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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| រៀន | riən | to study, to learn, to practice |
| ពូកែ | puukae | clever, skilfull, good at (doing something) |
| ស៊ីណា | siinaa | female Cambodian name |
| សុជាតា | soʔcietaa | female Cambodian name |
| ឆ្លាត | claat | clever, shrewd, intelligent |
| ដល់ហើយ | dɑl haǝy | a lot, very, very much, extremely, really |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ឆាប់ | cʰap | 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away 2. in haste, urgently 3. soon 4. early |
| ចាប់ | cap | 1. to catch, capture, seize, grasp, get 2. to receive (e.g., a radio or television broadcast) 3. to select 4. clf. for handfuls 5. to begin to, undertake, start 6. to be painful |
| 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)} |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| មកពី | mɔɔk pii | 1. because of 2. to result from |
| ឯណា | ʔaenaa | 1. where, somewhere, anywhere 2. how, in what way 3. what 4. which, any, some 5. however {ឯណា ... ឯណា ... = on the one hand … on the other hand …} 6. {មានបាន … ឯណា = didn't …} |
| 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’ |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ខំប្រឹង | kʰɑm prəŋ | to try hard, to make every effort |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| តាស | taah | 1. particle in final position when giving a positive answer to a yes/no question {កន្លែងនេះអង្គុយបានអេ៎? ចា៎ស បានតាស។ = Can I sit here? Sure!} 2. particle in final position used to affirm the preceding {ល្អតាស! = Sounds good!} 3. particle in final position after a negative response: expresses that the preceding is a correction of what the other person has said {ធារីមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំកញ្ញាតាស។ = You’re ធារី, right? No, I’m កញ្ញា!} {ឯងទៅសាលាមែន? អត់ទេ ខ្ញុំទៅផ្សារតាស។ = You’re going to school, right? No, I’m going to the market!} Notes: colloquial; spoken form of ទេតើ |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap | 1. to listen (to) 2. to obey 3. to understand (a spoken language) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| គ្រូ | kruu | 1. teacher, instructor 2. healer, folk doctor, local medicine-man 3. mediating spirit 4. guardian spirit (each person is believed to acquire several of these during their lifetime, there are several kinds of these spirits including: គ្រូកំណើត, គ្រូឆ្នួរ, and គ្រូរបៀន) |
| ពន្យល់ | pʊənyʊəl | to explain, show, demonstrate |
| 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?} |
| នៅតែ | nɨv tae | 1. still, as before 2. to be left, remain |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| យល់ | yʊəl | 1. to understand, comprehend 2. to learn 3. to see, perceive 4. recognize, know 5. to favor, be partial to |
| ហ្សែន | sɛɛn | gene Notes: source: antkh.com; also spelled សែន; irregular pronunciation: ហ្ស៊ែន |
| ទេដឹង | tee dəŋ | clause-final: maybe, perhaps |
| 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!} |
| 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!} |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ថែម | tʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase, to do something additional {ទិញមួយថែមមួយ = buy one, get one free} 2. to complete 3. to make change 4. again, more, in addition to, including, moreover |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| អូ | ʔou | oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| 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.} |
| ភ្លឹង | plɨŋ | 1. to be absolutely straight, straight as an arrow 2. to be pure, unblemished 3. figuratively: (to go) to sleep |
| 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 |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| 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 |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ចេះ | ceh | 1. to know (how to do something), to be able to 2. to be used to, accustomed to 3. to keep on doing something 4. constantly, always, incessantly 5. to be learned, intelligent, smart, cunning |
| 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} |