Vocabulary: Questions, Inquiries & Asking

Vocabulary B1/B2

Questions & Inquiries

The exhaustive guide to asking! Master basic question words, formal inquiries, clarification phrases, and powerful idioms below.

Polite Inquiries 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to transform direct questions like "Where is the bathroom?" into polite, professional inquiries like "Could you tell me where the bathroom is?"

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Grammar Choice

To ___ should I send this email?

(តើខ្ញុំគួរផ្ញើអ៊ីមែលនេះទៅនរណា?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Polite Forms

"I was ___ if you have any available tours."

(ខ្ញុំឆ្ងល់ថា តើអ្នកមានកញ្ចប់កម្សាន្តទំនេរដែរឬទេ?)

INDIRECT QUESTION TRAP ❌

Which polite question structure is grammatically correct?

(តើទម្រង់សំណួរគួរសមមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Clarification Match

If you did not hear what someone said, you can say...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកស្តាប់មិនឮអ្វីដែលគេនិយាយ អ្នកអាចនិយាយថា...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If something is completely impossible or not allowed, it is...

(ប្រសិនបើមានអ្វីមួយមិនអាចទៅរួច ឬមិនអនុញ្ញាត វាគឺ...)

Inquiry Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Email Practice 📧 Write an email to a fake hotel using the phrase "I am writing to inquire about...". Ask for their availability next month.

Clarify Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Speak Up 🗣️ Practice saying these three phrases out loud to a mirror: "Pardon me?", "Could you elaborate on that?", and "I did not quite catch that."

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Pick a Brain 🧠 Find a coworker or friend. Ask them: "Can I pick your brain about a problem I am having?" See how they react!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, how do I politely ask a guest to pay for the bicycle tour?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! Instead of "Give me the money," you can use a polite inquiry. Try saying: "Could you please settle the payment for the tour now?" or "I would like to request the payment for your booking, please." 🚲💳

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is "Come again?" polite to use with my boss?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, "Come again?" is very casual! Use it with friends or coworkers. For your boss, use "Pardon me?" or "Could you clarify that, please?" 👔