"must Know" Khmer Words

Front 1

(V) to be Able

or know

Back 1

Jeh

Hint 1

Front 2

(A)About

Back 2

om-pee

Hint 2

Front 3

(N) Air Conditioning

Back 3

Macine dtah-jet

Front 4

(N) Airplane

Back 4

Yooun-hah

or

g'baul-hah

Front 5

(A) ALL

Back 5

dtang-uhh

Hint 5

Front 6

(A) Afraid

Back 6

Cl-ahhch

Hint 6

Front 7

(A) Already

Back 7

Howie

(H'Howie)

Hint 7

Front 8

Also

Back 8

P-hong

Hint 8

Front 9

Am (are, is)

Back 9

chia

Hint 9

Front 10

And

Back 10

Howie-nung

or

Nung

Hint 10

Front 11

(A) Angry

Back 11

Kung

Hint 11

Front 12

(N) Anybody

(also everybody)

Back 12

Nah-kay

Hint 12

Front 13

to Ask

Back 13

Soo-a

or

Sum

Hint 13

Front 14

At

Back 14

Naou

Front 15

(V) Arrive

Back 15

mao-dol

Hint 15

Front 16

(A) Bad

Back 16

aa-krok

Hint 16

Front 17

(N) Bat

Back 17

pat-cheeou

Front 18

Age

Back 18

Ahh-yoo

Hint 18

Front 19

Battery

Back 19

t'maw

Front 20

Bathroom

Back 20

bp'toop dteuk

Front 21

Baby Duck

Back 21

Pon-tait-coon

Front 22

Big

Back 22

Th-um

Hint 22

Front 23

Birthday

Back 23

Ting-i-koop-kanot

Front 24

(A) Beautiful

Back 24

sa-aat

Front 25

Because

Back 25

bpee-bprooah

Hint 25

Front 26

Bedroom

Back 26

bp'toop geeng

Front 27

(V) Believe

Back 27

jew-ah

Hint 27

Front 28

(N) Boat -no engine

Back 28

toook

Front 29

(N) Book

Back 29

sa-pou

Hint 29

Front 30

(V) Bring

Back 30

choon

Front 31

(N) Bread

Back 31

nompang

Front 32

(A) Broken

Back 32

Koat

Hint 32

Front 33

(A) Busy

Back 33

Levul

Front 34

But

Back 34

Pun-tie

Front 35

(V) To Buy

Back 35

Tinh

Front 36

(V) Can

Back 36

Ban (always after jung!)

Front 37

(N) Cat

Back 37

cho-mah

Front 38

(V) Call

Back 38

Call (ex. I will call you on the phone)

Front 39

(N) Child

Back 39

koon

Hint 39

Front 40

(N) Children

Back 40

k'mayng k'mang (not your own children- general children out there)

Front 41

(A) Cold

Back 41

dteh-jek

Front 42

(A) Comfortable

Back 42

srew-wl

Front 43

(V) Come

Back 43

mao

Hint 43

Front 44

(N) Company (Inc.)

Back 44

grom-hOON

Front 45

(A) Correct

Back 45

trow

Front 46

(V) Cook

Back 46

twerl ma-hope

Front 47

(N) Country

Back 47

S'rock

Front 48

(N) Cup - or glass

Back 48

Ki-oh

Front 49

(A) Cute

(same as beautiful)

Back 49

Se-at

Front 50

(N) Daughter

Back 50

Koon Srey

Front 51

(N) Day

Back 51

Ting-i

Front 52

(V) Depart

Back 52

dtao dol

Front 53

(V) Die (human)

Back 53

s'lup

Front 54

(V) Die (plant, animal)

Back 54

ngwap

Front 55

(A) Difficult

Back 55

ba-bak

Front 56

(V) Do (also make)

Back 56

twer

Front 57

(V) Don't

Back 57

Com

Front 58

(N) Dog

Back 58

ch'gi

Front 59

(V) Drive

Back 59

Chee

Front 60

(V) Eat

Back 60

yum

Front 61

(A) Easy

Back 61

srew-wl

Front 62

(A) Ever

Back 62

dial

Front 63

(A) Every

Back 63

Rrraul

Front 64

(A) Except

Back 64

Leuk-lane or Tye

Front 65

(PH) Excuse me

Back 65

ought toe

Front 66

(A) Expensive

Back 66

t'lay

("T'lay bake" = too expensive!)

Front 67

(V) Give

Back 67

owie

(also "for")

Front 68

(V) Go

Back 68

dtao

(also: "to"

"I will call to you later")

Front 69

(A) Good

(also "nice")

Back 69

La-aw

Hint 69

Front 70

(A) Gone

Back 70

uhh

(ie: "all gone" "empty")

Hint 70

Front 71

(A) Handsome

Back 71

song-ha

Hint 71

Front 72

(A) Happy

Back 72

Sabye

Hint 72

Front 73

(N) Hair

Back 73

Sok

Hint 73

Front 74

(A) Half

Back 74

ga-lah

Hint 74

Front 75

Have

Back 75

Mein

(not have: ought mein or

ka mein)

Hint 75

Front 76

Have to (must)

Back 76

trow-tie

Front 77

He (she)

Back 77

Quat

Hint 77

Front 78

Help

Back 78

Chewy

Hint 78

Front 79

Hello

(answering telephone)

Back 79

A-low

Front 80

Hello

(Personal greeting)

Back 80

jum-ree-up sew-a

Front 81

Holy Spirit

Back 81

Preha-weak-neean-ball reek-sut

Hint 81

Front 82

Hope

Back 82

song-keum

Front 83

(N) Horse

Back 83

sayh

Front 84

(A) Hot

Back 84

ga'dal

Front 85

(N) House

Back 85

p'dhaya

Front 86

How

Back 86

Young mitch

Front 87

Hungry

Back 87

Cle-an

Front 88

Hurry up!

Back 88

"chop-chop" or

"leu-un-leu-un"

Front 89

I

(myself, my)

Back 89

Kn'yom

Front 90

"ing"

Back 90

K'poong

(goes in front of the verb)

Front 91

If

Back 91

bar-sen

Front 92

is

Back 92

chia

Front 93

(Ph) is it?

(is he?, is she?, are they? etc.)

Back 93

Men

(placed at the end of the

sentence)

Front 94

(Ph)It is

(they are, there are)

Back 94

Guer

Front 95

Important

Back 95

som-kan

Front 96

In

(place -where are you? I'm IN the bathroom)

Back 96

Naou k'nong

or

K'nong

Front 97

Joke

Back 97

neet-yay lane

Front 98

Just

Back 98

gruantah

(use "tay" at the end of the

sentence with this)

Front 99

Know

(knowledge or the ability to do something)

Back 99

Jeh

Front 100

Know

(knowledge of a person, place or thing)

Back 100

Squaw

Hint 100

Front 101

Know

(general knowledge)

Back 101

Dung

Front 102

Language

Back 102

pee-a-saa

Front 103

Last

(as in "last month" )

Back 103

moon

(place after the noun)

Front 104

Last

(as in "the last one" )

Back 104

Chung crowie

Front 105

Late

Back 105

yeut

Front 106

Like

Back 106

Che-nah

Front 107

(A) Little

(as in "little boy")

Back 107

toodt

Front 108

(A) Little

(as in quantity)

Back 108

tit-tit

Front 109

(V) to Live

Back 109

ruha-naou

Front 110

Learn

Back 110

Rien

Front 111

(N) Lord

Back 111

Preiah-ung

Front 112

Loud

Back 112

low-la

Front 113

to Look

Back 113

merl

Front 114

(N) Man

Back 114

Pbraw

Front 115

(N) Mango

Back 115

swhy

Front 116

Many

Back 116

chur-run

Front 117

Maybe

(Approximately)

Back 117

b'high-ell

Front 118

Make

(also "do")

Back 118

twerl

Front 119

Made from

Back 119

twerl bpee

Front 120

Market

Back 120

Sah

Front 121

Meet

("meet you tomorrow")

Back 121

jupe

Front 122

(N) Message

Back 122

sa

(I'll send you a message")

Front 123

Miss

("I miss you")

Back 123

Nuk

Front 124

Money

Back 124

loo-ee

Front 125

(N) Month

Back 125

kie

Front 126

More

Back 126

tiet

Front 127

(N) Morning

Back 127

bpreuk

Front 128

(N)This morning

(current time)

Back 128

bpreuk- neeh

Front 129

(N)This morning

(past)

("what did you do this morning?")

Back 129

bpreuk men-yah

Front 130

Mother

Back 130

mah-die

Front 131

Mouth

Back 131

moa-ut

Front 132

(N) movies

Back 132

Merl Gon

(to go to a movie)

Front 133

Must

Back 133

goo-ah-tie

Front 134

Much

(also many)

Back 134

churrron

Front 135

Name

Back 135

Ch'moo-ah

Front 136

Never

Back 136

ought dial

Front 137

Near

Back 137

naou jeut

naou g'bai

Front 138

New

Back 138

t'may

Front 139

Next

Back 139

gr-owe-ey

This is placed after the noun

"next day" "Ting-I gr-owe-ey"

Front 140

Normally

Back 140

To-ma-dah

Front 141

Noisy

Back 141

low-lal

Front 142

(Ph) Not So

Back 142

ought sol

Front 143

(Ph) Not yet

Back 143

Null-tay (short answer)

or

Oughtawn (long answer)

Front 144

Now

Back 144

allo-neeh

or

allo

Front 145

Not

Back 145

tay

Front 146

(Ph) Not at all

Back 146

Sawhhh

Front 147

(N) Nobody

Back 147

k'mee-un-nor-naa

Front 148

(N) Noon Time

(11:00am - 1:00pm)

Back 148

payl-t'gh-nigh

Front 149

(N) Late Afternoon

(4:00pm - 7:00pm)

Back 149

l'neeh-ch

Front 150

(N) Night Time

(after 7:00pm)

Back 150

payl yoop

Front 151

(N) Tonight

Back 151

yoop-neeh

Front 152

(ph) "OK No Problem"

Back 152

ought taye-aye

Front 153

(ph)"Or not"

("True or not?")

Back 153

ought

or

tay

Front 154

(N) Office

Back 154

Car-rea'lie

Front 155

On

Back 155

Nou-ler

Front 156

(ph)

"one more time"

Back 156

"ma"-dong tiet

Front 157

(ph) Only

Back 157

"tie __(number or thing)__taye"

Front 158

Or

Back 158

Reu

Front 159

(N) Patience

Back 159

Garr'om-nuut

Front 160

(A) Patience

Back 160

om-nuut

Front 161

(N) Paper

Back 161

ga'dah

Front 162

(N) parent

Back 162

Ah-pook-mah'die

Front 163

(N) Urine

(polite)

Back 163

bpat-churng to-it

Front 164

(N) Urine

(impolite or for

children or animal)

Back 164

Nome

or

chure nome

Hint 164

Front 165

Bus

Back 165

Lan-crung

Front 166

(N) City

Back 166

Chrong

Or

Dtee chrong

Hint 166

Front 167

Hard

(Like a rock)

Back 167

Rrrrreng

Front 168

Hard

(Difficult)

Back 168

Bp'bah

Or

Yob

Front 169

Head

Back 169

Kabal

Front 170

In between

Back 170

Ra-wee-ung

Front 171

Into

Back 171

Joel

(As in: Joel-jet

"Into heart"

Front 172

Opposite

Back 172

Toye

Front 173

(A) A lot

Back 173

Cher-run

Hint 173

Front 174

Calculate

Back 174

Guet

Front 175

Calculate

Back 175

Guet

Front 176

Cut

Back 176

Got

Front 177

Exercise

Back 177

Hut-bpraan

Front 178

Find (also to look)

Back 178

Row

Front 179

Funny (want to laugh)

Back 179

Jung souch

Front 180

Funny (want to laugh)

Back 180

Jung souch

Front 181

Funny (like when you see a comedian)

Back 181

Him-bp'laing