Listening: Understanding Natural Connected Speech B2 - Lesson 2: Coping with Fast-Paced, Natural Conversations Among Native Speakers

Listening B2

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Connected Speech

ការនិយាយភ្ជាប់ពាក្យ (ល្បឿនលឿន)

Native speakers link, drop, and blend sounds when they speak naturally.

ជនជាតិដើមនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសតែងតែភ្ជាប់ លុប ឬប្តូរសំឡេងនៅពេលពួកគេនិយាយក្នុងល្បឿនធម្មជាតិ។ វាធ្វើឲ្យពាក្យស្តាប់ទៅខុសពីការសរសេរ!

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Blending (Assimilation)

ការច្របាច់បញ្ចូលសំឡេង

What are you doing?

Whatcha doing? តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី?

Don't you know?

Doncha know? តើអ្នកមិនដឹងទេឬ?

Did you see it?

Didja see it? តើអ្នកបានឃើញវាទេ?

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Dropping (Elision)

ការលុបសំឡេងចោល (ជាពិសេសសំឡេង t និង d)

Next door

Nex door ផ្ទះក្បែរគ្នា (លុបសំឡេង t)

I don't know

I dunno ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងទេ (លុបសំឡេង t ខ្លាំង)

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I-scream ការ៉េម (ស្តាប់ទៅដូចជា I scream - ខ្ញុំស្រែក)

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Reducing (Weak Forms)

ការបន្ថយសំឡេង (ច្រើនតែក្លាយជាសំឡេង ស្វា /ə/)

Cup of tea

Cuppa tea តែមួយពែង (of ក្លាយជា uh)

Fish and chips

Fish 'n chips ត្រី និងដំឡូងបំពង (and ក្លាយជា 'n)

Going to

Gonna នឹង (to ក្លាយជា uh / ភ្ជាប់គ្នា)

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Linking (Catenation)

ការភ្ជាប់ព្យញ្ជនៈ ទៅ ស្រៈ

Pick it up

Pi-ki-tup រើសវាឡើង

Not at all

No-ta-tall មិនអីទេ / ទាល់តែសោះ

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Do not write the way you speak!

(ពាក្យដូចជា gonna, wanna, dunno គឺសម្រាប់តែការនិយាយ ឬការផ្ញើសារក្រៅផ្លូវការប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ កុំសរសេរវាក្នុងការប្រឡង (Academic Writing) ឲ្យសោះ!)

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Listening Skills movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain Connected Speech. This is the secret to understanding movies and native speakers!

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Knowledge Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Translation (Sound)

When you hear "Whatcha", what does it mean?

(តើពាក្យ "Whatcha" មានន័យពេញដូចម្តេច?)

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Elision (Dropping)

When saying "Nex door", which letter is dropped?

(នៅពេលនិយាយ "Nex door" តើអក្សរណាត្រូវបានលុបចោល?)

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Can you write "I dunno" in an IELTS writing test?

(តើអ្នកអាចសរសេរពាក្យ "I dunno" ក្នុងការប្រឡងបានទេ?)

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Weak Forms

"Would you like a cuppa?" means...

(តើ "cuppa" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Linking

How does "Not at all" sound when linked?

(តើវានឹងមានសំឡេងយ៉ាងដូចម្តេចពេលនិយាយលឿន?)

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អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Shadowing record_voice_over Listen to the audio buttons in the Learn tab and repeat *exactly* how they sound, 3 times each.

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Transcribe edit_document Write down 2 sentences you hear native speakers say fast in a movie or YouTube video.

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Movie Time theaters Watch 5 minutes of an English movie WITHOUT subtitles. Focus on hearing the linked words.

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 3 hours ago

Teacher, why is it so hard to understand English movies even if I know all the vocabulary?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! That is exactly what this lesson is about! It's because of Connected Speech. Actors link words together, drop sounds, and use weak forms to sound natural. So "What are you going to do?" sounds like "Whatcha gonna do?". Keep practicing listening to the sound blocks, not just individual words! headphones

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Minea 5 hours ago

Can I say "wanna" and "gonna" to my boss?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 2 hours ago

It depends on your relationship! If it's a very formal environment, it is better to pronounce clearly: "I want to" or "I am going to". But in casual conversation, native speakers use them all the time. However, NEVER write them in a formal email or report! edit_document