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តែថា
But that
តែថា
Transliteration
dê ta
B2 - Advanced
IPA
/tae tʰaː/
GD
tae tha
តែថា Meaning in English
Definitions
let's say that ...
Headley
Stems
តែ
But
តែ / But
A1
only, just
ថា
That/Say
ថា / That/Say
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
Compound Words
ចេះ
តែថា
Vain Talk
ចេះតែថា / Vain Talk
jéh dê ta
C2
to talk about silly things
ហ៊ាន
តែថា
Dare to say
ហ៊ានតែថា / Dare to say
héan dêta
C2
to dare to
មាត់
តែថា
Word of mouth
មាត់តែថា / Word of mouth
moăd dêta
C2
all words but no deeds, in word only, insincere(ly)
Sentences with តែថា
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
ខ្ចី / Fresh/Borrow
0/1271
B1
to be fresh, green.
ខ្ចី
kjei
Fresh/Borrow
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
Is
ត្រូវតែ / Must
0/695
A2
have to, must, should, ought to
ត្រូវ,តែ
ត្រូវតែ
drow dê
Must
សង / Repay
0/835
A2
to repay, pay back (e.g. a debt), return (something, e.g. money); to pay (for damage or injury), reimburse; to respond (e.g. to abuse); to flow back.
សង
sâng
Repay
But that loan is to be repaid
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
!
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
គ្រាន់ / Sufficient
0/510
A2
to be sufficient, enough; satisfactory.
គ្រាន់
groăn
Sufficient
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
Yes! I just said
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
មិនបាន / Did Not
0/435
A1
to be unable, impossible
មិន,បាន
មិនបាន
mĭn ban
Did Not
យូរ / Long Time
0/622
A2
to be long (of time); slow; late
យូរ
yu
Long Time
ឡើយ / No
0/145
A1 - Advanced
(not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន )
ឡើយ
laeuy
No
But not for long
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aô
Give
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
ចង់បាន / Want
54/1460
Starter - Advanced
to want to get / have something
ចង់,បាន
ចង់បាន
jâng ban
Want
វាចា / Speech
0/6288
B2 - Advanced
utterance, word(s), speech
វាចា
véaja
Speech
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
brab
Tell
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
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
môg
Come
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
Is
បានតែ / Only
0/2862
B1
only (that)
បាន,តែ
បានតែ
ban dê
Only
ម្តង / Once
0/1747
A2
once, one time; once and for all, definitely; for a change (contraction of មួយដង ) (Surin dial. mnɑɑŋ)
ម្តង
mdâng
Once
As long as you want to tell me, you can do it
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
គ្រាន់ / Sufficient
0/510
A2
to be sufficient, enough; satisfactory.
គ្រាន់
groăn
Sufficient
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
លេង / To Play
58/239
Starter
to play; to do something for fun or pleasure; to act in a play; to joke, flirt; to show off; to deceive; to act rashly.
លេង
léng
To Play
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'm just kidding
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
គេ / Them
0/27
Essential
they / them / their; one, someone; he, him, she, her (formal / polite 3rd person pron.; usually plural but also used impersonally as a 3rd person singular form)
គេ
gé
Them
និស្ស័យ / Desire
0/3968
B1 - Advanced
desire; understanding; something in common, association, relationship; refuge; help; existence; stop, stand; station; rest, relaxation; destiny; character, disposition, trait of character; aptitude
និស្ស័យ
nĭsay
Desire
មិនដល់ / Unequal
0/3460
B2
not to arrive, unable to reach a point (in movement in space or in the thought process); to be less than, inferior to someone or something, not as ... as ...
មិន,ដល់
មិនដល់
mĭn dâl
Unequal
But they do not have the temperament
ទោះបី / Although
0/1466
A2 - Advanced
even, if, although, in case
ទោះ,បី
ទោះបី
dŏăh bei
Although
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
ឯកា / Lonely
0/6796
B1
solitude, loneliness.
ឯកា
êga
Lonely
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
ជីវិត / Life
248/314
A1
life; spirit; lifetime; age, existence, living.
ជីវិត
jiwĭd
Life
រស់ / To Live
0/368
A2
to be alive.
រស់
rôh
To Live
លែង / Release
0/802
A2
to give up; to allow; to let go, release, not to hold; to acquit; to abandon, forsake, leave, divorce; to reveal.
លែង
lêng
Release
ខ្វល់ / Worry
0/2005
B1
to be worried, troubled / concerned (about something); to be involved / mixed up with; to be busy; to be exhausted
ខ្វល់
kwâl
Worry
Even though I'm lonely, I no longer care about life
និយាយទៅ / To say
0/4221
A2 - Advanced
និយាយ,ទៅ
និយាយទៅ
nĭyéay dŏu
To say
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
ឡូយ / Arrongant
0/3964
B1 - Advanced
to be arrogant, haughty, insolent; conceited
ឡូយ
loy
Arrongant
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dê
Likewise
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aô
Give
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
នៅមុខ / In front
0/2573
A2
in the presence of, in front of
នៅ,មុខ
នៅមុខ
nŏu mŭk
In front
នារី / Young Lady
0/751
A1 - Advanced
girl, young (unmarried) woman
នារី
néari
Young Lady
!
Well, I like to be drippin’ whenever girls around
អូ / Oh
0/376
A1 - Advanced
Oh, aha exclamation expressing a sudden realization or a loss of doubt
អូ
'o
Oh
អូយ / Ouch
0/0
C2
exclamation of pain, ouch
អូយ
'oy
Ouch
យូយ / Hey
0/13344
C2
hey, watch out (as a warning of close danger or signal of alarm)
យូយ
yuy
Hey
!
ដូចជា / like
164/153
Starter - Advanced
like, just like, as well as, as though, rather, sort of; such as; to be like, to seem (as if)
ដូច,ជា
ដូចជា
doj jéa
like
ខ្លាច / Afraid
917/772
A1
to fear, be afraid; to respect.
ខ្លាច
klaj
Afraid
ខ្លាំងណាស់ / Very Strong
0/0
A1 - Advanced
ខ្លាំង,ណាស់
ខ្លាំងណាស់
klăng nah
Very Strong
លឺ / You
0/5409
C2
you / your (speaking to a Chinese)
លឺ
lœ
You
សូរ / Sound
0/2470
B1
noise, sound; voice
សូរ
so
Sound
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
បាញ់ / Shoot
0/625
A2 - Advanced
to shoot (a gun or bow), fire (a weapon) at; to kill by shooting; to hunt; to strike (of lightning); to spin the kind of dice called អាប៉ោង់ to squirt, spray; to direct (e.g. one's attention)
បាញ់
bany
Shoot
ចុះ / Descend
196/157
A1 - Advanced
to move downwards, descend, go down, get down, dismount; get off / out of; to go downstream; (of rain) to fall; (of fog / mist) to appear; to flow, run; to decrease, diminish; to submit, give up, comply.
ចុះ
jŏh
Descend
ឯណា / Where
0/3013
A2 - Advanced
where; somewhere; anywhere
ឯ,ណា
ឯណា
ê na
Where
កាំភ្លើង / Gun
840/1499
A2 - Advanced
firearm, gun
កាំ,ភ្លើង
កាំភ្លើង
găm pleung
Gun
?
OUYYY! HE SOUNDS AGGRESSIVE, HEARD HE WANNA SHOOT, I ASKED HIM WHERE’S HIS G U N
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
មិនចេះ / Don't Know How To
0/0
A1 - Advanced
មិន,ចេះ
មិនចេះ
mĭn jéh
Don't Know How To
ទើប / Next
0/189
A1 - Advanced
(and) then, next, then (and only then), only then; so, consequently
ទើប
deub
Next
លួច / Steal
0/557
A1 - Advanced
to steal; to do something in a sneaky / underhanded manner.
លួច
luŏj
Steal
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
ម្នាក់ឯង / Singly
0/4898
A2
alone, by oneself; living alone, living separately; having arrived alone
ម្នាក់,ឯង
ម្នាក់ឯង
mneăg êng
Singly
But I do not know how to dance alone
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
អស្ច្យា
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
មើល / Watch
269/194
Starter - Advanced
to look at, watch; to read (to oneself); to examine, survey, inspect; to observe; to treat (medically); to care for, take care of; to consider, regard
មើល
meul
Watch
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ឃើញ / See
235/97
A1
to see; to perceive; to understand; to recognize.
ឃើញ
keun
See
ត្រើយ / Shore
0/3847
B2
edge; bank, shore, beach; the other side, the far shore, opposite bank; place of sanctuary, Nirvana
ត្រើយ
draeuy
Shore
I'm not amazing, but I can see you
ចឹង!
តំបន់ / Region
520/72
A1
region, locality, district, section, zone; parcel of land; division, branch; post, point; field, sphere (under the KR regime the country was divided into zones and regions; a region was composed of several zones and a zone was composed of several districts; តំបន់ replaced ខេត្ត )
តំបន់
dâmbân
Region
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
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
Is
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
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
តំបន់ / Region
520/72
A1
region, locality, district, section, zone; parcel of land; division, branch; post, point; field, sphere (under the KR regime the country was divided into zones and regions; a region was composed of several zones and a zone was composed of several districts; តំបន់ replaced ខេត្ត )
តំបន់
dâmbân
Region
ជីផាត
ដដែល / Same
0/552
A2 - Advanced
to be identical, alike, same.
ដដែល
dâdêl
Same
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
គ្រាន់ / Sufficient
0/510
A2
to be sufficient, enough; satisfactory.
គ្រាន់
groăn
Sufficient
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
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
ក្នុងតំបន់ / Domestic
0/0
B2 - Advanced
ក្នុង,តំបន់
ក្នុងតំបន់
gnŏng dâmbân
Domestic
ព្រៃ / Jungle
574/746
A1 - Advanced
jungle, forest, woods, wilderness
ព្រៃ
brey
Jungle
So this area is still in ChiPhat, just that we are in a forest area
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
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
×
២ / 2
0/0
Starter
២
2
)
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ចាំតែ / Wait
0/5649
B2
wait and ...; to be necessary
ចាំ,តែ
ចាំតែ
jăm dê
Wait
មើល / Watch
269/194
Starter - Advanced
to look at, watch; to read (to oneself); to examine, survey, inspect; to observe; to treat (medically); to care for, take care of; to consider, regard
មើល
meul
Watch
ពួក / Group
0/160
A1
group (esp. an informal, ad hoc group), detachment, herd, gathering, association; (with place name) native / resident of ....; squad (of 3 to 5 men); often merely conveys the idea of plurality
ពួក
buŏg
Group
អា / Not
0/263
A2 - Advanced
used preceding nouns or noun phrases giving them a pejorative, derogatory or very familiar meaning. It is commonly used in addressing close friends, persons regarded as inferiors, or young boys. It can also be used before the name of something with which one is annoyed; when preceding the name of a girl, it conveys a notion of endearment; when preceding adjectives, it forms nouns with a notion of disapproval or familiarity.
អា
'a
Not
អ្នកចាំ / Attendant
0/10134
B2 - Advanced
attendant
អ្នក,ចាំ
អ្នកចាំ
neăg jăm
Attendant
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
(talk shit)
- The girl next door is not cold yea
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
បានជួប / Met
0/0
A2
បាន,ជួប
បានជួប
ban juŏb
Met
ព្រះបរមគ្រូ / Master
0/15906
C2
the Greatest Teacher (epithet of the Buddha)
ព្រះ,បរមគ្រូ
ព្រះបរមគ្រូ
breăh bârâmâgru
Master
របស់ព្រះ / Divine
0/0
B1
របស់,ព្រះ
របស់ព្រះ
rôbâh breăh
Divine
នាងនាគ / A Wedding Song
0/14495
C2
ancient Cambodian song usually played during the marriage ceremony
នាង,នាគ
នាងនាគ
néang néag
A Wedding Song
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
Is
ដឹង / Know
189/61
Starter
to know (a fact), be aware of, be familiar with; to understand, comprehend; to notice; to recognize; to accomplish, put into practice
ដឹង
dœ̆ng
Know
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
When he met Preah Koe Sspak, that's would be hard for him.
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
មើលងាយ / Affront/Scoff
0/4279
B2 - Advanced
មើល,ងាយ
មើលងាយ
meul ngéay
Affront/Scoff
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
មើលស្រាល / Look down
0/6441
C1
to look down on
មើល,ស្រាល
មើលស្រាល
meul sréal
Look down
អ្នកចាំ / Attendant
0/10134
B2 - Advanced
attendant
អ្នក,ចាំ
អ្នកចាំ
neăg jăm
Attendant
តែថា / But that
0/8990
B2 - Advanced
let's say that ...
តែ,ថា
តែថា
dê ta
But that
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gâ
Also
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
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
ចាំតែ / Wait
0/5649
B2
wait and ...; to be necessary
ចាំ,តែ
ចាំតែ
jăm dê
Wait
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
ta
That/Say
You despise, you despise, you remember, it still remembers
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