Vocabulary: Chemistry, Science & The Lab

Vocabulary B1/B2

Science & The Lab

The exhaustive master guide to the laboratory! Select the tabs below to switch between equipment, elements, scientific actions, and idioms.

Chemistry in Daily Life 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how we use scientific verbs like "Dissolve", "Evaporate", and "Dilute" when talking about everyday things like cooking and making coffee!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which tool is used to make small objects look larger?

(តើឧបករណ៍មួយណាប្រើសម្រាប់ធ្វើឲ្យវត្ថុតូចៗមើលទៅធំ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Substance Match

When you mix sugar into water, the sugar will...

(នៅពេលអ្នកលាយស្ករចូលក្នុងទឹក ស្ករនឹង...)

IDIOM TRAP ❌

If two people "have chemistry", what does it mean?

(ប្រសិនបើមនុស្សពីរនាក់ "have chemistry" តើវាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Opposites

What is the opposite of an "Acid"?

(តើពាក្យផ្ទុយពី "អាស៊ីត" គឺជាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If a task is very simple and easy to understand, you can say: "It is not..."

(ប្រសិនបើកិច្ចការមួយងាយស្រួលយល់ តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយថាម៉េច?)

Science Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Kitchen Chemistry 🧪 Find something in your kitchen that is a "Solid" and something that is a "Liquid". Say their names in English out loud.

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Use an Idiom ✍️ Write a message to a friend about a simple task, telling them "Don't worry, it's not rocket science!"

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself reading this sentence clearly: "Water will evaporate when you boil it."

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the exact difference between "Evaporate" and "Boil"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! Boiling is an action you do with intense heat (water boils at 100 degrees). Evaporating is the natural process where liquid turns into gas, which can happen slowly even without boiling heat! 💨

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Why is it called "Rocket Science"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question! Aerospace engineering (building rockets) is famous for being incredibly complex and requiring intense math. So, when something is easy, we joke and say "It is not rocket science!" 🚀