Speaking: Interactive Communication A2 - Lesson 3: Checking Understanding (e.g., "Do you understand?")

A2

Checking Understanding

ការពិនិត្យការយល់ដឹង

🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Learn polite phrases to check if someone understands you, or to ask for help if you don't understand.

💬 Scenario: Giving Instructions

Speaker (Explaining) "First, log in to the website. Then, click on 'Profile' and select 'Settings'."

Speaker (Checking) "Does that make sense?"

Listener (Confused) "Sorry, I'm lost. Could you say that again?"

Speaker (Clarifying) "No problem. I said: Click on 'Profile'."

Listener (Clear) "Ah, okay. Got it!"

Phrase Switcher

Click to see phrases for the Speaker vs. the Listener.

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Polite Checking ការសួរគួរសម

Avoid "Do you understand?". It can sound aggressive.
Better: "Does that make sense?" or "Are you with me?"

Signaling Understanding បង្ហាញការយល់ដឹង

"I see." (Polite/Formal)
"Got it." (Casual)
"Understood." (Clear)

Choose the Best Phrase

You explained a difficult idea. You want to check if they understood politely.

A. "Do you understand me?"

B. "Does that make sense?"

You didn't hear what the person said.

A. "What?"

B. "Sorry, could you repeat that?"