Khmer Dictionary: ថា

1. ថា ( v ) [tʰaa]
   to say, tell, pronounce; specif. to criticize, blameconj. that (introduces a question or indirect discourse)
   Eg. ថាម៉េច?: What did you say?
1. 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.
2. កុំថាតែ [kom tʰaa tae] : it's not just, not only
   
3. កុំថាឡើយ [kom tʰaa laəy] : (A) សូម្បីតែ (B) = កុំថាតែ (A) សូម្បីតែ (B)
   Eg. អ្នកជំងឺនេះ​ កុំថាឡើយបាយសូម្បីតែទឹកក៏ញ៉ាំមិនបានដែរ: This patient cannot even drink water let alone eat rice.
4. កុំថាឡើយ [kom tʰaa laəy] : not even
   Eg. បងប្រុសខ្ញុំមានប្រាក់ច្រើនចាយមិនអស់ កុំថាឡើយមួយដុល្លារគាត់ពុំដែលឲ្យខ្ញុំចាយផង: My older brother has a lot of money, but he never even gives me a dollar to spend.
5. ក្រែងគេថា [kraeŋ kee tʰaa] : to be afraid about what others will say
   
6. ក្រែងថា [kraeŋ tʰaa] : wasn't it (the fact) that...
   
7. ក្រោយពីបានដំណឹងថា [kraoy pii baa nɔɔ dɑmnəŋ tʰaa] : after learning that
   
8. គឺថា [kɨɨ tʰaa] : that is; namely, exactly
   
9. ចង់ថា [cɑŋ tʰaa] : to mean (calque from the Fr. vouloir dire)
   See: ចង់និយាយ, មានន័យថា
10. ចាត់ទុកថា [cat ----- tʰaa] : to consider that ....
    
11. ឈ្មោះថា [cmʊəh tʰaa] : to be called, named
    
12. ដែលថាមិន [dael tʰaa mɨn] : #NAME?
    
13. 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.
14. ត្បិតថា [tbət tʰaa] : since, because
    
15. ដោយហេតុថា [daoy haet tʰaa] : because, since
    
16. ថា ... ថា ... : though it were ... or ...; both ... and ...
    
17. ថា : + ADJ + ក៏ + ADJ + ទៅចុះ it doesn't matter how ADJ it is
    Eg. ថាល្អក៏ល្អទៅចុះ: It doesn't matter how good (it is).
18. ថាមភាព [tʰaa mɔɔ pʰiep] : strength, power; dynamism, dynamic quality
    
19. ថាមមាត្រ [tʰaa mɔɔ miet] : dynamometer
    
20. ថាមវន្ត [tʰaa mɔɔ voan] : to be dynamic, vigorous, energetic, lively; strong
    
21. ថាម្តេច? [tʰaa mdəc -----] : What do / did you say?
    
22. ថ្លែងសេចក្តីថា [tlaeŋ sackdǝy tʰaa] : to announce, declare (something)
    
23. ត្រង់ថា [trɑŋ tʰaa] : exactly, just at
    
24. ថាច្បាស់ [tʰaa cbah] : to say clearly
    
25. ថាតាម [tʰaa taam] : to repeat after
    
26. ថាថាង [tʰaa tʰaa ŋɔɔ] : to be gallant
    
27. ថាទៀត [tʰaa tiət] : to talk afterward, say again, repeat
    
28. ថាទៅ [tʰaa tɨv~toh] : to just talk; say it, speak up
    Eg. បើចូល​ចិត្ត​ថា​គេ​​ ចេះតែថាទៅ!: If you want to blame them, just speak up!
29. ថាបើ [tʰaa baə] : if
    
30. ថាមពល [tʰaa mɔɔ pʊəl] : energy, power
    
31. ថាឲ្យ [tʰaa ʔaoy] : to blame, criticize, pick on, scold
    Eg. ថា​ឲ្យគេបាន តែប្រយ័ត្នគេថាឲ្យវិញឆ្អល់ហើយ​!: (You) can blame them, but watch out that they don't make a devastating reply!
32. ទ្រង់មានព្រះបន្ទូលថា [trʊəŋ mien preah bɑntuul tʰaa] : to say
    
33. នរនាថា [nɔɔ rɔɔ nie tʰaa] : great woman, queen
    
34. និទានថា [niʔtien tʰaa] : to tell, recount (e.g. an old story)
    
35. នឹងថា [nɨŋ tʰaa] : if it were to be said
    
36. បានសេចក្តីថា [baa nɔɔ sackdǝy tʰaa] : to mean
    
37. ពោលគឺថា [pool kɨɨ tʰaa] : that is to say
    
38. ព្រោះថា [prʊəh tʰaa] : because
    
39. មានប្រសាសន៍ថា [mien prɑsaah tʰaa] : to speak / say
    
40. មានឧបមាថា [mien ʔoʔpaʔmaa~ʔuʔpaʔmaa tʰaa] : for example, for instance
    
41. មិនថា [mɨn tʰaa] : it doesn't matter; in spite of, regardless of
    Eg. បើម៉ាក់ចង់ឲ្យអីទៅអ្នកណាក៏មិនថាដែរ តែកុំយកចំណែកខ្ញុំថែមទៀតបានហើយ​!: (If you) want to give something to anyone it doesn't matter so long as you don't take my share!
42. មើលថាម៉េច [məəl tʰaa məc] : ? how is it read? how do you say it?
    
43. យល់ថា ... ជា ... : to consider ... as ....
    
44. យល់ថា [ជា :: yʊəl tʰaa cie] : to think / understand that
    
45. រាប់ថាជា [roap tʰaa cie] : to consider as, count as
    
46. រំពឹងមើលថា [rumpɨŋ məəl tʰaa] : to think that, feel that
    
47. សង្គីតិកថា [sɑŋkiiteʔkaʔ~sɑŋkiitək tʰaa] : sermon, preaching text
    
48. ស្មានថា [smaan tʰaa] : to think / suppose that
    Eg. កូនស្រីសោះស្មានថាជាប្រុស: It's a girl; I thought it was a boy
49. ហាក់បើថា [hak baə tʰaa] : it looks like, it seems as if
    
50. ស្ដីថា [sdǝy tʰaa] : to blame, reproach; to discipline, give advice
    
51. ស្ដីថា [sdǝy tʰaa] : to reproach; to teach, advise, correct / discipline verbally
    
52. ហ៊ានថាហ៊ានធ្វើ [hien tʰaa hien tvəə] See: ហ៊ានស៊ីហ៊ានសង
53. ហៅថា [hav tʰaa] : to call oneself, be called; be considered as
    
54. ឬគេថា [rɨɨ kee tʰaa] : to hear people say, rumor
    
55. ឯថា [ʔae tʰaa] See: អ៊ីថា