Vocabulary: Tools, Hardware & DIY

Vocabulary B1/B2

Tools & Hardware

The exhaustive DIY master guide! Select the tabs below to switch between hand tools, power tools, hardware, and workshop idioms.

Righty Tighty 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the golden rule of mechanics: "Righty tighty, lefty loosey." It is the best way to remember which way to turn a screwdriver or wrench!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Tool Match

Which tool is best used for gripping, bending, or cutting wire?

(តើឧបករណ៍មួយណាដែលល្អបំផុតសម្រាប់ចាប់ ពត់ ឬកាត់ខ្សែលួស?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Hardware Match

What do you use to fasten two things together with a bolt?

(តើអ្នកប្រើអ្វីដើម្បីរឹតភ្ជាប់វត្ថុពីរជាមួយប៊ូឡុង?)

LITERAL TRAP ❌

If someone says "He threw a spanner in the works", did they throw a real tool?

(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់និយាយថា "He threw a spanner in the works" តើពួកគេពិតជាបានគប់សោរមែនទេ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Action Match

To check if a surface is perfectly straight horizontally, you use a...

(ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលថាផ្ទៃមួយត្រង់ស្មើល្អតាមបណ្តោយផ្ដេក តើអ្នកប្រើអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If you understand exactly what the problem is, you "Hit the nail on the..."

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកយល់ច្បាស់ពីបញ្ហា អ្នកបាន...)

Workshop Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Check the Bikes 🚲 Find a bicycle or a piece of machinery. Point out a "Screw", a "Bolt", and a "Nut". Say the words out loud!

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write it down ✍️ Write two sentences about fixing something broken in your house using the verbs "Tighten" and "Assemble".

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "Measure twice, cut once." Send it to a friend as a piece of good advice!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Kanha 3 hours ago

Teacher, when our tour guides are fixing the bicycles, should they say "spanner" or "wrench"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Kanha! Great question for the tours! "Wrench" is used in American English, and "Spanner" is used in British/Australian English. Since Soksabike gets many international guests, both are perfectly fine to use! 🚲

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the exact difference between a Bolt and a Screw?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

This is a classic trap! A Screw has a sharp point and digs into the wood by itself. A Bolt is flat at the end and needs a Nut (the little metal ring) attached to the other side to hold things together! 🔩