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Sound Connections
ការស្តាប់ពាក្យបង្រួញកម្រិតដំបូង
Native speakers talk fast! They often push two words together to make ONE short sound.
ជនជាតិបរទេសនិយាយលឿន! គេច្រើនតែងបង្រួញពាក្យពីរ បញ្ចូលគ្នាជាសម្លេងតែមួយ។
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I am ➔ I'm
ខ្ញុំគឺ / ខ្ញុំកំពុង
I
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am
=
I'm
I am late. (Full)
ខ្ញុំយឺតហើយ។
I'm late. (Short)
ខ្ញុំយឺតហើយ។
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You are ➔ You're
អ្នកគឺ / អ្នកកំពុង
You
+
are
=
You're
You are my friend.
អ្នកគឺជាមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ។
You're my friend.
អ្នកគឺជាមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ។
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It is ➔ It's
វាគឺ / នេះគឺ
It
+
is
=
It's
It is hot today.
ថ្ងៃនេះអាកាសធាតុក្តៅ។
It's hot today.
ថ្ងៃនេះអាកាសធាតុក្តៅ។
The Sound Trap! ⚠️
You're vs. Your
(ពាក្យទាំងពីរនេះសរសេរខុសគ្នា អត្ថន័យខុសគ្នា ប៉ុន្តែពេលនិយាយ បញ្ចេញសម្លេងដូចគ្នាបេះបិទ!)
You're (You are)
"You're beautiful."
Your (Possession)
"Is this your book?"
Listen & Connect 🎬
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how native speakers use these contractions in everyday conversation to speak smoothly and naturally!
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Listening Check ⚡
ការត្រួតពិនិត្យការស្តាប់ ⚡
Listen to the audio. Which one is it?
(ចុចស្តាប់ រួចជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយដែលអ្នកបានឮ)
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Meaning Check
What is the short form of "You are"?
(តើពាក្យបង្រួញរបស់ You are គឺអ្វី?)
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Meaning Check
"It's" comes from which two words?
(តើ "It's" មកពីពាក្យពីរមួយណា?)
TRUE OR FALSE? ❌
"You're" and "Your" sound exactly the same when you speak.
(ពាក្យ You're និង Your បញ្ចេញសម្លេងដូចគ្នា។ ពិត ឬ ខុស?)
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Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
Ask a Question 🙋♂️
តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Sovan! That is exactly why we learn contractions! When you know that native speakers prefer to push words together to save time, your ears will start catching it easily. Keep practicing listening to the audio buttons! 🎧
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Malis
4 hours ago
Can I write "I'm" and "You're" in my school exam?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
3 hours ago
Great question, Malis! For formal writing (like school exams or business emails), always write the full words: "I am" or "You are". Keep contractions for speaking and casual texting! ✍️
Teacher, why do they speak so fast? It's really hard for me to hear "I'm" instead of "I am".