Listening: Understanding Natural Connected Speech (Very Basic) A1 - Lesson 1: Recognizing Common Contractions (I'm, you're, it's) in Slow Speech

Listening A1

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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 + 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។

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You're vs. Your

(ពាក្យទាំងពីរនេះសរសេរខុសគ្នា អត្ថន័យខុសគ្នា ប៉ុន្តែពេលនិយាយ បញ្ចេញសម្លេងដូចគ្នាបេះបិទ!)

You're (You are)

"You're beautiful."

Your (Possession)

"Is this your book?"

Listen & Connect movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how native speakers use these contractions in everyday conversation to speak smoothly and naturally!

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Listening Check bolt

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?)

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"You're" and "Your" sound exactly the same when you speak.

(ពាក្យ You're និង Your បញ្ចេញសម្លេងដូចគ្នា។ ពិត ឬ ខុស?)

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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The "I'm" Challenge emoji_people (ឈរមុខកញ្ចក់ ហើយនិយាយថា "I am -> I'm" ចំនួន ១០ ដងឲ្យលឿនៗ។)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Listening Detective headphones (មើលវីដេអូយូធូប ឬស្តាប់បទចម្រៀងអង់គ្លេស១នាទី។ តើអ្នកឮគេនិយាយពាក្យ "It's" ប៉ុន្មានដង?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Texting Practice smartphone (ផ្ញើសារទៅមិត្តភក្តិម្នាក់ជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសដោយប្រើពាក្យបង្រួញ "I'm" យ៉ាងហោចណាស់មួយដង។)

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Visal 2 hours ago

Teacher, why do they speak so fast? It's really hard for me to hear "I'm" instead of "I am".

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Visal! 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! headphones

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Phalla 4 hours ago

Can I write "I'm" and "You're" in formal reports or emails to partners?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Great question, Phalla! For formal writing (like business emails to agencies), always write the full words: "I am" or "You are". Keep contractions for speaking with guests and casual texting! edit