Khmer Dictionary: ទេ

Headley's Khmer-English Dictionary

ទេ ( fp ) [tei]
phrase final negative marker; usually occurs in conjunction with one of the preverbal negative particles មិន, ពុំ, អត់, ឥត or combinations of these particles with other preverbal particles, e.g. មិនដែល់ i no
Eg. ឆ្កែខាំមនុស្សមិនមែនជាដំណឹងទេ តែមនុស្សខាំឆ្កែទើបបានជាដំណឹង: ``Dog Bites Man'' is not news, but ``Man Bites Dog'' is.
ទេ ( fp ) [tei]
phrase final interrogative particle marking a yes-no question
Eg. យប់ងងឹតអញ្ចឹង តើលោកតាមើលឃើញអ្វីខ្លះទេ?: On such a dark night, can you see anything?
ទេ ( fp ) [tei]
phrase final emphatic particle
Eg. អណ្ដើកឃើញស្រែកប្រាប់ទៅគីង្គក់ថា វានៅៗនេះទេ!: The turtle saw (the tiger) and shouted to the toad, ``He's still here!''

ក៏ទេ [kɑɑ tee] : (emphatic) definitely no
ក្រែង ... ទេ : is it not, isn't it so
ក្រែង ... ទេអី : even though, in spite of the fact that
Eg. ខ្មែរក្រហមចោទយួនលួចទឹកដី ក្រែងខ្លួនទេអីដែលលក់ដីឲ្យយួនយៀកកុងនោះ: The Khmer Rouge accuse the Vietnamese of stealing territory even though they themselves are the ones who sold out to the Viet Cong.
ក្រែង ... ទេឬ : really, is it possible, did ... perhaps
គ្មានទៅស្អីទេ [kmien tɨv~toh sʔǝy tee] : it will be all right
គ្មានបានខ្មោចអ្វីទេ [kmien baa nɔɔ kmaoc ʔvǝy tee] : Not to get any results, it's useless / worthless, it won't work out (well)
គ្រលៀសភ្នែកមិនបានទេ [krɔliəh ----- mɨn baa nɔɔ tee] : to be unable to take one's eye's off of (someone), watch constantly
គ្មានផ្លូវទេ [kmien pləv tee] : (there is) no chance / no way out
តែមិនអញ្ចឹងទេ [tae mɨn ʔɑɲcəŋ tee] : otherwise, if it weren't for that
Eg. យើងកុហកពួកវាគ្រប់ពេល តែមិនអញ្ចឹងទេ យើងត្រូវស្លាប់ហើយ: We lied to them all the time, otherwise we would be killed.
ទេតើ [tee taə] : final particle marking an emphatic clause that is in contrast to whatever clause precedes it
Eg. ខ្ញុំមិនបានបកប្រែឃ្លានោះទេគឺលោកទេតើ!: I didn't translate that sentence; you were the one who did!
ទេតើ [tee taə] : instead / rather (indicates that the statement is incorrect or other than one would expect)
Eg. អ្នកដែលធ្វើម្ហូបនោះមិនមែនខ្ញុំទេ គឺម្តាយខ្ញុំទេតើជាអ្នកធ្វើ: The one who prepared that food was not me, rather it was my mother who did it.
នុ៎ះឃើញទេ [nuh kʰəəɲ tee] : so that's it, indeed, how do you like that
បើមិនដូច្នោះទេ [baə mɨn ----- tee] : otherwise
បើមិនទេសោត [baə mɨn tee saot] : if that is not so..., if that is not the case ...
Eg. បើមិនទេសោត លោកហៅវាមកសួរចុះ!: If that is not the case, call him and ask him!
បាទទេ [baat tee] : no
បានទេ [baa nɔɔ tee] : ? (Is that) OK? (is that) possible?
បើមិនអញ្ចឹងទេ [baə mɨn ʔɑɲcəŋ tee] See: តែមិនអញ្ចឹងទេ
ប៉ះត្រូវតែឥតមានរខិតទេ [pah trəv tae ʔet~ʔǝt mien rɔkʰət tee] : to touch but not scratch
ពេលនៅមិនទាន់អស់ទេ [peel nɨv mɨn toan ʔɑh tee] : . Time has not yet run out.
ពុំនោះទេ [pum nuh tee] See: ពុំនោះសោត
មិន ... ទេឬអី? : doesn't one (really) ...? don't you (really) ...? (expresses doubt or surprise that something is so or not so)
Eg. ពេលទៅខេត្តសៀមរាប មិនឃើញប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តទេឬអី?: When you were in Siem Reap, didn't you see Angkor Wat?
មិនគ្រាន់តែ ... ទេ... ទៀត : not only ... but also ...
Eg. រឿងនេះមិនគ្រាន់តែធ្វើឲ្យពិបាកទេ ធ្វើឲ្យយើងខ្វល់ទៀត: This matter not only gives us a hard time, but it makes us worry too.
មិនចេះ ... ទេ : never
មិនខ្វះទេ [mɨn kvah tee] : a lot, plenty, no lack of; not to lack, to be available in sufficient quantity
Eg. អញ្ជើញមកលេងចុះ មិនខ្វះទេកន្លែងសំរាប់សំរាក: Please come to visit; we have plenty of room.
មិនគឺ ... ទេ : (it) is / was (emphatic)
Eg. មិនគឺខ្មែរក្រហមទេ ដែលធ្វើបាបតែជនជាតិខ្លួន ឯង: It was the Khmer Rouge who mistreated their own people.
មិនគឺ ... ទេ : it was none other than ...
Eg. មិនគឺគាត់ទេដែលបានជួយលោកឲ្យរួចពីសេចក្តីស្លាប់: He was the one who helped you survive.
មិនកាន់ជើងខាងណាទេ [mɨn kan cəəŋ kʰaaŋ naa tee] : to be impartial
មិនកើតខ្មោចអ្វីទេ [mɨn kaət kmaoc ʔvǝy tee] See: គ្មានបានខ្មោចអ្វីទេ
មិនខ្មេះទេ [mɨn kmeh tee] : to be useless; unable (to do anythng)
មិនសូវ ... ទេ : not very ..., hardly, not completely
មិនសូវអីទេ [mɨn sǝv ʔəy tee] : it's nothing, no problem
មិនផេះទេ [mɨn pʰeh tee] : to be of no use; unproductive, not worth the effort
Eg. វាមិនផេះទេ!: That's nothing but a pipe dream!
មិនថ្វីទេ [mɨn tvəy tee] See: មិនអីទេ
មិនទៀង (...) ទេ : not to be certain
Eg. លោកទៅធ្វើការទេថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះ? ខ្ញុំមិនទៀងទេ: Are you going to work on Monday? I'm not sure (about myself).
មិនទេឬអី [mɨn tee rɨɨ ʔəy] : really
Eg. គាត់ជាអ្នកសរសេរសៀវភៅនេះមិនទេឬអី: He really is the one who wrote this book.
មិនអ្វីទេ [mɨn ʔvǝy tee] : surely; that's okay, it doesn't matter; it's nothing; you're welcome
Eg. ៥០ រៀលនេះមិនជាអ្វីទេចំពោះថៅកែឬកម្មាភិបាលផឹកស៊ីស្រីញីអូនបងមួយចំនួន ...។: Fifty riels is nothing for some businessmen or carousing officials ....
មិនជាអ្វីទេ [mɨn cie ʔvǝy tee] : never mind, don't bother, don't mention it, not at all
មិនដឹងជាស្អីទេ [mɨn dəŋ cie sʔǝy tee] : oh, come on, it's beyond me (expression indicating exasperation)
មិនដឹងជាស្អីស្អុកទេ [mɨn dəŋ cie sʔǝy ----- tee] : to know absolutely nothing
មិនណយទេ [mɨn nɑɑy tee] : It's / he's not so bad. He's a shrewd one (lit. 'It's not insufficient')
Eg. គាត់នោះមិនណយទេ!: He's pretty smart! See: មិនអន់ទេ
មិនណាស់ណាទេ [mɨn nah naa tee] : so-so, mediocre, not very good
មិនបាច់ទេ [mɨn bac tee] : it's not worth it, there's no need (for something)
មិនមែនតែម្ដងនេះទេ [mɨn mɛɛn tae mdɑɑŋ nih tee] : all this is not the first time
មែនទេ [mɛɛn tee] : ? is it so? right?
សម្ពុទ្ធទេសិត [samput tee sǝt] : doctrine taught by the Buddha
អត់បើអ្វីទេ [ʔɑt baə ʔvǝy tee] : there's no problem with that, don't worry about that; never mind
See: អត់អ្វីទេ
អន្តិមទេហធារី [ʔɑnteʔmaʔ tee haa tʰierii] : person who is in his / her final reincarnation (Buddh.)
អត់ទេ [ʔɑt tee] : no
អត់អ្វីទេ [ʔɑt ʔvǝy tee] : it's nothing, it doesn't matter, don't mention it, you're welcome
ឥតបើអ្វីទេ [ʔet~ʔǝt baə ʔvǝy tee] See: ឥតបើ (1)
ឬទេ [rɨɨ tee] : phrase - final interrogative particle
Eg. មានហាងណាមួយលក់អាវនៅជិតផ្សារថ្មីឬទេ?: Is there any store which sells shirts near the new market?