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