Speaking: Storytelling & Narrative Skills B1 - Lesson 2: Using Time Expressions to Sequence (last year, then, after that)

Speaking B1

Story Time

ពាក្យភ្ជាប់សម្រាប់រៀបរាប់សាច់រឿង (B1)

Good stories have a clear order. We use Time Expressions to connect our ideas smoothly!

សាច់រឿងដែលល្អត្រូវមានលំដាប់លំដោយច្បាស់លាស់។ យើងប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យបញ្ជាក់ពេលវេលា ដើម្បីភ្ជាប់សាច់រឿងឲ្យរលូន!
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The Beginning 🎬

ពាក្យសម្រាប់ចាប់ផ្តើមសាច់រឿង (Setting the Scene)
Specific Time Last year / Yesterday Last year, I traveled to Siem Reap with my family. (កាលពីឆ្នាំមុន ខ្ញុំបានធ្វើដំណើរទៅសៀមរាបជាមួយគ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំ។)
Vague Time One day / A few months ago One day, I was walking to the market when I saw a dog. (ថ្ងៃមួយ ខ្ញុំកំពុងដើរទៅផ្សារ ស្រាប់តែខ្ញុំឃើញសត្វឆ្កែមួយក្បាល។)
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The Middle ➡️

ពាក្យសម្រាប់បន្តសាច់រឿង (Moving Forward)
Sequencing First... Then... Next... First, we bought tickets. Then, we waited. (ដំបូង យើងទិញសំបុត្រ។ បន្ទាប់មក យើងក៏រង់ចាំ។)
Adding Action After that / Suddenly After that, we went inside. Suddenly, the lights went out! (បន្ទាប់ពីនោះ យើងក៏ចូលទៅខាងក្នុង។ ស្រាប់តែ (ភ្លាមៗនោះ) ភ្លើងក៏រលត់!)
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The End 🏁

ពាក្យសម្រាប់បញ្ចប់សាច់រឿង (Concluding)
The Final Action Finally Finally, the movie started. (ជាចុងក្រោយ (ទីបំផុត) កុនក៏បានចាប់ផ្តើមបញ្ចាំង។)
The Conclusion In the end In the end, we had a great time together. (នៅទីបញ្ចប់ (ជារួមមក) យើងមានពេលវេលាដ៏សប្បាយរីករាយជាមួយគ្នា។)
The "After" Trap!

"After" vs "After that"

(កុំប្រើពាក្យ "After" តែឯងនៅដើមប្រយោគ ដើម្បីមានន័យថា "បន្ទាប់មក"! ត្រូវប្រើ "After that")
We ate dinner. After, we went home. ❌
"After" needs a noun or phrase! (e.g., After dinner...)
We ate dinner. After that, we went home. ✅
"After that" means "Next / Then".

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Starting a Story
Which phrase is BEST to start a story?
(តើឃ្លាមួយណាល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់ចាប់ផ្តើមសាច់រឿង?)
Logical Order
First, I woke up. ___, I brushed my teeth.
(ដំបូង ខ្ញុំភ្ញាក់ពីគេង។ ____ ខ្ញុំដុសធ្មេញ។)
THE TRAP! ❌
We watched a movie. ___, we went to sleep.
(យើងមើលកុន។ បន្ទាប់ពីនោះ យើងក៏ចូលគេង។)
Vocabulary Check
What does "Suddenly" mean?
(តើពាក្យ "Suddenly" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
Ending a Story
Which phrase means "to summarize the final result"?
(តើឃ្លាមួយណាមានន័យថា "សរុបលទ្ធផលចុងក្រោយ"?)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Can I start a sentence with "Then"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, you absolutely can! It is very common in storytelling to say: "First, we ate. Then, we watched a movie." Just make sure to use a comma after "Then" if you are writing! ✍️

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the difference between "In the end" and "At the end"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

"In the end" means 'finally' or 'the final result' (e.g. We had problems, but in the end it was okay). "At the end" refers to a specific time or place (e.g. The hero dies at the end of the movie). 🎬

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Nita 8 hours ago

Is "After that" formal enough for writing an essay?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

"After that" is great for storytelling and speaking! But if you are writing a formal B2 essay, it's better to use more academic words like "Subsequently" or "Furthermore". 📝

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