Link to overview page
Link to dictionary
| 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 |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| 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)} |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប្រគល់ | prɑkʊəl | 1. to hand over, deliver into someone's hands, remit 2. to give, present, entrust (to) 3. to bring up a subject |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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!} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| អ្នកទិញ | neak tɨɲ | customer, purchaser, shopper, buyer |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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 |
| 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]!} |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ហុច | hoc | 1. to extend the hand (to give or to take something) 2. to hand over, offer to, pass/hand (something to someone) 3. to provide, yield 4. to utter (a sound), to pronounce, say |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ទឹកមុខ | tɨk muk | facial expression, mood |
| ញញឹម | ɲɔɲɨm | to smile |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| សប្បាយ | sapbaay | 1. happy, pleasant, fun 2. kind, beneficial, healthy |
| រីករាយ | riik riey | to be happy, glad, enthusiastic |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| ស្រឡាញ់ | srɑlaɲ | to like, to love Notes: also written ស្រលាញ់ |
| ពេញចិត្ត | pɨɲ cət | to be pleased, satisfied, content Notes: ជើង ត |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| សប្បាយចិត្ត | sapbaay cət | 1. to be content, satisfied, happy 2. to enjoy 3. happy feeling Notes: ជើង ត |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដាច់ | dac | 1. detached, disconnected, cut off, separated, torn 2. to break apart, to separate 3. time periods: to end 4. to be ended 5. end, last part of 6. to be firm, resolute, determined, to be committed to a course of action 7. extremely, absolutely, firmly, positively, clearly 8. + verb: to be able to + verb 9. {លក់ដាច់ = to sell well (of a product)} |
| លក់ដាច់ | lʊək dac | 1. to sell well 2. to market, to sell, to make a sale |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| 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 |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ទទួលយក | tɔtuəl yɔɔk | 1. to accept 2. to take, to receive |
| 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 |