Vocabulary: Video Games, Esports & Online Play

Vocabulary B1/B2

Video Games & Esports

The exhaustive master guide to gaming! Select the tabs below to explore game genres, mechanics, hardware, and essential slang.

Gaming Lingo 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how online gamers communicate. Learning these abbreviations like AFK and GG will help you understand text chats in any multiplayer game!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What does AFK stand for?

(តើ AFK មកពីពាក្យអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Word Meaning

If a game developer "Nerfs" a weapon, they...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកបង្កើតហ្គេម "Nerf" អាវុធមួយ វាមានន័យថា...)

SLANG TRAP ❌

Is calling someone a "Camper" a compliment?

(តើការហៅគេថា "Camper" ជាការសរសើរឬ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Acronym Match

What do players type at the end of a match to be polite?

(តើអ្នកលេងតែងតែវាយអក្សរអ្វីនៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃការប្រកួត?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Genre Knowledge

A game where you can freely build and explore anywhere is called a...

(តើហ្គេមដែលអ្នកអាចសាងសង់សេរីហៅថាអ្វី?)

Gaming Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Find your Genre 🎮 Write down your favorite video game. Then, use this vocabulary list to identify what genre it is (e.g., "Mobile Legends is a Multiplayer game").

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write some Slang ✍️ Write a message to a friend using the terms "GG" and "Carry". E.g., "GG! Thanks for the carry."

Teaching Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Teach a friend 🙋‍♂️ Explain to a non-gamer friend what a "Rage quit" is in English.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying clearly: "The boss fight was hard, but I managed to level up."

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Dara 3 hours ago

Teacher, what does "Carry" mean in a game?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Dara! In gaming, to "carry" means one very strong player does all the hard work to win the game for their weak team. They carry the team to victory! 🏆

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is "Noob" a bad word?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It can be! Originally, it just meant a "newbie" or beginner. But today, players often use it as an insult to say someone is playing very badly. Be careful using it! 😅

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Nita 6 hours ago

What is the difference between a bug and a glitch?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

They are very similar! A "bug" is an error in the actual code that breaks the game. A "glitch" is usually a temporary, funny visual mistake you see while playing, like a character walking through a wall. 🐛