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ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Why
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Transliteration
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
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A1
IPA
/heːtoʔʔʋəj ɓaːnɑːciə/
GD
heto'vei banachea
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា Meaning in English
Definitions
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
Headley
Stems
ហេតុអ្វី
Why
ហេតុអ្វី / Why
A1
why, for what reason, why, for that reason
បានជា
The Reason
បានជា / The Reason
A1 - Advanced
that's why, so that, with the result that
Possible Synonyms
ហេតុ
Reason
ហេតុ / Reason
A1
ថ្វី
Why
ថ្វី / Why
A1
ហេតុអ្វី
Why
ហេតុអ្វី / Why
A1
ម៉េច
What?
ម៉េច / What?
A1
ដូចម្តេច
How/Whatever/Whereto
ដូចម្តេច / How/Whatever/Whereto
A1
ជាហេតុ
Therefore
ជាហេតុ / Therefore
A1
ដើម្បីអ្វី
For what
ដើម្បីអ្វី / For what
A1
ម៉េចក៏
How Come
ម៉េចក៏ / How Come
A1
យ៉ាងម៉េច
How
យ៉ាងម៉េច / How
A1
ហេតុម៉េច
Why
ហេតុម៉េច / Why
A1
ម្តេច
Why
ម្តេច / Why
A1
ម្តេចក៏
Why
ម្តេចក៏ / Why
A1
មកល
Why
មកល / Why
A1
អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ
Why
អ្វីក៏ ... ម្ល៉េះ / Why
A1
ម៉េចចឹង
Why
ម៉េចចឹង / Why
A1
Sentences with ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
brab
Tell
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
អណ្តើកមាស / Ladybug
0/0
B1 - Advanced
certain small insects (Phyllotreta, Raphidobalpa, and Epilachna species) that feed on vegetable plants
អណ្តើក,មាស
អណ្តើកមាស
'ândaeug méah
Ladybug
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ខ្លួន / Body/Self
0/46
Starter - Advanced
body, soul, heart; (one)self
ខ្លួន
kluŏn
Body/Self
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
rôbâh
Belonging To
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
មានស្នាមអុជៗ / Spot
0/0
B1 - Advanced
មានស្នាម,អុជ
មានស្នាមអុជៗ
méan snéam 'ŏj
Spot
ខ្មៅ / Black
0/1068
Starter
to be black, dark (colored)
ខ្មៅ
kmau
Black
បែប / Type
0/161
A2
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition
បែប
bêb
Type
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
?
Ladybird, how did you get spots all over your body?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jol jĕd
Like
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ឱ្យតែ / As long as
0/1817
B1
whenever; as long as, provided that, so long as
ឲ្យ,តែ
ឱ្យតែ
aô dê
As long as
រួចពីមាត់ / Out of the mouth
0/13082
C2
to say something just for the heck of it; to make up a story; frivolously / carelessly
រួចពី,មាត់
រួចពីមាត់
ruŏjâbi moăd
Out of the mouth
អញ្ចឹង / So/Thus
0/7684
B1
in that case, so, then, therefore.
អញ្ចឹង
'ânyjœ̆ng
So/Thus
Why do you like to speak joking
សំណួរ / Question
331/1103
A2 - Advanced
question; interrogation; asking, questioning; greeting, correspondence about the state of health.
សំណួរ
sâmnuŏ
Question
ទីមួយ / First
0/1545
A1 - Advanced
first
ទី,មួយ
ទីមួយ
di muŏy
First
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
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
'n
Dear
ទៅឆ្ងាយ / Far Away
0/0
B1
ទៅ,ឆ្ងាយ
ទៅឆ្ងាយ
dŏu chngay
Far Away
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
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
?
The first question, why did you go away from me?
«
កាំប្រមា / Porcupine
0/13417
B2
porcupine (prob. Atherurus macrourus); quill (of a porcupine)
កាំ,ប្រមា
កាំប្រមា
găm brâma
Porcupine
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
nĭng
And
ទន្សាយ / Rabbit
0/5472
A2 - Advanced
hare, rabbit (prob. Lepus peguensis)
ទន្សាយ
dônséay
Rabbit
!
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
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
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
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
លាក់ខ្លួន / Hide
0/4307
B1
to hide oneself
លាក់,ខ្លួន
លាក់ខ្លួន
leăg kluŏn
Hide
នៅកណ្តាលវាល / Publically
0/12055
B2
in the middle of a plain; in public, in full view of everybody
នៅ,កណ្តាលវាល
នៅកណ្តាលវាល
nŏu gândal véal
Publically
បែប / Type
0/161
A2
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition
បែប
bêb
Type
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
?»
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
nĭyéay
To Say
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
រមាស / Rhinoceros
0/4640
B1 - Advanced
rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
រមាស
rôméah
Rhinoceros
សើច / Laugh
379/2818
A1
to laugh (at), mock; burst out laughing
សើច
saeuj
Laugh
ក្អឹកៗ / Sound of Laughing
0/0
B1 - Advanced
sound of laughing
ក្អឹកៗ
g'œ̆g
Sound of Laughing
។
"Hedgehog and Rabbit! How could you both hide in such obvious places?" Rhino giggles.
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ផ្លែប៉ោម / Apple
0/0
Starter - Advanced
Apple fruit
ផ្លែ,ប៉ោម
ផ្លែប៉ោម
plê paôm
Apple
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nŏăh
That
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
ពណ៌ក្រហម / Red
0/4483
A1 - Advanced
ពណ៌,ក្រហម
ពណ៌ក្រហម
bôr grâhâm
Red
?»
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mday
Mother
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
néang
She/Her
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
។
"Shouldn’t that be red?" asks her mother.
«
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
mag
Mom
!
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
មេឃ / Sky
568/2713
A1
sky, firmament; cloud; weather
មេឃ
mék
Sky
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'âd
No
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliĕng
Rain
?» ម៉ាណូ
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
។
"Ma, why doesn't it rain?" asked Manu.
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
មេឃ / Sky
568/2713
A1
sky, firmament; cloud; weather
មេឃ
mék
Sky
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
mĭn mên
Not/Aren't
ពណ៌ខៀវ / Blue
0/5201
A1 - Advanced
blue
ពណ៌,ខៀវ
ពណ៌ខៀវ
bôr kiĕw
Blue
អ៊ីចឹង / Thus
0/586
A2
so, therefore, that being so.
អ៊ីចឹង
'ijœ̆ng
Thus
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
?»
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mday
Mother
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
néang
She/Her
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
suŏ
Ask
។
"Shouldn’t the sky be blue, dear?" asks her mother.
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
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
មិនមាន / Hasn't
0/0
A1 - Advanced
មិន,មាន
មិនមាន
mĭn méan
Hasn't
ស្លាប / Feather
804/2860
A2 - Advanced
wing, feather, plumage (of a bird); blade (e.g. of an oar or ventilating fan); flank
ស្លាប
sléab
Feather
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
doj
As/Like
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bâgsei
Bird
ដទៃ / Other
0/728
B1
to be other, different, foreign
ដទៃ
dâdey
Other
?
Why don't I have wings like other birds?
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
រត់ / To Run
382/461
Starter
to run (away), flee, escape; to run / function well; to coincide; to work out; to work as a runner.
រត់
rôd
To Run
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
ឆ្ងាយ / Far
395/885
Starter
to be far (away), distant, remote; separated
ឆ្ងាយ
chngay
Far
ម្ល៉េះ / So
0/1881
A2 - Advanced
a thus, so, in this way, this much.
ម្ល៉េះ
mléh
So
ឆ្ងាយពី / Distance
0/0
B2 - Advanced
ឆ្ងាយ,ពី
ឆ្ងាយពី
chngay bi
Distance
សៀវភៅ / Book
0/1112
A1
book; pad, notebook
សៀវ,ភៅ
សៀវភៅ
siĕwôpŏu
Book
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
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
rôbâh
Belonging To
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
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
ឡាន / Car
976/1102
Starter
(colloquial) car, automobile, motor vehicle
ឡាន
lan
Car
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
rôbâh
Belonging To
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
?
ទីនេះ / Here
0/1018
A1
here
ទី,នេះ
ទីនេះ
di néh
Here
គ្មានអ្វី / Nothing
353/3372
Starter - Advanced
គ្មាន,អ្វី
គ្មានអ្វី
gméan 'wi
Nothing
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
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
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
។»
"Why little one, have you wandered so far, away from your books, your toys and your cars? Why indeed? There's nothing here to hear or to see."
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
បារម្ភ / Worry
0/709
A2 - Advanced
anxiety, worry, uneasiness, foreboding; agitation, alarm.
បារម្ភ
barâm
Worry
ម្ល៉េះ / So
0/1881
A2 - Advanced
a thus, so, in this way, this much.
ម្ល៉េះ
mléh
So
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
mag
Mom
?
ផ្លែប៉ោម / Apple
0/0
Starter - Advanced
Apple fruit
ផ្លែ,ប៉ោម
ផ្លែប៉ោម
plê paôm
Apple
ផ្អែម / Sweet
0/1794
A1
to be sweet; to be pleasant; to have a good time
ផ្អែម
p'êm
Sweet
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
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
gon
Child
ជូន / To Give
0/379
A2 - Advanced
to give / present / offer to.
ជូន
jun
To Give
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
mag
Mom
» រាជនី
ពោល / Said
0/628
A2 - Advanced
to tell, say, speak; to recite, relate; to indicate; to complain, grumble, mutter.
ពោល
boŭl
Said
ទៅកាន់ / To
0/687
A2 - Advanced
toward (outward), to go toward
ទៅ,កាន់
ទៅកាន់
dŏu gan
To
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mday
Mother
។
"Why do you worry, Mother? Here is a sweet apple for you," says Rajani.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaôg
Peacock
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muŏy
One/An
ក្បាល / Head
201/539
Starter
(anatomy) head
ក្បាល
gbal
Head
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
និយាយទៅ / To say
0/4221
A2 - Advanced
និយាយ,ទៅ
និយាយទៅ
nĭyéay dŏu
To say
កាន់ / Hold
462/139
A1 - Advanced
to hold / carry in the hand, grasp, hang on to; to control, be in charge of, be responsible for; to withstand, support, sustain, bear; to hold to, believe in, keep / observe (e.g. a religion); (of a spirit) to possess
កាន់
gan
Hold
ពពក / Cloud
678/2555
A1 - Advanced
cloud
ពពក
bôbôg
Cloud
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
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliĕng
Rain
?
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
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
nœ̆ng
Will
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
rŏâm
To Dance
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
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
êng
After All
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
។»
The peacock said, ”Why don’t you rain? I will dance for you.”
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
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
បណ្តោយឱ្យ / Let
0/8390
C2
to allow, let, permit
បណ្តោយ,ឲ្យ
បណ្តោយឱ្យ
bândaôy aô
Let
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
HOW DID I LET
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
អញ្ចឹង / So/Thus
0/7684
B1
in that case, so, then, therefore.
អញ្ចឹង
'ânyjœ̆ng
So/Thus
?
Why is that?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
នៅទីនេះ / Herein
71/0
A1
នៅទីនេះ
nŏudinéh
Herein
?
Why are we here?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
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
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jâng
To Want
បើក / Open
0/201
Starter
to open, uncover; to begin (e.g. a meeting); to free, release; to ease, relax; to raise (a sail)
បើក
baeug
Open
អាជីវកម្ម / Business
0/614
B1
living, operation, maintenance; working, cultivation, exploitation; housekeeping; subsistence
អាជីវ,កម្ម
អាជីវកម្ម
'ajiw gâm
Business
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
Why do you want to start this business?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
មានសាសនា / Godly
0/0
C2
មានសាសនា
méanôsasânéa
Godly
ច្រើនម្ល៉េះ / Why So Much
0/13861
C2
why so much, why so many?
ច្រើន,ម្ល៉េះ
ច្រើនម្ល៉េះ
jraeun mléh
Why So Much
?
Why are there so many religions?
រឿង / Story
234/143
Starter - Advanced
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident
រឿង
rœăng
Story
សំខាន់បំផុត / Critical/Transcendent
0/0
B1 - Advanced
សំខាន់,បំផុត
សំខាន់បំផុត
sâmkan bâmpŏd
Critical/Transcendent
នោះ / That
0/17
Essential
that, those; often serves simply to emphasize something already referred to or something distant in time or space
នោះ
nŏăh
That
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
gœ
Is
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
អាច / Can
422/30
Starter - Advanced
to be able / qualified (to do something), capable of (doing something); to be possible; to be in condition (to), be in a position (to); to dare to
អាច
'aj
Can
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
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
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
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
នរណា / Whom
0/1278
A1 - Advanced
who, which one, anybody (the more common col. term is អ្នកណា )
នរ,ណា
នរណា
nô na
Whom
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
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
រស់នៅ / Live
109/404
Starter
to live, exist, survive
រស់,នៅ
រស់នៅ
rôh nŏu
Live
។
The most important thing is that I can know who I am and why I live.
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
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
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
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ផលិតផល / Product
325/430
A1 - Advanced
product(s), production; proceeds, profit, yield
ផលិត,ផល
ផលិតផល
pâlĕd pâl
Product
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
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
ផ្តៅ / Rattan
0/9691
C1
rattan
ផ្តៅ
pdau
Rattan
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
rôbâh
Belonging To
ប្រទេស / Country
668/29
A1
country, nation, state, territory, land, region
ប្រ,ទេស
ប្រទេស
b déh
Country
ឥណ្ឌូ / Indo
0/1605
B1 - Advanced
Hindu, Indian
ឥណ្ឌូ
ĕnɗu
Indo
នេស៊ី
Do you know why Indonesian rattan products
តើ / Do
0/102
Starter - Advanced
clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'
តើ
daeu
Do
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
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
អ្នកណា / Who
0/1656
Starter
who, whom; someone, anyone
អ្នក,ណា
អ្នកណា
neăg na
Who
?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
រូបខ្ញុំ / Me
0/0
C2
រូប,ខ្ញុំ
រូបខ្ញុំ
rub knyom
Me
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
តើ / Do
0/102
Starter - Advanced
clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'
តើ
daeu
Do
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
nœ̆ng
Will
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
អ្វី / What
0/116
Essential
what? (in an interrogative clause); something (in a declarative clause); anything (in an indefinite context); nothing (in a negative clause); anything at all (in an emphatic context); nothing at all (in a negative emphatic clause)
អ្វី
'wi
What
កើតឡើង / Occur
332/475
A1
to happen, break out, occur
កើត,ឡើង
កើតឡើង
gaeud laeung
Occur
ចំពោះ / Toward
0/86
A1 - Advanced
toward, to (commonly used to begin the salutation of a letter); about, as for, vis-a-vis.
ចំពោះ
jâmbŏăh
Toward
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
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bél
Time
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
ស្លាប់ / Die
843/313
A1
to die.
ស្លាប់
sloăb
Die
?
Who am I? Why me and what will happen to me when I die?
តើ / Do
0/102
Starter - Advanced
clause initial interrogative marker occurring in fairly formal speech; it indicates that the following clause is a question, and may sometimes be translated by expressions like `Tell me ...?' or, in subordinate clauses, `if' or `whether'
តើ
daeu
Do
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ផ្លែ / Fruit
0/1144
Starter
fruit.
ផ្លែ
plê
Fruit
ក្រវាញ / Cardamom
0/8917
C1
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum or Amomum Kravanh)
ក្រវាញ
grâwan
Cardamom
ក្លាយទៅជា / Become
0/2293
A2 - Advanced
to be transformed (into something); to become, change (into something)
ក្លាយ,ទៅជា
ក្លាយទៅជា
glay dŏujéa
Become
ផលិតផល / Product
325/430
A1 - Advanced
product(s), production; proceeds, profit, yield
ផលិត,ផល
ផលិតផល
pâlĕd pâl
Product
អាហារ / Food
216/243
A1
food, food product, victuals
អាហារ
'aha
Food
ដ៏មានតម្លៃ / Lavish
0/0
C2
ដ៏មានតម្លៃ
dââmanâdâmlai
Lavish
Why Cardamom Becomes a Valuable Food Product
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoăl
Know
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
មនុស្ស / People
787/84
Starter - Advanced
human being, person; mankind
មនុស្ស
mônŭh
People
កាន់តែ / Increasingly
0/299
B1
more and more, increasingly, the more ... the more
កាន់,តែ
កាន់តែ
gan dê
Increasingly
ច្រើន / Many
687/59
Starter
to be many, much; numerous.
ច្រើន
jraeun
Many
គិតថា / Thought/Regard
226/640
A1
គិត,ថា
គិតថា
gĭd ta
Thought/Regard
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
បានចម្រើន / Prosper
0/0
C2
បានចម្រើន
banâjâmraeun
Prosper
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
កាន់តែ / Increasingly
0/299
B1
more and more, increasingly, the more ... the more
កាន់,តែ
កាន់តែ
gan dê
Increasingly
ចម្លែក / Strange
598/1083
A2
to be strange, weird, different, uncommon, extraordinary, rare, unusual, astonishing, surprising
ចម្លែក
jâmlêg
Strange
!
Thought the more people I know the better I get but the more I know the more it gets weird!
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ពេលនេះ / Now
0/515
A1 - Advanced
at this time, at present, now
ពេល,នេះ
ពេលនេះ
bél néh
Now
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
ពេលដែល / While
0/0
A2
ពេល,ដែល
ពេលដែល
bél dêl
While
សមស្រប / Appropriate
0/2286
B2
to go along with, to fit, agree, jibe, be in accord with; to be comfortable, suitable, appropriate
សម,ស្រប
សមស្រប
sâm srôb
Appropriate
បំផុត / Terminate/Most
0/158
A2
to terminate, finish, complete; to do to the end.
បំផុត
bâmpŏd
Terminate/Most
?
Why is this the right time?
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
dâl
For
ទៅរាប់ / To count
0/10143
C1
+ TIME WORD to go (on) for ... eg. ទៅរាប់ម៉ោង . to go on for hours
ទៅ,រាប់
ទៅរាប់
dŏu roăb
To count
សែន / A Hundred Thousand
0/410
Starter - Advanced
100,000 (hundred thousand).
សែន
sên
A Hundred Thousand
នាក់ / Person(s)
0/65
A1
for ordinary people
នាក់
neăg
Person(s)
ឯណក។
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knyom
I/Me/My
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gâ
Also
ឆ្ងល់ / Wonder
0/2706
B1
to wonder.
ឆ្ងល់
chngâl
Wonder
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dê
Likewise
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
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
ក្មែរ
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
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
អ្នកចេះដឹង / You know
0/9783
C2
learned person, scholar
អ្នក,ចេះដឹង
អ្នកចេះដឹង
neăg jéhdœ̆ng
You know
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
drow
Must
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
បារាំង / France
0/523
Essential
to be French; European.
បារាំង
barăng
France
សម្លាប់ / Kill
657/394
A1
to kill, to murder, to suppress, to eliminate, to destroy
សម្លាប់
sâmloăb
Kill
?
Up to hundreds of thousands. And I also wonder why our educated Khmer people were killed by the French?
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
ទាន / Alms
0/1162
B1
giving; gift, donation; alms, charity; favor (2) tien polite or respectful particle often occurs in sentence final position.
ទាន
déan
Alms
បានដល់ / Affect
0/0
C2
បានដល់
banâdâl
Affect
ឪពុកម្តាយ / Parent
0/0
Essential
parents
ឪពុក,ម្តាយ
ឪពុកម្តាយ
âubŭg mday
Parent
ហើយចុះ / Then
0/0
C2
ហើយចុះ
haeuyôjŏh
Then
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
hédŏ'wei banâjéa
Why
សង្គម / Society
0/283
A2
society (e.g. Cambodian society); meeting, gathering; connection, relation, liaison, contact, intercourse; acquaintance, familiarity
សង្គម
sânggôm
Society
ក្មែរ
បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ / Currently
0/1301
B1 - Advanced
at present
បច្ចុប្បន្ន,នេះ
បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ
bâjŏbân néh
Currently
នាំគ្នា / Let's go
0/1250
B1
together; to go together, to invite someone to do something together; to agree together to do something
នាំ,គ្នា
នាំគ្នា
nŏâm gnéa
Let's go
សូត្រ / Recite/Silk
0/1623
B1
raw-silk; fine thread
សូត្រ
sod
Recite/Silk
ទៅជា / Into/Become
0/1664
A2 - Advanced
to become (someone or something); to come about that
ទៅ,ជា
ទៅជា
dŏu jéa
Into/Become
អន / On
0/2456
B2 - Advanced
to be light, soft (of colors); to be tender
អន
'n
On
មោទនា / Proud
0/17387
C2
happiness, joy
មោទនា
moŭdônéa
Proud
Giving alms to parents, why is it that today's Cambodian society prays for pride?
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