Grammar: 💡 Effective Word Choice & Style - Intermediate/Advanced (B2) - Lesson 4: Expanding Range of Phrasal Verbs (separable, inseparable, multi-word)

Vocab & Style B2

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Phrasal Verbs Pro

កិរិយាសព្ទសមុច្ច័យកម្រិតខ្ពស់ (B2)

A Phrasal Verb is a Verb + Particle. The meaning often changes completely!

កិរិយាសព្ទសមុច្ច័យ (ឬកិរិយាសព្ទផ្សំ) ច្រើនតែមានអត្ថន័យខុសស្រឡះពីពាក្យដើម។

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Separable ✂️

អាចបំបែកបាន

Rule: The object can go between or after the verb and particle. But if the object is a pronoun (it, them), it MUST go between!

Turn down (បដិសេធ) Separable He turned the job down. ✅ He turned down the job. ✅

Take off (ដោះចេញ) Separable Take your shoes off. ✅ Take off your shoes. ✅

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Inseparable 🔗

មិនអាចបំបែកបាន

Rule: The verb and the particle must ALWAYS stay together. The object must come after them.

Look into (ស៊ើបអង្កេត) Inseparable The police will look into the problem. ✅ Look the problem into ❌

Get over (ជាសះស្បើយ / ធ្វើចិត្តបាន) Inseparable It took her months to get over the illness. ✅ Get the illness over ❌

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3-Part Verbs 🧩

កិរិយាសព្ទមាន ៣ ផ្នែក (Multi-word)

Rule: These have a verb + two particles. They are ALWAYS inseparable!

Look forward to (ទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំ) I look forward to the party. (ខ្ញុំទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំចូលរួមពិធីជប់លៀងនោះ។)

Put up with (អត់ធ្មត់ / ទ្រាំទ្រ) I can't put up with this noise! (ខ្ញុំទ្រាំនឹងសំឡេងរំខាននេះលែងបានហើយ!)

The Pronoun Trap!

Pronouns must go in the middle!

(សម្រាប់ Separable verbs បើអ្នកប្រើសព្វនាម (it, them, him...) វាត្រូវតែនៅចន្លោះកណ្តាលជានិច្ច!)

Please turn off it. ❌
Incorrect order.

Please turn it off. ✅
Pronoun in the middle.

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Separable Rule

He came inside and took ___.

(គាត់ចូលមកក្នុង ហើយក៏ដោះស្បែកជើងចេញ។)

Meaning Match

"I can't put up with this noise." What does it mean?

(តើ "put up with" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

PRONOUN TRAP! ❌

Which sentence is grammatically CORRECT?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Inseparable Rule

The police will look ___.

(ប៉ូលិសនឹងស៊ើបអង្កេតរឿងនេះ។)

Meaning Match

To "look forward to" something means...

(ការ "look forward to" អ្វីមួយមានន័យថា...)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Reading Hunter 📰 (ស្វែងរក Phrasal Verbs ចំនួន ៣ នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទព័ត៌មានភាសាអង់គ្លេសថ្ងៃនេះ។)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it down ✍️ (សរសេរប្រយោគ ២ ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "put up with" និង "look forward to" ទាក់ទងនឹងការរៀនសូត្ររបស់អ្នក។)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Teach a friend 🙋‍♂️ (ពន្យល់មិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកពីក្បួន Pronoun Trap (ការដាក់សព្វនាមនៅកណ្តាល)!)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Voice Note 🎤 (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយរៀបរាប់អំពីរឿងមួយដែលអ្នកទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំធ្វើនៅចុងសប្តាហ៍នេះ ដោយប្រើ "look forward to"។)

Video Lesson

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Pheng 2 hours ago

How do I know if a verb is separable or inseparable?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Pheng! Unfortunately, there is no magic rule. You have to memorize them or check a dictionary. A good dictionary will show it like this: "do sth over" (separable) or "do over sth" (inseparable). 📚

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Minea 5 hours ago

Can I just use normal verbs instead of phrasal verbs?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes, you can! For example, you can say "tolerate" instead of "put up with". However, native speakers use phrasal verbs constantly in daily conversation. Using them makes you sound much more natural and fluent! 🗣️

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Thida 8 hours ago

Does the meaning ALWAYS change when you add a particle?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Not always! Sometimes it is literal (like "sit down" or "stand up"). But very often, it is idiomatic (like "turn down" meaning to reject). That's why they can be tricky! 🧩