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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| វុទ្ធី | vutʰii | male Cambodian name |
| បង | bɑɑŋ | 1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself) |
| សុំ | som | to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| 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?} |
| 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?} |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| 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’ |
| ទូ | tuu | 1. cabinet, cupboard, closet, wardrobe {ទូអេធីអឹម = ATM} {ទូខោអាវ = wardrobe} 2. compartment (in a train) |
| អេធីអឹម | ʔee tʰii ʔəm | ATM |
| អេ៎ | ʔee | 1. spoken form of the question particles ... អត់? or ... ទេ? 2. spoken form of the negation particle ទេ 3. hey! Notes: colloquial |
| អ្នកទទួលភ្ញៀវ | neak tɔtuəl pɲiəv | receptionist |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| 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 |
| ជាន់ | coan | 1. floor, story, level, stage, class, status 2. to step on, trample on, walk on 3. of events: to overlap 4. to dominate, to control, administer, be in charge of 5. to pound (grain in a mortar using a foot-powered pestle) 6. to strike repeatedly 7. (of animals) to mount/mate with 8. surrounding wall, fortification 9. period of time 10. (especially of an evil spirit or bad influence) to possess, take possession of |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| 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 |
| ភោជនីយដ្ឋាន | pʰooceaʔniiyeaʔtʰaan | restaurant |
| ជប៉ុន | ceaʔpon | 1. Japan 2. Japanese |
| ឈ្មោះ | cmʊəh | 1. name 2. to be named/called |
| ស៊ូគីស៊ុប | suukiisup | [name of a Japanese restaurant] |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. phrase-initial particle: And how about ...? 2. phrase-initial particle: As for ... |
| ជណ្ដើរយន្ត | cʊəndaə yʊən | escalator Notes: ជើង ដ ត |
| ខាងណា | kʰaaŋ naa | 1. where 2. which way, which side |
| 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 |
| អញ្ជើញ | ʔɑɲcəəɲ | 1. to invite/summon (someone to do something) 2. please do, go ahead and ... 3. used before verbs of motion and certain other verbs as a sign of respect {អញ្ជើញចូល = please come in!} {អញ្ជើញទៅណាមកណាហ្នឹង? = [spoken politely to someone who's older] Where are you going?} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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!} |
| ត្រង់ | trɑŋ | 1. straight, directly 2. exactly in (some spot) 3. upright, vertical 4. frank, honest, fair |
| 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 |
| បត់ | bɑt | 1. to turn 2. to fold, bend, crease 3. to turn back/around, reverse direction 4. to veer 5. to bend/curve/wind (as a road) 6. to be winding, twisting 7. folding (as a pocket knife) |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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 |
| អូ | ʔou | oh, aha (exclamation expressing sudden realization, or loss of doubt) |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| ចុងក្រោយ | coŋ kraoy | (the) last |
| សុំទោស | som tooh | 1. excuse me, pardon me 2. I'm sorry |
| ណា | naa | final particle to soften a statement or request |
| បន្ទប់ទឹក | bɑntup tɨk | bathroom |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| សំដៅ | sɑmdav | 1. to note, indicate, point out, emphasize 2. to aim (at), head (straight) for 3. to go somewhere for an express purpose 4. to allude 5. (directly) to, at, toward, in the direction of 6. about, concerning |