Making Plans and Agreeing on Details

What you’ll learn

Choose a time, place, and way to stay in contact.

ជ្រើសពេល ទីកន្លែង និងរបៀបទាក់ទងសម្រាប់គម្រោង។

Situation and purpose

Planning moves from a proposal to agreement on practical details. Shall we and how about are useful starters. How about takes a noun or an -ing form. Confirm the place as well as the time, and clarify whether a time such as six means morning or evening.

ការរៀបផែនការត្រូវបញ្ជាក់ពេល និងកន្លែង។ How about តាមដោយនាម ឬ -ing។ បញ្ជាក់ព្រឹកឬល្ងាច បើម៉ោងអាចច្រឡំ។

Useful expressions

Pattern	Example or form
Propose	Shall we meet tomorrow?
Suggest an option	How about meeting at the library?
Agree	That works for me.
Confirm	So, six in the evening at the main entrance.

Examples

1. What time suits you?

   តើម៉ោងប៉ុន្មានសមស្របសម្រាប់អ្នក?

2. Let’s meet outside the café.

   យើងជួបគ្នាក្រៅហាងកាហ្វេ។

3. Could we make it a little later?

   តើយើងអាចប្ដូរឱ្យយឺតបន្តិចបានទេ?

4. I’ll message you when I arrive.

   ខ្ញុំនឹងផ្ញើសារពេលមកដល់។

Model conversation

Dara: Shall we study together tomorrow?

Maly: Yes. How about meeting at the library?

Dara: Good idea. What time suits you?

Maly: Three in the afternoon.

Dara: Great. Let’s meet at the main entrance at three.

Maly: Agreed. I’ll message you if I’m delayed.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
How about meet at three?	How about meeting at three?	How about takes an -ing form before this action.
Let’s to go tomorrow.	Let’s go tomorrow.	Let us takes a bare infinitive.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Suggest meeting at the park using how about.
2. Ask to meet later.
3. Confirm Friday at 6 p.m. outside the library.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. How about meeting at the park?

   The suggestion uses an -ing form.

2. Could we meet a little later?

   Model answer: a clear request allows a new time to be agreed.

3. So that’s Friday at six in the evening, outside the library.

   Model answer: include day, time, and place.

Quick recap

• Propose, discuss, then confirm.
• Use how about + noun or -ing.
• Agree on both time and place.