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អាវ៉ា
Ava
អាវ៉ា
Transliteration
'a va
C1
IPA
/ʔaː ʋaː/
GD
'a va
អាវ៉ា Meaning in English
Definitions
Stems
អា
Not
អា / Not
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.
វ៉ា
You
វ៉ា / You
A2 - Advanced
you / your (term of address to children; អាវ៉ា - for boys may be replaced, esp. in Phnom Penh, by អានាង; មេវ៉ា - for girls may be replaced, according to region, by មីង៉ា or មីនាង )
Compound Words
ដើរ
អាវ៉ា
សែ
Walking around
ដើរអាវ៉ាសែ / Walking around
daeu 'awa sê
C2
to roam, wander (esp. looking for trouble or looking for an occasion to indulge in vice, e.g. drinking, sex, gambling)
ពាលា
អាវ៉ា
សែ
Peal Avase
ពាលាអាវ៉ាសែ / Peal Avase
béaléa 'awa sê
C2
hooliganism, dissolute conduct, profligacy
Sentences with អាវ៉ា
មនុស្ស / People
787/84
Starter - Advanced
human being, person; mankind
មនុស្ស
mônŭh
People
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
សែ / Se
0/2689
B2
(Chinese) clan, lineage, family name, surname
សែ
sê
Se
Avas people
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
!
វើយ / Hey
0/15321
C2
វើយ
veuy
Hey
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ស្អែក / Tomorrow
0/4194
Starter
tomorrow
ស្អែក
s'êg
Tomorrow
យកប្រពន្ធ / Take a wife
0/10091
C1
to take a wife, get married (But, យកប្រពន្ធគេ `to commit adultery, take someone else's wife')
យក,ប្រពន្ធ
យកប្រពន្ធ
yôg brâbôn
Take a wife
Well, Ava, take a wife tomorrow
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
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
ដប់ / Ten
476/4108
Essential
ten
Chinese
ដប់
dâb
Ten
ម៉ឺន / Ten thousand
0/361
Starter
ten thousand (10,000).
ម៉ឺន
mœn
Ten thousand
Ava, ten thousand
ត្រូវមាន / Need
0/0
B1 - Advanced
ត្រូវ,មាន
ត្រូវមាន
drow méan
Need
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
ទុកដាក់ / Keep
0/3581
B1
to arrange (in a sequence), put in order; to organize; to put to work; to apply, place; to keep, preserve
ទុក,ដាក់
ទុកដាក់
dŭg dag
Keep
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
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
drow
Must
យកប្រពន្ធ / Take a wife
0/10091
C1
to take a wife, get married (But, យកប្រពន្ធគេ `to commit adultery, take someone else's wife')
យក,ប្រពន្ធ
យកប្រពន្ធ
yôg brâbôn
Take a wife
There must be a caregiver for Ava to take a wife
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ចេះ / Know
0/357
Essential
(a) to know (how to do something) be able to (b) to be used to, accustomed to; to keep on doing something; constantly, always, incessantly
ចេះ
jéh
Know
ផឹកស្រា / Booze
0/3774
C1
ផឹក,ស្រា
ផឹកស្រា
pœ̆g sréa
Booze
ឬទេ / Or Not
0/1412
A2
phrase - final interrogative particle
ឬ,ទេ
ឬទេ
rœ dé
Or Not
?
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
សង្សារ / Sweetheart
0/1540
A2
boy or girl friend, lover, sweetheart; fianc(e)
សង្សារ
sângsa
Sweetheart
ឬក៏ / Or
0/620
A2 - Advanced
or (on the other hand)
ឬ,ក៏
ឬក៏
rœ gâ
Or
ទំនេរ / Idle/Free
0/2590
B1 - Advanced
to be free, at liberty; empty, unoccupied, vacant; not busy, at leisure.
ទំនេរ
dumné
Idle/Free
Does Ava know how to drink alcohol? Have a girlfriend or free
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
ឈ្លើយ / Rude
0/7312
C2
captive, prisoner of war.
ឈ្លើយ
chleuy
Rude
ណា៎ / What?
0/13547
B1
final emphatic or hortatory particle in informal, friendly speech; it indicates that the speaker is requesting agreement or compliance and is similar to English `OK? do you hear? don't you agree? don't you know? isn't that right? come on! indeed (it's so)! that's right!' Sometimes it is best left untranslated especially when it seems to merely make the statement less abrupt.
ណា៎
na
What?
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
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
យ
ដឹងចាស់ទុំ / Mature
0/0
C2
to show respect for one's elders
ដឹង,ចាស់ទុំ
ដឹងចាស់ទុំ
dœ̆ng jasdŭm
Mature
Do not be rude, let Ava know how to mature
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
!
វើយ / Hey
0/15321
C2
វើយ
veuy
Hey
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
សារេ / Make Fit
0/0
C2
Join, Make Fit, Persuade. To put together or connect something. To make fit, like jiggling a key to make it fit in the lock. To smooth things over, like meeting someone to talk and resolve an issue.
សា,រេ
សារេ
sa ré
Make Fit
សាច់ / Meat
817/428
Starter
flesh, meat; muscle
សាច់
saj
Meat
ក្លែម / Club
0/5625
C1
to have a little something to eat with a drink, have a snack.
ក្លែម
glêm
Club
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
ហា / Open
0/1165
B1 - Advanced
to open wide (esp. the mouth).
ហា
ha
Open
Yes!
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
វី / Stir
0/415
B1
to spread out (e.g. a pile of rice); to mix (on a flat surface)
វី
vi
Stir
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ន់
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
ទី / Place
0/40
Starter - Advanced
location, place, spot, point; rank; goal
ទី
di
Place
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
តី
Avi Avan Ati Ati
♫
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
មីង៉ា / Little Girl
0/0
C2
little girl
Battambang
មី,ង៉ា
មីង៉ា
mi nga
Little Girl
♫
៎ ៎ ៎ វ៉ា ៎ ង ៉ា ៉ា
ឈប់ / Stop
0/849
Starter
to cease, halt, stop, pause, discontinue, take a rest
ឈប់
chôb
Stop
ណា / Where
0/80
Essential
(in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere
ណា
na
Where
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ប្រយ័ត្ន / Be careful
0/2052
A1 - Advanced
to be cautious, careful.
ប្រយ័ត្ន
brâyad
Be careful
អញ / I
0/4549
B1 - Advanced
I / me / my (intimate, addressing close friends or those younger or equal in age, status, or position)
អញ
'ân
I
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
គេង / Sleep
0/1942
Starter
to sleep
គេង
géng
Sleep
Stop Na Ava, be careful I go to sleep
នែ / Hey
0/5444
B1
hey, listen, see there (exclamation used among friends or to people younger than the speaker to warn or attract attention); um, uh (exclamation used when one is searching for the correct word)
នែ
nê
Hey
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
ទិញ / Buy
928/188
Starter - Advanced
to buy
ទិញ
dĭn
Buy
សាច់ / Meat
817/428
Starter
flesh, meat; muscle
សាច់
saj
Meat
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
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
លឿន / Fast
0/916
Starter
to be fast, quick; achieving quick success.
លឿន
lœăn
Fast
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
ប្រែ / Turn
0/1110
A2
to turn (over / around / back); to change, alter, transform, switch; to change direction, revert; to turn into, become; to translate, interpret
ប្រែ
brê
Turn
នៗ
Ne Ava buys meat quickly and turns
មានជីវិត / In Existence
0/3178
B2
to be alive, living, in existence, be among the living
មាន,ជីវិត
មានជីវិត
méan jiwĭd
In Existence
នឹងគេ / like others
0/4021
B1 - Advanced
like others
នឹង,គេ
នឹងគេ
nœ̆ng gé
like others
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dê
Likewise
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
សែ / Se
0/2689
B2
(Chinese) clan, lineage, family name, surname
សែ
sê
Se
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ដែរ / Likewise
0/45
A1
also, too, in like manner, likewise, in the same way
ដែរ
dê
Likewise
ស៊ូរ
This is the tone, I try to shout
កុំ / Don’t
0/626
A1 - Advanced
do not ...
កុំ
gom
Don’t
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
លេស / Pretext
0/2172
B2
excuse, pretext; argument; basis; grounds; plea, allegation.
លេស
léh
Pretext
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
ស្រវឹង / Drunk
0/1430
A1 - Advanced
to be drunk, intoxicated; to drink hard / heavily
ស្រវឹង
srôwœ̆ng
Drunk
ប្រយ័ត្ន / Be careful
0/2052
A1 - Advanced
to be cautious, careful.
ប្រយ័ត្ន
brâyad
Be careful
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
ខឹង / Angry
0/2193
A1 - Advanced
to be angry (at); (of the penis) to be erect
ខឹង
kœ̆ng
Angry
ណា / Where
0/80
Essential
(in questions) where? (in / at) what place? (in negative statements or indefinite clauses) anywhere; (in emphatic clauses) wherever, anywhere
ណា
na
Where
អាវ៉ា / Ava
0/7655
C1
អា,វ៉ា
អាវ៉ា
'a va
Ava
Do not come under the pretext of being drunk, be careful, you are angry with Na Ava
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