Grammar: A1 - Sentence Structure - Basics - Lesson 6: Short Answers to 'be' Questions

Grammar A1: 'Be' Questions
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Short Answers

របៀបឆ្លើយខ្លីៗសម្រាប់សំណួរ 'be'

In English, we don't usually just say "Yes" or "No". We use short answers to sound polite!

ជាទូទៅក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស គេមិនឆ្លើយត្រឹមតែ "Yes" ឬ "No" ទេ គេតែងតែបន្ថែមពាក្យបន្តិចទៀត ដើម្បីឲ្យស្តាប់ទៅគួរសម។
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done_outline Positive Answers

ចម្លើយ "បាទ/ចាស" (Yes)
Q: Are you a student? A: Yes, I am. តើអ្នកជាសិស្សមែនទេ? - បាទ/ចាស មែន។
Q: Is he your brother? A: Yes, he is. តើគាត់ជាបងប្រុសរបស់អ្នកមែនទេ? - បាទ គាត់មែន។
Q: Are they happy? A: Yes, they are. តើពួកគេសប្បាយចិត្តទេ? - បាទ ពួកគេសប្បាយចិត្ត។
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ចម្លើយ "ទេ/មិនមែនទេ" (No)
Q: Are you a doctor? A: No, I'm not. តើអ្នកជាគ្រូពេទ្យមែនទេ? - ទេ ខ្ញុំមិនមែនទេ។
Q: Is she late? A: No, she isn't. តើនាងមកយឺតមែនទេ? - ទេ នាងមិនយឺតទេ។
Q: Are we ready? A: No, we aren't. តើយើងរួចរាល់ហើយឬនៅ? - ទេ យើងមិនទាន់រួចរាល់ទេ។
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ឧទាហរណ៍បន្ថែម
Q: Is it cold outside? A: Yes, it is. តើខាងក្រៅត្រជាក់មែនទេ? - បាទ ត្រជាក់។
Q: Am I right? A: Yes, you are. តើខ្ញុំនិយាយត្រូវមែនទេ? - បាទ អ្នកនិយាយត្រូវហើយ។
Q: Are they your keys? A: No, they aren't. តើវាជាសោរបស់អ្នកមែនទេ? - ទេ មិនមែនទេ។
gpp_maybe The Contraction Trap!

NEVER use short forms (contractions) for POSITIVE short answers!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យបង្រួមនៅខាងចុងប្រយោគសម្រាប់ចម្លើយស្រប - "Yes"!)
Yes, I'm. ❌
Yes, I am. ✅
Yes, he's. / Yes, they're. ❌
Yes, he is. / Yes, they are. ✅
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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
fact_check Choose the right answer
Q: Are you a student?
(តើអ្នកជាសិស្សមែនទេ?)
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Q: Is he your brother?
(ទេ គាត់មិនមែនទេ។)
gpp_maybe TRAP QUESTION! ❌
Q: Are they happy?
(បាទ ពួកគេសប្បាយចិត្ត។)
join It / Is
Q: Is it a cat?
(បាទ វាគឺជាឆ្មា។)
join You / Aren't
Q: Am I late?
(ទេ អ្នកមិនយឺតទេ។)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Pay attention to how he pronounces the short answers clearly!

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Piseth 2 hours ago

Why can't I just say "Yes, I'm"? It's shorter!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

I know it feels easier, but in English grammar, we cannot end a sentence with a positive contraction! The word "am", "is", or "are" needs to be spoken clearly and fully at the end of the sentence. 🛑

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Lina 5 hours ago

Can I just answer "Yes" or "No"? Is it wrong?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is not grammatically wrong, but sometimes answering with just "Yes" or "No" sounds a little bit angry or rude to native speakers! Adding "I am" or "he isn't" makes you sound friendly and polite. 😊

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Sok 8 hours ago

Which one is better: "No, he isn't" or "No, he's not"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Both are 100% correct! "No, he isn't" is very common in everyday speaking. "No, he's not" places a little more stress on the word "NOT", so it sounds a little bit stronger. Choose whichever you like! 👍

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