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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?} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| 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’ |
| អាកាសធាតុ | ʔaakaasaʔtʰiet | climate, weather |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ស្ទើរ | stǝǝ | 1. to be insufficient, incomplete, not quite 2. halved, not full 3. neither one thing nor the other 4. semi-, half- 5. to be on the point of, about to, almost 6. to be hesitant, undecided |
| ពេញ | pɨɲ | 1. to be complete, full, filled up 2. to fill up 3. to be sufficient, satisfied, whole, entire |
| 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]!} |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| តូប | toup | 1. hut, cottage 2. kiosk, stand, stall 3. pavilion 4. small shrine |
| 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} |
| ភេសជ្ជៈ | pʰeehsacceaʔ | 1. drink, beverage 2. liquor 3. medicine, remedy Notes: also written ភេសជ្ជ |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ហាងកាហ្វេ | haaŋ kaafee | coffee shop |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| អំពៅ | ʔɑmpɨv | sugarcane |
| រសជាតិ | rʊəh ciet | taste, flavor |
| ផ្អែម | pʔaem | sweet |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ពេញនិយម | pɨɲ niʔyum | to be popular |
| តាំងពី | taŋ pii | since, from, starting with |
| ដើម | daəm | 1. trunk (of a tree or the body), stock 2. stalk 3. tree, plant 4. source, origin 5. base, foundation, beginning 6. cause 7. originator 8. substance, matter, topic 9. case, facts 10. role, condition 11. initial investment, capital, principal 12. to be original, first 13. clf. for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns |
| 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 |
| កំប៉ុង | kɑmpoŋ | small tin can |
| 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!} |
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ស្គាល់ | skoal | 1. to know (someone), recognize, have seen before 2. to be familiar with |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ជាងគេ | cieŋ kee | superlative marker: the most, the ...-est |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| កូកា | koukaa | coca cola |
| ហ្វាន់តា | fantaa | fanta (softdrink) |
| ប៉ិបស៊ី | pepsii | pepsi (softdrink) |
| ផ្លែឈើ | plae cʰəə | fruit |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ត្រឡាច | trɑlaac | 1. wax gourd (Benincasa hispida) 2. kind of roller, shaped like a gourd, over which a conveyor belt runs |
| ចាហួយ | caa huəy | kind of gelatin made of សារាយអំបោះ or សារាយស័ង្ខ (certain aquatic plants), agar-agar |
| ។ល។ | laʔ | etc., and so forth, and so on |
| លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
| ពិសេស | piʔseh | special, exceptional, different |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ | maasin trɑceak | A/C, air conditioner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| វ៉ាយហ៉្វាយ | waay faay | wifi Notes: BCF |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| អ៊ីនធឺណិត | ʔintʰɨɨnet | internet Notes: neither in Headley nor Chuon, but see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/អ៊ីនធឺណិត |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| 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)} |
| យូរ | yuu | 1. slow 2. (of time) long 3. late |