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7.4 Can I get a Refund?

The Usage of the Word សម្រាប់ and ឲ្យ “for”

We use the word សម្រាប់ “for” to talk about a purpose or a reason for something. However, the word សម្រាប់ is substituted with the word ឲ្យ when introducing the person or people receiving something.  

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  • ខ្ញុំទិញខោអាវមួយកំផ្លេ[1]នេះសម្រាប់ធ្វើការ។ “I bought this set of clothes for work.”
  • នាងទិញខោអាវមួយកំផ្លេឲ្យប្តីរបស់នាង។ “She bought a set of clothes for her husband.”

1. Pre-listening

Learn the expressions related to clothing.

Find the opposite words.

2. Listening

Listen to the conversation between a clothing seller (first speaker) and a customer (second speaker) and explain whether the picture describes what it is said in the conversation. Transcript of the conversation.

Buying a Set of Clothes © Vathanak Sok, 2024, CC BY-NC 4.0

 

A man is depicted from behind, wearing jeans and a white shirt. Although the shirt fits him well, the jeans are a bit tight.
Shirt, White, Back Image © Engin_Akyurt, 2018, CC0

Answer the following questions based on the conversation heard.

3. Post-listening

Read the following statements and think of possible consequences and solutions and share with your classmates and teacher.

VOCABULARY
  • ចង្អៀត​: tight
  • ល្មម : fit well
  • សមនឹង: go well with​
  • ទាន់សម័យ: fashionable
  • ខ្លីពេក: too short
  • វែងពេក: too long
  • លេខតូច: size-xs
  • ល: to try something on
  • ពិធីជប់លៀង: party

  1. The word មួយកំផ្លេ "a set of clothes" and the word មួយសំរាប់ are synonymous.

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