Speaking: Functional Language B2 - Lesson 5: Expressing Degrees of Certainty & Doubt

Functional B2

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Certainty & Doubt

ភាពប្រាកដប្រជា និងការសង្ស័យ

Native speakers rarely use "Maybe" or "I think yes". Instead, they express exact degrees of how sure they are!

ជនជាតិដើមនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសកម្រប្រើពាក្យ "Maybe" ណាស់។ ពួកគេច្រើនប្រើឃ្លាដែលបញ្ជាក់ពីកម្រិតនៃភាពច្បាស់លាស់ ឬការសង្ស័យរបស់ពួកគេ!

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100% Certainty

ច្បាស់ក្នុងចិត្ត ១០០%

I have no doubt I'm absolutely sure. ខ្ញុំច្បាស់ណាស់ / ខ្ញុំប្រាកដណាស់។

Strong conviction I'm positive. ខ្ញុំច្បាស់ក្នុងចិត្ត ១០០%។

Emphasizing a fact Without a doubt. ដោយគ្មានការសង្ស័យ។

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75% Probability

ភាគរយខ្ពស់ (ទំនងជា)

Strong chance It's highly likely. វាមានភាគរយខ្ពស់ណាស់ដែល... / វាទំនងជា...

Casual prediction I bet that... ខ្ញុំហ៊ានភ្នាល់ថា... / ខ្ញុំជឿថា...

Logical guess I assume so. ខ្ញុំសន្និដ្ឋានថាអញ្ចឹង។

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50% Doubt

ការសង្ស័យ / មិនប្រាកដ (៥០/៥០)

I don't think it's true I doubt it. ខ្ញុំសង្ស័យណាស់។ (ខ្ញុំមិនគិតថាវាអាចទៅរួចទេ)

Hesitation I'm not entirely sure. ខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ច្បាស់ទាំងស្រុងទេ។

Low chance It's highly unlikely. វាពិបាកនឹងកើតឡើងណាស់។

warning The Doubt Trap!

Doubt is a Verb!

(ពាក្យ Doubt គឺជាកិរិយាសព្ទ (Verb) នៅក្នុងទម្រង់នេះ ដូច្នេះហាមប្រើជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទ Tobe ជាដាច់ខាត!)

I am doubt. cancel

(ខុសវេយ្យាករណ៍)

I doubt it. check_circle

(ត្រឹមត្រូវ និងស្តាប់ទៅធម្មជាតិ)

The Investigation 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak act as a detective making predictions. Pay attention to how she uses different phrases based on the evidence she has!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស ⚡

100% Certainty

Which phrase means you are completely sure?

(តើឃ្លាមួយណាមានន័យថាអ្នកប្រាកដក្នុងចិត្ត ១០០%?)

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Fill in the blank

I'm not entirely ___.

(ខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ច្បាស់ទាំងស្រុងទេ។)

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Meaning Check

What does "I doubt it" mean?

(តើ "I doubt it" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលត្រឹមត្រូវតាមវេយ្យាករណ៍?)

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Scenario Match

"Will aliens visit Earth next week?"

(តើអ្នកគួរឆ្លើយតបបែបណា?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

chat Express Doubt (Tell a friend a funny rumor and then say, "But to be honest, I doubt it.")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, why is "I am doubt" wrong? I am happy, I am sad, I am doubt...

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! That is a very common mistake. Happy and sad are Adjectives. But "doubt" is a Verb! So we treat it like the word "like" or "think." You wouldn't say "I am think", right? You say "I think." Same rule: "I doubt." lightbulb

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is "I bet" formal? Can I use it with my boss?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question, Vireak. No, "I bet" is informal and casual! If you are speaking with your boss, it is better to say "I assume" or "It is highly likely." work

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Lyna 8 hours ago

What is the difference between "Maybe" and "I highly doubt it"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

"Maybe" is a 50/50 guess. It could happen, it could not happen. But "I highly doubt it" means you are almost certain it will NOT happen (like 5% chance). analytics