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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| 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!} |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| វ័យ | vey | age, range of age Notes: also written វយ |
| ប្រហែល | prɑhael | 1. about, approximately 2. resembling, similar to, nearly identical 3. almost 4. maybe, probably, it is possible that, perhaps |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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 |
| អាវយឺត | ʔaav yɨɨt | T-shirt |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| 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 |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| សម្លឹង | samlǝŋ | to gaze, to stare Notes: root: ស្លឹង; also written សំឡឹង |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ចាប់ | cap | 1. to catch, capture, seize, grasp, get 2. to receive (e.g., a radio or television broadcast) 3. to select 4. clf. for handfuls 5. to begin to, undertake, start 6. to be painful |
| ទាញ | tieɲ | to pull, drag |
| គិត | kɨt | 1. to think, to realize 2. to calculate 3. to charge 4. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 5. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ចង្អៀត | cɑŋʔiət | 1. to be narrow, constricted, cramped, crowded, confined, lacking space, tight 2. [figuratively] to be greedy, stingy |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| ឥឡូវ | ʔləv, ʔiʔləv, ʔəyləv | now, at the present time, at this time Notes: also written ឥលូវ |
| ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ចាស់ | cah | 1. old, mature 2. (of colors) to be intense, dark, (of seasonings) to be strong, excessive, (of fruits) to be almost ripe |
| ពីមុន | pii mun | 1. previously, formerly 2. in previous times |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| 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!} |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ស្រួលខ្លួន | sruǝl kluən | 1. to be well, healthy 2. to feel good 3. to be comfortable |
| មើលឃើញ | məəl kʰəəɲ | to see, to look at and see, to distinguish |
| ខើច | kʰaəc | 1. to be short (especially of a shirt or skirt) 2. contracted, shrunken, recoiled |
| ដោយសារតែ | daoy saa tae | because |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| ថ្មី | tməy | new |
| 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]!} |
| 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 |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ថ្ងៃក្រោយ | tŋay kraoy | next time, a later day, in the future, in the days ahead {ថ្ងៃក្រោយជួបគ្នា = see you!} |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |