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A Misunderstanding
Resolving conflicts and clarifying meaning.
Tone and Intent
In English, the words you use are important, but how you say them (your tone) is just as important. Sometimes, people can misunderstand each other because of tone or different cultural expectations.
If a colleague calls your idea "interesting", they might mean it is creative and unique. However, if they say it with a certain tone, they might be using sarcasm, meaning they actually think it is a bad idea!
When a misunderstanding happens, it is important to communicate directly and "clear the air."
Go to the next tab to learn the idiomatic vocabulary, then listen to John and Sarah resolve their conflict in the Practice tab!
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Miscommunication
ការយល់ច្រឡំ
Sarcastic
/sɑːrˈkæs.tɪk/
និយាយបញ្ចួស / ចំអក
Avoid (someone)
/əˈvɔɪd/
គេចមុខ
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Idioms (Part 1)
សំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ
Take it the wrong way
Phrase
យល់ខុសអត្ថន័យ
Clear the air
Phrase
ដោះស្រាយការយល់ច្រឡំ
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Idioms (Part 2)
សំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ
No hard feelings
Phrase
មិនប្រកាន់ខឹងទេ / គ្មានគំនុំ
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fact_check COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. Why was Sarah upset?
2. What did John actually mean?
3. How does the conversation end?
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