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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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?} |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| ចាប់ពី | cap pii | from, starting from |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| ដើម | daəm | 1. trunk (of a tree or the body), stock 2. stalk 3. tree, plant 4. source, origin 5. base, foundation, beginning 6. cause 7. originator 8. substance, matter, topic 9. case, facts 10. role, condition 11. initial investment, capital, principal 12. to be original, first 13. clf. for long, thin, stick-like objects such as trees, poles, pencils, and guns |
| 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’ |
| អាកាសធាតុ | ʔaakaasaʔtʰiet | climate, weather |
| ត្រជាក់ | trɑceak | 1. to be cold/cool (to the touch, less intense than រងា) 2. refreshing 3. to be subtle |
| 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!} |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| និយម | niʔyum | 1. to like (to), prefer (to) 2. to be attached to 3. to be accustomed to 4. to hold (a certain position), to follow, adopt 5. to be popular, preferred 6. accustomed to, used to 7. frequently, usually 8. prevalence, commonness 9. principle, thesis 10. theory 11. law 12. certainty 13. nature 14. to establish, determine, fix 15. to conform (to something) 16. suffix forming abstract nouns, it frequently corresponds to the English suffix -ism {សង្គមនិយម = socialism} |
| 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, [...] |
| រដូវ | rɔdəv | season |
| ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
| ខ្យល់ | kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl | wind, air, breath (wind/air is believed to be the cause of many types of illnesses, such as fainting, dizziness, stomach ache, etc.) |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| សីតុណ្ហភាព | səytonhaʔpʰiep | 1. temperature 2. climate |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| អង្សាសេ | ʔɑŋsaa see | (colloquial) degree Celsius Notes: BCF |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រារព្ធ | praarup | 1. to initiate, to start to organize, to prepare, to hold (a party) 2. to think of, to wonder about |
| ពិធី | piʔtʰii | 1. ceremony, celebration, ritual 2. occasion 3. process, method, way 4. traditions, customary rules |
| អាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ | ʔaapie piʔpie | marriage, wedding Notes: formal |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ចៀសវាង | ciəh vieŋ | to avoid, evade |
| រដូវភ្លៀង | rɔdəv pliəŋ | rainy season |