| a-nOOn-nyaat |
to give permision |
| aa-dteut |
week |
| aa-haa |
food |
| aa-yOO |
ag;to be …years old |
| ai…weun |
as for… |
| ainaa/ee-naa |
where? |
| aing |
you;self |
| ao-ee |
to give;cause;for |
| ay/a-way |
what? |
| ay-lou nih |
now |
|
| baa-rung |
French |
| baan |
be able to, can |
| baang-gork |
Bangkok |
| baat |
yes (male) |
| bai |
rice( cooked);food |
| bai chai |
fried rice |
| bar |
if |
| bar un-jeung |
in that case |
| bark |
to open |
| b'day |
husband |
| bee-a |
beer |
| beut |
to close |
| bom-nong |
intention |
| bom-rong |
to intend |
| bon dteuh bon- dtoo-ich |
a little |
| bon-dtor |
to continue |
| bon-dtOOp |
room |
| bon-dtOOp dayk |
bedroom |
| bon-dtOOp dtor dtoo-ul p'nyee-o |
living room |
| bon-dtOOp ngoot dteuk |
bathroom |
| bon-lai |
vegetable |
| bong |
to lose |
| bong-aim |
desert sweet(n) |
| bong- gee-a |
shrimp |
| bong-goo-un |
toilet |
| bong-gorng |
prawn |
| bong-kom |
to force |
| bong -ree-un |
to teach |
| bong bpa-oan |
brother and sisters |
| bong-bproh |
older brother |
| bpa-oan s'ray |
younger sister |
| bpa-oan bproh |
younger brother |
| bot |
to turn |
| bpa |
to touch |
| bpairt |
doctor |
| …bpayk |
too… |
| bpayl |
period of time;when |
| bpay-uk gon-daal |
middle |
| bpee |
two |
| bpee |
from |
| bpee-bay |
two or three;a few |
| bpee-uk |
word |
| bpeun juet |
to be pleased |
| bpeut-mairn |
actually |
| bpi-baak |
difficult |
| bpi-saa |
to eeat (polite) |
| bpoa-ul |
to touch |
| bpon-dtai |
but |
| bpon-dteuch |
a little |
| bpon-maan? |
how many? |
| bpon-noh |
only |
| bpoo |
Waiter ;uncle |
| bpoo-gai |
good at ,clever |
| bpoo-uk |
group |
| bpoo-uk-maak |
friend |
| bpol bpot |
pol pot |
| bpra-bpoo-un |
wife |
| bpra-dtair-ah |
to meet, come across |
| bpra-dtayh |
country |
| bpra-jee-a-joo-un |
people |
| bpra-hail |
approximately;perhaps |
| bpra-yut |
watch out |
| bpraa-saat |
temple,fortress, ruins |
| bprai-sa-nee-ya-taan |
post office |
| bpray-ee |
forest,jungle |
| bpreuk |
morning |
| bproo-ah |
because |
| bpruk |
money |
| bpruk kai |
salary |
| bprum |
five |
| bprup |
to inform, tell |
| brar |
to use |
| bun-haa |
problem |
| but |
to lose, disappear |
| Top |
| chaa |
to fry |
| cha-ait |
full (of food) |
| ch'bah |
clear,clearly |
| ch'lar-ee |
to reply |
| ch'lorng |
to cross |
| ch'moo-ah dtra-goal |
family name |
| ch'ngai |
far |
| ch'ngun |
tasty |
| ch'num |
year |
| ch'nung |
cooking pot |
| ch'rook |
pig, pork |
| chOOp |
to stop |
| chun |
to eat (used with monks) |
| ch'wayng |
left |
|
| dai |
hand |
| dail |
which, where,who |
| dail |
used to |
| dao-ee |
by |
| dar |
to walk; to work (machines) |
| darm |
beginning |
| darm-bay |
in order to |
| day |
land |
| deuk |
to lead |
| deung |
to know (facts) |
| deun |
to chase away |
| doa |
to exchange |
| doach |
like; as |
| doach-a-neh |
so; therefore |
| doh s'rai |
to solve (a problem) |
| dol |
to reach |
| dom-nar |
journey |
| dom-num |
plant (n) |
| dong-hul |
fan (electric) |
| dorng |
edge |
| dorp |
bottle |
| dtaa-raang m'hoap |
menu |
| dtaam |
by; according to ; to follow |
| dtai |
but; only |
| dtai…dtay |
only |
| dtaim |
stamp |
| dtaing |
always |
| …dtay? |
question word |
| dtay-sa-jor |
tourism |
| dtay-ung |
all |
| dtay-ung bpee |
both |
| dtee moo-ay |
first |
| dtee-bpee |
second |
| dtee-a-hee-un |
soldier |
| dtee-ung |
to be sure |
| dtee-ut |
extra, further |
| dterp |
then |
| dteuh |
direction |
| dteuk |
water, drink (n) |
| dteuk gork |
ice |
| dteuk sot |
drinking water |
| dteun |
to buy |
| dtom-lay-uk |
to drop |
| dtoo-un-lay |
river |
| dtor-dtoo-ul |
to receive |
| dtou |
to go |
| dtou layng |
to visit |
| dtra-lop…weun |
to return |
| dtray |
fish |
| dtrayk-or |
pleased, delighted |
| dtrong |
straight |
| dtrong neung |
right here |
| dtrou |
have to , must |
| dtrou |
passive marker |
| dtung bpee |
since |
| dt'wee-a |
door |
|
| ee-naa/ai-naa |
where? |
| top |
| foong |
crowd, flock |
| top |
| ga-bul hoh |
aeroplane |
| ga-bul dteuk |
ship |
| gaa |
to be married |
| gaa seuk-saa |
education |
| gaa-ri-yaa-lai |
office |
| gart |
to be born, to happen |
| gart |
east |
| gay |
he,she, they |
| g'dao |
hot |
| geu |
is that is, namely |
| geut |
think, calculate |
| goa |
cow, beef |
| goa-gaa goa-laa |
coca cola |
| goa-ut |
he ,she, they |
| goan |
child |
| goan s'sray |
daughter |
| gom |
don't |
| gom-bpOOng |
to be in the process of… |
| gon-lah |
half |
| gon-laing |
place (n) |
| goo-a |
ought to ,should |
| gor |
then,so |
| goo-ee dtee-o |
noodles |
| gor…dai |
….too |
| gor saang |
to build, constuct |
| gra-horm |
red |
| grao |
outside |
| grao-ee |
after |
| graom |
under |
| groa-ich |
orange |
| gror |
poor |
| gun |
to, towards |
| gut |
to cut |
| top |
| hee-un |
to dare to do something |
| haang bai |
resturant |
| hai-ee |
already |
| hai-ee neung, neung |
and |
| ...hai-ee reu nou? |
yet (or not)? |
| hait |
reason |
| hao |
to call, be called |
| hao m'hoap |
to order food |
| heul |
hot,spicy |
| hoap |
to eat (used in rural areas) |
| top |
| jaa |
yes (female) |
| jaak |
to depart |
| jaam |
Cham |
| jaan |
plate, dish |
| jah |
old |
| jai |
to pay for |
| jaol |
to throw away |
| jee-a |
is |
| …jee-a darm |
…for example |
| jee-weut |
life |
| jeh |
to know (a language) |
| jeh dtai… |
to be always… (-ing) |
| jerng |
north |
| jerng |
foot |
| juen |
to depart |
| Juen |
China, Chinese |
| juen-jeum |
to support |
| jeut la-or |
kind |
| joa |
imperative (DO…) |
| joal |
to enter |
| joa-un |
to step |
| joal-jeut |
to like |
| joh |
…then, how about… ? |
| joh t'lai |
to lower the price |
| jom-gaa |
farm, market garden |
| jom-nai |
to spend |
| jom-ngai |
distance |
| jom-noo-un |
number quantity |
| jom-ngeu |
disease |
| jong |
to want to |
| jop |
to finish |
| joo |
sour |
| joon |
to take, lead |
| joo-ah jOOL |
repair |
| joo-ay |
to help |
| joo-ul |
to rent |
| joo-um bor-ra-dtayh |
foreigner |
| joo-un jeee-ut |
nationality; people |
| joo-im pee-ah kloo-un |
refugee |
| jo-un gaal |
sometimes |
| joo-up |
to meet |
| jOOm-ngeu |
illness |
| jOOm- rOOm |
(refugee) camp |
| j'rarn |
many |
| j'rarn dtai |
mostly… |
| jum |
to wait |
| jup |
to begin |
| jup p'darn |
to begin |
| jut |
to assign, arrange |
| top |
| kaang |
side |
| kai |
month |
| kait |
province |
| k'bai |
near |
| k'daam |
crab |
| kern |
to see |
| keung |
angry |
| klah |
some, somewhat |
| klee-un (bai) |
to be hungry |
| klee-un dtuek |
to be thirsty |
| k'mai |
Khmer, Cambodian |
| k'mai gra-horn |
Khmer Rouge |
| k'mayng |
child |
| k'mee-un |
not have, there aren't |
| k'nong |
in |
| k'nyom |
I |
| kOOm |
town |
| kroa-bar |
enough; quite well |
| kroa-up baik |
bomb |
| kroo |
teacher |
| kroo-ah t'nuk |
danger |
| kreu-ung |
utensil; tool |
| k'sot |
destitute |
| kwah |
to lack |
| top |
| lo-ar |
well, good , beautiful |
| la-or jee-ung |
better |
| l'bay |
famous |
| lee-o |
Lao |
| lee-un |
million |
| ler |
on |
| leuch |
west |
| l'morn |
enough |
| l'ngee-ich |
evening |
| loak |
you ( to address males) |
| loak s'ray |
you ( to address females) |
| loo-ee |
money |
| loo-ich |
to sneak (away), steal |
| loo-uk |
to sell |
| lOOk loo-ee |
to invade |
| lor merl |
to try out |
| leu |
to hear |
| top |
| maa-seen dtra-jay-uk |
air conditioner |
| ma-nOOh |
person |
| mairn |
indeed, really |
| mairn/mairn hai-ee |
that's right! |
| mairn dtay |
isn't that so |
| mauirn reu |
really? |
| moang |
hour |
| maych baan jee-a…? |
why….? |
| m'dai |
mother |
| m'dorng |
one time |
| mee |
noodles |
| meun |
mine (explosives) |
| mee-un |
to have; there is/are |
| merl |
to look at |
| merl aan |
to read |
| meun ay dtay |
never mind |
| meun…dtay |
not |
| meun... bpon-maan dtay |
not very |
| meun dtoa-un dtay |
not yet |
| meun sou..; |
hardly, not very |
| m'hoap |
food |
| m'jah |
owner |
| m'nay-uk |
one person |
| m'nee m'nee a |
to hurry |
| moak |
come |
| moak dol |
to arrive |
| moa-ay |
one |
| mOOK |
front;face |
| mOOk-gaa |
duty ; job |
| mOOn |
before |
| moon don-boang |
at first |
| m'seul meun |
yesterday |
| top |
| nah |
very |
| nai noa-im |
to introduce |
| nay-uk |
classifier |
| nay-uk poom |
villager |
| nay-uk s'rai |
rice farmer |
| nay-uk s'rok |
local people |
| nee-a-dtee |
minute |
| nee-ung s'ray |
you (to address younger females) |
| neuk s'rok |
to miss home |
| neung |
future tense marker, and |
| ni-yee-ay |
to speak |
| nih |
this, this is |
| nih seut |
student |
| noa-um |
to take, bring |
| nou |
to be situated at; to live at; at/in |
| nOOh |
that, that is |
| n'yum |
to eat |
| top |
| oa |
exclamation! |
| oa-bpOOk |
father |
| oa-bpOOk m'dai |
parents |
| oh |
completely |
| om-bpee |
about, concerning |
| ong-gaa |
organisation |
| ong-gor |
husked rice |
| ong-gul, bpee ong-gul |
when? |
| ong-klayh |
English |
| or-gOOn |
thank you |
| ot klee-un |
to starve |
| top |
| pa-aim |
sweet (adj) |
| pain-gaa |
plan |
| p'dom k'nee-a |
gathered together |
| pee-a-saa |
language |
| pee-uk j'rarn |
majority |
| pee-uk roy |
percentage |
| plah |
to move |
| plai cher |
fruit |
| plairt |
moment |
| plee-um |
immediately |
| plee-ung |
rain |
| plou |
road |
| p'nOOm |
hill; mountain |
| p'nOOm bpeun |
Phnom Phenh |
| p'nyar |
to send |
| p'nyee-o |
quest |
| poa-ja-nee-ya-taan |
resturant |
| poom |
village |
| poom-mi-pee-uk |
region |
| poom-mi-saah |
geography |
| porng |
too |
| p'saa oa-reu-say |
O Russei Market |
| p'sayng p'sayng |
various |
| p'dtay-ah |
house |
| top |
| ra-boh |
of ; thing |
| ra-boo-ah |
to be wounded |
| ra-dou |
season |
| ra-dou bbprung |
dry season |
| ra0-dou plee-ung |
rainy season |
| ra-dou ra-ngee-a |
cool season |
| ra-hoat |
thoughtout |
| ra-leeng |
completely |
| ra-see-ul |
afternoon |
| ra-yair-a |
period of time |
| ree-ul |
reil (unit of currency) |
| re-un |
to study |
| ree-up jum |
to prepare |
| ree-uch-a-tee-a-nee |
capitol city |
| reu |
or |
| reu dtay? |
question form |
| reu-ung |
story |
| roa-ul |
every |
| roo-ah nou |
to live, dwell |
| roo-ich |
then |
| roo-ut |
to run |
| roop tort |
photograph |
| rOOOm-kaan |
annoyed, disturbed |
| rork |
to look for |
| rork see |
to earn a living |
| top |
| sa-aat |
beautiful , clean |
| sa-aik |
tomorrow |
| sa-pee-up |
state , condition |
| saa |
to repeat, do again |
| saa- laa- ree-un |
school |
| saa-ra-moo-un-dtee |
museum |
| saam seup |
thirty |
| sai-ich |
meat |
| s'bee-ung |
supplies, provisions |
| s'dum |
right |
| s'dup baan |
to understand |
| s'dup meun baan dtay |
to not understand |
| see |
to eat (used for animals) |
| see-o-pou |
books |
| seun |
first |
| s'koa-ul |
to know (people, places) |
| s'lup |
to die |
| sok sop-bai jee-a dtay? |
how are you? |
| som |
to ask for |
| som-bot |
letter |
| som-layng |
voice; accent |
| som-lee-uk-bom bpay-uk |
clothes |
| som-lor |
soup, stew (n) |
| som-lor gor-goa |
(Cambodian dish) |
| som-lor ma-joo |
(Cambodian dish) |
| som-lup |
to kill |
| son-naang |
luck |
| som-raak |
to rest |
| som-raich jeuk |
to decide |
| som-rup |
for |
| son-leuk |
classifer for stamps |
| son-dti pee-up |
peace |
| son-taa-gee-a-Ma-noa-ron |
Manorom hotel |
| soo-a |
to ask for |
| soo-a s'dtay |
hello |
| soo-un |
garden |
| sop-t'ngai nih |
nowadays |
| sor-say |
to write |
| sot |
pure |
| sot dtai |
all, entirely |
| s'rai |
rice field |
| s'rok |
country, district |
| s'roo-ul |
easy |
| s'rup dtai |
suddenly |
| staad oa-lum-bpeek |
Olympic Stadium |
| stair-ah |
blocked up |
| ster dtai |
almost |
| steut |
to be situated at |
| sun-nyaa |
sign |
| top |
| taa |
to say |
| tai |
Thailand |
| tai ray-uk-saa |
to care for |
| t'baaan |
to weave |
| t'boang |
south |
| tee-ut-aa-gah |
weather |
| t'lai |
expensive |
| t'lai bpon maan? |
how much does it cost? |
| t'lai ch'noo-ul |
rent |
| t'loa-up neung |
accustomed to |
| t'may |
new |
| t'nuk |
class |
| t'num bpairt |
medicine |
| t'ngai |
day; sun |
| t'ngai aa-dteut |
Sunday |
| t'ngai bra-hoa-a |
Thursday |
| t'ngai bpOOt |
Wednesday |
| t'ngai jun |
Monday |
| t'ngai ong-gee-a |
Tuesday |
| t'ngai sao |
Saturday |
| t'ngai sok |
Friday |
| t'ngai dtrong |
noon |
| toa-um-ma-daa |
usually |
| tom |
big |
| tor-nee-a-gee-a |
bank |
| tort roop |
to take a photo |
| t'wer |
to do ; make |
| t'wer dom-nar |
to travel |
| t'wer gaa |
to work |
| t'wer s'rai |
to do rice farming |
| top |
| uk-sor |
letter ( of the alphabet) |
| uk-sor k"mai |
Cambodian Script |
| un-juen |
polite request form |
| top |
| way-ung |
palace |
| wee-ul (s'rai) |
plain (rice) |
| weut-yaa-lai |
college |
| wi-nee-a-dtee |
second (n) |
| woa-ut p'nOOm |
Wat Phnom |
| top |
| yaang |
like |
| yerng |
we, us |
| yerng k'nyom |
we, us |
| yoak |
to bring |
| yoak jeut dtOOk duk |
to be interested , pay attention to |
| yoo |
a long time |
| yoo-ul |
to understand |
| yoo-un |
Vietnamese |
| yOOp |
night |
