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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| និយាយ | niʔyiey | to speak, say, talk, relate, tell, to narrate, to talk over, discuss |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| ជម្រាបសួរ | cumriep suǝ | 1. hello 2. to say hello Notes: also written ជំរាបសួរ |
| ឬ | rɨɨ | 1. or 2. phrase-final interrogative particle {មិនមែនឬ = Isn't it true?} |
| ជម្រាបលា | cumriep lie | 1. goodbye 2. to say goodbye Notes: also written ជំរាបលា |
| ជនជាតិ | cɔɔn ciet | 1. citizen, people {ជនជាតិខ្មែរ = Khmer people} 2. nationality |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| តែង | taeŋ | 1. constantly, always, used to {អតិថិជនតែងគិតថា […] = customers always think that […]} 2. to arrange, decorate, beautify 3. to compose, create, draft, write {តែងសេចក្ដី = essay} 4. to set up, erect, establish |
| លើក | lǝǝk | 1. to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist {លើកដៃសំពះ = to raise the hands in a greeting or respectful gesture} {លើករបស់ = to lift something} {លើកទូរស័ព្ទ = to pick up the phone} 2. to erect, build, establish, create 3. to form 4. to levy/raise (e.g., troops) 5. to perform/celebrate (a ritual or ceremony) 6. to exalt 7. to rouse 8. to transport 9. to exhume, dig up 10. to postpone, adjourn, cancel 11. time, occasion, instance, session {លើកមុន = last time} 12. except, unless |
| 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 |
| សំពះ | sɑmpeah | to salute by placing both hands together palm to palm in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (it is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving) |
| បង្ហាញ | bɑŋhaaɲ | 1. to show, exhibit, reveal, to indicate 2. to demonstrate, to teach 3. to introduce (someone to someone) |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| 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) |
| គោរព | koorup | 1. to respect, obey, honor 2. respect |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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?} |
| សួស្ដី | suǝsdǝy | greeting equivalent to 'hi!' 'hello!' 'good day!' Notes: ជើង ដ |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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!} |
| ជួបគ្នា | cuəp knie | to meet each other |
| ដំបូង | dɑmbouŋ | 1. first, first of all, before 2. at first, in the beginning |
| ដឹង | dəŋ | 1. to know, to be aware of, to be familiar with 2. [colloquial] can be used in the affirmative or, as an answer to a question, to mean ‘no’ {ដឹងហើយ = ok!} {ឯងដឹងថាគាត់ទៅណាអត់? ដឹង! = Do you know where he went to? No, I don’t.} |
| អាយុ | ʔaayuʔ | 1. to be ... years old 2. age |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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 |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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) |
| បង | bɑɑŋ | 1. elder sibling 2. you (addressing an acquaintance, friend, elder sibling, or husband), or I (if elder than the addressee) 3. you (politely addressing a stranger who's not too much younger than oneself) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| គួរសម | kuə sɑɑm | 1. polite, acceptable, appropriate 2. reasonable, moderate {មានច្រើនគួរសមដែរ = it has a reasonably/relatively many} |
| ក្រៅពី | krav pii | besides, in addition to |
| ពាក្យ | piek | word, term, expression, phrase |
| 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?} |
| 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 |
| ទៅតាម | tɨv taam | 1. by, according to, through {គេគិតតម្លៃទៅតាមគីឡូ = they’re charging by the kilo} 2. to pursue, go after, go along with 3. to send for 4. to retrieve |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| មីង | miiŋ | 1. aunt (younger sister of either parent) 2. 2nd or 3rd person pronoun for a younger aunt or a step-mother 3. 2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents) |
| ពូ | puu | 1. uncle (younger brother of either parent) 2. respectful term of address to older men |
| អ៊ំ | ʔum, ʔom | 1. elder sibling of one's parent 2. 2nd person pronoun (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation) |
| យាយ | yiey | 1. grandmother 2. old lady 3. polite term used to address an old woman |
| តា | taa | 1. grandfather 2. respectful term for addressing an old man 3. ancestor (often used in the names of spirits) 4. spoken form of តែ {តាម៉ាភ្លែតអេ = តែមួយភ្លែតទេ = [it's] just a few minutes!} |
| ។ល។ | laʔ | etc., and so forth, and so on |
| ជំនួស | cumnuəh | 1. instead of, in place of 2. to replace 3. replacement |
| 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 |
| ឯង | ʔaeŋ | 1. you 2. self, oneself, by oneself 3. used after personal pronouns or names to make the address more polite 4. surely, obviously |
| ឈ្មោះ | cmʊəh | 1. name 2. to be named/called |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| តាម | taam | 1. to follow, to agree, to go along {ដើរតាមភ្ញៀវគ្រប់ជំហាន = to follow the customer’s every step} 2. according to, in accordance with, following, along, by, through {តាមអាយុ = according to age} {តាមសម្រួល = take it easy/take your time} 3. on, in, along {ជិះម៉ូតូតាមផ្លូវ = to ride a motorbike on the street} {ជិះតាមផ្លូវតូចៗ = to drive on small roads} {នៅតាមខេត្ត = in/throughout the province} {លក់នៅតាមផ្សារ = to sell in the market} |
| ខេត្ត | kʰaet | 1. province 2. region, territory Notes: ជើង ត; irregular pronunciation: ខែត |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |