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Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
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បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
រូបភាព | ruup pʰiep | 1. image, picture, drawing, photo 2. appearance, form, shape |
ទី | tii | 1. particle used to form ordinal numbers 2. spot, place, location 3. rank, function, service |
គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
ទូក | tuuk | boat, sampan, canoe, (especially boats without motors) |
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)} |
មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
កំពង់ផែ | kɑmpʊəŋ pʰae | harbor, dock, wharf |
មួយទៀត | muəy tiət | one more, once more, moreover, on the other hand, furthermore |
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 |
អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
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 |
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!} |
អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
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) |
ធ្វើដំណើរ | tvəə dɑmnaə | to make a trip, travel |
មក | mɔɔk | 1. to come (toward the speaker in space or time) 2. to come to/towards (often used as a final particle indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present) 3. (from then) on, (from that time) forth 4. to, toward |
មួយ | muəy | 1. one {មួយៗ = one by one} 2. one person/myself {សុំចេញមួយ = Please let me [go] out!} {សុំទៅមួយ = Please give way [for me one person]!} {សុំចុះមួយ = Please let me [one person] get off [the bus]!} |
នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
ចុះ | coh | 1. to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount 2. get off/out of 3. to go downstream 4. (of rain) to fall 5. (of fog/mist) to appear 6. to flow, run 7. to decrease, diminish 8. to lower a price, to give a discount 9. to submit, give up, comply 10. down (adverbial denoting movement downwards physically, in status or class, or in price) 11. downstream 12. to register, sign 13. to make an entry, record 14. to formalize 15. to conduct, carry out (e.g., an investigation) 16. to relax 17. to release 18. to be dated (with a calendrical date) 19. to work something out 20. to have diarrhea |
ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
ចង់ | cɑŋ | 1. to want/wish/desire (to do something) 2. to flirt with, court, woo (a girl) 3. to approach, draw near 4. about to (do something), on the point of 5. even if |
ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
ឈប់ | cʰup | 1. to stop, halt, cease {ឈប់ធ្វើការ = to quit one's job} {ឈប់ពីការងារ = to quit one's job} {ឡានពេទ្យបានឈប់ខាងមុខខ្លោងទ្វារមន្ទីរពេទ្យ = the ambulance stops in front of the hospital} 2. to stop, wait, hold on {ឈប់សិន = wait a moment!} |
ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
ចេញ | cəɲ | 1. to go out, leave, emerge, exit 2. to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication) 3. to emit, utter 4. out, off, away (also figuratively) {ខ្ញុំគិតអត់ចេញ = I can't figure it out} 5. to pay out, pay for, lay out (money), spend 6. to gain, earn, save 7. to play (a card) |
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?} |
ឃើញ | kʰəəɲ | 1. to see, to perceive 2. to understand, to recognize 3. គិត ... ឃើញ = to find a solution, figure out, solve 4. to come to a conclusion, realize, understand |
ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
ចត | cɑɑt | to park |
អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
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’ |
លំនឹង | lumnɨŋ | physical stability, balance, equilibrium |
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!} |
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 |
អណ្ដែត | ʔɑndaet | 1. to float, drift 2. to soar, come to the surface 3. to be fortunate, lucky 4. to be clever, intelligent, shrewd Notes: ជើង ដ |
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!} |
កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
ផ្សេងទៀត | pseeŋ tiət | other |
ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
ទប់ | tup | to bar, to block, to obstruct, to stop, to control, to dam up |
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 |
វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
ប្រើ | praə | to use |
ខ្សែពួរ | ksae puə | cable, rope |
ថ្ពក់ | tpʊək | 1. to hook something, grasp with a hook 2. hook, peg |
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 |
នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
កន្ទុយ | kɑntuy | 1. tail 2. end, tip 3. clf. for fish |
ខ្សែ | ksae | string, cord, rope, wire, line |
ចង | cɑɑŋ | to tie, bind, fasten, link, attach, connect |
ធំ | tʰom | to be big, tall, vast, important Notes: irregular pronunciation |
ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
ម្ខាងទៀត | mkʰaaŋ tiət | the other side, the other one (of a pair) |
បង្គោល | bɑŋkool | post, pole |
ដែក | daek | 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel 2. generic term for various metal tools |
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) |
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} |
ធ្វើឲ្យ | tvəə ʔaoy | 1. to cause, make (someone) do (something) 2. to do (something) for (someone) (often used to form causative compounds) |
មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
រលក | rɔlɔɔk | wave, ripple |
ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
ផ្សេង | pseeŋ | to differ, to be different (from each other), to be separate |
ក្រៅពី | krav pii | besides, in addition to |
ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
ចន្លោះ | cɑnlɑh | interval, gap, space, omission |
បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
គម្លាត | kumliet | separation, gap, distance apart Notes: Headley has គំលាត, but this spelling is much less frequent |
មើលឃើញ | məəl kʰəəɲ | to see, to look at and see, to distinguish |
ទាំងនោះ | teaŋ nuh | all of those |
អ្នកដំណើរ | neak dɑmnaə | traveller |
ឡើង | laəŋ | 1. to go up, ascend 2. (of aircraft) to take off 3. to rise, get up 4. to climb 5. to get on/board (a means of transport) 6. to go upstream 7. to ferment, rise (of dough) 8. to increase 9. up, upwards 10. upstream 11. increasingly 12. on 13. often occurs as a verb complement in various meanings |
បោះជំហាន | bɑh cumhien | 1. to take a step/steps 2. to make progress, advance |
វែង | vɛɛŋ | long, tall |
ឈាន | cʰien | to take a step, step forward, walk {ឈានជំហាន = to take a step} |
ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
ជំហាន | cumhien | step, pace |
ខ្លី | kləy | short (in length) |
ពេក | peek | too, too much, too many |
ធ្លាក់ | tleak | 1. to fall, to fall down 2. to fail (an examination) |
ចូល | coul | 1. to enter, go in, penetrate 2. to approach 3. to reach 4. to begin, set in 5. may indicate the adverbial meaning of ‘inwardly’ or ‘forwardly’ directed movement 6. to enter into, subscribe to, contribute to 7. to take in (as revenue) 8. to mate (of animals) 9. to go into a trance (of a medium) 10. to possess (as a spirit possesses a medium) 11. to agree with |
ទឹក | tɨk | 1. water, juice, liquid 2. round (e.g., of a boxing match) |
និង | nɨŋ | and |
គ្រោះថ្នាក់ | krʊək tnak | 1. accident 2. danger, risk 3. to be dangerous |
ដួល | duəl | to fall, to fall over, to collapse |
ទាក់ជើង | teak cəəŋ | to trip |
គ្រលុក | krɔluk | 1. to shake (in a container), shake up, jolt 2. to pound lightly 3. hole/bump (in the road) |
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 |
ជើង | cəəŋ | 1. foot, leg 2. base, bottom 3. edge 4. subscript form of a Cambodian consonant 5. immediate vicinity 6. north {ខាងជើង = north} 7. way, path, trip 8. clf. for trips or occurrences 9. to be an expert/veteran/skilled at + verb |
បែក | baek | 1. to break, crack 2. to go flat (of a tire) 3. to break apart, break up, branch off 4. to be broken |
ក្បាល | kbaal | 1. head 2. beginning, source (e.g., of a stream) 3. top, front (part) 4. heading (e.g., of a document or letter) 5. bow (of a boat) 6. volume (book) 7. chief, leader 8. clf. for books, animals and dehumanized persons such as enemy soldiers 9. lot, plot, parcel |
ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
យ៉ាង | yaaŋ | 1. kind, type, way, manner 2. clf. for kinds, types 3. pre-adjectival particle forming adverbial phrases {យ៉ាងខ្លី = briefly} 4. pre-adjectival particle, similar to ដ៏, used to connect an attributive to a noun, it often has a slight emphatic meaning: very |
បោះ | bɑh | 1. to throw (away), cast, fling 2. to cast (a vote) {ខ្ញុំបោះហើយ = I've voted already} 3. to scatter 4. to broadcast 5. to sow (seed) 6. to thrust (down) into, force in, insert, drive/fix (a stake in the ground) 7. to implant, set up 8. to locate, station, pitch a camp 9. to crush, grind, gin (cotton) 10. to imprint/impress (a seal), stamp, affix 11. to publish 12. to sell in large quantities with limited profit 13. to take a step |