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ម៉េចក៏
How Come
ម៉េចក៏
Transliteration
meij gɑ
C1
colloquial
IPA
/meic kɑː/
GD
mech ka
ម៉េចក៏ Meaning in English
How Come
Why
Definitions
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
Headley
Stems
ម៉េច
What?
ម៉េច / What?
A2 - Advanced
what (following a verb of saying); why, in what way / manner, how
ក៏
Also
ក៏ / Also
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
Compound Words
ម៉េចក៏
ម៉េចចុះ
How are you
ម៉េចក៏ម៉េចចុះ / How are you
meij gɑ meij jŏh
C2
come what may
ម៉េចក៏
មិន
why ... not
ម៉េចក៏មិន / why ... not
meij gɑ mĭn
C2
why ... not
ម៉េចក៏
បានជា
How Come
ម៉េចក៏បានជា / How Come
meij gɑ ban jéa
C2
how come, how is it that ....
ម៉េចក៏
ធ្វើអញ្ចឹង
Why Are You Doing That
ម៉េចក៏ធ្វើអញ្ចឹង / Why Are You Doing That
meij gɑ tweu 'ɑ̆nyjœ̆ng
C2
Why are you doing (a thing like) that?
ម៉េចក៏
បានដែរ
Same
ម៉េចក៏បានដែរ / Same
meij gɑ ban dae
C2
Possible Synonyms
ម៉េចក៏បានជា
How Come
ម៉េចក៏បានជា / How Come
C1
ហេតុ
Reason
ហេតុ / Reason
C1
ថ្វី
Why
ថ្វី / Why
C1
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Why
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
C1
ហេតុអ្វី
Why
ហេតុអ្វី / Why
C1
ម៉េច
What?
ម៉េច / What?
C1
ដូចម្តេច
How/Whatever/Whereto
ដូចម្តេច / How/Whatever/Whereto
C1
ជាហេតុ
Therefore
ជាហេតុ / Therefore
C1
ដើម្បីអ្វី
For what
ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what
C1
យ៉ាងម៉េច
How
យ៉ាងម៉េច / How
C1
ហេតុម៉េច
Why
ហេតុម៉េច / Why
C1
ម្តេច
Why
ម្តេច / Why
C1
ម្តេចក៏
Why
ម្តេចក៏ / Why
C1
មកល
Why
មកល / Why
C1
អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ
Why
អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ / Why
C1
ម៉េចចឹង
Why
ម៉េចចឹង / Why
C1
Sentences with ម៉េចក៏
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ទៀត / More
0/53
Essential
again, still, more, further, yet, additional
ទៀត
diĕd
More
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
អើយ / Particle Indicating Affection
0/4668
A2 - Advanced
familiar vocative particle used after names of persons, titles, kinship terms and certain other words to indicate affection, pity, depression, or despair. In some cases, with inanimate words, it may serve to personify them. It may also be used in calling someone or trying to attract someone's attention
អើយ
'aeuy
Particle Indicating Affection
Why are you still asking, brother?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ទុកឱ្យ / Allow
0/3329
B1 - Advanced
to let, allow, give an opportunity, leave it up to, rely on; to keep for; for, on behalf of
ទុក,ឲ្យ
ទុកឱ្យ
dŭg aôy
Allow
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
ថែ / Care For/Protect
0/1810
A2 - Advanced
to take care of, watch over, look after; to guard, protect; to observe; to administer; to be concerned
ថែ
tae
Care For/Protect
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
ម្នាក់ឯង / Singly
0/4898
A2
alone, by oneself; living alone, living separately; having arrived alone
ម្នាក់,ឯង
ម្នាក់ឯង
mneăg êng
Singly
Why don't you just leave me to take care of it?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
ចឹង / So
0/0
C2
An informal way to say so or therefore
ចឹង
jœ̆ng
So
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
ៗ? You
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
បងប្អូន / Brothers
0/1434
Starter
brothers and sisters, siblings; relatives
បង,ប្អូន
បងប្អូន
bɑng b'on
Brothers
គឺជា / Was/Is
0/115
Starter - Advanced
3rd. person. sing., pres., induce. of BE. -as is. -Ex.* Udom is here, but Manee is hot *,* Who is there? ** Is it raining? *,* The word is being done, but it is not finished yet*
គឺ,ជា
គឺជា
gʉ jéa
Was/Is
ស្រី / Woman
0/197
Essential
woman
ស្រី
srei
Woman
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ផង / Too
0/60
A1 - Advanced
also, too, as well; even though
ផង
pɑng
Too
...
How can you do this, brothers? You have sisters too...
ចរិត / Behavior
0/2364
B1
conduct, behavior, character, attitude; appearance, look
ចរិត
jɑ̆rĕd
Behavior
ស្មោកគ្រោក / Filthy
0/9882
C2
to be dirty, filthy; slovenly; lazy and sloppy
ស្មោក,គ្រោក
ស្មោកគ្រោក
smaôg grog
Filthy
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
រស់ / To Live
0/368
A2
to be alive.
រស់
ruŏh
To Live
យូរ / Long Time
0/622
A2
to be long (of time); slow; late
យូរ
yu
Long Time
យ៉ាងនេះ / Like this
0/2644
A2
យ៉ាង,នេះ
យ៉ាងនេះ
yang néh
Like this
...
How can you live so long with such a filthy character...
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
អ៊ីចឹង / Thus
0/586
A2
so, therefore, that being so.
អ៊ីចឹង
'ijœ̆ng
Thus
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
'on
Dear
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
'on
Dear
អាណិត / Pity
0/3158
B2
to pity, feel sorry for, have compassion for / toward.
អាណិត
'anĕd
Pity
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
ខ្លះ / Some
0/186
Starter - Advanced
some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី ).
ខ្លះ
klăh
Some
ផង / Too
0/60
A1 - Advanced
also, too, as well; even though
ផង
pɑng
Too
នួនល្អង / Beautiful
0/0
B2
to be attractive, beautiful; darling, sweetheart
នួន,ល្អង
នួនល្អង
nuŏn l'ɑng
Beautiful
How could you do that? I feel sorry for you, even though you're a little bit shy.
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
néang
She/Her
ដើរ / Walk
282/321
Starter
to walk, march, go; to travel; to proceed; to move (forward); to make progress, develop
ដើរ
daeu
Walk
ឆោឡោ / Uproar
0/6542
C1
to be in a panic; to be noisy, making an uproar, creating a disturbance, be rioting.
ឆោឡោ
chaôlaô
Uproar
Why is she so naughty?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aôy
Give
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dae
But
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
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
Million Boy
Why only you as a Million Boy
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
disrespect
Why are you disrespecting?
ចង់ថា / Want that
0/12336
C1
to mean (calque from the Fr. vouloir dire)
ចង់,ថា
ចង់ថា
jɑ̆ng ta
Want that
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
Like people said we all have the freedom to express ourselves
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ខួរ / Brain
0/2795
A2 - Advanced
brain; bone-marrow
ខួរ
kuŏ
Brain
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ស្តាប់ / Listen
0/3400
Starter
to listen (to); to obey; to understand (a spoken language)
ស្តាប់
sdăb
Listen
បង្គាំ
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
គិត / Think
133/200
A1
to think; to realize; to conceive of; to calculate, figure; to charge for.
គិត
gĭd
Think
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
WHY MY MIND WON'T LISTEN AND STILL THINK OF HER
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
ចាក់ / Pierce
0/556
A2
to pierce, stab, inject; to probe, pick (the teeth), thread (a needle); to deposit
ចាក់
jăg
Pierce
ចូច
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
អ្នកចាក់រុក / Instigator
0/0
C2
អ្នកចាក់រុក
nɔ̆gɑjăgrŭg
Instigator
Why you running your mouth and stirring up drama?
បើ / If
0/55
Starter - Advanced
if, may be; although
បើ
baeu
If
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
'on
Dear
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ស្រលាញ់ / Love
0/9667
Starter
p to like, to love
ស្រលាញ់
srɑ̆lăn
Love
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
brăb
Tell
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
អាណិត / Pity
0/3158
B2
to pity, feel sorry for, have compassion for / toward.
អាណិត
'anĕd
Pity
IF YOU DON’T LOVE ME, THEN WHY DID YOU TELL ME THAT YOU DID?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
ស្អុយ / Stink
0/3023
A2 - Advanced
to be bad / putrid smelling, stinking; fetid, bad (of odor or reputation); pungent
ស្អុយ
s'ŏy
Stink
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ក្លិន / Odor
945/1501
A2
odor, smell, scent
ក្លិន
glĕn
Odor
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
បុប្ផា / Flower
0/2262
A2 - Advanced
flower
បុប្ផា
bŏbpa
Flower
?
Why do you smell awful? Mine is like flowers
មិនទាន់ / Not Yet
0/636
A2
not yet; not on time
មិន,ទាន់
មិនទាន់
mĭn doăn
Not Yet
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
nʉ̆ng
Will
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
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
ព្រាន / Hunter
0/0
B2 - Advanced
hunter, fisherman
ព្រាន
bréan
Hunter
You don't know me, so how can you say I'm a playboy?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
គ្រប់គ្នា / Everyone
0/3066
B1
everyone
គ្រប់,គ្នា
គ្រប់គ្នា
grŭb gnéa
Everyone
មានរឿង / The Reason
0/3872
B1
to have trouble (with someone); to clash, be in conflict
មាន,រឿង
មានរឿង
méan rœăng
The Reason
សប្បាយ / Happy
0/1071
Essential
to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome.
សប្បាយ
sɑ̆bay
Happy
ខ្លះ / Some
0/186
Starter - Advanced
some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី ).
ខ្លះ
klăh
Some
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
សើច / Laugh
379/2818
A1
to laugh (at), mock; burst out laughing
សើច
saeuj
Laugh
ខ្លះ / Some
0/186
Starter - Advanced
some (serves as a plural marker with ណា and អ្វី ).
ខ្លះ
klăh
Some
How come everyone else is having a good time and laughing,
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
នៅតែ / Remain
0/370
A2 - Advanced
នៅ,តែ
នៅតែ
nŏu dae
Remain
ឈ្លក់ / Choke
0/5786
B2
to choke (on something); to swallow the wrong way.
ឈ្លក់
chluŏg
Choke
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
នៅតែ / Remain
0/370
A2 - Advanced
នៅ,តែ
នៅតែ
nŏu dae
Remain
វក់ / Frantic
0/7169
C1
to stir, mix
វក់
vuŏg
Frantic
Why can't I stop obsessing over you?
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
ស្អប់ / Despise/Loathe
0/3571
A2 - Advanced
to hate, loathe, dislike
ស្អប់
s'ɑ̆b
Despise/Loathe
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ស្ងាត់ / Quiet
680/2054
A1 - Advanced
to be quiet, calm; motionless; alone, secluded, solitary; cozy
ស្ងាត់
sngăd
Quiet
ជ្រាប / Permeate
0/2678
B2
to permeate, penetrate, saturate; to impregnate, infiltrate; to absorb.
ជ្រាប
jréab
Permeate
?
My haters have gone silent now
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ទម្លាក់ / Drop
0/1229
A2 - Advanced
to drop, put down, throw down
ទម្លាក់
dɔ̆mleăg
Drop
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
កណ្តាល / Middle
0/1829
A1 - Advanced
center, middle; mean, medium.
កណ្តាល
gɑ̆ndal
Middle
ផ្លូវ / Road
893/123
Starter - Advanced
road, street, path; way; style; cause, matter; chance, opportunity, possibility
ផ្លូវ
plow
Road
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ម្តេច / Why
0/5277
A2 - Advanced
what (following a verb of saying); why, in what way / manner, how
ម្តេច
mdeij
Why
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
'on
Dear
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
ទុក / Keep
0/248
Starter - Advanced
to put, set, place, arrange
ទុក
dŭg
Keep
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
កណ្តាល / Middle
0/1829
A1 - Advanced
center, middle; mean, medium.
កណ្តាល
gɑ̆ndal
Middle
ទី / Place
0/40
Starter - Advanced
location, place, spot, point; rank; goal
ទី
di
Place
Why did you drop me off in the middle of nowhere and left me alone?
រាំំ
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
Any dance
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
ខ្សឺបៗ
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ធំ / Big
535/104
Essential
to be large; important, grand, imposing; good (of a hand of cards); arrogant
ធំ
tum
Big
ក្លិនស្អុយ / Stench/Stink
0/0
C2
ក្លិនស្អុយ
glĕnɑs'ŏy
Stench/Stink
Why are you talking so rudely? It's so big and stinky.
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ស្តាប់ / Listen
0/3400
Starter
to listen (to); to obey; to understand (a spoken language)
ស្តាប់
sdăb
Listen
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
Why aren't you listening to me?
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
Any dance
OH MY BABY
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
'on
Dear
យ៉ាងនេះ / Like this
0/2644
A2
យ៉ាង,នេះ
យ៉ាងនេះ
yang néh
Like this
?
OH MY BABY, why are you like this?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
នៅតែ / Remain
0/370
A2 - Advanced
នៅ,តែ
នៅតែ
nŏu dae
Remain
ខឹង / Angry
0/2193
A1 - Advanced
to be angry (at); (of the penis) to be erect
ខឹង
kœ̆ng
Angry
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
Why are you still angry?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ធ្វើមុខជូរ / Sour face
0/0
C2
to make a sour face; to be upset, worried; feel ill
ធ្វើមុខ,ជូរ
ធ្វើមុខជូរ
tweu mŭk ju
Sour face
Are you Ok?
Why are you making a sour face? Are you Ok?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
brăb
Tell
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
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
មិត្ត / Friend
0/1086
A1 - Advanced
friend
មិត្ត
mĭd
Friend
Mech also said she wanted to be friends.
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
'on
Dear
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
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
បន្លាច / Scare
0/6808
B1 - Advanced
to frighten, scare; to intimidate
បន្លាច
bɑ̆nlaj
Scare
Why do you say you are scared
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
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
brăb
Tell
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ម៉េចទៅ / How to
0/12317
B1
how about it
ម៉េច,ទៅ
ម៉េចទៅ
meij dŏu
How to
I said, "Whatever happens?"
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ធ្វើមុខ / Put on Makeup
0/9824
B2
to make a face; to put on makeup; to have a face-lift
ធ្វើ,មុខ
ធ្វើមុខ
tweu mŭk
Put on Makeup
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
កំព្រា / Orphan
0/2855
B2
to be orphaned, to be an orphan; to be all alone
កំព្រា
gɑmbréa
Orphan
Mech also acts like an orphan.
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
dae
Likewise
Dance is also cool
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
'on
Dear
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
yɔg
Take
រូប / Picture
0/83
Essential
form, shape, image, figure; representation, picture, photograph; statue
រូប
rub
Picture
សម្រស់ / Appearance
425/1401
A2
to drain, strain, filter; to cause to dry out
សម្រស់
sɑ̆mruŏh
Appearance
ដូរដោះ / Trade
0/0
C2
to trade, barter
ដូរ,ដោះ
ដូរដោះ
do daôh
Trade
ដុល្លារ / Dollars
0/96
Essential
dollar
ដុល្លារ
dŏla
Dollars
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
យ៉ាងនេះ / Like this
0/2644
A2
យ៉ាង,នេះ
យ៉ាងនេះ
yang néh
Like this
?
How could you trade your beauty for dollars like this?
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
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
សប្បាយ / Happy
0/1071
Essential
to be happy, merry, pleasant, fun; kind, salubrious, beneficial, healthy, wholesome.
សប្បាយ
sɑ̆bay
Happy
សិន / First
0/716
A2
polite final hortatory particle for now, for the time being, for a moment, first
សិន
sĕn
First
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ម៉េចទៅ / How to
0/12317
B1
how about it
ម៉េច,ទៅ
ម៉េចទៅ
meij dŏu
How to
If you want to be happy, then how can you do that?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ឃ្លាន / Hungry
0/3652
Starter - Advanced
to be hungry.
ឃ្លាន
kléan
Hungry
ច្រាស / Brush
0/4743
B1
to physically move from a higher to a lower position
ច្រាស
jrah
Brush
ដី / Land
738/152
A1
earth, land, soil, ground; territory.
ដី
dei
Land
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
ម៉េ
ស / White
0/0
Starter
to be white, silver-colored (as polished metal); bright; clear / fair (of the complexion); pure, innocent; colorless
ស
sɑ
White
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bɑng
Elder
How can you be so hungry and hungry?
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ស្បែក / Leather/Skin
696/648
A1
skin, hide, leather
ស្បែក
sbaeg
Leather/Skin
កម្ម / Karma
0/553
A1
action, act, deed; activity; object; consequence / result (esp. of a past deed), karma (the doctrine that good conduct brings good results in this or subsequent lives), fate; actions / thoughts (esp. of an evil nature in a prior existence which produce effects in a subsequent existence)
កម្ម
gɑm
Karma
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
តែឯង / Lonely
0/7632
B1
alone, by oneself, apart
តែ,ឯង
តែឯង
dae êng
Lonely
Why skin care alone?
ម៉េច / What?
0/1920
A2 - Advanced
what (following a verb of saying); why, in what way / manner, how
ម៉េច
meij
What?
ប្រុស / Male
0/609
A1
man, male.
ប្រុស
brŏh
Male
ៗ
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
ក្បែរ / Near
0/837
A1
near, by, next to, beside, at the edge of
ក្បែរ
gbae
Near
Why do men not want to be near
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
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
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ម៉េចទៅ / How to
0/12317
B1
how about it
ម៉េច,ទៅ
ម៉េចទៅ
meij dŏu
How to
How can it be?
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
'on
Dear
ខ្មើត
អញ្ចឹង / So/Thus
0/7684
B1
in that case, so, then, therefore.
អញ្ចឹង
'ɑ̆nyjœ̆ng
So/Thus
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
ចម្លែក / Strange
598/1083
A2
to be strange, weird, different, uncommon, extraordinary, rare, unusual, astonishing, surprising
ចម្លែក
jɑ̆mlaeg
Strange
You're so stupid, why are you acting so strange?
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
ចែវ / Paddle
0/8013
B2 - Advanced
to row (standing up).
ចែវ
jaew
Paddle
ចូវ
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ចាំ / Wait
0/508
Starter
to wait (for), await, expect
ចាំ
jăm
Wait
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dɑ̆l
For
ស្អែក / Tomorrow
0/4194
Starter
tomorrow
ស្អែក
s'aeg
Tomorrow
Go to the gym now, why wait until tomorrow?
Single
ដល់ក / Completely
0/1146
B1 - Advanced
too much, so much, to such a great extent (lit. 'up to the neck'), extremely, completely
ដល់,ក
ដល់ក
dɑ̆l gɑ
Completely
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jɑ̆ng
To Want
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ម៉េចទៅ / How to
0/12317
B1
how about it
ម៉េច,ទៅ
ម៉េចទៅ
meij dŏu
How to
Single to the point of wanting it no matter what.
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
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
រំលង / Skip
0/2117
A2
to go beyond, skip over; to infringe, violate / break (e.g. the law); (of time) to elapse, pass
រំលង
rumlɔng
Skip
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
yɔg
Take
ត្រូវតែ / Must
0/695
A2
have to, must, should, ought to
ត្រូវ,តែ
ត្រូវតែ
drow dae
Must
ខ្លួនឯង / Oneself
0/670
A1 - Advanced
personally, on one's own, by oneself; itself, oneself; you / your (intimate 2nd pers. sg. pronoun)
ខ្លួន,ឯង
ខ្លួនឯង
kluŏn êng
Oneself
How can you ignore it? You have to take it yourself.
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
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
ប្រាប / Defeat
0/7058
C1
to defeat, subjugate, suppress, pacify
ប្រាប
brab
Defeat
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
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
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
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
0/9513
C1
+ VERB + ដែរ anyhow, at least
ម៉េច,ក៏
ម៉េចក៏
meij gɑ
How Come
ម៉េចទៅ / How to
0/12317
B1
how about it
ម៉េច,ទៅ
ម៉េចទៅ
meij dŏu
How to
They asked him how it was going.
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