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Figurative Language
ភាសាប្រៀបធៀប និងសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទកម្រិតខ្ពស់
At C1, texts use words in abstract ways to paint a picture, not just to state facts.
អត្ថបទកម្រិត C1 ប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យក្នុងអត្ថន័យធៀបដើម្បីបង្កប់ន័យជ្រៅ មិនមែនគ្រាន់តែប្រាប់ពីការពិតត្រង់ៗនោះទេ។
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Advanced Idioms ⚖️
សំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទអរូបី
A double-edged sword
Something that has both good and bad consequences.
មុខដាវពីរ (មានទាំងផលល្អ និងផលអាក្រក់)
Read between the lines
To find a hidden meaning in what someone says or writes.
យល់អត្ថន័យលាក់កំបាំង (អានយល់ន័យធៀប)
The elephant in the room
An obvious problem that people do not want to talk about.
បញ្ហាធំដែលគ្រប់គ្នាដឹងតែមិនចង់និយាយដល់
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Metaphors ✨
ការប្រៀបធៀបដោយមិនប្រើពាក្យ "ដូច"
A blanket of silence
Complete and heavy silence falling over a place.
ភាពស្ងៀមស្ងាត់គ្របដណ្តប់ (ប្រៀបដូចភួយ)
To spark an idea
To suddenly cause a thought to start (like a fire).
បញ្ឆេះគំនិត (ធ្វើឲ្យនឹកឃើញគំនិតភ្លាមៗ)
To swallow your pride
To accept you are wrong, even though it is humiliating.
លេបសេចក្តីថ្លៃថ្នូរ (ព្រមទទួលកំហុស ទោះខ្មាសគេក៏ដោយ)
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Exaggeration 🗣️
ការបំប៉ោងន័យ និងអមនុស្សារោបន័យ
The wind howled
(Personification) Giving human actions to nature to show it was loud.
ខ្យល់បក់បោកខ្លាំង (ប្រៀបដូចជាការស្រែកលូឡា)
Dying of thirst
(Hyperbole) Extreme exaggeration to show you are very thirsty.
ស្រេកទឹកចង់ងាប់ហើយ (ការនិយាយបំប៉ោងន័យ)
News travels fast
(Personification) Information spreads very quickly among people.
ព័ត៌មានសាយភាយលឿនណាស់ (ប្រៀបដូចជាមានជើងរត់)
The Literal Trap!
If it breaks the laws of physics, it's figurative!
(កុំបកប្រែពាក្យទាំងនេះតាមអត្ថន័យត្រង់ៗ។ បើអ្នកឃើញអ្វីមួយដែលមិនសមហេតុផលក្នុងជីវិតពិត វាច្បាស់ជាការប្រើន័យធៀបហើយ!)
"He swallowed his pride."
He ate his feeling of pride. ❌
He accepted he was wrong. ✅
He ate his feeling of pride. ❌
He accepted he was wrong. ✅
C1 Analysis ⚡
ការវិភាគកម្រិតខ្ពស់
Idiom Meaning
Being famous is a double-edged sword. What does this mean?
(តើប្រយោគនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
Reading Comprehension
The author didn't say it directly, but if you read between the lines, she hates the new law.
(តើ "read between the lines" មានន័យថាម៉េច?)
LITERAL TRAP! ❌
"We need to address the elephant in the room."
(តើមានសត្វដំរីនៅក្នុងបន្ទប់មែនទេ?)
Identify the Metaphor
His speech ___ a brilliant idea in my mind.
(សុន្ទរកថារបស់គាត់បានបញ្ឆេះគំនិតដ៏អស្ចារ្យមួយនៅក្នុងខួរក្បាលរបស់ខ្ញុំ។)
Metaphorical Verbs
After arguing for an hour, I decided to swallow my pride and say sorry.
(តើឃ្លានេះមានន័យថាខ្ញុំធ្វើអ្វី?)
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Lina! Context clues are your best friend here. Ask yourself: "Does this make sense physically?" If an article says "The news sparked a fire in the community," you know it's a metaphor because words can't literally start a fire! 🔥
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Vireak
5 hours ago
Should I use these idioms in my IELTS Writing Task 2?
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Sopheak Pich
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4 hours ago
Yes, but very carefully! Advanced idioms like "a double-edged sword" are great for academic essays. However, overly casual idioms like "spill the tea" or "raining cats and dogs" are too informal and will lower your score. Know your register! ✍️📖
How do I know if the author is being literal or using a metaphor? Sometimes it's hard to tell.