Vocabulary: Slang, Informal & Colloquial English (B2) - Lesson 3: Understanding Common Spoken Reductions

Lesson 3: Spoken Reductions
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Spoken Reductions

ការបង្រួញពាក្យនិយាយ

Native speakers often blend words together to speak faster and more naturally!

ជនជាតិដើមនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសតែងតែបង្រួញពាក្យបញ្ចូលគ្នា ដើម្បីនិយាយឲ្យលឿន និងស្តាប់ទៅធម្មជាតិ!
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Plans & Desires directions_run

ផែនការ និងចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្ត
Gonna (Going to) Ex: I am gonna go now. Used for future plans. នឹង (ធ្វើអ្វីមួយ)
Wanna (Want to) Ex: I wanna see that movie. Used for desires. ចង់
Gotta (Got to / Have to) Ex: I gotta leave soon. Used for obligations or needs. ត្រូវតែ
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Requests & Actions handshake

ការស្នើសុំ និងសកម្មភាព
Gimme (Give me) Ex: Gimme a minute. Directly asking for something. ឲ្យខ្ញុំមក / ទុកពេលឲ្យខ្ញុំ
Lemme (Let me) Ex: Lemme know what you think. Asking for permission or offering help. អនុញ្ញាតឲ្យខ្ញុំ / ទុកឲ្យខ្ញុំប្រាប់
Whatcha (What are you) Ex: Whatcha doing tonight? Used to ask someone a question quickly. តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី? / តើអ្នក...អ្វី?
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Descriptions & Limits psychology_alt

ការរៀបរាប់ និងការមិនដឹង
Kinda (Kind of) Ex: I am kinda tired. Meaning slightly or somewhat. រាង / ហាក់ដូចជា
Outta (Out of) Ex: We are outta time. Meaning empty or leaving a place. ចេញពី / អស់
Dunno (Don't know) Ex: I dunno what to say. Expressing a lack of knowledge. មិនដឹងទេ
warning The Writing Trap!

Never use reductions in formal writing!

(កុំសរសេរពាក្យបង្រួញទាំងនេះចូលក្នុងការសរសេរជាផ្លូវការ ដូចជាអ៊ីមែលការងារ ឬលិខិតផ្លូវការ!)
Formal Essay: "I am gonna write..."
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Formal Essay: "I am going to write..."
ខ្ញុំនឹងសរសេរ... check
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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Meaning Match
What is "Gotta" short for?
(តើពាក្យ "Gotta" ជាពាក្យបង្រួញរបស់អ្វី?)
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Context Fill
I am ___ go to the store later.
(ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅហាងនៅពេលក្រោយ។)
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Is it okay to use words like "wanna" and "gonna" in your university application essay?
(តើអ្នកអាចប្រើពាក្យ "wanna" និង "gonna" នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទសុំចូលរៀននៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យបានទេ?)
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Context Fill
___ doing after work today?
(តើអ្នកកំពុងធ្វើអ្វីបន្ទាប់ពីចេញពីធ្វើការថ្ងៃនេះ?)
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Meaning Match
"Gimme" is a fast way to say...
(ពាក្យ "Gimme" គឺជាវិធីនិយាយលឿននៃពាក្យ...)
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Can I use "gonna" in a job interview?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! It is better to use the full "going to" during a formal job interview to sound professional. However, if "gonna" slips out naturally while you are speaking fast, don't worry too much! work

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Nita 5 hours ago

Why do native speakers talk so fast with these words?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is all about rhythm! English is a stress-timed language. Reductions help compress the less important words so the stressed, important words can stand out more clearly. music_note

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Is "ain't" also a reduction?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes, it is a very informal contraction for "am not", "is not", or "are not". However, be careful! It is considered very non-standard English, so only use it in super casual settings or when joking around! block

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