Vocabulary: Slang, Informal & Colloquial English (C1) - Lesson 2: The Art of Code-Switching

Vocabulary C1

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Code-Switching

ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរទម្រង់ភាសាទៅតាមកាលៈទេសៈ

Code-switching is changing how you speak based on who you are talking to.

គឺការចេះបត់បែនការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យពេចន៍ (ផ្លូវការ ឬ ក្រៅផ្លូវការ) ទៅតាមមនុស្សដែលយើងកំពុងនិយាយជាមួយ។

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The Switch sync

ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ (Informal vs. Formal)

Informal (Slang) "What's up?"

Formal (Professional) "How do you do?"

Informal (Slang) "My bad."

Formal (Professional) "I apologize."

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C1 Slang & Idioms local_fire_department

ពាក្យស្លែងកម្រិតខ្ពស់ដែលនិយមប្រើ

Ghost (someone) To ignore someone completely (stop replying). បាត់មុខឈឹង / ឈប់ឆ្លើយតបសារ

Spill the tea To gossip or share interesting news. និយាយដើមគេ / ទម្លាយរឿងសម្ងាត់

No-brainer A very easy decision. រឿងងាយស្រួលសម្រេចចិត្តមិនបាច់គិតយូរ

warning The Boardroom Trap!

Slang in Formal Emails

(កុំប្រើពាក្យស្លែង ក្នុងការសរសេរអ៊ីមែលផ្លូវការ ឬទៅកាន់ចៅហ្វាយនាយ!)

To your Boss:

"Yo manager, what's up? My bad about the report." close

To your Boss:

"Good morning. I apologize for the delay with the report." check

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Watch & Listen

មើល និងស្តាប់ការពន្យល់

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Knowledge Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Idiom Meaning

"Spill the tea" means...

(តើពាក្យ "Spill the tea" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Slang Check

If you stop replying to someone's texts completely, you are ___ them.

(បើអ្នកឈប់តបសារគេឈឹង តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វីគេ?)

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You made a mistake at work. Which phrase is appropriate to say to your boss?

(តើឃ្លាមួយណាដែលស័ក្តិសមនិយាយទៅកាន់មេរបស់អ្នក?)

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Meaning Match

A "no-brainer" means a decision is...

(តើពាក្យ "no-brainer" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Text a Friend smartphone (Send a text to a friend using "What's up?" or "Spill the tea".)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Formal Email mail (Draft a 2-line formal email to a boss apologizing for a mistake.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

The Switch sync_alt (Take the phrase "Give me a hand" and write its formal equivalent.)

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sophorn 2 hours ago

Teacher, is it rude to use slang with my teacher or professor?

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Teacher Sopheak Teacher 1 hour ago

It depends on the teacher, Sophorn! However, generally, it's best to stick to formal or neutral English until they use slang with you first. It's always safer to start formal. Read the room! lightbulb