Grammar: ✨ Grammar F: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Basics (A1) - Lesson 20: Basic Prepositions of Time (at, in, on)

Lesson 20: Prepositions of Time

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At, In, On

ធ្នាក់សម្រាប់ពេលវេលា

We use at, in, and on to talk about when something happens. They each have a special job!

យើងប្រើពាក្យ at, in, និង on ដើម្បីនិយាយអំពីពេលវេលាដែលអ្វីមួយកើតឡើង។ ពាក្យនីមួយៗមានតួនាទីពិសេសរៀងខ្លួន!

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schedule Using "At"

ម៉ោងជាក់លាក់ និងពេលវេលាខ្លីៗ

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at 7:00 AM Rule: Exact clock time I eat breakfast at 7:00 AM. នៅម៉ោង ៧ ព្រឹក

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at noon Rule: Specific point in day We eat lunch at noon. នៅពេលថ្ងៃត្រង់ (ម៉ោង ១២ ថ្ងៃត្រង់)

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at midnight Rule: Specific point in night I was asleep at midnight. នៅពេលអធ្រាត្រ (ម៉ោង ១២ យប់)

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at night Rule: Exception! I like to read at night. នៅពេលយប់

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at lunchtime Rule: Specific event time I will see you at lunchtime. នៅពេលញ៉ាំអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់

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at sunrise Rule: Specific event time The birds sing at sunrise. នៅពេលព្រះអាទិត្យរះ

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calendar_month Using "In"

ខែ ឆ្នាំ រដូវ និងពេលវេលាក្នុងថ្ងៃ

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in the morning Rule: Part of the day I drink coffee in the morning. នៅពេលព្រឹក

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in the afternoon Rule: Part of the day I play football in the afternoon. នៅពេលរសៀល

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in the evening Rule: Part of the day We watch TV in the evening. នៅពេលល្ងាច

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in January Rule: Month It is very cold in January. នៅក្នុងខែមករា

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in 2024 Rule: Year I started my job in 2024. នៅក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០២៤

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in the summer Rule: Season We go to the beach in the summer. នៅរដូវក្តៅ

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event Using "On"

ថ្ងៃនៃសប្តាហ៍ និងកាលបរិច្ឆេទ

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on Monday Rule: Day of the week I have a meeting on Monday. នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ

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on Sunday Rule: Day of the week I relax on Sunday. នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ

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on my birthday Rule: Specific day I eat cake on my birthday. នៅថ្ងៃខួបកំណើតរបស់ខ្ញុំ

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on Valentine's Day Rule: Holiday day We buy flowers on Valentine's Day. នៅថ្ងៃបុណ្យនៃក្តីស្រឡាញ់

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on October 31st Rule: Full date Halloween is on October 31st. នៅថ្ងៃទី ៣១ ខែតុលា

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on New Year's Eve Rule: Specific day We have a party on New Year's Eve. នៅថ្ងៃរៀបចំចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី

warning The Exception Trap!

Be careful with the parts of the day!

(សូមប្រយ័ត្នជាមួយពេលវេលានៅក្នុងថ្ងៃ ព្រោះមានករណីលើកលែងមួយ!)

"I sleep in the night." OR "I wake up on morning."
Wrong! ❌

"I sleep at night." AND "I wake up in the morning."
Correct! ✅

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

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I wake up ___ 6:00 AM.

(ខ្ញុំភ្ញាក់ពីគេងនៅម៉ោង ៦:០០ ព្រឹក។)

fact_check Fill in the Blank

We don't go to school ___ Sunday.

(ពួកយើងមិនទៅសាលារៀនទេនៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ។)

gpp_maybe LITERAL TRAP! ❌

Which one is correct for talking about the dark time of day?

(តើមួយណាដែលត្រឹមត្រូវសម្រាប់និយាយអំពីពេលយប់?)

fact_check Fill in the Blank

My birthday is ___ December.

(ថ្ងៃខួបកំណើតរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺនៅក្នុងខែធ្នូ។)

rule Meaning Match

We use the word "on" for...

(យើងប្រើពាក្យ "on" សម្រាប់...)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Diary Entry ✍️ (សរសេរប្រយោគ ៣ អំពីសកម្មភាពប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់អ្នក ដោយប្រើពាក្យ at, in, និង on។ ឧទាហរណ៍: I wake up at 6 AM.)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Calendar Check 📅 (មើលប្រតិទិន ហើយសរសេរថាថ្ងៃខួបកំណើតរបស់អ្នកឆ្នាំនេះត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃណា។ ឧទាហរណ៍: My birthday is on Monday this year.)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Record 🎤 (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយថា: "I wake up in the morning, I study on Monday, and I sleep at night.")

Video Lesson

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Listen Closely 🎧

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Listen closely to how "at", "in", and "on" are pronounced naturally!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Why do we say "in the morning" but "at night"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

It is just an old English rule! "In" is used for long periods (like a whole morning). Long ago, people thought of "night" as just a quick dark point, so they used "at". You just have to memorize this exception! 🌙

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Nita 5 hours ago

Do I use "on" or "in" for weekends?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Both are actually okay! In the US, people say "on the weekend". In the UK, people say "at the weekend". Since we use a lot of US English here, "on the weekend" is very common! 🏖️

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Ratha 8 hours ago

What if I say the day AND the part of the day? Like Monday morning?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

That is a fantastic question! The DAY always wins the rule. So we say "ON Monday morning", not "in Monday morning". 🥇