Vocabulary: Idioms & Fixed Expressions (B1) - Lesson 1: Understanding Common Idioms

Vocabulary B1

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Secret Meanings

សំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ (Idioms)

An Idiom is a phrase that has a hidden meaning.

You cannot understand it by looking at the individual words.

Idiom គឺជាឃ្លាដែលមានអត្ថន័យបង្កប់។ យើងមិនអាចយល់ន័យវាបានទេ បើយើងបកប្រែពាក្យនីមួយៗនោះ។

Cost an arm and a leg payments

Literal Translation ចំណាយដៃមួយ និងជើងមួយ

Real Meaning Very expensive! (ថ្លៃខ្លាំងណាស់)

I want that new phone, but it costs an arm and a leg. ខ្ញុំចង់បានទូរស័ព្ទថ្មីនោះ ប៉ុន្តែវាថ្លៃកប់ពពកតែម្តង។

Hit the sack bed

Literal Translation វាយបាវ

Real Meaning Go to sleep (ចូលគេង / ទៅគេង)

I am so tired. It's time for me to hit the sack. ខ្ញុំហត់ណាស់។ ល្មមដល់ម៉ោងខ្ញុំចូលគេងហើយ។

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Literal Translation កំពប់សណ្តែក

Real Meaning Reveal a secret (ទម្លាយអាថ៌កំបាំង / ប្រាប់រឿងសម្ងាត់)

Come on, spill the beans! What did he say? ឆាប់ឡើង ប្រាប់រឿងពិតមក! តើគាត់និយាយអ្វីខ្លះ?

warning The Literal Trap!

Do not translate word-by-word!

(កុំបកប្រែឃ្លា Idiom តាមពាក្យមួយៗឲ្យសោះ! អ្នកនឹងយល់ខុសអត្ថន័យទាំងស្រុង។)

If your friend says, "I spilled the beans", they don't need a mop to clean the floor. They need to apologize for telling a secret!

Idiom Skills movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain today's topic. Listen closely to the pronunciation and practice speaking out loud!

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Fill in the blank

"I want to buy that car, but it ___."

(ខ្ញុំចង់ទិញឡាននោះ តែវាថ្លៃកប់ពពក។)

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Meaning Check

"I'm so tired. It's time to hit the sack."

What does this mean? (តើវាមានន័យថាម៉េច?)

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What should you say?

Your friend knows a secret but won't tell you. You say:

(មិត្តរបស់អ្នកដឹងរឿងសម្ងាត់។ តើអ្នកប្រាប់ឲ្យគេនិយាយដោយរបៀបណា?)

TRICKY QUESTION!

True or False: Idioms should be translated exactly word-by-word into Khmer.

(តើ Idioms គួរតែត្រូវបានបកប្រែតាមពាក្យនីមួយៗមែនទេ?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write a sentence edit_document (សរសេរប្រយោគមួយប្រាប់ពីរឿងដែលថ្លៃខ្លាំង ដោយប្រើ "cost an arm and a leg")

Use it tonight dark_mode (យប់នេះមុនចូលគេង ត្រូវនិយាយថា "I'm going to hit the sack")

Teach a friend campaign (បង្រៀនមិត្តភក្តិម្នាក់នូវពាក្យ "Spill the beans")

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Rithy 5 hours ago

Why do English people use so many idioms? It's confusing!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 2 hours ago

I know it can be frustrating, Rithy! Every language has them (even Khmer!). They make the language more colorful and expressive. Keep practicing! visibility_off