Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs (Intermediate to Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 3: Phrasal Verbs & Register (Formal vs. Informal)

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Formal vs Informal

កម្រិតនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ភាសា (Register)

Phrasal verbs are great for speaking, but for Academic & Business writing, we replace them with single, formal verbs!

កិរិយាសព្ទផ្សំ (Phrasal verbs) ល្អសម្រាប់ការនិយាយ ប៉ុន្តែសម្រាប់ការសរសេរផ្លូវការ (TOEFL/IELTS ឬការងារ) យើងត្រូវប្តូរពួកវាទៅជាកិរិយាសព្ទទោលវិញ!
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Business & Meetings handshake

ពាក្យប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងការងារ និងការប្រជុំ
Bring up arrow_forward Raise
លើកឡើង (ប្រធានបទ)
Put off arrow_forward Postpone
ពន្យារពេល
Call off arrow_forward Cancel
លុបចោល
Set up arrow_forward Establish
បង្កើត / រៀបចំ
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Academic & Research science

ពាក្យប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងការសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវ
Find out arrow_forward Discover
រកឃើញ / ស្វែងយល់
Look into arrow_forward Investigate
ស៊ើបអង្កេត / ពិនិត្យមើល
Point out arrow_forward Highlight
ចង្អុលបង្ហាញ / បញ្ជាក់
Go over arrow_forward Review
ពិនិត្យឡើងវិញ / រំលឹក
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Problem Solving extension

ពាក្យប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងការដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា
Sort out arrow_forward Resolve
ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា
Think over arrow_forward Consider
ពិចារណា
Give up arrow_forward Surrender
បោះបង់ចោល / ចុះចាញ់
Turn down arrow_forward Reject
បដិសេធ
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Don't mix formal writing with informal phrasal verbs!

(នៅក្នុងសំណេរ IELTS ឬលិខិតផ្លូវការ កុំប្រើ Phrasal verbs ឡូកឡំគ្នា វានឹងធ្វើឲ្យសំណេរធ្លាក់ពិន្ទុ!)
The government must sort out the economy. close
(Too informal for an essay / ភាសាសាមញ្ញពេក)
The government must resolve the economic crisis. check
(Professional and Academic / ភាសាផ្លូវការ)

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
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We decided to put off the meeting. (Make it formal)
(តើពាក្យផ្លូវការមួយណាអាចជំនួស "put off" ក្នុងការប្រជុំ?)
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Formal Equivalent
What is the formal verb for "look into"?
(តើកិរិយាសព្ទផ្លូវការរបស់ "look into" គឺជាអ្វី?)
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Which sentence is better for an IELTS essay?
(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលស័ក្តិសមបំផុតសម្រាប់ការសរសេរអត្ថបទ IELTS?)
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The company decided to turn down the offer.
(តើពាក្យផ្លូវការមួយណាអាចជំនួស "turn down"?)
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You should ALWAYS use formal vocabulary, even when talking to friends.
(អ្នកគួរតែប្រើភាសាផ្លូវការជានិច្ច សូម្បីតែពេលនិយាយជាមួយមិត្តភក្តិក៏ដោយ។)
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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Can I use phrasal verbs in my IELTS speaking test?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Absolutely yes! Using phrasal verbs naturally in the Speaking test shows you have native-like fluency. Just avoid them in the Writing Task 2 (Essay) where the register must be formal! record_voice_overedit_document

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Minea 5 hours ago

Are ALL phrasal verbs informal?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Not all of them, but most of them are! Some phrasal verbs like "carry out" (an experiment) are considered neutral and can be used in academic contexts. However, as a general rule, it is safer to use single Latin-based verbs in formal writing. science

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Kosal 8 hours ago

What happens if I use formal words with my friends at a coffee shop?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Haha! You won't be wrong, but you will sound very robotic, like you are reading from a textbook. Instead of saying "I am going to investigate the problem," it's much more natural to say "I'll look into it." smart_toycoffee

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