Vocabulary: Core & Everyday Vocabulary (A2) - Lesson 4: Common Prepositions of Time

Vocabulary A2

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schedule

When is it?

ធ្នាក់ពាក្យបញ្ជាក់ពេលវេលា

We use small words like IN, ON, and AT to talk about WHEN something happens.

យើងប្រើពាក្យតូចៗទាំងនេះដើម្បីប្រាប់ពីពេលវេលា។ វាប្រែប្រួលទៅតាមទំហំនៃពេលវេលា (ធំទៅតូច)។

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public IN

Long Periods

រយៈពេលវែង (ខែ, ឆ្នាំ, រដូវ, ពេលវេលាក្នុងថ្ងៃ)

calendar_month

Months / Years in August, in 2026

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sunny

Seasons in the summer

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partly_cloudy_day

Parts of the day in the morning / afternoon

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today

today ON

Specific Days

ពេលវេលាមធ្យម (ថ្ងៃនៃសប្តាហ៍, កាលបរិច្ឆេទ)

event

Days of the week on Monday, on Sunday

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event_available

Specific Dates on July 4th

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celebration

Special Days on my birthday

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alarm

alarm AT

Exact Times

ពេលវេលាច្បាស់លាស់ (ម៉ោងទូទៅ ឬ ចំណុចពេលណាមួយ)

schedule

Clock Times at 8:00 AM, at 5 o'clock

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wb_sunny

Specific Points at noon (ម៉ោង ១២ថ្ងៃត្រង់)

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bedtime

Exception! at night (នៅពេលយប់)

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straighten

straighten Duration

ការប្រាប់ពីរយៈពេល

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from ... to ... I work from 9 to 5.

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hourglass_bottom

until I will wait until Friday.

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timer

for I slept for 8 hours.

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warning

warning The "No Preposition" Trap!

Do NOT use In/On/At here:

(ហាមប្រើ in/on/at នៅពីមុខពាក្យទាំងនេះ!)

in this morning close

on next week close

at last night close

on every day close

Just say the word directly! check

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bolt Quick Check

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

alarm Time Check

The meeting is ___ 10:00 AM.

(កិច្ចប្រជុំគឺនៅម៉ោង ១០ព្រឹក។)

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event Date Check

My birthday is ___ May 5th.

(ថ្ងៃកំណើតខ្ញុំគឺនៅថ្ងៃទី៥ ខែឧសភា។)

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calendar_month Month Check

It gets cold ___ December.

(វាចាប់ផ្តើមត្រជាក់នៅក្នុងខែធ្នូ។)

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I will see you ___ next week.

(ខ្ញុំនឹងជួបអ្នកនៅសប្តាហ៍ក្រោយ។)

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track_changes Mission

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Your Birthday 🎂 (សរសេរខែឆ្នាំកំណើតរបស់អ្នកចូលសៀវភៅ: "My birthday is IN [ខែ] / ON [ថ្ងៃទី]...")

alarm

track_changes Mission

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Morning Routine ⏰ (សរសេរម៉ោងដែលអ្នកក្រោកពីគេងជារៀងរាល់ព្រឹក: "I wake up AT [ម៉ោង]...")

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track_changes Mission

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Weekend Plans 🏖️ (ប្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិ ឬសរសេរថាអ្នកនឹងធ្វើអ្វីនៅថ្ងៃសៅរ៍: "I play football ON Saturday.")

Time Prepositions movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the Time Pyramid. Notice how IN is for big times, ON is for medium times, and AT is for exact times!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 2 hours ago

Teacher, do we say IN the weekend or ON the weekend?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! In American English, we say 'ON the weekend'. In British English, they say 'AT the weekend'. Both are correct, but 'on' is more common for us here! public