Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A2 - Lesson 5: Adverbs of Frequency (always, often, sometimes, never)

Speaking A2

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How Often?

គុណកិរិយាប្រាប់ពីភាពញឹកញាប់

We use Adverbs of Frequency to say how many times we do an action.

យើងប្រើប្រាស់វាដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់ថា តើយើងធ្វើសកម្មភាពអ្វីមួយញឹកញាប់ប៉ុណ្ណា (ពី ១០០% ទៅ ០%)។

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The Scale

កម្រិតនៃភាពញឹកញាប់

100% Always តែងតែ

80% Usually ជាធម្មតា

70% Often ញឹកញាប់

50% Sometimes ជួនកាល / ពេលខ្លះ

10% Rarely កម្រ

0% Never មិនដែលសោះ

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Rule 1: Actions

ជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទសកម្មភាព (Before the Verb)

I always eat rice.

ខ្ញុំ តែងតែ ញ៉ាំបាយ។

She often reads books.

នាង ញឹកញាប់ អានសៀវភៅ។

Subject + Adverb + Verb

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Rule 2: "To Be"

ជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទ To Be (After the Verb)

I am never late.

ខ្ញុំ គឺ មិនដែលសោះ យឺត។

They are usually happy.

ពួកគេ គឺ ជាធម្មតា សប្បាយចិត្ត។

Subject + AM/IS/ARE + Adverb

error The Double Negative Trap!

"Never" already means "not"!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! "Never" និង "Rarely" ជាពាក្យបដិសេធស្រាប់ហើយ ដូច្នេះយើងមិនអាចប្រើជាមួយ "don't / doesn't" បានទៀតទេ!)

I don't never eat meat. close I never eat meat. check_circle

Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

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I drink coffee every single day. I ___ drink coffee.

(ខ្ញុំផឹកកាហ្វេរាល់ថ្ងៃតែម្តង។)

Placement (Action Verb)

Where does the adverb go?

តើយើងគួររៀបចំប្រយោគនេះដូចម្តេច? (ញ៉ាំអាហារពេលព្រឹក)

Placement (To Be Verb)

Where does the adverb go?

តើយើងគួររៀបចំប្រយោគនេះដូចម្តេច? (នាងតែងតែរវល់)

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Which sentence is correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

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Mission

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

block The "Never" Challenge (សរសេរម្ហូប ២មុខដែលអ្នក "never" ញ៉ាំ។ ប្រយ័ត្ន! កុំប្រើពាក្យ "don't" ជាមួយ "never")

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Mission

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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How Often? movie

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Pronunciation Tip: Listen closely to how Teacher Sopheak says the word "Often". Does she pronounce the 't' (Of-ten) or is it silent (Of-en)? Both are correct, but the silent 't' is more common!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I put "Sometimes" at the beginning of the sentence? Like: "Sometimes I go to the market."

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, you can, Sovan! "Sometimes" and "Usually" are very flexible. You can put them at the beginning of the sentence. BUT you cannot do this with "Always" or "Never" (You can't say: "Always I go"). Great question! auto_awesome

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Vireak 5 hours ago

If I use "don't", where does the adverb go? "I don't always eat rice" or "I always don't eat rice"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

The adverb goes BETWEEN the auxiliary verb (don't) and the main verb (eat). So the correct sentence is: "I don't **always** eat rice." (This means sometimes you eat it, sometimes you don't!) restaurant