Lesson 70: Common Phrasal Verbs

🎧 Listening Lab

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Common Phrasal Verbs

Using natural expressions in daily conversation.

Lesson Goal: Learn to understand and use multi-word verbs that native speakers use all the time.

What is a Phrasal Verb?

In English, a Phrasal Verb is a phrase that combines a normal verb with a preposition or adverb (like up, out, or off).

The tricky part is that when you combine them, the meaning completely changes! For example, you know what "give" means, and you know what "up" means. But if you combine them to say "Give up", it suddenly means to quit or stop trying!

Native speakers use these constantly in casual conversation. Instead of saying "I am depleted of water," they will simply say "I have run out of water."

Go to the next tab to learn 6 common phrasal verbs, then listen to how they are used in the Practice tab!

Action Words 🎬

កិរិយាសព្ទសកម្មភាព

Run out of /rʌn aʊt əv/ អស់ (គ្មានសល់)

Give up /ɡɪv ʌp/ បោះបង់

Time & Future ⏳

ពេលវេលា និងអនាគត

Put off /pʊt ɔːf/ ពន្យារពេល

Look forward to /lʊk ˈfɔːr.wɚd tuː/ ទន្ទឹងរង់ចាំ

Problem Solving 🧩

ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា

Figure out /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ aʊt/ រកដំណោះស្រាយ / យល់

Catch up /kætʃ ʌp/ តាមទាន់ / ជួបគ្នា (និយាយពីអ្វីដែលខកខាន)

🎧 Click play to listen:

Student A: I am so tired. I feel like we are running out of ideas.

Student B: Don't give up yet! We are almost finished.

Student A: I know, but I keep wanting to put off the final chapter until tomorrow.

Student B: If we finish it now, we can relax all weekend. Aren't you looking forward to the party on Saturday?

Student A: You are right. Let's finish this!

📝 Comprehension Check

1. What does "run out of" mean?

2. What does Student A want to "put off"?

3. What does "look forward to" mean?

Real World Tasks

Practice your new phrasal verbs!

1. Write a Sentence សរសេរប្រយោគមួយ ដោយប្រើពាក្យ "look forward to" ដើម្បីពណ៌នាពីគម្រោងចុងសប្តាហ៍របស់អ្នក។

2. Speaking Practice និយាយប្រាប់មិត្តភក្តិ ឬគ្រូរបស់អ្នកពីពេលមួយដែលអ្នកចង់ "give up" (បោះបង់) តែអ្នកមិនបានធ្វើវា។

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