Listening: Listening for Specific Information & Detail B1 - Lesson 3: Identifying Reasons and Explanations in Conversations

Listening B1

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Why? Because!

ការស្តាប់រកមូលហេតុ និងការពន្យល់

When people speak, they don't just state facts. They give reasons and explanations.

នៅពេលសន្ទនា គេតែងតែប្រាប់ពី "មូលហេតុ" ថាហេតុអ្វីបានជារឿងមួយកើតឡើង។ ការចេះស្តាប់ចាប់យកពាក្យគន្លឹះទាំងនេះ គឺសំខាន់ណាស់!

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Signals for Reasons search

ពាក្យគន្លឹះបញ្ជាក់ពីមូលហេតុ

When you hear these words, the speaker is about to tell you WHY.

I left early because I was tired. ខ្ញុំចេញមកមុន ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំហត់។

Since it is raining, we will stay inside. ដោយសារតែភ្លៀង យើងនឹងនៅខាងក្នុង។

The flight was delayed due to bad weather. ជើងហោះហើរត្រូវពន្យារពេល ដោយសារតែអាកាសធាតុអាក្រក់។

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Signals for Explanations lightbulb

ពាក្យគន្លឹះបញ្ជាក់ពីការពន្យល់បន្ថែម

Speakers use these when they want to make something clearer or say it in a different way.

We have no money. That means we cannot go. យើងអត់លុយទេ។ មានន័យថា យើងមិនអាចទៅបានទេ។

It is very complex. In other words, it is hard. វាស្មុគស្មាញណាស់។ និយាយម្យ៉ាងទៀត វាពិតជាលំបាក។

What I mean is, you need to study more. អ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចង់មានន័យគឺ អ្នកត្រូវរៀនឲ្យបានច្រើនជាងនេះ។

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Hidden Reasons person_search

មូលហេតុលាក់កំបាំង (គ្មានពាក្យគន្លឹះ)

Sometimes, native speakers don't use "because". You have to guess the reason from the context.

"I am not going to the party. I feel sick." Why isn't she going?
Reason: She feels sick. (Even without "because"!)

"He failed the test. He never studies." Why did he fail?
Reason: He never studies.

warning The "Actually" Trap!

Don't stop listening too early!

(កុំប្រញាប់កត់ត្រាចម្លើយពេក! ជួនកាលគេអាចនឹងនិយាយពីមូលហេតុមួយនៅដើមប្រយោគ ប៉ុន្តែបន្ទាប់មកគេអាចប្តូរចិត្ត ឬបញ្ជាក់ពី "មូលហេតុចម្បង" (Main Reason) នៅខាងចុង។)

"I didn't go because I was tired.
Well, actually... I just didn't want to see him."

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MAIN Reason: Didn't want to see him.

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ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយសំណួរ

Identifying the Reason

Why was the speaker late?

THE TRAP! close

What is the MAIN reason the speaker chose Math?

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ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយសំណួរ

Hidden Reason

Why is the speaker NOT eating lunch?

Signal Meaning

If a speaker says "In other words...", what are they doing?

(តើអ្នកនិយាយចង់មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Listen & Answer headphones

ស្តាប់ ហើយឆ្លើយសំណួរ

Identifying the Reason

Why was the match canceled?

Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Podcast Hunt headphones (ស្តាប់ Podcast ភាសាអង់គ្លេសរយៈពេល ១នាទី ហើយព្យាយាមចាប់យកប្រយោគដែលប្រើពាក្យ "Because" ឲ្យបាន ២ ដង។)

Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down edit_note (សរសេរប្រយោគមួយពន្យល់ពីមូលហេតុដែលអ្នករៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេស ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "Due to"។ ឧ. I am learning English due to my job.)

Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend person_raised_hand (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកពីរបៀបប្រើឃ្លា "In other words"!)

Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note mic (ថតសំឡេងពន្យល់ពីចំណូលចិត្តរបស់អ្នក (Hobby) ដោយផ្តល់មូលហេតុ ២ យ៉ាង ថាហេតុអ្វីអ្នកចូលចិត្តវា រយៈពេល ៣០ វិនាទី។)

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Is "Since" exactly the same as "Because"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! Yes, in this context, they mean the same thing! "Since I was tired, I slept" is the same as "Because I was tired, I slept". Just remember "Since" can also talk about time (e.g., Since 2010), so listen to the context! hourglass_emptylightbulb

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Minea 5 hours ago

People speak so fast in movies. I always miss the word "because". Any tips?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Native speakers often swallow the word! They say 'cuz instead of because. (e.g., "I'm late 'cuz of traffic"). Listen for a slight pause or a drop in their voice tone—that usually signals an explanation is coming! headphones

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Theary 8 hours ago

What does "Due to the fact that" mean? I heard it on the news.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

It is just a very formal, professional way of saying "Because"! News anchors and politicians use it to sound more serious. newspaperwork