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ខ្មែរ
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ខ្មែរ
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kmê
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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
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Noun
Khmer, Cambodian
Wiktionary
(
ន.
) មនុស្សដែលកើត ឬ នៅក្នុងដែនកម្ពុជា ហើយលុះនៅក្នុងអំណាចច្បាប់ខ្មែរ (
ម. ព.
ខេមរៈ) : ជាតិខ្មែរ ។ ក្នុងសម័យបុរាណព្រេងនាយ សរសេរជា ខ្មេរ ក៏មាន ។
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Videos with ខ្មែរ
Compound Words
ភាសា
ខ្មែរ
Khmer
ភាសាខ្មែរ / Khmer
péaséa kmê
A1
ខ្មែរ
ក្រហម
Khmer Rouge
ខ្មែរក្រហម / Khmer Rouge
kmê grâhâm
A1 - Advanced
Khmer Rouge (Communist Cambodians, esp. the Pol Pot faction)
គុន
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Kickboxing
គុនខ្មែរ / Khmer Kickboxing
gŭn kmê
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.
អក្សរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer script
អក្សរខ្មែរ / Khmer script
'âgsâ kmê
A2 - Advanced
Khmer script
ភ្លេង
ខ្មែរ
Khmer music
ភ្លេងខ្មែរ / Khmer music
pléng kmê
A2 - Advanced
ស្រុក
ខ្មែរ
Cambodia
ស្រុកខ្មែរ / Cambodia
srŭg kmê
B1
Cambodia
កូន
ខ្មែរ
The Khmer
កូនខ្មែរ / The Khmer
gon kmê
B1 - Advanced
the Khmer
ខ្មែរ
យើង
Our Khmer
ខ្មែរយើង / Our Khmer
kmê yeung
B2
our Cambodian people, we Cambodians
ជាតិ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer nation
ជាតិខ្មែរ / Khmer nation
jéad kmê
B2
Cambodian nation; Cambodian nationality
ជា
ខ្មែរ
In Khmer
ជាខ្មែរ / In Khmer
jéa kmê
B2 - Advanced
in the Cambodian language
ខ្មែរ
ដើម
Original Khmer
ខ្មែរដើម / Original Khmer
kmê daeum
C1
native Cambodian, Cambodian by birth
ខ្មែរ
លើ
Khmer Leu
ខ្មែរលើ / Khmer Leu
kmê leu
C1
Khmer Loeu (highland minority groups)
ប្រទេស
ខ្មែរ
Cambodia
ប្រទេសខ្មែរ / Cambodia
brâdéh kmê
C1
Cambodia
គ្រូ
ខ្មែរ
Practitioner of Tradition
គ្រូខ្មែរ / Practitioner of Tradition
gru kmê
C1
practitioner of traditional rituals, sorcerer
ស្គរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Drum
ស្គរខ្មែរ / Khmer Drum
sgô kmê
C1
goblet drum (kind of drum made of clay with one end covered with snake skin)
នគរ
ខ្មែរ
Khmer kingdom
នគរខ្មែរ / Khmer kingdom
nôgô kmê
C1
the Khmer kingdom / state
ទ្រ
ខ្មែរ
3 String Fiddle
ទ្រខ្មែរ / 3 String Fiddle
d kmê
C1
three-stringed fiddle
វង់ភ្លេង
ខ្មែរ
Khmer Orchestra
វង់ភ្លេងខ្មែរ / Khmer Orchestra
vông pléng kmê
C1
Cambodian orchestra (consisting of one or two drums, a tro, a guitar, and some flutes)
ខ្មែរ
នគរវត្ត
Khmer Nokor Wat
ខ្មែរនគរវត្ត / Khmer Nokor Wat
kmê nôgôrôwôd
C2
pure Cambodian (generally thought to be tall, dark complexioned, with wavy hair); Cambodian from Siem Reap Province
ខ្មែរ
ឥស្សរៈ
Khmer Issarak
ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ / Khmer Issarak
kmê ĕsâr
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
kmê
Cambodian
ឆ្ងាញ់ / Delicious
0/1842
Essential
to be delicious, tasty; delightful.
ឆ្ងាញ់
chngany
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
gâmbŭng
Is
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
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
kmê
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 pôgd
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
kmê
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?
អ្នករៀន / Student
0/8402
A2
អ្នក,រៀន
អ្នករៀន
neăg riĕn
Student
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
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?
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
kmê
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
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
kmê
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
kmê
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
kmê
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
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
kmê
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?
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
kmê
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
héd pâl
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
kmê
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
kmê
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
kmê
Cambodian
Khmer New Year
ល្បែង / Games
0/1488
B1
game, pastime, amusement, playing; gambling
ល្បែង
lbêng
Games
ប្រពៃណី / Tradition
0/903
B1
tradition, custom
ប្រពៃណី
brâbeyni
Tradition
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
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
kmê
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
kmê
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
kê 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
kmê
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
kmê
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?
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
jâng
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
kmê
Cambodian
I want to learn 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
kmê
Cambodian
We like 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
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
kmê
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
'âd
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
kmê
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
kmê
Cambodian
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'âd
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
gâmbŭng
Is
រៀន / To Learn
213/363
Starter
to study, practice.
រៀន
riĕn
To Learn
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
មែនទេ / Really
0/5442
A1
? is it so? right?
មែន,ទេ
មែនទេ
mên dé
Really
?
Are you learning Khmer?
ហេតុ / Reason
0/402
A1 - Advanced
reason, cause, motive, matter; source, origin; method.
ហេតុ
héd
Reason
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
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
kmê
Cambodian
?
Why do you learn 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 bângriĕn
Teacher
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
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
kmê
Cambodian
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
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
kmê
Cambodian
មួយម៉ោង / An hour
0/3618
C1
មួយម៉ោង
muŏyômaông
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
kmê
Cambodian
បីដង / Thrice
0/0
B2
បី,ដង
បីដង
bei dâng
Thrice
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
សប្តាហ៍ / Week
0/0
Starter
week , seven day period
សប្តាហ៍
sâbda
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
brâjéa jôn
People
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
មែនទេ / Really
0/5442
A1
? is it so? right?
មែន,ទេ
មែនទេ
mên 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
kmê
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
pŏndê
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
kmê
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
jâng nĭyéay
Indicate
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
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
brarâb
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
kmê
Cambodian
ប្រពៃណី / Tradition
0/903
B1
tradition, custom
ប្រពៃណី
brâbeyni
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 gândal
Half/Halfway
ខែមេសា / April
0/0
B1
ខែ,មេសា
ខែមេសា
kê mésa
April
។
We celebrate Khmer New Year in mid-April.
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
kmê
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?
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
kmê
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
♫
សំឡេង / Voice
183/669
A1
voice, sound; vote (esp. a voice vote)
សំឡេង
sâmléng
Voice
ខ្លុយ / Flute
0/8661
B2
(seven-holed) flute
ខ្លុយ
klŏy
Flute
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
♫
♫ Khmer Flute Instrumental ♫
អនុស្សាវរីយ / Memories
0/2753
B1 - Advanced
souvenir, keepsake, remembrance, recollection; memorial
អនុស្សាវរីយ
'nŭsawôriy
Memories
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
គ្រប់ / Every
0/182
A1
all of, every.
គ្រប់
grôb
Every
ជាតិសាសន៍ / Nationality
0/2944
B2
race
ជាតិ,សាសន៍
ជាតិសាសន៍
jéad sah
Nationality
We hope every nationality has a great experience in Cambodia
សមជា / Obviously
0/8413
C1
undoubtedly, evidently, obviously
សម,ជា
សមជា
sâm jéa
Obviously
នារី / Young Lady
0/751
A1 - Advanced
girl, young (unmarried) woman
នារី
néari
Young Lady
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
Suitable for Khmer women
ចប់ / Finish
0/1319
A1 - Advanced
to finish, cease, complete, end, conclude.
ចប់
jâb
Finish
ចូលឆ្នាំ / new year
0/3595
A2 - Advanced
new year
ចូល,ឆ្នាំ
ចូលឆ្នាំ
jol chnăm
new year
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
មើលថែ / Look After
0/0
B1
មើល,ថែ
មើលថែ
meul tê
Look After
ប្រពន្ធកូន / Wife and children
0/6077
B1
ប្រពន្ធ,កូន
ប្រពន្ធកូន
brâbôn gon
Wife and children
ដូចដើម / As before
0/7630
C1
as before, as earlier; like new, as it was
ដូច,ដើម
ដូចដើម
doj daeum
As before
End of Khmer New Year, take care of your wife and children as before
ចូលឆ្នាំ / new year
0/3595
A2 - Advanced
new year
ចូល,ឆ្នាំ
ចូលឆ្នាំ
jol chnăm
new year
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
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
'n
Dear
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
មុខស្រពោន / Sad face
0/14149
C2
sorrowful appearance
មុខ,ស្រពោន
មុខស្រពោន
mŭk srôboŭn
Sad face
It's new year, please don't look so gloomy
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
ញ៉ាំ / Eat
0/984
Essential
to eat, drink, consume (informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders).
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
នំបញ្ចុក / Khmer Noodle Soup
0/6706
A2
kind of vermicelli-like noodle made of rice flour (it is usually served in coiled masses with sauce and fresh vegetables)
នំ,បញ្ចុក
នំបញ្ចុក
num bânyjŏg
Khmer Noodle Soup
សម្ល / Stew
0/1101
A2
soup, stew
សម្ល
sâmlô
Stew
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
នៅផ្ទះ / At home
0/1797
A2
at home
នៅ,ផ្ទះ
នៅផ្ទះ
nŏu pdeăh
At home
បូផា។
I like to eat khmer noodle at Bopha’s house.
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
ញ៉ាំ / Eat
0/984
Essential
to eat, drink, consume (informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders).
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
អាម៉ុកត្រី / Fish Amok
0/0
A1
A Khmer steamed fish curry (amok) with a mousse-like consistency, one of Cambodia's national dishes. Goby fish, snakehead fish or catfish fillets are rubbed with kroeung mixed with coconut cream or coconut milk and eggs and steamed in a banana leaf container with great morinda leaves at the bottom for 20 to 30 minutes. Served hot and eaten with steamed rice.
អាម៉ុក,ត្រី
អាម៉ុកត្រី
'amŏgâdrei
Fish Amok
សម្លកកូរ / Stirring Soup
0/0
A1 - Advanced
Traditional Cambodian stirring pot soup, one of Cambodia's national dishes. It consists of green kroeung, prahok, roasted ground rice, catfish, pork or chicken, vegetables, fruits and herbs.
សម្ល,កកូរ
សម្លកកូរ
sâmlô gâ go
Stirring Soup
សម្លប្រហើរ / Lemongrass Fish Soup
0/0
A1 - Advanced
A fish soup flavored with prahok and a kroeung made from lemongrass, turmeric, fingerroot and garlic. The primary vegetables included in the stew are kabocha, taro and various mushrooms. Other local vegetables are added according to taste and availability.
សម្ល,ប្រហើរ
សម្លប្រហើរ
sâmlô brâhaeu
Lemongrass Fish Soup
សម្លម្ជូរ / Sour Soup
0/6138
A1 - Advanced
sour soup (made with sour spices, vegetables and meat)
សម្ល,ម្ជូរ
សម្លម្ជូរ
sâmlô mju
Sour Soup
គ្រឿង / Device
0/230
A2 - Advanced
equipment, tool, implement; mechanism, device, apparatus; component, accessory; thing; ingredient, supplies / parts (for building something, e.g. a house); spice, seasoning
គ្រឿង
grœăng
Device
ប្រហុក / Fish Paste
0/3137
A2 - Advanced
fish paste (very salty paste made by fermenting salted fish in earthenware jugs)
ប្រហុក
brâhŏg
Fish Paste
គ្រឿង / Device
0/230
A2 - Advanced
equipment, tool, implement; mechanism, device, apparatus; component, accessory; thing; ingredient, supplies / parts (for building something, e.g. a house); spice, seasoning
គ្រឿង
grœăng
Device
សម្លម្ជូរ / Sour Soup
0/6138
A1 - Advanced
sour soup (made with sour spices, vegetables and meat)
សម្ល,ម្ជូរ
សម្លម្ជូរ
sâmlô mju
Sour Soup
ព្រលឹត / Water Lily
0/4701
B1
kind of water lily with a long, edible stalk (Nymphaea lotus)
ព្រលឹត
brôlœ̆d
Water Lily
ទឹកគ្រឿង / Thick Fish Sauce
0/6625
B1 - Advanced
kind of thick fish sauce
ទឹក,គ្រឿង
ទឹកគ្រឿង
dœ̆g grœăng
Thick Fish Sauce
នំបញ្ចុក / Khmer Noodle Soup
0/6706
A2
kind of vermicelli-like noodle made of rice flour (it is usually served in coiled masses with sauce and fresh vegetables)
នំ,បញ្ចុក
នំបញ្ចុក
num bânyjŏg
Khmer Noodle Soup
សម្ល / Stew
0/1101
A2
soup, stew
សម្ល
sâmlô
Stew
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
nĭng
And
នំបញ្ចុកសម្លការី / Khmer Noodle Curry Soup
0/0
A2 - Advanced
A rice noodle dish eaten with a Khmer curry soup. The curry may be yellow (turmeric soup base) or red (chili curry soup base) depending on the type of soup created and generally include chicken (including legs) or beef, potatoes, onions, and carrots.
នំបញ្ចុក,សម្ល,ការី
នំបញ្ចុកសម្លការី
num bânyjŏg sâmlô garei
Khmer Noodle Curry Soup
។
I like to eat fish amok, korko soup, proher soup, m’ju kreung soup, prohok kreung, m’ju prolet soup, terk kreung, khmer noodle, and curry noodle.
Uh
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chéam
Blood
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
inside me
UH UH, I GOT KHMER BLOOD INSIDE ME
ព្រោះ / Because
0/142
Starter - Advanced
because, since
ព្រោះ
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
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chéam
Blood
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
តាម / Follow
76/41
Starter - Advanced
to follow, pursue; to agree, go along; to take after (someone); to imitate (someone).
តាម
dam
Follow
ថែរក្សា / Take Care Of
0/1634
B1
to take care of, preserve
ថែ,រក្សា
ថែរក្សា
tê rôgsa
Take Care Of
BECAUSE I GOT KHMER BLOOD IN MY VEINS TO PROTECT ME
ចប / Hoe/Shovel
0/5902
B2 - Advanced
generic term for hoe-like digging instruments, spade, shovel
ចប
jâb
Hoe/Shovel
បន្តក់ / Drops
0/10345
C2
a diacritical mark (់) placed over a final consonant of a syllable to indicate that the preceding vowel is shortened (in syllables with no written vowel, it indicates that the inherent vowel is pronounced as ɑ following an A-Series consonant and as ʊə or [u] (before a labial consonant) following an O-Series consonant; in syllables containing the vowel a it indicates that the a is pronounced as [a] following an A-Series consonant and as oa or ea (before a velar consonant) following an O-Series consonant)
បន្តក់
bândâg
Drops
ល្មម / Enough/Sufficient
0/1930
A2 - Advanced
to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate; worthy.
ល្មម
lmôm
Enough/Sufficient
ចេះ / Know
0/357
Essential
(a) to know (how to do something) be able to (b) to be used to, accustomed to; to keep on doing something; constantly, always, incessantly
ចេះ
jéh
Know
អាន / Read
63/681
Starter
to read (aloud), pronounce
អាន
'n
Read
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
E-N-D, you should learn to read the language
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