Speaking: Fluency & Coherence B1 - Lesson 2: Using a Wider Range of Connectors (although, while, as well as)

Speaking B1

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Flow & Connectors

លំហូរនៃការនិយាយ និងពាក្យភ្ជាប់

Don't speak like a robot! Use Connectors to build bridges between your ideas.

កុំនិយាយកាត់ៗដូចមនុស្សយន្ត! ប្រើពាក្យភ្ជាប់ (Connectors) ដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យការនិយាយរបស់អ្នកមានភាពរលូន និងស្តាប់ទៅពិរោះ។

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Although

បើទោះបីជា (សម្រាប់បង្ហាញភាពផ្ទុយគ្នា)

Use Although to show a surprising contrast. It can go at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence.

At the Beginning Although it was raining, we went to the market. (បើទោះបីជាមេឃកំពុងភ្លៀង យើងនៅតែទៅផ្សារ។)

In the Middle She bought the dress although it was expensive. (នាងបានទិញរ៉ូបនោះ បើទោះបីជាវាមានតម្លៃថ្លៃក៏ដោយ។)

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While

ខណៈពេលដែល / តែចំណែកឯ

Use While to talk about two things happening at the same time, OR to show a difference between two people/things.

Time (Same Time) I listened to music while I was working. (ខ្ញុំបានស្តាប់ចម្រៀង ខណៈពេលដែលខ្ញុំកំពុងធ្វើការ។)

Contrast (Difference) I like tea, while my friend prefers coffee. (ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តតែ តែចំណែកឯមិត្តភក្តិខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តកាហ្វេ។)

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As well as

ព្រមទាំង / ក៏ដូចជា (បន្ថែមព័ត៌មាន)

Use As well as instead of "and" to sound more fluent and add extra information nicely.

Connecting Nouns She speaks English as well as French. (នាងនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេស ព្រមទាំងភាសាបារាំង។)

Connecting Adjectives The hotel was comfortable as well as cheap. (សណ្ឋាគារនោះមានផាសុកភាព ក៏ដូចជាមានតម្លៃថោក។)

error The Double Contrast Trap!

Do not use "Although" and "But" together!

(នៅក្នុងភាសាខ្មែរ យើងច្រើននិយាយ "បើទោះបីជា... ប៉ុន្តែ..." តែក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស អ្នកត្រូវជ្រើសរើសយកតែមួយប៉ុណ្ណោះ!)

Although it rained, but we went.

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Although it rained, we went.

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OR: It rained, but we went.

Connecting Ideas movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to link short sentences together using "although", "while", and "as well as" to sound much more fluent!

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Fill in the blank

___ I was tired, I finished my homework.

(បើទោះបីជាខ្ញុំហត់ ក៏ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើកិច្ចការផ្ទះរួចរាល់ដែរ។)

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Addition

He plays football ___ basketball.

(គាត់លេងបាល់ទាត់ ព្រមទាំងបាល់បោះ។)

error GRAMMAR TRAP!

Which sentence is CORRECT?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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Meaning Check

"I like cats, while my sister likes dogs." Here, "while" means:

(តើពាក្យ "while" ក្នុងប្រយោគនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Time Context

Please watch my bag ___ I go to the bathroom.

(សូមជួយមើលកាបូបខ្ញុំ ខណៈពេលដែលខ្ញុំទៅបន្ទប់ទឹក។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

edit_document Write it down (សរសេរប្រយោគ ១ អំពីការសិក្សារបស់អ្នក ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "although"។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Can I say "Although the rain, we went"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! Good question. No, you cannot. "Although" MUST be followed by a full subject and verb (e.g., Although it rained). If you just want to use a noun (the rain), you must use "Despite" (Despite the rain, we went). edit_document

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is "As well as" the exact same as "And"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Very similar, but "as well as" emphasizes the second thing a little more, making it sound like extra, impressive information. "He speaks Khmer and English" (Normal). "He speaks Khmer as well as English!" (Wow, he speaks both!). add_circle