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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| 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’ |
| លក្ខណៈ | leakkʰaʔnaʔ | 1. attribute, (physical) characteristic, distinctive feature 2. character, nature, quality 3. appearance, shape, form 4. condition, criterion, qualification 5. meaning 6. section (of a law text) |
| អៀន | ʔiǝn | 1. to be shy, bashful, sheepish 2. to be embarrassed 3. to be ashamed |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| មិនសូវ | mɨn səv | 1. not so much 2. rather not |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| អរគុណ | ʔɑɑ kun | 1. thank you 2. to thank, to be grateful |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| សុំទោស | som tooh | 1. excuse me, pardon me 2. I'm sorry |
| ចំពោះ | cɑmpʊəh | toward, to, about, as for |
| សរសើរ | sɑɑ saə | 1. to congratulate 2. to compliment, praise, eulogize, admire |
| អំពើល្អ | ʔɑmpǝǝ lʔɑɑ | good deed |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| អ្នកដទៃ | neak dɑtey | strangers, others, other people |
| 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!} |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ឱកាស | ʔaokaah | 1. occasion, chance, opportunity, time 2. free time, permission, agreeing 3. cause, situation 4. polite word used to begin a conversation or to ask someone for something: please, may I have your attention |
| ធ្វើការ | tvəə kaa | to work |
| រួម | ruəm | 1. to combine 2. to join together, connect, unite, gather 3. to concentrate 4. to reduce, shrink 5. to be concentrated, compact, solid 6. to be united, joined, connected 7. to take part (in) 8. to share 9. to be common, joint, communal, collective |
| 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 |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| សង្គម | sɑŋkum | society, community |
| ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
| យុវជន | yuʔveaʔcʊən | youth, young people |
| សព្វថ្ងៃ | sɑp tŋay | 1. every day, each day 2. now, at present, these days |
| ចាប់ផ្ដើម | cap pdaəm | to begin, start Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ញឹកញាប់ | ɲɨk ɲoap | 1. repeatedly, many times 2. often, frequently, on many occasions |
| ជាង | cieŋ | 1. (more) ... than, in excess of, exceeding, to a greater extent than 2. marks the comparative degree of an adjective {ល្អជាង = better} 3. craftsman, artisan, skilled worker, smith {ជាងថត = camera man} |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| ការ | kaa | 1. commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases 2. work, occupation 3. business, affair, matter 4. to protect, defend, prevent 5. to marry 6. marriage 7. wedding 8. interest (e.g., on a loan) 9. profit 10. usury 11. to wind (into a skein/bobbin/reel) 12. to spin (silk) |
| 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?} |
| ក្រុមគ្រួសារ | krom kruəsaa | family, family members |
| នៅតែ | nɨv tae | 1. still, as before 2. to be left, remain |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| ស្និទ្ធស្នាល | snǝt snaal | (of a friendship) close, intimate |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| សេចក្តី | səckdəy | 1. affair, matter, case 2. subject, meaning, concept 3. reason, cause 4. nominalizing particle, forms abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives 5. these derivative nouns generally have the meaning of: the condition or state of … {សេចក្តីល្អ = goodness} Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ |
| អបអរសាទរ | ʔɑɑp ʔɑɑ saatɔɔ | 1. to be enthusiastic and satisfied about/for someone 2. to express enthusiasm, to acclaim |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ពូកែ | puukae | clever, skilfull, good at (doing something) |
| ឡូយ | looy | 1. cool 2. arrogant, proud |
| ឆ្លាត | claat | clever, shrewd, intelligent |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ព្រមទាំង | prɔɔm teaŋ | together with, in addition to, and ... as well, and also |
| បបួល | bɑbuəl | 1. to invite/appeal/persuade to 2. to ask 3. to arrange (with) |
| ជួបជុំ | cuəp cum | to meet, hold a meeting, to gather together, assemble, (re)unite |
| 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 |
| អាហារ | ʔaahaa | food, meal |
| ជប់លៀង | cup liǝŋ | 1. party 2. to hold a party |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| 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!} |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| 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 |
| ញញឹម | ɲɔɲɨm | to smile |
| អស់សំណើច | ʔɑh sɑmnaəc | 1. to burst out laughing 2. to find something ridiculous |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| បដិសេធ | paʔdeʔsaet | 1. to deny 2. to reject, to refuse 3. to cancel, to abolish, to eliminate |
| មិនមែន | mɨn mɛɛn | no, not, is not |
| សមាជិក | saʔmaacɨk | member (of an organization) |
| គ្រួសារ | kruəsaa | family |
| វិធី | viʔtʰii | 1. method, style, arrangement 2. ceremony, ritual |
| ល្អ | lʔɑɑ | 1. good, nice, beautiful, pretty 2. correct, proper |
| បំផុត | bɑmpʰot | 1. to be the most..., the very..., extreme, extraordinary 2. to terminate, to end, to finish, to conclude 3. final, last |
| ក្តី | kdəy | 1. affair, case, matter 2. argument, debate, complaint 3. court action 4. trial, legal proceeding, lawsuit, litigation 5. I (used by Buddhist monks) Notes: ជើង ត, pronunciation: ជើង ដ |
| រីករាយ | riik riey | to be happy, glad, enthusiastic |
| ជោគជ័យ | cook cey | 1. victory, success 2. to be successful |
| នរណាម្នាក់ | nɔɔnaa mneak | somebody, anybody |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| សួរ | suə | 1. to ask, question, enquire 2. to visit, come to see |
| សំណួរ | sɑmnuə | question |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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} |
| ដូចម្ដេច | douc mdəc | 1. how, why 2. however, in whatever way, whatever 3. what, what kind, like what 4. as, thus Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ទើប | təəp | 1. then, only then, next 2. so, consequently {យប់មិញជួបមិត្តចាស់ទើបខ្ញុំញ៉ាំស្រា = yesterday, I met old friends, so I had drinks [with them]} 3. just {ទើបមកដល់ម្សិលមិញ = [they’ve] just arrived yesterday} |
| 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 |
| សន្ទនា | sɑnteaʔnie | 1. to converse, to discuss 2. conversation, discussion |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |