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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ធារី | tʰierii | female Cambodian name |
| អាឡូ | ʔaalou | hello (answering the phone) Notes: colloquial |
| វឌ្ឍនៈ | veattʰaʔnaʔ | male Cambodian name |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| អា៎ | ʔaa | 1. final particle used for emphasis {ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាឈ្នះហើយហ្នឹងអា៎ = I had hoped they would win!} {សៀវភៅចាស់ៗហ្នឹងអា៎ = Just old books!} {ម្នាក់ឯងធ្ងន់អា៎ = It's too heavy for one alone!} {ម៉ោពិសាសិនម៉ោបង មានច្រើនអា៎ = Come and eat, there's more than enough!} 2. spoken form of ហើយ {អស់ចាខ្វៃអា៎? = You don't have any youtiao anymore?} 3. spoken form of ណាស់ = very, very much {ខ្ញុំឃ្លានអា៎ = I’m very hungry} 4. spoken form of ណា = particle to soften a statement, command or request |
| ម៉េច | məc | what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?} |
| 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 |
| ជិត | cɨt | 1. to be close, near 2. tight 3. close-set, dense, thick 4. closely, tightly 5. almost 6. about to, on the point of (doing something) 7. to cover completely, be completely/firmly covered 8. command used by elephant drivers to make an elephant to move closer |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| 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?} |
| អ៎ | ʔɑɑ | 1. particle used to form a yes/no question, similar to ឬ 2. exclamation indicating satisfaction or surprise 3. indicating something like surprise on part of the speaker that the listener might not be aware of some fact or past event {ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ខូចតាំងពីម្សិលមិញអ៎។ = [Didn’t you know that] the A/C has been broken since yesterday!} Notes: colloquial |
| ចុម | com | exclamation expressing (mostly negative) surprise, or when in doubt about something |
| ង៉ៃហ្នឹង | ŋay nɨŋ | spoken form of ថ្ងៃនេះ = today |
| ង៉ៃ | ŋay | spoken form of ថ្ងៃ = day |
| អីគេ | ʔəy kee | 1. what {អីគេ? = Pardon?/What?} {អីគេហ្នឹង? = What is this?} {ជប់លៀងអីគេ វុទ្ធី? = What party, វុទ្ធី?} 2. something, anything {តែដូចភ្លេចអីគេម្យ៉ាង … = But it’s as if I’ve forgotten something …} Notes: colloquial |
| ង៉ៃសៅរ៍ | ŋay sav | colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ = Saturday |
| ក្រែង | kraeŋ | 1. to fear, be afraid, be in awe of 2. lest, for fear that, in case, in the event of 3. perhaps 4. Isn’t …? {ក្រែងម៉ោងម៉ាណ្ដប់អេ៎? = Isn’t [the appointment] 11 o’clock?} |
| ណាត់ | nat | 1. to determine, fix (a time for something), set/schedule (an appointment) {ខ្ញុំមានណាត់ហើយ = I’ve got an appointment already} 2. to promise, stand by (an agreement), commit oneself 3. clf. for gunshots |
| 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 |
| ម៉ោង | maoŋ | 1. hour 2. o'clock 3. clock, time {សប្បាយពេកភ្លេចមើលម៉ោង = it was so much fun that I forgot to watch the clock} {គាត់សល់ម៉ោងច្រើនដែរ = she still has a lot of time} |
| អេ៎ | ʔee | 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial |
| អូ | ʔou | oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) |
| ច្រឡំ | crɑlɑm | 1. to confuse, to mistake, to make a mistake, to mix up 2. to be confused, mistaken, mixed-up |
| ស្មាន | smaan | 1. to guess, to approximate, to suppose, to think, to assume 2. to suspect 3. to seem, to appear |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ង៉ៃសុក្រ | ŋay sok | colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃសុក្រ = Friday |
| 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!} |
| អត់ទាន់ | ʔɑt toan | not yet |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| 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)} |
| សុំទោស | som tooh | 1. excuse me, pardon me 2. I'm sorry |
| ណា | naa | final particle to soften a statement or request |
| ដឹង | dəŋ | 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.} |
| អីចឹង | ʔəycəŋ | 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?} 2. really? Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង |
| តេ | tee | to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through} |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| ឯង | ʔaeŋ | 1. you 2. self, oneself, by oneself 3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite 4. surely, obviously |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| 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 |
| ខក | kʰɑɑk | 1. to fail to achieve what was planned, to be prevented from achieving a planned goal {ខកម៉ោងណាត់ជួប = to be late for an appointment} 2. to commit oneself to do something which is beyond one's ability or which one is reluctant to do |
| អត់អីទេ | ʔɑt ʔəy tee | 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also មិនអីទេ |
| 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...} |
| ង៉ៃក្រោយ | ŋay kraoy | colloquial pronunciation of ថ្ងៃក្រោយ = next time, a later day, in the future, in the days ahead |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |