Learn the English Heteronym CONTENT with Pronunciation and Practice Sentences

Hello, everyone.

ສະບາຍດີທຸກຄົນ.

My name is Fiona.

ຂ້ອຍຊື່ Fiona.

Today we're going to be looking at these two words.

ມື້ນີ້ພວກເຮົາຈະມາເບິ່ງສອງຄໍານີ້.

They look the same and sound the same – almost.

ພວກເຂົາເບິ່ງຄືກັນແລະສຽງດຽວກັນ - ເກືອບ.

And knowing the difference is really going to help

ແລະຮູ້ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງແມ່ນຈະຊ່ວຍໃຫ້

your English pronunciation and listening skills.

ການອອກສຽງພາສາອັງກິດແລະການຟັງຂອງທ່ານ.

What is the difference?

ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງຄືແນວໃດ?

Keep watching to find out.

ສືບຕໍ່ເບິ່ງເພື່ອຊອກຫາ.

Let's begin.

ໃຫ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນ.

Okay.

ຕົກລົງ.

First time I'm going to say the sentence really quickly so listen well.

ເທື່ອທຳອິດທີ່ຂ້ອຍຈະເວົ້າປະໂຫຍກນັ້ນໄວແທ້ໆ ຟັງໃຫ້ດີ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

Let's go one more time but slower.

ໄປອີກເທື່ອໜຶ່ງ ແຕ່ຊ້າກວ່າ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

Okay, let's have a look at the sentence.

ຕົກລົງ, ໃຫ້ເບິ່ງປະໂຫຍກ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

What two words go in these two gaps?

ສອງຄຳໃດຢູ່ໃນຊ່ອງຫວ່າງສອງອັນນີ້?

Well the answer is, ‘My boss was content with the content.’

ຄໍາຕອບແມ່ນ, 'ນາຍຈ້າງຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

They look like the same word.

ພວກເຂົາເບິ່ງຄືວ່າເປັນຄໍາດຽວກັນ.

I know.

ຂ້ອຍຮູ້.

Oh no but they're two different words.

ໂອ້, ແຕ່ພວກເຂົາແມ່ນສອງຄໍາທີ່ແຕກຕ່າງກັນ.

And let me tell you why.

ແລະໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍບອກເຈົ້າວ່າເປັນຫຍັງ.

Let's have a look at our two words: content and content

ຂໍໃຫ້ພິຈາລະນາສອງຄໍາຂອງພວກເຮົາ: ເນື້ອໃນແລະເນື້ອໃນ

They're spelled the same way,

ມັນຖືກສະກົດຄືກັນ,

but the pronunciation,

ແຕ່ການອອກສຽງ,

and the meaning is different. It's a heteronym.

ແລະຄວາມຫມາຍແຕກຕ່າງກັນ. ມັນເປັນ heteronym.

What is a heteronym?

ນາມສະກຸນແມ່ນຫຍັງ?

Well it's where you have two words

ແລ້ວ, ມັນແມ່ນບ່ອນທີ່ເຈົ້າມີສອງຄໍາ

that are spelled the same way

ທີ່ສະກົດຄືກັນ

but the pronunciations

ແຕ່ການອອກສຽງ

and the meanings are different.

ແລະຄວາມຫມາຍແຕກຕ່າງກັນ.

Let's look at our two words in more detail.

ໃຫ້ເບິ່ງສອງຄໍາຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນລາຍລະອຽດເພີ່ມເຕີມ.

Both the meaning and the pronunciation.

ທັງ​ຄວາມ​ຫມາຍ​ແລະ​ການ​ອອກ​ສຽງ​.

First is ‘content’.

ຫນ້າທໍາອິດແມ່ນ 'ເນື້ອໃນ'.

‘content’ is an adjective.

'ເນື້ອໃນ' ແມ່ນ ຄຳ ຄຸນນາມ.

It means to be happy or satisfied with something.

ມັນຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າຈະມີຄວາມສຸກຫຼືພໍໃຈກັບບາງສິ່ງບາງຢ່າງ.

I have two sentences for you.

ຂ້ອຍມີສອງປະໂຫຍກສຳລັບເຈົ້າ.

“I'm content with my peaceful life.’

"ຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບຊີວິດທີ່ສະຫງົບສຸກຂອງຂ້ອຍ.'

I'm happy with my peaceful life. I'm satisfied.

ຂ້ອຍມີຄວາມສຸກກັບຊີວິດທີ່ສະຫງົບສຸກຂອງຂ້ອຍ. ຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈ.

I don't need anything else.

ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຕ້ອງການຫຍັງອີກ.

Sentence number two.

ປະໂຫຍກທີ່ສອງ.

‘She is content to stay home Friday night.’

'ນາງພໍໃຈທີ່ຈະຢູ່ເຮືອນຄືນວັນສຸກ.'

She's okay with staying home Friday night.

ນາງບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງກັບການຢູ່ເຮືອນຄືນວັນສຸກ.

She's happy with that.

ນາງມີຄວາມສຸກກັບສິ່ງນັ້ນ.

She doesn't need anything else.

ນາງບໍ່ຕ້ອງການຫຍັງອີກ.

Okay, let's practice pronunciation.

ຕົກລົງ, ມາຝຶກການອອກສຽງ.

content

ເນື້ອໃນ

content

ເນື້ອໃນ

Let's look at word number two.

ຂໍໃຫ້ເບິ່ງຄໍາທີ່ສອງ.

‘content’

'ເນື້ອໃນ'

‘content’ is a noun.

'ເນື້ອໃນ' ແມ່ນຄໍານາມ.

It means information that is put on the internet or other medium.

ມັນຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ໃສ່ໃນອິນເຕີເນັດຫຼືສື່ອື່ນໆ.

I have two sentences for you.

ຂ້ອຍມີສອງປະໂຫຍກສຳລັບເຈົ້າ.

‘Youtubers always have to make new content.’

'Youtubers ສະເຫມີຕ້ອງເຮັດເນື້ອຫາໃຫມ່.'

Youtubers have to make new information to put on the internet.

Youtubers ຕ້ອງເຮັດຂໍ້ມູນໃຫມ່ເພື່ອໃສ່ອິນເຕີເນັດ.

And sentence number two.

ແລະ​ປະ​ໂຫຍກ​ທີ່​ສອງ​.

‘My video content uses English.’

'ເນື້ອຫາວິດີໂອຂອງຂ້ອຍໃຊ້ພາສາອັງກິດ.'

The videos that I make uses English.

ວິດີໂອທີ່ຂ້ອຍສ້າງແມ່ນໃຊ້ພາສາອັງກິດ.

Okay, let's practice pronunciation.

ຕົກລົງ, ມາຝຶກການອອກສຽງ.

Ready?

ພ້ອມບໍ?

content

ເນື້ອໃນ

content

ເນື້ອ

Now let's go back to our main sentence.

ໃນ ຕອນນີ້ໃຫ້ກັບຄືນໄປຫາປະໂຫຍກຫຼັກຂອງພວກເຮົາ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

My boss was content.

ນາຍຈ້າງຂອງຂ້ອຍມີເນື້ອຫາ.

He was happy.

ລາວມີຄວາມສຸກ.

He was satisfied with the content.

ລາວພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.

With the information that I gave him.

ກັບຂໍ້ມູນທີ່ຂ້ອຍໃຫ້ລາວ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

Now let's practice pronunciation.

ຕອນນີ້ໃຫ້ເຮົາຝຶກການອອກສຽງ.

We're going to go slowly first and then speed up.

ເຮົາຈະໄປຊ້າໆກ່ອນ ແລ້ວຄ່ອຍເລັ່ງ.

Repeat after me.

ເຮັດຊ້ຳຫຼັງຂ້ອຍ.

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

Now like a native speaker.

ດຽວນີ້ຄືກັບຜູ້ເວົ້າພື້ນເມືອງ.

Ready?

ພ້ອມບໍ?

‘My boss was content with the content.’

'ເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍພໍໃຈກັບເນື້ອຫາ.'

Good job.

ວຽກດີ.

Great job today, guys.

ມື້​ນີ້​ວຽກ​ທີ່​ຍິ່ງ​ໃຫຍ່​, guys​.

You did really well.

ເຈົ້າເຮັດໄດ້ດີແທ້ໆ.

And we got some awesome practice in pronunciation and listening.

ແລະພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຮັບການປະຕິບັດທີ່ຫນ້າຫວາດສຽວບາງຢ່າງໃນການອອກສຽງແລະການຟັງ.

If you want to leave a comment, leave one down below.

ຖ້າທ່ານຕ້ອງການອອກຄໍາເຫັນ, ປ່ອຍໃຫ້ຫນຶ່ງລົງຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້.

I read all of them.

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ອ່ານທັງຫມົດຂອງພວກເຂົາ.

And I'm always super thankful for my students’ support.

ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສະເຫມີຂໍຂອບໃຈ super ສໍາລັບການສະຫນັບສະຫນູນນັກສຶກສາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ.

I'll see you in the next video.

ຂ້ອຍຈະພົບເຈົ້າໃນວິດີໂອຕໍ່ໄປ.