ll explain you how it works} {ចាំមើលណា = Let me see...} |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| នីមួយៗ | niimuəy niimuəy | each, each one, every one, various, all |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ពុំទាន់ | pum toan | not yet |
| ដំណើរការ | dɑmnaə kaa | to function, run, work (especially of machinery) |
| ស្រួលបួល | sruǝl buəl | 1. to be comfortable 2. excellent, magnificent, superb 3. happily ended, safely ended 4. careful, perfect 5. logical, consistent, proper, well, pleasant |
| ឡើយ | laəy | 1. at all, absolutely 2. generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, ឥត, to express the idea of incompleted action, existence or progressing action |
| 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!} |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ពេញនិយម | pɨɲ niʔyum | to be popular |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| 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} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| គ្រប់ទីកន្លែង | krup tii kɑnlaeŋ | everywhere, every place |
| រថយន្ត | rʊət yʊən | motor vehicle, automobile, truck Notes: ជើង ត |
| ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
| ម៉ូតូ | moutou | motorbike, motorcycle |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| មធ្យោបាយ | matyoubaay | means, way, method, strategy, tactic, technique |
| តាមរយៈ | taam reaʔyeaʔ | 1. by means of 2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone) |
| ពុំសូវ | pum səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not 3. without (having to) |
| 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) |
| ថៃ | tʰay | Thai |
| វៀតណាម | viət naam | Vietnam |
| ម៉ាឡេស៊ី | maaleezii | Malaysia |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |