Vocabulary: Collocations & Idiomatic Language (B2) - Lesson 3: Collocations with Prepositions & Adverbs

Lesson 3: Collocations with Prepositions & Adverbs Adding Precision and Emphasis You know that verbs and nouns can be partners, and adjectives and nouns can be partners. Now, let's explore two more important types of collocations : adjectives that have a fixed preposition partner, and adverbs that naturally go with certain adjectives to add emphasis. Key Vocabulary Collocation (noun) | ការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នា A group of words that are often used together in a way that sounds natural. Preposition (noun) | ធ្នាក់ A word that shows the relationship of a noun to another word (e.g., in, on, at, for, to). Adverb (noun) | គុណកិរិយា A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Part 1: Adjective + Preposition Collocations Many adjectives are almost always followed by the same preposition. You should learn these as a single chunk. Adjective + Preposition Example Sentence interested in I am interested in learning about Cambodian history. good at She is very good at learning new languages. afraid of …