ជា

that (after verbs of thinking or knowing)


ហើយ

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ហើយ • (haəy)


ឬ

From Old Khmer រី (rī), ("topicalizer, often marking a new subject or a displaced direct object np" and "Of, on, about, concerning, in connection with."). See also រី (rii). Compare Lao ຫຼື (lư̄), ຫລື (lư̄); Zhuang rox


ពីព្រោះ

ពីព្រោះ • (pii prŭəh)

ពី ព្រោះ (canonical)
pii prŭəh (romanization)


ព្រោះ

ព្រោះ • (prŭəh)

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh ~ *ruəh (“to fall, to scatter, to sprinkle”). Cognate with Thai เพราะ (prɔ́)


ចាំ

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cam ~ *caam (“to wait, watch”); cognate with Ngeq cam ("to watch; look after; to wait for"), Vietnamese chăm (“diligent”). Compare Thai จำ (jam).

just wait until (+ clause), just let (+ clause)


ដើម្បី

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ដើម្បី • (daəmbəy)


ខាង

Derived from កាង (kaang, “to extend to the side”) with infixed -h-. Compare similar derivation in ឃាំង (khĕəng, “to obstruct”) from គាំង (kĕəng, “to be stuck”). Possibly related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟkaiŋ (“side, edge”), Tampuan kɛɛŋ (“side”), Eastern Lawa kaŋ (“side, to spread”), Thavung cakɛ̀ːŋ/cakhɛ̀ːŋ (“to lean to one side, side”). See also similar forms in Tai, including ข้าง (kâang, “side”).

cog

cakɛ̀ːŋ/cakhɛ̀ːŋ


ដ្បិត

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ដ្បិត • (dbət)


សឹម

later (on), next, and then, only then, thereupon


ទើប

ទើប • (təəp)


ថា

ខ្ញុំបាននិយាយថា ខ្ញុំទៅ។

that (followed by direct or indirect speech)


ចង់

ចង់ • (cɑng)

From Old Khmer caṅa (“to wish, to want”). Compare Old Chinese 將 (OC *ʔsaŋ, *ʔsaŋs, “will; going to”). Cognate with Thai จง (jong), Burmese ချင် (hkyang).


តែ

Compare Thai แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ), Lao ແຕ່ (tǣ). Possibly from Thai แต่ (dtɛ̀ɛ).


សម

From Pali sama (“even, equal, impartial”), from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, even, equal”). Compare Thai สม (sǒm).


ដែរ

...ក៏...ដែរ

ខ្ញុំក៏ធ្វើការដែរ។


និង

និង • (nɨng)


តើ

(clause-initial interrogative marker, introduces an indirect question) if, whether, tell me

clause-initial interrogative marker; introduces an indirect question; clause-initial interrogative marker; introduces an indirect question


សព្វបើ

សព្វបើ • (sɑp baə)


ទាំង

ទាំង • (tĕəng)

even (when), even though, at the same time (marks a contradiction between the action and the circumstances under which it was accomplished)


ក៏

From Old Khmer ក (ka/ko, “a conjunction marking a consequential clause; to happen, to occur; to begin to start; etc”). Compare Thai ก็ (gɔ̂) and Mon ကဵု.

inh

...ក៏...ក៏

...ក៏...ដែរ


គ្រាន់

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គ្រាន់ • (krŏən)


ប៉ុន្តែ

ប៉ុន្តែ • (pontae)

ជួយលោកបានប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំទៅជួបពួកម៉ាកនៅម៉ោងប្រាំ

Sure, I can help, but I'm going to meet a friend at five o'clock.

cuəy look baan pontae khñom tɨw cuəp puəkmaak nɨw maong pram


កាល

From Pali kāla, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time, era”).

when (especially used for past time; may refer to a time different from that in a second clause)


លើក

លើក • (ləək)

Inherited from Middle Khmer លេក (leka), លើក (lœka) (attested in 1378-1477 as leka and became lœka around 1671), from Old Khmer លេក៑ (lek) (first attested in 578-677), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləək (“to lift, raise”). Cognate with Thai เลิก (lə̂ək), Lao ເລີກ (lœ̄k), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩥ᩠ᨠ.


លុះត្រាតែ

លុះ ត្រា តែ (canonical)
luh traa tae (romanization)


វេលាណា

វេលា ណា (canonical)
veiliə naa (romanization)


ក្រែង

From Old Khmer ក្រេង (kreṅa), ក្រេង៑ (kreṅ, “to be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid, timorous; etc”). Compare Old Chinese 驚 (OC *kreŋ). Cognate with Thai เกรง (greeng), Lao ເກງ (kēng).

យកអាវក្រាស់ផង ក្រែងរងា
yɔɔk ʼaaw krah phɑɑng · kraeng rɔɔrɔngiə
Take a coat in case it's cold.

ខ្ញុំបារម្ភក្រែងប្រឡងធ្លាក់

I am worried that I will fail the examination.

lest, for fear that, in case, in the event, (to fear) that


ពិតជា

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ពិតជា • (pɨt ciə)


សូម្បី

សូម្បី • (soumbəy)


ទោះ

ទោះ • (tŭəh)


ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ

ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ • (kɑɑ pontae)


លុះ

វានៅស្ងៀមលុះយើងទៅជិត វាស្ទុះរត់ចេញ
viə nɨw sngiəm luh yəəng tɨw cɨt · viə stuh rŭət cəñ
He was silent until we got near, then he ran off.

when (and only when), by the time that, until, then


ហាក់

ហាក់ • (hak)


អញ្ចឹង

អញ្ចឹង • (ʼɑɑʼɑñcəng)


ប្រសិន

ប្រសិន • (prɑɑsən)


ប្រសិនជា

ប្រសិនជា • (prɑɑsən ciə)

ប្រសិន (prɑɑsən) + ជា (ciə)

com

ប្រសិន (prɑɑsən) + ជា (ciə)


ប្រសិនបើ

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ប្រសិនបើ • (prɑɑsən baə)

ប្រសិន (prɑɑsən) + បើ (baə)

com

ប្រសិន (prɑɑsən) + បើ (baə)


រហូតដល់

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រហូតដល់ • (rɔɔrɔhout dɑl)

យប់មិញខ្ញុំដេករហូតដល់ថ្ងៃរះ

yup mɨñ khñom deek rɔɔrɔhout dɑl thngay rĕəh


ទោះបីជា

ទោះបីជា • (tŭəh bəy ciə)

ទោះបី (tŭəhbəy) + ជា (ciə)

com

ទោះបី (tŭəhbəy) + ជា (ciə)


ក៏ដោយ

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ក៏ដោយ • (kɑɑ daoy)

ឯងទៅមិនទៅក៏ដោយ...

សើចក៏ដោយ យំក៏ដោយ ― saəc kɑɑ daoy · yum kɑɑ daoy ― whether you laugh or cry (it makes no difference).

(who)soever, (what)soever, whether or not, it makes no difference if, even if


លោ

if, in case, in the event that, on (the) condition that


ថ្វីបើ

ថ្វីបើ • (thvəy baə)


បើសិនជា

បើសិនជា • (baəsənciə)


បណ្ដើរ

បណ្ដើរ • (bɑɑbɑndaə)

From ដើរ (daə, “to walk”) with prefixed bVN- (specializing).

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រៀនបណ្ដើរធ្វើការបណ្ដើរ


អំណឹះ

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អំណឹះ • (ʼɑmnəh)

thereupon, then, afterwards, from, since (a period of time)


កល់

កាល កាល#Khmer


មកពី

មកពី • (mɔɔk pii)

ចោរចូលប្លន់ផ្ទះមកពីយើងមិនបិទទ្វារ

a thief got in and robbed our house because we didn't shut the door

cao coul plɑn phtĕəh mɔɔk pii yəəng mɨn bət tviə


ដើម្បីឲ្យ

ដើម្បីឲ្យ • (daəmbəy ʼaoy)