noun · neutral
souvenir
UK/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/US/ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/SOU·ve·NIR
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
an object bought to remind you of a place you visited
Examples
“She bought a small souvenir for her mother at the market.”
“The souvenir shop near the temple sells postcards and magnets.”
“I always bring back a few souvenirs from my travels.”
Band 8 sentence
“I picked up a few small souvenirs from the market to remind me of the trip.”
Collocations
- buy a souvenir
- souvenir shop
- keep as a souvenir
Word family
souvenir (n) nounsouvenir (v, rare) verbsouvenir shop (n) noun phrase
Common mistakes
many souvenir→many souvenirs
I bought souvenir for my friend→I bought a souvenir for my friend
Say it for a higher band
5memento→6keepsake→7+souvenir
Synonyms
keepsake
Easily confused
gift
“She wrapped the gift and placed it under the tree.”
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