Lesson 2: Similes & Basic Idioms
Similes & Basic Idioms Similes compare things. Idioms are phrases with hidden, cultural meanings. Vocabulary List: As busy as a bee (Simile) - រវល់ខ្លាំងណាស់ As clear as day (Simile) - ច្បាស់លាស់ណាស់ A piece of cake (Idiom) - ងាយស្រួលណាស់ Under the weather (Idiom) - មិនសូវស្រួលខ្លួន Break the ice (Idiom) - បំបាត់ភាពអៀនខ្មាស / ចាប់ផ្តើមការសន្ទនា Please enable JavaScript to view the interactive flashcards and take the quiz. g_translate Welcome to Effective Word Choice! When my students in Battambang and Siem Reap want to make their stories more colorful and natural, they use figurative language. A simile compares two things directly using "as" or "like". An idiom is a cultural phrase where the words hide a completely different meaning. Learning these will make your English sound much more native, especially when chatting with visitors.
ដើម្បីធ្វើឱ្យការនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសរបស់អ្នកកាន់តែមានភាពរស់រវើក និងធម្មជាតិ ជនជាតិដើមតែងតែប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យប្រៀបធៀប (Similes) និងសំនួនវោហារស…
