Vocabulary: Collocations & Idiomatic Language (B2) - Lesson 2: Strong vs. Weak Collocations

Lesson 2: Strong vs. Weak Collocations Fixed Friends and Casual Acquaintances You know that collocations are words that like to go together. But are all of these partnerships equally strong? No! Some word pairs are like best friends that are almost always together, while others are more flexible. This lesson will explore the difference between strong collocations (fixed pairs) and weak collocations (flexible pairs). Key Vocabulary Strong Collocation (noun phrase) | ការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នាខ្លាំង A word partnership that is very fixed and predictable. Weak Collocation (noun phrase) | ការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នាខ្សោយ A word partnership that is flexible, where a word can partner with many other words. Fixed Phrase (noun phrase) | ឃ្លាថេរ A group of words used as a single unit, where the words rarely change. Flexible (adjective) | ដែលអាចបត់បែនបាន Able to change or be changed easily. Part 1: Strong Collocations (Fixed Friends) A strong collocation is a partnership where the words are very closely linked. You usually cannot re…