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This vs. That
áាáá្áើá្áាá់áាá្á áេះ áិá áោះ
We use This for one thing NEAR us. We use That for one thing FAR from us.
áើáá្áើ "This" (áេះ) áá្áាá់áá្áុáួááែááៅáិááើá។ áើáá្áើ "That" (áោះ) áá្áាá់áá្áុáួááែááៅá្áាááីáើá។
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location_on Close to Me (This)
áៅáិáá្áុំ (This = áេះ)
This is my desk.
Near Object
Used for an object you are touching or standing next to.
áេះáឺáាáុááá់á្áុំ។
This bicycle is ready.
Near Object
Talking about a bike right next to you.
áá់áេះáួá
áាá់á ើá។
I like this book.
Near Object
A book you are holding in your hand.
á្áុំá
ូáá
ិá្ááៀááៅáេះ។
This coffee is hot!
Near Object
A drink right in front of you.
áាá ្áេáេះá្áៅ!
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explore Far from Me (That)
áៅá្áាááីá្áុំ (That = áោះ)
That is a tall building.
Far Object
Pointing at a building across the street.
áោះáឺáាá˘áាáá៏á្áá់áួá។
That temple is very old.
Far Object
Looking at a temple in the distance.
á្áាáាááោះá
ាá់áាá់។
That car is fast.
Far Object
A car driving away from you.
áĄាááោះáឿá។
Look at that bird!
Far Object
Pointing to a bird high in the sky.
áើááá្ááá្áីáោះ!
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waving_hand People (Near & Far)
ááុá្á (áៅáិá áិááៅá្áាá)
This is my friend.
Near Person
Introducing someone standing next to you.
áេះáឺáាáិá្ááá្áិááá់á្áុំ។
This is our new guide.
Near Person
Introducing a coworker right beside you.
áេះáឺáាáá្áុá្áេáá៍á្áីááá់áើá។
Who is that man?
Far Person
Asking about a person standing far away.
áើáុáááោះáាáááា?
That is my boss.
Far Person
Pointing to your manager across the room.
áោះáឺáាáេááá់á្áុំ។
warning
The Plural Trap!
Do not use "This" or "That" for more than one thing!
áុំá្áើ "This" Ꮰ"That" áá្áាá់áá្áុáែááាáá
ំáួáá
្áើááាááួá!
This cars ❌
This car ✔️
Correct! Only for singular nouns.
Video Lesson
áេáៀááាáីáេá˘ូ
Listen Closely đ§
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between This and That. Pay attention to how far away the objects are when he speaks!
quiz
Quick Check ⚡
áាáá្áួááិáិá្ááá ័á
fact_check Context Fill
You are holding an apple. You say: "___ apple is good."
(á˘្áááំáុááាá់á្áែá៉ោááួá។ á˘្áááិáាááា៖ "á្áែá៉ោááេះá្á˘។")
fact_check Context Fill
You point to a mountain far away. You say: "Look at ___ mountain!"
(á˘្ááá
á្á˘ុááៅá្áំáួááៅá្áាá។ á˘្áááិáាááា៖ "áើáá្áំáោះ!")
gpp_maybe LITERAL TRAP!
Which sentence is completely correct?
(áើá្ááោááួááាáែáá្áឹáá្áូááាំáá្áុá?)
person_add Introduction
You are standing next to your coworker. How do you introduce him?
(á˘្áááំáុáááá្áែááិá្ááួááាááាá។ áើá˘្áááែáាំáាá់áោáááៀááា?)
rule Rule Check
We use "That" when something is...
(áើáá្áើáាá្á "That" áៅáេááá្áុáួáá្áិááៅ...)
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touch_app Mission 1!
Touch and Speak đŁ️
Touch your desk or table and say in English: "This is my desk."
á៉ះáុááá់á˘្áá á ើááិáាááាáាáាá˘á់á្áេááា "This is my desk"។
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back_hand Mission 2!
Point and Speak đ
Point to something far away and say "That is a [Object Name]".
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á្á˘ុááៅáá្áុáួááៅá្áាááីá˘្áá á ើááិáាááា "That is a [á្áោះáá្áុ]"។
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tour Mission 3!
Tour Guide đş️
Pretend you are showing someone the office. Point to a nearby desk and say "This is your desk."
á្áើáុááាáំáុááែáាំáá្áែáá្áើáាááៅáាá់áááាá្áាá់ á ើááិáាááា "This is your desk"។
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