Vocabulary: Hospital, Medical Care & Treatment

Vocabulary B1/B2

Hospital & Healthcare

The exhaustive medical master guide! Select the tabs below to switch between places, symptoms, treatments, and idioms.

Describing Pain 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between an Ache (a slow, continuous pain) and a Sharp Pain (a sudden, strong pain). Using the right word helps the doctor help you!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What do we call the place in a hospital for urgent, life-threatening treatment?

(តើយើងហៅកន្លែងព្យាបាលអ្នកជំងឺបន្ទាន់ក្នុងមន្ទីរពេទ្យថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Location Match

Where do you go to buy medicine that a doctor ordered for you?

(តើអ្នកទៅទិញថ្នាំពេទ្យនៅឯណា?)

PRONUNCIATION TRAP ❌

How do you pronounce the word "Ache"?

(តើពាក្យ Ache បញ្ចេញសំឡេងយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If someone says they are feeling "under the weather", they are...

(ប្រសិនបើមានគេនិយាយថាពួកគេ feeling "under the weather" តើមានន័យថាម៉េច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Meaning Match

What is a "prescription"?

(តើវេជ្ជបញ្ជា "prescription" គឺជាអ្វី?)

Hospital Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Symptom Check 🩺 Write down two sentences describing how you feel when you are sick. Use words like "Fever", "Cough", or "Dizzy".

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Text a Friend 📱 Send a message to a friend saying you can't meet them today because you feel "under the weather".

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "The doctor gave me a prescription and now I am on the mend." Say it clearly!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the exact difference between a clinic and a hospital?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! A clinic is usually smaller and for basic check-ups or minor illnesses (you visit and go home). A hospital is large, handles serious emergencies, performs big surgeries, and has beds for patients to stay overnight. 🏥

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Nita 5 hours ago

Can I say "I have a pain in my head" instead of headache?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

You can, and people will understand you! However, "I have a headache" sounds much more natural and is what native English speakers use. The same goes for stomachache and toothache! 🤕