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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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)} |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| រទេះ | rɔteh | 1. cart, vehicle 2. wagon |
| លក់ | lʊək | 1. to sell 2. asleep {ដេកលក់ = to be sound asleep, to sleep deeply} {ដេកមិនលក់ = to not be able to fall asleep, to have insomnia} |
| ផ្លែឈើ | plae cʰəə | fruit |
| 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 |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ប្រាប់ | prap | 1. to tell, say, state, inform, report 2. to explain 3. to point out |
| 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!} |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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 |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ផ្លែ | plae | 1. fruit 2. clf. for fruits (e.g., papaya, pineapple) 3. outcome, result 4. to bear fruit 5. blade (of a knife) 6. wart, blister |
| ល្ហុង | lhoŋ | papaya |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ជាទូទៅ | cie tuu təv | in general, as a whole, generally |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| 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’ |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ស្វាយ | svaay | 1. mango 2. color: purple, violet, mauve |
| ប៉ិកគក់ | pək kʊək | kind of plant (Pachyrrhizus erosus which produces edible tubers, they are eaten raw or cooked as vegetables) |
| ខ្វិត | kvət | kind of fruit (kumquat, mandarin orange) |
| ម្នាស់ | mnoah | pineapple |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| បំពេញ | bɑmpɨɲ | 1. to complete, fill (up), fulfill 2. to accomplish 3. to satisfy |
| តម្រូវការ | tɑmrəv kaa | requirement Notes: source: glosbe.com |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| យក | yɔɔk | 1. to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold 2. when ordering: I’ll take, I’ll have {យកបបរគ្រឿងសាច់ជ្រូកម៉ាចាន = I’ll have a bowl of pork porridge} 3. to take (away) 4. to steal 5. to bring 6. to borrow 7. to get, obtain, achieve |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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!} |
| ជាក់ស្ដែង | ceak sdaeŋ | 1. clear, sure 2. clearly, surely, obviously Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| មុខ | muk | 1. face, front 2. in front of 3. type, kind, variety 4. dish, kind of food 5. head, chief, chairman, president 6. mouth or opening of a stream 7. (sharp) edge (of a knife blade) |
| 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?} |
| ក្នុង | knoŋ | 1. in, inside 2. during + (time word) |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ត្រូវការ | trəv kaa | 1. to need, require, want 2. to be necessary, needed, required |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ស្លៀក | sliək | to put on or wear clothing (below the waist only: skirts, trousers) |
| ខោ | kʰao | pants, trousers |
| សំពត់ | sɑmpʊət | wrap-around skirt, sarong |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ស | sɑɑ | color: white |
| ពាក់ | peak | 1. to wear (shirt, hat, ring, shoes, but not pants) 2. to put on 3. to hang up, suspend, hang on |
| អាវ | ʔaav | shirt, blouse, coat, upper garment |
| ប្រផេះ | prɑpʰeh | color: grey |
| ដៃខ្លី | day kləy | short sleeve {ពាក់អាវសដៃខ្លី = [he's] wearing a white short sleeve shirt} |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ចិត | cət | 1. to pare, peel 2. to cut into pieces, slice 3. to sharpen (e.g., a pencil) |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap | 1. to listen (to) 2. to obey 3. to understand (a spoken language) Notes: ជើង ដ |
| អ្នកទិញ | neak tɨɲ | customer, purchaser, shopper, buyer |
| យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ | yɔɔk cət tuk dak | to work hard at something, to be deeply involved in some work, to pay close attention to, to do something seriously Notes: ជើង ត |
| ទទួល | tɔtuəl | 1. to receive, to take 2. to accept, to agree 3. to meet (e.g., at an airport or station) |
| ព័ត៌មាន | poadɑɑmien | news, information {សួរព័ត៌មាន = to make an enquiry, to ask for information} Notes: also written ពត៌មាន |
| តើ | taə | 1. indicating an indirect question, it may often be translated as 'if' or 'whether' 2. phrase-final: used for emphasis |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| រៀបចំ | riəp cɑm | 1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| នានា | nienie | 1. various 2. different, diverse, all, of all sorts (also occurs as a prenominal particle) |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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) |
| បែប | baep | kind, sort, model, type, style, form, shape, method, way |
| ភាគច្រើន | pʰiek craən | 1. mostly 2. majority |
| 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?} |
| 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} |
| កន្លែងធ្វើការ | kɑnlaeŋ tvəə kaa | office, workplace |
| ចិញ្ចើមផ្លូវ | cəɲcaəm pləv | curb, sidewalk, roadside |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ហាង | haaŋ | store, shop |
| 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!} |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| 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 |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| 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 |
| តម្លៃ | tɑmlay | 1. price 2. value |
| ថ្លៃ | tlay | 1. expensive, dear, valuable 2. cost, price, value |
| 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} |
| ផ្លូវ | pləv | 1. road, street, route 2. way, style, cause, matter |
| ដូចគ្នា | douc knie | 1. to be alike, like, just as, like each other, same, the same kind of thing, such as 2. + នឹង: to resemble 3. as a response to a good wish etc.: same to you |
| គ្រាន់តែ | kroan tae | just, only, only just |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ថោក | tʰaok | 1. to be cheap (of price or behavior), inexpensive 2. petty, trivial, inconsequential |
| ជួយ | cuəy | to help, to assist |
| សន្សំសំចៃ | sɑnsɑm sɑmcay | to economize |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |