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Requests & Permission
áាáá្áើáុំ áិááាááុំáាáá˘áុá្áាá
We use modals to be polite when we ask for something or ask someone to do something.
áើáá្áើáិáិáាáá្ááំáួá (Modals) áើá្áីáá្á ាááាááួááá áៅáេááើááុំá˘្áីáួá áŹáឹááą្ááááាá្áាá់áួáá្áើá˘្áីáួá។
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front_hand Permission (I)
áុំáាáá˘áុá្áាááá្áាá់á្áួááŻá
Can I use your pen?
(Informal - áិá្ááá្áិ)
áើá្áុំá˘ាá
á្áើá៊ិá
ááá់á˘្áááាááេ?
Could I open the window?
(Polite - á˘្ááá្áាá់á្áា)
áើá្áុំáុំáើááá្á˘ួá
áាááេ?
May I leave early?
(Formal - á្áាá់áើ/á្áូ)
áើá្áុំáុំá˘áុá្áាáá
េááុááាááេ?
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volunteer_activism Requests (You)
áឹááą្ááេáួáá្áើá˘្áីáួá
Can you help me?
(Informal - áិá្ááá្áិ)
áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
áួáá្áុំáាááេ?
Could you pass the salt?
(Polite - á˘្ááá្áាá់á្áា)
áើá˘្áááុំá ុá
á˘ំáិááááą្áá្áុំáá្áិá
áាááេ?
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self_improvement Very Polite
áួááááំáុá (Would you mind + V-ing?)
Would you mind waiting?
áើá˘្ááá្ááាá់áេá្ááិááើáួááá់á
ាំáá្áិá
?
Would you mind helping me?
áើá˘្ááá្ááាá់áេá្ááិááើáួáá្áុំáá្áិá
?
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The "Mind" Trap
Answering "Would you mind?"
á្áá័á្á! áាá្ááា mind áាáá័ááា "á្ááាá់"។ áើá˘្áááá់á្áááួááេ á˘្ááá្áូáá្áើááា NO!
Q: Would you mind closing the door?
A: "No, not at all." ✔️
(Means: I don't mind. I will close it.)
A: "Yes, I mind." ❌
(Very Rude! Means: I will not close it.)
Video Lesson
áេáៀááាáីáេá˘ូ
Polite Requests đŹ
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain modals. Notice how changing one word changes how polite the sentence feels!
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Quick Check ⚡
áាáá្áួááិáិá្áá
ំáេះáឹá ⚡
business_center Asking a Boss
___ I leave early today?
(áើá្áុំáុំá˘áុá្áាáá
េááុááាááេ?)
rule Grammar Rule
Would you mind ___ the window?
(áើá˘្ááá្ááាá់áេá្ááិááើáួááើááá្á˘ួá
?)
gpp_maybe GRAMMAR TRAP!
Q: "Would you mind helping me?"
A: "___"
A: "___"
(á
á់á្áើááា៖ áេ áិáá្ááាá់áេ។ á្áុំáឹááួá។)
groups Informal Request
___ you pass my phone?
(áួááិá្ááá្áិ: áើá˘្ááá˘ាá
á ុá
áូáá័á្ááą្áá្áុំáាááេ?)
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local_cafe Mission 1!
Polite Request ☕
At dinner, ask someone: "Could you pass the water, please?"
áេáá៉ាំáាá áាááួááិá្ááá្áិ áŹá˘្ááá្áះáោáá្áើ៖ "Could you pass the water, please?"
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edit_document Mission 2!
Would you mind... đ
Write 1 sentence using "Would you mind + V-ing?" in your notebook.
áááេáá្ááោá ᥠáោáá្áើáá
áាáá្á័á្á "Would you mind + V-ing?" á
ូáá្áុááៀááៅ។
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school Mission 3!
Formal Permission đŤ
Ask a teacher for permission by saying: "May I go to the restroom?"
áាáá្áááុំáាáá˘áុá្áាááីá្áូ áោááិáាááា៖ "May I go to the restroom?"
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