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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) |
| 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 |
| ថ្នាំដុសធ្មេញ | tnam doh tmɨɲ | toothpaste |
| 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!} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ច្រាសដុសធ្មេញ | craah doh tmɨɲ | toothbrush |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| មាត់ | moat | 1. mouth 2. bank, shore (of a river, lake, sea) 3. opening (e.g., of a jar or bag) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ដុស | doh | 1. to scrub, to polish 2. to brush (one's teeth) 3. to rub (off), to wipe (off) 4. to chafe |
| 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 |
| ធ្មេញ | tmɨɲ | tooth |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ធ្វើ | tvəə | 1. to do, to make, to work, to prepare 2. to cultivate (a field) {ធ្វើស្រែ = to work in a rice field, be a farmer, grow rice} |
| 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) |
| 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]!} |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | time, occurrence, occasion |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ក្រោយពេល | kraoy peel | after (the time when) |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| អាហារ | ʔaahaa | food, meal |
| រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
| ដុសធ្មេញ | doh tmɨɲ | to brush the teeth |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ក្រោក | kraok | to get up/arise (from sitting or lying position), stand up |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| 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) |
| ម្ដង | mdɑɑŋ | 1. one time, once 2. for a change Notes: ជើង ដ; contraction of មួយដង |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ថ្ងៃត្រង់ | tŋay trɑŋ | noon |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| ចូលគេង | coul keeŋ | to go to bed, to go to sleep |
| ម្ដងទៀត | mdɑɑŋ tiət | once more, again Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| ប្រាកដ | prakɑt | 1. clearly, certainly, without fail, precisely 2. certain, true, exact 3. famous, celebrated |
| ស្អាត | sʔaat | 1. to be clean, nice, neat 2. pure, chaste 3. smart (of someone's appearance) 4. nice-looking, beautiful |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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’ |
| កាកសំណល់ | kaak sɑmnɑl | residue, dregs, leftovers |
| ជាប់នឹង | coap nɨŋ | 1. next to, adjacent to, near 2. to stick/attach to |
| 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!} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| 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 |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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 |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| ពុក | puk | 1. to be rotten, decayed (of wood, paper, stone, but not meat), dry rotted, soft 2. whiskers, bristles 3. down 4. father (address form) (contraction of ឪពុក) 5. sound of fruit hitting the ground, plop, thud |
| ដង្កូវ | dɑŋkəv | 1. grub, larva, caterpillar 2. maggot, worm |
| ស៊ី | sii | 1. to eat (with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas) 2. to consume (food, fuel) 3. ស៊ីប្រេន = to sell at a high price just because it’s a brand name |
| ខូច | kʰouc | 1. broken, damaged, ruined 2. bad, nasty |
| ឈឺ | cʰɨɨ | to be sick, to hurt, to be in pain |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| អណ្ដាត | ʔɑndaat | 1. tongue 2. reed (of a musical instrument) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| បាក់តេរី | bakteerii | bacteria |
| មេរោគ | mee rook | micro-organism, germ, virus, microbe |
| តោង | taoŋ | 1. to hang on to, catch hold of, to cling to/stick to 2. should, ought to, must, have to |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| មុននឹង | mun nɨŋ | before (doing something) |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ចុះឡើង | coh laəŋ | 1. to go up and down, go back and forth 2. up and down |
| ចុះ | coh | 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount 2. get off/out of 3. to go downstream 4. (of rain) to fall 5. (of fog/mist) to appear 6. to flow, run 7. to decrease, diminish 8. to lower a price, to give a discount 9. to submit, give up, comply 10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price) 11. downstream 12. to register, sign 13. to make an entry, record 14. to formalize 15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation) 16. to relax 17. to release 18. to be dated (with a calendrical date) 19. to work something out 20. to have diarrhea |
| ក្រោម | kraom | 1. below, beneath, under 2. to be located below, under 3. to be located to the south/downstream |
| ពីក្រោម | pii kraom | from below, underneath |
| ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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 |
| យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ | yɔɔk cət tuk dak | to work hard at something, to be deeply involved in some work, to pay close attention to, to do something seriously Notes: ជើង ត |
| ពពុះ | pɔpuh | foam, bubbles |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| 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) |
| ច្រាស | craah | 1. brush 2. to brush, clean with a brush 3. to brush/scrape against 4. to physically move from a higher to a lower position 5. to go against (e.g., the current, wind) 6. to be opposite 7. oncoming, counter 8. in the wrong/opposite direction 9. of a bird: to pounce upon/attack/fly at (something) |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| ខ្ជាក់ | kceak | to spit out |
| ចោល | caol | 1. to throw (away), to discard 2. to abandon, to desert, to reject |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
| ខ្ពុរ | kpul, kpuu | 1. to rinse (the mouth), to gargle 2. to spit/spew out |
| អស់ | ʔɑh | 1. to consume, use up, run low/short (of something) {អស់ហើយ = [a product, food etc.] finished/sold out} 2. to end, finish, terminate, come to an end 3. entirety, completeness, wholeness 4. to be complete, whole 5. entirely, completely 6. all (of), the whole (of) 7. to have to spend {អស់ម៉ាម៉ឺនទទេ = I had to pay 10’000 for no reason!} |
| ព្យាយាម | pyieyiem | 1. to persist, to persevere, to try hard 2. perseverance, effort, endeavour, diligence, zeal |
| ខ្លាច | klaac | to fear, to be afraid of |
| ក្លិន | klən | odor, smell, scent |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| ភ្លេច | plɨc | to forget |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| ឆាប់ | cʰap | 1. quick, quickly, promptly, right away 2. in haste, urgently 3. soon 4. early |
| បាក់ | bak | 1. to be broken (of something long and rigid), have a fracture 2. to break, shatter, come apart 3. to spoil, corrupt 4. to smash, rout (an army) 5. baccalaureate 6. to be undernourished (especially of a child) 7. not to get enough (food, milk) 8. (of water) to fall/flow violently (as in a waterfall or rapids) |