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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?} |
| ក្រៅ | krav | 1. outside, out 2. foreign |
| នារី | nierii | female Cambodian name |
| ង៉ៃហ្នឹង | ŋay nɨŋ | spoken form of ថ្ងៃនេះ = today |
| ក្ដៅ | kdav | hot, warm Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ម៉េះ | meh | thus, so, in this way, this much Notes: spoken form of ម្ល៉េះ |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| តារា | taaraa | male Cambodian name |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| 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 |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| ម្សិលមិញ | msəl mɨɲ | yesterday |
| 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)} |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ពពក | pɔpɔɔk | cloud |
| សោះ | sɑh | 1. final particle: (in negative clauses) at all, in the least, completely, utterly, absolutely, finally 2. to be completely out of 3. to be empty, devoid of content 4. to be tasteless, insipid, flavorless, lifeless 5. tired, exhausted 6. pale, anemic 7. it’s just … {សំឡេងទូរស័ព្ទសោះ = it’s just the sound of the phone} |
| ម៉ង | mɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: spoken form of តែម្ដង |
| នៀក | niək | spoken forms of នេះ = this Notes: colloquial |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| ភ្លឺ | plɨɨ | 1. daybreak, early morning 2. to shine, give off light 3. to be clear, bright, distinct, perceptible 4. dike (separating rice fields), dam, embankment |
| ចែស | caeh | 1. very, greatly, extremely, intensely 2. clearly |
| តស់ | tɑh | exhortative particle: well, let's go, come on, let's ... Notes: colloquial |
| ចូល | coul | 1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with |
| ហាងកាហ្វេ | haaŋ kaafee | coffee shop |
| ញ៉ាំ | ɲam | to eat, to drink, to consume {ញ៉ាំបាយ = general term for 'to eat' (neutral form for younger persons and persons of the same age)} Notes: informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders |
| សិន | sən | 1. [phrase-final] for now, for the time being, for a moment 2. [phrase-final] first Notes: polite final hortatory particle |
| 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’ |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនត្រជាក់ | maasin trɑceak | A/C, air conditioner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| 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...} |
| មេឃស្រទុំ | meek srɑɑ tum | cloudy, misty, hazy or gloomy sky |
| តិច | təc | 1. to be few (in number), small (in size or extent), less 2. a little bit, somewhat 3. phrase-final: makes a request more polite {ចង់ពឹងឲ្យជួយលើកអីវ៉ាន់តិច = Can you please help me carrying these things?} {ខ្ញុំសុំលអាវនេះតិចបានអេ៎? = Can I try on this shirt here, please?} 4. phrase-initial: expressing concern {តិចមានបញ្ហាអីទៅ បង? = Will this be a problem?} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ម៉េចដែរ | məc dae | 1. How is it? How is it going? 2. What's up? 3. How is that? What do you think about that? Notes: colloquial |
| ហ្នឹងហើយ | nɨŋ haǝy | 1. yeah, yes, right, correct, that's correct 2. ok, all right Notes: colloquial |
| បែកញើស | baek ɲəəh | to sweat |
| ជោក | cook | 1. to wet, soak, moisten 2. to water, irrigate 3. to sprinkle 4. to be saturated, soaked, completely permeated, full 5. immersed/steeped in 6. [figurative] to be obsessed with 7. shower, downpour 8. state of being soaked |
| 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 |