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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) |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| ល្បែង | lbaeŋ | 1. game, pastime, amusement, playing 2. gambling Notes: root: លេង |
| ប្រជាប្រិយ | prɑcieprəy | 1. popularity, fame 2. to be popular |
| ខ្មែរ | kmae | Khmer, Cambodian |
| 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]!} |
| 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) |
| ទៀត | tiət | 1. again, still, more, further, yet, additional 2. to be different, other |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| 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) |
| ថា | tʰaa | 1. to say, tell, pronounce 2. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse) 3. I've [just] said, [...] |
| លេង | leeŋ | 1. to play 2. to do something for fun or pleasure 3. to joke |
| ចាប់ | cap | 1. to catch, capture, seize, grasp, get 2. to receive (e.g., a radio or television broadcast) 3. to select 4. clf. for handfuls 5. to begin to, undertake, start 6. to be painful |
| កូន | koun | 1. child (of someone, as opposed to ក្មេង = child in general) 2. animal baby, young 3. small member of a class or set, small object {កូនថង់ = small bag} |
| ខ្លែង | klaeŋ | 1. generic term for various birds of prey, e.g., hawk, kite, eagle 2. kite (the flying toy) 3. kind of tree |
| 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?} |
| 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) |
| បែងចែក | baeŋ caek | 1. to divide, separate 2. to dismember 3. to differentiate |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| ក្រុម | krom | group, team |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| 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’ |
| មនុស្ស | mɔnuh, meaʔnuh | human being, person |
| ច្រើន | craən | 1. much, many, numerous, very much 2. mostly, often |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| តម្រង់ | tɑmrɑŋ | 1. to straighten (out), to put in a straight line {តម្រង់ជួរ = to queue} 2. to direct, to aim 3. to rectify 4. in a straight line Notes: root: ត្រង់ |
| ជួរ | cuə | 1. column, line, row 2. formation, rank 3. family line, lineage 4. clf. for rows, lines, 12-year cycles, generations |
| 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 |
| ឱប | ʔaop | to embrace (someone), clasp, hug Notes: also written អោប |
| ចង្កេះ | cɑŋkeh | hip, waist |
| ទៅវិញទៅមក | tɨv vɨɲ tɨv mɔɔk | 1. back and forth 2. mutually, reciprocally 3. to each other |
| តោង | taoŋ | 1. to hang on to, catch hold of, to cling to/stick to 2. should, ought to, must, have to |
| ពី | pii | from, since, of, about, at |
| 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!} |
| ក្រោយ | kraoy | 1. to be next, behind, after 2. back 3. later, next 4. in the future |
| បាទ | baat | male politeness particle, also used to answer in the affirmative, or agree to or acknowledge a statement |
| 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 |
| ម្នាក់ | mneak | 1. one person (contraction of មួយនាក់) 2. alone |
| សមាជិក | saʔmaacɨk | member (of an organization) |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| ប៉ុណ្ណោះ | ponnɑh | 1. that much 2. so, like that |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| តួ | tuə | 1. body, chassis 2. matter, substance 3. base, foundation 4. character/part (in a play) 5. actor, performer 6. letter (of the alphabet) 7. clf. for letters of the alphabet 8. slave 9. receipt for merchandise containing a description of the merchandise 10. permit to remove merchandise from a warehouse 11. bill of sale |
| ចំណែកឯ | cɑmnaek ʔae | as for, as to, regarding |
| 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!} |
| មាន់ | moan | chicken |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| មេមាន់ | mee moan | hen |
| សុំ | som | to ask (for), to beg, to demand (may be used in a polite way by older persons to younger ones) |
| កូនមាន់ | koun moan | (baby) chicken |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| ច្រៀង | crieŋ | 1. to sing 2. to hum |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| ព្រម | prɔɔm | 1. to agree, consent, approve 2. together, in unison, simultaneously 3. to go along with, to accompany |
| នោះ | nuh | 1. that, those (often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space) 2. then |
| 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!} |
| ព្យាយាម | pyieyiem | 1. to persist, to persevere, to try hard 2. perseverance, effort, endeavour, diligence, zeal |
| ការពារ | kaapie | to protect, defend |
| 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 |
| ខាន | kʰaan | 1. to fail (to do something), miss (the chance to do something), let an opportunity slip by 2. to lack, not to have 3. to abandon one's plans suddenly, to be thwarted, to omit, skip (over), to neglect |
| 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 |
| 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)} |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| 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 |
| តម្រាប់ | tɑmrap | 1. example, model 2. manner of behavior Notes: root: ត្រាប់ |
| 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 |
| សត្វ | sat | 1. animal, living being (human or animal) 2. life, soul |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| រស់នៅ | rʊəh nɨv | to live, exist, survive |
| ស្រុក | srok | 1. country, nation 2. district (subdivision of a province) 3. village, countryside, rural area 4. to be domestic (as opposed to foreign), native 5. tame, domesticated/cultivated (as opposed to wild) |
| ភូមិ | pʰuum | 1. village 2. country, place, region 3. earth, land 4. rank, status 5. level 6. class, cycle |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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 |
| ឆាប | cʰaap | 1. to set on fire 2. (of flames) to lick at 3. to swoop down on (as a bird of prey), dive 4. to buzz (in an airplane) 5. to pounce upon, attack 6. to knock/brush hard against 7. at once 8. to file 9. to sharpen (e.g., a saw) with a file 10. an instant, moment 11. cymbal |
| ស៊ី | sii | 1. to eat (with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas) 2. to consume (food, fuel) 3. ស៊ីប្រេន = to sell at a high price just because it’s a brand name |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| មើល | məəl | 1. to look at, to watch, to watch for, to observe 2. to read (to oneself), to review (a lesson) 3. to examine, survey, inspect 4. to observe 5. to treat (medically) 6. to care for, take care of 7. to consider, regard 8. particle: come on, give it a try 9. let me see! 10. phrase-final: softens a command or request {ជួយបង្ហាញតិចមើល = Please show me!} |
| សកម្មភាព | saʔkammeaʔpʰiep | activity |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| បង្កើត | bɑŋkaət | 1. to create, to produce, to give birth to 2. to be related to (by blood) |
| 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 |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| 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} |
| 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 |
| ណា | naa | 1. which, any 2. where, somewhere, anywhere |
| ខាងក្រោយ | kʰaaŋ kraoy | behind, in the back |
| រត់ | rʊət | 1. to run (away), flee, escape 2. to run/function well 3. to coincide 4. to work out 5. to work as a runner/motorcycle taxi/rickshaw driver 6. to be fast 7. to be fluent |
| បាំង | baŋ | to conceal, cover, hide (something), mask, obstruct, shield, protect (e.g., with an umbrella) |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| កុំឲ្យ | kom ʔaoy | 1. in order that not ..., so as not to ... 2. don't let ... |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| 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} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ក្លាយ | klaay | 1. to change (into), become, transform (into) 2. to alter/transform something 3. to be changed 4. to be false, fake, counterfeit 5. impure, adulterated |
| ចំណី | cɑmnəy | 1. snack 2. dessert 3. fodder, (animal) feed |
| ចាញ់ | caɲ | 1. to be overcome/beaten/defeated (by), to lose 2. to be unable to tolerate/withstand 3. to be sensitive/allergic to 4. to be unhealthy/unwholesome (of a climate) 5. to be less than, inferior to 6. to be not as [adjective] as |
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| រាំ | roam | to dance |
| អ្វី | ʔvəy | 1. what? 2. anything, something, nothing |
| ឈ្នះ | cneah | to win |
| 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 |
| ពិធី | piʔtʰii | 1. ceremony, celebration, ritual 2. occasion 3. process, method, way 4. traditions, customary rules |
| ចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ | coul cnam kmae | Khmer New Year |
| ប្រភេទ | prɑpʰeet | category, variety, class, kind, type, species, aspect, nature, characteristic |
| ដូចជា | douc cie | such as, like, as though, to seem as though, for instance |
| ចោលឈូង | caol cʰuuŋ | to toss a rolled-up scarf (in a traditional Cambodian game) |
| 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 |
| អង្គញ់ | ʔɑŋkʊəɲ | 1. kind of vine (entada phaseoloides) from which pods containing large black or maroon seeds are obtained (these seeds are used in playing a popular children's game called ល្បែងអង្គញ់) 2. kneecap {អង្គញ់ជង្គង់ = kneecap} |
| លាក់កន្សែង | leak kansaeŋ | kind of game consisting in trying to hide a handkerchief behind one of several children sitting around in a circle |
| ជាដើម | cie daəm | 1. for example, for instance 2. as above, as listed (or given) above 3. first of all, first and foremost |
| ទាំងអស់ | teaŋ ʔɑh | all, all of |
| ពុំ | pum | negative particle: not, non-, without Notes: ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases, like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់; ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior |
| មែន | mɛɛn | 1. to be real, true, accurate, to be right, correct, it is true 2. really, actually, indeed 3. as a question tag: [...], really? [...], right? |
| ស៊ីសង | sii sɑɑŋ | 1. to gamble 2. gambling, betting 3. to get revenge, to pay back |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| ប្រពៃណី | prɑpeynii | tradition, custom |
| ប្រជាជន | prɑciecʊən | the people, the population |
| ភាព | pʰiep | state, condition, shape, manner |
| សប្បាយ | sapbaay | 1. happy, pleasant, fun 2. kind, beneficial, healthy |
| រីករាយ | riik riey | to be happy, glad, enthusiastic |
| 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 |
| ពិធីបុណ្យ | piʔtʰii bon | festival, ceremony |
| ចូលឆ្នាំ | coul cnam | New Year |
| ថ្មី | tməy | new |
| ប្រទេស | prɑteeh | country, nation |
| កម្ពុជា | kampuʔcie | Cambodia |
| ធ្វើឡើង | tvəə laəŋ | 1. to organize, take place 2. to build, make (from) {ទូកគឺយើងធ្វើឡើងអំពីដែក = we use metal to make boats} |
| ខែ | kʰae | 1. month 2. moon |
| មេសា | meesaa | April |
| ប្រាំង | praŋ | 1. to be arid, (hot and) dry 2. dry season |
| ប្រមូល | prɑmoul | to assemble, collect, gather, accumulate, concentrate |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ស្រែ | srae | 1. wet/irrigated rice field 2. to be rural 3. (of the eyes) to be very tired 4. to be bleary-eyed (e.g., from a lack of sleep) 5. to be glazed/unseeing/blank (as the eyes of a very ill person) |
| ចំការ | cɑmkaa | 1. farm (where vegetables or fruit crops are grown), plantation, orchard 2. clearing, cleared field Notes: also written ចម្ការ |
| រួចរាល់ | ruəc roal | 1. to finish, to complete 2. completely |
| រៀបចំ | riəp cɑm | 1. to organize, prepare 2. to put in good order, arrange |
| ជួបជុំ | cuəp cum | to meet, hold a meeting, to gather together, assemble, (re)unite |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| អបអរ | ʔɑɑp ʔɑɑ | 1. to approve heartily, to be glad, to receive with enthusiasm, to escort, to walk/flank/be beside someone 2. to give a welcome to |
| នូវ | nɨv | 1. marker of the direct object, especially in written, literary language 2. with, and, and also, along with, by means of |
| ផលដំណាំ | pʰɑl dɑmnam | produce, agricultural products, crops, farm produce |
| ប្រារព្ធ | praarup | 1. to initiate, to start to organize, to prepare, to hold (a party) 2. to think of, to wonder about |
| ទូទាំង | tuu teaŋ | all over, all around, among all |
| 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) |
| កម្សាន្ត | kɑmsaan | to relax, rest, to enjoy oneself {ទូកកម្សាន្ត = tourist boat} Notes: ជើង ត; alternative spelling: កំសាន្ត; root: ក្សាន្ត |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |