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ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Why
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
Transliteration
haydto'wii baaniajia
A1
IPA
/heːtoʔʔʋiː ɓaːnɔːciə/
GD
heto'vi banochea
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
ដែលជាហេតុផល
Why
ដែលជាហេតុផល / Why
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
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
នៅទីនេះ / Herein
71/0
A1
នៅទីនេះ
nouwdtiinih
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
អញ្ចឹង / So/Thus
0/7684
B1
in that case, so, then, therefore.
អញ្ចឹង
'ernhjoeng
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
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
niag
You
ចង់ / To Want
0/118
Starter
to want / wish / desire (to do something)
ចង់
jerng
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
'aajiiw germ
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
nih
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
បណ្តោយឱ្យ / Let
0/8390
C2
to allow, let, permit
បណ្តោយ,ឲ្យ
បណ្តោយឱ្យ
berndtaoy aoy
Let
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
berng
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ផ្លែប៉ោម / Apple
0/0
Starter - Advanced
Apple fruit
ផ្លែ,ប៉ោម
ផ្លែប៉ោម
plae paom
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
nuah
That
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
min maein
Not/Aren't
ពណ៌ក្រហម / Red
0/4483
A1 - Advanced
ពណ៌,ក្រហម
ពណ៌ក្រហម
bpia grerherm
Red
?»
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mdtaay
Mother
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
niang
She/Her
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
sua
Ask
។
"Shouldn’t that be red?" asks her mother.
«
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
maag
Mom
!
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
មេឃ / Sky
568/2713
A1
sky, firmament; cloud; weather
មេឃ
mayk
Sky
អត់ / No
0/520
Starter - Advanced
no, not.
អត់
'erdt
No
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliang
Rain
?» ម៉ាណូ
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
sua
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
មនុស្ស / People
787/84
Starter - Advanced
human being, person; mankind
មនុស្ស
mianuh
People
កើតមក / To Be Born
0/5024
B1
to be born, come into existence
កើត,មក
កើតមក
gaeudt miag
To Be Born
ក្នុង / In
0/10
Starter - Advanced
in, inside; during + (time word)
ក្នុង
gnong
In
ពិភពលោក / World
95/212
A1 - Advanced
the world
ពិភព,លោក
ពិភពលោក
bpipiabp loog
World
?"
សំណួរ / Question
331/1103
A2 - Advanced
question; interrogation; asking, questioning; greeting, correspondence about the state of health.
សំណួរ
somnua
Question
ទីមួយ / First
0/1545
A1 - Advanced
first
ទី,មួយ
ទីមួយ
dtii muay
First
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
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
dtouw chngaay
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
bpii
Of/From
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
berng
Elder
?
The first question, why did you go away from me?
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
មេឃ / Sky
568/2713
A1
sky, firmament; cloud; weather
មេឃ
mayk
Sky
មិនមែន / Not/Aren't
0/400
A1
+ NOUN is not + NOUN
មិន,មែន
មិនមែន
min maein
Not/Aren't
ពណ៌ខៀវ / Blue
0/5201
A1 - Advanced
blue
ពណ៌,ខៀវ
ពណ៌ខៀវ
bpia kiaw
Blue
អ៊ីចឹង / Thus
0/586
A2
so, therefore, that being so.
អ៊ីចឹង
'iijoeng
Thus
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
goon
Child
?»
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mdtaay
Mother
នាង / She/Her
0/90
Essential
young woman (married or unmarried), girl, Miss.
នាង
niang
She/Her
សួរ / Ask
79/740
Starter
to ask, inquire, question; to ask about one's health, greet
សួរ
sua
Ask
។
"Shouldn’t the sky be blue, dear?" asks her mother.
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
មានសាសនា / Godly
0/0
C2
មានសាសនា
mianiasaasernia
Godly
ច្រើនម្ល៉េះ / Why So Much
0/13861
C2
why so much, why so many?
ច្រើន,ម្ល៉េះ
ច្រើនម្ល៉េះ
jraeun mleh
Why So Much
?
Why are there so many religions?
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
មិនមាន / Hasn't
0/0
A1 - Advanced
មិន,មាន
មិនមាន
min mian
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
sliab
Feather
ដូច / As/Like
75/87
Starter - Advanced
to be like; to resemble, be similar to, alike.
ដូច
dooj
As/Like
បក្សី / Bird
0/3397
Starter
(female) bird
បក្សី
bergsey
Bird
ដទៃ / Other
0/728
B1
to be other, different, foreign
ដទៃ
derdtei
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ពេលនេះ / Now
0/515
A1 - Advanced
at this time, at present, now
ពេល,នេះ
ពេលនេះ
bpayl nih
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
jia
Is
ពេលដែល / While
0/0
A2
ពេល,ដែល
ពេលដែល
bpayl dael
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
serm sriab
Appropriate
បំផុត / Terminate/Most
0/158
A2
to terminate, finish, complete; to do to the end.
បំផុត
bompodt
Terminate/Most
?
Why is this the right time?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
berng
Elder
ចូលចិត្ត / Like
0/848
Starter
to like, prefer
ចូល,ចិត្ត
ចូលចិត្ត
jool jedt
Like
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
niyiay
To Say
ឱ្យតែ / As long as
0/1817
B1
whenever; as long as, provided that, so long as
ឲ្យ,តែ
ឱ្យតែ
aoy dtae
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
ruajerbpii moadt
Out of the mouth
អញ្ចឹង / So/Thus
0/7684
B1
in that case, so, then, therefore.
អញ្ចឹង
'ernhjoeng
So/Thus
Why do you like to speak joking
រឿង / Story
234/143
Starter - Advanced
story, subject; affair, matter, trouble; reason, basis, cause; action, course, progress; deed, act; event, incident
រឿង
roeung
Story
សំខាន់បំផុត / Critical/Transcendent
0/0
B1 - Advanced
សំខាន់,បំផុត
សំខាន់បំផុត
somkaan bompodt
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
nuah
That
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
geu
Is
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
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
'aaj
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
doeng
Know
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
That/Say
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
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
jia
Is
នរណា / Whom
0/1278
A1 - Advanced
who, which one, anybody (the more common col. term is អ្នកណា )
នរ,ណា
នរណា
nia naa
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
រស់នៅ / Live
109/404
Starter
to live, exist, survive
រស់,នៅ
រស់នៅ
riah nouw
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
doeng
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
dtay
No
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ផលិតផល / Product
325/430
A1 - Advanced
product(s), production; proceeds, profit, yield
ផលិត,ផល
ផលិតផល
perledt perl
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
bpii
Of/From
ផ្តៅ / Rattan
0/9691
C1
rattan
ផ្តៅ
pdtaow
Rattan
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
ប្រទេស / Country
668/29
A1
country, nation, state, territory, land, region
ប្រ,ទេស
ប្រទេស
bia dtayh
Country
ឥណ្ឌូ / Indo
0/1605
B1 - Advanced
Hindu, Indian
ឥណ្ឌូ
enɗuu
Indo
នេស៊ី
Do you know why Indonesian rattan products
ប្រាប់ / Tell
50/137
Starter - Advanced
to tell, say, state, inform, report; to explain; to point out
ប្រាប់
braab
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
'erndtaeug miah
Ladybug
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ខ្លួន / Body/Self
0/46
Starter - Advanced
body, soul, heart; (one)self
ខ្លួន
kluan
Body/Self
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
After All
មានស្នាមអុជៗ / Spot
0/0
B1 - Advanced
មានស្នាម,អុជ
មានស្នាមអុជៗ
mian sniam 'oj
Spot
ខ្មៅ / Black
0/1068
Starter
to be black, dark (colored)
ខ្មៅ
kmaow
Black
បែប / Type
0/161
A2
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition
បែប
baeb
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
nih
Here/This
?
Ladybird, how did you get spots all over your body?
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
dtaeu
Do
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
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
jia
Is
អ្នកណា / Who
0/1656
Starter
who, whom; someone, anyone
អ្នក,ណា
អ្នកណា
niag naa
Who
?
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
mian
Have
រូបខ្ញុំ / Me
0/0
C2
រូប,ខ្ញុំ
រូបខ្ញុំ
ruub knhom
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
dtaeu
Do
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
neung
Will
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
mian
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
'wii
What
កើតឡើង / Occur
332/475
A1
to happen, break out, occur
កើត,ឡើង
កើតឡើង
gaeudt 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
jombpuah
Toward
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
ពេល / Time
660/26
Starter - Advanced
time; moment, instant, period of time
ពេល
bpayl
Time
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
ស្លាប់ / Die
843/313
A1
to die.
ស្លាប់
sloab
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
dtaeu
Do
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ផ្លែ / Fruit
0/1144
Starter
fruit.
ផ្លែ
plae
Fruit
ក្រវាញ / Cardamom
0/8917
C1
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum or Amomum Kravanh)
ក្រវាញ
grerwaanh
Cardamom
ក្លាយទៅជា / Become
0/2293
A2 - Advanced
to be transformed (into something); to become, change (into something)
ក្លាយ,ទៅជា
ក្លាយទៅជា
glaay dtouwjia
Become
ផលិតផល / Product
325/430
A1 - Advanced
product(s), production; proceeds, profit, yield
ផលិត,ផល
ផលិតផល
perledt perl
Product
អាហារ / Food
216/243
A1
food, food product, victuals
អាហារ
'aahaa
Food
ដ៏មានតម្លៃ / Lavish
0/0
C2
ដ៏មានតម្លៃ
derermaaniadtermlai
Lavish
Why Cardamom Becomes a Valuable Food Product
«
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
goon
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
riadt
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
layng
To Play
ឆ្ងាយ / Far
395/885
Starter
to be far (away), distant, remote; separated
ឆ្ងាយ
chngaay
Far
ម្ល៉េះ / So
0/1881
A2 - Advanced
a thus, so, in this way, this much.
ម្ល៉េះ
mleh
So
ឆ្ងាយពី / Distance
0/0
B2 - Advanced
ឆ្ងាយ,ពី
ឆ្ងាយពី
chngaay bpii
Distance
សៀវភៅ / Book
0/1112
A1
book; pad, notebook
សៀវ,ភៅ
សៀវភៅ
siawiapouw
Book
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bpii
Of/From
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
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
layng
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
bpii
Of/From
ឡាន / Car
976/1102
Starter
(colloquial) car, automobile, motor vehicle
ឡាន
laan
Car
របស់ / Belonging To
0/11
Starter - Advanced
thing, object; goods; tool, instrument, utensil; property, wealth
របស់
riaberh
Belonging To
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
goon
Child
?
ទីនេះ / Here
0/1018
A1
here
ទី,នេះ
ទីនេះ
dtii nih
Here
គ្មានអ្វី / Nothing
353/3372
Starter - Advanced
គ្មាន,អ្វី
គ្មានអ្វី
gmian 'wii
Nothing
ឱ្យ / Give
0/0
Starter - Advanced
to give, to donate (more polite word is ជូន), to grant (something); to give someone money.
ឱ្យ
aoy
Give
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
goon
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
layng
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
dtay
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."
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoal
Know
ពី / Of/From
17/13
Starter
from, out of; of, about, concerning; for, on behalf of; since; at / in (some past time)
ពី
bpii
Of/From
មនុស្ស / People
787/84
Starter - Advanced
human being, person; mankind
មនុស្ស
mianuh
People
កាន់តែ / Increasingly
0/299
B1
more and more, increasingly, the more ... the more
កាន់,តែ
កាន់តែ
gaan dtae
Increasingly
ច្រើន / Many
687/59
Starter
to be many, much; numerous.
ច្រើន
jraeun
Many
គិតថា / Thought/Regard
226/640
A1
គិត,ថា
គិតថា
gidt taa
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
wia
It/Them
បានចម្រើន / Prosper
0/0
C2
បានចម្រើន
baaniajermraeun
Prosper
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dtae
But
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
កាន់តែ / Increasingly
0/299
B1
more and more, increasingly, the more ... the more
កាន់,តែ
កាន់តែ
gaan dtae
Increasingly
ចម្លែក / Strange
598/1083
A2
to be strange, weird, different, uncommon, extraordinary, rare, unusual, astonishing, surprising
ចម្លែក
jermlaeg
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
បារម្ភ / Worry
0/709
A2 - Advanced
anxiety, worry, uneasiness, foreboding; agitation, alarm.
បារម្ភ
baariam
Worry
ម្ល៉េះ / So
0/1881
A2 - Advanced
a thus, so, in this way, this much.
ម្ល៉េះ
mleh
So
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
maag
Mom
?
ផ្លែប៉ោម / Apple
0/0
Starter - Advanced
Apple fruit
ផ្លែ,ប៉ោម
ផ្លែប៉ោម
plae paom
Apple
ផ្អែម / Sweet
0/1794
A1
to be sweet; to be pleasant; to have a good time
ផ្អែម
p'aem
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
nih
Here/This
គឺ / Is
24/31
Starter - Advanced
to be (equal to); as follows; namely.
គឺ
geu
Is
កូន / Child
0/173
Essential
child (of someone; cf. ក្មេង 'child' - in general); offspring, progeny.
កូន
goon
Child
ជូន / To Give
0/379
A2 - Advanced
to give / present / offer to.
ជូន
juun
To Give
ម៉ាក់ / Mom
0/3222
A2
mom, mommy (urban, used esp. by young children)
ម៉ាក់
maag
Mom
» រាជនី
ពោល / Said
0/628
A2 - Advanced
to tell, say, speak; to recite, relate; to indicate; to complain, grumble, mutter.
ពោល
bpool
Said
ទៅកាន់ / To
0/687
A2 - Advanced
toward (outward), to go toward
ទៅ,កាន់
ទៅកាន់
dtouw gaan
To
ម្តាយ / Mother
0/0
Essential
mother
ម្តាយ
mdtaay
Mother
។
"Why do you worry, Mother? Here is a sweet apple for you," says Rajani.
ក្ងោក / Peacock
0/11304
B1
peacock
ក្ងោក
gngaog
Peacock
មួយ / One/An
48/14
Essential
one
មួយ
muay
One/An
ក្បាល / Head
201/539
Starter
(anatomy) head
ក្បាល
gbaal
Head
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
និយាយទៅ / To say
0/4221
A2 - Advanced
និយាយ,ទៅ
និយាយទៅ
niyiay dtouw
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
gaan
Hold
ពពក / Cloud
678/2555
A1 - Advanced
cloud
ពពក
bpiabpiag
Cloud
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
After All
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
min
Not
ភ្លៀង / Rain
494/1414
Starter - Advanced
rain.
ភ្លៀង
pliang
Rain
?
ខ្ញុំ / I/Me/My
2/28
Essential
I / me / my ;
Surin
I / me / my (female speaking to a respected person)
ខ្ញុំ
knhom
I/Me/My
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
neung
Will
រាំ / To Dance
0/1369
A1
to dance
រាំ
ram
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
aoy
Give
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
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.”
ដល់ / For
0/43
A1
to reach, attain; to arrive (at), get to.
ដល់
derl
For
ទៅរាប់ / To count
0/10143
C1
+ TIME WORD to go (on) for ... eg. ទៅរាប់ម៉ោង . to go on for hours
ទៅ,រាប់
ទៅរាប់
dtouw roab
To count
សែន / A Hundred Thousand
0/410
Starter - Advanced
100,000 (hundred thousand).
សែន
saen
A Hundred Thousand
នាក់ / Person(s)
0/65
A1
for ordinary people
នាក់
noag
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
knhom
I/Me/My
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
ger
Also
ឆ្ងល់ / Wonder
0/2706
B1
to wonder.
ឆ្ងល់
chngerl
Wonder
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dae
Likewise
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
taa
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
haydto'wii baaniajia
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
jia
Is
អ្នកចេះដឹង / You know
0/9783
C2
learned person, scholar
អ្នក,ចេះដឹង
អ្នកចេះដឹង
niag jehdoeng
You know
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
dtroow
Must
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
baan
Have
បារាំង / France
0/523
Essential
to be French; European.
បារាំង
baaramng
France
សម្លាប់ / Kill
657/394
A1
to kill, to murder, to suppress, to eliminate, to destroy
សម្លាប់
sermloab
Kill
?
Up to hundreds of thousands. And I also wonder why our educated Khmer people were killed by the French?
«
កាំប្រមា / Porcupine
0/13417
B2
porcupine (prob. Atherurus macrourus); quill (of a porcupine)
កាំ,ប្រមា
កាំប្រមា
gam brermaa
Porcupine
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
ning
And
ទន្សាយ / Rabbit
0/5472
A2 - Advanced
hare, rabbit (prob. Lepus peguensis)
ទន្សាយ
dtiansiay
Rabbit
!
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
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
bpuag
Group
ឯង / After All
0/471
A1 - Advanced
you see, after all, indeed, just (phrase-final intensifying particle)
ឯង
aeng
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
miag
Come
លាក់ខ្លួន / Hide
0/4307
B1
to hide oneself
លាក់,ខ្លួន
លាក់ខ្លួន
loag kluan
Hide
នៅកណ្តាលវាល / Publically
0/12055
B2
in the middle of a plain; in public, in full view of everybody
នៅ,កណ្តាលវាល
នៅកណ្តាលវាល
nouw gerndtaal wial
Publically
បែប / Type
0/161
A2
kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way; situation, condition
បែប
baeb
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
nih
Here/This
?»
និយាយ / To Say
785/56
Starter
to speak, say, talk, relate, tell; to narrate; to talk over, discuss
និយាយ
niyiay
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
riamiah
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'oeg
Sound of Laughing
។
"Hedgehog and Rabbit! How could you both hide in such obvious places?" Rhino giggles.
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
dtian
Alms
បានដល់ / Affect
0/0
C2
បានដល់
baaniaderl
Affect
ឪពុកម្តាយ / Parent
0/0
Essential
parents
ឪពុក,ម្តាយ
ឪពុកម្តាយ
owbpug mdtaay
Parent
ហើយចុះ / Then
0/0
C2
ហើយចុះ
haeuyiajoh
Then
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា / Why
78/1837
A1
why (if an answer in the plural is expected, the phrase ហេតុអ្វីខ្លះបានជា may be used)
ហេតុអ្វី,បានជា
ហេតុអ្វីបានជា
haydto'wii baaniajia
Why
សង្គម / Society
0/283
A2
society (e.g. Cambodian society); meeting, gathering; connection, relation, liaison, contact, intercourse; acquaintance, familiarity
សង្គម
sernggiam
Society
ក្មែរ
បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ / Currently
0/1301
B1 - Advanced
at present
បច្ចុប្បន្ន,នេះ
បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ
berjjobbern nih
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
nam gnia
Let's go
សូត្រ / Recite/Silk
0/1623
B1
raw-silk; fine thread
សូត្រ
soodt
Recite/Silk
ទៅជា / Into/Become
0/1664
A2 - Advanced
to become (someone or something); to come about that
ទៅ,ជា
ទៅជា
dtouw jia
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
moodtiania
Proud
Giving alms to parents, why is it that today's Cambodian society prays for pride?
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