Stop and Breathe
When we speak, we don't say everything in one long breath. We pause (stop for a second) to make it easy to understand.
Full Stop (.)
Pause for 1 second at the end of a sentence. Take a breath!
(ឈប់១វិនាទី នៅចុងបញ្ចប់ប្រយោគ ដើម្បីដកដង្ហើម)
Short Pause (,)
Pause for a half second when you see a comma, or before "and".
(ឈប់បន្តិចពេលឃើញសញ្ញាក្បៀស)
Read in Groups
Don't read word by word. Read in small groups.
(កុំអានមួយពាក្យៗ ត្រូវអានជាក្រុមពាក្យ)
Don't pause after every word!
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Watch Teacher Sopheak show you how to breathe and pause naturally when speaking English. No more robot voice!
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Recent Questions
Hi Bora! You are probably forgetting to pause at the commas and periods. Remember, punctuation marks are your resting spots. Breathe there! air
Teacher, I run out of breath when I read English. Why?