Talking About Work and Study

What you’ll learn

Describe your role, routine, and current learning.

ពិពណ៌នាមុខរបរ ទម្លាប់ និងការសិក្សាបច្ចុប្បន្ន។

Situation and purpose

Work and study conversations often combine a general role with current activities. Use present simple for a regular routine and present continuous for a temporary project. Ask a focused follow-up about the person’s work or course rather than assuming you know their duties from a job title.

ប្រើ present simple សម្រាប់ទម្លាប់ និង present continuous សម្រាប់គម្រោងបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន។ សួរបន្តអំពីភារកិច្ច ដោយមិនសន្មតតាមឈ្មោះមុខរបរ។

Useful expressions

Pattern	Example or form
Describe role	I work as a shop assistant.
Describe routine	I usually start at eight.
Describe current project	I’m taking an evening course.
Follow up	What do you enjoy about it?

Examples

1. I study accounting at college.

   ខ្ញុំរៀនគណនេយ្យនៅមហាវិទ្យាល័យ។

2. I usually work from Monday to Friday.

   ជាធម្មតា ខ្ញុំធ្វើការពីចន្ទដល់សុក្រ។

3. This month, I’m helping with a new project.

   ខែនេះ ខ្ញុំកំពុងជួយគម្រោងថ្មី។

4. Which part of the course do you enjoy?

   តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តផ្នែកណានៃវគ្គសិក្សា?

Model conversation

Dara: What do you do?

Maly: I work in a shop, and I’m studying English in the evenings.

Dara: What time do your classes start?

Maly: At six, twice a week.

Dara: What do you enjoy most?

Maly: The speaking practice. I can use it with customers.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
I am work in a shop.	I work in a shop.	Use the simple verb for this regular role.
What time your class starts?	What time does your class start?	The direct question needs does and base start.

Practice

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

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Describe a regular job and an evening course.
2. Ask about the start time of a class.
3. Ask what someone enjoys about their work.

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. I work at a school, and I’m taking an evening English course.

   Model answer: a regular role can combine with current learning.

2. What time does your class start?

   Use does before the subject.

3. What do you enjoy about your work?

   Model answer: a focused open question invites detail.

Quick recap

• Combine role and current activity clearly.
• Match tense to routine or temporary activity.
• Ask focused follow-up questions.