Vocabulary: Strategies for Vocabulary Learning & Retention (B1) - Lesson 1: Using a Learner's Dictionary (Monolingual)

Lexical Lab (B1)
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The Next Level

ការប្រើប្រាស់វចនានុក្រមអង់គ្លេស-អង់គ្លេស

To reach B1 and beyond, you must stop translating to Khmer.

Use a Monolingual Learner's Dictionary (English-to-English).

ដើម្បីពូកែ អ្នកត្រូវឈប់បកប្រែពាក្យទៅជាភាសាខ្មែរ ហើយចាប់ផ្តើមប្រើវចនានុក្រមអង់គ្លេសសុទ្ធ!
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Anatomy of a Word

ការយល់ដឹងពីទម្រង់នៃពាក្យក្នុងវចនានុក្រម
essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ adjective
1. completely necessary; extremely important in a particular situation.
"Water is essential for living things."
IPA Shows you exactly how to pronounce it.
POS Part of Speech (n., v., adj., adv.) tells you how to use it.
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Context is King 👑

ឧទាហរណ៍សំខាន់ជាងអត្ថន័យ

The definition tells you what a word means. The Example Sentences teach you how to actually speak.

"Experience is essential for this job."

*Notice the preposition! The example teaches us we say "essential for", not "essential to". You can't learn that from a Khmer translation!

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Collocations 🤝

ពាក្យដែលត្រូវប្រើគូគ្នាជានិច្ច

Good learner dictionaries show you words that naturally go together.

make a mistake
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do a mistake
(វចនានុក្រមល្អនឹងប្រាប់អ្នកថា ពាក្យ mistake ត្រូវប្រើជាមួយ make)
The Translation Trap!

Stop thinking in Khmer!

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកចេះតែបកប្រែពាក្យអង់គ្លេសទៅខ្មែររហូត អ្នកនឹងនិយាយអង់គ្លេសខុសវេយ្យាករណ៍ព្រោះទម្រង់ភាសាទាំងពីរខុសគ្នា។)
Translate directly:
I very like this. ❌
Think in English:
I like this very much. / I really like this. ✔️

Dictionary Skills 🎬

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

Dictionary Quiz ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស ⚡
What does a "monolingual" English dictionary do?
(តើវចនានុក្រមឯកភាសាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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Part of Speech
If you see adj. next to a word, it means it is a:
(បើឃើញអក្សរ adj. វាតំណាងឲ្យអ្វី?)
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Collocations
Which verb naturally goes with the noun "mistake"?
(តើកិរិយាសព្ទមួយណាដែលប្រើគូជាមួយពាក្យ mistake?)
TRICKY QUESTION!
Why is looking at the Example Sentences so important?
(ហេតុអ្វីបានជាការអានប្រយោគឧទាហរណ៍មានសារៈសំខាន់?)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Piseth 1 hour ago

Teacher, it is very hard to understand English definitions. What should I do?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 30 mins ago

Hi Piseth! I know it is hard at first. Start by using a "Learner's Dictionary" (like Cambridge or Oxford Learner's). They use simple B1-level words to explain difficult words. If you don't understand the definition, just read the Example Sentences! 📖

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