Listening: Listening for Gist A2 - Lesson 2: Identifying the Speaker's Main Purpose (e.g., asking for information, giving instructions) in simple scenarios

Lesson 2: Speaker Purpose

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Main Purpose

គោលបំណងសំខាន់របស់អ្នកនិយាយ

When listening, try to understand WHY the person is talking. Are they asking, telling, helping, or complaining?

នៅពេលស្តាប់ ត្រូវព្យាយាមយល់ថា ហេតុអ្វីបានជាគេនិយាយ។ តើគេកំពុងសួរ ប្រាប់ ជួយ ឬរអ៊ូរទាំ?

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Asking for Information help_center

ស្វែងរកព័ត៌មាន (ចង់ដឹងអ្វីមួយ)

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Excuse me, what time does the train leave? Purpose: Asking for the time. សុំទោស តើរថភ្លើងចេញដំណើរម៉ោងប៉ុន្មាន?

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Could you tell me where the nearest bank is? Purpose: Asking for directions. តើអ្នកអាចប្រាប់ខ្ញុំបានទេថាធនាគារដែលនៅជិតបំផុតនៅឯណា?

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How much does this ticket cost? Purpose: Asking for the price. តើសំបុត្រនេះតម្លៃប៉ុន្មាន?

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Giving Instructions directions

ផ្តល់ការណែនាំ (ប្រាប់ឱ្យធ្វើអ្វីមួយ)

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First, turn left at the corner, then go straight. Purpose: Giving directions. ដំបូង បត់ឆ្វេងនៅកែងផ្លូវ បន្ទាប់មកទៅត្រង់។

menu_book

Please open your books to page twenty. Purpose: Telling students what to do. សូមបើកសៀវភៅរបស់អ្នកទៅទំព័រទីម្ភៃ។

lock

Do not forget to lock the door when you leave. Purpose: Reminding someone to do a task. កុំភ្លេចចាក់សោទ្វារនៅពេលអ្នកចេញទៅ។

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Making an Invitation forward_to_inbox

ការអញ្ជើញ (ហៅអ្នកណាម្នាក់ទៅកន្លែងណាមួយ)

restaurant

Would you like to have dinner with us tonight? Purpose: Inviting to a meal. តើអ្នកចង់ញ៉ាំអាហារពេលល្ងាចជាមួយយើងទេយប់នេះ?

movie

Do you want to go to the cinema on Saturday? Purpose: Inviting to watch a movie. តើអ្នកចង់ទៅរោងកុននៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទេ?

local_cafe

Let us grab a cup of coffee later! Purpose: Suggesting a casual meeting. តោះទៅញ៉ាំកាហ្វេពេលក្រោយ!

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Complaining & Apologizing mood_bad

ការរអ៊ូរទាំ និង ការសុំទោស

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I am so sorry I am late for the meeting. Purpose: Apologizing for a mistake. ខ្ញុំសុំទោសដែលខ្ញុំមកប្រជុំយឺត។

soup_kitchen

Excuse me, my soup is completely cold. Purpose: Complaining about food. សុំទោស ស៊ុបរបស់ខ្ញុំត្រជាក់អស់ហើយ។

styler

I bought this shirt yesterday, but it is torn. Purpose: Complaining about a product. ខ្ញុំបានទិញអាវនេះម្សិលមិញ ប៉ុន្តែវារហែក។

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Offering Help handshake

ការផ្តល់ជំនួយ (ចង់ជួយនរណាម្នាក់)

fitness_center

Can I help you carry those heavy bags? Purpose: Offering physical help. តើខ្ញុំអាចជួយយួរកាបូបធ្ងន់ៗទាំងនោះបានទេ?

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Would you like me to open the window? Purpose: Offering to do a small task. តើអ្នកចង់ឱ្យខ្ញុំបើកបង្អួចទេ?

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Let me hold the door for you. Purpose: Offering polite assistance. ទុកឱ្យខ្ញុំទប់ទ្វារឱ្យអ្នកចុះ។

warning The Literal Trap!

Do not get tricked by the nouns. Listen to the verbs and question words to find the true purpose!

(កុំឱ្យចាញ់បោកដោយសារពាក្យនាមមួយចំនួន។ ត្រូវស្តាប់កិរិយាសព្ទ និងពាក្យសួរដើម្បីរកគោលបំណងពិតប្រាកដ!)

"I want to buy a ticket to London, but what time is the next bus?"
Purpose: Buying a ticket. close (Wrong!)

"I want to buy a ticket to London, but what time is the next bus?"
Purpose: Asking for information (time). check (Correct!)

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Find the Purpose

"Could you tell me the price of this shirt?"

(តើគោលបំណងរបស់ប្រយោគនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

directions

Find the Purpose

"Go straight and turn right at the traffic lights."

(តើគោលបំណងរបស់ប្រយោគនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

LITERAL TRAP! close

"I want to make a cake, but where is the sugar?"

(តើអ្នកនិយាយចង់ធ្វើអ្វីពិតប្រាកដនៅក្នុងប្រយោគនេះ?)

mood_bad

Find the Purpose

"I am really sorry about the broken glass."

(តើគោលបំណងរបស់ប្រយោគនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

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Find the Purpose

"Would you like to come to my birthday party?"

(តើគោលបំណងរបស់ប្រយោគនេះគឺជាអ្វី?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Observation person_search (ស្តាប់អ្នកណាម្នាក់និយាយថ្ងៃនេះ ហើយកត់សម្គាល់ថាតើគេកំពុងសួររកព័ត៌មាន ផ្តល់ការណែនាំ ឬផ្តល់ជំនួយ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Creative Writing edit_document (សរសេរប្រយោគខ្លីមួយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ដើម្បីសួរផ្លូវទៅផ្សារ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Record mic (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងអញ្ជើញមិត្តភក្តិម្នាក់ទៅផឹកកាហ្វេ។ ឧទាហរណ៍៖ Let us grab a cup of coffee later!)

Video Lesson

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

How do I know if someone is complaining or just telling a story?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Listen for negative describing words like "cold", "broken", or "late". Also, pay attention to their tone of voice. If they sound frustrated, they are definitely complaining!

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Nita 5 hours ago

Is "Let us go" an instruction or an invitation?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

"Let us" is usually an invitation or a friendly suggestion to do something together! An instruction would sound more direct, like "Go now."

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Ratha 8 hours ago

What keywords mean someone is asking for information?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Listen for question words like "Where", "What time", "How much", or polite phrases like "Could you tell me...". These are strong clues!