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ពុំបាន
Unable
ពុំបាន
Transliteration
bŭm ban
B1 - Advanced
IPA
/pum ɓaːn/
GD
pum ban
ពុំបាន Meaning in English
Unable
Not Able
Not Possible
Not All Right
Definitions
not able, not possible, not all right
Headley
Stems
ពុំ
No
ពុំ / No
A2 - Advanced
negative particle not, non-, without ( ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases; like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់ according the the VK, ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior)
បាន
Have
បាន / Have
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
Compound Words
រកអ្វីប្រៀប
ពុំបាន
Find the incomparable
រកអ្វីប្រៀបពុំបាន / Find the incomparable
rɔg 'wi briĕb bŭm ban
C1
to be incomparable; incomparably, extremely
ពុំបាន
ឡើយ
Not possible
ពុំបានឡើយ / Not possible
bŭm ban laeuy
C2
absolutely not
ពុំបាន
គិត
Did not think
ពុំបានគិត / Did not think
bŭm ban gĭd
C2
to be rash, ill-considered
Possible Synonyms
អស់កើត
No Longer Possible
អស់កើត / No Longer Possible
B1 - Advanced
ពុំបានឡើយ
Not possible
ពុំបានឡើយ / Not possible
B1 - Advanced
មិនបាន
Did Not
មិនបាន / Did Not
B1 - Advanced
មិនអាច
Cannot/Unable
មិនអាច / Cannot/Unable
B1 - Advanced
មិនកើត
Impossible
មិនកើត / Impossible
B1 - Advanced
លែងកើត
Unable
លែងកើត / Unable
B1 - Advanced
អសមត្ថ
Inefficient
អសមត្ថ / Inefficient
B1 - Advanced
មិនខ្មេះទេ
Unable
មិនខ្មេះទេ / Unable
B1 - Advanced
Sentences with ពុំបាន
ផ្កា / Flower
596/1054
Starter - Advanced
flower.
ផ្កា
pga
Flower
អ្វី / What
0/116
Essential
what? (in an interrogative clause); something (in a declarative clause); anything (in an indefinite context); nothing (in a negative clause); anything at all (in an emphatic context); nothing at all (in a negative emphatic clause)
អ្វី
'wi
What
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gɑ
Also
ផ្ទឹម / Compare
0/8915
C1
to compare (with / to); to match; to put side by side / next to
ផ្ទឹម
pdʉ̆m
Compare
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
No flower can match
នៅក្នុង / In
34/0
Starter - Advanced
among
នៅ,ក្នុង
នៅក្នុង
nŏu gnŏng
In
លោកិយ / Worldly
0/12712
C1
to be worldly, mundane, of or pertaining to the material world
លោកិយ
logĕy
Worldly
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
rɔg
Find
ស្រី / Woman
0/197
Essential
woman
ស្រី
srei
Woman
មក / Come
180/39
Starter
to come (toward the speaker in space or time); to come to / towards (often used as a
fp
indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present).
មក
mɔg
Come
ផ្ទឹម / Compare
0/8915
C1
to compare (with / to); to match; to put side by side / next to
ផ្ទឹម
pdʉ̆m
Compare
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
In this world, I can't find a woman to marry.
គូ / Pair
530/336
A1
pair, counterparts; couple, husband and wife; one member of a pair, partner, companion
គូ
gu
Pair
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
ព្រាង / Draft
0/2621
B2
to draft, plan, sketch, make an outline; to design; to make a dry-run; to check, test (see also ពង្រាង (2))
ព្រាង
bréang
Draft
ច្រៀង / Sing
469/1188
Starter
to sing
ច្រៀង
jriĕng
Sing
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dae
But
កម្មផល / Karma
0/8865
C1
results of one's deeds (esp. in a previous life)
កម្ម,ផល
កម្មផល
gɑm pɑl
Karma
លេប / Swallow
0/2784
B1 - Advanced
to swallow, gulp down; to absorb, assimilate, incorporate; to cover up, hide, mask
លេប
léb
Swallow
ឆ្អែត / Full
0/4448
Starter - Advanced
to be full, satisfied, satiated (esp. with food or drink); fed up with, sick and tired of
ឆ្អែត
ch'aed
Full
ទុក្ខសោក / Woe
0/8435
C2
sorrow, suffering, grief
ទុក្ខ,សោក
ទុក្ខសោក
dŭg saôg
Woe
កង្វល់ / Concerned
0/1533
B1
to be concerned, apprehensive, anxious.
កង្វល់
gɑ̆ngwuŏl
Concerned
កម្មផល / Karma
0/8865
C1
results of one's deeds (esp. in a previous life)
កម្ម,ផល
កម្មផល
gɑm pɑl
Karma
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aôy
Give
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ចែកឋាន / Divide
0/6209
C2
to die
ចែក,ឋាន
ចែកឋាន
jaeg tan
Divide
The couple did not plan to sing only karma_swallowing sorrows and worries_karma for us to share the world
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
ឃាត់ឃាំង / Detention
0/16566
C2
to prevent from leaving, detain
ឃាត់,ឃាំង
ឃាត់ឃាំង
koăd keăng
Detention
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gɑ
Also
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
Even if you can't stop it
ស្នេហ៍ / Love
0/663
A2
to love.
ស្នេហ៍
snei
Love
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
នួនល្អង / Beautiful
0/0
B2
to be attractive, beautiful; darling, sweetheart
នួន,ល្អង
នួនល្អង
nuŏn l'ɑng
Beautiful
រៀបរាប់ / Describe
0/1352
A2
to describe, narrate, relate (a story)
រៀប,រាប់
រៀបរាប់
riĕb roăb
Describe
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
Love on Nuon Laong can not be described
មានការ / Business to Do
0/191
A2
to have business to do (with something or someone); in connection (with someone or something)
មាន,ការ
មានការ
méan ga
Business to Do
អា
លោះ / Ransom
0/5252
B2 - Advanced
to buy back, redeem (things in pawn), ransom; to repay; to buy slaves
លោះ
lŏăh
Ransom
អាល័យ / Desire
0/8707
B2
thought, idea; passion, desire
អាល័យ
'aleăy
Desire
សោក / Sad
0/2090
B1 - Advanced
to lament, complain; to grieve, mourn; to regret.
សោក
saôg
Sad
សង្រែង
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
rɔg
Find
អ្វី / What
0/116
Essential
what? (in an interrogative clause); something (in a declarative clause); anything (in an indefinite context); nothing (in a negative clause); anything at all (in an emphatic context); nothing at all (in a negative emphatic clause)
អ្វី
'wi
What
មក / Come
180/39
Starter
to come (toward the speaker in space or time); to come to / towards (often used as a
fp
indicating that the action began at some point in the past and continued up to the present).
មក
mɔg
Come
ព្រាប / Pigeon
0/3929
B1
pigeon
ព្រាប
bréab
Pigeon
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
There is pity, sorrow, mourning, finding nothing to do
ស្នេហ៍ / Love
0/663
A2
to love.
ស្នេហ៍
snei
Love
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
នួនល្អង / Beautiful
0/0
B2
to be attractive, beautiful; darling, sweetheart
នួន,ល្អង
នួនល្អង
nuŏn l'ɑng
Beautiful
រៀបរាប់ / Describe
0/1352
A2
to describe, narrate, relate (a story)
រៀប,រាប់
រៀបរាប់
riĕb roăb
Describe
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
Love on Nuon Laong can not be described
ធម្មជាតិ / Nature
889/571
A1
nature; natural laws; to be natural
ធម្ម,ជាតិ
ធម្មជាតិ
tɔ̆mɔ jéad
Nature
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
ផ្តល់ / Furnish
0/778
A1 - Advanced
to provide, supply; to fullfill, add to / supplement, complete
ផ្តល់
pdɑ̆l
Furnish
សន្យា / Promise
0/865
A1 - Advanced
to promise, pledge one's word (to), commit oneself (to), agree; to make an arrangement.
សន្យា
sɑ̆nya
Promise
រីឯ / As for
0/421
A2 - Advanced
as for, regarding
រី,ឯ
រីឯ
ri ê
As for
ផ្កា / Flower
596/1054
Starter - Advanced
flower.
ផ្កា
pga
Flower
ខំ / Try Hard
0/1167
A2 - Advanced
to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to
ខំ
kɑm
Try Hard
ចាំ / Wait
0/508
Starter
to wait (for), await, expect
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
ទឹកភ្លៀង / Rain-water/Wet
0/3818
A2 - Advanced
rain, rainwater
ទឹក,ភ្លៀង
ទឹកភ្លៀង
dʉ̆g pliĕng
Rain-water/Wet
Nature makes no promises, yet flowers wait for the rain.
សូម / Please
765/332
Starter
to request, ask for; to beg, entreat; polite term used to introduce a sentence. It means 'please, would you..., would you please'
សូម
som
Please
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdo
Change
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
ទាន / Alms
0/1162
B1
giving; gift, donation; alms, charity; favor (2) tien polite or respectful particle often occurs in sentence final position.
ទាន
déan
Alms
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gɑ
Also
ប្រៀប / Compare
0/996
A2
to compare with one another, match (up with).
ប្រៀប
briĕb
Compare
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
ហត្ថា / Hatta
0/6387
C2
ហត្ថា
hɑ̆dta
Hatta
Please exchange for alms is also incomparable
ចក្រវាល / Universe
0/16870
B2
the cosmos, the universe; solar system; the world; mass, multitude
ចក្រ,វាល
ចក្រវាល
jɑg véal
Universe
សែន / A Hundred Thousand
0/410
Starter - Advanced
100,000 (hundred thousand).
សែន
saen
A Hundred Thousand
ធំទូលាយ / Capacious/Spacious
0/0
C2
ធំទូលាយ
tumduléay
Capacious/Spacious
ឆ្ងាយ / Far
395/885
Starter
to be far (away), distant, remote; separated
ឆ្ងាយ
chngay
Far
ចម្ងាយ / Distance/Way
0/833
A2 - Advanced
distance, range
ចម្ងាយ
jɑ̆mngay
Distance/Way
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dael
That
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
rɔg
Find
វាស់ / Measure
323/3005
A2
to measure (linear extent, i.e. length, width, height, or distance); to exercise care
វាស់
voăh
Measure
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
The universe is so vast and far away, the distance we cannot measure.
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mday
Mother
អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection
0/4668
A2 - Advanced
familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair. In some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them. It may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention
អើយ
'aeuy
Particle Indicating Affection
អ្នកម្តាយ / Mother
0/9577
B1 - Advanced
អ្នក,ម្តាយ
អ្នកម្តាយ
neăg mday
Mother
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
ស្តាយ / Regret
0/8367
B1
to regret, be sorry (that something happened); to pity, feel sorry for; to repent
ស្តាយ
sday
Regret
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
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
ជួបជុំ / Meet
0/1440
B1 - Advanced
to meet, hold a meeting, to gather together, assemble, (re)unite
ជួប,ជុំ
ជួបជុំ
juŏb jŭm
Meet
យូរយារ / Long lasting
0/8506
C2
to be long (of time)
យូរ,យារ
យូរយារ
yu yéa
Long lasting
ឱ / Alas
0/0
A2 - Advanced
independent vowel representing the Sanskrit and Pali vowel o (many words spelled with ឱ may also be spelled with អោ ) (also written ឲ archaically and commonly in ឲ្យ)
ឱ
aô
Alas
!
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mday
Mother
កំព្រា / Orphan
0/2855
B2
to be orphaned, to be an orphan; to be all alone
កំព្រា
gɑmbréa
Orphan
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
សូមលា / Goodbye
0/0
C2
goodbye
សូម,លា
សូមលា
som léa
Goodbye
ទៅ / Go
0/19
Starter
to go (away from the speaker in space or time); to go to / towards; go on, continue, advance; go away.
ទៅ
dŏu
Go
ត
វិជ្ជា / Knowledge
0/1804
B1
knowledge, learning, lore; science; subject / field of study; magic formula / incantation
វិជ្ជា
vĭjéa
Knowledge
ទៀតហើយ / Again
0/2843
B1 - Advanced
again, once more
ទៀត,ហើយ
ទៀតហើយ
diĕd haeuy
Again
Mother, mother, I am sorry that we have not been together for a long time. Oh! Orphan mother, I say goodbye to the world again.
អ្នក / You
26/25
Essential
you (to equals of both sexes; somewhat less formal than លោក); you (to an older brother or sister-in-law).
អ្នក
neăg
You
អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection
0/4668
A2 - Advanced
familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair. In some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them. It may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention
អើយ
'aeuy
Particle Indicating Affection
!
ចិត្ត / Feeling
444/159
Starter - Advanced
heart (as the seat of emotions), feelings, emotions; mind, spirit, will (power); intention; thought, opinion; nature, disposition; in compounds ចិត្ត often corresponds to English `psycho-' (ចិត្ត is often paired with ថ្លើម `liver' to emphasize the totality of the emotion or trait)
ចិត្ត
jĕd
Feeling
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
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
អ្នក / You
26/25
Essential
you (to equals of both sexes; somewhat less formal than លោក); you (to an older brother or sister-in-law).
អ្នក
neăg
You
ធ្វើ / Make/Do
424/33
Starter - Advanced
to do, make, work, carry out, perform; to prepare / fix (e.g. a meal); to repair (a car); to clean (fish); to build, compose; to work / cultivate (a field); to work / act / serve as; to pretend to be
ធ្វើ
tweu
Make/Do
ចៅហ្វាយស្រុក / District Governor
0/12026
C1
chief executive of a district
ចៅហ្វាយ,ស្រុក
ចៅហ្វាយស្រុក
jaufay srŏg
District Governor
ណាស់ / Alot
0/179
Essential
very, greatly; very much
ណាស់
năh
Alot
តែសព្វថ្ងៃ / Everyday
0/16059
C2
everyday, incessantly
តែ,សព្វ,ថ្ងៃ
តែសព្វថ្ងៃ
dae sɑb tngai
Everyday
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ក្រីក្រ / Hard
0/884
B1
to be hard, difficult; poor, indigent; miserable
ក្រីក្រ
grei
Hard
តោកយ៉ាក / Miserable
0/7816
C2
to be poverty-stricken, in great misery, miserable; lamentable, poor, pitiful
តោក,យ៉ាក
តោកយ៉ាក
daôg yag
Miserable
ពេក / Too
0/753
A2
too, too much / many, extra, beyond
ពេក
bég
Too
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
nʉ̆ng
Will
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
rɔg
Find
ប្រាក់ / Money/Silver
910/103
A1
silver; money
ប្រាក់
brăg
Money/Silver
ថ្វាយ / Give
0/3409
B1 - Advanced
to give, offer (to royalty, clergy, or deities).
ថ្វាយ
tway
Give
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdeij
Royalty
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
ទេ / No
0/42
Essential
phrase final negative marker; usually occurs in conjunction with one of the preverbal negative particles មិន, ពុំ, អត់, ឥត or combinations of these particles with other preverbal particles, e.g. មិនដែល់
i
no
ទេ
dé
No
You! I really want you to be the governor, but today we are too poor to earn money for the king.
រក / Find
0/141
Starter - Advanced
to look / search for, seek; to look up; to see, to visit; to request, ask for, ask someone to do something; to try; to think about, plan / intend to
រក
rɔg
Find
អ្វី / What
0/116
Essential
what? (in an interrogative clause); something (in a declarative clause); anything (in an indefinite context); nothing (in a negative clause); anything at all (in an emphatic context); nothing at all (in a negative emphatic clause)
អ្វី
'wi
What
ប្រៀបផ្ទឹម / Compare
0/10511
C2
to compare (two or more things), draw a parallel (between)
ប្រៀប,ផ្ទឹម
ប្រៀបផ្ទឹម
briĕb pdʉ̆m
Compare
ៗ
ស្មើ / Equal
833/701
A1 - Advanced
to be equal, comparable; alike, the same; even; impartial.
ស្មើ
smaeu
Equal
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
។
There is no equal in comparison.
ដោយ / As/For
18/22
A1
by, by means of, through, with, along; in accordance (with), following (2) adverbial marker in a ... manner
បានធ្វើដំណើរមកដល់ភ្នំពេញដោយ សុវត្ថិភាព made a trip to Phnom Penh safely
ដោយ
daôy
As/For
ព្រះ / Divinity
0/262
A1 - Advanced
to be holy, sacred, divine; excellent, distinguished, superior (commonly used as a prefix before nominals referring to members of the royal family, Buddhist priests, the Buddha, God, and certain deified elements, such as earth and fire; where it serves as an honorific particle)
ព្រះ
breăh
Divinity
មេត្រី / Friendly
0/4233
C1
close relations, peaceful relations, friendliness, friendship; compassion, love.
មេត្រី
médrei
Friendly
ថ្នាក់កណ្តាល / Middle Class
0/0
C2
middle class
ថ្នាក់កណ្តាល
tnăggɑndal
Middle Class
ទ្រាំ / Putup With/Tolerate
0/3006
B1
to bear, endure, put up with, withstand, resist
ទ្រាំ
drŏâm
Putup With/Tolerate
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bŭm ban
Unable
ក៏ហោះ
ទៅ / Go
0/19
Starter
to go (away from the speaker in space or time); to go to / towards; go on, continue, advance; go away.
ទៅ
dŏu
Go
ទះកំ
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliĕng
Rain
បួន / Four
0/998
Essential
four
បួន
buŏn
Four
ប្រាំ / Five
458/1649
Essential
five ( 5 )
ប្រាំ
brăm
Five
ដៃ / Hand
547/318
Starter
(anatomy) arm, hand
ដៃ
dai
Hand
By the middle Preah Metrey is unbearable She also flew to slap him four or five times.
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