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ពុំបាន
Unable
ពុំបាន
Transliteration
bpom baan
B1 - Advanced
IPA
/pom ɓaːn/
GD
pom 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
riag 'wii briab bpombaan
C1
to be incomparable; incomparably, extremely
ពុំបាន
ឡើយ
Not possible
ពុំបានឡើយ / Not possible
bpombaan laeuy
C2
absolutely not
ពុំបាន
គិត
Did not think
ពុំបានគិត / Did not think
bpombaan gidt
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
pgaa
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
'wii
What
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
ger
Also
ផ្ទឹម / Compare
0/8915
C1
to compare (with / to); to match; to put side by side / next to
ផ្ទឹម
pdteum
Compare
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
No flower can match
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
riag
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
'wii
What
ប្រៀបផ្ទឹម / Compare
0/10511
C2
to compare (two or more things), draw a parallel (between)
ប្រៀប,ផ្ទឹម
ប្រៀបផ្ទឹម
briab pdteum
Compare
ៗ
ស្មើ / Equal
833/701
A1 - Advanced
to be equal, comparable; alike, the same; even; impartial.
ស្មើ
smeu
Equal
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
។
There is no equal in comparison.
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dtuah
Albeit
ឃាត់ឃាំង / Detention
0/16566
C2
to prevent from leaving, detain
ឃាត់,ឃាំង
ឃាត់ឃាំង
koadt kamng
Detention
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
ger
Also
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
Even if you can't stop it
ស្នេហ៍ / Love
0/663
A2
to love.
ស្នេហ៍
snay
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
nuan l'erng
Beautiful
រៀបរាប់ / Describe
0/1352
A2
to describe, narrate, relate (a story)
រៀប,រាប់
រៀបរាប់
riab roab
Describe
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
Love on Nuon Laong can not be described
ស្នេហ៍ / Love
0/663
A2
to love.
ស្នេហ៍
snay
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
nuan l'erng
Beautiful
រៀបរាប់ / Describe
0/1352
A2
to describe, narrate, relate (a story)
រៀប,រាប់
រៀបរាប់
riab roab
Describe
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
Love on Nuon Laong can not be described
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
soom
Please
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdtoo
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
jia
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
dtian
Alms
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
ger
Also
ប្រៀប / Compare
0/996
A2
to compare with one another, match (up with).
ប្រៀប
briab
Compare
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
ហត្ថា / Hatta
0/6387
C2
ហត្ថា
herdttaa
Hatta
Please exchange for alms is also incomparable
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
mian gaa
Business to Do
អា
លោះ / Ransom
0/5252
B2 - Advanced
to buy back, redeem (things in pawn), ransom; to repay; to buy slaves
លោះ
luah
Ransom
អាល័យ / Dwelling
0/8707
B2
place to live, dwelling, living quarters, house
អាល័យ
'aaliay
Dwelling
សោក / Sad
0/2090
B1 - Advanced
to lament, complain; to grieve, mourn; to regret.
សោក
saog
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
riag
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
'wii
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
miag
Come
ព្រាប / Pigeon
0/3929
B1
pigeon
ព្រាប
bpriab
Pigeon
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
Unable
There is pity, sorrow, mourning, finding nothing to do
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
daoy
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
bpreah
Divinity
មេត្រី / Friendly
0/4233
C1
close relations, peaceful relations, friendliness, friendship; compassion, love.
មេត្រី
maydtrey
Friendly
ថ្នាក់កណ្តាល / Middle Class
0/0
C2
middle class
ថ្នាក់កណ្តាល
tnaaggerndtaal
Middle Class
ទ្រាំ / Putup With/Tolerate
0/3006
B1
to bear, endure, put up with, withstand, resist
ទ្រាំ
dtram
Putup With/Tolerate
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
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
dtouw
Go
ទះកំ
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliang
Rain
បួន / Four
0/998
Essential
four
បួន
buan
Four
ប្រាំ / Five
458/1649
Essential
five ( 5 )
ប្រាំ
bram
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.
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
niag
You
អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection
0/4668
B1
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
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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
jedt
Feeling
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
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
jerng aoy
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
niag
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
jaowfaay srug
District Governor
ណាស់ / Alot
0/179
Essential
very, greatly; very much
ណាស់
naah
Alot
តែសព្វថ្ងៃ / Everyday
0/16059
C2
everyday, incessantly
តែ,សព្វ,ថ្ងៃ
តែសព្វថ្ងៃ
dtae serbp 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
greyg
Hard
តោកយ៉ាក / Miserable
0/7816
C2
to be poverty-stricken, in great misery, miserable; lamentable, poor, pitiful
តោក,យ៉ាក
តោកយ៉ាក
dtaog yaag
Miserable
ពេក / Too
0/753
A2
too, too much / many, extra, beyond
ពេក
bpayg
Too
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
neung
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
riag
Find
ប្រាក់ / Money/Silver
910/103
A1
silver; money
ប្រាក់
braag
Money/Silver
ថ្វាយ / Give
0/3409
B1 - Advanced
to give, offer (to royalty, clergy, or deities).
ថ្វាយ
twaay
Give
ស្តេច / Royalty
0/5175
B1
king, member of the royal family, royalty
ស្តេច
sdtayj
Royalty
ពុំបាន / Unable
0/2949
B1 - Advanced
not able, not possible, not all right
ពុំ,បាន
ពុំបាន
bpom baan
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
dtay
No
You! I really want you to be the governor, but today we are too poor to earn money for the king.
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