Vocabulary: Quantity, Numbers & Measurement

Vocabulary B1/B2

Quantity & Measurement

The exhaustive master guide to amounts and dimensions. Explore quantities, measurements, units, and related expressions below!

Metric vs. Imperial 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between the Metric system (used in Cambodia) and the Imperial system (used in the USA). Learn when to use kilometers versus miles!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which word means "more than enough" or "a very large amount"?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាមានន័យថា "ច្រើនលើសលប់" ឬ "សំបូរបែប"?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Dimension Check

The measurement from side to side of an object is called its...

(តើរង្វាស់ពីម្ខាងទៅម្ខាងនៃវត្ថុមួយហៅថាអ្វី?)

PLURAL TRAP ❌

When used as an adjective before a noun, does the unit take an "s"?

(នៅពេលប្រើជាគុណនាមនៅពីមុខនាម តើខ្នាតរង្វាស់ត្រូវថែម "s" ដែរឬទេ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Unit Match

Which unit is used in the USA to measure long driving distances?

(តើខ្នាតមួយណាដែលសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រើសម្រាប់វាស់ចម្ងាយបើកបរផ្លូវឆ្ងាយ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If something is "a dime a dozen", it means...

(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទនេះមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)

Quantity Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Measure Your Room 📏 Estimate the length and width of your room in meters. Write a full sentence: "The length is... and the width is..."

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Describe Abundance ✍️ Write a sentence about something you have an "abundance" of, and something you have a "scarcity" of.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Record 🎤 Record yourself saying: "As a rule of thumb, always go the extra mile." Make sure your pronunciation is clear!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sokha 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the exact difference between Area and Volume?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! Area is flat (2D), like measuring the floor of a room to buy a carpet. Volume is the space inside a 3D object, like measuring how much water fits inside a swimming pool! 📦

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Why do Americans use Pounds and Miles instead of Kilograms and Kilometers?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is history! The USA uses the Imperial System (brought over by the British long ago), while most of the world (including Cambodia) switched to the Metric System because it is based on units of 10 and much easier to calculate! 📏