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Polite Questions
áំáួáá្ááោá (áុáាá)
We use Indirect Questions to be more polite, especially when speaking to strangers.
áើáá្áើá្áាá់áំáួáá្ááោá (Indirect Questions) áើá្áីá˛្áá្áាá់áៅáាá់áែáាááាááួááá áាáិáេááៅáេááិáាááាáួáá˘្áááែááើááិááូáá្áាá់á
្áាá់។
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architecture The Formula
ááៀááá្áើááំáួáá្ááោá
Polite Phrase
"Could you tell me..."
"Do you know..."
"Do you know..."
Normal Sentence Order!
(Subject + Verb)
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location_on Where / When
áាáួááាá្ááំáួá (Wh- words)
Direct (áá្ááា)
Where is the Royal Palace?
Indirect (áុáាá)
Could you tell me where the Royal Palace is?
áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
á្áាá់á្áុំáាááេáា á្áះááááាááាំááៅáŻáា?
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directions_bus Yes/No Questions
á្áើ "If" Ꮰ"Whether" áá្áាá់áំáួá Yes/No
Direct (áá្ááា)
Is there a bus to Siem Reap?
Indirect (áុáាá)
Do you know if there is a bus to Siem Reap?
áើá˘្áááឹááេáាáាááĄាáá្áុááៅáៀááាááែááŹáេ?
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Word Order Trap!
Do not use question word order twice!
á្áá័á្á! á្áុááំáួáá្ááោá áើááិáá្áើáá្áá់áំáួá (áិáិáាáá្ááៅáុáá្ááាá) áៅá្áែááាáá្áោááៃá្ááោááេ!
Do you know where is the bank? ❌
Do you know where the bank is? ✅
Video Lesson
áេáៀááាáីáេá˘ូ
Polite Questions đŹ
Watch how adding "Could you tell me" completely changes the way you sound to strangers!
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Quick Check ⚡
áាáá្áួááិáិá្áá
ំáេះáឹá ⚡
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Could you tell me where ___?
(áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
á្áាá់á្áុំáាááេáាáá្áá់áឹááៅáŻáា?)
gpp_maybe GRAMMAR TRAP!
Do you know what time ___?
(áើá˘្áááឹááេáាá៉ោáá៉ុá្áាáá ើá?)
rule Yes/No Question
Do you know ___ this bus goes to Kep?
(áើá˘្áááឹááេáាáĄាáá្áុááេះáៅáែááែááŹáេ?)
construction Sentence Building
Can you tell me where ___?
(áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
á្áាá់á្áុំáាááេáាá្áុំá˘ាá
áិáá្ááាáៅáŻáា?)
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schedule Mission 1!
Ask a Stranger đ°️
Write down an indirect question asking a stranger for the time: "Could you tell me..."
áááេááំáួáá្ááោááួááá្áាá់áួáá˘្ááááៃá˘ំáីá៉ោá៖ "Could you tell me..."
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smartphone Mission 2!
Message a Friend đą
Send a message asking a friend about weekend plans politely: "Do you know if you are free this weekend?"
á្áើáាááួááិá្ááá្áិáោááុáាáá˘ំáីáá្áោáá
ុááá្áាá ៍។
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record_voice_over Mission 3!
Speak to a Mirror đŁ️
Read this out loud 3 times: "Could you tell me where the bank is?"
á˘ាáá្ááោááេះá˛្ááŽá áŁáá៖ "Could you tell me where the bank is?"
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