Vocabulary: The Internet, Web & Social Media

Vocabulary B1/B2

Internet & Social Media

The exhaustive guide to the digital world! Select the tabs below to switch between web terms, social media, actions, and modern slang.

Digital Verbs 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between Swipe, Scroll, and Tap. Using the correct action verb is essential for talking about smartphones and apps natively!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

A program like Chrome or Safari used to view websites is a...

(តើកម្មវិធីដូចជា Chrome ឬ Safari ប្រើសម្រាប់មើលគេហទំព័រហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Slang Meaning

If someone is "doomscrolling", they are...

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់កំពុង "doomscrolling" ពួកគេកំពុងធ្វើអ្វី?)

PREPOSITION TRAP ❌

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាដែលត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

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Action Verbs

To move your finger across a smartphone screen to change pages is to...

(ការអូសម្រាមដៃលើអេក្រង់ទូរស័ព្ទដើម្បីប្តូរទំព័រ ហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Acronym Match

What does the slang "FOMO" stand for?

(តើពាក្យ FOMO មានន័យពេញថាអ្វី?)

Digital Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

App Hunt 🔎 Open your phone. Find one app that is a "Browser" and one that is a "Search engine". Write down their names.

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Leave a Comment ✍️ Go to your favorite social media app and leave a comment using the slang abbreviation "TMI" or "FOMO".

Teaching Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Teach a friend 🙋‍♂️ Explain to a friend or family member what "Cyberbullying" and "Troll" mean in English to keep them safe online.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself explaining the phrase "Going viral". E.g., "When a video goes viral, millions of people see it!"

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between the Internet and the Web?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Great question. The "Internet" is the massive physical network of computers connected together globally. The "Web" (World Wide Web) is just one service on the Internet—it is all the pages, sites, and info you view using a browser! 🌐

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Nita 5 hours ago

What does DM mean when someone says "DM me"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

DM stands for "Direct Message". It means they want you to send them a private message rather than commenting publicly on their post. 💬

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Ratha 7 hours ago

Is "Upload" sending or receiving a file?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 6 hours ago

"Upload" is sending! You UP-load a file from your phone UP to the internet (like posting a photo). You DOWN-load a file from the internet DOWN to your phone. ⬆️⬇️