Vocabulary: Collocations (Introduction) (B1) - Lesson 3: Verbs with Prepositions

Collocations B1

handshake

handshake

Verb + Preposition

កិរិយាសព្ទ + ធ្នាក់

In English, some verbs always "hold hands" with a specific small word (preposition).

នៅក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស កិរិយាសព្ទមួយចំនួនតែងតែផ្គួបជាមួយធ្នាក់ (preposition) ជាក់លាក់ជានិច្ច។

You have to memorize them as ONE group!

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The "TO" Family

Verbs followed by 'to'

កិរិយាសព្ទដែលប្រើជាមួយ 'to'

headphones

Listen to

/ˈlɪsən tuː/ ស្តាប់

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Talk to

/tɔːk tuː/ និយាយទៅកាន់

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Belong to

/bɪˈlɒŋ tuː/ ជារបស់

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The "FOR" Family

Verbs followed by 'for'

កិរិយាសព្ទដែលប្រើជាមួយ 'for'

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Wait for

/weɪt fɔːr/ រង់ចាំ

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Apologize for

/əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ សុំទោសចំពោះ

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Ask for

/æsk fɔːr/ សុំ (ស្នើសុំអ្វីមួយ)

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The "ON" Family

Verbs followed by 'on'

កិរិយាសព្ទដែលប្រើជាមួយ 'on'

handshake

Depend on

/dɪˈpend ɒn/ ពឹងផ្អែកលើ

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Rely on

/rɪˈlaɪ ɒn/ ទុកចិត្តលើ

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Concentrate on

/ˈkɒnsəntreɪt/ ផ្ដោតអារម្មណ៍លើ

warning The "Discuss" Trap!

We do NOT use a preposition after the verb "discuss".

(អន្ទាក់វេយ្យាករណ៍: មិនត្រូវប្រើធ្នាក់ "about" បន្ទាប់ពីពាក្យ "discuss" ទេ!)

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Discuss about

"We discussed about the plan."

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Discuss

"We discussed the plan."

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Preposition Check

I am waiting ___ my friend.

(ខ្ញុំកំពុងរង់ចាំមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ។)

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Preposition Check

Who does this phone belong ___?

(តើទូរស័ព្ទនេះជារបស់នរណា?)

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We need to discuss ___ the meeting.

(ពួកយើងត្រូវពិភាក្សាអំពីការប្រជុំ។)

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Preposition Check

You can depend ___ me!

(អ្នកអាចពឹងផ្អែកលើខ្ញុំបាន!)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write a Sentence edit_document (Write one sentence using "Listen to" in your notebook.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write a Sentence edit_document (Write one sentence using "Wait for".)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Speak English record_voice_over (Tell a friend: "You can depend on me!")

Collocation Master movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's collocations. Pay attention to how native speakers link the verbs directly to their prepositions!

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 3 hours ago

Teacher, can I say "I listen music everyday"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Good question, Sovan! No, you cannot. In English, the verb "listen" ALWAYS needs "to" when an object follows it. You must say: "I listen to music everyday." Keep practicing! music_note