Speaking: Functional Language A2 - Lesson 4: Making Simple Offers & Requests

Speaking A2

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Offers & Requests

ការផ្តល់ជំនួយ និងការស្នើសុំ

Learn how to ask for things and offer help politely!

រៀនពីរបៀបស្នើសុំអ្វីមួយ និងការផ្តល់ជំនួយដោយការគួរគួរសម!

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Making Offers

ការផ្តល់ជំនួយ ឬរបស់អ្វីមួយ

Use these when you want to help someone or give them something.

Can I...? Casual "Can I help you with those bags?" (តើខ្ញុំអាចជួយយួរកាបូបទាំងនោះបានទេ?)

Would you like...? Polite "Would you like some water?" (តើអ្នកចង់ពិសាទឹកខ្លះទេ?)

Do you want me to...? Action "Do you want me to open the window?" (តើអ្នកចង់ឲ្យខ្ញុំបើកបង្អួចទេ?)

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Replying to Offers

ការឆ្លើយតបនឹងការផ្តល់ជូន

Saying Yes (យល់ព្រម) "Yes, please." (បាទ/ចាស សូមមេត្តា។) "That would be great, thank you." (វាពិតជាល្អណាស់ អរគុណ។)

Saying No (បដិសេធដោយគួរសម) "No, thank you. I'm fine." (ទេ អរគុណ។ ខ្ញុំមិនអីទេ។) "I can manage, thanks." (ខ្ញុំអាចធ្វើវាបាន អរគុណ។)

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Making Requests

ការស្នើសុំ (ពឹងគេ)

Use these when you need someone to do something for you.

Can you...? Casual "Can you help me with this box?" (តើអ្នកអាចជួយខ្ញុំលើកប្រអប់នេះបានទេ?)

Could you...? More Polite "Could you open the door, please?" (តើអ្នកអាចជួយបើកទ្វារបានទេ សូមមេត្តា?)

Could I have...? Asking for things "Could I have a coffee, please?" (តើខ្ញុំអាចសុំកាហ្វេមួយកែវបានទេ?)

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Replying to Requests

ការឆ្លើយតបនឹងការស្នើសុំ

Saying Yes (យល់ព្រមជួយ) "Sure!" / "Of course." (ប្រាកដណាស់! / ពិតណាស់។) "No problem." (គ្មានបញ្ហាទេ។)

Saying No (បដិសេធដោយគួរសម) "I'm sorry, I can't right now." (សុំទោស ខ្ញុំមិនអាចជួយបានទេពេលនេះ។) "I'd love to, but I'm busy." (ខ្ញុំចង់ជួយណាស់ តែខ្ញុំរវល់។)

warning The "Give Me" Trap!

Don't be rude to waiters!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យ "Give me" ឬ "I want" ពេលកុម្ម៉ង់អីវ៉ាន់ ព្រោះវាស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាការបញ្ជា និងអសីលធម៌នៅប្រទេសគេ!)

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Too direct! (ដូចបញ្ជា)

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Very polite! (គួរសមណាស់)

Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Situation: Offer

You see someone carrying heavy bags. What do you say?

(អ្នកឃើញគេយួរកាបូបធ្ងន់ៗ តើអ្នកនិយាយថាម៉េច?)

Situation: Request

You are in a restaurant and need water. What do you say?

(អ្នកនៅក្នុងភោជនីយដ្ឋាន ហើយត្រូវការទឹកផឹក។)

error POLITENESS TRAP!

Which request is more polite to say to a coworker?

(តើការស្នើសុំមួយណាគួរសមជាង សម្រាប់និយាយជាមួយមិត្តរួមការងារ?)

Responding to an Offer

Someone asks: "Would you like some tea?" You want it. You say:

(គេសួរថាចង់ញ៉ាំតែទេ ហើយអ្នកចង់ញ៉ាំ។ អ្នកត្រូវឆ្លើយថា:)

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"___ you open the window, please? It's hot in here."

(តើអ្នកអាចជួយបើកបង្អួចបានទេ សូមមេត្តា?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

edit_document Write it down (សរសេរប្រយោគ ២ ដែលអ្នកអាចប្រើនៅហាងកាហ្វេ ដើម្បីកុម្ម៉ង់ភេសជ្ជៈដោយគួរសម។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Polite Requests movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between orders and polite requests. Listen to her intonation!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Can I use "Can" instead of "Could"? Like "Can you open the door?"

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, you can! "Can" is informal, so use it with your friends or family. But if you are talking to a stranger, a boss, or someone older, it is much safer and more polite to use "Could". handshake

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Minea 5 hours ago

If someone asks me for help, but I really don't have time, what is the best way to say no?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Just saying "No" is a bit harsh. It's better to say: "I'm sorry, I can't right now." or "I'd love to help, but I'm really busy." This shows you care but just don't have the time! timer

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Thida 8 hours ago

Is it rude to ask guests "Do you want water?"

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

It's not exactly "rude", but it is very casual. When you have guests in your home or at your office, it sounds much more welcoming and polite to say, "Would you like some water?" local_drink