Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.
Contents
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Cambodian (Khmer)“.
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People
English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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human (being) / person | មនុស្ស | monus | km-sing_human-beingperson |
people / humans | មនុស្សម្នា | monus mnea | km-sing_peoplehumans |
woman | មនុស្សស្រី | monus srei | km-sing_woman |
man | មនុស្សប្រុស | monus pros | km-sing_man |
child | កូនក្មេង | kaun khmeng | km-sing_child |
girl | ក្មេងស្រី | kmeng srei | km-sing_girl |
boy | ក្មេងប្រុស | kmeng pros | km-sing_boy |
Professions
English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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profession | មុខងារ | moukhngear | km-sing_profession |
employee / worker | អ្នកធ្វើការ | nak tveukar | km-sing_employeeworker |
clerk / official | អ្នកធ្វើការការិយាល័យ | nak tveukar kariyalai | km-sing_clerkofficial |
colleague | មិត្តរួមការងារ | mitt ruomkar ngear | km-sing_colleague |
pensioner / retiree | អ្នកចូលនិត្តន៌ | neak chol nivot | km-sing_pensionerretiree |
unemployed person / jobseeker | អ្នកអត់ការងារធ្វើ | neak ot kanhea tveu | km-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker |
doctor | គ្រូពេទ្យ | kru pet | km-sing_doctor |
journalist | អ្នកកាសែត | neak kaset | km-sing_journalist |
engineer | វិស្វករ | visvak kor | km-sing_engineer |
boss | ចៅហ្វាយ | chao vay | km-sing_boss |
director | នាយក | nea yok | km-sing_director |
manager | អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រង | neak krub krong | km-sing_manager |
secretary | លេខា | le kha | km-sing_secretary |
driver | អ្នកបើកបរ | neak beok bor | km-sing_driver |
farmer | កសិករ | ka se kor | km-sing_farmer |
baker | អ្នកដុតនុំ | nak dot num | km-sing_baker |
salesman, saleswoman | អ្នកលក់ | nak luk | km-sing_salesman-saleswoman |
nurse | គលានុបដ្ធាយិការ | keak lean nupatha yika | km-sing_nurse |
policeman, policewoman | ប៉ូលីស | polis | km-sing_policeman-policewoman |
cook / chef | ចុងភៅ | chong pheu | km-sing_cookchef |
teacher, female teacher | គ្រូបង្រៀន | kru bong rean | km-sing_teacher-female-teacher |
shoemaker | អ្នកដេរស្បែកជើង | nak de sbek cheung | km-sing_shoemaker |
watchmaker | ជាងនាឡិកា | cheang nealeka | km-sing_watchmaker |
Work & Application
English | Khmer (Cambodian) | Khmer (Cambodian) (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) work | ធ្វើការ | tveu kar | km-sing_to-work |
work / job | ការងារ | karngear | km-sing_workjob |
workplace | កន្លែងធ្វើការ | kang leng tveukar | km-sing_workplace |
employment / occupation | ការងារ | karngear | km-sing_employmentoccupation |
office | ការិយាល័យ | kariyalai | km-sing_office |
factory | រោងចក្រ | rong chak | km-sing_factory |
construction site | កម្មការដ្ឌាន | kam kar than | km-sing_construction-site |
salary | ប្រាក់ខែ | prak khe | km-sing_salary |
(to) earn | រកប្រាក់បាន | rok prak ban | km-sing_to-earn |
(to) look for a job | ស្វែរកការងារ | sveng rok kangear | km-sing_to-look-for-a-job |
(to) find a job | រកបានការងារ | rok ban kangea | km-sing_to-find-a-job |
job interview | បទសំភាសន៌ការងារ | bot sam pheas kangear | km-sing_job-interview |
CV | ប្រវត្តិរូបសង្ខេប | provotrub sang kheb | km-sing_cv |
education | ការអប់រំ | ka ob rum | km-sing_education |
experience | បទពិសោធន៍ | bot pisot | km-sing_experience |
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