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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
| ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
| 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?} |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| យើង | yəəŋ | 1. we 2. I (familiar) 3. in final position used to refer to 'our Cambodian ...' {ទុរេនកំពតយើងមែន? = Kampot durian (from our country, Cambodia), right?} |
| 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 |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ចានគោម | caan koom | kind of large bowl (especially one used as a soup tureen) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| បែក | baek | 1. to break, crack 2. to go flat (of a tire) 3. to break apart, break up, branch off 4. to be broken |
| 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 |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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)} |
| រត់ | rʊət | 1. to run (away), flee, escape 2. to run/function well 3. to coincide 4. to work out 5. to work as a runner/motorcycle taxi/rickshaw driver 6. to be fast 7. to be fluent |
| 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 |
| បន្ទប់ | bɑntup | room |
| ដាក់ | dak | 1. to put, place 2. to deposit 3. to add (ingredients) 4. to set (e.g., a trap) 5. to establish 6. to assign 7. to locate, settle, station 8. to lock up 9. to fasten 10. to use 11. to strike, hit hard 12. to affect 13. to subject someone to 14. to be hard hit, suffer a setback 15. to have bad luck, cause bad luck 16. to feel unwell, have an upset stomach (especially after eating certain fruits) 17. to contract for 18. to subscribe to 19. to renounce (a throne) 20. to put aside (religious vows) 21. in, into, on 22. to eat, drink 23. to kneel 24. command to an elephant to kneel by bending the rear legs |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ចេញ | cəɲ | 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ផ្ទះបាយ | pteah baay | kitchen |
| 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!} |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| អំបោស | ʔɑmbaoh | broom, whiskbroom |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ប្រដាប់ | prɑdap | 1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil, device (widely used to form new words for various kinds of modern mechanical devices such as bottle openers, mine detectors, and stethoscopes) 2. the male genitals 3. to prepare, get ready, set up 4. to fit out, equip 5. to regulate, adjust, put right, put in good order 6. to arrange 7. to decorate, adorn 8. clf. for complete sets (e.g., of clothing) 9. series, assortment, collection, pack (e.g., of cards) |
| កើប | kaəp | 1. to scoop up (a large quantity), gather up, amass 2. to sweep up 3. wooden mallet |
| សំរាម | sɑmraam | 1. garbage, trash, litter, rubbish, debris, waste, sewage 2. midden |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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!} |
| ប្រមូល | prɑmoul | to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate |
| អំបែង | ʔɑmbaeŋ | 1. fragment/broken piece/shard (especially a piece of pottery or glass that can still be used especially as a tray for grilling or roasting), splinter 2. kind of tree (Schoutenia hypoleuca, it is used to make rope and for cart construction) |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| កម្រាលឥដ្ឋ | kɑmraal ʔǝt | tile floor |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| ជាប់ | coap | 1. to link together 2. to stick to, adhere to 3. to hold on 4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud} 5. to be fastened, joined, attached 6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to) 7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row} 8. to be caught 9. to be associated with 10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy} 11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker) 12. to be addicted to something 13. adjacent to, next to 14. to undergo 15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!} 16. to be durable 17. firm 18. tenacious 19. tenaciously 20. incessantly, constantly, always |
| ជញ្ជាំង | cʊəɲceaŋ | wall |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនបូមធូលី | maasin boum tʰuulii | vacuum cleaner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| បូម | boum | 1. to pump (in or out), inflate (e.g., a ball) 2. to suck up (e.g., with a pump) 3. to vacuum-clean 4. to take a bribe 5. to be corrupt 6. to eat (a lot) |
| កម្ទេច | kɑmtɨc | 1. to break up, crush, pulverize 2. to demolish, destroy, annihilate 3. to kill 4. shreds, shrapnel, bits, broken pieces, debris |
| ធូលី | tʰuulii | dust |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| បឺត | bəɨt | to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw) |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| 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]!} |
| ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
| សម្អាត | sɑmʔaat | 1. to clean {ដើម្បីសម្អាតវាឲ្យបានស្អាត = in order to clean it} {បោកសម្អាតខោអាវ = to wash the clothes clean} 2. to clean up, to sweep 3. to groom Notes: root: ស្អាត; also written សំអាត |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ឈើ | cʰəə | 1. tree, wood 2. wooden |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| បោស | baoh | 1. to clean up, sweep out, scrub 2. to sweep clean 3. completely/absolutely (destroyed, e.g., by fire) 4. without anything remaining |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ទីធ្លា | tii tlie | 1. (natural) clearing 2. yard, play ground 3. courtyard, terrace |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | 1. pole, post 2. handle (of an axe, shovel, knife), neck (of a musical instrument) 3. shaft, tongue (of a plow) 4. yoke 5. body, torso, trunk |
| ជូត | cuut | 1. to wipe (off), clean (off), dry (with a towel) 2. to dust 3. to rub, polish |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ផ្លិតទឹក | plət tɨk | windscreen wiper |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| បែងចែក | baeŋ caek | 1. to divide, separate 2. to dismember 3. to differentiate |
| ថ្នាក់ | tnak | 1. level, class/grade (in school) 2. rank, step, stage 3. shelf 4. floor, story 5. row (of seats in an auditorium) 6. classroom, lecture hall |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ធុង | tʰuŋ | 1. (large) barrel/can, bucket, tank 2. box 3. clf. for barrels, etc. |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| វត្ថុ | voattʰoʔ | 1. thing, object 2. matter, substance 3. wealth, property, place, farm, dwelling 4. reason, basis |
| ដប | dɑɑp | bottle, jar |
| ថ្នាំ | tnam | 1. medicine 2. herb, tobacco 3. paint |
| 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 |
| លាប | liep | 1. to cover a surface with a liquid, paste or powder 2. to coat, to paint, to smear, to plaster 3. to associate with |
| ប្រេង | preeŋ | oil |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| នៃ | ney | 1. of, belonging to (more literary and formal than របស់) 2. links verb and its object |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ខៀវ | kʰiəv | blue, green (generally covering the spectrum of colors which includes blues and greens) |
| បំពង់ | bɑmpʊəŋ | container (of cylindrical shape), tube, pipe |
| កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ទាំងនោះ | teaŋ nuh | all of those |