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ខ្មែរ
Cambodian
ខ្មែរ
Transliteration
kmae
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Essential
IPA
/kʰmae/
GD
khmae
ខ្មែរ Meaning in English
Khmer
Cambodian
Khmer Person
Definitions
Adjective
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
Headley
Noun
Khmer, Cambodian (person)
Headley
Noun
Khmer person
Wiktionary
Noun
Khmer, Cambodian
Wiktionary
(
ន.
) មនុស្សដែលកើត ឬ នៅក្នុងដែនកម្ពុជា ហើយលុះនៅក្នុងអំណាចច្បាប់ខ្មែរ (
ម. ព.
ខេមរៈ) : ជាតិខ្មែរ ។ ក្នុងសម័យបុរាណព្រេងនាយ សរសេរជា ខ្មេរ ក៏មាន ។
Chuon Nath
Compound Words
ភាសា
ខ្មែរ
Khmer
ភាសាខ្មែរ / Khmer
péasa kmae
A1
ខ្មែរ
ក្រហម
Khmer Rouge
ខ្មែរក្រហម / Khmer Rouge
kmae grɑ̆hɑm
A1 - Advanced
Khmer Rouge (Communist Cambodians, esp. the Pol Pot faction)
គុន
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Kickboxing
គុនខ្មែរ / Khmer Kickboxing
gŭn kmae
A1 - Advanced
A combat sport that originated in Cambodia. The sport consists of stand up striking and clinch fighting where the objective is to knock an opponent out, force a technical knockout, or win a match by points.
ភ្លេង
ខ្មែរ
Khmer music
ភ្លេងខ្មែរ / Khmer music
pléng kmae
A2 - Advanced
អក្សរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer script
អក្សរខ្មែរ / Khmer script
'ɑ̆gsɑ kmae
A2 - Advanced
Khmer script
ស្រុក
ខ្មែរ
Cambodia
ស្រុកខ្មែរ / Cambodia
srŏg kmae
B1
Cambodia
កូន
ខ្មែរ
The Khmer
កូនខ្មែរ / The Khmer
gon kmae
B1 - Advanced
the Khmer
ខ្មែរ
យើង
Our Khmer
ខ្មែរយើង / Our Khmer
kmae yeung
B2
our Cambodian people, we Cambodians
ជាតិ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer nation
ជាតិខ្មែរ / Khmer nation
jéad kmae
B2
Cambodian nation; Cambodian nationality
ជា
ខ្មែរ
In Khmer
ជាខ្មែរ / In Khmer
jéa kmae
B2 - Advanced
in the Cambodian language
ខ្មែរ
ដើម
Original Khmer
ខ្មែរដើម / Original Khmer
kmae daeum
C1
native Cambodian, Cambodian by birth
ខ្មែរ
លើ
Khmer Leu
ខ្មែរលើ / Khmer Leu
kmae leu
C1
Khmer Loeu (highland minority groups)
ស្គរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Drum
ស្គរខ្មែរ / Khmer Drum
sgɔ kmae
C1
goblet drum (kind of drum made of clay with one end covered with snake skin)
ប្រទេស
ខ្មែរ
Cambodia
ប្រទេសខ្មែរ / Cambodia
brɑ déh kmae
C1
Cambodia
នគរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer kingdom
នគរខ្មែរ / Khmer kingdom
nɔ̆gɔ kmae
C1
the Khmer kingdom / state
ទ្រ
ខ្មែរ
3 String Fiddle
ទ្រខ្មែរ / 3 String Fiddle
drɔ kmae
C1
three-stringed fiddle
វង់ភ្លេង
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Orchestra
វង់ភ្លេងខ្មែរ / Khmer Orchestra
vuŏng pléng kmae
C1
Cambodian orchestra (consisting of one or two drums, a tro, a guitar, and some flutes)
គ្រូ
ខ្មែរ
Practitioner of Tradition
គ្រូខ្មែរ / Practitioner of Tradition
gru kmae
C1
practitioner of traditional rituals, sorcerer
ខ្មែរ
ចូលជាតិ
Khmer nationality
ខ្មែរចូលជាតិ / Khmer nationality
kmae jol jéad
C2
naturalized Cambodian
ខ្មែរ
ឥស្សរៈ
Khmer Issarak
ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ / Khmer Issarak
kmae ĕsɑra'
C2
Khmer Issarak (an anti-French Cambodian resistance movement active in the 1940s and 1950s)
Possible Synonyms
កម្ពោជិក
Cambodian
កម្ពោជិក / Cambodian
Essential
ខេមរ
Khmer
ខេមរ / Khmer
Essential
ខេមរៈ
Cambodian
ខេមរៈ / Cambodian
Essential
ខ្មើរ
Khmer
ខ្មើរ / Khmer
Essential
ខ្មូរ
Khmer
ខ្មូរ / Khmer
Essential
ភាសាខ្មែរ
Khmer
ភាសាខ្មែរ / Khmer
Essential
Etymology
Thai - Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmeer, “Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group”) (first attested in c. 578). Cognate with เขมร (kà-měen).
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Sentences with ខ្មែរ
ម្ហូប / Food
0/805
Essential
food, meal
ម្ហូប
mhob
Food
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ឆ្ងាញ់ / Delicious
0/1842
Essential
to be delicious, tasty; delightful.
ឆ្ងាញ់
chngăn
Delicious
Khmer food is delicious
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
កំពុង / Is
0/67
Starter - Advanced
marking present continuous / progressive action, to be (in the process of) VERB+ing; (with ADJ) to be currently ADJ
កំពុង
gɑmbŭng
Is
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
I'm learning Khmer
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ជាមួយ / With
0/62
Starter - Advanced
with, along with
ជា,មួយ
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
មិត្តភក្តិ / Friend
257/1063
Essential
Someone close to you
មិត្ត,ភក្តិ
មិត្តភក្តិ
mĭd peăgd
Friend
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
I learn Khmer with my friends
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
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoăl
Know
ម្ហូប / Food
0/805
Essential
food, meal
ម្ហូប
mhob
Food
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
?
Do you know Khmer food?
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
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jol jĕd
Like
អាហារ / Food
216/243
A1
food, food product, victuals
អាហារ
'aha
Food
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
?
Do you like Khmer food?
ការ / Job
0/2
A1
work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'
ការ
ga
Job
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ស្រួល / Easy
0/918
Starter - Advanced
to be easy, simple, proper; healthy, comfortable, pleasant; nice; carefree; without any complications.
ស្រួល
sruŏl
Easy
Learning Khmer is easy
អ្នករៀន / Student
0/8402
A2
អ្នក,រៀន
អ្នករៀន
neăg riĕn
Student
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
ណា / Where
0/80
Essential
(in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere
ណា
na
Where
?
Where are you learning Khmer?
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
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to
អាច
'aj
Can
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
បានទេ / Possible?
0/1388
A1
? (Is that) OK? (is that) possible?
បាន,ទេ
បានទេ
ban dé
Possible?
?
Can you speak Khmer?
ការ / Job
0/2
A1
work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'
ការ
ga
Job
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ពិបាក / Difficult
0/727
A1
to be difficult; to be sad, poor, miserable.
ពិបាក
bĭbag
Difficult
Learning Khmer is difficult
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
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
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
ធ្វើការ / Works
0/227
Starter - Advanced
to work, do a job
ធ្វើ,ការ
ធ្វើការ
tweu ga
Works
I learned Khmer and I went to work
បាទ / Yes
394/2840
Essential
yes (used by men); (often merely a polite word of acknowledgment, especially at the beginning of a sentence).
បាទ
bad
Yes
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
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to
អាច
'aj
Can
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
តិចៗ / Faint/Smidgen Smidgin
0/3788
A1 - Advanced
softly, carefully; easy does it; little by little
តិចៗ
dĕj
Faint/Smidgen Smidgin
Yes I can speak Khmer softly
នេះ / Here/This
29/8
Essential
this, these; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something nearby in time or space
នេះ
néh
Here/This
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
ហេតុផល / Reason
0/1821
A1 - Advanced
reason; cause, consequence, motivation; justification
ហេតុ,ផល
ហេតុផល
heid pɑl
Reason
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
This is why I study Khmer
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
ព្យាយាម / Endeavor
89/403
A1
to persist; to persevere; to try hard.
ព្យាយាម
bjéayéam
Endeavor
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
រាល់ថ្ងៃ / Every day
0/2608
A2 - Advanced
every day
រាល់,ថ្ងៃ
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
roăl tngai
Every day
I try to learn Khmer every day
ពិធី / Ceremony
0/468
A2 - Advanced
ceremony, celebration, ritual; occasion; process, method, way; traditions, customary rules
ពិធី
bĭti
Ceremony
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ / New Year
0/3866
B1
Cambodian New Year's celebration
បុណ្យ,ចូលឆ្នាំ
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ
bŏn jol chnăm
New Year
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
Khmer New Year
ល្បែង / Games
0/1488
B1
game, pastime, amusement, playing; gambling
ល្បែង
lbaeng
Games
ប្រពៃណី / Tradition
0/903
B1
tradition, custom
ប្រពៃណី
brɑ̆beyni
Tradition
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
Khmer traditional games
អ្នករៀន / Student
0/8402
A2
អ្នក,រៀន
អ្នករៀន
neăg riĕn
Student
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
អាយុ / Age
675/216
Essential
age; life.
អាយុ
'ayŭ'
Age
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
ប៉ុន្មាន / How Much
0/412
Starter
how much, how many.
ប៉ុន្មាន
pŏnman
How Much
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
?
Khmer Learner: How long?
រាល់ / Every
0/431
A1
each / every / all (in sequence)
រាល់
roăl
Every
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
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ធ្វើពិធី / Celebrate
0/4571
B2 - Advanced
to perform a ceremony
ធ្វើ,ពិធី
ធ្វើពិធី
tweu bĭti
Celebrate
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ / New Year
0/3866
B1
Cambodian New Year's celebration
បុណ្យ,ចូលឆ្នាំ
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ
bŏn jol chnăm
New Year
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
ខែមេសា / April
0/0
B1
ខែ,មេសា
ខែមេសា
kae mésa
April
Every year, we celebrate Khmer New Year in April
គាត់ / He
0/110
Essential
he / him / his, she / her; they / them / their (formal / polite 3rd person pronoun); you / your (intimate)
គាត់
goăd
He
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
He learns Khmer
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
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
?
Do you speak Khmer?
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jol jĕd
Like
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
We like learning Khmer
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
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
I want to learn Khmer
ហេតុអ្វី / Why
0/1916
A1
why, for what reason, why, for that reason
ហេតុ,អ្វី
ហេតុអ្វី
heid 'wi
Why
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
?
Why do you learn Khmer?
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
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
បានទេ / Possible?
0/1388
A1
? (Is that) OK? (is that) possible?
បាន,ទេ
បានទេ
ban dé
Possible?
?
Can you speak Khmer?
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
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'ɑ̆d
No
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
I don't speak Khmer
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
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'ɑ̆d
No
បានទេ / Possible?
0/1388
A1
? (Is that) OK? (is that) possible?
បាន,ទេ
បានទេ
ban dé
Possible?
I can't speak Khmer
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
កំពុង / Is
0/67
Starter - Advanced
marking present continuous / progressive action, to be (in the process of) VERB+ing; (with ADJ) to be currently ADJ
កំពុង
gɑmbŭng
Is
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
មែនទេ / Really
0/5442
A1
? is it so? right?
មែន,ទេ
មែនទេ
mɛn dé
Really
?
Are you learning Khmer?
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
ធ្វើការ / Works
0/227
Starter - Advanced
to work, do a job
ធ្វើ,ការ
ធ្វើការ
tweu ga
Works
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
គ្រូបង្រៀន / Teacher
0/2166
Starter - Advanced
teacher, instructor
គ្រូ,បង្រៀន
គ្រូបង្រៀន
gru bɑ̆ngriĕn
Teacher
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
I work as a Khmer teacher
ការ / Job
0/2
A1
work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'
ការ
ga
Job
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gʉ
Is
ងាយស្រួល / Easy
0/1004
A1
to be easy (e.g. to do / use)
ងាយ,ស្រួល
ងាយស្រួល
ngéay sruŏl
Easy
Learning Khmer is easy
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
មួយម៉ោង / An hour
0/3618
C1
មួយម៉ោង
muŏyɔmaông
An hour
I learn Khmer for one hour
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
បីដង / Thrice
0/0
B2
បី,ដង
បីដង
bei dɑng
Thrice
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
សប្តាហ៍ / Week
0/0
Starter
week , seven day period
សប្តាហ៍
sɑ̆bda
Week
I study Khmer three times a week
ពួកគេ / They
161/78
Essential
they
ពួក,គេ
ពួកគេ
buŏg gé
They
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
ប្រជាជន / People
0/183
A2 - Advanced
the people, the masses, population
ប្រជា,ជន
ប្រជាជន
brɑ̆jéa jɔn
People
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
មែនទេ / Really
0/5442
A1
? is it so? right?
មែន,ទេ
មែនទេ
mɛn dé
Really
?
These are Khmer people, right?
ការ / Job
0/2
A1
work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'
ការ
ga
Job
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ពិបាក / Difficult
0/727
A1
to be difficult; to be sad, poor, miserable.
ពិបាក
bĭbag
Difficult
ប៉ុន្តែ / But
0/144
Starter - Advanced
but, however
ប៉ុន្តែ
pŏndae
But
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
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jol jĕd
Like
វា / It/Them
25/44
Starter - Advanced
(of animals, things, or very young children) it; (familiar or contemptuous) he / him / his; she / her; they / them / their
វា
véa
It/Them
Learning Khmer is hard but I like it
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
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ពីព្រោះ / Because
0/470
A2 - Advanced
since, because; because of, on account of, by reason of
ពី,ព្រោះ
ពីព្រោះ
bi brŏăh
Because
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
ចង់និយាយ / Indicate
0/4856
C1
to mean, indicate (calque from the Fr. vouloir dire)
ចង់,និយាយ
ចង់និយាយ
jɑ̆ng nĭyéay
Indicate
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
I learn Khmer because I want to speak Khmer
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ប្រារព្ធ / Celebrate
0/1375
A2 - Advanced
to initiate, organize, begin, prepare; to think of, create, formulate; to celebrate, perform, make an opening address; to consider, think something over, wonder about.
ប្រារព្ធ
brarɑ
Celebrate
ពិធី / Ceremony
0/468
A2 - Advanced
ceremony, celebration, ritual; occasion; process, method, way; traditions, customary rules
ពិធី
bĭti
Ceremony
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ / New Year
0/3866
B1
Cambodian New Year's celebration
បុណ្យ,ចូលឆ្នាំ
បុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំ
bŏn jol chnăm
New Year
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ប្រពៃណី / Tradition
0/903
B1
tradition, custom
ប្រពៃណី
brɑ̆beyni
Tradition
ជាតិ / National
0/82
A2
race; nationality; nation.
ជាតិ
jéad
National
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
ពាក់កណ្តាល / Half/Halfway
0/3174
B1 - Advanced
center, half (of), halfway through
ពាក់,កណ្តាល
ពាក់កណ្តាល
beăg gɑ̆ndal
Half/Halfway
ខែមេសា / April
0/0
B1
ខែ,មេសា
ខែមេសា
kae mésa
April
។
We celebrate Khmer New Year in mid-April.
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ៗ
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
Khmer land can never be divided,
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chéam
Blood
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
នៅក្នុង / In
34/0
Starter - Advanced
among
នៅ,ក្នុង
នៅក្នុង
nŏu gnŏng
In
សរសៃ / Thread
0/1594
A2 - Advanced
thread, filament, string, fiber; tendon; blood vessel; nerve; vein (of a mineral).
សរសៃ
sɑ̆sai
Thread
ទុកជា / Classic
0/4045
B1 - Advanced
to keep for, keep as; to serve / consider as, be considered as; even if, though, although
ទុក,ជា
ទុកជា
dŭg jéa
Classic
រនាំង / Gate
0/6634
C1
curtain, screen, shade; blind, sliding shutter
រនាំង
rɔ̆neăng
Gate
ពាំង / Pond
0/8514
C1
to block, shield, screen, stand in the way; to ward off
ពាំង
beăng
Pond
គ្រាប់ / Seed/Pill
0/528
A2
grain, pit, seed; pill, tablet; bullet, projectile, bomb
គ្រាប់
groăb
Seed/Pill
Khmer blood in our veins, shields against bullets
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
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to
អាច
'aj
Can
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
I can speak Khmer
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
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to
អាច
'aj
Can
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
I can speak Khmer
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
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jol jĕd
Like
ញ៉ាំ / Eat
0/984
Essential
to eat, drink, consume (informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders).
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
អាហារ / Food
216/243
A1
food, food product, victuals
អាហារ
'aha
Food
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
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
?
Do you like to eat Khmer food?
បើសិន / Supposing
0/0
B1
បើ,សិន
បើសិន
baeu sĕn
Supposing
ញ៉ាំ / Eat
0/984
Essential
to eat, drink, consume (informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders).
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
ម្ហូប / Food
0/805
Essential
food, meal
ម្ហូប
mhob
Food
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
drow
Must
If you eat Khmer food,
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
គ្មាន / Without
184/177
Starter - Advanced
not to have; there is / are not.
គ្មាន
gméan
Without
ចិត្តបំពាន / Bad Faith
0/0
C2
bad faith
ចិត្ត,បំពាន
ចិត្តបំពាន
jĕd bɑmbéan
Bad Faith
អ្នកណា / Who
0/1656
Starter
who, whom; someone, anyone
អ្នក,ណា
អ្នកណា
neăg na
Who
Khmer people have no intention of violating anyone.
វីរភាព / heroism; patriotism
0/7426
C1
heroism; patriotism
វីរ,ភាព
វីរភាព
vi péab
heroism; patriotism
ទ័ព / Troops
0/1419
B1
army, armed forces, troops
ទ័ព
déab
Troops
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ខ្លាំង / Strong
662/131
Starter
strong, robust firm
ខ្លាំង
klăng
Strong
The heroic Khmer army is strong.
ទឹកដី / Territory
0/820
B1
land, territory
ទឹក,ដី
ទឹកដី
dʉ̆g dei
Territory
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
អាចបែងចែក / Divisible
0/0
C2
អាច,បែងចែក
អាចបែងចែក
'aj baeng jaeg
Divisible
Khmer territory cannot be divided.
បើសិន / Supposing
0/0
B1
បើ,សិន
បើសិន
baeu sĕn
Supposing
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ឈ្លានពាន / Aggress/Intrude
0/5567
C1
to be aggressive; dangerous, harmful, destructive
ឈ្លាន,ពាន
ឈ្លានពាន
chléan béan
Aggress/Intrude
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
If you want to conquer Khmer land
កំទេច / Crush
0/12661
C2
to break up, crush, pulverize; to demolish, destroy, annihilate; to kill.
កំទេច
gɑmdéj
Crush
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
រាប / Flat
0/2714
B1 - Advanced
to be flat, level, even, smooth
រាប
réab
Flat
ចេញពី / Vacate
0/675
A1 - Advanced
to get out of, leave; to come from, be produced from
ចេញ,ពី
ចេញពី
jein bi
Vacate
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
Destroyed from the Khmer land
ទ័ព / Troops
0/1419
B1
army, armed forces, troops
ទ័ព
déab
Troops
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmae
Cambodian
ពលី / Sacrifice
0/10777
C1
offering, contribution; tribute; sacrifice.
ពលី
bɔ̆li
Sacrifice
ប្តូរផ្តាច់ / Switch off
0/9922
C2
to act resolutely, resolve to, be determined to, to firmly decide to
ប្តូរ,ផ្តាច់
ប្តូរផ្តាច់
bdo pdăj
Switch off
យកជ័យ / Victory
0/8067
B2 - Advanced
to strive for victory; to win
យក,ជ័យ
យកជ័យ
yɔg jeăy
Victory
Khmer army sacrifices to win victory
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