Speaking: Interactive Communication B2 - Lesson 4: Negotiating Meaning & Reaching Compromise

Interactive Comm B2

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Finding a Middle Ground

ការស្វែងរកចំណុចកណ្តាល (ការសម្របសម្រួល)

Negotiation isn't about winning; it's about making sure both people understand each other and finding a solution together.

ការចរចាមិនមែនដើម្បីចង់ឈ្នះទេ តែវាគឺដើម្បីប្រាកដថាអ្នកទាំងពីរយល់គ្នា និងស្វែងរកដំណោះស្រាយរួមគ្នាមួយ។

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Clarifying Meaning

ការសួរបញ្ជាក់អត្ថន័យឱ្យបានច្បាស់លាស់

To double-check their meaning What do you mean by that? តើអ្នកចង់មានន័យដូចម្តេច?

To confirm what you heard Are you saying that...? តើអ្នកកំពុងនិយាយថា...?

Polite confirmation If I understand correctly... ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំយល់មិនខុសទេ...

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Making Concessions

ការយល់ព្រមថយមួយជំហានម្នាក់ (ដើម្បីឈានដល់កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង)

Offering flexibility I am willing to... ខ្ញុំស្ម័គ្រចិត្តនឹង... / ខ្ញុំយល់ព្រម...

Agreeing with a condition I can agree to that, but... ខ្ញុំអាចយល់ព្រមចំពោះចំណុចនោះ ប៉ុន្តែ...

Proposing a middle ground Let's compromise on... តោះយើងសម្របសម្រួលគ្នាលើចំណុច...

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Reaching Agreement

ការឈានដល់កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង

Finalizing an agreement It's a deal. យល់ព្រមតាមហ្នឹងចុះ។ (ត្រូវរ៉ូវគ្នាហើយ)

Confirming mutual understanding We are on the same page. យើងយល់ស្របគ្នាហើយ។ (គិតដូចគ្នា)

Accepting a fair offer That sounds fair to me. ស្តាប់ទៅសមរម្យសម្រាប់ខ្ញុំតើ។

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Be careful not to sound bossy!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! ការចរចាត្រូវតែមានភាពទន់ភ្លន់ មិនមែនជាការបង្គាប់បញ្ជាគេនោះទេ។)

"You must do this!"
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"How about we try this?"
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The Art of Negotiation movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak demonstrate how body language and tone of voice play a huge role in reaching a compromise smoothly.

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Meaning Match

What does "find a middle ground" mean?

(តើការស្វែងរកចំណុចកណ្តាលមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Polite Clarification

Which is the polite way to ask someone to clarify?

(តើមួយណាជាវិធីគួរសមដើម្បីសួរឱ្យគេបញ្ជាក់បន្ថែម?)

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Is it good to say "I want it my way or no way" during a negotiation?

(តើវាល្អទេក្នុងការនិយាយថា "បើមិនធ្វើតាមខ្ញុំ កុំធ្វើអី" អំឡុងពេលចរចា?)

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Let's ___ on the price.

(តោះយើងសម្របសម្រួលគ្នាលើតម្លៃ។)

Idiom Check

If we are "on the same page", it means...

(បើយើង "on the same page" វាមានន័យថា...)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

shopping_bag The Haggler (Practice negotiating a price at the market using polite phrases. "Let's compromise on...")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

psychology_alt Active Clarifier (Ask a friend "Are you saying that..." to clarify something when they tell a story today.)

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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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Sokha 2 hours ago

How do I negotiate without sounding rude?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! A great tip is to use "softening" words. Instead of saying "I won't do this," you can say, "Perhaps we could try..." or "I think it might be better if...". It keeps the conversation friendly! handshake

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What if we can't agree on anything at the end?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

That happens! If you cannot find a middle ground, a very polite and professional way to end the conversation is by saying, "Let's agree to disagree." It means you respect each other's opinions even if you don't share them. balance

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Minea 8 hours ago

Can I use these phrases at work, or are they only for shopping?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

You can absolutely use them at work! Phrases like "Are you saying that..." and "We are on the same page" are perfect for office meetings and collaborating on projects. They show you are a great team player! work