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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ម្លិះ | mlih | female Cambodian name |
| ធារី | tʰierii | female Cambodian name |
| កំពុង | kɑmpuŋ | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| 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} |
| អី | ʔəy | 1. what? {អីហ្នឹង?/អីគេ?/អីគេហ្នឹង? = what is this?/what?} {កាន់អីនៅនឹងដៃហ្នឹង? = What are [you] holding in [your] hand?} 2. something, anything {មានអីអត់ = Are you all right?/Is everything ok?/Did anything happen?} {ខ្ញុំទៅក្រៅញ៉ាំអី = I’m going out to eat something} Notes: variant of អ្វី |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| លាងចាន | lieŋ caan | to do/wash the dishes |
| ហត់ | hɑt | 1. to be tired, weary 2. to be breathless, out of breath, to be panting, puffing |
| ដល់ហើយ | dɑl haǝy | a lot, very, very much, extremely, really |
| ម្ហូប | mhoup | food, meal |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| ម្ដងៗ | mdɑɑŋ mdɑɑŋ | 1. from time to time, sometimes 2. always, every time Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អីចឹង | ʔəycəŋ | 1. like this, like that, in that way, then {គិតម៉េចទៅអីចឹង? = What are you going to do next?} {ធ្វើមុខអីអីចឹង? = Why are you making such a face?} 2. really? Notes: variant: អ៊ីចឹង |
| ស្រួល | sruəl | 1. to be easy, simple, proper 2. healthy, comfortable, pleasant 3. nice, carefree, without any complications |
| បំផុត | bɑmpʰot | 1. to be the most..., the very..., extreme, extraordinary 2. to terminate, to end, to finish, to conclude 3. final, last |
| 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’ |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| 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!} |
| ក្រៅ | krav | 1. outside, out 2. foreign |
| 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 |
| ខ្ញុំ | kɲom | I |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ចូលចិត្ត | coul cət | to like, to prefer Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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 |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| គគ្រិច | kɔkrɨc | 1. to be dirty, muddy, filthy 2. bad, vile 3. distasteful 4. disgraceful |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| ឆ្នាំង | cnaŋ | cooking pot, kettle, pan, casserole |
| ប្រឡាក់ | prɑlak | 1. dirty, soiled, stained 2. salty 3. to marinate, to salt (in order to preserve) |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
| ទុក | tuk | 1. to put, set, place, arrange 2. to set aside, keep, retain, save, preserve, maintain, conserve, hold (in reserve) {ទុកញ៉ាំ = to keep for eating later} |
| 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 |
| លាង | lieŋ | 1. to wash, to clean (with a liquid) 2. to purify, to clear |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| ណា | naa | final particle to soften a statement or request |
| សម្រាក | sɑmraak | 1. to rest, to relax, to cause to relieve 2. break {សម្រាកថ្ងៃត្រង់ = lunch break} Notes: root: ស្រាក; also written សំរាក |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |
| អត់អីទេ | ʔɑt ʔəy tee | 1. it doesn't matter, it's all right 2. surely, certainly Notes: see also មិនអីទេ |
| 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 |
| រួច | ruəc | 1. to finish, end, achieve, complete 2. indicates the possibility of completing the action of the main verb, to be able 3. already, then, after that |
| ភ្ញៀវ | pɲiəv | 1. guest, visitor 2. client, customer |
| ម៉េច | məc | what (following a verb of saying), why, in what way/manner, how {ម៉េចហើយ?/ម៉េចអី? = What's up?} {[…] ម៉េចទៅ? = In what way […]?} {ថាម៉េចចៅ? = What are you saying, grand-daughter?} {បងចង់បានម៉ូតម៉េច? = What kind of design/fashion do you like?} |