Vocabulary for 195 countries: choose your learning route
Find a published cultural vocabulary starter and a Top 100 subject guide for every one of 195 countries. Explore 452 linked Top 100 guides through the country entries below. Start with the cultural words, or choose a subject such as music, craft, ecology, architecture or conservation from the country entry below.
Asia and the Middle East · Europe · Africa · The Americas and the Caribbean · Oceania and the Pacific · Find a destination A–Z
The 195-country count follows the 193 United Nations member states plus the Holy See and State of Palestine; the Holy See route uses the Vatican City guide. The directory also retains additional destinations, which are outside this count. Use the reading regions to navigate; they do not define political status.
Find the Top 20 Unique Vocabulary Words to Know When Visiting and Touring guides in one place. This world travel vocabulary index connects 201 published destination guides, each beginning with twenty words or phrases and their meanings. Choose a country below, explore a regional route, or use the A–Z finder to jump straight to a name.
These are vocabulary and cultural-reading lessons for children, students and adults. You can use them before a journey, alongside a book or documentary, or simply to understand a place more clearly. A word becomes useful when you can explain what it names, recognise its context and use it in a sentence that another person can follow.
Start with the guide you need
Choose a place, then choose how much you want to learn today. The twenty-word guides are the starting point; the companion links take you further.
1. A quick cultural introduction. Find your destination A–Z and open its 20 cultural words guide.
2. Useful words for everyday travel situations. Choose 50 essentials beside a destination. See how the English and Chinese companion guides work.
3. A closer look at a city. Choose a country’s City & destination guides, or browse the World City Vocabulary Directory.
4. Help remembering and using the words. Choose an English learning route for school, beginners, writing or independent practice.
5. More about the place itself. The World Travel Hub connects food, places, things to learn and wider country reading. Browse the food, places, learning and activity directories.
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Choose your next reading step
Five routes lead to the complete directory. Each destination appears once in the regional lists.
1. Asia and the Middle East
50 guides · Find a destination, then follow its guide into language, food, heritage and landscapes.
2. Europe
46 guides · Explore country guides through the names used for everyday life, buildings, food and cultural practices.
3. Africa
54 guides · Choose among 54 guides, keeping each country’s languages and cultural contexts visible.
4. The Americas and the Caribbean
35 guides · Read across North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
5. Oceania and the Pacific
16 guides · Find Australia, New Zealand and island destinations in one reading route.
Find a destination A–Z · 20, 50 or 100 words? · Use a guide for learning · English learning routes · Questions about the series · Vocabulary learning hub
“Unique” describes each selection. Some terms belong to a particular cultural tradition; others are shared across languages, communities or regions, or are explanatory English. The directory includes country and destination labels used by the published guides. Regional placement is a browsing aid, especially for places spanning more than one region.
A cultural description does not establish present travel access, opening hours or conditions at a site. Use these guides to learn words and understand their context; practical travel decisions need current information from the relevant authorities and service providers.
Find a destination A–Z
Open a letter range and select a destination. You will land on its entry below. Start with 20 cultural words; use the companion links if you want everyday expressions, Chinese explanations or city-level study. Only available companions are shown.
A–F · 62 destinations
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Cook Islands · Costa Rica · Côte d’Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Federated States of Micronesia · Fiji · Finland · France
G–L · 41 destinations
Gabon · The Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg
M–R · 46 destinations
Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Niue · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Rwanda
S–Z · 52 destinations
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Start with one destination that interests you. A menu, a building description, a cultural object or a greeting can provide the first useful connection. When moving to another guide, compare the meaning and context of a term rather than assuming that a shared spelling makes every local use identical.
Afghanistan
20 cultural words · City & destination guides · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Saffron Cultivation
Armenia
20 cultural words · City & destination guides · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Chess · Khachkar Stone-Carving · Lavash Bread Making
Azerbaijan
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Carpet · Lahij Coppersmithing · Gobustan Rock Art Archaeology
Bahrain
20 cultural words · City & destination guides · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Pearling
Bangladesh
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Jamdani Weaving · Rickshaw Painting · River Delta
Bhutan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Archery · Black-Necked Crane Conservation
Brunei
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Peat Swamp Ecology
Cambodia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Angkor Water Management · Sbek Thom Shadow Theatre · Stone Carving
China
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Culinary · Fujian Tulou Architecture · Guqin · Giant Panda Bamboo Forest Ecology
Georgia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Winemaking · Svaneti Defensive Tower Architecture
Hong Kong
20 cultural words
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India
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Chhau Mask Making · Jantar Mantar Astronomy · Sankirtana Performance · Stepwell Architecture · Textile
Indonesia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Angklung Bamboo Music · Bali Subak Water Temple · Gamelan Tuning · Noken Bag Making · Textile · Wayang Kulit · Komodo Dragon Island Ecology
Iran
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Naqqali Storytelling · Persian Garden · Persian Qanat Water Engineering · Qanat Engineering · Saffron Cultivation
Iraq
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Reed Architecture
Israel
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Negev Water Harvesting
Japan
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bunraku Puppet Theatre · Design · Kintsugi · Origami · Paper Conservation · Satoyama Landscape · Shibori · Hiraizumi Pure Land Garden · Ogasawara Island Evolution
Jordan
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Archaeobotany · Petra Water Engineering · Rock-Cut Architecture
Kazakhstan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aitys Improvised Poetry · Equestrian · Saryarka Steppe Lake Bird Ecology
Kuwait
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Al Sadu Weaving
Kyrgyzstan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Kok Boru · Shyrdak Felt Carpet · Yurt Construction
Laos
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Hydropower
Lebanon
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cedar Conservation
Macau
20 cultural words
Malaysia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Batik · Natural Rubber · Pewter Craft · Songket Weaving
Maldives
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Coral Restoration · Coral Stone Mosque Conservation
Mongolia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cashmere · Fossil Preparation · Khoomei Overtone Singing · Morin Khuur Horse-Head Fiddle · Pastoralism · Classical Mongolian Calligraphy · Mongolian Calligraphy
Myanmar
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bagan Temple Conservation
Nepal
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lokta Papermaking · Mountain Geography · Paubha Painting · Chitwan One-Horned Rhinoceros Ecology
North Korea
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Koguryo Tomb Murals
Oman
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aflaj Irrigation · Frankincense · Ophiolite Geology
Pakistan
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Irrigation
Palestine
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Embroidery
Philippines
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Mangrove Ecology · Rice Terrace Conservation · Tubbataha Reefs Marine Ecology
Qatar
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Dugong Ecology · Falconry · Pearl Diving
Saudi Arabia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Al Qatt Al Asiri Wall Painting · Date Farming · Hegra Nabataean Tomb Architecture
Singapore
20 cultural words · 100 Singapore words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sungei Buloh Wetlands, Migratory Birds and Mangroves — Day 48
Singapore conversations: choose a situation and reading language. These guides explain local words and expressions for everyday encounters. The language labels describe the guide’s explanations.
At a kopitiam: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Ordering a local breakfast: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
At a hawker centre: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Meeting an uncle or auntie: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Shopping at a wet market: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
More wet-market practice: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский. Practise prices, quantities, preparation requests and payment with another set of market conversations.
Shopping in a neighbourhood shop: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Shopping at a mall: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Asking about sizes, exchanges and returns: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Buying groceries: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Getting around and arriving
Taking the MRT: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Riding a public bus: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Taking a taxi or ride-hail: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Asking for directions: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
At Changi Airport: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Checking into a hotel: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Meeting people and visiting homes
Meeting local neighbours: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Visiting a local home: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Joining a family meal: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Making friends at a community event: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
More community-event conversation practice: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
Talking with colleagues: English · 简体中文 · हिन्दी · Русский
South Korea
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Celadon Glazes · Digital Technology · Getbol Tidal Flat Ecology · Hangeul Typeface Design · Hanji Papermaking · Jeju Haenyeo Maritime Heritage · Jeju Geomunoreum Lava Tube Geology · Talchum Korean Mask Dance
Sri Lanka
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Coir Fibre Processing · Dumbara Mat Weaving · Tea · Sigiriya Rock Fortress Water Garden · Sinharaja Rainforest Ecology
Syria
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aleppo Ghar Soap
Taiwan
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Tajikistan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Glacier Science
Thailand
20 cultural words
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Khon Masked Dance Drama · Nora Dance Drama · Orchid Cultivation
Timor-Leste
20 cultural words
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Coffee Cultivation
Turkey
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Calligraphy · Ebru Paper Marbling · Ebru Paper Marbling · Mevlevi Sema Ceremony · Cappadocia Fairy Chimney Geology
Turkmenistan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Akhal-Teke Horse Heritage
United Arab Emirates
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Al Ain Oasis Irrigation
Uzbekistan
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Caravan Trade · Ikat Weaving
Vietnam
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lacquer Painting · Rice Farming · Water Puppetry · Xoan Singing · Hoi An Ancient Town Merchant House
Yemen
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Socotra Dragon’s Blood Tree Ecology
Choose a guide and identify four kinds of term: an object, a place, a practice and a description. Then use a second guide to compare how those categories appear elsewhere. A familiar English label may hide a useful distinction, while an unfamiliar local name may identify something quite concrete.
Albania
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Polyphonic Singing
Andorra
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Mountain Pasture Ecology
Austria
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Blaudruck Resist Printing · Orchestral Music · Piano Making
Belarus
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Peatland Ecology
Belgium
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Carillon Music · Comics
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Konjic Woodcarving
Bulgaria
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Rose Cultivation
Croatia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Batana Boat Heritage · Dry Stone Walling · Karst Geography · Lacemaking · Wooden Toy Making
Cyprus
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lefkara Lace Making · Mosaic Conservation
Czechia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Glassmaking · Letterpress Printing · Puppet Theatre
Denmark
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bog Body Conservation · Eelgrass Restoration · Pollen Analysis · Wind Energy · Viking-Age Ring Fortress Archaeology
Estonia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Choral Singing · Lichen Biomonitoring · Lichen Ecology · Kihnu Island Cultural Heritage
Finland
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Clinker Boatbuilding · Diatom Analysis · Forestry · Peatland Restoration · Sauna Culture
France
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aubusson Tapestry · Cinema · Stained Glass Conservation
Germany
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bookbinding · Manufacturing · Mudflat Sedimentology · Organ Building
Greece
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Antikythera Mechanism · Mastic Cultivation · Olive Oil Tasting · Theatre · Meteora Monastery Cliff Conservation
Hungary
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Thermal Bath
Iceland
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Geothermal Energy · Jökulhlaup Glacial Flood · Lava Tube Geology · Turf House Architecture · Surtsey Island Ecological Succession
Ireland
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Hurling · Manuscript · Uilleann Piping · Sceilg Mhichíl Monastic Heritage
Italy
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Architecture · Fresco Conservation · Ocarina Making · Opera · Violin Making · Sassi di Matera Cave Dwelling Architecture
Kosovo
20 cultural words
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Latvia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Folksong Archives
Liechtenstein
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Precision Measurement
Lithuania
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Amber · Sodai Straw Gardens · Sutartines Singing
Luxembourg
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Steelmaking
Malta
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Maritime Archaeology
Moldova
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Wall-Carpet Weaving
Monaco
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aquarium Interpretation
Montenegro
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Karst Geology
Netherlands
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Drypoint Printmaking · Water Management · Wadden Sea Migratory Shorebird
North Macedonia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lake Ohrid Ecology
Norway
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aquaculture · Fisheries Acoustics · Fjord Geomorphology · Maritime · Rosemaling · Stave Church Architecture · Rjukan–Notodden Industrial Hydropower
Poland
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bison Conservation · Shipbuilding
Portugal
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cante Alentejano Singing · Ceramics · Cork · Fado Singing · Nautical Cartography
Romania
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Horezu Pottery · Wetland Ecology
Russia
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lake Baikal Limnology
San Marino
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Archival Records
Serbia
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Basketball · Kolo Dance
Slovakia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cave Science · Fujara Music
Slovenia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Beekeeping · Bobbin Lacemaking · Karst Cave Hydrology · Mercury Mining Heritage
Spain
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Architecture · Dry Stone Walling · Esparto Grass Craft · Flamenco Rhythm · Silbo Gomero
Sweden
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Dendrochronology · Furniture Design · Nyckelharpa Music · Vasa Ship Conservation · Winter Navigation and Icebreaking · Laponian Area Reindeer Herding
Switzerland
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Avalanche Bulletin · Ice Core Analysis · Watchmaking
Ukraine
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Egg Decoration
United Kingdom
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cyanotype Printing · Diatom Microscopy · Garden Design
Vatican City
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bookbinding
The individual country guides are the starting point here. Avoid turning one food, greeting or craft into a description of an entire continent. Learn which language or community a term belongs to when the guide supplies that context, and keep shared regional expressions distinct from claims about every country.
Algeria
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Ahellil Singing · Desert Geomorphology
Angola
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sona Sand Drawing
Benin
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Royal Palace Heritage
Botswana
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Diamond Geology · Okavango Delta Flood Pulse · Salt Pan Ecology
Burkina Faso
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lost-Wax Casting
Burundi
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Royal Drumming
Cabo Verde
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Morna Music
Cameroon
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Volcanic Lake Science
Central African Republic
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Forest Elephant Ecology
Chad
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Rock Art
Comoros
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Essential Oil Distillation
Côte d’Ivoire
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Grand-Bassam Urban Heritage
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Congolese Rumba
Djibouti
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Geothermal Exploration
Egypt
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Archaeology · Papyrus Manuscript · Wadi Al-Hitan Fossil Whale Paleontology
Equatorial Guinea
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Primate Behaviour
Eritrea
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Modernist Architecture
Eswatini
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Basketry
Ethiopia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Coffee · Enset Cultivation · Lalibela Conservation
Gabon
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Forest Bioacoustics
The Gambia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Kora Music
Ghana
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Adinkra Symbol Printing · Cocoa Farming · Kente Weaving
Guinea
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Balafon Music
Guinea-Bissau
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Shorebird Ecology
Kenya
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Conservation · Geothermal Exploration · Maasai Beadwork · Soda Lake Ecology · Lamu Old Town Swahili Architecture
Lesotho
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Mohair
Liberia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Community Forestry
Libya
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Roman Urban Archaeology
Madagascar
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Baobab Ecology · Biodiversity · Tsingy Limestone Karst Ecology · Vanilla Curing · Zafimaniry Woodcraft
Malawi
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cichlid Evolution
Mali
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Manuscript Conservation · Djenné Earthen Architecture
Mauritania
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Banc d’Arguin Coastal Ecology
Mauritius
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Indenture History · Sugarcane
Morocco
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Argan Oil Production · Earthen Architecture · Mosaic · Tadelakt · Tbourida
Mozambique
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Chopi Timbila Music
Namibia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Desert Ecology · Welwitschia Ecology
Niger
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Dinosaur Anatomy
Nigeria
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Adire Resist Dyeing · Film Production
Republic of the Congo
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sangha Trinational Rainforest Conservation (shared regional guide)
Rwanda
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Gorilla Conservation
São Tomé and Príncipe
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cacao Fermentation
Senegal
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Ceebu Jen · Djoudj Birdwatching · Oyster Ecology · Reverse Glass Painting · Storytelling · Saloum Delta Mangrove Landscape
Seychelles
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Aldabra Giant Tortoise Ecology · Palm Botany
Sierra Leone
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Gola Rainforest Ecology
Somalia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Oral Poetry
South Africa
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Fynbos Fire Ecology · Palaeontology · Radio Astronomy · Rooibos Cultivation · San Rock Art · Vredefort Dome Meteorite Impact Geology
South Sudan
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sudd Wetland Ecology
Sudan
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Meroe Archaeology
Tanzania
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Swahili Coastal Architecture · Taarab Music
Togo
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Koutammakou Batammariba Tower House
Tunisia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Charfia Fishing · Olive Growing
Uganda
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Banana Fibre · Barkcloth Making · Kasubi Royal Tombs Thatching · Kasubi Tombs Heritage · Rwenzori Afro-Alpine Plant Ecology
Zambia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Copper Mining
Zimbabwe
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Dry-Stone Architecture · Mopane Woodland Ecology
Begin with a country you already know something about, then choose a less familiar one. The first guide gives you a point of comparison; the second helps you notice where your assumptions need adjustment. Look for the difference between a general English description and the local name of a particular dish, practice or object.
Antigua and Barbuda
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Dockyard Heritage
Argentina
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Tango · Cueva de las Manos Rock Painting
Bahamas
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Queen Conch Ecology
Barbados
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sugar Mill Heritage
Belize
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Garifuna Language Revitalisation · Reef Ecology
Bolivia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Salt Flat Geography · Tiwanaku Archaeology
Brazil
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cerrado Ecology · Floodplain Forest Ecology · Music
Canada
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Birchbark Canoe Building · Glacier Mass Balance · Ice Hockey · Kinngait Printmaking · Maple Syrup Production · Permafrost Monitoring · Burgess Shale Cambrian Fossil · Joggins Fossil Cliffs Carboniferous
Chile
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Astronomical Spectroscopy · Astronomy · Glacier Monitoring · Rapa Nui Moai Archaeology · Saltpeter Heritage · Chiloé Wooden Church Architecture
Colombia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Botanical Illustration · Coffee Cultural Landscape · Pre-Hispanic Goldworking
Costa Rica
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Birdwatching · Cloud Forest Ecology
Cuba
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Percussion
Dominica
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Geothermal Energy
Dominican Republic
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Merengue
Ecuador
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Cacao Fermentation · Island Evolution · Mangrove Restoration · Toquilla Straw Weaving · Volcanology
El Salvador
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Indigo Dyeing
Grenada
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Nutmeg and Mace
Guatemala
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Epigraphy
Guyana
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Timber Architecture
Haiti
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Citadelle Heritage · Metal Art
Honduras
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Stone Conservation
Jamaica
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sound Recording
Mexico
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Charrería · Chinampa Agriculture · Cochineal Red Dye · Mural Art · Obsidian Archaeology · Talavera Pottery · Monarch Butterfly Migration · Nixtamalization and Maize Food · Nixtamalization
Nicaragua
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Ceramics
Panama
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Canal Engineering · Mola Textile Art
Paraguay
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Harp · Ñandutí Lace · Tereré Culture
Peru
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Chankillo Solar Observation · Nasca Lines Archaeology · Q’eswachaka Bridge Renewal · Quipu Records · Retablo Making · Weaving
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Brimstone Hill Fortress Architecture
Saint Lucia
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Pitons Volcanic Landscape
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: La Soufrière Volcano Monitoring
Suriname
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Rainforest Ecology
Trinidad and Tobago
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Steelpan
United States
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Saguaro Ecology · Spaceflight
Uruguay
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Candombe Drumming · Football
Venezuela
20 cultural words · 50 essentials · 中文解释 · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Canaima Tepui Geology
Use these guides to connect a name with an object, practice or landscape and its specific setting. Country and island labels do not capture every community or language. Read the explanation attached to a term, then describe its function or form before trying to compare it with an example from another destination.
Australia
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Budj Bim Aquaculture · Dinosaur Trackway Science · Marine Science · Opal Gemmology · Seagrass Ecology
Cook Islands
20 cultural words
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Federated States of Micronesia
20 cultural words
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Nan Madol Basalt Islet Architecture
Fiji
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Levuka Port Heritage · Rugby
Kiribati
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Food · Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Canoe Navigation
Marshall Islands
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
Explore the place: Places · Things to learn
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Wave Navigation
Nauru
20 cultural words
Explore the place: Places
Top 100 subject vocabulary: Phosphate Landscape Rehabilitation
New Zealand
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Geology · Kauri Forest Biosecurity · Pollen Analysis · Tree-Ring Science
Niue
20 cultural words
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Palau
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Marine Stewardship
Papua New Guinea
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Bird Display
Samoa
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Barkcloth · Fine Mat Weaving
Solomon Islands
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Panpipe Music
Tonga
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Lakalaka Dance · Tapa Conservation · Volcanic Tsunami
Tuvalu
20 cultural words
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Atoll Groundwater
Vanuatu
20 cultural words · City & destination guides
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Top 100 subject vocabulary: Sand Drawing
20, 50 or 100 words: which guide should I choose?
Start with 20 cultural words when you want a manageable introduction to a destination. These guides explain names, objects, food, landscapes and cultural contexts. Choose four or five words and use them carefully before adding more.
Choose 50 essentials when you want vocabulary for practical situations such as greetings, asking a question, finding a place or understanding a menu. Language coverage varies: some guides teach local expressions, while others combine local terms with clearly labelled English prompts. Read those labels before using a phrase.
Choose 中文解释 if you prefer Chinese explanations of the essential vocabulary. These are companion learning guides. Chinese explanations do not mean that the destination’s local language is Mandarin. The English and Chinese versions are linked beside the same destination above.
Choose a city collection when you want a more detailed setting. The Top 100 city directory leads into country collections and individual city guides, with their own language support and practice activities. You can still learn only five useful words in one session.
The number describes the size of a collection, not a grade or a promise of fluency. Choose by purpose and language level. For a practical beginning, compare the Japan options, the France options or the Lesotho options.
More destination collections in the city library
These collections are also available in the wider city library. Their coverage is separate from the Top 20 country list above; open a collection to see the places it contains.
French Guiana Travel Vocabulary Hub
French Polynesia Travel Vocabulary Hub
Martinique Travel Vocabulary Hub
New Caledonia Travel Vocabulary Hub
Northern Mariana Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub
Puerto Rico Travel Vocabulary Hub
U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub
Open the complete World City Vocabulary Directory · Back to regional routes
Turn one guide into a useful learning session
You do not need to memorise twenty words at once. Begin with four or five that name something you can imagine, explain or compare.
1. Choose a destination and four words
Start with a place that connects to a real interest: a story you are reading, a school topic, a family conversation or a documentary. Open its guide and read the meanings first. Choose four words from one topic rather than selecting randomly across every chapter. This gives the new words a shared setting.
2. Ask what each word names
Is it an ingredient, a prepared dish, a tool, an instrument, a building feature, a cultural practice or a landform? Naming the category reduces confusion. An ingredient can be used in a dish without being another name for that entire dish. A musical instrument can accompany a performance without naming the performance itself.
3. Make one clear contrast
Choose two terms that could easily be confused and explain the difference. Use a relationship such as material and technique, source and channel, garment and decoration, or place and activity. Keep the guide open while checking your first attempt. Then close it and explain the contrast again in your own words.
4. Use the words in connected sentences
Write a short imagined description or an explanation of a documented object. Label an imagined scene as imagined, and do not invent a personal visit. One sentence can identify the object; another can describe a part or process; a third can explain a distinction. Accuracy matters more than fitting every new word into a single crowded paragraph.
5. Return later and compare
On another day, cover the meanings and recall what each word names. If a definition has faded, return to the example that made it clear. Then choose a second country guide and compare one theme. Record both what is shared and what differs. A repeated term is an invitation to investigate context, not proof that two cultures are identical.
A short practice with feedback
Imagine three labels in a learning notebook: “sesame paste”, “a dish made with chickpeas” and “a cooked dish containing eggs in sauce”. Which information identifies an ingredient, and which identifies a prepared dish? Explain your choice before checking.
The first label identifies an ingredient; the other two describe prepared dishes. This is a category exercise, so it does not establish a universal recipe or cultural origin. For the specific terms and their context, open the Israel vocabulary guide, then compare food explanations in the Palestine vocabulary guide. Keep each guide’s cultural attribution visible.
Questions about the series
Are these conversation phrasebooks?
The guides mix useful expressions with cultural names and explanatory vocabulary. Their main job is to help you understand and describe things. A twenty-word selection does not provide the grammar, listening practice or full range of expressions needed for every conversation.
Must every term be unique to one country?
No. Languages, foods, materials, instruments and landscapes cross borders. A guide can use a country-specific example while explaining a wider term. Read the context before making a claim about ownership, origin or exclusive use.
Do all guides have the same chapter length?
The published guides vary in length and treatment. This index gives each destination a clear route to its own article. Start with the twenty meanings, then use the explanations and examples available in that guide. You can return here when you want to compare another destination.
Where can I go beyond country vocabulary?
Use the eduKate vocabulary learning hub for wider vocabulary study. For destination and city reading across the ecosystem, continue to the World Travel Hub or the Top 100 Travel Vocabulary City Directory.
Back to regional routes · Find a destination A–Z · Continue learning vocabulary
Keep learning across eduKate
Choose the next page according to what you want to do with your words. Each hub opens a different part of the learning library.
Find vocabulary for your age or school stage. The Singapore Vocabulary Guide at eduKateSingapore organises reference routes from Kindergarten to adult English. The eduKateSG Vocabulary Learning Hub explains how to learn, remember and use the words.
Begin with Chinese support. Basic English Vocabulary — Chinese Edition at eduKateSengkang starts with small word groups, meanings, sound, spelling and repeated use. 中文辅助帮助理解，再回到英文练习。
Use a word naturally in a sentence. SETC’s English Vocabulary in Use connects meaning with phrases, grammar, pronunciation, register and retrieval.
Choose a more precise word. The Meaning & Precision Hub helps you compare similar words and check how context changes their meaning.
Remember the words after closing the guide. The Vocabulary Retrieval, Memory & Transfer Hub explains how to practise recall, return to words over time and use them in a new context. After reading a country guide, cover the meanings, explain a few words from memory and check your answers.
Turn a visit or reading session into writing. Start with Vocabulary in Real English for reading, writing and speaking routes. Parents supporting a child’s composition can continue to eduKatePunggol’s Vocabulary Under Writing Load.
Choose one writing or language skill to practise. eduKateYishun’s Writing and Vocabulary directory groups further reading, vocabulary and language guides by topic.
Understand the wider place. Crazy Rich World connects countries with culture, food, landscapes and the systems behind everyday life. For help choosing among eduKate sites, use the eduKate learning ecosystem guide.
Back to the guide choices · Find another destination · Explore the full vocabulary library · Top 10 Things to Do | 195-country travel directory
Explore a subject in depth: Browse 88 Top 100 world vocabulary guides in crafts, culture, nature and heritage, grouped into textiles, art and material crafts, performance, ecology and science, food and built landscapes, and history, heritage and conservation.
Explore the travel library by purpose
Choose a directory when you want to browse beyond one country. Each route groups a different kind of reading; return to the vocabulary index when you want to name and describe what you have learned.
Food and places. Browse city food guides for dishes and ingredients, or places to visit for locations and their context.
Things to learn. Start with country learning guides for a broad introduction, then use city learning guides to explore a more specific setting.
Things to do. Compare country activity guides and city activity guides to choose a theme for further reading.
Planning and photographs. Use things to know before visiting for planning topics and photography and selfie guides for visual ideas. Check current local information before making practical arrangements.
Return to the country A–Z finder · Use your reading in a vocabulary exercise.