English
Learning and Classroom Words
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Understand common classroom objects and instructions.
What you’ll learn
Understand common classroom objects and instructions.
យល់ពាក្យ និងការណែនាំដែលប្រើក្នុងថ្នាក់រៀន។
Meaning and use
A lesson is a period or unit of learning; a course contains a sequence of lessons. Homework is work assigned outside class and is normally uncountable. Learn classroom verbs with their objects: ask a question, check an answer, and take notes.
Lesson ជាមេរៀន ឬម៉ោងរៀនមួយ។ Course មានមេរៀនជាច្រើន។ Homework ជានាមមិនរាប់បាន។ រៀន ask a question និង take notes ជាកន្សោម។
Key words and phrases
| Word or phrase | Meaning and use |
|---|---|
| lesson (noun) | មេរៀន — today’s lesson |
| course (noun) | វគ្គសិក្សា — an English course |
| homework (noun) | កិច្ចការផ្ទះ — do homework |
| notebook (noun) | សៀវភៅកត់ត្រា — write in a notebook |
| question (noun) | សំណួរ — ask a question |
| answer (noun) | ចម្លើយ — check an answer |
| practise (verb) | ហាត់ — practise speaking |
| revise (verb) | រំលឹកមេរៀន — revise for a test |
Examples
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Please open your notebook.
សូមបើកសៀវភៅកត់ត្រា។
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I have a question about the lesson.
ខ្ញុំមានសំណួរអំពីមេរៀន។
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We practise speaking in pairs.
យើងហាត់និយាយជាគូ។
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I need to finish my homework.
ខ្ញុំត្រូវបញ្ចប់កិច្ចការផ្ទះ។
Everyday conversation
Dara: Which answer should we check?
Maly: Question three.
Dara: Can we practise it together?
Maly: Yes, then we can take notes.
Common mistakes
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| I have three homeworks. | I have three homework tasks. | Homework is uncountable; task supplies a countable unit. |
| I do a question to the teacher. | I ask the teacher a question. | Ask a question is the usual combination. |
Practice
Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.
សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។
- Which is larger in this course: a course or a lesson?
- Complete: ___ notes during class. (take/make a)
- Correct: an English homework.
Answers and explanations
Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ
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a course
A course contains a sequence of lessons.
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take
Take notes is the ordinary expression here.
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an English homework task / some English homework
Use a countable unit or an uncountable quantity expression.
Quick recap
- Learn classroom verbs with objects.
- Homework is uncountable.
- Practise is a British verb spelling; practice is used as the verb in American English.