Khmer Dictionary: ដើម្បី

1. ដើម្បី ( conj ) [daəmbəy]   - detail »
   in order to, so that.
   
2. ដើម្បី ( prenp ) [daəmbəy]   - detail »
   for (the sake of), to, toward
   Eg. កូនត្រូវខំរៀន ដើម្បីអនាគតដ៏ភ្លឺស្វាង : Children must study hard in order to have a bright future.

1. ដើម្បីកុំឲ្យ [daəmbəy kom ʔaoy]
   so as not to, in order that ... not ...
   
2. ដើម្បីជាកិច្ច [daəmbəy cie kəc]
   in connection with
   
3. ដើម្បីនឹង [daəmbəy nɨŋ]
   in order to, so that, so as to
   
4. ដើម្បីអ្វី [daəmbəy ʔvǝy]
   for what, why
   Eg. ខំធ្វើការម្ល៉ឹងៗ តើដើម្បីអ្វី?: Why strive so?
5. ដើម្បីឲ្យ [daəmbəy ʔaoy]
   to enable; so that
   Eg. លោកបានលះ បង់អ្វីៗទាំងអស់ដើម្បីឲ្យប្រទេសបាន ឯករាជ្យ: He gave up everything so that the country would be independent.
6. នឹងអាល [nɨŋ ʔaal]
   and then, so one can, in order that, only then (can one...) (This word is equivalent to ដើម្បី but it has the added connotation of doing something in haste)
   Eg. យើងរៀនឲ្យចប់ នឹងអាលដើរលេង​បន្តិច​: We'll finish studying, then we'll take a walk.
7. បូជនីយកិច្ចដើម្បីឯករាជ្យ [booceaʔniiyeaʔkəc daəmbəy ʔaek riec]
   crusade for independence
   
8. ប្រយោជន៍ដើម្បី [prɑ- yooc daəmbəy]
   in order to, so that, for the purpose of
   
9. ពលីជីវិតដើម្បីជាតិ [peaʔlii ciivɨt daəmbəy ciet]
   to sacrifice one's life for the nation