Speaking: Functional Language A1 - Lesson 4: Making Very Simple Requests (e.g., "Coffee, please.")

Speaking A1

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Simple Requests

ការស្នើសុំដោយសាមញ្ញ និងគួរសម

The easiest way to ask for something politely is:
[Noun] + please.

វិធីងាយស្រួលបំផុតក្នុងការស្នើសុំអ្វីមួយដោយគួរសម គឺនិយាយឈ្មោះរបស់នោះ រួចថែមពាក្យ "please" នៅខាងចុង។

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Food & Drinks

ម្ហូបអាហារ និងភេសជ្ជៈ

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Coffee, please. /ˈkɒfi, pliːz/ សូមកាហ្វេមួយ។

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Water, please. /ˈwɔːtər, pliːz/ សូមទឹកមួយ។

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Tea, please. /tiː, pliːz/ សូមតែមួយ។

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In a Restaurant

នៅក្នុងភោជនីយដ្ឋាន

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The menu, please. /ðə ˈmɛnjuː, pliːz/ សុំមើលម៉ឺនុយបន្តិច។

receipt_long

The bill, please. /ðə bɪl, pliːz/ សុំគិតលុយ។

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Chicken, please. /ˈtʃɪkɪn, pliːz/ សូមយកសាច់មាន់។

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Places & Services

ទីកន្លែង និងសេវាកម្ម

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Airport, please. /ˈɛərpɔːrt, pliːz/ សូមទៅព្រលានយន្តហោះ។

hotel

Hotel, please. /hoʊˈtɛl, pliːz/ សូមទៅសណ្ឋាគារ។

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Toilet, please? /ˈtɔɪlɪt, pliːz/ តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅឯណា?

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I would like...

ខ្ញុំចង់បាន... (វិធីនិយាយឲ្យកាន់តែគួរសម និងពេញលេញ)

"I'd like..." is short for "I would like...". It is much more polite than saying "I want".

local_cafe

I'd like coffee, please. ខ្ញុំចង់បានកាហ្វេមួយ។

water_drop

I'd like water, please. ខ្ញុំចង់បានទឹកមួយ។

warning The "Give me" Trap!

Never say "Give me" in a cafe!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យ "Give me..." ពេលកុម្ម៉ង់អីវ៉ាន់ ព្រោះវាស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាការបញ្ជា និងមិនគួរសម។)

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Coffee, please. star

warning The Angry Trap!

Don't forget "Please"!

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកគ្រាន់តែនិយាយឈ្មោះវត្ថុ ដោយមិនមានពាក្យ "please" វាស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាអ្នកកំពុងខឹង ឬបញ្ជា។)

Water! close

Water, please. star

quiz

Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

local_cafe In a cafe

What is the most polite way to ask for water?

(តើវិធីស្នើសុំទឹកដោយគួរសមបំផុត គឺមួយណា?)

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local_taxi In a taxi

You want to go to the airport. You say:

(អ្នកចង់ទៅព្រលានយន្តហោះ។ អ្នកត្រូវនិយាយថា៖)

error POLITENESS TRAP!

Which sentence sounds better and more polite?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាស្តាប់ទៅគួរសមជាង?)

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magic_button The Magic Word

What does the word "please" show?

(តើការប្រើពាក្យ "please" បង្ហាញពីអ្វី?)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

record_voice_over Speak Imagine you are in a cafe. Practice saying out loud: "I'd like coffee, please."

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

edit_document Write Write down 3 things you want right now, using the polite format. (e.g., Water, please.)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

local_taxi Roleplay Imagine you are getting into a taxi. Practice telling the driver where you want to go. (e.g., "Hotel, please.")

Pronunciation Guide

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Listen & Repeat: Watch Teacher Sopheak show how to make polite requests in English. Listen closely to the tone of voice!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Nita 2 hours ago

Teacher, is it okay to say "I want coffee" to the waiter? I know "want" means ចង់បាន.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Nita! It is a common mistake for beginners. In English, "I want" sounds a bit demanding, like a child demanding a toy. It's much better to say "I'd like coffee, please" or simply "Coffee, please". It shows respect! volunteer_activism

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Minea 5 hours ago

If I don't know the English word for the food, can I just point and say "please"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Yes, absolutely, Minea! You can point at the menu or the item and say: "This, please." (សូមយកមួយនេះ។) It works perfectly and is very polite! thumb_up