Speaking: Functional Language B1 - Lesson 3: Expressing Opinions, Hopes & Regrets

Speaking B1

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Opinions, Hopes & Regrets

ការបញ្ចេញមតិយោបល់ ក្តីសង្ឃឹម និងការសោកស្តាយ

Learn how to confidently share your opinions, talk about your hopes, and express regrets.

តោះរៀនពីរបៀបបញ្ចេញមតិយោបល់ និយាយពីក្តីសង្ឃឹម និងការសោកស្តាយប្រកបដោយភាពជឿជាក់។

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Part 1

Opinions

ការបញ្ចេញមតិយោបល់

In my opinion... តាមគំនិតរបស់ខ្ញុំ...

To be honest... និយាយឲ្យត្រង់ទៅ...

If you ask me... បើតាមខ្ញុំគិត...

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Part 2

Hopes

ក្តីសង្ឃឹមសម្រាប់អនាគត

I hope to (travel)... ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថានឹងបាន (ដើរលេង)...

I'm looking forward to it. ខ្ញុំទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំវា។

Fingers crossed! សង្ឃឹមថានឹងបានសម្រេច!

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Part 3

Regrets

ការសោកស្តាយអតីតកាល

I should have (gone)... ខ្ញុំគួរតែបាន (ទៅ)...

I regret (saying) that. ខ្ញុំសោកស្តាយដែលបាន (និយាយ) បែបនោះ។

If only I had (known)... ស្តាយណាស់ដែលខ្ញុំមិនបាន (ដឹង)...

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Hope vs. Wish

(កុំច្រឡំរវាងការសង្ឃឹម និងការប្រាថ្នា!)

HOPE = Possible

"I hope it is sunny tomorrow."

(អាចកើតឡើង)

WISH = Impossible

"I wish I had a million dollars."

(មិនអាចកើតឡើង ឬស្តាយក្រោយ)

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In Action

ការសន្ទនា (និយាយពីកុន)

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Did you like the movie? តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តរឿងហ្នឹងទេ?

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To be honest, I thought it was boring. I should have stayed home. និយាយឲ្យត្រង់ទៅ ខ្ញុំគិតថាវាគួរឲ្យធុញណាស់។ ខ្ញុំគួរតែបាននៅផ្ទះវិញ។

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Yeah... I hope the next one is better. ហ្នឹងហើយ... ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថារឿងក្រោយនឹងល្អជាងនេះ។

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Opinion

In my ___, this is the best phone.

(តាមគំនិតរបស់ខ្ញុំ នេះគឺជាទូរស័ព្ទដែលល្អបំផុត។)

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Hopes

I look forward ___ seeing you.

(ខ្ញុំទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំជួបអ្នក។)

error TRICKY QUESTION!

I ___ it doesn't rain tomorrow.

(ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថាវានឹងមិនភ្លៀងទេនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។)

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Regret

I ___ have studied more.

(ខ្ញុំគួរតែបានខំរៀនឲ្យច្រើនជាងនេះ។)

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Meaning Match

"If only I had known..." means:

(តើប្រយោគនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

movie Review a Movie (Write an opinion about a movie you watched recently using "To be honest, I thought...")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

mic Voice Note (Express a small regret from yesterday using "I should have..." in a voice message.)

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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's phrases. Listen closely to the pronunciation and practice speaking out loud!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Piseth 2 hours ago

Teacher, I saw the phrase "I regret to inform you" in an email. Is that the same as "I regret doing it"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Piseth! Great observation. They are different!

1. "Regret to do" (like in the email) is formal and means "I am sorry to tell you bad news *now*."
2. "Regret doing" means you are sorry about something you did *in the past* (e.g., I regret saying that). lightbulb

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Can I say "I wish it is sunny tomorrow"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Good question! No, you should say "I hope it is sunny tomorrow." We use "hope" for future things that are possible. We use "wish" for things that are impossible or not true right now (like: "I wish I had a million dollars!"). wb_sunny