Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs (Intermediate to Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 4: Phrasal Verbs with Multiple Meanings

Vocabulary B2

policy

Double Agents!

កិរិយាសព្ទដែលមានអត្ថន័យច្រើន

In B2, many phrasal verbs have completely different meanings depending on the Context.

ពាក្យដដែល តែមានអត្ថន័យខុសគ្នាស្រឡះ អាស្រ័យលើបរិបទដែលវាត្រូវបានប្រើប្រាស់។

flight_takeoff

Take off

1 To remove clothes checkroom

Separable (យក Object មកកណ្តាលបាន)

Please take your shoes off.

សូមដោះស្បែកជើងរបស់អ្នកចេញ។

2 To leave the ground flight_takeoff

Inseparable (គ្មាន Object)

The plane took off at 8 PM.

យន្តហោះបានហោះឡើងនៅម៉ោង ៨ យប់។

fitness_center

Work out

1 To exercise fitness_center

Inseparable (គ្មាន Object)

I try to work out three times a week.

ខ្ញុំព្យាយាមហាត់ប្រាណ ៣ ដងក្នុងមួយសប្តាហ៍។

2 To solve a problem extension

Separable (អាចបំបែកបាន)

We need to work this issue out quickly.

យើងត្រូវតែដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានេះឲ្យបានឆាប់។

wifi

Pick up

*You already know "lift" and "collect someone". Here are the B2 meanings:

1 To learn a skill easily queue_music

Separable

She picked up Spanish while living in Madrid.

នាងបានចាប់យក (រៀនឆាប់ចេះ) ភាសាអេស្ប៉ាញ។

2 To detect a signal/illness cell_tower

Separable

My phone can't pick up a Wi-Fi signal here.

ទូរស័ព្ទរបស់ខ្ញុំមិនអាចចាប់សេវា Wi-Fi នៅទីនេះបានទេ។

workspace_premium Context is King!

Meaning changes the Grammar!

(អត្ថន័យខុសគ្នា វិធានវេយ្យាករណ៍ក៏ខុសគ្នា។)

Take off (Remove clothes) = Takes an Object

"He took off his jacket."

Take off (Plane leaves) = NO Object

"The plane took off."
"The plane took off the runway." close

Lesson Video movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how context completely changes the rules for these phrasal verbs.

help

Context Check bolt

រើសអត្ថន័យតាមបរិបទ

Meaning 1 or 2?

"The plane will ___ at 8 PM."

(យន្តហោះនឹងហោះឡើងនៅម៉ោង ៨ យប់។)

extension

Meaning 1 or 2?

"It took me a while to ___ the math problem."

(ខ្ញុំប្រើពេលយូរបន្តិចដើម្បីដោះស្រាយលំហាត់គណិតនេះ។)

queue_music

Meaning 1 or 2?

"She managed to ___ some Spanish while in Madrid."

(នាងអាចរៀនចេះភាសាអេស្ប៉ាញខ្លះៗពេលនៅម៉ាឌ្រីដ។)

warning GRAMMAR TRAP!

Which sentence is grammatically CORRECT?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវតាមវេយ្យាករណ៍?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Take off edit (Write 2 sentences using "take off". One for clothes, one for a plane.)

record_voice_over

Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Pick up record_voice_over (Tell a friend in English about a new skill you easily "picked up" recently.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Work out calendar_month ("Work out" a schedule to study your English vocabulary this week.)

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Narin 2 hours ago

Teacher, if I "pick up" my friend from the airport, is that separable? Like, can I say "I picked my friend up"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, Narin! Excellent observation. That specific meaning of "pick up" is separable. You can also use a pronoun: "I picked HIM up". Keep up the great work! directions_car