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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ដល់ | dɑl | 1. to reach, to attain, to arrive at 2. to, toward, up to, as far as, at, until |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| គ្រួសារ | kruəsaa | family |
| 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)} |
| ទៅដល់ | tɨv dɑl | 1. to arrive, to reach, to go to 2. until, up to 3. to, toward |
| ព្រះវិហារ | preah viʔhie | 1. temple, sanctuary of a Buddhist temple 2. Preah Vihear (name of a Cambodian province and a well-known temple complex on the Cambodian-Thai border) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ប្រគេន | prɑkeen | 1. to present/give/offer (to a Buddhist monk) 2. for, on, behalf |
| ស្លាដក់ | slaadɑk | things given to monks (to gain merit) Notes: translation to be confirmed |
| ព្រះសង្ឃ | preah sɑŋ | 1. Buddhist monk 2. priest |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ពូនភ្នំ | puun pnum | to pile up earth or sand to make a hill (especially as a means of gaining religious merit) |
| ខ្សាច់ | ksac | sand |
| ពួកគាត់ | puək koat | they |
| ទាំងអស់គ្នា | teaŋ ʔɑh knie | 1. everybody 2. all, all of |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| ខាងក្រៅ | kʰaaŋ krav | 1. outside, outside of 2. on/from the outside |
| វិញ | vɨɲ | again, back, instead |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| 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?} |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ចង្ហាន់ | cɑŋhan | food (for Buddhist monks) Notes: root: ឆាន់ |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| សូត្រធម៌ | sout tʰoa | to pray Notes: also written សូត្រធម៌ |
| ឲ្យពរ | ʔaoy pɔɔ | 1. to bless 2. to wish someone well 3. to send regards |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| 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 |
| ជួប | cuəp | to meet (especially intentionally) |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| 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 |
| សុខ | sok | 1. to be healthy 2. to be safe, secure, peaceful, calm, tranquil 3. to be pleasant, comfortable 4. to be happy, glad, joyous 5. to be content, satisfied 6. to be successful 7. peace 8. joy, pleasure 9. health |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| ឧទ្ទិស | ʔuttɨh | 1. to pray for 2. to consecrate, dedicate, devote (something to someone or something) 3. to hallow, sanctify 4. to concentrate on (someone) 5. to be devoted, dedicated (to someone or something) |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| ដូនតា | doun taa | 1. grandparents 2. ancestors |
| ជីដូនជីតា | cii doun cii taa | 1. grandparents 2. ancestors |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| 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!} |
| ស្លាប់ | slap | 1. to die 2. dead |
| មានន័យ | mien ney | to mean |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| 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) |
| ផ្សង | psɑɑŋ | 1. to pray, wish for, invoke supernatural aid 2. to risk 3. to pin one's hopes on |
| ប៉ង | pɑɑŋ | 1. to want, wish, desire 2. to intend, purpose 3. headless nail, brad |
| ជូន | cuun | 1. to give, present, offer 2. to accompany, escort, give someone a lift or ride 3. to, for (formal or polite variant of ឲ្យ) |
| ផល | pʰɑl | 1. fruit 2. product, output, result, reaction, effect 3. benefit, interest, profit, progress, wealth 4. luck, (good or bad), consequences of one's actions, karma |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| 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 |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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 |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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} |
| កាំជណ្ដើរ | kam cʊəndaə | rung (of a ladder), stair steps Notes: ជើង ដ |
| បុរស | boʔrɑh | man, male person |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| មុន | mun | 1. previous(ly), former(ly) {ខែមុន = last month} 2. first, before {ញ៉ាំមុនចុះ = Go ahead and eat first!} |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| នារី | nierii | girl, young woman |
| ប្រពន្ធ | prɑpʊən | wife |
| កណ្ដាល | kɑndaal | 1. center, middle 2. mean, medium 3. to be medium, average, intermediate 4. central 5. between, in the middle of Notes: ជើង ដ |
| កូនប្រុស | koun proh | son |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ត្រលប់ | trɑlɑp | 1. to return 2. to turn around |
| វត្ត | voat | 1. Buddhist monastery, pagoda/temple complex 2. respect, esteem 3. tradition, discipline 4. application, fulfillment, implement-ation 5. profession, job, assignment, task 6. habit 7. actions, behavior, conduct Notes: ជើង ត |
| 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!} |
| ផ្ទះ | pteah | house, home, residence, building |