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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| ឡានពេទ្យ | laan pɛɛt | ambulance Notes: irregular pronunciation: ពែត |
| 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]!} |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| បើកបរ | baək bɑɑ | to drive (e.g., an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| 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)} |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ទូរស័ព្ទ | tuureaʔsap | 1. telephone 2. to call (by phone) Notes: also written ទូរសព្ទ |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| តេ | tee | to call, to phone {តេអត់ចូលសោះ = I can’t reach [her], I don’t get through} |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ | krʊək tnak cɑraacɑɑ | 1. road accident 2. to have a road accident |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ជិះ | cih | to ride (in or on a car, horse, boat, plane, train) |
| 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 |
| 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} |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| កើត | kaət | 1. to be born, created 2. to be, become 3. to come into existence, arise, appear 4. to rise (of the sun) 5. to happen, occur 6. to give birth to 7. to have/suffer (from a disease), contract (an illness) 8. to be affected (by an emotion) 9. to succeed 10. to be possible 11. to be able 12. (the) east 13. eastern 14. period (or day) of the waxing moon (the days in the 15-day period between the new moon and the full moon) |
| ហេតុ | haet | 1. cause, reason, motive 2. source, origin 3. because of, for the reason that |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ជួយសង្គ្រោះ | cuəy sɑŋkrʊəh | to help, rescue, come to someone's assistance |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ខុស | kʰoh | 1. different 2. wrong, incorrect 3. mistake, fault, defect |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ល្បឿន | lbɨǝn | 1. speed, velocity 2. rate, tempo Notes: root: លឿន |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| បិទ | bət | 1. to shut, close (e.g., a door, a meeting), to turn off (e.g., an electrical switch), to cease (working), to block (e.g., a road) 2. to cover, seal, to attach (to), fasten (on), to place close to, to apply over, smear on, to glue, paste |
| សញ្ញាបូក | saɲɲaa bouk | plus sign (+) |
| 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?} |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ទ្វារ | tvie | 1. door, entrance, opening, gate 2. mountain pass 3. bay, gulf |
| កញ្ចក់ | kɑɲcɑk | 1. mirror, glass, pane of glass 2. screen 3. reflection, example |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| បញ្ជាក់ | bɑɲceak | 1. to confirm, verify, certify, to clarify, explain 2. to indicate 3. to prove, to show 4. to determine 5. to announce, declare, claim 6. to order 7. to conform to |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត | myaaŋ vɨɲ tiət | on the other hand |
| ភ្លើង | pləəŋ | 1. fire (and, by extension, any substance which has a burning taste or effect) 2. flame 3. light, flare 4. electricity |
| ស៊ីរ៉ែន | siiraen | horn, siren |
| ហៅ | hav | 1. to call, name 2. to order (e.g., in a restaurant), specifically to stop a vehicle 3. to send for, summon 4. to invite (guests) |
| បន្លឺ | bɑnləɨ, bɑnlɨɨ | to shout, make a noise, make oneself heard, project one's voice Notes: root: ឮ |
| សំឡេង | sɑmleeŋ | voice, sound Notes: also written សំលេង |
| ផង | pʰɑɑŋ | 1. also, too, as well 2. marker indicating entreaty or a polite request: please ..., would you ... |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| បញ្ចេញ | bɑɲcəɲ | 1. to send/drive out, expel 2. to release, let go out 3. to issue, emit (e.g., a sound, rays, beams of light) 4. to publish, to bring out 5. to express (an opinion) 6. to show off 7. to enlarge, develop, to increase 8. to exaggerate |
| សុំ | som | to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| ប្រញាប់ | prɑɲap | 1. to hurry, to be in a hurry 2. quickly, promptly |
| 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!} |
| អ្នកដទៃ | neak dɑtey | strangers, others, other people |
| 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!} |
| គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
| អ្នកជំងឺ | neak cumŋɨɨ | patient, sick person |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| អាទិភាព | ʔaatɨʔpʰiep | priority |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| 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} |
| ចរាចរណ៍ | cɑraacɑɑ | traffic |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទាំងអស់គ្នា | teaŋ ʔɑh knie | 1. everybody 2. all, all of |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| ចៀសផ្លូវ | ciəh pləv | 1. to let pass, give way to, get out of the way, step aside 2. to go around, bypass |
| 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 |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| ភ្លើងស៊ីញ៉ូ | pləəŋ siiɲou | 1. illuminating projectile, flare 2. signal, indicator |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| 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) |
| 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!} |
| 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) |
| បើក | baək | 1. to open {បើកប្រអប់ = to open a box} {បើកហាង = to open a shop} 2. to turn on (e.g., a light, faucet, radio) {បើកទឹកម៉ាស៊ីន = to turn on the water/faucet} 3. of the sun: to shine 4. to drive (an automobile), generally to operate a vehicle which is powered by an engine |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| ឮសូរ | lɨɨ sou | 1. to be noisy 2. to resound 3. to be heard, to reach one's ear |
| ឮ | lɨɨ | 1. to hear 2. independent vowel representing the Sanskrit vowel លឭៃ (words spelled with ឮ may also be spelled with លឺ) Notes: also written លឺ |
| ចៀស | ciəh | 1. to avoid, turn away from, shun 2. to elude, dodge, swerve 3. to yield, make way/room (for) 4. to give up, forsake 5. to shirk |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| ចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវ | cəɲcaəm pləv | curb, sidewalk, roadside |
| 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} |
| កណ្ដាល | kɑndaal | 1. center, middle 2. mean, medium 3. to be medium, average, intermediate 4. central 5. between, in the middle of Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ទ្រូង | truuŋ | 1. chest (of the body) 2. center, middle |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ជានិច្ច | cie nɨc | always |