Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking B1 - Lesson 1: Describing Feelings & Opinions

Speaking B1

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Feelings & Opinions

ការពិពណ៌នាពីអារម្មណ៍ និងមតិយោបល់

Stop saying "good", "bad", "happy", or "sad". Time to level up!

ដល់ពេលដែលយើងត្រូវឈប់ប្រើពាក្យធម្មតាៗ ហើយប្តូរមកប្រើពាក្យដែលមានន័យជ្រៅ និងពីរោះជាងមុន!

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Positive Feelings

អារម្មណ៍វិជ្ជមាន (ជំនួសពាក្យ Happy)

Delighted Very pleased and happy. ត្រេកអរ / រីករាយខ្លាំង

Thrilled Extremely happy and excited. រំភើបញាប់ញ័រ

Fascinated Very interested in something. ចាប់អារម្មណ៍ខ្លាំង / ជក់ចិត្ត

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Negative Feelings

អារម្មណ៍អវិជ្ជមាន (ជំនួសពាក្យ Sad/Bad)

Exhausted Extremely tired. ហត់នឿយខ្លាំង / អស់កម្លាំងរលីង

Frustrated Annoyed because you cannot do something. ធុញថប់តានតឹង / អស់សង្ឃឹម

Miserable Very unhappy or uncomfortable. វេទនា / ពិបាកចិត្តខ្លាំង

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Giving Opinions

ឃ្លាបញ្ចេញមតិយោបល់ (ជំនួស "I think")

To be honest... Used to say what you really think. និយាយតាមត្រង់ទៅ...

Personally... Used to emphasize it is your own opinion. សម្រាប់ខ្លួនខ្ញុំផ្ទាល់...

I reckon... To think or believe (Informal). ខ្ញុំគិតថា / ខ្ញុំជឿថា...

warning The -ED vs -ING Trap!

Don't mix up your feelings and the situation!

(កុំច្រឡំគុណនាមបញ្ចប់ដោយ -ed និង -ing ឱ្យសោះ!)

-ED = How a person feels
"I am bored." (ខ្ញុំអផ្សុក។)

-ING = What causes it
"The movie is boring." (កុនអផ្សុក។)

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Watch Teacher Sopheak use advanced adjectives to express how she feels about studying. Notice how much more natural it sounds compared to just saying "happy" or "sad"!

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Vocabulary Fill

I am so ___ to see you!

(ខ្ញុំរំភើបខ្លាំងណាស់ដែលបានជួបអ្នក!)

Phrase Check

"To be ___, I don't really like it."

(និយាយតាមត្រង់ទៅ ខ្ញុំមិនសូវចូលចិត្តវាទេ។)

error ED/ING TRAP!

The book I read last night was very ___.

(សៀវភៅដែលខ្ញុំអានយប់មិញពិតជាគួរឱ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍។)

Meaning Match

If someone is "exhausted", how do they feel?

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់ "exhausted" តើគាត់មានអារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងណា?)

Synonym Check

Which word is a stronger way to say "happy"?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាមានន័យថា "សប្បាយចិត្ត" ក្នុងកម្រិតខ្លាំងជាង?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

mic Voice Note (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងរយៈពេល ៣០ វិនាទី ដោយប្រើឃ្លា "To be honest" និងពាក្យ "frustrated" និយាយពីបញ្ហាអ្វីមួយ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

auto_stories Journal Entry (សរសេរបញ្ចេញមតិ (Opinion) អំពីភាពយន្តចុងក្រោយដែលអ្នកបានមើល ដោយប្រើ "Personally, I reckon..."។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

group Teach a friend (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកអំពីភាពខុសគ្នារវាង "Bored" និង "Boring"!)

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Is the phrase "I reckon" formal or informal?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! "I reckon" is very informal (ក្រៅផ្លូវការ). It is used a lot in spoken British and Australian English when chatting with friends. Do not use it in a formal essay! edit_document

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Minea 5 hours ago

Can I say "I am feeling boring"? I want to say I have nothing to do.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Be careful, Minea! That's the ED/ING Trap! If you say "I am boring", it means you are a boring person (អ្នកជាមនុស្សគួរឱ្យអផ្សុក). If you want to say you have nothing to do, say "I am bored" (-ed). sentiment_dissatisfied

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Kosal 8 hours ago

What is the exact difference between "Happy" and "Thrilled"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

"Happy" is a normal, everyday feeling. "Thrilled" is much stronger! It means you are extremely happy AND excited at the same time (like when you win a competition or get a huge surprise). celebration