Vocabulary: Prepositions of Place & Movement

Vocabulary B1

Place & Movement

The exhaustive master guide to spatial prepositions! Select the tabs below to switch between locations, directions, phrasal verbs, and idioms.

In, On, or At? 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the golden rule of transport! We say IN a car, but ON a bus. The secret? If you can stand up and walk inside it, use "ON"!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Meaning Match

If a cat is hiding "under" the table, where is it?

(ប្រសិនបើឆ្មាមួយក្បាលកំពុងពួន "under" តុ តើវានៅឯណា?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Movement Check

She walked ___ the bridge to get to the other side of the river.

(នាងបានដើរឆ្លងកាត់ស្ពានដើម្បីទៅត្រើយម្ខាងទៀតនៃទន្លេ។)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says they are "Under the weather", what does it mean?

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់និយាយថាពួកគេ "Under the weather" វាមានន័យថាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Phrasal Verbs

You should ___ the bus at the next stop.

(អ្នកគួរតែចុះពីឡានក្រុងនៅចំណតបន្ទាប់។)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If we are "In the same boat", we are...

(ប្រសិនបើយើង "In the same boat" តើយើងកំពុងជួបបញ្ហាអ្វី?)

Location Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe Your Room 🔍 Write down three sentences describing where things are in your room using "on", "under", and "next to". (e.g., The bag is under the bed).

Action Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Give Directions 🚶‍♂️ Write short directions from your front door to your kitchen using movement words like "through", "past", or "into".

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "Don't worry, we are all in the same boat!" Send it to a friend who is studying with you.

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between "Among" and "Between"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! We use "Between" when there are exactly TWO things. (e.g., I sat between my mom and dad). We use "Among" when there are THREE or more things in a group. (e.g., The house is hidden among the trees). 🌳

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Why do we say "get IN the car" but "get ON the bus"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

This is a fun rule! If you must bend down to enter and cannot stand up and walk inside the vehicle, you use "IN" (Car, Taxi, Helicopter). If you can stand up and walk down an aisle, you use "ON" (Bus, Train, Airplane, Boat). 🚌