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

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Expanding Phrasal Verbs

កិរិយាសព្ទសន្មតកម្រិតខ្ពស់

Ready for the next level? Today we will learn about Separable, Inseparable, and Multi-word phrasal verbs!

ថ្ងៃនេះយើងនឹងរៀនអំពី Phrasal Verbs ដែលអាចបំបែកបាន មិនអាចបំបែកបាន និងប្រភេទដែលមាន៣ពាក្យ!
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call_split Separable

ប្រភេទអាចបំបែកបាន

You can put the object in the middle or at the end.

Please turn down the music. Please turn the music down. To lower the volume. សូមជួយបន្ថយសំឡេងតន្ត្រី។
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link Inseparable

ប្រភេទមិនអាចបំបែកបាន

You CANNOT split these. The object must always go at the end.

I ran into an old friend. To meet someone by accident. ខ្ញុំបានជួបមិត្តចាស់ដោយចៃដន្យ។
She looks after her sister. To take care of someone. នាងមើលថែប្អូនស្រីរបស់នាង។
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ប្រភេទដែលមាន៣ពាក្យ

Verb + Particle 1 + Particle 2. These are ALWAYS inseparable!

I look forward to the party. To be excited about something in the future. ខ្ញុំទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំកម្មវិធីជប់លៀងនោះ។
I can't put up with this noise! To tolerate or accept something bad. ខ្ញុំទ្រាំនឹងសំឡេងរំខាននេះលែងបានហើយ!
warning The Pronoun Trap!

Where does "it" go?

(រំលឹកឡើងវិញ៖ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកប្រើពាក្យសព្វនាម (it, them) ជាមួយ Separable Phrasal Verbs អ្នកត្រូវតែដាក់វានៅកណ្តាលជានិច្ច!)
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Expanding the Range 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the three main types of phrasal verbs. Don't let the 3-part verbs scare you—they are actually the easiest to use because they never separate!

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង
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Change "Please take off your shoes" using a pronoun.
(ជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយដែលត្រឹមត្រូវ)
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Change "I ran into my old friend" using a pronoun.
(ជ្រើសរើសចម្លើយដែលត្រឹមត្រូវ)
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Which sentence is grammatically correct?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)
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Which one breaks the pronoun rule?
(តើមួយណាប្រើខុសច្បាប់សព្វនាម?)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

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Serey 2 hours ago

Teacher, how do I know if a verb is a 3-part phrasal verb?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Serey! Great question. You just have to learn them as "chunks" of vocabulary! A good hint is that they usually end with the particles 'to' or 'with' (e.g., look forward TO, get along WITH, put up WITH). 📚

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Vireak 4 hours ago

Can I separate a 3-part phrasal verb? Like "I look it forward to"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 3 hours ago

Never! That is the golden rule. 3-part phrasal verbs are ALWAYS inseparable. The object must go at the very end: "I look forward to IT." 🛑

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