Vocabulary: War, Conflict & Peace

Vocabulary B1/B2

War, Conflict & Peace

The exhaustive guide to international relations. Explore tension, combat, diplomacy, and powerful historical idioms below.

News English 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how international news channels use formal vocabulary like "Sanctions" and "Intervene". Learning these words will help you understand global events much better!

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

Which word means to stop fighting by an official agreement?

(តើពាក្យមួយណាមានន័យថាបញ្ឈប់ការវាយប្រយុទ្ធគ្នាដោយមានកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Idiom Match

If you "bury the hatchet", what do you do?

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នក "bury the hatchet" តើវាមានន័យថាអ្នកធ្វើអ្វី?)

VOCABULARY TRAP ❌

Does the word "Casualty" just mean a small accident?

(តើពាក្យ "Casualty" គ្រាន់តែមានន័យថាគ្រោះថ្នាក់តូចតាចឬ?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Opposites

What is the opposite of an "Ally"?

(តើពាក្យផ្ទុយនៃ "សម្ព័ន្ធមិត្ត" គឺជាអ្វី?)

Vocab Check ⚡

ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យ ⚡

Definition Match

What is "Diplomacy"?

(តើ "ការទូត" មានន័យថាអ្វី?)

News Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Read the News 📰 Find an international news article in English. Try to spot at least three words from the "Conflict" or "Warfare" lists (e.g., Crisis, Ally, Retreat).

Writing Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Write a Sentence ✍️ Write a sentence about a disagreement you had recently, and how you used "Compromise" or "Diplomacy" to solve it.

Speaking Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Voice Note 🎤 Record yourself saying: "It is time to bury the hatchet and make peace." Send it to someone you care about!

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Nita 3 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between a Treaty and a Truce?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Nita! A Truce is a temporary pause in fighting. A Treaty is a formal, legally binding, permanent agreement to end a war. 📜

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Can I use "rebel" as a verb and a noun?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes! As a noun, it is a person (The rebel fought back). As a verb, it is an action (They decided to rebel against the king). Notice the pronunciation changes slightly! ✊