Khmer Course Vocabulary
100 real course words, ordered by frequency, with native-speaker recordings.
បាន
ban
to get; can; have (past)
1 · Native audio
ការ
kar
act; deed; thing (noun)
2 · Native audio
នៅ
nao
to stay; to be located; at
3 · Native audio
និង
ning
and
4 · Native audio
ដែល
del
that / which (relative marker)
5 · Native audio
មាន
mean
to have
6 · Native audio
ជា
chea
to be; as
7 · Native audio
នេះ
nih
this
8 · Native audio
ថា
tha
to say
9 · Native audio
ក្នុង
knong
in
10 · Native audio
របស់
robos
thing, belongings; possessive marker 'of'
11 · Native audio
លោក
louk
Mr.; sir; he (formal/polite)
12 · Native audio
ពី
pii
from / off / since
13 · Native audio
មួយ
muoy
one
14 · Native audio
នឹង
neung
will (future marker); and; with
15 · Native audio
ឲ្យ
aoy
to give; let; allow
16 · Native audio
នោះ
noh
that
17 · Native audio
មិន
min
not
18 · Native audio
ទៅ
teuv
go
19 · Native audio
តែ
tae
but; only
20 · Native audio
ត្រូវ
trov
must
21 · Native audio
ដោយ
daoy
by, through, with (indicating means or cause)
22 · Native audio
ហើយ
haey
already / then
23 · Native audio
ឆ្នាំ
chnam
year
24 · Native audio
អ្នក
nek
you (polite)
25 · Native audio
ពេល
pel
time
26 · Native audio
គេ
ke
they / he / she / someone
27 · Native audio
ខ្ញុំ
khnhom
I / me
28 · Native audio
ប្រទេស
prates
country
29 · Native audio
អាច
ach
can / be able to
30 · Native audio
គឺ
keu
to be
31 · Native audio
ក្រុម
krom
group
32 · Native audio
ធ្វើ
thveu
to do / to make
33 · Native audio
ក៏
kor
also / too
34 · Native audio
លើ
leu
on, above, over
35 · Native audio
នៃ
nei
of
36 · Native audio
ដើម្បី
daembei
in order to / for
37 · Native audio
យើង
yeung
we, us
38 · Native audio
មក
mok
to come
39 · Native audio
ទី
tii
place, location, spot
40 · Native audio
តាម
taam
to follow
41 · Native audio
ទេ
te
no (question/response particle)
42 · Native audio
ដល់
dol
until (a point or extent)
43 · Native audio
វា
vae
he/she/it (informal third-person singular)
44 · Native audio
ដែរ
daer
also, too
45 · Native audio
ខ្លួន
khloun
body; self
46 · Native audio
សម្រាប់
samrap
for
47 · Native audio
ក្រុមហ៊ុន
kromhun
company (business)
48 · Native audio
ថ្ងៃ
thngai
day
49 · Native audio
ចំនួន
chamnuon
number
50 · Native audio
កម្ពុជា
kampuchea
Cambodia
51 · Native audio
ឡើង
laeung
to rise; to go up
52 · Native audio
ទៀត
tiet
more, again
53 · Native audio
ទាំង
teang
all; both; whole (used before numbers or nouns to indicate totality)
54 · Native audio
បើ
baer
if
55 · Native audio
និយាយ
niyeay
to speak; to say
56 · Native audio
ទទួល
tottoul
to receive; to accept
57 · Native audio
ដ៏
da
very
58 · Native audio
ច្រើន
chraen
many / much
59 · Native audio
ផង
phang
also; too; as well
60 · Native audio
ដឹង
deung
to know, to be aware of
61 · Native audio
ជាមួយ
cheamuoy
with, together with
62 · Native audio
គ្នា
knhea
each other; together
63 · Native audio
ខែ
khae
month, moon
64 · Native audio
នាក់
neak
person (classifier for people)
65 · Native audio
ប៉ុន្តែ
bontae
but
66 · Native audio
កំពុង
kampong
currently / in the process of
67 · Native audio
យ៉ាង
yeang
how; manner; way; very (as intensifier)
68 · Native audio
តម្លៃ
tomlay
price
69 · Native audio
ប្រកួត
prakuot
to compete / to contest
70 · Native audio
ក្រុង
krong
city
71 · Native audio
តំបន់
dambon
region; area; zone
72 · Native audio
ភាព
pheap
state, condition, nature
73 · Native audio
យក
yok
take
74 · Native audio
ជាង
cheang
than
75 · Native audio
ចូល
choul
to enter, to come in
76 · Native audio
នូវ
nov
direct object marker / of
77 · Native audio
ពួកគេ
puok-ke
they
78 · Native audio
កាលពី
kaal pee
ago / in the past
79 · Native audio
ណា
na
which / where
80 · Native audio
បន្ត
bonto
to continue
81 · Native audio
ជាតិ
cheat
nation; nationality; flavor
82 · Native audio
រូប
roub
picture / figure
83 · Native audio
មនុស្ស
monous
person / human
84 · Native audio
កាល
kaal
time / when
85 · Native audio
ចំពោះ
champoh
towards / regarding
86 · Native audio
ដូច
doch
like / similar to
87 · Native audio
ខណៈ
khanak
while / moment
88 · Native audio
វិញ
vinh
back / in return
89 · Native audio
នាង
neang
she / miss
90 · Native audio
មុន
mun
before (temporal)
91 · Native audio
ភ្នំពេញ
phnompenh
Phnom Penh — capital city of Cambodia
92 · Native audio
លើក
loek
to lift; to raise
93 · Native audio
ល្អ
lo'ah
good; well
94 · Native audio
ខាង
khang
side
95 · Native audio
ដុល្លារ
dollar
dollar (US currency)
96 · Native audio
ឃើញ
kheun
see
97 · Native audio
បញ្ហា
banha
problem
98 · Native audio
ប្រើ
prae
to use
99 · Native audio
ចាប់
chap
to catch, to arrest
100 · Native audio