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| Khmer | Pronunciation | English/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| បន្ទាប់មក | bɑntoap mɔɔk | next, then, afterwards, later |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| កសិករ | kaʔseʔkɑɑ | farmer, peasant |
| កំពុងតែ | kɑmpuŋ tae | to be in the process of (doing something) |
| ច្រូតស្រូវ | crout srǝv | to harvest rice |
| អញ្ចឹង | ʔɑɲcəŋ | 1. in that case, so, then, therefore 2. like this/that 3. this/that much |
| ស្រូវ | srəv | rice (while still growing or prior to being husked), paddy rice, standing rice, unmilled/unhusked rice Notes: after the ស្រូវ is milled and the husks are removed it is called អង្ករ, and after it is cooked it is called បាយ |
| ឬក៏ | rɨɨ kɑɑ | or (on the other hand) |
| ដើមស្រូវ | daəm srəv | rice plant |
| 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!} |
| ទុំ | tum | 1. to be ripe, mature 2. to ripen, to mature 3. to be old/decrepit 4. of colors: to be dark/deep |
| 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’ |
| ពណ៌ | poa | color, complexion |
| ក្រហម | krɑhɑɑm | color: red |
| អម្បាញ់មិញ | ʔɑmbaɲ mɨɲ | just now, just a moment ago |
| សន្ទូង | sɑntuuŋ | young rice plant |
| បៃតង | baytɑɑŋ | color: green (e.g., as banana leaves) |
| បែកគុម្ព | baek kum | to branch out, spread (of plants) |
| រហូត | rɔhout | 1. until, up to, all the way to, as far as, through 2. to the very end, for ever 3. all the time 4. without intermission 5. from then on, permanently 6. to fall out 7. to become loosened or detached 8. to escape |
| មកដល់ | mɔɔk dɑl | to arrive at, come to |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ពេល | peel | 1. time 2. moment, instant, period of time |
| មាស | mieh | 1. gold 2. to be gold (coloured), golden 3. made of gold 4. gold-plated 5. dearest one 6. to be dear, beloved, precious (used in many terms of endearment) 7. month 8. moon 9. to be monthly 10. kind of bean 11. kind of vine |
| លឿង | lɨəŋ | color: yellow |
| ក៏ | kɑɑ | marker of sequential or consecutive action: also, so, then, therefore, accordingly |
| 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 |
| គាត់ | koat | 1. he/him/his 2. she/her 3. they/them/their (formal/polite 3rd person pronoun) 4. you/your (intimate) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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, [...] |
| ដោយ | daoy | 1. by, with, along 2. (indicator of an adverb) in a ... manner 3. because |
| នេះ | nih | 1. this, these 2. often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space |
| ដើរ | daə | 1. to walk, to go, to move 2. (of machines) to run |
| របស់ | rɔbɑh | 1. object, thing, belonging, property 2. of, belonging to |
| ដើម្បី | daəmbəy | in order to, for, to, toward, reserved for |
| ច្រូត | crout | 1. to harvest, reap, cut (with a scythe) 2. to mow, trim |
| 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 |
| ឆ្វេង | cveeŋ | left, to the left, on the left |
| កាន់ | kan | 1. to hold, carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to 2. to control, be in charge of, be responsible for 3. to withstand, support, sustain, bear 4. to hold to, believe in, keep/observe (e.g., a religion) {កាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ = to believe in Buddhism} 5. (of a spirit) to possess |
| រីឯ | rii ʔae | as for, regarding |
| ស្ដាំ | sdam | right, to the right, on the right Notes: ជើង ដ |
| ឧបករណ៍ | ʔuʔpaʔkɑɑ | 1. instrument, tool, implement, device 2. supplies, equipment 3. in general any instrument or means for achieving a purpose 4. part (of a mechanism) 5. assistance, aid, help, service, support, means of existence |
| សម្រាប់ | sɑmrap | 1. for 2. used for, used to (make or do something) |
| កណ្ដៀវ | kɑndiəv | sickle, scythe, reaping hook Notes: ជើង ដ |
| គេ | kee | 1. he, she 2. one, someone 3. other(s) |
| អត់ | ʔɑt | 1. no, not 2. to be without, lacking 3. to restrain oneself, abstain from 4. particle to form yes/no questions |
| ប្រើ | praə | to use |
| កាំបិត | kambət | knife |
| ពូថៅ | puu tʰav | ax, hatchet |
| 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!} |
| កាត់ | kat | 1. to cut, slice, slit 2. to divide, detach 3. to penetrate, pass through, cut through/across, take a short cut 4. to interrupt 5. to solve, untangle 6. to settle (a matter) 7. to decide (a legal case) 8. to ignite, catch/start (of a fire) 9. to be hybrid, of mixed blood or ethnic origin 10. across, through 11. briefly 12. to set, to fix, to judge |
| 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!} |
| វា | vie | 1. it (of animals, things, or very young children) 2. he, she, they (familiar or contemptuous) |
| 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) |
| ធ្មេញ | tmɨɲ | tooth |
| តូច | touc, tuuc | 1. small, little, tiny 2. minor |
| ដូច | douc | alike, similar, like, as |
| រណារ | rɔnaa | saw |
| ដែរ | dae | 1. also, too, likewise, in the same way 2. indeed, quite, rather 3. marks a polite, gentler, less abrupt statement: all the same, even so, nevertheless |
| តែ | tae | 1. but, however 2. only, just 3. tea |
| រាង | rieŋ | form, shape, image, figure |
| កោង | kaoŋ | 1. to be bent, curved 2. to be insolent, impudent, rude, inconsiderate, overbearing, arrogant |
| ដង | dɑɑŋ | 1. pole, post 2. handle (of an axe, shovel, knife), neck (of a musical instrument) 3. shaft, tongue (of a plow) 4. yoke 5. body, torso, trunk |
| ឈើ | cʰəə | 1. tree, wood 2. wooden |
| ចាប់កាន់ | cap kan | to grab, grasp, catch (with the hands) |
| ជា | cie | 1. to be (equal to), to be as 2. to be well, in good health, recovered 3. to be effective (of medicines) |
| 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} |
| អំពី | ʔɑmpii | 1. about, concerning, relative to 2. from, out of {អំពីថ្ងៃនេះទៅ = from this day on} |
| ដែក | daek | 1. ferrous metal, iron, steel 2. generic term for various metal tools |
| ប៉ុន្តែ | pontae | but, however Notes: ជើង ត; root: តែ |
| ខាងមុខ | kʰaaŋ muk | 1. front, in front (of), ahead 2. forward, facing forward 3. in the future, coming |
| បន្តិច | bɑntəc | 1. a little, a little bit, in small amounts, few 2. rather, slightly, just barely 3. in a little while Notes: ជើង ត |
| ងាយស្រួល | ŋiey sruǝl | easy (e.g., to do, to use) |