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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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ម៉ាស៊ីនបូមធូលី | maasin boum tʰuulii | vacuum cleaner Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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 |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| អូស | ʔouh | to pull, tow, drag |
| ម៉ាស៊ីន | maasin | machine, motor, engine, device Notes: also pronounced maasɨn |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ផ្ទះបាយ | pteah baay | kitchen |
| 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!} |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| 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!} |
| 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’ |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| 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 |
| អម្បាញ់មិញ | ʔɑmbaɲ mɨɲ | just now, just a moment ago |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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 |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| គិត | kɨt | 1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. 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, [...] |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| 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) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| មើលឃើញ | məəl kʰəəɲ | to see, to look at and see, to distinguish |
| 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!} |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| អំបោស | ʔɑmbaoh | broom, whiskbroom |
| ប្រមូល | prɑmoul | to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| កម្ទេចកម្ទី | kɑmtɨc kɑmtii | debris, small bits Notes: also written កំទេចកំទី |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| 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 |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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 |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| បង្ការ | bɑŋkaa | 1. to defend, to protect 2. to prevent {បង្ការកុំឲ្យ ... កើតឡើង = to prevent ... (from happening)/so that ... doesn't happen} 3. to be cautious, to take precautions |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ប៉ះពាល់ | pah poal | 1. to touch 2. to affect, have an effect on 3. to violate, infringe on 4. to collide with |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| ទាំងនោះ | teaŋ nuh | all of those |
| 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) |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| កម្រាលឥដ្ឋ | kɑmraal ʔǝt | tile floor |
| បន្ថែម | bɑntʰaem | 1. to add (to), increase 2. to supplement, replenish 3. additionally, in addition to |
| ស្រូប | sroup | 1. to suck/draw in, sip 2. to absorb, soak up 3. to be absorbant 4. to lure, attract 5. to record (sounds) 6. to fill (with) 7. to gulp/wolf down (food) 8. to pour soup/water over rice 9. [colloquial] to spend a lot of money on some endeavour, to take/require a lot of money |
| 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 |
| តាមរយៈ | taam reaʔyeaʔ | 1. by means of 2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone) |
| បំពង់ | bɑmpʊəŋ | container (of cylindrical shape), tube, pipe |
| 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.) |
| បឺត | bəɨt | to absorb, breathe in, inhale, suck in, sip (with a straw) |
| អគ្គិសនី | ʔakkihsaʔnii | 1. electricity 2. electric |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ដំណើរការ | dɑmnaə kaa | to function, run, work (especially of machinery) |
| ខាងក្នុង | kʰaaŋ knoŋ | 1. inside, within 2. interior, inner, internal Notes: also stand for 'inside the house' |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| សំរាម | sɑmraam | 1. garbage, trash, litter, rubbish, debris, waste, sewage 2. midden |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ធូលី | tʰuulii | dust |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ខ្លួនឯង | kluən ʔaeŋ | 1. oneself 2. personally, on one's own, by oneself |
| តាម | taam | 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step} 2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time} 3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market} |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
| ចាំបាច់ | cam bac | 1. necessary, essential, indispendable 2. to need to |
| ភ័យ | pʰey | 1. to be scared, afraid 2. fear, fright, terror, dread |
| ព្រួយ | pruəy | 1. to be sad, worried, anxious, unhappy 2. to worry |
| សល់ | sɑl | 1. to remain, be left over {នៅសល់ = to remain, be left over} 2. to be in excess 3. remainder, surplus |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| បារម្ភ | baarɑm | 1. anxiety, worry, uneasiness, foreboding 2. agitation, alarm 3. to be worried, agitated, upset 4. to worry |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ការ | kaa | 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk) |
| មុត | mut | 1. to be sharp 2. to cut, pierce, stab 3. to be cut, stabbed 4. hard, tough, firm, brave |
| ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
| ដៃ | day | 1. arm, hand 2. handle, lever, crank 3. branch (of a tree, bamboo, or a river), offshoot 4. tendril 5. trunk (of an elephant) 6. sleeve 7. steering wheel 8. clf. for handfuls of young rice plants/grass 9. clf. for slaps 10. command to an elephant not to move its trunk or not to pull up something with its trunk 11. clf. for a bunch of 10 areca nuts |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| 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 |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |