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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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| បន្ទាប់ពី | bɑntoap pii | after, next |
| ពួកគេ | puək kee | they |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| កន្លែង | kɑnlaeŋ | 1. place, location, region 2. clf. for locations |
| 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} |
| មី | mii | 1. lo-mein vermicelli 2. dish prepared with lo-mein vermicelli 3. you (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា for a male, it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider) |
| 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 |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| គុយទាវ | kuy tiev | kind of noodle soup |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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)} |
| រក | rɔɔk | 1. to look, search for, seek 2. to look up (e.g., in a dictionary) 3. to see, to visit 4. to request, ask for, ask someone to do something 5. to think about, plan/intend to {រកទៅ … = I’m thinking of [doing sth.], I’m about to [do sth.]} {ខ្ញុំរកជម្រាបលាលោកអ៊ំសិនហើយ = I'm thinking of saying goodbye already, uncle} {ខ្ញុំគិតរកទៅសិនហើយណា = I'm thinking of going/I'm about to leave} {ខ្ញុំកំពុងរកចង់ព្យួររូបថតមួយនេះ = I’m about to hang up a picture here} 6. is about to {មេឃរកភ្លៀងតែអត់ភ្លៀងសោះ = the sky looks like it’s going to rain but it isn’t raining at all} |
| តុ | tok | 1. table, desk 2. small plate on legs for fruit or dessert Notes: irregular pronunciation |
| 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]!} |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| អង្គុយ | ʔɑŋkuy | to sit, to sit down |
| 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 |
| ទោះជា | tʊəh cie | even though, although |
| បើ | baə | 1. if, may be 2. although |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| ដោយសារ | daoy saa | 1. because of, thanks to 2. depending on |
| រទេះ | rɔteh | 1. cart, vehicle 2. wagon |
| ក៏ដោយ | kɑɑ daoy | 1. (who)soever, (what)soever 2. whether or not, it makes no difference, even if 3. even though, although |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| តែងតែ | taeŋ tae | usually, regularly, constantly, always, continually |
| 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’ |
| ត្រឹមត្រូវ | trəm trəv | correct, accurate, true |
| 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 |
| អតិថិជន | ʔaʔteʔtʰeʔ cɔɔn | customer, client Notes: formal |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ព្រោះ | prʊəh | because (of), since |
| ប្រសិនបើ | prɑsən baə | if |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| កៅអី | kav ʔəy | chair, seat |
| 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!} |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | future tense marker: will, about to |
| ពិបាក | piʔbaak | 1. difficult {ការទិញអីវ៉ាន់នៅខ្មែររៀងពិបាកបន្តិច = buying things in Cambodia is a bit difficult/not easy} {តែពិបាកត្រង់ ឆាប់ងងុយដេក = the problem is: I’m getting tired easily} 2. sad, poor, miserable 3. to suffer |
| 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 |
| ខ្លាំង | klaŋ | 1. to be strong, vigorous 2. loud 3. firm, sturdy 4. serious 5. strongly, vigorously, exceedingly |
| ណាស់ | nah | very, very much |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| មិន | mɨn | negative particle not, non- (usually requires the final particle ទេ) |
| 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 |
| ឈរ | cʰɔɔ | to stand (up) |
| ពេលខ្លះ | peel klah | sometimes |
| អ្នកទិញ | neak tɨɲ | customer, purchaser, shopper, buyer |
| គឺ | kɨɨ | 1. to be (equal to) 2. as follows, namely |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| ទិញ | tɨɲ | to buy |
| ខ្ចប់ | kcɑp | to pack, wrap, make into a package |
| 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) |
| បានន័យថា | baan ney tʰaa | 1. that means, in other words 2. to mean |
| អ្នកលក់ | neak lʊək | seller |
| 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} |
| ទឹកស៊ុប | tɨk sup | 1. soup 2. broth, clear soup |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ច្រក | crɑɑk | 1. to insert, stuff (something into something), cram, force feed 2. to put on (a ring) 3. pass, passage, lane, alley 4. opening 5. way |
| 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 |
| ថង់ | tʰɑŋ | bag, pouch, small sack, shoulder bag, purse |
| ចាន | caan | plate, bowl, dish |
| ជ័រ | coa | resin, sap, plastic, rubber |
| យួរ | yuə | to carry (by a handle) |
| អ្នក | neak | 1. you (to equals of both sexes) 2. person, one who... (used as an agentive particle to create nouns from predicatives) |
| ខ្លះ | klah | some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី) |
| 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 |
| ឆ្ងាយ | cŋaay | 1. to be far (away), distant, remote 2. separated |
| នឹង | nɨŋ | with, by (means of), (attached) to |
| ក្បែរ | kbae | to be near, close to |
| ដូច្នេះ | doucneh | 1. so, thus, therefore 2. like this |
| ត្រូវតែ | trəv tae | have to, must, should, ought to |
| និង | nɨŋ | and |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| 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 |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ទោះបីជា | tʊəh bəy cie | although, even though |
| 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} |
| ផងដែរ | pʰɑɑŋ dae | also, too, as well |
| ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeeŋ proh | boy |
| ទាំង | teaŋ | 1. all, both {ទាំងពីរ = both} {ទាំង ... ទាំង ... = both ... and ...} 2. entirely, completely 3. adverb marker equivalent to ដោយ |
| ពីរ | pii, pɨl | two |
| 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 |
| ចំនួន | cɑmnuən | amount, number, quantity |
| គ្រឿងទេស | krɨəŋ teeh | spice(e), seasoning |
| ជាច្រើន | cie craən | many, a lot, in abundance |
| លើ | ləə | 1. up, on, over, above 2. to be on, over, above, located on top 3. in regard to, concerning, toward, for, against |
| ហ្នឹង | nɨŋ | this, that, right here, right now (colloquial form of នេះ = this, that) |
| ខ្ពស់ | kpʊəh | high, tall |
| 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} |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ហើយនិង | haǝy nɨŋ | and (followed by the last in a series), with |
| ទាប | tiep | low (of height or class) |
| ល្មម | lmɔɔm | 1. to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate 2. worthy 3. quite, rather, sufficiently 4. at the same time, just in time 5. coincidentally, about time |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| ជាមួយនឹង | cie muəy nɨŋ | 1. together, along with 2. with |
| ត្រូវនឹង | trəv nɨŋ | to correspond to, to be consistent with, to get along with, to be fitting with |
| នាក់ | neak | clf. for people |
| តែម្ដង | tae mdɑɑŋ | 1. immediately, at once, right away, directly 2. all of a sudden 3. generally, in general 4. totally Notes: ជើង ដ |