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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 |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| 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?} |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| 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 |
| បាយ | baay | 1. cooked rice 2. food, meal |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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’ |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ឆ្នាំង | cnaŋ | cooking pot, kettle, pan, casserole |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ដាំបាយ | dam baay | to cook rice |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| ប្រើប្រាស់ | praə prah | to use |
| 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?} |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| 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 |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| 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!} |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ជំនាន់ | cumnoan | 1. era, age, generation, time, period 2. level |
| បុរាណ | boʔraan | 1. to be ancient, old, former, past 2. classical 3. archaic 4. ancient times |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| សម័យ | saʔmay | 1. era, period, time, season, occasion 2. phase (of the moon) 3. condition, state 4. doctrine, tradition, style, fashion 5. sign, mark 6. cause 7. function |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| បច្ចុប្បន្ន | paccopbɑn | the present (time), now, in the present time |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ស្មុគ | smok | kind of box made of palm leaves (used as a container for tobacco or areca) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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]!} |
| ធ្វើឡើង | tvəə laəŋ | 1. to organize, take place 2. to build, make (from) {ទូកគឺយើងធ្វើឡើងអំពីដែក = we use metal to make boats} |
| ស្លឹក | slək | 1. leaf 2. sheet (e.g., of paper) |
| ត្នោត | tnaot | sugar palm |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| 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 |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ផ្កាឈូក | pkaa cʰuuk | 1. color: pink 2. lotus flower 3. shower head |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| 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} |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| ហូប | houp | to eat |
| 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 |
| គម្រប | kumrɔɔp | lid, cover Notes: root: គ្រប; also written គំរប |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| 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 |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| ពំនូក | pumnuuk | pile, stack, heap, mound |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| ក្រមៅ | krɑmav | 1. color: black, dark brown 2. to be dark (of a color) |
| 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 |
| បាយដំណើប | baay dɑmnaəp | 1. sticky/glutinous rice 2. kind of grass with a tough stem and small seeds 3. kind of poisonous thorny plant |
| 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, [...] |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| អង្ករខ្សាយ | ʔɑŋkɑɑ ksaay | ordinary rice |
| អង្ករ | ʔɑŋkɑɑ | uncooked, dehusked rice |
| ធម្មតា | tʰoam meaʔ taa | 1. to be natural, habitual, usual, ordinary 2. usually, ordinarily |
| អង្ករដំណើប | ʔɑŋkɑɑ dɑmnaəp | (polished uncooked) sticky rice |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| បង្អែម | bɑŋʔaem | dessert, sweet food |
| ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ | prɑcam tŋay | daily, every day |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| បាយដំណើបសំខ្យា | baay dɑmnaəp sɑŋkyaa | kind of dessert |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| រាល់ថ្ងៃ | roal tŋay | every day |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ម្ហូប | mhoup | food, meal |
| ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
| ស្រែ | srae | 1. wet/irrigated rice field 2. to be rural 3. (of the eyes) to be very tired 4. to be bleary-eyed (e.g., from a lack of sleep) 5. to be glazed/unseeing/blank (as the eyes of a very ill person) |
| 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 |
| ស្រូវ | srəv | rice (while still growing or prior to being husked), paddy rice, standing rice, unmilled/unhusked rice Notes: after the ស្រូវ is milled and the husks are removed it is called អង្ករ, and after it is cooked it is called បាយ |
| 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 |
| ខាង | kʰaaŋ | 1. side, part 2. direction 3. pertaining to, with regard to |
| អឺរ៉ុប | ʔəɨrop | 1. Europe 2. European |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| អត់សូវ | ʔɑt səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| នំប៉័ង | num paŋ | bread Notes: in [Headley] wrongly spelled នំបុ័ង |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| អាស៊ី | ʔaazii | 1. Asia 2. Asian |
| ជាពិសេស | cie piʔseeh | especially |
| អាគ្នេយ៍ | ʔaknee | southeastern (direction) |
| អាហារ | ʔaahaa | food, meal |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| បី | bəy | three |
| ពេលព្រឹក | peel prɨk | morning, in the morning |
| ពេលល្ងាច | peel lŋiec | evening, in the evening |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ពេលថ្ងៃត្រង់ | peel tŋay trɑŋ | noon, at noon |
| ជិតខាង | cɨt kʰaaŋ | neighboring, nearby, next door |
| ឡាវ | laav | 1. Laos 2. to be Laotian 3. to wash 4. funnel 5. gorge, pass |
| ជាប្រចាំ | cie prɑcam | 1. regularly 2. permanently |
| ថ្ងៃ | tŋay | 1. day, daytime 2. sun |