យល់
yŭəl
To say 'understand' in Khmer, use យល់ (yŭəl). Wiktionary also lists ស្ដាប់ (sdap).
Meaning: to grasp the meaning of (verb)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| យល់ | yŭəl |
| ស្ដាប់ | sdap |
The verb យល់ is used when you grasp the meaning of something.
Which one should you use?
យល់ means to understand or grasp a meaning, whereas ស្ដាប់ means to listen or to hear.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can modify the verb យល់ with particles to change its function. To ask 'Do you understand?', add the particle អត់ at the end of the verb to form យល់អត់? To express the negative 'don't understand', place the particle អត់ before the verb to form អត់យល់. To indicate that you have achieved understanding, such as saying 'I understand now', add the particle ហើយ after the verb to form យល់ហើយ.
How do you pronounce it?
yŭəl
Did you know?
- In Khmer culture, nodding while saying យល់ may sometimes indicate politeness or that the person is listening, rather than a confirmation that they fully grasp the concept.
- The Khmer word យល់ was borrowed into the Thai language as ยล, where it retains a meaning related to looking or gazing.
- The verb យល់ shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Bulo Stieng word 'ioːl', which specifically means 'to look at from a distance'.
Examples in context
- យល់អត់?Do you understand?This example shows how to ask a question using យល់.Tatoeba #6986743 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #403063 by Ramses
- អត់យល់ ។I don't understand.This example shows how to express the negative form of យល់.Tatoeba #4567994 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #376611 by CK
- យល់ហើយ ។I understand.This example shows how to indicate that understanding has been achieved using យល់.Tatoeba #3783027 by angkorsovannnaga, translation #433468 by CK
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Example conversation
A teacher explains a lesson to a student in a classroom.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyតើអ្នកយល់មេរៀននេះទេ?tae neak yol me-rean nis te?Do you understand this lesson?
- សុខ Sokបាទ ខ្ញុំយល់ហើយ។bat khnom yol haey.Yes, I understand already.
- ស្រីនី Sreynyល្អណាស់។la-or nah.Very good.
- សុខ Sokអរគុណគ្រូ។or-kun krou.Thank you, teacher.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “understand” translations and entries យល់, ស្ដាប់, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries យល់, ស្ដាប់, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
