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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, [...] |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ត្រឹម | trəm | 1. (precisely) at 2. up to, as far as 3. to be exact, accurate, precise, clear-cut 4. to be honest 5. to be true, correct, to be proper 6. accurately, precisely |
| លាង | lieŋ | 1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid) 2. to purify, to clear |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| 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!} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ហាង | haaŋ | store, shop |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| មី | mii | 1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider) |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| សម្ភារៈ | sɑmpʰiereaʔ | 1. materials, equipment, supplies 2. matter, substance |
| 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!} |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| 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’ |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| កែវ | kaev | 1. glass 2. clf. for glassfuls |
| ស្លាបព្រា | slaap prie | 1. spoon 2. spoonful |
| សម | sɑɑm | 1. (table) fork 2. trident, three-pronged fishing spear 3. training, exercise(s) 4. to rehearse |
| ចង្កឹះ | cɑŋkəh | chopsticks |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ឆ្នាំង | cnaŋ | cooking pot, kettle, pan, casserole |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ត្រូវ | trəv | 1. must, have to 2. to be correct, right, proper, exact, accurate 3. to concern, have to do with, to agree/jibe with, coincide with 4. to be affected with/by, to suffer, undergo (ត្រូវ + CLAUSE marks a passive-like construction in which the subject of the clause introduced by ត្រូវ is translated as the agent in the passive construction) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| រាល់ | roal | every, each, all |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| ម្ចាស់ | mcah | boss, owner, master |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ឲ្យ | ʔaoy | 1. to give 2. to let, to allow 3. for, to, in order to, so as to {ចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំកុម្ម៉ង់អីញ៉ាំឲ្យហើយអត់? = Do you want me to order something for you already?} 4. in a... manner (forms adverbial phrases from predicatives) Notes: also written អោយ, ឱ្យ |
| ប្រមូល | prɑmoul | to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| 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 |
| សំប៉ែត | sɑmpaet | to be flat, flattened |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| ឆា | cʰaa | 1. to stir-fry (usually meat mixed with vegetables) 2. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something) 3. to break (up), crack, chip, splinter 4. to be cracked, chipped 5. to wipe the slate clean, to stop (e.g., a game, one's life) and begin again |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| 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 |
| ចានគោម | caan koom | kind of large bowl (especially one used as a soup tureen) |
| ទឹកស៊ុប | tɨk sup | 1. soup 2. broth, clear soup |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| ស៊ុប | sup | soup |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| 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]!} |
| 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} |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ដួស | duəh | 1. to scoop up/out, dip up 2. to serve food 3. to ladle/apportion (with a spoon) 4. to skim off (e.g., scum) |
| កាំបិត | kambət | knife |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| អាហារ | ʔaahaa | food, meal |
| គូ | kuu | 1. pair, couple 2. one member of a pair, partner, companion 3. trench, ditch, moat |
| វែក | vɛɛk | 1. to separate, to move aside, to shove aside, to clear (the way) 2. ladle, scoop 3. scoop(ful), ladleful |
| រូបរាង | ruup rieŋ | figure, form, shape, body, appearance, structure |
| ជ្រៅ | crɨv | 1. deep 2. profound |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ខាងក្រោម | kʰaaŋ kraom | 1. below, underneath 2. at the bottom of 3. downstairs 4. southern |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ឆ្នាំងខ្ទះ | cnaŋ kteah | large pan, frying pan, wok Notes: see also ខ្ទះ |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| ខុសគ្នា | kʰoh knie | 1. to be different from one another 2. incorrect |
| 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 |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| កោង | kaoŋ | 1. to be bent, curved 2. to be insolent, impudent, rude, inconsiderate, overbearing, arrogant |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| បន្លែ | bɑnlae | vegetable |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| ចៀន | ciən | 1. to fry 2. fried food Notes: also written ជៀន |
| សាច់ | sac | 1. meat 2. pulp (of a fruit), wooden parts of a tree 3. substance, essence, essential part |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ផត | pʰɑɑt | 1. to be concave, sunken, hollow 2. deep, cavernous 3. empty 4. to be crushed 5. to pull in, suck in, draw in |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ផ្ទះបាយ | pteah baay | kitchen |
| ក្រោយពេល | kraoy peel | after (the time when) |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |