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អ្វីក៏ដោយ
Whatever
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
Transliteration
'wi gâ daôy
C2
IPA
/ʔʋiː kɑː ɗaoj/
GD
'vi ka daoy
អ្វីក៏ដោយ Meaning in English
Definitions
Stems
អ្វី
What
អ្វី / What
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)
ក៏ដោយ
Even If
ក៏ដោយ / Even If
A2
(who)soever, (what)soever; whether or not, it makes no difference, even if
ក៏
Also
ក៏ / Also
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ដោយ
As/For
ដោយ / As/For
A1
by, by means of, through, with, along; in accordance (with), following (2) adverbial marker in a ... manner
បានធ្វើដំណើរមកដល់ភ្នំពេញដោយ សុវត្ថិភាព made a trip to Phnom Penh safely
Possible Synonyms
អ្វី
What
អ្វី / What
C2
ដូចម្តេច
How/Whatever/Whereto
ដូចម្តេច / How/Whatever/Whereto
C2
ល្គឹកឮ
No Matter What
ល្គឹកឮ / No Matter What
C2
រឿងអ្វីបានតែ
Whatever
រឿងអ្វីបានតែ / Whatever
C2
ល្គឹកណាតែ
Whatever
ល្គឹកណាតែ / Whatever
C2
អំបាលអី
What
អំបាលអី / What
C2
ម្តេចម្តា
No Matter How
ម្តេចម្តា / No Matter How
C2
Sentences with អ្វីក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
រំពឹង / Expect
0/484
A2 - Advanced
to depend (on); to think (about), wonder, ponder, consider; to expect, hope; to take refuge in
រំពឹង
rumbœ̆ng
Expect
ខ្លាំង / Strong
662/131
Starter
strong, robust firm
ខ្លាំង
klăng
Strong
Whatever the expectations
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
សន្យា / Promise
0/865
A1 - Advanced
to promise, pledge one's word (to), commit oneself (to), agree; to make an arrangement.
សន្យា
sânyéa
Promise
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ចោល / Throw/Discard
0/758
A2
to throw, fling, cast; to abandon, desert, forsake, reject; to discard, throw away.
ចោល
jaôl
Throw/Discard
គ្នា / Together
0/63
A1 - Advanced
together; mutually, reciprocally
គ្នា
gnéa
Together
ទោះជា / Although
0/0
B1
ទោះជា
dŏăhjéa
Although
មានរឿង / To Clash
0/3872
B1
to have trouble (with someone); to clash, be in conflict
មាន,រឿង
មានរឿង
méan rœăng
To Clash
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
We promise not to leave each other no matter what
សុំ / Please
0/385
Essential
to ask (for), beg, request, demand.
សុំ
som
Please
ក្នុង / In
0/10
Starter - Advanced
in, inside; during + (time word)
ក្នុង
gnŏng
In
ចិត្ត / Feeling
444/159
Starter - Advanced
heart (as the seat of emotions), feelings, emotions; mind, spirit, will (power); intention; thought, opinion; nature, disposition; in compounds ចិត្ត often corresponds to English `psycho-' (ចិត្ត is often paired with ថ្លើម `liver' to emphasize the totality of the emotion or trait)
ចិត្ត
jĕd
Feeling
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
មានតែ / Only
0/1088
A2 - Advanced
+ CLAUSE the only way / possibility / choice is ..., there is only ...
មាន,តែ
មានតែ
méan dê
Only
រូប / Picture
0/83
Essential
form, shape, image, figure; representation, picture, photograph; statue
រូប
rub
Picture
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
កាន់ដៃគ្នា / Holding hands
0/9767
B1
កាន់,ដៃ,គ្នា
កាន់ដៃគ្នា
gan dai gnéa
Holding hands
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
មានរឿង / To Clash
0/3872
B1
to have trouble (with someone); to clash, be in conflict
មាន,រឿង
មានរឿង
méan rœăng
To Clash
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
In my heart, I only have a picture of you holding hands, no matter what
សូម / Please
765/332
Starter
to request, ask for; to beg, entreat; polite term used to introduce a sentence. It means 'please, would you..., would you please'
សូម
som
Please
ត្រឹម / Just
0/232
A2
to be even, flush / coincident (with), in line with; to be symmetrical
ត្រឹម
drœ̆m
Just
ក្បែរ / Near
0/837
A1
near, by, next to, beside, at the edge of
ក្បែរ
gbê
Near
យល់ / Understand
750/324
Starter
to understand, comprehend; to learn
យល់
yôl
Understand
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
គ្នា / Together
0/63
A1 - Advanced
together; mutually, reciprocally
គ្នា
gnéa
Together
បានហើយ / Enough
0/3542
A2 - Advanced
that's enough, okay
បាន,ហើយ
បានហើយ
ban haeuy
Enough
បើ / If
0/55
Starter - Advanced
if, may be; although
បើ
baeu
If
ថ្ងៃមុខ / Future
0/6672
B2 - Advanced
the future
ថ្ងៃ,មុខ
ថ្ងៃមុខ
tngai mŭk
Future
មានរឿង / To Clash
0/3872
B1
to have trouble (with someone); to clash, be in conflict
មាន,រឿង
មានរឿង
méan rœăng
To Clash
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
Just be close and understand each other, no matter what happens in the future
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
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
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ស្គាល់ / Know
0/436
A1 - Advanced
to know (someone), recognize, have seen before.
ស្គាល់
sgoăl
Know
កាយ / Scratch
0/920
A1 - Advanced
to scratch / scrape (the ground); to dig (up)
កាយ
gay
Scratch
ក្លិន / Odor
945/1501
A2
odor, smell, scent
ក្លិន
glĕn
Odor
ពុំ / No
0/441
A2 - Advanced
negative particle not, non-, without ( ពុំ is a stylistic variant of មិន and may replace it in many cases; like មិន it usually occurs with the final particle ទេ់ according the the VK, ពុំ is somewhat more respectful than other negative particles and is commonly used when addressing a superior)
ពុំ
bŭm
No
រសាយ / Relaxed
0/6908
C1
to be relaxed, relieved, free of; to come untied, be unstrung; to be loose, detached, undone; to be deprived of; to be lax, negligent.
រសាយ
rôsay
Relaxed
រាល់ / Every
0/431
A1
each / every / all (in sequence)
រាល់
roăl
Every
ថ្ងៃខែឆ្នាំ / Date
0/0
C2
ថ្ងៃ,ខែ,ឆ្នាំ
ថ្ងៃខែឆ្នាំ
tngai kê chnăm
Date
...
No matter what, as long as you know the body, the smell does not dissipate every day, month, year ...
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
កើតជា / Transform
0/7045
C1
1 to become, to change into, to transform into.
កើត,ជា
កើតជា
gaeud jéa
Transform
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
Whatever we are born into
ម៉ែ / Mother
0/2305
A1
mother, mama.
ម៉ែ
mê
Mother
ខំប្រឹង / Try Hard
0/3133
A2
to try hard
ខំ,ប្រឹង
ខំប្រឹង
kâm brœ̆ng
Try Hard
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
ញញឹម / Smile
0/2300
Starter - Advanced
to smile, be smiling
ញញឹម
nyônyœ̆m
Smile
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
គាត់ / He
0/110
Essential
he / him / his, she / her; they / them / their (formal / polite 3rd person pronoun); you / your (intimate)
គាត់
goăd
He
ខឹង / Angry
0/2193
A1 - Advanced
to be angry (at); (of the penis) to be erect
ខឹង
kœ̆ng
Angry
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
Mom works hard and smiles no matter how angry she is
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
ត្រូវ / Must
72/21
A1
must, have to
ត្រូវ
drow
Must
ជួបនឹង / Meet
0/3996
B2
ជួប,នឹង
ជួបនឹង
juŏb nœ̆ng
Meet
ឧបសគ្គ / Obstacle
0/1304
B1
obstacle; problem; challenge, danger; peril; misfortune
ឧបសគ្គ
ŏbâsâg
Obstacle
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
No matter what obstacles we face
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
កើតជា / Transform
0/7045
C1
1 to become, to change into, to transform into.
កើត,ជា
កើតជា
gaeud jéa
Transform
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
បង / Elder
0/555
Essential
elder sibling.
បង
bâng
Elder
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
ខ្វល់ / Worry
0/2005
B1
to be worried, troubled / concerned (about something); to be involved / mixed up with; to be busy; to be exhausted
ខ្វល់
kwâl
Worry
ឡើយ / No
0/145
A1 - Advanced
(not) ... at all ..., ever, any more; absolutely (intensifying particle; generally used with the negative particles កុំ, គ្មាន, ពុំ, មិន, អង្គឺ, ឥត, ឥតអង្គឺមាន )
ឡើយ
laeuy
No
I do not care what we are born
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
ក៏ / Also
57/34
A1
marker of sequential or consecutive action also, so, then, therefore, accordingly
ក៏
gâ
Also
យើង / Us/Our
35/38
Essential
we / us / our; (familiar) I / me / my
យើង
yeung
Us/Our
អាចធ្វើបាន / Possible/Feasible
374/0
A2
អាច,ធ្វើ,បាន
អាចធ្វើបាន
'aj tweu ban
Possible/Feasible
!
Whatever it is, we can do it!
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
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
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
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
គ្នា / Together
0/63
A1 - Advanced
together; mutually, reciprocally
គ្នា
gnéa
Together
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
ហ៊ាន / Dare
0/763
A2 - Advanced
to be bold, daring, courageous.
ហ៊ាន
héan
Dare
ធានា / Guarantee
0/684
A2 - Advanced
to promise, guarantee; affirm, vouch for; assure, ensure, to be responsible for.
ធានា
téanéa
Guarantee
ថា / That/Say
4/9
Starter - Advanced
to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
ថា
ta
That/Say
នឹង / Will
715/15
Starter
will, about to (future tense marker)
នឹង
nœ̆ng
Will
ប្រសើរ / Excellent
0/434
A2
to be excellent, perfect, splendid, magnificent, superb, praiseworthy
ប្រសើរ
brâsaeu
Excellent
Whatever you do, as long as we’re together, everything will be better.
ឬក៏ / Or
0/620
A2 - Advanced
or (on the other hand)
ឬ,ក៏
ឬក៏
rœ gâ
Or
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
ផលិតផល / Product
325/430
A1 - Advanced
product(s), production; proceeds, profit, yield
ផលិត,ផល
ផលិតផល
pâlĕd pâl
Product
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
សេវាកម្ម / Services
0/464
A2
service
សេវា,កម្ម
សេវាកម្ម
séwéa gâm
Services
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
Or any product or service
ដោយ / As/For
18/22
A1
by, by means of, through, with, along; in accordance (with), following (2) adverbial marker in a ... manner
បានធ្វើដំណើរមកដល់ភ្នំពេញដោយ សុវត្ថិភាព made a trip to Phnom Penh safely
ដោយ
daôy
As/For
យកឈ្នះ / Overcome
0/1938
B1
to win, gain a victory
យក,ឈ្នះ
យកឈ្នះ
yôg chneăh
Overcome
បាន / Have
198/1
Starter - Advanced
to have completed / done something; to intend to complete something; marker of completed action
បាន
ban
Have
នូវ / For
0/77
A1 - Advanced
marker of the direct object, esp. in the written / literary language
នូវ
nuw
For
ភាព / State
0/73
A1
state (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, nature, aspect; character; form, manner, way; the Buddhist doctrine of 'coming into existence'; functions as a nominalizing element forming compounds with verbal roots usually in suffixed but occasionally in prefixed position (see example below)
ភាព
péab
State
តានតឹង / Stress
0/1643
B1
to be tense (e.g. about a situation); to have one's heart ache (from fear, yearning); to be depressed, become filled with anguish or distress
តាន,តឹង
តានតឹង
dan dœ̆ng
Stress
និង / And
32/4
Starter - Advanced
and
និង
nĭng
And
ការ / Job
0/2
A1
work, occupation; business, affair, matter; commonly occurs as a nominalizing particle deriving abstract nouns or noun phrases from verbs or verb phrases, e.g. ការឈ្លានពាន `aggression' < ឈ្លានពាន `to commit aggression'
ការ
ga
Job
ព្រួយបារម្ភ / Worried
0/1732
B2
to be worried, sad
ព្រួយ,បារម្ភ
ព្រួយបារម្ភ
bruŏy barâm
Worried
ទាំងឡាយ / All
0/1094
B1 - Advanced
all, all of them (post-nominal plural marker)
ទាំង,ឡាយ
ទាំងឡាយ
deăng lay
All
ចិត្ត / Feeling
444/159
Starter - Advanced
heart (as the seat of emotions), feelings, emotions; mind, spirit, will (power); intention; thought, opinion; nature, disposition; in compounds ចិត្ត often corresponds to English `psycho-' (ចិត្ត is often paired with ថ្លើម `liver' to emphasize the totality of the emotion or trait)
ចិត្ត
jĕd
Feeling
របស់ខ្ញុំ / My
187/0
Essential
របស់,ខ្ញុំ
របស់ខ្ញុំ
rôbâh knyom
My
មិន / Not
51/18
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
មិន
mĭn
Not
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
អី / What
0/791
Starter - Advanced
spoken var. of អ្វី
អី
'ei
What
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
ទោះ / Albeit
0/237
A2
even (if), even though, though it were
ទោះ
dŏăh
Albeit
មាន / Have
428/6
Essential
to have, possess, own; to exist; there is, there are
មាន
méan
Have
បញ្ហា / Problem
611/98
A1
problem, difficulty, matter, question, issue
បញ្ហា
bânyha
Problem
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
។
Overcoming all the stress and worries, my mind is fine no matter what.
គិត / Think
133/200
A1
to think; to realize; to conceive of; to calculate, figure; to charge for.
គិត
gĭd
Think
ហើយ / Finished
0/23
Starter - Advanced
to be finished, ended, completed.
ហើយ
haeuy
Finished
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
គួរតែ / Should
0/882
A2 - Advanced
ought to, should, it's right to
គួរ,តែ
គួរតែ
guŏ dê
Should
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
ស្វែងរក / Search
837/729
A2
to search for
ស្វែង,រក
ស្វែងរក
swêng rôg
Search
ពន្លឺ / Bright
83/1417
A1
illumination, brightness, (ray / flash of) light.
ពន្លឺ
bônlœ
Bright
ដែល / That
776/5
A1
who, whom, which; where; when; of / to / in / at which / whom; the fact / reason that
ដែល
dêl
That
នៅខាងមុខ / Ahead/Presence
0/0
A2 - Advanced
នៅ,ខាង,មុខ
នៅខាងមុខ
nŏu kang mŭk
Ahead/Presence
ទោះបី / Although
0/1466
A2 - Advanced
even, if, although, in case
ទោះ,បី
ទោះបី
dŏăh bei
Although
ចេញ / Leave
37/106
Starter - Advanced
to go out, leave, emerge, exit; to issue, bring out, come out (of a publication); to emit, utter.
ចេញ
jén
Leave
ចាក / Leave
0/2238
B1 - Advanced
to depart, go out, leave, go away.
ចាក
jag
Leave
នូវ / For
0/77
A1 - Advanced
marker of the direct object, esp. in the written / literary language
នូវ
nuw
For
មាតុភូមិ / Motherland
0/3257
B2
motherland, homeland
មាតុ,ភូមិ
មាតុភូមិ
méadŏ pum
Motherland
ឬ / Or
27/0
Starter - Advanced
independent vowel representing in the Sanskrit vowel ṟ rɯɯ (words spelled with ឬ may also be spelled with រឺ )
ឬ
rœ
Or
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
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
តែ / But
561/20
A1
only, just
តែ
dê
But
ប្តូរ / Change
0/2800
A2 - Advanced
to exchange, change, replace; to swap, barter, trade
ប្តូរ
bdo
Change
បានសុខ / Tranquil
0/7353
C1
to be happy; peacefully
បាន,សុខ
បានសុខ
ban sŏk
Tranquil
!
Think it's time for me to go to find a light of my own Even it means leaving my wonderful land anything for a better living!
ទោះបីជា / Much As
311/621
A1
although, even though
ទោះបី,ជា
ទោះបីជា
dŏăhbei jéa
Much As
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
អ្វីក៏ដោយ / Whatever
0/0
C2
អ្វី,ក៏ដោយ
អ្វីក៏ដោយ
'wi gâ daôy
Whatever
ខ្លាំង / Strong
662/131
Starter
strong, robust firm
ខ្លាំង
klăng
Strong
ប៉ុនណា / How much
0/3417
B1
how big, to what extent
ប៉ុន,ណា
ប៉ុនណា
pŏn na
How much
ក៏ដោយ / Even If
0/641
A2
(who)soever, (what)soever; whether or not, it makes no difference, even if
ក៏,ដោយ
ក៏ដោយ
gâ daôy
Even If
រឹងមាំ / Hard
0/0
B1 - Advanced
រឹង,មាំ
រឹងមាំ
rœ̆ng mŏâm
Hard
យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ / Anywise
0/2130
A2 - Advanced
anyway, nevertheless
យ៉ាងណា,ក៏ដោយ
យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ
yang na gâ daôy
Anywise
No matter what we are, no matter how strong we are
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