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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| 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!} |
| 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 |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| ជួយ | cuəy | to help, to assist |
| គ្នា | knie | 1. together 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. I/me/my (informal, intimate) 4. he/she/they/we (informal, intimate) 5. assistant, helper, colleague 6. friend, companion 7. people 8. clf. for persons |
| 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 |
| 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’ |
| អាសន្នអន្ធក្រ | ʔaasɑn ʔɑn krɑɑ | 1. emergency 2. difficulty 3. the sudden occurrence of a rare/unexpected event which causes confusion and chaos |
| ឧទាហរណ៍ | ʔuʔtiehɑɑ | 1. example 2. for example |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| វង្វេងផ្លូវ | vʊəŋveeŋ pləv | to get lost, lose one's way |
| រុញ | ruɲ | to push, push forward |
| ឡាន | laan | car, motor vehicle |
| ជាប់ | coap | 1. to link together 2. to stick to, adhere to 3. to hold on 4. to find oneself in (a situation) {ជាប់ផុងក្នុងភក់ = [of a car] to get bogged down in the mud} 5. to be fastened, joined, attached 6. to be (firmly) connected or linked (to) 7. to be adjacent (to) {៣ ឆ្នាំជាប់គ្នា = three years in a row} 8. to be caught 9. to be associated with 10. to be occupied (with), very busy (with), deeply involved (in) {ខ្ញុំជាប់មានការរវល់បន្តិច = I'm a bit busy} 11. to be a heavy ... (e.g., drinker, smoker) 12. to be addicted to something 13. adjacent to, next to 14. to undergo 15. to pass (an examination) {ខ្ញុំសម្ភាសន៍ការងារជាប់ហើយ! = I’ve passed the job interview!} 16. to be durable 17. firm 18. tenacious 19. tenaciously 20. incessantly, constantly, always |
| ផុង | pʰoŋ | 1. to bog down, sink in, go under, to fall (into a hole) 2. to fall into the hands of the enemy 3. to vanish, disappear 4. to hide oneself 5. to be completely overcome by/absorbed in something 6. mud, mire |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| ភក់ | pʰʊək | mud, slush |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| គេង | keeŋ | to lie down, to sleep |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ទីក្រុង | tii kroŋ | city, town |
| ជនបទ | cʊəneaʔbɑt, cɔɔnbɑt | country, countryside |
| 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 |
| ខុសគ្នា | kʰoh knie | 1. to be different from one another 2. incorrect |
| 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 |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប៉ុន្មាន | ponmaan | 1. how much, how many 2. (in an affirmative context) some, several, a few, a certain number 3. (in a negative or indefinite context) (not) many, to any (great) extent |
| 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!} |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ខ្លាច | klaac | to fear, to be afraid of |
| នាំ | noam | 1. to bring, lead, take to, guide, take along 2. to cause, bring about/produce (a result) |
| ទុក្ខ | tuk, tukkʰaʔ | 1. suffering, pain 2. grief, sadness, sorrow |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ខ្លួន | kluən | 1. body, figure, person, self 2. reflexive pronoun: myself, yourself, himself etc. |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |