English-Khmer Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Khmer translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Khmer.
Translate full sentences into KhmerAbout Khmer
Khmer is the official language of Cambodia and belongs to the Austroasiatic language family. It has the longest alphabet in the world with 74 letters. Khmer is a non-tonal language unlike many other Southeast Asian languages. The script is an abugida derived from the Brahmi script of India.
Cultural Note
Khmer has the world's longest alphabet with 74 letters. It is non-tonal, unlike Thai and Vietnamese.
Browse common Khmer vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | ខ្ញុំ | I am ready now. ខ្ញុំនៅទីនេះឥឡូវនេះ។ |
| you | pron. | អ្នក | You are very kind. អ្នកមានចិត្តល្អណាស់។ |
| he | pron. | គាត់ | He is my friend. គាត់ជាមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ |
| we | pron. | យើង | We work together daily. យើងធ្វើការជាមួយគ្នារាល់ថ្ងៃ។ |
| they | pron. | ពួកគេ | They live near here. ពួកគេរស់នៅជិតទីនេះ។ |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | អ្វី | What do you want? អ្នកចង់បានអ្វី? |
| where | int. | នៅឯណា | Where do they live? ពួកគេរស់នៅឯណា? |
| when | int. | ពេលណា | When will you come? អ្នកនឹងមកពេលណា? |
| who | int. | នរណា | Who is at home? នរណានៅផ្ទះ? |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | ជា | She is a teacher. នាងជាគ្រូបង្រៀន។ |
| to have | v. | មាន | I have a book. ខ្ញុំមានសៀវភៅមួយ។ |
| to go | v. | ទៅ | We go to school. យើងទៅសាលា។ |
| to eat | v. | ញ៉ាំ | We eat rice daily. យើងញ៉ាំបាយរាល់ថ្ងៃ។ |
| to love | v. | ស្រឡាញ់ | I love my family. ខ្ញុំស្រឡាញ់គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំ។ |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | បុរស | The man is tall. បុរសនោះខ្ពស់។ |
| woman | n. | ស្ត្រី | That woman is kind. ស្ត្រីនោះមានចិត្តល្អ។ |
| child | n. | កុមារ | The child is sleeping. កុមារកំពុងដេក។ |
| family | n. | គ្រួសារ | My family eats together. គ្រួសារខ្ញុំញ៉ាំជាមួយគ្នា។ |
| house | n. | ផ្ទះ | Their house is big. ផ្ទះរបស់ពួកគេធំណាស់។ |
| water | n. | ទឹក | Water is very important. ទឹកសំខាន់ណាស់។ |
| rice | n. | បាយ | Rice is our staple food. បាយជាអាហារសំខាន់របស់យើង។ |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | ល្អ | This food is good. អាហារនេះល្អ។ |
| big | adj. | ធំ | They live in a big house. ពួកគេរស់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះធំមួយ។ |
| small | adj. | តូច | The room is small. បន្ទប់តូច។ |
| beautiful | adj. | ស្រស់ស្អាត | The garden is beautiful. សួននោះស្រស់ស្អាត។ |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | ជាមួយ | She came with her friend. នាងមកជាមួយមិត្តរបស់នាង។ |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | និង | Tea and coffee are hot. តែ និង កាហ្វេក្តៅ។ |
| or | conj. | ឬ | Tea or coffee is fine. តែ ឬ កាហ្វេក៏បាន។ |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | បាទ | Yes, I understand now. បាទ ខ្ញុំយល់ហើយឥឡូវនេះ។ |
| no | interj. | ទេ | No, I cannot go. ទេ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចទៅបានទេ។ |
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Common Uses
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- •Travel to Cambodia
- •Reference for Khmer classes
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