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ម៉ា
Mother
ម៉ា
Transliteration
ma
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B1
IPA
/maː/
GD
ma
ម៉ា Meaning in English
Mile
Mother
Definitions
Noun
grandmother
Headley
Compound Words
ម៉ា
ចំភ្លូសធំ
The Great Plum
ម៉ាចំភ្លូសធំ / The Great Plum
ma jâmplŭh tum
C2
a large pile of something
សំពត់
ម៉ា
ដាំ
Western Style Dress
សំពត់ម៉ាដាំ / Western Style Dress
sâmbôd ma dăm
C2
Western style dress
អាវ
ម៉ា
ដាំ
Madame T-shirt
អាវម៉ាដាំ / Madame T-shirt
'aw ma dăm
C2
lady's frock
រាន
ម៉ា
Ceremonial Table
រានម៉ា / Ceremonial Table
réan ma
C2
kind of small ceremonial table or stool made of bamboo
ជើង
ម៉ា
Stool
ជើងម៉ា / Stool
jeung ma
C2
bench, stool; specif. pack saddle (of an elephant)
បាយ
ម៉ា
ត
Ngai Camphor
បាយម៉ាត / Ngai Camphor
bay ma dâ
C2
kind of aromatic herb (Blumea balsamifera; the vapors from the leaves soaked in hot water are inhaled to alleviate upper respiratory ailments)
ត្រីប្រ
ម៉ា
ធ្មេញបី
Tigertooth Croaker
ត្រីប្រម៉ាធ្មេញបី / Tigertooth Croaker
drei b ma tmén bei
C2
Otolithes ruber, commonly known as the tigertooth croaker, silver teraglin, wiretooth, snapper kob, snapper salmon, Yankee whiting or Yankee salmon is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
សាំប៉ៃសាំ
ម៉ា
Sampai Samma
សាំប៉ៃសាំម៉ា / Sampai Samma
săm pai săm ma
C2
to come to an agreement secretly, conspire / plot together; to love one another furtively / secretly, have a furtive / secret love affair
Possible Synonyms
មែរ
Mother
មែរ / Mother
B1
អម្ពា
Mother
អម្ពា / Mother
B1
ជីនី
Mother
ជីនី / Mother
B1
អម្មា
Mother
អម្មា / Mother
B1
អម្ពកា
Mother
អម្ពកា / Mother
B1
ជនេត្តី
Mother
ជនេត្តី / Mother
B1
ម៉ាម៉ង់
Mother
ម៉ាម៉ង់ / Mother
B1
ជនី
Mother
ជនី / Mother
B1
ធាត្រី
Baby-sitter
ធាត្រី / Baby-sitter
B1
ម្តាយ
Mother
ម្តាយ / Mother
B1
/
B1
ម្តា
Mother
ម្តា / Mother
B1
អ្នកម្តាយ
Mother
អ្នកម្តាយ / Mother
B1
ម៉ាយល៍
Mile
ម៉ាយល៍ / Mile
B1
មាតា
Mother
មាតា / Mother
B1
មេនាង
Mother
មេនាង / Mother
B1
អ្នកម៉ែ
Mother
អ្នកម៉ែ / Mother
B1
ម៉ែឳ
Parents
ម៉ែឳ / Parents
B1
កន្លោង
Mother
កន្លោង / Mother
B1
មាតុ
Mother
មាតុ / Mother
B1
ថែរក្សាដូចម្តាយ
Mother
ថែរក្សាដូចម្តាយ / Mother
B1
/
B1
មែ
Yes
មែ / Yes
B1
ម៉ែ
Mother
ម៉ែ / Mother
B1
មេ
Mother/Leader
មេ / Mother/Leader
B1
ម៉ៃល៍
Mile
ម៉ៃល៍ / Mile
B1
Etymology
Chinese -
Topics
Family
Sentences with ម៉ា
សូម / Please
765/332
Starter
to request, ask for; to beg, entreat; polite term used to introduce a sentence. It means 'please, would you..., would you please'
សូម
som
Please
ចាំ / Wait
0/508
Starter
to wait (for), await, expect
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ភ្លែត / Moment
0/3890
A2 - Advanced
for moments, instants
ភ្លែត
plêd
Moment
Please wait a moment
រស់ / To Live
0/368
A2
to be alive.
រស់
rôh
To Live
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
សប្បាយ / Happy
0/1071
Essential
to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome.
សប្បាយ
sâbay
Happy
រៀប / Arrange
0/505
A2
to organize, put in order, arrange; to dress, adorn.
រៀប
riĕb
Arrange
កាយ / Scratch
0/920
A1 - Advanced
to scratch / scrape (the ground); to dig (up)
កាយ
gay
Scratch
បែប / Type
0/161
A2
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition
បែប
bêb
Type
Pink Pink
Ros Ma Sabay Pink Dress
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
រី / As For
0/279
B1
as for, concerning, with regard to; well then, now then
រី
ri
As For
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
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
រី / As For
0/279
B1
as for, concerning, with regard to; well then, now then
រី
ri
As For
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
….
Nary Mana Rima….
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
ធានា / Guarantee
0/684
A2 - Advanced
to promise, guarantee; affirm, vouch for; assure, ensure, to be responsible for.
ធានា
téanéa
Guarantee
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
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
អែម / Sweet
0/8711
C1
to be sweet
អែម
'êm
Sweet
I guarantee you that it will be good
ក្នុង / In
0/10
Starter - Advanced
in, inside; during + (time word)
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
ព្រះគម្ពីរ / Bible
0/0
C2
ព្រះ,គម្ពីរ
ព្រះគម្ពីរ
breăh gômbi
Bible
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
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
យ
In the Bible, Matthew
ញ៉ាំ / Eat
0/984
Essential
to eat, drink, consume (informal, of oneself, addressing children or close friends but not elders).
ញ៉ាំ
nyăm
Eat
មី / Noodles
0/573
Starter
you / your (derogatory or intimate term of reference for a female corresponding to អា for a male; it may be used within the family as an intimate form, but it is very rude when used by an outsider)
មី
mi
Noodles
ក្នុង / In
0/10
Starter - Advanced
in, inside; during + (time word)
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ត
ស្រុះ / Boil
0/6113
C1
to be simultaneous, together, in accord, agreeable; to be of one mind.
ស្រុះ
srŭh
Boil
ដាក់ / To Put
482/119
Starter - Advanced
to put, place; to deposit; to add (ingredients); to set (e.g. a trap); to establish; to assign; to locate, settle, station; to lock up; to fasten; to use
ដាក់
dag
To Put
កំប៉ុង / Can
0/3378
A1
small tin can
កំប៉ុង
gâmpŏng
Can
Eat noodles in canned mart
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
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
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
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
ឆ្លះអេកូ
ចេញ / Leave
37/106
Starter - Advanced
to go out, leave, emerge, exit; to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication); to emit, utter.
ចេញ
jén
Leave
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
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bi
Of/From
ស្បូន / Uterus/Womb
0/2438
B1 - Advanced
uterus, womb
ស្បូន
sbon
Uterus/Womb
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
rôbâh
Belonging To
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ៗ
Look at me like an echo coming out of Ma's womb
ស្រី / Woman
0/197
Essential
woman
ស្រី
sri
Woman
ៗ
ពាក់ / Wear
637/401
Starter
to wear / put on (hat, ring, shoes, or any garment other than pants or skirts); to hang up, suspend, hang on; to bear (a license number).
ពាក់
beăg
Wear
អាវប៉ាក់ / Traditional Blouse
0/0
A2 - Advanced
A traditional blouse-dress worn by women in Cambodia. Its literal translation is embroidery shirt in English.
អាវ,ប៉ាក់
អាវប៉ាក់
'aw pag
Traditional Blouse
ពានា / Wear a Scarf
0/0
C2
to wear a scarf under one arm and over the opposite shoulder (usually under the right arm and over the left shoulder)
ពានា
béanéa
Wear a Scarf
ក្រ / Poor
0/659
B1
to be poor, destitute
ក្រ
g
Poor
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
Girls wearing embroidered scarves
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
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
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoăl
Know
គិតតែ / Think only
0/5893
B2 - Advanced
+ CLAUSE... the fact is ....
គិត,តែ
គិតតែ
gĭd dê
Think only
ផលប្រយោជន៍ / Benefits
0/1610
B1 - Advanced
benefit, interests; profit; importance, significance, good / productive results
ផល,ប្រយោជន៍
ផលប្រយោជន៍
pâl brâyaôj
Benefits
Maa knows only selfishness
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
ធានា / Guarantee
0/684
A2 - Advanced
to promise, guarantee; affirm, vouch for; assure, ensure, to be responsible for.
ធានា
téanéa
Guarantee
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
កំប្លេ / Suit
0/7196
C2
suit (of clothing), set (of dishes)
កំប្លេ
gâmblé
Suit
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
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
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
ចាញ់ / Overcome
0/422
A2
to be overcome / beaten / defeated (by), to lose; to be unable to tolerate / withstand; to be sensitive / allergic to
ចាញ់
jany
Overcome
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
I guarantee you not to lose
ចៀស / Avoid
0/1898
B1
to avoid, turn away from, shun; to elude, dodge, swerve; to yield, make way / room (for); to give up, forsake; to shirk
ចៀស
jiĕh
Avoid
វៀង / Detour
0/8668
C1
capital, metropolis, city; walled town; city wall; palace
វៀង
viĕng
Detour
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
ញាន
យា / Ya
0/2000
C1
យា
yéa
Ya
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
Avoid Yama Drugs
ជម្រាបសួរ / Hello
0/0
C2
to say hello; hello
ជម្រាប,សួរ
ជម្រាបសួរ
jômréab suŏ
Hello
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
ឈ្មោះ / Name
126/244
Essential
to be named, called.
ឈ្មោះ
chmŏăh
Name
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
រៀម / Elder Sibling
0/7216
B2 - Advanced
elder sibling
រៀម
riĕm
Elder Sibling
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
ទីបន្ទាល់ / Testimony
0/0
C2
ទីបន្ទាល់
dibândoăl
Testimony
Hello, my name is Mary, I have a testimony
ដើម្បី / To
31/37
A1
in order to, so that.
ដើម្បី
daeumbei
To
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
កាក់ / Coins
0/2520
A2 - Advanced
dime, tenth of a riel; coin, small change
កាក់
gag
Coins
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
សេន / Penny
0/1575
B1 - Advanced
cent, penny (1/100 of a riel)
សេន
sén
Penny
ធ្វើការ / Works
0/227
Starter - Advanced
to work, do a job
ធ្វើ,ការ
ធ្វើការ
tweu ga
Works
វិញ / Backwards
0/89
Starter - Advanced
again, back, instead, conversely.
វិញ
vĭn
Backwards
ស្ទើរតែ / Almost
0/1456
B1
almost, barely, about to, on the point of
ស្ទើរ,តែ
ស្ទើរតែ
sdeu dê
Almost
ដួល / Fall Over
0/1875
A2 - Advanced
to fall over (of upright or standing objects).
ដួល
duŏl
Fall Over
In order for MacArthur to return to work, he almost fell.
អ្នកដែល / Those
0/0
A2 - Advanced
អ្នក,ដែល
អ្នកដែល
neăg dêl
Those
វិនិច្ឆ័យ / Arbitrate/Warrant
0/3518
B2
to judge, adjudicate, draw a conclusion, make a decision; to sentence.
វិនិច្ឆ័យ
vĭnĭjchay
Arbitrate/Warrant
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
សំបក / Hull/Husk/Shell
0/8002
B1 - Advanced
rind, peel, shell, skin, bark; husk; empty container; capsule
សំបក
sâmbâg
Hull/Husk/Shell
ក្រៅ / External
0/285
A1 - Advanced
to be outer; external; foreign.
ក្រៅ
grau
External
ប្រហែល / Maybe
0/462
A1
about, approximately; resembling, similar to; nearly identical; almost
ប្រហែល
brâhêl
Maybe
គិតថា / Thought/Regard
226/640
A1
គិត,ថា
គិតថា
gĭd ta
Thought/Regard
ជក់ / Absorb
0/2051
B1
to suck (in), absorb; to inhale, to smoke (e.g. tobacco)
ជក់
jôg
Absorb
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
រាល់ថ្ងៃ / Every day
0/2608
A2 - Advanced
every day
រាល់,ថ្ងៃ
រាល់ថ្ងៃ
roăl tngai
Every day
Those who judge only the outer shell may think that smoking every day
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ប្រែខ្លួន / Transform
0/9465
C2
ប្រែខ្លួន
brêkluŏn
Transform
តាម / Follow
76/41
Starter - Advanced
to follow, pursue; to agree, go along; to take after (someone); to imitate (someone).
តាម
dam
Follow
លម្ហ / Space
0/9958
B2
(wide) open space, expanse
លម្ហ
lôm
Space
ពាក្យ / Word
20/375
Starter - Advanced
word; utterance, expression, phrase; speech; language
ពាក្យ
béag
Word
ជូន / To Give
0/379
A2 - Advanced
to give / present / offer to.
ជូន
jun
To Give
ឈប់ / Stop
0/849
Starter
to cease, halt, stop, pause, discontinue, take a rest
ឈប់
chôb
Stop
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
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ៗ
កាត់ / Cut
267/240
Starter
to cut, slice, slit; to divide, detach; to penetrate, pass through, cut through / across, take a short cut; to interrupt; to solve, untangle; to settle (a matter); to decide (a legal case)
កាត់
gad
Cut
ដេក / Recline
0/1294
A2 - Advanced
to lie down, recline; to sleep; to loaf, stand idle, to take a nap, rest
ដេក
dég
Recline
ព្រួយ / Sad
0/2053
B1
to be sad, worried, anxious, unhappy.
ព្រួយ
bruŏy
Sad
But turned into space
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ម៉ាត់ / Morsel/Mouthful
0/1750
B1
mouthful; word, utterance.
ម៉ាត់
mad
Morsel/Mouthful
មិនទាន់ / Not Yet
0/636
A2
not yet; not on time
មិន,ទាន់
មិនទាន់
mĭn doăn
Not Yet
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
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
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jâng
To Want
វាត់ / Flick/Watt
0/11783
C1
to lash, whip; strike / beat (with a stick), hit; to swing, brandish; to snap backward, jerk (a fishing line) (sometimes written for វ័ធ )
វាត់
voăd
Flick/Watt
Didn’t even get to ask you, you wanna kick me.
អាចម៍ / Feces
0/5276
A2 - Advanced
excrement, feces; waste products (of the body or some mechanical operation such as sawing)
អាចម៍
'aj
Feces
ស្អី / What
0/4415
B1 - Advanced
colloquial form of អី or អ្វី q.v.
ស្អី
s'ei
What
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
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
ឈាម / Blood
627/834
A1 - Advanced
blood.
ឈាម
chéam
Blood
ទើប / Next
0/189
A1 - Advanced
(and) then, next, then (and only then), only then; so, consequently
ទើប
deub
Next
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
រាវ / Probe
894/3024
B1
to probe, feel; to grope for; (of a man) to rape; commit adultery
រាវ
réaw
Probe
Shitheads, you are just youngbloods
បើ / If
0/55
Starter - Advanced
if, may be; although
បើ
baeu
If
ក្មួយ / Nephew
0/4064
A2 - Advanced
child of one's sibling, nephew, niece; affectionate term of address for young people of one's children's generation
ក្មួយ
gmuŏy
Nephew
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
មិនព្រម / Refuse
0/2942
B1 - Advanced
not to agree; not to bother / take the time to
មិន,ព្រម
មិនព្រម
mĭn brôm
Refuse
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ល្មម / Enough/Sufficient
0/1930
A2 - Advanced
to be (just) enough, adequate, sufficient, just right, moderate; worthy.
ល្មម
lmôm
Enough/Sufficient
ដាក់ជាមួយ / Put with
0/9788
C2
ដាក់,ជា,មួយ
ដាក់ជាមួយ
dag jéa muŏy
Put with
ចែ / Older Sister
0/5093
C1
older sister (term of address or reference for Chinese or Vietnamese women, esp. shopkeepers)
ចែ
jê
Older Sister
If you don’t wanna wait, just drink with me
អង្គុយ / Sit
553/941
Starter
to sit (down)
អង្គុយ
'ânggŭy
Sit
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ថ្ងៃ / Day
177/49
Essential
day, daytime; daylight
ថ្ងៃ
tngai
Day
ស្តាប់ / Listen
0/3400
Starter
to listen (to); to obey; to understand (a spoken language)
ស្តាប់
sdab
Listen
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
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
អត់មាន / Not To Have
0/3284
Starter
to be out of, not to have
អត់,មាន
អត់មាន
'âd méan
Not To Have
ឮ / Hear
451/0
A2
independent vowel representing the Sanskrit vowel លឭៃ (words spelled with ឮ may also be spelled with លឺ )
ឮ
lœ
Hear
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
ក្រៅពី / Besides
0/738
A1
aside / apart from, besides
ក្រៅ,ពី
ក្រៅពី
grau bi
Besides
អួត / Brag
0/3632
B1 - Advanced
to brag, boast, exaggerate.
អួត
'uŏd
Brag
ឯងនេះ / You
0/17451
C2
you (familiar or condescending)
ឯង,នេះ
ឯងនេះ
êng néh
You
ខំ / Try Hard
0/1167
A2 - Advanced
to make an effort, try hard, endeavor to
ខំ
kâm
Try Hard
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ជឿ / Believe/Intrust
509/647
A1 - Advanced
to believe (in), trust; to sell / buy on credit.
ជឿ
jœă
Believe/Intrust
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
All I hear is you bragging all day and night, Man I fell for it
អូ / Oh
0/376
A1 - Advanced
Oh, aha exclamation expressing a sudden realization or a loss of doubt
អូ
'o
Oh
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ៗៗ
ស្នេហា / Lovesick
0/876
Starter
love, affection; (love) affair.
ស្នេហា
snéha
Lovesick
Oh my love
អូ / Oh
0/376
A1 - Advanced
Oh, aha exclamation expressing a sudden realization or a loss of doubt
អូ
'o
Oh
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ៗៗ
សង្សារ / Sweetheart
0/1540
A2
boy or girl friend, lover, sweetheart; fianc(e)
សង្សារ
sângsa
Sweetheart
Oh my love
យ៉ាងម៉េច / How
0/2966
A2 - Advanced
how, why, in what way, in any way; however
យ៉ាង,ម៉េច
យ៉ាងម៉េច
yang méj
How
យ៉ាង / Type
0/68
A1 - Advanced
kind, type, way, manner.
យ៉ាង
yang
Type
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
How come
រឿង / Story
234/143
Starter - Advanced
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident
រឿង
rœăng
Story
បុរស / Man
80/195
Essential
man; male
បុរស
bŏrâh
Man
ទុក / Keep
0/248
Starter - Advanced
to put, set, place, arrange
ទុក
dŭg
Keep
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ដុំ / Lump/Pile
342/1028
A1 - Advanced
pile; lump, tumor, mass, chunk, piece, part; block; cluster, bunch; packet, bundle; knot; hub (e.g. of a wheel); category; group (of people).
ដុំ
dom
Lump/Pile
The story of the man who left Madum
ដើរ / Walk
282/321
Starter
to walk, march, go; to travel; to proceed; to move (forward); to make progress, develop
ដើរ
daeu
Walk
ពេញ / Full
0/302
A2 - Advanced
to be full, filled to the brim; to be complete, sufficient; to be satisfied, fully meeting (a criterion or condition); to be whole, entire.
ពេញ
bén
Full
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ភូមិ / Village
703/388
Starter - Advanced
village; country, place, region; earth, land
ភូមិ
pum
Village
Walking around the village
ប៊ីសស្តុង
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
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
ថ្មី / New
102/111
Starter
to be new, recent, modern.
ថ្មី
tmei
New
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
បេ / Nurse
0/1943
B1
to nurse, suck at the breast (of a child)
បេ
bé
Nurse
ន
Biston Brother in New Maben
ឆ្ងល់ / Wonder
0/2706
B1
to wonder.
ឆ្ងល់
chngâl
Wonder
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
ដើរ / Walk
282/321
Starter
to walk, march, go; to travel; to proceed; to move (forward); to make progress, develop
ដើរ
daeu
Walk
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ភូមិ / Village
703/388
Starter - Advanced
village; country, place, region; earth, land
ភូមិ
pum
Village
Wondering people walking around the village
ដាក់ / To Put
482/119
Starter - Advanced
to put, place; to deposit; to add (ingredients); to set (e.g. a trap); to establish; to assign; to locate, settle, station; to lock up; to fasten; to use
ដាក់
dag
To Put
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
អស់ដៃ / Exhausted
0/14603
B2 - Advanced
to be exhausted (of the hands), unable to continue
អស់,ដៃ
អស់ដៃ
'âh dai
Exhausted
Tonight
Tonight
ទៅនឹង / To
0/0
A2 - Advanced
ទៅ,នឹង
ទៅនឹង
dŏu nœ̆ng
To
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
សុំ / Please
0/385
Essential
to ask (for), beg, request, demand.
សុំ
som
Please
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ទី / Place
0/40
Starter - Advanced
location, place, spot, point; rank; goal
ទី
di
Place
To you do not ask Marty
បាយទឹក / Meal
0/11132
B1
a meal
បាយ,ទឹក
បាយទឹក
bay dœ̆g
Meal
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
រៀប / Arrange
0/505
A2
to organize, put in order, arrange; to dress, adorn.
រៀប
riĕb
Arrange
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ស្អាត / Beautiful
904/597
Starter
to be clean, nice, neat; pure, chaste; smart (of someone's appearance); nice-looking, beautiful
ស្អាត
s'ad
Beautiful
បាយ ទឹក
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
រៀប / Arrange
0/505
A2
to organize, put in order, arrange; to dress, adorn.
រៀប
riĕb
Arrange
មា សាត់
ជិះ / Ride
0/487
Starter
to ride on; to get in / on (some means of transportation); to sit on; to abuse, bully
ជិះ
jĭh
Ride
ម៉ូតូ / Motorcycle
0/367
Starter
motorbike, motorcycle
ម៉ូតូ
modo
Motorcycle
មិនទាន់ / Not Yet
0/636
A2
not yet; not on time
មិន,ទាន់
មិនទាន់
mĭn doăn
Not Yet
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
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
ដូរ / Exchange
0/611
A2
to change, exchange, trade, barter; to give change.
ដូរ
do
Exchange
Riding a motorcycle before the end of the year
ម៉េច / What?
0/1920
A2 - Advanced
what (following a verb of saying); why, in what way / manner, how
ម៉េច
méj
What?
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
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
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
គាត់ / He
0/110
Essential
he / him / his, she / her; they / them / their (formal / polite 3rd person pronoun); you / your (intimate)
គាត់
goăd
He
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
ស្អែក / Tomorrow
0/4194
Starter
tomorrow
ស្អែក
s'êg
Tomorrow
Why did you tell him to go tomorrow?
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
ក្បែរ / Near
0/837
A1
near, by, next to, beside, at the edge of
ក្បែរ
gbê
Near
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
កំប្លេ / Suit
0/7196
C2
suit (of clothing), set (of dishes)
កំប្លេ
gâmblé
Suit
Come near me
-
លាក់កន្សែង / Handkerchief Game
0/16171
C2
game in which the players hide a handkerchief behind one of several children sitting around in a circle
លាក់,កន្សែង
លាក់កន្សែង
leăg gânsêng
Handkerchief Game
ក្រ / Poor
0/659
B1
to be poor, destitute
ក្រ
g
Poor
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
- Hide Khmer scarf
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
ស្តាប់ / Listen
0/3400
Starter
to listen (to); to obey; to understand (a spoken language)
ស្តាប់
sdab
Listen
សំឡេង / Voice
183/669
A1
voice, sound; vote (esp. a voice vote)
សំឡេង
sâmléng
Voice
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
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jâng
To Want
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
កំណាត់ / Stretch
0/4451
B1 - Advanced
piece, portion, section; cutting, something cut; log; part (of a day or night)
កំណាត់
gâmnad
Stretch
ថ្ងៃ / Day
177/49
Essential
day, daytime; daylight
ថ្ងៃ
tngai
Day
Come listen to the sound it wants to spend the day
ម៉េច / What?
0/1920
A2 - Advanced
what (following a verb of saying); why, in what way / manner, how
ម៉េច
méj
What?
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ចាំ / Wait
0/508
Starter
to wait (for), await, expect
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
ដាក់ទៀត / Reset
0/0
C2
ដាក់ទៀត
dagdiĕd
Reset
Why don't we put it again?
លោកស្រី / Madam
0/317
A1
you / your (addressing a woman of high social status, between អ្នកស្រី and លោកជំទាវ ) ; madam, Mrs., Lady
លោក,ស្រី
លោកស្រី
loŭg sri
Madam
ម៉ារីយ៉ាម សាលីម
Mareiyam Salim
class="english">Mrs. Maria Salim
ឬ / Or
27/0
Starter - Advanced
independent vowel representing in the Sanskrit vowel ṟ rɯɯ (words spelled with ឬ may also be spelled with រឺ )
ឬ
rœ
Or
ប្រេង / Oil
0/502
A2
oil
ប្រេង
bréng
Oil
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ស៊ូត / Suit
0/6951
C2
shush, hush
ស៊ូត
sud
Suit
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
Or diesel
សម្តី / Speech
0/1890
A2 - Advanced
word(s), speech, utterance
សម្តី
sâmdei
Speech
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
បាវ / Sack
0/3019
B2
maid, servant.
បាវ
baw
Sack
ពីរ / Two
0/127
Essential
two
ពីរ
bi
Two
តោន / Ton
0/633
A2 - Advanced
ton (1,000 kg.)
តោន
daôn
Ton
Two Tons of Macau
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ឌឿ
អឿ / Board
0/0
C2
អឿ
'œă
Board
កាយ៉យ
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
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bi
Of/From
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
រយ / Hundred
630/637
Essential
hundred
រយ
rôy
Hundred
Kom Doeur Oeuy Kayoy Oun is not from Mary
អ្នកនាង / You
0/955
A2 - Advanced
you / your (formal; addressing an adolescent unmarried girl)
អ្នក,នាង
អ្នកនាង
neăg néang
You
ម៉ាន់ / Mann
0/3462
C1
Surin and Buriram pronunciation of negative particle មិន q.v.
ម៉ាន់
man
Mann
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
រី / As For
0/279
B1
as for, concerning, with regard to; well then, now then
រី
ri
As For
Always buy vegetables at
បងប្អូន / Brothers
0/1434
Starter
brothers and sisters, siblings; relatives
បង,ប្អូន
បងប្អូន
bâng b'n
Brothers
ខ្មែរ / Cambodian
0/105
Essential
to be Khmer, Cambodian.
ខ្មែរ
kmê
Cambodian
ជួបជុំគ្នា / Get together
0/2505
B2
to gather together
ជួបជុំ,គ្នា
ជួបជុំគ្នា
juŏbâjŭm gnéa
Get together
ដាក់ / To Put
482/119
Starter - Advanced
to put, place; to deposit; to add (ingredients); to set (e.g. a trap); to establish; to assign; to locate, settle, station; to lock up; to fasten; to use
ដាក់
dag
To Put
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
អស់ដៃ / Exhausted
0/14603
B2 - Advanced
to be exhausted (of the hands), unable to continue
អស់,ដៃ
អស់ដៃ
'âh dai
Exhausted
Khmer people gather together
មិនចាំបាច់ / Needless/Redundant
0/0
C2
មិន,ចាំបាច់
មិនចាំបាច់
mĭn jămbaj
Needless/Redundant
ញ៉េញៃ
បាយ / Rice
0/948
Essential
rice (cooked rice)
បាយ
bay
Rice
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ចាន / Plate/Dish
0/928
A1
dish, plate; bowl; porcelain
ចាន
jan
Plate/Dish
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
ស្រូប / Absorb
0/1864
B1
to suck / draw in, sip; to absorb, soak up; to be absorbant; to lure, attract; to record (sounds); to fill (with); to gulp / wolf down (food)
ស្រូប
srub
Absorb
No need to mess with my rice bowl
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
ប្រេង / Oil
0/502
A2
oil
ប្រេង
bréng
Oil
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ស៊ូត / Suit
0/6951
C2
shush, hush
ស៊ូត
sud
Suit
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 diesel
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
ដាក់ / To Put
482/119
Starter - Advanced
to put, place; to deposit; to add (ingredients); to set (e.g. a trap); to establish; to assign; to locate, settle, station; to lock up; to fasten; to use
ដាក់
dag
To Put
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ប្រាវ / Crackling Sound
0/5528
B2 - Advanced
sound of breaking or crushing brittle objects such as sticks or branches
ប្រាវ
braw
Crackling Sound
ជាមួយ / With
0/62
Starter - Advanced
with, along with
ជា,មួយ
ជាមួយ
jéa muŏy
With
នួនល្អង / Beautiful
0/0
B2
to be attractive, beautiful; darling, sweetheart
នួន,ល្អង
នួនល្អង
nuŏn l'âng
Beautiful
Mapped with Nuon Laong
នារី / Young Lady
0/751
A1 - Advanced
girl, young (unmarried) woman
នារី
néari
Young Lady
ល្អ / Good
121/94
Essential
to be good, nice; beautiful, pretty, handsome; correct, virtuous, decent; sound, proper, kind; to be good (to someone).
ល្អ
l
Good
ៗ
គរ / Pile Up
0/3440
B2
the kapok tree (
Bombax petandrum
or
Eriodendron anfructuosum
).
គរ
gô
Pile Up
ពេញ / Full
0/302
A2 - Advanced
to be full, filled to the brim; to be complete, sufficient; to be satisfied, fully meeting (a criterion or condition); to be whole, entire.
ពេញ
bén
Full
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
ស្រុកខ្មែរ / Cambodia
0/1482
B1
Cambodia
ស្រុក,ខ្មែរ
ស្រុកខ្មែរ
srŭg kmê
Cambodia
Good women in Khmer
រៀង / Every
0/1123
A2 - Advanced
to arrange in order / in series / in rows, to line up.
រៀង
riĕng
Every
ម៉ា / Mother
0/305
B1
grandmother
ម៉ា
ma
Mother
គរគោក / Abundant
0/0
C2
គរគោក
gôrôgoŭg
Abundant
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
យក / Take
511/74
Starter - Advanced
to take (in one's hand or with oneself), hold; to take (away); to steal; to bring; to borrow; to get, obtain, achieve; to accept (Surin dial. yuə)
យក
yôg
Take
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
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
fix
I need to fix it
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