Slang, Informal English, and Texting
The exhaustive guide to modern spoken English! Select the tabs below to switch between street slang, texting abbreviations, and informal speech reductions.
Speaking Fast 🎬
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how native speakers use 'Reductions'. They combine words together so they can speak faster. "Going to" becomes Gonna, and "Want to" becomes Wanna!
Vocab Check ⚡
ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡
Slang Meaning
If someone says your outfit has "Drip", what do they mean?
(ប្រសិនបើគេនិយាយថាសម្លៀកបំពាក់របស់អ្នកមាន "Drip" តើវាមានន័យថាអ្វី?)
Vocab Check ⚡
ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡
Texting Acronyms
What does "FOMO" stand for?
(តើ "FOMO" ជាពាក្យកាត់របស់អ្វី?)
LITERAL TRAP ❌
If a friend says they are going to "Spill the tea", should you get a towel to clean up?
(ប្រសិនបើមិត្តភក្តិនិយាយថាគេនឹង "Spill the tea" តើអ្នកគួរយកកន្សែងមកជូតឬ?)
Vocab Check ⚡
ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡
Informal English
"I'm ___ go to the store."
(ខ្ញុំនឹងទៅហាង។)
Vocab Check ⚡
ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡
Slang Check
If someone is lying, what slang word can you use?
(បើនរណាម្នាក់កុហក តើអ្នកអាចប្រើពាក្យស្លែងមួយណា?)
Texting Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
Slang Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
Speaking Mission 🎯
អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!
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Recent Questions
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Nita! No, you should never write "Gonna" or "Wanna" in formal essays or emails. They are only for speaking or casual texting. In an essay, always write "Going to" and "Want to". 📝
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Vireak
5 hours ago
What does it mean if someone is acting "sus"?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
4 hours ago
"Sus" is short for "Suspicious". If someone is acting sus, it means they are acting weird, and you think they might be lying or doing something wrong! 👀
Teacher, can I use "Gonna" and "Wanna" in my school essays?