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Listening: Understanding Natural Connected Speech (Very Basic) A1 - Lesson 2: Understanding Simple Greetings and Farewells at Natural Speed.

Sopheak Pich
Interactive English Lesson: Connected Speech
Lesson 2: Connected Speech
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Fast Greetings

ការស្វាគមន៍ និងការលាគ្នាបែបធម្មជាតិ

Native speakers often squish words together when saying hello and goodbye. It sounds like one long word!

ជនជាតិដើមតែងតែនិយាយពាក្យបន្តគ្នាលឿនៗនៅពេលស្វាគមន៍ ឬលាគ្នា។ វាស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាពាក្យវែងមួយម៉ាត់អញ្ចឹង!
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How are you? handshake

តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយជាទេ?
How are you? → Howarya? The "are" gets very short. ហាវ-អារ-យូ → ហាវ-វ៉ា-យ៉ា
How is it going? → Howzit goin? The "s" sounds like "z" and "g" is dropped. តើមានរឿងអ្វីខ្លះ? (ហៅ-ហ្សិត-ហ្គោ-អុីន)
How are you doing? → Howyadoin? The "are" disappears almost completely. តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ? (ហាវ-យ៉ា-ឌូ-អុីន)
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What is up? mood

មានរឿងអី? / ម៉េចហើយ?
What is up? → Whassup? Very casual greeting with friends. វ៉ត-សាប់ (និយាយលឿនៗ)
What are you doing? → Whatcha doin? "What are you" sounds like "Whatcha". តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី? (វ៉ត-ឆា-ឌូ-អុីន)
What is going on? → Wassgoinon? Asking what is happening right now. តើមានរឿងអ្វីកើតឡើង? (វ៉ាស-ហ្គោ-អុីន-អន)
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Farewells directions_run

ការលាគ្នា
See you later → Seeya later "You" becomes a fast "ya". ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយ (ស៊ី-យ៉ា-ឡេ-ធឺរ)
Catch you later → Catchya later Casual way to say goodbye to a friend. ជួបគ្នាពេលក្រោយ (ខាត់-ឆា-ឡេ-ធឺរ)
Have a good one → Havagoodone Means "Have a good day/night/weekend". ជូនពរឱ្យមានថ្ងៃល្អ (ហាវ-វ៉ា-ហ្គូត-វ័ន)
Got to go → Gotta go Said quickly when leaving in a hurry. ត្រូវទៅសិនហើយ (ហ្គោ-តា-ហ្គោ)
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Do not expect native speakers to say every single word perfectly!

(កុំរំពឹងថាជនជាតិដើមនឹងនិយាយគ្រប់ពាក្យមួយៗច្បាស់ៗដូចរ៉ូបូត! អ្នកត្រូវហ្វឹកហាត់ស្តាប់ពាក្យដែលគេនិយាយភ្ជាប់គ្នា។)
"How - are - you - doing - today?"
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"Howyadoin today?"
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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Meaning Match
When a native speaker says "Howzit goin?", they mean...
(នៅពេលជនជាតិដើមនិយាយថា "Howzit goin?" តើពួកគេមានន័យថាអ្វី?)
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Short Form
"Seeya" is short for...
(ពាក្យ "Seeya" គឺជាពាក្យខ្លីរបស់...)
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Does "Havagoodone" mean "Have one good thing"?
(តើពាក្យ "Havagoodone" មានន័យថា "មានរបស់ល្អមួយ" មែនទេ?)
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Meaning Match
"Whassup" is a fast way to say...
(ពាក្យ "Whassup" គឺជាវិធីនិយាយលឿនៗនៃពាក្យ...)
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Natural Speech
Which is the most natural way a native speaker says "How are you?"
(តើមួយណាជាវិធីធម្មជាតិបំផុតដែលជនជាតិដើមនិយាយពាក្យ "How are you?"?)
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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Is it rude to say "Whassup"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! It is not exactly rude, but it is very casual. You should only use it with close friends or people your own age. Do not say it to your boss or teacher! mood

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Nita 5 hours ago

Why do native speakers talk so fast? It is so hard to hear.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is called "Connected Speech"! Native speakers link words together to make speaking smoother and use less effort. It takes time, but listening practice will train your ears to catch these sounds! headphones

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Can I just say "How are you" slowly? Do I have to say "Howarya"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

You can absolutely say it slowly and clearly! Everyone will understand you. However, learning "Howarya" is important so you can understand native speakers when they speak fast to you. handshake

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