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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| បី | bəy | three |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| 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!} |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| គ្រួសារ | kruəsaa | family |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| 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]!} |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ឆ្នាំ | cnam | year |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ក្រណាត់ | krɑnat | cloth, fabric |
| សាច់ក្រណាត់ | sac krɑnat | fabric |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| 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 |
| វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ស្បែកជើង | sbaek cǝǝŋ | shoes, boots, footwear |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| 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 |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| ស្លាដក់ | slaadɑk | things given to monks (to gain merit) Notes: translation to be confirmed |
| ថាស | tʰaah | 1. disc, plate, platter, tray, discus 2. (phonograph) record |
| 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 |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ចង្ហាន់ | cɑŋhan | food (for Buddhist monks) Notes: root: ឆាន់ |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| វត្ថុ | voattʰoʔ | 1. thing, object 2. matter, substance 3. wealth, property, place, farm, dwelling 4. reason, basis |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ប្រគេន | prɑkeen | 1. to present/give/offer (to a Buddhist monk) 2. for, on, behalf |
| ព្រះសង្ឃ | preah sɑŋ | 1. Buddhist monk 2. priest |
| ស្ករស | skɑɑ sɑɑ | white/refined sugar |
| ធូប | tʰuup | incense stick |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ទៀន | tien | 1. candle 2. catheter |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| រៀបចំ | riəp cɑm | 1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all 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 |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| 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) |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ខ្ទង់ | ktʊəŋ | 1. beam, cross-beam 2. fret 3. rib (of a boat, cart etc.) 4. section, row, column, part 5. alignment 6. to align 7. clf. for fields, digits 8. to be approximate, about |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| ប្រពន្ធ | prɑpʊən | wife |
| ប៉ាក់ | pak | 1. to embroider 2. cushion for the back {ប៉ាក់ថៅ} 3. to be bobbing up and down, rocking, unstable, wobbly, nodding (of one's head) 4. to be uneven (as floor boards) {សត្វប៉ាក់ប៉ើក} 5. kind of bird, a wagtail {ប៉ាក់ប៉ើក} |
| សំពត់ហូល | sɑmpʊət houl | kind of highly-decorated silk skirt |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ផាមួង | pʰaa muəŋ | 1. traditional Khmer clothing worn by men or women 2. solid-colored silk skirt |
| ប្រផេះ | prɑpʰeh | color: grey |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ | coul cnam kmae | Khmer New Year |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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!} |
| វត្ត | voat | 1. Buddhist monastery, pagoda/temple complex 2. respect, esteem 3. tradition, discipline 4. application, fulfillment, implement-ation 5. profession, job, assignment, task 6. habit 7. actions, behavior, conduct Notes: ជើង ត |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ស្លៀកពាក់ | sliǝk peak | to dress, get dressed, be dressed, wear clothes |
| ខោអាវ | kʰao ʔaav | clothes, clothing |
| ប្រពៃណី | prɑpeynii | tradition, custom |
| សម្លៀកបំពាក់ | sɑmliək bɑmpeak | clothes |
| ទាំងនោះ | teaŋ nuh | all of those |
| ហូល | houl | kind of handwoven fabric (usually silk, with multicolored geometric designs) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| ប្តី | pdəy | husband Notes: ជើង ត; pronunciation ជើង ដ |
| ចំណែក | cɑmnaek | 1. as for, as to, regarding 2. part, division, portion, fragment, quotient |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| 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} |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| 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} |
| ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ឪពុកម្ដាយ | ʔǝv puk mdaay | 1. parents 2. father and mother Notes: ជើង ដ |
| 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) |
| មួក | muək | hat, cap |
| ដោះ | dɑh | 1. breast(s), udder 2. to undo, untie 3. to take off (clothing), remove 4. to lift (a curse) 5. to release, free 6. to save, rescue 7. to solve, explain, settle (a question), resolve |
| 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) |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| សុជីវធម៌ | soʔciiveaʔtʰoa | 1. savoir vivre, courtesy, manners, good-breeding 2. knowledge of the world, ability to live elegantly |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| រក្សា | reaksaa | 1. to take care of, protect 2. to keep, maintain 3. to observe, pay attention to, watch |
| ប្រកាន់ | prɑkan | 1. to claim, to maintain, to adopt, to uphold 2. to count on, to take for granted 3. to take offense easily, to be very sensitive 4. to claim first, to put one's claims first, to reserve |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| មួយវិញទៀត | muəy vɨɲ tiət | moreover, and another thing, furthermore, in addition, besides |
| ព្រះវិហារ | preah viʔhie | 1. temple, sanctuary of a Buddhist temple 2. Preah Vihear (name of a Cambodian province and a well-known temple complex on the Cambodian-Thai border) |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| ព្រះពុទ្ធ | preah put | Buddha |
| បដិមា | paʔdeʔmaa | statue, idol, image, figure, icon |
| 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 |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| គោរព | koorup | 1. to respect, obey, honor 2. respect |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |