Speaking: Grammar in Speaking B2 - Lesson 3: Using Reported Speech (Statements, Questions, Commands)

Grammar Speaking B2

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Reported Speech

ការយកសម្តីគេមកនិយាយប្រាប់បន្ត

When we tell someone what another person said, we must shift the tense backwards.

នៅពេលដែលយើងយកសម្តីអ្នកណាម្នាក់មកនិយាយប្រាប់អ្នកផ្សេងបន្ត យើងត្រូវតែប្តូរកាល (Tense) ទៅជាអតីតកាលមួយកម្រិត។

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Reporting Statements

រាយការណ៍ពីប្រយោគស្រប (Present ➔ Past)

Direct Speech (សម្តីផ្ទាល់)

"I love Kampot," Dara said.

Reported Speech (សម្តីបន្ត)

Dara said (that) he loved Kampot.

ដារ៉ាបាននិយាយថា គាត់ចូលចិត្តកំពត។

Direct Speech (សម្តីផ្ទាល់)

"I am working," she said.

Reported Speech (សម្តីបន្ត)

She said (that) she was working.

នាងបាននិយាយថា នាងកំពុងធ្វើការ។

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Yes/No Questions

សំណួរដែលឆ្លើយ យល់ព្រម/មិនយល់ព្រម (ប្រើ if / whether)

Direct Speech

"Do you like coffee?" he asked.

Reported Question

He asked if I liked coffee.

គាត់បានសួរថា តើខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តកាហ្វេឬអត់។

Direct Speech

"Are you okay?" she asked.

Reported Question

She asked whether I was okay.

នាងបានសួរថា តើខ្ញុំមិនអីទេឬ។

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Wh- Questions

សំណួរប្រើពាក្យមាន Wh- (រក្សាពាក្យ Wh- ទុក)

Direct Speech

"Where are you?" she asked.

Reported Question

She asked where I was.

នាងបានសួរថា ខ្ញុំនៅឯណា។

Direct Speech

"What time is it?" he asked.

Reported Question

He asked what time it was.

គាត់បានសួរថា ម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានហើយ។

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Commands & Requests

ការបញ្ជា និងការស្នើសុំ (ប្រើ to + Verb)

Direct Command

"Sit down!" the teacher said.

Reported Command

The teacher told me to sit down.

គ្រូបានប្រាប់ឲ្យខ្ញុំអង្គុយចុះ។

Direct Command (Negative)

"Don't move!" they shouted.

Reported Command

They told us not to move.

ពួកគេបានប្រាប់ពួកយើងមិនឲ្យកម្រើក។

Say VS Tell Trap! ⚠️

"Tell" needs a person!

(ពាក្យ Say មិនត្រូវការកម្មបទ(អ្នកស្តាប់)ទេ តែពាក្យ Tell ត្រូវតែមានកម្មបទមកទទួលជានិច្ច!)

He said me that he was tired. ❌
(No 'me' after 'said')

He told me that he was tired. ⭐
OR: He said that he was tired.

Question Order Trap! ⚠️

It's not a question anymore!

(នៅពេលយើងយករឿងគេមកប្រាប់បន្ត វាលែងជាប្រយោគសំណួរទៀតហើយ ដូច្នេះត្រូវរៀបពាក្យតាមលំដាប់ធម្មតា Subject + Verb)

He asked what did I want. ❌

He asked what I wanted. ⭐
(Subject + Verb)

Gossip Time! 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to report speech fluently in conversations. Listen closely and try to repeat the sentences!

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Knowledge Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡

Tense Shift

"I like coffee." ➔ He said he ___ coffee.

(គាត់បាននិយាយថា គាត់ចូលចិត្តកាហ្វេ។)

SAY VS TELL ❌

Which sentence is correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

QUESTION ORDER ❌

"What do you want?" ➔ She asked...

(នាងបានសួរថា ខ្ញុំចង់បានអ្វី។)

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Commands

"Leave!" ➔ They told us ___.

(ពួកគេបានប្រាប់ឲ្យយើងចាកចេញ។)

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Yes/No Questions

"Are you ready?" ➔ He asked ___ I was ready.

(គាត់បានសួរថា តើខ្ញុំរួចរាល់ឬនៅ។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Report a Statement 🗣️ Think of something a friend told you recently. Tell someone else in English! (e.g., "My friend said he was busy.")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Report a Question ❓ Think of a question someone asked you today. Write it down in reported speech. (e.g., "My mom asked if I was hungry.")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Report a Command 🛑 What is a rule your boss or teacher gave you? (e.g., "The teacher told us to study hard.")

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, do I always have to backshift the tense? What if my friend says "Kampot is beautiful" and it is STILL beautiful now?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

That is a brilliant question, Sokha! You are right! If the information is a general fact or is STILL TRUE right now, you DO NOT have to shift the tense backwards. You can say: "He said Kampot IS beautiful." However, saying "He said Kampot was beautiful" is also grammatically correct in reported speech. Great job! 🏞️