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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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ថ្លឹង | tləŋ | 1. to weigh 2. to ponder, consider, examine |
| ទម្ងន់ | tumŋʊən | 1. weight, load 2. to be pregnant Notes: root: ធ្ងន់ |
| 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 |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| 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) |
| បុគ្គលិក | bokkeaʔlɨk | employee, staff |
| 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) |
| ការិយាល័យ | kaareʔyaalay | office, bureau, department, section |
| ប្រៃសណីយ៍ | praysaʔnii | 1. post office 2. post, postal |
| 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)} |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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 |
| ផ្ញើ | pɲaə | 1. to send, deliver 2. to leave (someone or something) for a time in someone else's care (e.g., to leave a motorbike in a paid parking area), to trust (someone to do something) 3. របស់ផ្ញើ: present, gift |
| បញ្ញើ | bɑɲɲaə | 1. message, object sent to someone through a third person, object entrusted/temporarily given to someone, token 2. package, parcel 3. shipment 4. consignment |
| ឆាប់រហ័ស | cʰap rɔhah | quickly, promptly, immediately |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| សេវាកម្ម | seevaakam, seeviekam | service |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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’ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| 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?} |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| យន្តហោះ | yʊən hɑh | airplane Notes: ជើង ត |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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 |
| អីវ៉ាន់ | ʔəyvan | objects, things, merchandise, goods, baggage |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| រយៈពេល | reaʔyeaʔ peel | 1. interval/period of time 2. duration 3. allotted time |
| លឿន | lɨən | fast, quick |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ចំណាយ | cɑmnaay | 1. expenditure, expenses, spending 2. to spend |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ត្រឹមតែ | trəm tae | just, only |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |
| តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ | tae ponnɑh | only, only that much |
| ទៅកាន់ | tɨv kan | to, toward |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| 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 |
| ឧទាហរណ៍ | ʔuʔtiehɑɑ | 1. example 2. for example |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ថៃ | tʰay | Thai |
| 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 |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| យឺត | yɨɨt | 1. to be slow, late 2. to stretch, to be elastic |
| តាមរយៈ | taam reaʔyeaʔ | 1. by means of 2. through, by way of, via, through the mediation (of someone) |
| កប៉ាល់ | kaʔpal | ship, large (motor-powered) boat |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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]!} |
| សប្តាហ៍ | sappdaa | week Notes: ជើង ត; also written with ជើង ដ |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| គោលដៅ | kool dav | goal, aim, objective |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| ថោក | tʰaok | 1. to be cheap (of price or behavior), inexpensive 2. petty, trivial, inconsequential |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| 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} |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| លុយ | luy | 1. money 2. small change, coin |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ថវិកា | tʰaʔviʔkaa | budget, appropriations |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| 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) |