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ធំដឹងក្តី
Grow up
ធំដឹងក្តី
Transliteration
tum dœ̆ng gdei
C2
IPA
/tʰum ɗəŋ ktəj/
GD
thum doeng ktei
ធំដឹងក្តី Meaning in English
Definitions
to be old enough to know (about)
Headley
Stems
ធំ
Big
ធំ / Big
Essential
to be large; important, grand, imposing; good (of a hand of cards); arrogant
ដឹងក្តី
Know
ដឹងក្តី / Know
B2
to understand the essence (of a matter), understand the main point; to understand the hows and whys; to be mature
Possible Synonyms
ធំឡើង
Growup
ធំឡើង / Growup
C2
ធំធាត់
Grew up
ធំធាត់ / Grew up
C2
ឡើងធំ
Get Bigger
ឡើងធំ / Get Bigger
C2
ដុះឡើង
Sprout
ដុះឡើង / Sprout
C2
ងើបស្ងើន
Grow up
ងើបស្ងើន / Grow up
C2
Sentences with ធំដឹងក្តី
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
នៅ / At
13/3
Starter
to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម)
នៅ
nŏu
At
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ចង់ឱ្យ / Want to
0/1555
A2 - Advanced
to want (someone to do something); to tell (someone to do something)
ចង់,ឲ្យ
ចង់ឱ្យ
jɑ̆ng aôy
Want to
ធំ / Big
535/104
Essential
to be large; important, grand, imposing; good (of a hand of cards); arrogant
ធំ
tum
Big
ពេញវ័យ / Adult
0/3722
B2
to have reached adulthood / the age of consent
ពេញ,វ័យ
ពេញវ័យ
bén voăy
Adult
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
នឹក / Miss
0/1705
A1
to think of / about, imagine, visualize, conceive of, dream of, think up, get an idea; to consider, ponder; to reflect upon, meditate; to recall, remember; to miss (someone or some place); to feel, become aware of; to suspect, doubt
នឹក
nʉ̆g
Miss
ជីវិត / Life
248/314
A1
life; spirit; lifetime; age, existence, living.
ជីវិត
jiwĭd
Life
វ័យក្មេង / Young
0/1439
B1 - Advanced
childhood
វ័យ,ក្មេង
វ័យក្មេង
voăy gmeing
Young
When you're little, you want to grow up, grow up, miss your young life.
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
măg
Mom
The older child knows better.
កាល / Time
0/85
A2
time; period / interval (of time)
កាល
gal
Time
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ៗ
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ដំរី / Elephant
0/2460
Starter - Advanced
elephant; often used adjectively to indicate a very large species of some animal
ដំរី
dɑmrei
Elephant
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ម៉ូតូ / Motorcycle
0/367
Starter
motorbike, motorcycle
ម៉ូតូ
modo
Motorcycle
When I was little, I wanted to ride an elephant. When I grew up, I wanted to ride a motorcycle.
កាលពី / In
0/79
A2
on (a certain date), in (the month of ....)
កាល,ពី
កាលពី
gal bi
In
តូច / Small
682/310
Starter
to be small, young; minor; humble (col. ទូច, នូច )
តូច
doj
Small
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ដំរី / Elephant
0/2460
Starter - Advanced
elephant; often used adjectively to indicate a very large species of some animal
ដំរី
dɑmrei
Elephant
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dɑ̆l
For
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ម៉ូតូ / Motorcycle
0/367
Starter
motorbike, motorcycle
ម៉ូតូ
modo
Motorcycle
When I was little, I wanted to ride an elephant, but when I grew up, I wanted to ride a motorcycle.
វ័យ / Age
0/236
B1
age, age period
វ័យ
voăy
Age
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ដើរទៅ / Walk To
0/4516
A1 - Advanced
to go to, to walk to
ដើរ,ទៅ
ដើរទៅ
daeu dŏu
Walk To
លឿន / Fast
0/916
Starter
to be fast, quick; achieving quick success.
លឿន
lœăn
Fast
ណាស់ / Alot
0/179
Essential
very, greatly; very much
ណាស់
năh
Alot
កើតមក / To Be Born
0/5024
B1
to be born, come into existence
កើត,មក
កើតមក
gaeud mɔg
To Be Born
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gɑ
Also
ចាស់ / Old
0/646
Starter - Advanced
to be old, mature; former; (of colors) to be intense / dark; (of seasonings) to be strong / excessive
ចាស់
jăh
Old
Our age goes by so quickly, we are born, we grow up, we become old.
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
មិនទាន់ / Not Yet
0/636
A2
not yet; not on time
មិន,ទាន់
មិនទាន់
mĭn doăn
Not Yet
រឿង / Story
234/143
Starter - Advanced
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident
រឿង
rœăng
Story
វែងអន្លាយ / Long
0/8816
C2
to be long and continuous
វែង,អន្លាយ
វែងអន្លាយ
vɛng 'ɑ̆nléay
Long
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Essential
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
បាក់ / Broken
654/1307
A1
to be broken (of something long and rigid), have a fracture.
បាក់
băg
Broken
ទ្រនំ / Perch/Roost
0/5632
C1
bird's nest, roost, perch; place where one is content; refuge; residence, home
ទ្រនំ
drɔ̆num
Perch/Roost
Yuh yuh
Grow up, don't know what to do, don't want to break the bread Yuh yuh
ព្រោះ / Because
0/142
Starter - Advanced
because, since
ព្រោះ
brŏăh
Because
ពេលនេះ / Now
0/515
A1 - Advanced
at this time, at present, now
ពេល,នេះ
ពេលនេះ
bél néh
Now
អូន / Dear
0/2495
Essential
I / me / my (younger brother, younger sister, sweetheart or wife--about themselves); you / your (intimate or familiar address form for younger sibling, for one's wife or girl friend, or for a close friend who is younger)
អូន
'on
Dear
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
Because you're all grown up now
Nobody told me
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
ta
That/Say
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
to be (equal / equivalent to, the same as) (Commonly occurs as the main verb in an equative clause introducing a predicate nominative; the form គឺជា is a more formal var.)
ជា
jéa
Is
អ្វីដែល / What
0/0
A2
Refers to “what/whatever.
អ្វី,ដែល
អ្វីដែល
'wi dael
What
Lonely
Nobody told me that when I was growing up I was lonely
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
ពេញវ័យ / Adult
0/3722
B2
to have reached adulthood / the age of consent
ពេញ,វ័យ
ពេញវ័យ
bén voăy
Adult
ទើប / Recently
0/189
A1 - Advanced
(and) then, next, then (and only then), only then; so, consequently
ទើប
deub
Recently
យល់ / Understand
750/324
Starter
to understand, comprehend; to learn
យល់
yuŏl
Understand
And think of life rules like an army
ឥឡូវ / Now
0/877
Starter
now, at the present time, at this time
ឥឡូវ
ĕlow
Now
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
គិត / Think
133/200
A1
to think; to realize; to conceive of; to calculate, figure; to charge for.
គិត
gĭd
Think
រឹតតែ / Even More
0/0
B1 - Advanced
Refers to intensifying degree
រឹត,តែ
រឹតតែ
rʉ̆d dae
Even More
ច្រើន / Many
687/59
Essential
to be many, much; numerous.
ច្រើន
jraeun
Many
NOW I'VE GROWN UP BUT IT'S FULL OF OVERTHINKING
ចិញ្ចឹម / Nurture
0/1056
A2 - Advanced
to raise, care for; to nourish, feed; to adopt; to support, nurture
ចិញ្ចឹម
jĕnyjœ̆m
Nurture
បីបាច់ / Nurture
0/6976
B2 - Advanced
to take care of, look after, watch over; to need, require, to be necessary
បី,បាច់
បីបាច់
bei băj
Nurture
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dɑ̆l
For
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
SHE RAISED ME TILL I’M AN ADULT
ស្មាន / Assume/Guess/Suppose
0/2500
A2 - Advanced
to guess, approximate, suppose, conjecture, assume; to suspect, consider
ស្មាន
sman
Assume/Guess/Suppose
តែ / But
561/20
Starter - Advanced
but, however; if (3) particle used to derive pre-verbal particles and conjunctions
តែ
dae
But
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
រីក / Unfold
0/397
A1 - Advanced
to open (out), bloom, grow, flourish; to expand, swell, increase (in size), dilate; to spread; to develop; to become overgrown.
រីក
rig
Unfold
ចម្រើន / Progress
0/613
A2 - Advanced
to advance, increase, make progress, prosper, thrive, improve; to perform (a ritual)
ចម្រើន
jɑ̆mraeun
Progress
I THOUGHT I'D BE BETTER WHEN I GREW UP
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ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ជា / Is
809/7
A1
to be (equal / equivalent to, the same as) (Commonly occurs as the main verb in an equative clause introducing a predicate nominative; the form គឺជា is a more formal var.)
ជា
jéa
Is
កវី / Bard/Poet
0/4728
B1
poet
កវី
gɑ̆wei
Bard/Poet
កើត / Born
972/290
A1
to be born, created; to be, become; to come into existence, arise, appear; to rise (of the sun); to happen, occur; to give birth to
កើត
gaeud
Born
នៅ / At
13/3
Starter
to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម)
នៅ
nŏu
At
ឆ្នាំ / Year
0/24
Essential
year (In the Cambodian lunar cycle of 12 years each year is named in the followed order : 1. ឆ្នាំជូត Year of the Mouse; 2. ឆ្នាំឆ្លូវ Year of the Ox; 3. ឆ្នាំខាល Year of the Tiger; 4. ឆ្នាំថោះ Year of the Rabbit; 5. ឆ្នាំរោង Year of the Dragon; 6. ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ Year of the Serpent; 7. ឆ្នាំមមី Year of the Horse; 8. ឆ្នាំមមែ Year of the Goat; 9. ឆ្នាំវក Year of the Monkey; 10. ឆ្នាំរកា Year of the Cock; 11. ឆ្នាំច Year of the Dog; 12. ឆ្នាំកុរ Year of the Pig)
ឆ្នាំ
chnăm
Year
៩ / 9
0/0
Starter
៩
9
៨ / 8
0/0
Starter
៨
8
ធំដឹងក្តី / Grow up
0/9790
C2
to be old enough to know (about)
ធំ,ដឹងក្តី
ធំដឹងក្តី
tum dœ̆ng gdei
Grow up
now
អាយុ / Age
675/216
Essential
age; life.
អាយុ
'ayŭ'
Age
២ / 2
0/0
Starter
២
2
៣ / 3
0/0
Starter
៣
3
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