Vocabulary: English to Khmer Flashcards
Learning to Speak Khmer: Part 1
about
om-bpee
afternoon
ro-see-ul; sayon
already
hai-ee
America
aa-may-rik
at
nou; nou ai
aunt
meeng
bad
aa-grok
be
jee-a; geu; geu-jee-a nou (place); aa-yOO (age)
bed
gkray
best, very good
la’or nah
better
la’or jee-ung
black
k’mao
blue
kee-o
book
see-a pou
born
gart
boy
bproh;k’mayng bproh
brother
borng bproh (older); bpa-oan bproh (younger)
brown
t’naot
buy
dteung
Cambodia
bpra-dtayh Kampuchea; srok Khmer
car
laan
cat
ch’maa
child, children
goan (your own children); k’mayng (children in general); dtee grong; grong
city
dtee grong; grong
cold
ro-ngee-a
color
bpoa-a
come
moak
country
bpra-dtayh
daughter
goan-s’ray
day
t’ngai
do
t’wer
doctor
bpairt; kroo-bpairt
dog
ch’gai
drive (a vehicle)
bark (laan)
eat
n’yum
eight
bprum-bay
English
ong-klayh
evening
l’ngyate
eyes
p’nairk
family
kroo-a-saa
father
oa-bpook; bpook
five
bprum
for
som-rup
four
boo-un
Friday
t’ngai sok
girl
s’ray; k’mayng s’ray
go
dtou
gold
mee-ah
good
la’or
goodbye
lee-a seun hai-ee
grandfather
dtaa
grandmother
yeay
gray
bpra-peh
green
bai dtorng
happy
sop-bai
he
goa-ut
hello
sua-sday
her
goa-ut
hers
ra-boh goa-ut
him
goa-ut
his
ra-boh goa-ut
homeowner
m’jah p’dtay-ah
hot
g’dao
hour
maong
house
p’dtay-ah
how
yaang naa; yaang maych
how much, how many
bon-maan
husband
b’dai
I
k’nyom
in
k’nong
it
wee-a
its
ra-boh wee-a
know
deung (understand), jeh (know how to do something), s’koa-ul (know a person)
language
pee-a-saa
learn
ree-un
library
bun-naa-lai
like
joal jeut
live (verb)
nou
man
bproh
many
j’rarn
market
p’saa
me
k’nyom
mine
ra-boh k’nyom
minute
nee-a-dtee
Monday
t’ngai jun
month
kai
morning
bpayl bpreuk; bpreuk; arun
mother
m’dai; mai
movie
gon
much
j’rarn
my
ra-boh k’nyom
name
ch’moo-ah
new
t’may
newspaper
gaa-sait
next
grao-ee
night
yOOp; rea trey
nine
bprump-boo-un
noon
t’ngai dtrong
no
dtay
not
dtay
older
borng
one
moo-ay
or
reu
orange
teuk groach
our, ours
ra-boh yerng
outside
kaang grao
parents
oa-bpook-m’dai; bpook-mai
people
bpra-jee-a-joo-un
pink
see jom-bpoo; p’gaa chook
purple
s’wai
read
aan; merl
red
grahorm
rice
bai
Saturday
t’ngai sao
school
saa-laa ree-un
second (unit of time)
wi-nee-a-dtee
seven
bprum-bpee
she
goa-ut
siblings
borng bpa-oan
sister
borng s-ray (older); bpa-oan s’ray (younger) bprum-moo-ay
six
bprum-moo-ay
soldier
dtee-a-hee-un
son
goan-bproh
speak
ni-yee-ay
store
haang
student
goan-seuh
study
ree-un
Sunday
t’ngai aa’dteut
table
dto
talk
ni-yee-ay
teacher
kroo
ten
dop
thank you
or-goon
that
nOOh
their, theirs
ra-boh gay
them
gay, puagay
they
gay, puagay
this
nih
three
bay
Thursday
t’ngai bpra-hoa-a
time
bpayl
today
t’ngai nih
tomorrow
t’ngai sa-aik
tonight
yOOp nih
Tuesday
t’ngai ong-gee-a
two
bpee
uncle
pu
under
graom
us
yerng
very
nah
wait
roo-ung jum
want
jong
water
teuk
we
yerng
Wednesday
t’ngai bpOOt
week
aa-dteut
what
a-way; ay
white
saw
when
bpayl naa
where
ai-naa; nouw ai-naa
which
moo-ay naa
who
nor naa; nay-uk naa
why
hait ay
wife
bpra-bpoo-un
with
ji-moo-ay; neung
woman
s’ray
work
t’wer gaa
worse
aa-grok jee-ung
worst
aa-grok nah
year
ch’num
yellow
leu-ung
yes
baat (if male); jaa (if female)
yesterday
m’serl meuñ
you (male)
loak
you (female)
neak
you (plural)
loak-neak
younger
bpa-oan
yours
ra-boh loak, ra-boh neak