Vocabulary: Directions, Maps & Navigation

Vocabulary B1/B2

Directions & Maps

The exhaustive guide to navigating the world! Select the tabs below to explore core directions, map features, verbs, and local travel idioms.

Prepositions of Movement 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to direct tourists properly! Pay attention to the difference between going THROUGH the village, ALONG the river, and OVER the bridge.

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

The place where two or more roads cross each other is called an...

(តើកន្លែងដែលផ្លូវពីរឬច្រើនកាត់គ្នាហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Preposition Match

Our Soksabike office is located right ___ the local market.

(ការិយាល័យរបស់យើងមានទីតាំងនៅជាប់នឹងផ្សារ។)

DIRECTION TRAP ❌

If a tourist asks you to turn at the "Roundabout", what do they mean?

(តើពាក្យ Roundabout មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Verb Check

Please ___ me! I know the route to the attraction.

(សូមដើរតាមខ្ញុំ! ខ្ញុំស្គាល់ផ្លូវទៅកាន់រមណីយដ្ឋាន។)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If the bicycle trail is "Off the beaten track", it is...

(ប្រសិនបើផ្លូវជិះកង់នោះ "Off the beaten track" វាមានន័យថា...)

Navigation Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Guide a Tourist 🗺️ Write three sentences directing a tourist from the Soksabike office to the local market using "Go straight", "Turn left", and "Next to".

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Map Maker ✍️ Draw a small map of your street on paper. Label the "intersection", the "sidewalk", and at least one "landmark". Say the names out loud.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "To reach the beautiful destination, cross the river and head north." Speak clearly like a tour guide!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, how do I explain a 'dirt road' vs a 'paved road' to our cycling guests in Battambang?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! Excellent question for tours. A "dirt road" is unpaved, often dusty or muddy, which is great for adventurous cycling! A "paved road" is smooth, usually covered with concrete or asphalt. 🚲

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is "Crossroad" the same as "Intersection"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

They are very similar! "Intersection" is the formal word we use for any place where roads cross (especially in cities). "Crossroads" usually refers to two roads crossing in a more rural or countryside area. 🗺️