Vocabulary: Spices, Herbs & Seasoning

Vocabulary B1/B2

Spices & Herbs

The exhaustive culinary guide! Select the tabs below to switch between fresh herbs, aromatic spices, and flavorful idioms.

Describing Flavors 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to describe complex flavors. Notice how she uses adjectives like "Pungent" and "Aromatic" to make the food sound delicious!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which word describes a flavor that is salty, meaty, and very delicious (like soy sauce or mushrooms)?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាពណ៌នាពីរស់ជាតិដែលប្រៃមុត និងឆ្ងាញ់ដូចទឹកស៊ីអ៊ីវ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Herb Match

Which green herb is very common in Cambodian cooking and has a strong, fresh smell?

(តើជីរពណ៌បៃតងមួយណាដែលគេនិយមប្រើក្នុងម្ហូបខ្មែរ ហើយមានក្លិនប្រហើរ?)

SPELLING TRAP ❌

If the soup makes your mouth burn, it has too much...

(ប្រសិនបើស៊ុបធ្វើឲ្យរលាកមាត់របស់អ្នក វាមាន...ច្រើនពេក។)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Context Fill

This curry needs more ___ to make it yellow.

(ការីនេះត្រូវការ...បន្ថែមទៀតដើម្បីឲ្យវាមានពណ៌លឿង។)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If someone accidentally reveals a secret, they...

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់ចៃដន្យទម្លាយអាថ៌កំបាំង ពួកគេ...)

Kitchen Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Pantry Hunt 🔍 Go to your kitchen and find three spices or sauces. Say their English names out loud (e.g., "This is soy sauce, this is black pepper").

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write a Recipe ✍️ Write two sentences explaining how to make your favorite Cambodian dish using at least two words from the list (e.g., "Add lemongrass and fish sauce").

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "Variety is the spice of life!" Send the voice note to a friend who is bored with their routine.

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Nita 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the exact difference between an Herb and a Spice?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Nita! Herbs are the green, leafy parts of a plant (like Basil or Mint). Spices come from the other parts of the plant, like the roots, bark, or seeds (like Ginger or Cinnamon). 🌱

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Are Coriander and Cilantro the same thing?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes, they come from the same plant! In America, they call the green leaves "Cilantro" and the seeds "Coriander". In the UK and Australia, they just call both parts "Coriander". 🌿