1
Q
color
A
po-ah (NA) [poa]
2
Q
black
A
ka-mow
3
Q
milk
A
t(h)iik-dah-coe
4
Q
breast
A
dah
5
Q
cow / oxen
A
k(g)oe
6
Q
to go for a walk
A
die-ling / dow(v)-ling
7
Q
yellow
A
loo-ung
8
Q
blue
A
kee-oo
9
Q
red
A
krah-home
10
Q
Khmer Rouge
A
Khmer Krah-home
11
Q
to be good at
A
poo-kai
bun
bun prohsap
12
Q
green
A
beiy-tong
13
Q
purple
mango
syphilis
A
swaiy
14
Q
fruit
A
plaiy
15
Q
electricity / light
A
ploo-ung
16
Q
red traffic light
A
ploo-ung krah-home
17
Q
green traffic light
A
ploo-ung beiy-tong
ploo-ung kee-oo
18
Q
orange
A
lee-ung-tome
slah-tome
t(h)iik-krooc
19
Q
soda
A
t(h)iik-krooc
20
Q
orange juice
A
t(h)iik-krooc-sut
21
Q
pure
A
sut
22
Q
white
A
sahw
23
Q
thirty
A
sahm-seup
24
Q
forty
A
saiy-seup
25
fifty
hah-seup
26
sixty
hok-seup (long O)
27
seventy
djit-seup
28
eighty
bay-it-seup
29
ninety
cow-seup
30
one hundred
muoy-roiy
31
to run
rote
32
forest
praiy
33
to cross
to cross a mountain
kat
kat-phnom
34
to visit
thow(v)-ling
35
to play
ling
36
to tease / to joke
nee-yiay-ling
37
to do something for fun
twer-ling
38
sometimes
chooen-kahl [cuon kaal]
39
to drink
puk
phee(t)-saah
40
what else?
ehy thee-it?
41
free time
payl t(h)umnay [pael tumnee]
42
What do you like to do?
Lok / lok-srey djole-cjet twer ehy?
43
to swim
hael-tiik
44
to exercise
to run (for exercise)
haht-prahn
rote-haht-prahn
45
to cook
twer-ma-hope
46
to buy
theeng
47
I like to talk on the phone to my friend.
Knyom djole-djet too-ra-sahp (thow) mit knyom.
48
cold
trah-djiat
49
everyday
roal-t-naiy
50
every
ro-al
51
time / when
| when (for clauses)
payl
52
hour
maowng
53
Russia
roo-see
54
relative
| sibling
bahng-paown
55
neighbor
nyek-djit-cahng
56
neighboring country
srok-djit-cahng
57
Ukraine
oou-kraine
58
but
thaey (thigh) / buhn-thaey
59
why?
Why (full phrase)
hat-ehy?
hat-ehy bahn djia ...?
60
to heard
I heard that ...
leuoow
knyom leuoow tah ...
61
far
far from
chnaiy
chnaiy pee
62
city of ...
thee-krohn ....
63
capital city
ree-it-tia-nee
64
Why do you want to work in Phnom Penh?
Hat-ehy bahn djia lok djang twer-kaa now Phnom Penh?
65
The reason why I want to work in Phnom Penh is because it's near my family.
Bahn djia knyom djang twer-kaa now PP pee-proh-ou(r) wia djit kruosaa.
66
Because working in Phnom Penh is near my family.
pee-proh-ou(r) twer-kaa now Phnom Penh djit kruosaa.
67
really / serious
mehn-tehn
68
week
ah-tiit
69
we all
all together
all
yoong taa-ng ahw kanere
taa-ng ahw kanere
taa-ng ahw
70
to turn
ngee-ak (tear)
71
light / lamp
djang-kee-in
72
female animal
nyee
73
male animal
ch-mool
74
police shield
kayl
75
roasted duck
thiah - k-waiy
76
field
weal
77
rice field
```
weal surai (when harvested)
weal sereuw (when growing)
```
78
cheers
leuk kay-oh lauw
(raise) (glass)
```
leuk diey(k)
(raise) (empty)
```
79
village chief
maiy-poom
80
rain
plee-in
81
sky
maek
| make
82
It's raining / It's going to rain
mien plee-in
maek djit plee-in
83
I'm just kidding.
Knyom nee-yiay ling teh.
84
yourself / myself
cloon
85
Do it yourself
twer cloon ehy
86
heart
beh-dong (long O)
87
coconut
dong (long O)
88
broken
cheuw
89
soul
chet
90
White House
sey-weet-mien
91
next to / beside
crow-pee
92
outside
crow
93
I'm working as the political officer.
Knyom twer-kaa djia montrey ne-yoo-baiy.
94
to be born
kai-t [now(v)]
95
district
srok
96
Sunday
t-naiy ah-tiit
97
Monday
t-naiy chan
98
Tuesday
t-naiy ahn-kee-ah
99
Wednesday
t-naiy put
100
Thursday
t-naiy proh-khow
101
Friday
t-naiy sok
102
Saturday
t-naiy sauw
103
number
number one, number two, etc.
thee
thee muoy, thee pee, etc.
104
birthday
t-naiy kom-neut (~ow)
105
hometown
srok / poom kom-neut (~ow)
106
March
mee-nia
107
April
mee-saah
108
February
kom-piaek
109
2014
pee pow-an dahp boo-en
110
one thousand
muoy pow-an [poan]
111
ten thousand
muoy muhn [mttn]
112
one hundred thousand
muoy seiy-en (sign) [saen]
113
one million
muoy lian
114
grand-father
thaah / djit-thaah [cttaa]
115
grand-mother
yiay / djit-doon [cttdoon]
116
when (question)
| note: at end of sentence
auhn-kuhl (future)
pee auhn-kuhl (past)
117
grand-son
grand-daughter
djaoo-proh
djaoo-sray
118
tonight
yope-nee
119
weekend
djong ah-tiit (long O)
120
last
mune (moon) [mun]
121
last weekend
djong ah-tiit (long O) mune (moon) [mun]
122
When did you eat?
Lok / lok-sray nyam bye pee auhn-kuhl?
123
yesterday
muhsel-men(y) [masel-min~]
124
customs
customs officer
koi-eey
montrey koi-eey
125
young child
niang
126
village
poom [phuum]
127
country side
srok s-daiy
128
urban area / city
srok p-saah
129
don't / do not
kom
ham
130
to stop
chobe (long O - short)
131
to ride
djeeh
132
boat
thook
133
ripe
thome
134
horse
seh
135
to cheat
keiy-ee
136
if
baa
137
on / above
leu
138
supervisor / leader
tanaa-leu
139
older person
djah-thome
140
sleepy
ngo-nguoy
141
second (time)
wee-nee-ah-thee
142
dark
ngo-ngooth
143
life
djee-wit
144
smile
nyo-nyoom (short)
145
to follow
along
by means of
thahm
146
eat like me
nyam thahm knyom
147
look the direction I'm looking
muhl thahm knyom
148
street / road
pla-ow
149
to drive
ba-euk
150
to go to stay / to go to live
thow(v) now(v)
151
to live
(ru-eh) now(v)
ru-eh sometimes dropped
152
meal
food (+type, American, etc)
bye
ma-hope
153
according to me / in my opinion
I think that / I understand that
thahm yo-bahl knyom
knyom kit tah / knyom yule tah
154
like / same as
doi-it
155
What is your birthdate?
Lok kaiyt t-naiy naa kaiy naa chnam naa?
156
My birthday is April 4, 1986.
Knyom kaiyt t-naiy thee boen kaiy mee-saah chnam bay-it-seup prahm-muoy.
157
morning
pruk (priik)
158
noon
t-naiy trohng
159
straight
trohng
160
honest person
m-noo trohng
161
person
m-noo
162
afternoon
roh-seel
163
evening / night
yobe [yup]
164
breakfast
bye-pruk
165
lunch
bye-tnaiy-trohng
166
dusk
laanyadj
167
dinner
bye-laanyadj (k)
168
about
auhm-pee / pee
169
easy
sroor / nyee-aye / sroor-nyee-aye
170
gasoline
sang (long A)
171
money
loiy
172
to look for
rok
173
to sleep
```
sam-rahn (superiors)
deiy (kids)
kaine (peers/all)
sung (mong)
p-thome (royal family)
```
174
to eat
```
peet-saah (superiors)
nyam / hope (peers/all)
see (rural)
chan (mong)
sauwee (royal family)
```
175
to wait
djam
176
consultant / advisor
thee-pruk-saa
177
age
ah-yoo
178
farmer
kat-say-kahw
179
farming / agriculture
kat-say-kehm
180
business owner
rohk-see
181
bank
toe-nia-kia / bahng
182
forester
may-praiyee
183
very little / very few / almost
muhn-sauow
184
together
kanere
185
the law doesn't allow to work
kay muhn aowee twer-kaa teh
186
so / therefore
doiyee ch-naiy
187
Because ...?
Pruor-ehy?
188
to not like
muhn-djole-djet
189
mosquito
mosquito bite
moo
moo-kehm
190
to leave (from)
to leave (to)
chang-pee (long A)
chang-thow(v)
191
to wake up (myself)
pyet-pee-kaine
192
I eat breakfast in the morning.
knyom nam bye-pruk payl pruk.
193
I woke up at 5 o'clock.
knyom bahn pyet-pee-kaine mauwng prahm.
194
I will study for five hours.
knyom nung rien prahm mauwng.
195
television
too-ra-tuo(r)
196
opinion
yo-bahl
197
voice
| sound
som-lane
198
to write
saw-say
199
last night
yobe-min
200
What are you planning to eat for lunch?
Lok kit nyam ehy payl bye-tnaiy-trohng?
201
alone
by oneself
mnyek-ehy
cloon-ehy
202
normally / usually
tohmelaa
203
to do something together
verb + djia-muoy kanere
204
to smash
to cheat on someone
to wash (for clothes)
bauwk (ow)
205
stir-fry
chah
206
movie theater
roong-kon
207
large building
roong
208
garage
roong-laan
209
factory
roong-cha (cat)
210
boss
djaoo-wye [caw-waay]
211
soup
sup (oo; short)
212
finally
thee-bahn-chop
213
fruit (general term)
mango fruit
plaiy-cheu
plaiy-swaiy
214
vegetable
salad
bahn-lie
salad
215
meat
saiyk
216
chicken
saiyk-muon
217
beef
saiyk-coe
218
pork
saiyk-chuke
219
duck (food)
saiyk-thea (tear)
220
I leave from school to go home.
knyom chang-pee salaa-rien thouw p-thaye.
221
zoo
soo-en sap
222
park
soo-en
223
vacation
wah-kohng
224
to take a vacation
to have vacation
yoke wah-kohng
mien wah-kohng
225
to take
yoke
226
to come to visit
to come to visit me
mauw-ling
mauw-ling knyom
227
book
see-oo-peu
228
the most or (est) comparative
djian-kay
229
reading is the most difficult
aan bee-baek djian-kay
230
among
knong djahm-nowm
231
young
ka-mang (long A)
232
busy
rowl
233
old
djah
234
ocean
saa-co (cat; long O)
su-mohn
235
beach
ch-naye k-syke
236
coast
ch-naye
237
sand
k-syke
238
cave
che-rooey
239
When I go to Cambodia, I want to visit the beach.
Payl knyom thow srok khmer, knyom djahng thow-ling chnaye-ksyke.
240
river
thone-lee / say
241
forget
plit
242
please don't forget to pay the fee
som kom plit bahng loiy
243
to pay
bahng
244
expensive
te-lie
245
cheap
taow
246
story
problem
issue
roo-ung
247
bicycle
k(g)ohng
248
motorcycle
moto
249
van
laan-this-ah-djahw
250
tourist
this-ah-djahw
251
dump truck
laan-duck-diey
252
bus
laan-krohng
253
mountain
kee-ree / phnom
254
lake
bung
255
waterfall
tiik-t-liik
256
to go to
to
thow(v)
257
from
pee
258
hospital
mon-thee-peit [montiipeet]
259
maybe / approximately
proh-hayl [pr))hael]
260
What number child are you?
Lok djia cone thee buhn-mahn?
261
I am the first child / the oldest child.
knyom djia cone thee muoy.
knyom djia cone bahng.
knyom djia cone ch-bahng.
262
What time is it?
Mauwng buhn-mahn?
263
It is 10 o'clock.
Mauwng dahp coot.
264
exact (for time and numbers)
coot
265
short of / lack of
kwah
266
half
kon-laah
267
It's 10:45.
It's quarter to 11 o'clock.
Mauwng dahp nung saiy-seup-prahm nia-tee.
Mauwng dahp-muoy kwah dahp-prahm nia-tee.
268
minute
nia-tee
269
I study for three hours from 1 pm to 4 pm.
knyom rien beiy mauwng pee mauwng muoy thow mauwng buon.
270
How many hours do you sleep?
Lok kaine buhn-mahn-mauwng?
271
you (general)
niak
272
to go to sleep
djole somrahn / kaine / deiy
273
to relax / take a break
somraa(k)
274
trash
somraam
275
```
classifiers for:
people
money
time
cars
```
nyek
dollar
mauwng, tia-nee, wia-tia-nee, kaiy, tnaiy, etc.
cloo-ung
276
how many students?
how many dollars?
how many books?
cone-suh buhn-mahn nyek?
buhn-mahn dollar?
see-oo-peu buhn-mahn?
277
to give
aow-wee
278
I have worked for the State Department for one year.
knyom twer-kaa aowee krohsuoy kaa bohratech bahn muoy chnam haey.
279
to grow up
thom-now
280
I have a question.
Knyom mien som noor muoy.
281
papaya
la-hong
282
hungry
clee-in
283
long, racing boat (for Cambodian water festival in Nov)
thook-ngo
284
good at doing something
poo-kai
bun
bun prohsap
285
I am good at dancing.
knyom bun rowan.
| knyom bun prohsap rowan.
286
to dance
rowan
287
to sing
ch-rieng
288
a long time ago
yoo haey
289
to be from / to be born in / to have hometown of
djia nyet
290
his excellency
| her excellency
ehy-oo-dahm
| lok-djoom-teeoh
Khmer
flashcards
Decks in class (22)
# Cards
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Week 1179
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Week 2224
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Week 3290
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Week 4276
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Week 5270
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Week 6256
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language cues24
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foreign affairs83
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economy45
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politics92
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education25
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crime13
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family65
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consular54
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important verbs233
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health care16
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important adjectives157
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home, community, food231
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numbers, dates, and time71
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conjunctions, prepositions, and transition words34
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Question words14
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religion23
