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ធើ
The
ធើ
Transliteration
teu
C1
IPA
/tʰaə/
GD
theu
ធើ Meaning in English
Definitions
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
Headley
Compound Words
ធើ
គ្នា
Together
ធើគ្នា / Together
teu gnéa
C2
to have sexual intercourse
ធើ
ស្រី
Sexual Intercourse
ធើស្រី / Sexual Intercourse
teu sri
C2
to have sexual intercourse with a woman (esp. a prostitute)
ធើ
ធំ
Big
ធើធំ / Big
teu tum
C2
to be important, be a big shot
Possible Synonyms
បណ្តា
The
បណ្តា / The
C1
Sentences with ធើ
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
ត្រូវការ / Need/Want
86/788
A1
to need, require, want; to be necessary, needed, required
ត្រូវ,ការ
ត្រូវការ
drow ga
Need/Want
ប្រើ / Use
155/99
A1
to use; to make use of someone; to order / command (someone to do something); to assign, commission; to send (on an errand); to persuade
ប្រើ
braeu
Use
អ៊ីន
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ណែ / Show
0/2657
B2
to explain, instruct, guide, advise
ណែ
nê
Show
ត
I need to use the internet
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
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
កម្មវិធី / Program
0/208
A1 - Advanced
program, schedule; system
កម្ម,វិធី
កម្មវិធី
gâm vĭti
Program
លើ / On/Over
0/35
Starter - Advanced
to be on, over, above, located on top.
លើ
leu
On/Over
ទូរ / Compare
0/2580
B1 - Advanced
to compare (with / to)
ទូរ
du
Compare
សព្ទ / Vocabulary
0/8823
B2 - Advanced
sound; exclamation, cry, noise, voice; word, term; language
សព្ទ
sâb
Vocabulary
ឬកំព្យូ
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ជាដើម / First of All
0/442
A2
for example; first of all, first and foremost, in first priority
ជា,ដើម
ជាដើម
jéa daeum
First of All
such as programming on the phone or computer.
គ្មាន / Without
184/177
Starter - Advanced
not to have; there is / are not.
គ្មាន
gméan
Without
ខ្សែ / String
0/664
A2
string, cord, rope, wire, line; necklace; band, furrow; current; scroll; tome, volume (esp. of palm-leaf manuscripts); channel
ខ្សែ
ksê
String
រ
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'âd
No
កាប / Cable
0/2507
B2
frame; crucible tongue, cramp-iron
កាប
gab
Cable
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
បាប / Sin
0/2447
B1 - Advanced
sin, evil; harm.
បាប
bab
Sin
វេទនា / Misery
0/3199
B2
misery, terrible suffering; bad emotional experience; feeling / sensation (According to Buddhism, there are five kinds of sensations: 1. សុខវេទនា `comfort, feeling of good health;' 2. ទុក្ខវេទនា `sensation of pain, suffering;' 3. ឧបេក្ខាវេទនា `indifference, feeling of impartiality;' 4. សោមនស្សវេទនា `feeling of happiness;' 5. ទោមនស្សវេទនា `feeling of sadness')
វេទនា
védônéa
Misery
There's No Connection, You Will Get Bullied
អុំ / Paddle/Row/Stroke
0/9392
C1
to winnow rice (to separate the husks from the husked rice by tossing them up from a tray held horizontally and allowing the wind to blow the lighter husks away), sift
អុំ
'om
Paddle/Row/Stroke
សែន / A Hundred Thousand
0/410
Starter - Advanced
100,000 (hundred thousand).
សែន
sên
A Hundred Thousand
ស្តាយ / Regret
0/8367
B1
to regret, be sorry (that something happened); to pity, feel sorry for; to repent
ស្តាយ
sday
Regret
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
មិច / Wink
0/8997
C1
to wink / blink the eyes (as a signal); to wink at
មិច
mĭj
Wink
មកវិញ / Return
0/2147
A2 - Advanced
to come back
មក,វិញ
មកវិញ
môg vĭn
Return
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 feel so regretful because I don’t know what to do
1like
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
មែនទែន / Genuine
0/2538
B1
មែន,ទែន
មែនទែន
mên dên
Genuine
Ah Neng Man (That Prick)
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
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
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
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
ទាសករ / Slave
875/6729
B2
ទាស,ករ
ទាសករ
déah gâ
Slave
make them the slaves
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
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
បោក / Smash
0/2016
B1 - Advanced
to beat (against a fixed object), smash; to slam, throw violently; to overthrow; to throw oneself to the ground; to thresh
បោក
baôg
Smash
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ដេក / Recline
0/1294
A2 - Advanced
to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest
ដេក
dég
Recline
sad
Let's she cheat and feeling sad
លុយ / Money
489/395
Starter
money; small change; coins
លុយ
lŭy
Money
ចូល / Enter
895/76
Starter - Advanced
to enter, go in, penetrate; to approach; to reach; to begin, set in; may indicate the adverbial meaning of `inwardly' or `forwardly' directed movement
ចូល
jol
Enter
ហោប៉ៅ / Pocket
0/4414
A2 - Advanced
pocket
ហោ,ប៉ៅ
ហោប៉ៅ
haô pau
Pocket
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
យ៉ាង / Type
0/68
A1 - Advanced
kind, type, way, manner.
យ៉ាង
yang
Type
មិច / Wink
0/8997
C1
to wink / blink the eyes (as a signal); to wink at
មិច
mĭj
Wink
These words I make into soup
ងរ / Sulk
0/4519
C1
(esp. of women) to sulk.
ងរ
ngô
Sulk
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
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
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
ក្មេងតូច / Youngster
0/0
A2
ក្មេង,តូច
ក្មេងតូច
gméng doj
Youngster
What do you do as a child?
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ភ្លេង / Music
0/2342
A1
music, musical composition; orchestra, band, musical ensemble
ភ្លេង
pléng
Music
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ផ្លូវ / Road
893/123
Starter - Advanced
road, street, path; way; style; cause, matter; chance, opportunity, possibility
ផ្លូវ
plow
Road
សម្ងាត់ / Secret
0/2236
B1
to keep secret
សម្ងាត់
sâmngoăd
Secret
នៅក្រោមដី / Sunken
0/0
C2
នៅក្រោមដី
nŏugraômâdei
Sunken
Make music like a secret underground tunnel
រាប់ / Count
513/348
A1
to count, enumerate; to calculate, figure; to rate, value; to examine; to appreciate, esteem, consider (e.g. someone as a friend)
រាប់
roăb
Count
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
ទាំងអស់ / All
151/306
Starter
all of, all
ទាំង,អស់
ទាំងអស់
deăng 'âh
All
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ហែង / Very Dry
0/5272
B2
to be very dry, completely dried up / dried out, baked and cracked by the sun, parched
ហែង
hêng
Very Dry
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ស៊ី / Consume
0/113
A2
to eat, consume (food or fuel); to guzzle, devour; to corrode (as rust or an acid) (used for animals feeding; with humans it is intimate in urban centers but may be used more generally in rural areas. The following words which translate as `to eat' in English are used in Cambodian: ច្រាស, ច្រាសច្រំ, បុះ, បុះច្រាស, សុល, អំពះ are all vulgar terms conveying the idea of cramming food into the mouth; ឆាន់ is used for Buddhist monks; ញ៉ាំ is a polite term used for the speaker and for persons younger than or the same age as the speaker; ទទួលទាន is respectful; ទទួលព្រះរាជទាន is used by the king referring to himself; បរិភោគ is used to refer to persons of lower rank than the speaker or by persons of lower rank referring to themselves; ពិសា is a polite form used for persons of equal or higher rank; ពិសាក្រយា is used for high officials; ស៊ី is a common neutral or intimate term used especially of animals; សោយ is used of royalty; ហូប is a common rural term; it is used for persons of the same age or rank and is somewhat more polite than ស៊ី not used for animals; ហូប was the favored term by the KR; អាស្រ័យ is used of lower ranking or younger persons; more polite than បរិភោគ )
ស៊ី
si
Consume
Count all but be careful
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
រ៉េប / Rap
0/0
B2
រ៉េប
réb
Rap
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
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
ស្តាប់ / Listen
0/3400
Starter
to listen (to); to obey; to understand (a spoken language)
ស្តាប់
sdab
Listen
បទ / Melody
852/187
Starter
stanza, verse, phrase; piece of music, hymn, song; (musical) note; metre.
បទ
bâd
Melody
ជោ
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dâl
For
ឥឡូវ / Now
0/877
Starter
now, at the present time, at this time
ឥឡូវ
ĕlow
Now
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
ជោ
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jâng
To Want
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
ផ្ចាញ់ / Humble
0/7855
C1
to defeat, vanquish; to confound; to avenge oneself on, strive to gain revenge
ផ្ចាញ់
pjany
Humble
Know how to rap when he listens to the song, now he wants to come to defeat
ជោ
ណាស់ / Alot
0/179
Essential
very, greatly; very much
ណាស់
nah
Alot
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
ជោ
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
ចែ / Older Sister
0/5093
C1
older sister (term of address or reference for Chinese or Vietnamese women, esp. shopkeepers)
ចែ
jê
Older Sister
ម
ផឹកស្រា / Booze
0/3774
C1
ផឹក,ស្រា
ផឹកស្រា
pœ̆g sréa
Booze
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'âd
No
ក្លែម / Club
0/5625
C1
to have a little something to eat with a drink, have a snack.
ក្លែម
glêm
Club
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
ម៉ិច
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
ឆ្ងាញ់ / Delicious
0/1842
Essential
to be delicious, tasty; delightful.
ឆ្ងាញ់
chngany
Delicious
Very good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good, good
លើក / Lift
716/93
A1
to lift, raise, elevate, boost, hoist; to erect, build, establish, create; to form; to levy / raise (e.g. troops); to perform / celebrate (a ritual or ceremony); to exalt; to rouse; to transport; to exhume, dig up; to postpone, adjourn, cancel
លើក
leug
Lift
អក / Guzzle
0/6722
B2 - Advanced
to pour something (e.g. a powder) into the mouth; to eat / drink by tipping the head back and pouring the food into the mouth, to gulp
អក
'âg
Guzzle
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
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
ហ៊ា / Hey
0/4277
C2
elder brother.
ហ៊ា
héa
Hey
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ធើ / The
0/2998
C1
(svar. of ធ្វើ q.v.)
ធើ
teu
The
សាំ / Repeated
0/4465
C1
to be repeated; repeating.
សាំ
săm
Repeated
អង្គុយ / Sit
553/941
Starter
to sit (down)
អង្គុយ
'ânggŭy
Sit
មើរ
Do not sit down
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