Vocabulary: Jewelry, Gems & Precious Metals

Vocabulary B1

Jewelry & Gems

The exhaustive guide to precious things! Use the buttons below to switch between jewelry types, gemstones, metals, and idioms.

Describing Jewelry 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to confidently help guests who want to buy local souvenirs in Cambodia! Pay attention to how she describes the difference between fake and authentic silver!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Spelling Match

How do you spell the jewelry worn around the neck?

(តើគ្រឿងអលង្ការសម្រាប់ពាក់នៅក ហៅថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Gem Match

Which precious stone is known for being bright green?

(តើត្បូងមួយណាដែលមានពណ៌បៃតងស្រស់?)

MEANING TRAP ❌

If a diamond is "Flawless", what does that mean?

(ប្រសិនបើពេជ្រមួយគ្រាប់ "Flawless" តើវាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If a person has a "Heart of gold", they are...

(បើនរណាម្នាក់មាន "Heart of gold" គេគឺជាមនុស្សបែបណា?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Metal Match

Which metal is shiny and grayish-white?

(តើលោហៈមួយណាដែលមានពណ៌ប្រផេះស និងភ្លឺរលោង?)

Jewelry Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Jewelry Hunt 🔎 Find someone in your house or a photo online. Describe three pieces of jewelry they are wearing. (e.g., "She is wearing a silver ring and a pearl necklace.")

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Tour Guide Talk ✍️ Imagine a guest asks you about buying souvenirs. Write a sentence recommending a local metal or gem. E.g., "You should buy a silver bracelet."

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself reading this sentence out loud: "Not all that glitters is gold, but her diamond ring is flawless."

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between a bracelet and a bangle?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! A bracelet is usually flexible and has a clasp to open and close it (like a silver chain). A bangle is rigid, completely solid, and you slip your whole hand through it. 💎

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is the word "Gold" countable or uncountable?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Good question! The material itself is uncountable (We say "I have some gold", not "I have a gold"). But the object made from it is countable: "I have a gold ring" or "She has two gold coins". 💍