Vocabulary: School Subjects & Academic Fields

Vocabulary B1/B2

School Subjects

The exhaustive master guide to academics! Select the tabs below to explore core subjects, university majors, and campus idioms.

University Lingo 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference between a "Major" and a "Degree". You will also learn exactly how to use fun campus phrases like "hitting the books"!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Subject Match

Which subject studies living organisms, plants, and animals?

(តើមុខវិជ្ជាមួយណាដែលសិក្សាពីភាវៈរស់ រុក្ខជាតិ និងសត្វ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs, is called...

(ការសិក្សាពីព្រឹត្តិការណ៍អតីតកាល ជាពិសេសទាក់ទងនឹងមនុស្ស ហៅថា...)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says "I need to hit the books", what does it mean?

(ប្រសិនបើគេនិយាយថា "I need to hit the books", វាមានន័យថា...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Meaning

If you "pull an all-nighter", you...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នក "pull an all-nighter", អ្នក...)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

University Vocab

What do you call the main subject that a student specializes in at university?

(តើមុខជំនាញចម្បងដែលនិស្សិតរៀននៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យហៅថាអ្វី?)

School Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

List Your Subjects 📝 Write down three subjects you studied in high school in English (e.g., Mathematics, Literature, Physics).

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

What is your Major? 🎓 Write a complete sentence introducing your university major or the major you want to study. E.g., "I am majoring in Business Administration."

Idiom Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "I need to hit the books because I want to pass with flying colors!" Send it to a study buddy.

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 a Major and a Degree?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sokha! A "Major" is the specific subject you study (like Computer Science). A "Degree" is the official paper or title you get when you finish (like a Bachelor's Degree). 🎓

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What does it mean to "Cram" for an exam?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

To "cram" means to try and learn a massive amount of information in a very short time, usually the night right before a big test! It is stressful! 📚😅