Speaking: Interactive Communication B1 - Lesson 4: Clarifying & Confirming

Speaking B1

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Clarifying & Confirming

សុំការបញ្ជាក់ និងការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ការយល់ដឹង

When you don't understand or hear something, you need polite phrases to ask again or check your understanding.

នៅពេលដែលអ្នកស្តាប់មិនឮ ឬមិនយល់ អ្នកត្រូវការឃ្លាគួរសមដើម្បីសួរម្តងទៀត ឬផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ថាតើអ្នកយល់បានត្រឹមត្រូវដែរឬទេ។

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1. Asking to Repeat

នៅពេលអ្នកស្តាប់មិនសូវឮច្បាស់

Sorry, I didn't catch that. សុំទោស ខ្ញុំស្តាប់អត់ទាន់ទេ។

Could you say that again, please? តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយម្តងទៀតបានទេ?

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2. Asking for Meaning

នៅពេលអ្នកឮ តែមិនយល់អត្ថន័យ

What do you mean by that? តើអ្នកចង់មានន័យយ៉ាងម៉េចទៅវិញ?

Could you explain that a bit more? តើអ្នកអាចពន្យល់បន្ថែមបន្តិចបានទេ?

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3. Confirming

ការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ (ចង់ប្រាកដថាអ្នកយល់ត្រូវ)

So, you're saying that... អញ្ចឹង មានន័យថាអ្នកចង់និយាយថា...

If I understand correctly... ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំយល់មិនខុសទេ...

warning The "What?" Trap!

Never just say "What?" or "Huh?".

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! ការនិយាយត្រឹមពាក្យ "What?" ស្តាប់ទៅអត់មានសុជីវធម៌ និងអាចធ្វើឲ្យគេខឹងបាន។)

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Sorry? / Pardon? check_circle

Communication Master movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak demonstrate how to politely ask for clarification and confirm meaning in a real conversation! Notice how her tone of voice makes the phrases sound friendly.

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Missing a word

You didn't hear the last word the person said.

Sorry, I didn't ___ that.

(សុំទោស ខ្ញុំស្តាប់អត់ទាន់ទេ។)

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Checking Understanding

So, what you ___ is we should leave early?

(អញ្ចឹង អ្វីដែលអ្នកចង់មានន័យគឺយើងគួរតែចេញដំណើរពីព្រលឹមមែនទេ?)

error POLITENESS TRAP!

You didn't understand the teacher.

(អ្នកស្តាប់គ្រូមិនយល់។ តើអ្នកគួរនិយាយមួយណា?)

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Function Check

"If I understand correctly..." is used to:

តើគេប្រើឃ្លានេះដើម្បីអ្វី?

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

record_voice_over Repeat Practice (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយថា "Sorry, I didn't catch that" ៣ដង ដោយប្រើសម្លេងគួរសមបំផុត។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

sync The Parroter (នៅពេលមានគេនិយាយរឿងអ្វីមួយប្រាប់អ្នក ឲ្យអ្នកសាកល្បងនិយាយថា "So, you're saying that..." ដើម្បីសង្ខេបរឿងនោះឡើងវិញប្រាប់គេ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

front_hand The Polite Interrupter (ឈប់ប្រើពាក្យ "What?" ពេញមួយថ្ងៃនេះ។ ជំនួសមកវិញនូវពាក្យ "Sorry?" ជានិច្ចនៅពេលស្តាប់មិនឮ។)

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I say "Pardon?" instead of "Sorry?" when I don't hear something?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, absolutely! "Pardon?" or "I beg your pardon?" is very polite and very common, especially in British English. It is a great alternative to "Sorry?". public

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the difference between "I didn't catch that" and "I don't understand"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

"I didn't catch that" means you literally didn't hear the words clearly (maybe they spoke too softly or too fast). "I don't understand" means you heard the words perfectly fine, but the *meaning* is confusing to you. lightbulb

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Kosal 1 day ago

Is it okay to just say "Say again?"

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 20 hours ago

It is a bit informal and can sound slightly bossy or impatient. It is much better to add "Could you..." to make it polite: "Could you say that again, please?" stars