Khmer Dictionary: តែ

1. តែ ( adv ) [tae]
   only, just
   
2. តែ ( conj ) [tae]
   but, however; if (3) particle used to derive pre-verbal particles and conjunctions
   Eg. ឡាន​តែបើកលឿន​ វាឮសូរក្រឹកៗ អញ្ចឹងហើយ: If (I) drive the car fast, (I) hear a rattling noise
3. តែ ( n ) [tae]
   tea (Camellia sinensis)
   
4. តែ ( n ) [tae]
   kind of tree (Acalypha Evrardii; the leaves are used to make a tea substitute)
   
1. កុំអី [kom ʔəy] : otherwise, else, if it had happened any differently, then ...
   Eg. ខ្ញុំរវល់ទៅជួយបុណ្យមិត្តខ្ញុំ កុំអីខ្ញុំមិនខករៀនទេ: I was busy helping my friend get ready for a ceremony, otherwise I would not have missed class.
2. កុំថាតែ [kom tʰaa tae] : (A) សូម្បីតែ (B) not only (A) but also (B), even (B) let alone (A), even (B) to say nothing of (A)
   Eg. រឿងភ្លេចកុំថាតែមនុស្សចាស់​ សូម្បីតែក្មេងៗក៏ភ្លេចដែរ: Not only old people forget, but young ones do too.
3. កុំថាតែ [kom tʰaa tae] : it's not just, not only
   
4. កំរតែ [kɑmrɑɑ tae] : just manage (to do something), with difficulty
   
5. កោតតែ ... ដែរ : and just how can they ...
   
6. កោតតែ [kaot tae] : (I) can't believe that ...., how can .... (happen), it's amazing that ....
   Eg. សហរដ្ឋជាប្រទេសមហាអំណាច កោតតែនៅមានអ្នកគ្មានទីលំនៅទៀត: The U.S. is a superpower; how can it still have homeless people?
7. កំណាន់តែ [kɑmnan tae] : to be only occupied in
   
8. កំពុងតែ [kɑmpuŋ tae] : to be (in the process of)
   
9. ក្រវើនតែ [krɑvaən tae] : to strive to
   
10. ក្រែងតែ [kraeŋ tae] : in case, on condition (that), (only) if
    
11. ក្រៅតែ [krav tae] : beside, outside of, except
    
12. ខ្ទង់តែ [ktʊəŋ tae] : since, for (some period of time)
    Eg. (តាំងពី)ខ្ទង់តែមួយឆ្នាំមកហើយ: for a period of about one year
13. គ្រាន់តែ ... ភ្លាម : just as soon as ...
    Eg. គ្រាន់តែបានដំណឹងនេះភ្លាម​ ខ្ញុំស្រងាកចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំង: Just as soon as I heard the news, I got really depressed.
14. គ្រាន់តែ [kroan tae] : only, just, merely
    Eg. ខ្ញុំគ្រាន់តែនិយាយ​លេង​បន្តិច​បន្តួច ស្រាប់តែគាត់ខឹង: I just made a little joke and suddenly he was angry.
15. ឃើញតែក្បាលក្រឡឹម [kʰəəɲ tae kbaal krɑləm] : to see only part of the head
    
16. ចប់តែ [cɑp tae] : constantly, still
    
17. គិតតែ [kit~kɨt tae] : + CLAUSE... the fact is ....
    Eg. គិតតែរក​ស៊ី​មិនគិតសន្សំកុសលធ្វើបុណ្យទានខ្លះទេឬអី?: The fact is, he only makes money and doesn't think about building up a stock of good deeds; isn't that so?
18. គួរណាស់តែ [kuə nah tae] : should (certainly)
    
19. គួរតែ [kuə tae] : ought to, should, it's right to
    Eg. គាត់​ចាស់ហើយគួរតែយើងគោរពគាត់: He is old; we should respect him.
20. ចង់តែ [cɑŋ tae] : to be on the point of, about to; to wish to do something
    
21. ចង់តែម្ដង [cɑp tae mdɑɑŋ] : That's it ! It's all finished!
    
22. ចាំតែ [cam tae] : wait and ...; to be necessary
    
23. ចេះតែ [ceh tae] : + VERB = ចេះ (1)
    
24. ចៀសតែ [ciəh tae] : except
    Eg. ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តញ៉ាំគ្រឿងសមុទ្រ​ ចៀសតែគ្រែងនិងងាវ: I like to eat seafood except for oysters and clams.
25. ចំតែ [cɑm tae] : right at, really
    
26. ច្រើនតែ [craən tae] : mostly, usually
    
27. ឆិតតែ [cʰət tae] : nearly, almost
    
28. ចំណាំតែ [cɑmnam tae] : usually, for the most part; used to (do something), often (did something), always (did something)
    
29. ចំពោះតែ [cɑmpʊəh tae] : for the sake of
    
30. ចំហាតែពាក្យ [cɑmhaa tae piek] : saying many words but making little sense
    
31. ជំហរតែ [cumhɔɔ tae] : merely, just, knowing only how (to boast, babble, waste time, waste money, etc.)
    Eg. គាត់ជំហរតែអួត: He just knows how to boast
32. ដល់តែ [dɑl tae] : as many as, up to
    
33. ដែលតែឮ [dael tae lɨɨ] : (I've) only heard (about it)
    
34. ដោយសារតែ [daoy saa~saaraʔ tae] : because
    
35. ដូចតែ [dooc tae] : just like
    
36. តិចតែ [təc tae] : + CLAUSE + ចុះ (I) hope (it) won't ..., don't ....
    
37. តិចតែ [təc tae] : + VERB it's likely that ....
    
38. តែខំ [tae kʰɑm] : otherwise, if not
    
39. តែខ្លួន [tae kluən] : just yourself, without bringing anything
    Eg. លោកមិនបាច់យកអ្វីមកទេ អញ្ជើញមកតែខ្លួនបានហើយ: You don't need to bring anything, just yourself.
40. តែងតែ [taeŋ tae] See: តែង (4)
41. តែអុង [tae ʔoŋ] : (shortened form of កំពប់តែអុង ) lit. `(You are) spilling my tea.' This is a reference to a Cambodian story used to illustrate Vietnamese cruelty. According to the story, the Vietnamese used the heads of live Cambodians as hearths for making fires to boil water for their tea and reprimanded their victims for moving their heads and causing the tea to spill.
    
42. តែឯកឯង [tae ʔaek ʔae ŋɔɔ] : by itself, by oneself
    
43. តែឯង [tae ʔae ŋɔɔ] : alone, by oneself, apart
    
44. តោងតែ [taoŋ tae] : to have to, be obliged to
    
45. តែញយ [tae ɲɔɔ yɔɔ] : very often, usually
    
46. តែថា [tae tʰaa] : let's say that ...
    Eg. សងតែត្រឹម​ ២៥ រៀលសិនក៏បានដែរ តែថាមិនអីទេ ខ្ញុំឲ្យ នាងចុះ: You can pay me only 25 riels, and we'll call it even.
47. តែប៉ុណ្ណេះឯង [tae -----] : just so
    
48. តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ [tae ponnɑh] : only (this much)
    Eg. វាមានតំឡៃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ: It costs only this much.
49. តែមាត់ [tae moat] : in word only
    
50. តែមិនអញ្ចឹងទេ [tae mɨn ʔɑɲcəŋ tee] : otherwise, if it weren't for that
    Eg. យើងកុហកពួកវាគ្រប់ពេល​ តែ​មិន​អញ្ចឹងទេ​ យើងត្រូវស្លាប់ហើយ: We lied to them all the time, otherwise we would be killed.
51. តែមួយ [tae muə yɔɔ] : only one
    
52. តាំងតែ [taŋ tae] : #NAME?
    
53. តែមួយដង [tae muə yɔɔ dɑɑŋ] : only once
    
54. តែម្ដង [tae mdɑɑŋ] : tae mdɑɑŋ, tae mɑŋ, tae muəŋ, tae mrɑŋ, tmɑɑŋ only once; right away, at once, all at once, once and for all; as soon as; simply, just; generally, in general; directly, without stopping, and that's all
    Eg. ...គឺថាភក់បែកភក់ទាំងគោទាំងក្របីទាំងអស់ហ្នឹង វាច្របូកច្របល់តែម្តង: that is the cattle and water buffalo, they all turned it into a quagmire all at once.
55. តែម្នាក់ [tae mneak] : just one person, alone
    
56. តែម្នាក់ឯង [tae mneak ʔae ŋɔɔ] : alone, by oneself; unilateral
    Eg. គេចេញអស់ហើយ លោកមិនខ្លាចទេឬបើនៅតែម្នាក់ឯងដូច្នេះ​?: They've all left; you're not afraid to stay alone are you?
57. តែម្រ៉ង [tae -----] See: តែម្ដង
58. តែយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ [tae yaaŋ naa kɑɑ daoy] : nevertheless, no matter what (often shortened to យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ )
    Eg. តែយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ខ្ញុំមិនអាចបំភ្លេចគាត់បានឡើយ​!: No matter what, I can never forget him.
59. តែលាវ [tae liev] : assortment of sweets (esp. used in engagement / wedding ceremony)
    
60. តែសព្វខ្លួន [tae sɑp kluən] : everybody; respectively
    Eg. គេខំរកស៊ីតែសព្វខ្លួន មិនបានគិតពីរឿង បោះឆ្នោតទេ: Everybody is concerned with earning a living; they don't think about voting.
61. ត្រាតែ [traa tae] : up to the moment when; until; when; on condition that
    
62. ត្រឹមតែ [trəm tae] : just at, limited to, only
    Eg. មិនត្រឹមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះសោត: (and) that's not all.
63. ត្រូវតែ [trəv tae] : have to, must, should, ought to
    
64. ថាឲ្យរួចតែពីមាត់ [tʰaa ʔaoy ruəc tae pii moat] : to say without thinking
    
65. ទាល់តែ [toal tae] : until, up to (the time that), provided that; unless; must
    Eg. ថ្នាំនេះមិនអាចលក់បានទួទៅទេ ទាល់តែមានអាណាប័ណ្ណ: This medicine cannot usually be sold unless you have a prescription.
66. ទឹកតែ [tɨk tae] : tip, commission, deposit, advance, earnest money
    See: លុយ ជាទឹកតែ
67. ទើបតែពី [təəp tae pii] : have just
    
68. ទៅមកតែរឿយ [tɨv~toh mɔɔk tae rɨəy] : to be a frequent visitor; to be on good terms (with someone)
    
69. ទឹកតែ [tɨk tae] : (brewed) tea
    
70. ទៀងតែ [tiəŋ tae] : without fail, certainly; precisely
    
71. នៅតែ [nɨv tae] : to be left, remain; to leave, abandon; still; as before; invariably, constantly
    Eg. បើមិនខំធ្វើការទេវានៅតែក្ររហូត: If he doesn't work hard he'll stay poor.
72. ទំរាំតែ [----- tae] : until; until then; while waiting
    
73. ធ្លាប់តែ [tloap tae] See: ធ្លាប់
74. ប៉ាន់តែ [pan tae] : teapot
    
75. ប្រាសយកតែអាយុ [praah yɔɔ kɑɑ tae ʔaayuʔ] : to run for one's life
    
76. ពឺតតែ [pɨɨt tae] : to keep on, persist (in)
    Eg. ប្តីខំរក​ ប្រពន្ឋ​ពឺតតែចាយ: The husband works hard and the wife keeps on spending.
77. ផ្ទីងតែ [ptiiŋ tae] : right away, all at once
    Eg. ធ្វើការផ្ទីងតែ​មួយថ្ងៃឲ្យហើយ: to complete all the work in a single day
78. ពិតតែ [pɨt tae] : of course, undoubtedly
    
79. ពុំទាន់ ... ផង ... ស្រាប់តែ : not to have time (to do something) before ... suddenly ....
    Eg. ខ្ញុំពុំទាន់ញ៉ាំ​រួចផង ស្រាប់តែសាចានចេញអស់: I didn't have time to finish eating when suddenly they took all the plates away.
80. ព្រោះតែ [prʊəh tae] : because (of)
    
81. មិនគ្រាន់តែ ... ទាំង ... : not only ... but ...
    
82. មានតែ [mien tae] : + CLAUSE the only way / possibility / choice is ..., there is only ...
    Eg. មានតែមួយ​ទេដែលគ្រាន់បើជាងគេ: There is only one that is better.
83. មុខតែ [muk tae] See: មុខជា
84. មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ... ទៀត : not only that ... but
    
85. មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ... សោត See: មិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ... ទៀត
86. មើលតែ [məəl tae] : it seems that, like, just like, looks just like, as if
    Eg. លោកនិយាយខ្មែរមើលតែ ខ្មែរអញ្ចឹង: You speak Khmer just like a Cambodian
87. យករួចតែអាយុ [yɔɔ kɑɑ ruəc tae ʔaayuʔ] : to escape with one's life
    
88. រងាវតែក្នុងព្រៃ [rɔŋiev tae knoŋ prey] : to dare to speak up only behind someone's back
    
89. រណ្ដំតែគ្នាឯង [rʊəndɑm tae knie ʔae ŋɔɔ] : to argue among oneselves
    
90. រត់ប្រាស់យកតែអាយុ [rʊət prah yɔɔ kɑɑ tae ʔaayuʔ] : to run for one's life
    
91. យកតែបុណ្យទៅចុះ [yɔɔ kɑɑ tae bon tɨv~toh coh] : as a good deed, for one's own good
    
92. យកតែព្រះអាយុ [yɔɔ kɑɑ tae preah ʔaayuʔ] : to save one's skin; to be concerned for one's own life
    
93. យកតែមែនទែន [yɔɔ kɑɑ tae mɛɛn tɛɛn] : really, certainly, surely
    
94. រកតែ [rɔɔk tae] : #NAME?
    Eg. ខ្ញុំរកតែកូនស្រីខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តរៀន​ហ្នឹងហើយ...: I like the fact that my daughter wants to study like that ...
95. រកតែ [rɔɔk tae] : + CLAUSE + ក៏មិនកើត so that ... can't even / cannot possibly + CLAUSE
    Eg. គាត់​និយាយច្រើនពេករកតែធ្វើការអីក៏មិនកើត: He talks so much that no one can possibly do any work.
96. រលងតែ [rɔlɔɔŋ tae] : with the exception of, besides, except
    Eg. ការនេះរលងតែពីអ្នកចេញគ្មានអ្នកណាធ្វើកើតទេ: Nobody but you can do this work.
97. រឹងតែ [rɨŋ tae] : to insist on
    
98. រៀបតែ [riəp tae] : almost, nearly
    
99. លលាតែ [lɔlie tae] : to be crazy, mentally ill; crazily
    
100. លុះណាតែ [luh naa tae] : on condition that, if, unless
     
101. លុះតែ [luh tae] : if, only if / when, on the condition that; until, unless
     Eg. លុះតែឲ្យប្រាក់ដល់ដៃទើប គេលក់ឲ្យ: One will not sell it until it is paid for in cash.
102. លើកលែងតែ ... ចេញ : besides, except, unless, with the exception (of)
     
103. រាល់តែ [roal tae] : + TIME WORD each and every ... , every single ..., just about every ...
     
104. រែងតែ [rɛɛŋ tae] See: រែង (3)
105. លក់យកតែដើម [lʊək yɔɔ kɑɑ tae daəm] See: លក់បានតែដើម
106. លើកតែ [lǝǝ kɑɑ tae] See: លើកលែងតែ
107. លែងតែ [lɛɛŋ tae] : except
     Eg. សំឡាប់ទាំងអស់លែង​តែក្មេង: Kill all except children.
108. លោតែ [loo tae] : suddenly, unexpectedly
     
109. ល្អោចតែម្តង [lʔaoc tae mdɑɑŋ] : Darn it, Blast
     
110. ល្គឹកណាតែ [lkɨk naa tae] See: ល្គឹកតែ
111. ល្មមតែ [lmɔɔm tae] : just enough, deserving of; one should; by the time
     Eg. ឡានខ្ញុំតូចណាស់ល្មមតែគ្នាបួន​នាក់​: My car is very small, just big enough for four people.
112. វៀរតែ [viə tae] : besides, except, with the exception of, only
     Eg. ខ្ញុំញ៉ាំម្ហូបនេះបានទាំងអស់​ វៀរតែសាច់​គោមួយមុខនេះចេញ: I ate all the food with the exception of the beef dish.
113. វេចទុកតែក្នុងចិត្ត [vɨc ----- tae knoŋ cət] : to keep only to oneself and never speak out
     
114. វិះតែ [vih tae] : វិះ
     
115. សព្វតែ [sɑp tae] : just, only, even if; even; as soon as; no sooner ... than ...; and then
     Eg. ខ្ញុំបាត់ស្បែក​ជើងកញ្ចាស់មួយគូ សព្វតែអារបស់អញ្ចឹង​ក៏វាយកដែរ​!: I lost my old pair of shoes; they even took things like that!
116. សមតែ [sɑɑ mɔɔ tae] : to make sense, be worth; it is nice / advisable / proper / appropriate that ...
     Eg. សម​តែយើងទៅសួរសុខទុក្ខនឹងគាត់: It is nice that we (can) visit him.
117. សុទ្ធតែ [sot tae] : all, only, exclusively, completely, without exception, nothing but
     Eg. យើងសុទ្ឋតែជា​សិស្សទាំងអស់គ្នា: None
118. សូម្បីតែ [soombəy tae] : even; even though, although, nevertheless
     Eg. ពួកវាមានចិត្តឃោរឃៅ ណាស់​ សូម្បីតែកូនក្មេងក៏វាសំលាប់ដែរ: They are very savage; they even kill children.
119. សោះតែ [sɑh tae] : as long as, so long as (not), provided that (not), may not (happen)
     Eg. ចំណីនេះមិន​ឆ្ងាញ់ទេ តែញ៉ាំទៅចុះសោះតែឃ្លាន: This food is not tasty, but (I'll) eat it anyway so I won't be hungry.
120. សំបុត្រតែទៅ [sɑmbot tae tɨv~toh] : one-way ticket
     
121. ស្រាប់តែ [srap tae] : suddenly; all of a sudden, immediately, as soon as; unexpectedly, surprisingly, illogically, unfairly
     Eg. ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ​ ស្រាប់តែលទ្ឋផលនៃ ការបោះឆ្នោតនៅអ.ស.ប.ធ្វើឲ្យស.រ.អា.មានការខកចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំង: but then, unexpectedly, the results of the vote in the U.N. caused the U.S. to be very disappointed.
122. ហាក់កាន់តែ [hak kan tae] : increasingly
     
123. ស៊ីសងតែ [sii sɑɑŋ tae] : to depend on, be up to
     Eg. ខ្ញុំចង់​ទៅលេងស្រុកខ្មែរ​ ប៉ុន្តែស៊ីសងតែខ្ញុំមាន ប្រាក់ហើយនិងពេលទំនេរដែរ: I would like to visit Cambodia, but it's up to me to get the money and time to do it.
124. ស៊ីសងតែ [sii sɑɑŋ tae] : to gamble
     
125. ស្ទើរតែ [stǝǝ tae] : almost, barely, about to, on the point of
     See: ស្ទើរនឹង
126. ស្រេចតែចិត្ត [srac tae cət] : at one's own will, at one's own discretion, as one wishes
     
127. ស្រេចតែលើ [srac tae lǝǝ] : to depend on, be up to
     Eg. ស្រេចតែលើលោក: It's up to you.
128. ហេតុតែ [haet tae] : just because
     
129. អង្គុយតែ [ʔɑŋkuy tae] See: អង្គុយចាំតែ
130. អាងតែ [ʔaaŋ tae] : + CLAUSE to depend on the fact that ..., just because...
     
131. អាត់តែ [ʔat tae] : doing nothing but ..., directing all one's efforts (toward something)
     Eg. បើកឡានច្រឡំផ្លូវ​ហើយ​ អាត់តែនិយាយគ្នាអញ្ចឹងនុ៎ះ: Driving along (I) got lost because (I) was talking too much. See: អាល័យតែ
132. អាល័យតែ [ʔaalay tae] : to be busy with, be busy doing something, be preoccupied with
     
133. អាស្រ័យតែ [ʔaasray tae] : on account (of), owing to, because (of)
     
134. ឲ្យតែ [ʔaoy tae] : whenever; as long as, provided that, so long as
     Eg. លោកធ្វើអ្វីក៏ដោយ​ ឲ្យតែប្រាប់ខ្ញុំ ខ្ញុំមកជួយ​: As long as you let me know. whatever you're doing I'll come and help.