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Connecting Ideas
ពាក្យភ្ជាប់ក្នុងការនិយាយ
Use words like and, but, so, because to connect short sentences into long, natural speech!
ប្រើពាក្យដូចជា and, but, so, នឹង because ដើម្បីភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគខ្លីៗឱ្យក្លាយជាការនិយាយដ៏រលូន និងធម្មជាតិ!
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And (Adding Information) add
និង / ហើយនិង (បន្ថែមព័ត៌មាន ឬគំនិតស្រដៀងគ្នា)
I like apples and I like bananas.
Use: Adding similar ideas.
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម ហើយខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តចេក។
She plays tennis and he plays football.
Use: Connecting two actions.
នាងលេងតេនីស ហើយគាត់លេងបាល់ទាត់។
We went to the park and we had a picnic.
Use: Sequence of events.
ពួកយើងបានទៅសួនច្បារ ហើយពួកយើងបានញ៉ាំអាហារជុំគ្នា។
I bought a shirt and a pair of shoes.
Use: Connecting items.
ខ្ញុំបានទិញអាវមួយ និងស្បែកជើងមួយគូ។
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But (Contrasting Ideas) balance
ប៉ុន្តែ (បង្ហាញគំនិតផ្ទុយគ្នា)
I like apples but I don't like bananas.
Use: Showing a difference.
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តប៉ោម ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តចេកទេ។
She is tired but she is still working.
Use: An unexpected action.
នាងហត់នឿយ ប៉ុន្តែនាងនៅតែបន្តធ្វើការ។
It is raining but it is not cold.
Use: Contrasting facts.
មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង ប៉ុន្តែវាមិនត្រជាក់ទេ។
I want to go but I have no money.
Use: A problem or block.
ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅ ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំអត់មានលុយទេ។
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So (Result) east
ដូច្នេះហើយ / ទើប (បង្ហាញពីលទ្ធផល ឬផលវិបាក)
I was tired so I went to bed.
Use: The action taken.
ខ្ញុំហត់នឿយ ដូច្នេះហើយខ្ញុំក៏ចូលគេង។
It was raining so we stayed home.
Use: The result of the weather.
មេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង ដូច្នេះហើយពួកយើងនៅផ្ទះ។
She studied hard so she passed the exam.
Use: The success from effort.
នាងខំប្រឹងរៀន ទើបនាងប្រឡងជាប់។
I have no money so I cannot buy it.
Use: The logical result.
ខ្ញុំគ្មានលុយទេ ដូច្នេះហើយខ្ញុំមិនអាចទិញវាបានទេ។
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Because (Reason) psychology
ពីព្រោះ / ដោយសារតែ (ផ្តល់ហេតុផល ឬមូលហេតុ)
I went to bed because I was tired.
Use: Giving the reason first.
ខ្ញុំចូលគេង ពីព្រោះខ្ញុំហត់។
We stayed home because it was raining.
Use: Explaining the choice.
ពួកយើងនៅផ្ទះ ដោយសារតែមេឃភ្លៀង។
She passed the exam because she studied hard.
Use: Showing the cause of success.
នាងប្រឡងជាប់ ពីព្រោះនាងខំប្រឹងរៀន។
I cannot buy it because I have no money.
Use: Explaining a limitation.
ខ្ញុំមិនអាចទិញវាបានទេ ដោយសារតែខ្ញុំគ្មានលុយ។
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The Double Connector Trap!
Do not use "because" and "so" in the same sentence!
(កុំប្រើពាក្យ "because" និង "so" នៅក្នុងប្រយោគតែមួយឱ្យសោះ! ជ្រើសរើសយកតែមួយបានហើយ។)
Because it rained, so I stayed home.
ខុស! (Wrong!)
ខុស! (Wrong!)
Because it rained, I stayed home.
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (Correct!)
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (Correct!)
Quick Check bolt
ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
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Context Fill
I was hungry ___ I ate an apple.
(ខ្ញុំឃ្លាន ដូច្នេះហើយខ្ញុំក៏ញ៉ាំផ្លែប៉ោមមួយ។)
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Context Fill
I like tea ___ I don't like coffee.
(ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តតែ ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តកាហ្វេទេ។)
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Context Fill
We stayed inside ___ it was cold outside.
(ពួកយើងនៅខាងក្នុង ដោយសារតែខាងក្រៅត្រជាក់។)
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Context Fill
She bought a book ___ a pen.
(នាងបានទិញសៀវភៅមួយក្បាល ហើយនិងប៊ិចមួយដើម។)
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LITERAL TRAP!
Which sentence is fully correct?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលត្រឹមត្រូវទាំងស្រុង?)
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អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location
អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location
អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ
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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
In speaking, yes! It is very natural to start a sentence with "And" or "But" when you are talking. However, in formal writing, it is better to avoid it. chat
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Nita
5 hours ago
What is the difference between "so" and "because"? They seem similar.
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
4 hours ago
They are related, but opposites in order! "Because" gives the reason: I ate because I was hungry. "So" gives the result: I was hungry, so I ate. lightbulb
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Ratha
8 hours ago
Can I use "because" at the beginning of a sentence?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
7 hours ago
Yes, you can! Just make sure to use a comma. "Because it was raining, we stayed home." This is perfectly correct! check_circle
Can I start a sentence with "And" or "But"?