Speaking: Functional Language B1 - Lesson 1: Making Polite Requests, Suggestions & Offers

ESL Cambodia - Polite Language
Lesson 1: Polite Language
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Polite Communication

ការទំនាក់ទំនងប្រកបដោយភាពគួរសម

Being polite is incredibly important in English! We use specific structures to ask for things, suggest ideas, and offer help without sounding rude.

ការនិយាយគួរសមគឺសំខាន់ណាស់នៅក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស! យើងប្រើទម្រង់ប្រយោគជាក់លាក់ដើម្បីស្នើសុំ ផ្តល់យោបល់ និងផ្តល់ជំនួយដោយមិនស្តាប់ទៅរឹងកំព្រឹស។
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Polite Requests

ការស្នើសុំដោយគួរសម
Form: Could you please + Verb Could you please send me the tour schedule? តើអ្នកអាចជួយផ្ញើកាលវិភាគដំណើរកម្សាន្តឱ្យខ្ញុំបានទេ?
Form: Would you mind + Verb-ing Would you mind helping me fix this bicycle? តើអ្នកប្រកាន់ទេប្រសិនបើជួយជួសជុលកង់នេះឱ្យខ្ញុំ?
Form: Can I have + Noun + please Can I have the booking details, please? តើខ្ញុំអាចសុំព័ត៌មានលម្អិតនៃការកក់បានទេ?
Form: May I + Verb (Very formal) May I borrow your pen for a moment? តើខ្ញុំអាចខ្ចីប៊ិចរបស់អ្នកមួយភ្លែតបានទេ?
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Making Suggestions

ការផ្តល់យោបល់
Form: How about + Pronoun + Verb How about we go for a bike ride today? ចុះបើពួកយើងទៅជិះកង់ថ្ងៃនេះវិញយ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ?
Form: Why don't we + Verb Why don't we rest here for a minute? ហេតុអ្វីយើងមិនសម្រាកនៅទីនេះមួយភ្លែតសិន?
Form: I suggest we + Verb I suggest we offer a discount for groups. ខ្ញុំស្នើឱ្យយើងផ្តល់ការបញ្ចុះតម្លៃសម្រាប់ភ្ញៀវជាក្រុម។
Form: Let's + Verb Let's try the local food for lunch! តោះសាកល្បងម្ហូបក្នុងតំបន់សម្រាប់អាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់!
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Offering Help

ការផ្តល់ជំនួយ
Form: Would you like me to + Verb Would you like me to guide the next group? តើអ្នកចង់ឱ្យខ្ញុំនាំផ្លូវក្រុមបន្ទាប់ឬទេ?
Form: Can I + Verb + for you Can I carry that bag for you? តើឱ្យខ្ញុំជួយកាន់កាបូបនោះជូនអ្នកទេ?
Form: I will + Verb + if you like I will book the tickets if you like. ខ្ញុំនឹងកក់សំបុត្រប្រសិនបើអ្នកចង់។
Form: Do you need any help with + Noun Do you need any help with that map? តើអ្នកត្រូវការជំនួយមើលផែនទីនោះទេ?
warning The Politeness Trap!

Saying "I want" to a customer or colleague can sound demanding and rude!

(ការនិយាយថា "I want" ទៅកាន់ភ្ញៀវ ឬមិត្តរួមការងារ អាចស្តាប់ទៅដូចជាការបញ្ជា និងអត់គួរសម!)
"I want a coffee."
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"I would like a coffee, please."
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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Politeness Check
Which phrase is more polite to use with guests?
(តើឃ្លាមួយណាដែលមានភាពគួរសមជាងនៅពេលប្រើជាមួយភ្ញៀវ?)
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Context Fill
Would you mind ___ the door?
(តើអ្នកប្រកាន់ទេប្រសិនបើជួយបិទទ្វារ?)
error LITERAL TRAP!
Is the sentence "Give me the report right now" a polite request?
(តើប្រយោគនេះជាការស្នើសុំដោយគួរសមឬទេ?)
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Suggestion Fill
___ we take a break for lunch?
(ចុះបើពួកយើងសម្រាកញ៉ាំអាហារថ្ងៃត្រង់យ៉ាងម៉េចដែរ?)
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Offer Fill
___ help you with your bags?
(តើឱ្យខ្ញុំជួយកាន់កាបូបរបស់អ្នកទេ?)
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Polite Language movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak demonstrate the difference between direct commands and polite professional English.

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

If someone asks "Would you mind helping me?", how do I say yes?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Be careful here! Because they are asking if you "mind" (ប្រកាន់ទេ), you actually have to say "No" to help them! The best answer is: "No, not at all!" or "No, of course not!" handshake

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Nita 5 hours ago

Do I say "I suggest to go" or "I suggest going"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Excellent question! The verb "suggest" is always followed by an -ing verb or a clause. So you must say: "I suggest going" OR "I suggest that we go". Never use "to go" after suggest! edit_document

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Ratha 8 hours ago

What is the difference between "Can you help me?" and "Could you help me?"

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Both are polite requests, but "Could you" is slightly softer and more polite. It is a great choice when asking a manager or a customer for help! star

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