want to speak real english from your
first lesson
sign up for your free lifetime account
at englishclass101.com
in this video you'll learn 20 of the
most common words and phrases in english
hi everybody my name is alicia welcome
to the 800
core english words and phrases video
series
this series will teach you the 800 most
common words and phrases in english
but there's a twist with each new lesson
in this series
we'll include the previous lessons at
the end so
after you've learned the new words and
phrases stick around and review what you
learned in previous lessons
reviewing is one of the most important
parts of learning a language
you can also get the full list right now
at englishclass101.com
click the link in the description to
access more example sentences
create your own flashcard deck and
finally master english
okay let's get started first is
boring boring
boring boring is an adjective which
means
not interesting my job is boring
my job is boring my
job is boring
exciting exciting
exciting something that is exciting
is something that is very interesting so
like roller coasters are very exciting
for many people
the movie was very exciting the movie
was very exciting
the movie was very exciting
important important
important so the word important
means something that we need to consider
carefully yes
the pronunciation of this word that
first t is actually reduced it sounds
more like a d
in fast speech water is important to our
body
water is important to our body
credit card credit card
credit card so a credit card is a very
useful method to pay for things
we use a credit card to pay for
something at the moment
and then we repay our credit card
company later
do you take credit card do you take
credit card
do you take credit card
key key
key so a key is the object that we use
to unlock doors or to unlock
other things i lost my car key
i lost my car key i
lost my car key
driver's license driver's license
driver's license a driver's license is a
certification we receive
that explains that we are able to drive
a car
legally do you have a driver's license
do you have a driver's license do you
have a driver's license
forest forest
forest a forest is a very large natural
area it's filled with trees
plants animals and everything is wild
the raccoon is eating peanuts in the
forest
the raccoon is eating peanuts in the
forest
the raccoon is eating peanuts in
the forest river
river river
so a river is another natural feature a
river refers to
water often that comes from a mountain
top or another natural source and moves
down into lower elevations
the grizzly bear is running in the river
ocean ocean
ocean so the ocean
is that very very large body of water
that covers
most of the planet earth the sun sets
behind the blue ocean
the sun sets behind the blue ocean
the sun sets behind the blue
ocean lake
lake lake
a lake is a smaller body of water though
it can be very large lakes can be very
large
they are surrounded by land the swan is
swimming in the lake
the swan is swimming in the lake the
swan is swimming in the lake
document document
can be used as both a noun and a verb as
a noun it means
paperwork as a verb we use it to mean
make a record of information
she signed the document and returned it
computer computer
computer so a computer is a very common
machine
most of the time when we say computer we
mean like our personal computer
like our laptop or something similar but
we also have small computers in things
like our smartphones as well
i have a new computer i have a new
computer
i have a new computer
fax machine fax machine
fax machine a fax machine
is kind of an older type of machine we
use these kinds of machines to send
faxes so we send copies of documents of
paperwork
to other fax machines in other locations
do you have a fax machine do you have a
fax machine
do you have a fax machine
printer printer
printer a printer is a very common
machine
we use printers to create physical
versions of digital documents
images and other things the printer at
the office is broken
the printer at the office is broken
mechanical pencil mechanical pencil
mechanical pencil
a mechanical pencil is a type of pencil
that you can push
on to get more lead lead is the material
that we use with pencils
a mechanical one does not require
sharpening at all
the red mechanical pencil has a green
eraser
the red mechanical pencil has a green
eraser
the red mechanical pencil has
a green eraser ruler
ruler ruler
a ruler is a tool we use to measure
things these are very
stiff pieces of plastic or perhaps metal
sometimes
that we use to make straight lines and
to see how long or how wide things are
i use a ruler to draw lines
marker marker
marker a marker is something we use to
write on surfaces
like a whiteboard so a marker can be
erased
you might also see kids using markers to
color things in coloring books
the marker is running low on ink the
marker is running low on ink
the marker is running low on
inc bank
bank bank
a bank is a place where your money is
managed you can open an account
you can transfer money you can do many
things with money at a bank
is there a bank near here is there a
bank near here
is there a bank near here
convenience store convenience store
convenience store
a convenience store is usually a small
store
often in a very easy to access part of
the neighborhood
and they have daily goods snacks and
other small things that you might need
go to the convenience store and buy some
milk
go to the convenience store and buy some
milk
go to the convenience store and buy
some milk hospital
hospital hospital
a hospital is a place that you go to to
receive medical care
she works in a hospital she works in a
hospital
she works in a hospital
well done in this lesson you expanded
your vocabulary and learned 20 new
useful words
click the link in the description and
sign up for free at englishclass101.com
to get access to the full list of
vocabulary you'll need for
daily life conversations you'll also get
example sentences
custom flash card decks and more
learning resources see you next time
bye-bye
help help
help we use the verb help
in emergency situations and we also use
it when someone
gives us their assistance thank you for
your help
thank you for your help thank you
for your help
learn learn learn
we use the verb learn to describe our
studies
keep in mind when we use this in past
tense it refers to something we have
completed
learn something new learn something new
learn something new
move move
move so the verb move refers to any kind
of
action that's moving from one direction
to another
we also use this verb to talk about
moving from one house
to another house the alligators are
slowly moving through the water
the alligators are slowly moving through
the water
the alligators are slowly moving
through the water seventeen
seventeen se
ventin 17 is the number that comes after
16. his daughter is 17 years old
his daughter is 17 years old
his daughter is 17
years old
18 18
18 18 is the number
after 17. this number has special
importance in the usa
because it's the age at which people get
the right to vote
he's 18 years old he's 18 years old
he's 18 years old
19 19
19 19 is the number
after 18 and before 20. there are 19
books here
there are 19 books here there
are 19 books here
20. twenty
twenty so
twenty is the number after nineteen
he's been my friend for twenty years
he has been my friend for 20 years
he has been my friend
for 20 years
neck neck
neck so your neck is this part of the
body the part of the body between your
head
and your shoulders i've got a pain in my
neck
i've got a pain in my neck
i've got a pain in
my neck face
face face
so the face is this part of the body
your face
includes your eyes your nose your mouth
your cheeks this is all your
face can you show me your funniest face
can you show me your funniest face
can you show me your funniest
face ear
ear ear
the ear is the part of the body that we
use to hear
we have two ears i have two ears
i have two ears i have
two ears hair
hair hair
so hair is anything on the body that's
similar to this
it can be long hair it can be short hair
we also use the same word to talk about
hair on an
animal the woman has black hair
the woman has black hair the woman
has black hair
mountain mountain
mountain mountain is
a large part of the landscape often that
has snow at the top
keep in mind when you pronounce this
word in fast speech it sounds like
mountain the t sound is reduced
the little town was nestled in the
mountains
the little town was nestled in the
mountains
the little town was nestled
in the mountains beach
beach beach
so the beach is the area where the land
meets the ocean
you might hear people talking about
doing activities at
the beach which refers to the general
location or
on the beach which refers to activities
on the surface
of the beach there's a lifeguard at the
beach
there's a lifeguard at the beach there's
a lifeguard at the beach
rainforest rainforest
rain forest so a rainforest
is different from just a forest because
a rainforest is a forest in a very humid
or a very tropical location
thailand has many rainforests
island island
i lend and island
is a portion of land or a piece of land
that is completely
surrounded by water so like japan is an
island
an island is surrounded by water an
island is surrounded by water
an island is surrounded by water
dictionary dictionary
dictionary a dictionary is a
very large book or online it's a
resource that you can use to check the
meanings
of words i bought this dictionary for
you
i bought this dictionary for you i
bought this dictionary for you
blue blue
blue the color blue is a very basic
color
we commonly associate the color blue
with things that are cold
or cool the sky is bright blue
the sky is bright blue the
sky is bright blue
yellow yellow
yellow the color yellow
is very bright and we associate this
with cheerful feelings
hannah has a yellow hat
hannah has a yellow hat hannah
has a yellow hat
orange orange
orange so the color
orange is another very bright color you
may also know the fruit
called an orange it is orange in color
red mixed with yellow becomes orange
color color
caller so color can be used as a noun
and as a verb in this case we're going
to talk about it as
a noun which refers to any type of color
i got the wrong color i got the wrong
color
i got the wrong color
white white
white so white is another very basic
color
the color white is commonly associated
with purity
it is difficult to keep white furniture
clean
it is difficult to keep white furniture
clean
it is difficult to keep white
furniture clean red
red red
red is a very popular color this color
is associated with passion and also
emergencies a glass of red wine please
a glass of red wine please a
glass of red wine please
green green
green the color green
is very commonly associated with nature
and the environment
he painted the wall green he painted the
wall
green he painted
the wall green
finish finish
finish the verb finish
means to do something to the end to do
something to completion
did you finish your homework did you
finish your homework
did you finish your homework
start start
start so the verb to start
is the opposite of finish it means to
begin something it means to do the
first thing in a process my new job
starts tomorrow
my new job starts tomorrow my
new job starts tomorrow
become become
become so the verb
become is used to refer to one thing
turning
into another thing red mixed with yellow
becomes
orange red mixed with yellow becomes
orange
red mixed with yellow becomes
orange fourteen
14 14
the number 14 is the number after 13.
i have 14 students i have 14 students
i have 14 students
15 15
15. the number 15
is the number that comes after 14.
i will be in thailand for 15 days
i will be in thailand
for 15 days
16 16
16. the number 16 comes after
15. 16 is considered a special age in
the usa because it's the age at which
people can get their first
driver's license we have 16 minutes
we have 16 minutes we have
16 minutes
telephone telephone
tele phone so the telephone is the
machine that we use to
call people we commonly shorten this
word to
phone the telephone is ringing
the telephone is ringing the
telephone is ringing
i
i so the eye
or our eyes this is the part of the body
that we use to see this is a countable
noun we can talk about one eye or
two eyes my eyes are dry
my eyes are dry my eyes
are dry teeth
teeth teeth
so your teeth are the part of the body
inside the mouth that we use to chew
things this is the pleural version of
tooth
one tooth two or more teeth did you
brush your teeth
did you brush your teeth did you
brush your teeth
lip lip
lip so the lip is the part of the body
that is at the edge of the mouth lips
are very important for making proper
pronunciation
you have something on your lip you have
something on your lip
you have something on your lip
copy machine copy machine
copy machine
so a copy machine is a very common
machine that you have in an office we
use a copy machine to make copies of
documents
can i use the copy machine can i use the
copy machine
can i use the copy machine
desk desk
desk a desk is a piece of furniture that
most people have in their office or in
their schools
and we use it for work we use it for
work or for study
the books are under the desk the books
are under the desk
the books are under the desk
book book
book so a book is something that you
read
it's a story or other kinds of topics
on paper you might also have many
textbooks in your home
there are some old books on the table
pen pen
pen a pen is something that we use
to write unlike a pencil a pen uses
ink it's a pen
it's a pen it's
a pen
post office post office post
office the post office is the place
where you go
in your city or your community to send
mail to someone else
the post office is open until 5 pm
the post office is open
until 5 pm
library library
library a library
is a place where you can rent books your
library might also
have dvds or other media available to
rent
the library is over there the library is
over there
the library is over there
supermarket supermarket
super market the supermarket is the
place you go to buy
food you might also be able to find
other daily goods like cleaning goods at
a supermarket
this supermarket is very cheap
helicopter helicopter
helicopter so a helicopter
is similar to an airplane it flies but
there's one
propeller on top of it the ceo
travels to work by helicopter the ceo
travels to work by helicopter
black black
black black is a color or rather black
is the absence of color
it's the darkest color that we have i
have a black cat
i have a black cat i have
a black cat
brown brown
brown so brown is a very natural color
it's very common on hair color and an
eye color my hair color is brown for
example
my uncle has a new pair of brown shoes
my uncle has a new pair of
brown shoes gray
gray gray
so gray is a very neutral color it's
between white
and black gray is not a very flashy
color
gray is not a very flashy color
gray is not a very
flashy color
rest rest
rest so rest
is a verb that means to take a break you
can use it anytime you need to stop what
you're doing for a short period
i'm just resting i'm just resting
i'm just resting
here here
here so the verb here is
used for any time you need to use your
ears
to receive information so this means
you're not
focusing your attention but information
can enter your ear
i can barely hear you i can barely hear
you
i can barely hear
you want
want want
so the verb want is used to express a
desire for something
we use it to talk about the things we
would like to receive
i want to eat cherries i want to eat
cherries
i want to eat cherries
disgusting disgusting
disgusting disgusting is an
adjective we'd use it to describe things
that we think are really really
terrible especially food or maybe even
comments things that we think are really
unacceptable
cockroaches are disgusting cockroaches
are disgusting
cockroaches are disgusting
eleven eleven
e le ven eleven
is the number that comes after 10. this
department store has 11 floors
this department store has 11 floors
this department store has
11 floors
12 12
12. so 12 is the number that comes
after 11. 12 can also be called
a dozen when we refer to a dozen of
something we mean
12 of something it's 12 o'clock
it's 12 o'clock it's 12
o'clock 13.
13 13.
13 is the number that comes after 12.
for many people 13 is an unlucky number
so you might hear people having
suspicions
around this number she's 13 years old
she's 13 years old she
is 13 years old
email email
ee mail so email is a very common part
of everyday life
email comes from electronic and mail
together
what's your email address what's your
email address
what's your email address
cellular phone cellular phone
cellular phone so a cellular phone is
a very common thing that many people
have we often shorten this expression to
cell phone with a cellular phone you can
make calls from almost anywhere
with a cellular phone you can make calls
from almost anywhere
with a cellular phone you can make
calls from almost anywhere
text message text message
text message so a text message
is any message that you send by writing
text
we commonly shorten this expression to
just text
she contacted me via text message she
contacted me via text message
she contacted me via
text message mouth
mouth mouth
so the mouth is part of the body it's
this part we use it for eating and for
speaking
you may also hear mouth used to talk
about the part of the river that
connects to the ocean
watch your mouth watch your mouth
watch your mouth
cheek cheek
cheek so the cheek or cheeks refers to
this part of the body
this part of the face so we have two
cheeks it's a countable noun
her cheeks are very red her cheeks are
very red
her cheeks are very red
nose nose
nose so the nose is another part of the
body
it's this part of the body right here
the nose
my nose is stuffy my nose is stuffy
my nose is stuffy
notebook notebook
note book so a notebook is usually a
small book we carry around and we write
notes in it hence the name notebook
i have a separate notebook for each
class
i have a separate notebook for each
class
i have a separate notebook
for each class pencil
pencil pencil
a pencil is something that we use to
write this is a
common analog tool that we use to write
lots of school children use these the
pencil broke in half
the pencil broke in half the pencil
broke in half
eraser eraser
a ray sir so an eraser is a tool that we
use to remove
pencil marks in some cases you might
find pens that also have erasers which
can remove pen marks
can i use your eraser can i use your
eraser
can i use your eraser
dog dog
dog a dog is a very popular and very
common pet
we see small dogs and big dogs is that
your dog
is that your dog is that
your dog cat
cat cat
cats are also very very popular pets we
see
cats that have very short fur and cats
that have long fluffy fur my cat likes
to take a nap in the afternoon
my cat likes to take a nap in the
afternoon
my cat likes to take a nap in the
afternoon
hamster hamster
ham stir so a hamster is a very small
pet
it's kind of popular among very young
children
hamsters like to sleep during the day
hamsters like to sleep
during the day warm
warm warm
we use warm to describe a temperature
that's not quite
hot that's a little bit pleasant but
it's not cool either
the soup must be warm the soup must be
warm
the soup must be warm
rain rain
rain we use the word rain to talk about
the water that falls from the sky
the rain is falling on the street
tomato tomato
ta mayto a tomato
is a red fruit they're very common in
salads there are very large tomatoes or
smaller tomatoes as well
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
my grandfather grows tomatoes in his
garden
strawberry strawberry
strawberry a strawberry is a very sweet
red berry that's very common in desserts
i like strawberry not apple i like
strawberry
not apple i like strawberry
not apple cherry
cherry cherry
so a cherry is another small sweet red
berry or
not really a berry more of a small fruit
that you can eat
you can typically have them in one bite
i want to eat cherries
i want to eat cherries i want
to eat cherries
child child
child so a child
is someone who is not an adult usually
around the age
of 15 14 or so they kind of start to
become
like an adult when i was a child i used
to ride my bike to school every day
when i was a child i used to ride my
bike to school every day
when i was a child i used to ride my
bike to school every day
friend friend
friend so a friend is someone that we
are close to we can share our
experiences with and enjoy spending time
together
i met a friend at the park i met a
friend at the park
i met a friend at the park
adult adult
adult so an adult is someone who is a
grown
person in your country maybe an adult is
18 years old or
20 years old or 21 years old but an
adult is someone who can be responsible
for themselves sometimes being an adult
just isn't very fun
sometimes being an adult just isn't very
fun
sometimes being an adult just
isn't very fun bicycle
bicycle bai
ko a bicycle is a mode of transportation
it's popular with kids it's popular with
adults you can ride easily around your
city or your neighborhood with a bicycle
the bicycle is in the garage the bicycle
is in the garage
the bicycle is in the garage
car car
car a car is a
very common mode of transportation in
north america many people have their own
car what kind of car is it
what kind of car is it what kind of
car is it motorcycle
motorcycle motorcycle
so a motorcycle is like a bicycle with
an engine
usually one person or maybe two people
can ride a motorcycle
he has two cars in a motorcycle
he has two cars and a motorcycle
scooter scooter
scooter so a scooter is a little bit
shorter than a motorcycle
it's something you can sit on and there
are places to put your feet on either
side
and you can ride it around your city or
your neighborhood
scooters are convenient in the city
boat boat
boat so a boat refers to a method of
transportation for
water you can use a row boat a very
old-fashioned style boat or very very
large expensive boats called
yachts the boat floats on the water
the boat floats on the water the
boat floats on the water
jellyfish jellyfish
jellyfish so a jellyfish is
an undersea creature some of them can be
dangerous
they may sting people as a way to defend
themselves against attacks
the jellyfish are bobbing in the water
the jellyfish are bobbing
in the water lobster
lobster lobster
so a lobster is another sea creature
lobsters are very popular because they
are delicious
lobsters are very expensive lobsters are
very expensive
lobsters are very expensive
crab crab
crab so a crab is another sea
creature crabs typically have very large
pinchers
and they walk in this motion they walk
from side to side
crabs usually walk sideways crabs
usually walk sideways
crabs usually walk sideways
turtle turtle
turtle so a turtle is another
water-based creature turtles are known
for being very very slow and they have a
hard
shell to protect them the sea turtle is
swimming in the sea
the sea turtle is swimming in the sea
the
sea turtle is swimming in the sea
banana banana
[Music]
bananas are very popular fruit they are
yellow in color and you peel them to
open them
this banana is really sweet this banana
is really sweet
this banana is really sweet
apple apple
apple apples are very popular fruits you
can usually find them
in red or in green colors i'm peeling an
apple
i'm peeling an apple i'm
peeling an apple
grape grape
grape so a grape is another type of
fruit you usually find them
in purple or in green colors
that grape looks pretty old that grape
looks pretty old
that grape looks pretty old
watermelon watermelon
watermelon so a watermelon
is a very large fruit it's green on the
outside and pink
on the inside she bought a huge
watermelon
she bought a huge watermelon she
bought a huge watermelon
bird bird
bird so a bird is a creature that can
fly through the sky
has wings and feathers we listen to the
birds
we listen to the birds we
listened to the birds
mouse mouse
mouse so a mouse is a very small
creature
some people consider it a rodent so it's
not wanted
the mouse is eating grass
the mouse is eating grass the
mouse is eating grass
sun sun
sun so the sun
is the star that's closest to earth and
it gives us sunshine
today the sun is shining today the sun
is shining
today the sun is shining
weather weather
wherever so weather just refers to the
outside conditions the conditions in
nature
this weather is awful this weather is
awful
this weather is awful
degree degree
degree so the word degree
is the word we use for that small circle
next to celsius or fahrenheit when we
talk about
the temperature it is one degree outside
it is one degree outside it
is one degree outside
woman woman
so woman refers to one person one woman
when talking about more than one woman
we use women
the woman is wearing a black sweater the
woman is wearing a black sweater
the woman is wearing a black
sweater man
man man
so a man refers to one male person
when we want to talk about more than one
male person we say
men the director is a very serious man
the director is a very serious man
the director is a very serious
man girlfriend
girlfriend girl friend
so the word girlfriend can be used to
refer to your romantic partner who is a
girl
we can also use it to talk about female
friends
your girlfriend is one year older than
you right
your girlfriend is one year older than
you right
your girlfriend is one year older than
you
right boyfriend
boyfriend boyfriend
so the word boyfriend is used to refer
to a male romantic partner
we do not typically use this word to
talk about our male friends though
she'll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
she'll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
she'll go to the prince islands with her
boyfriend
train train
train so a train
is a large kind of public transportation
that we use
to travel quickly inside cities and
between cities
what time is the last train what time is
the last train
what time is the last train
airplane airplane
airplane so airplanes are the mode of
transportation that fly
we often call them planes as well
the passengers flew on the airplane the
passengers flew on the airplane
the passengers flew on the airplane
bus bus
bus so a bus is like a large
car we typically use it to transport
people inside
cities or between cities on the road
he rides the bus he rides the bus
he rides the bus
taxi taxi
taxi a taxi
is a single car that you can rent so you
need to pay money
to use a taxi to travel in a city
give me a call after you get in the taxi
give me a call after you get
in the taxi spinach
spinach spinach
so spinach is a very healthy food it's
leafy and
green and popular for salads spinach is
a rich source of iron and calcium
spinach is a rich source of iron and
calcium
spinach is a rich source of iron and
calcium
dolphin dolphin
doll finn a dolphin is a very smart
undersea animal and they're very popular
because they're very cute and it sounds
like they're talking to people sometimes
the dolphin jumps out of the water
the dolphin jumps out of the water the
dolphin jumps out of the water
squid squid
so a squid is another undersea creature
sometimes they're small but in other
cases in special cases they are
enormous there are giant squid as well
i can't eat squid i can't eat squid
i can't eat squid
happy happy
happy we use happy to describe
our mood we use this word when we are
feeling positive
i am a happy person i am a happy person
i am a happy person
sad sad
sad so the word sad
is used to describe our feelings when we
are feeling down
or low the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting alone
the sad teenager is sitting
alone angry
angry angry
the word angry also refers to our
emotions we use it in times when we feel
upset or very unhappy about something
there was something that made me angry
this morning
there was something that made me angry
this morning
there was something that made me
angry this morning
clothing clothing
clothing clothing is a word that's used
to refer to
anything we wear this can mean coats
pants jackets shirts hats whatever
i worked at a clothing store i worked at
a clothing store
i worked at a clothing store
shoe shoe
shoe so a shoe is something you wear
on your foot i need new shoes
i need new shoes i need new
shoes sock
sock sock
a sock is something that you wear
between your shoe
and your foot usually you wear heavy
socks often in winter
are you wearing socks are you wearing
socks
are you wearing socks
underwear underwear
under wear so underwear
refers to the clothing we wear under
the clothes we can see my socks and
underwear are in the top drawer of my
dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
my socks and underwear are in the top
drawer of my dresser
talk talk
talk we use the verb
talk when we want to refer to a
conversation so two or more people
are participating let's talk about it
talk about it let's talk
about it give
give give
we use the verb give when we want to
provide
someone with something else can i give
you a useful tip
can i give you a useful tip can
i give you a useful tip
low low
low we use the word low to talk about
something that is not high this is the
opposite of high so it's something
near the ground this table is too low
for me
this table is too low for me
this table is too low
for me hi
hi hi
so the word hi is the opposite of the
word low it refers to something that is
far
away from the ground the waves are high
today
the waves are high today the
waves are high today
fruit fruit
fruit so fruit refers to a category of
foods so fruits tend to be
rather sweet please put the fruits on
the plate
please put the fruits on the plate
octopus octopus
so an octopus is a very interesting
animal with eight
legs some cultures like to eat octopus
the octopus is swimming in the ocean
shark shark
shark so a shark is for many people a
very scary
undersea creature some of them are huge
and can eat people
the surfer was bitten by a shark
the surfer was bitten by
a shark whale
whale whale
so whales are typically very very large
creatures that live
under the sea some are peaceful some are
aggressive
whales are mammals whales are mammals
whales are mammals cloudy
cloudy cloudy
so cloudy refers to weather it's used on
days when there are many clouds in the
sky
i don't like cloudy days i don't like
cloudy days
i don't like cloudy days
cool cool
cool we use cool when the weather is not
like
cold but it feels a little bit nice
actually still
the weather is cool the weather is cool
the weather is cool
cucumber cucumber
so a cucumber is a food that we can eat
it's something that's healthy and
usually pretty refreshing
these cucumbers are fresh these
cucumbers are fresh
bell pepper bell pepper
bell pepper so a bell pepper is another
food that many people like to eat
sometimes they're a little bit bitter
the most common bell peppers are green
red or yellow
the most common bell peppers are green
red or yellow
the most common bell peppers are green
red or yellow
broccoli broccoli
is another very healthy food lots of
kids really don't like it though
order the broccoli soup order the
broccoli soup
order the broccoli soup
shirt shirt
shirt so a shirt is a piece of clothing
that we wear on the top part of our body
there are 10 shirts in the closet there
are 10 shirts in the closet
there are 10 shirts in the closet
pants pants
pants so pants
that's a piece of clothing that we wear
on the lower part of our body it covers
our legs
your pants are bigger than mine your
pants are bigger than mine
your pants are bigger than mine
dress dress
dress so a dress is something that's
worn over the entire body it usually
covers from the shoulders
to around the knee area but it can go
further
i regret not buying that dress i regret
not buying that dress
i regret not buying that dress
say say
say we use
say for simple reports of speech
i was just going to say that i was just
going to say that
i was just going to say that
call call
call we use the verb
call when we want to make a phone call
to someone
please give me a call tomorrow morning
find find
we use the word find when we talk about
the moment
we discover something how did you find
the cell phone
how did you find the cell phone how
did you find the cell phone
clean clean
clean so the word clean can be used as
an adjective or it can be used as a verb
it refers to making something
nice we aim for a clean environment
we aim for a clean environment
dirty dirty
dirty so the word dirty
is used to refer to something that is
not clean
the fork is on the dirty plate
the fork is on the dirty
plate carrot
carrot carrot
so a carrot is a very common vegetable
it's orange maybe about this size we can
have
small ones as well kids do not like
carrots
kids do not like carrots kids
do not like carrots
onion onion
yen so an onion is a very common cooking
ingredient
when you cut them it will make you cry i
don't cry when i cut onions
i don't cry when i cut onions i
don't cry when i cut onions
lettuce lettuce
lettuce so lettuce is very commonly used
in salads it's a leafy green vegetable
my salad only has lettuce and tomato
my salad only has lettuce and
tomato sheep
sheep sheep
so a sheep is a kind of farm animal we
get lots of things from them such as
milk
and wool as well the sheep is eating the
green grass
the sheep is eating the green grass
rabbit rabbit
rabbit so a rabbit is a very small cute
animal
that's known for hopping around your
rabbit is very cute
your rabbit is very cute your rabbit
is very cute
seal seal
seal so a seal
is an ocean animal they can be big or a
little small they kind of look like dogs
sometimes in the ocean
seals live in the coldest areas
seals live in the coldest
areas cloud
cloud cloud
so clouds are those usually white or
gray kind of fluffy things we see in the
sky
i can't see any clouds today
sunny sunny
sunny sunny is the word that we use to
talk about a day with lots of sunshine
i often go on a picnic on a sunny day
i often go on a picnic on a sunny
day rainy
rainy rainy
rainy is used to talk about weather so
we use it for days when
water is falling from the sky it'll be
rainy this saturday
it'll be rainy this saturday it
will be rainy this saturday
baby baby
baby baby is the word we use to describe
a very small creature we can use it for
humans and we can use it for
animals the baby sleeps on the blanket
the baby sleeps on the blanket the
baby sleeps on the blanket
girl girl
girl so a
girl is someone who is born as a female
the girl washes her face the girl washes
her face
the girl washes her face
boy boy
boy the word boy refers to someone who
is born as a male
the boy fell down from the tree
watch watch
watch so when we use
watch to talk about a noun it's
referring to the clock you can wear
on your wrist do you have a watch
do you have a watch do you
have a watch glasses
glasses glasses
so glasses are eyewear we wear glasses
so that we can see better or so that we
can block the sun from our eyes
i don't wear glasses i don't wear
glasses
i don't wear glasses
jacket jacket
jacket so a jacket is usually a
light piece of clothing it keeps you a
little bit
warmer in autumn or maybe in spring
that jacket looks nice on you that
jacket looks nice on you
that jacket looks nice on you
receive receive
receive so to receive
something means to get something get
sounds a little bit more casual than
receive
to receive a confession of love to
receive a confession of love
to receive a confession of
love search
search search
so the word search means to look for to
look for something
search tends to sound a little bit more
formal than
look for it'll show up if you search on
the internet
it'll show up if you search on the
internet
it will show up if you search
on the internet take
take take
so take means to remove something from
another place or to
choose something please take me home
please take me home please
take me home
week week
weak so this word is the opposite of the
word
strong it means something that doesn't
have a lot of power
a weak team a weak team
a weak team
strong strong
strong so strong is the opposite of weak
strong refers to something that has
lots and lots of power be strong and
don't give up
be strong and don't give up be
strong and don't give up
cold cold
cold so the word cold
typically refers to temperature when the
temperature is low
we describe the feeling as cold
the north pole is cold even in summer
hot hot
hot so hot is the opposite of cold
hot is used when the temperatures are
warm the temperatures are very very high
we describe the feeling with
hot the tea is still hot
the tea is still hot the tea
is still hot
funny funny
funny so the word funny
refers to something that causes us to
laugh
funny sitcoms make me happy funny
sitcoms make me happy
funny sitcoms make me happy
peach peach
peach so a peach is a well-known fruit
it's kind of sweet i'm allergic to
peaches
i'm allergic to peaches i
am allergic to peaches
orange orange
orange so orange can refer to the fruit
or it can refer to the color orange
i drink orange juice in the morning i
drink orange juice in the morning
i drink orange juice in the morning
potato potato
potato so a potato is a
very very popular food we make all kinds
of things with potatoes
french fries mashed potatoes and so on
fried potato is not good for your health
soybean soybean
soy bean so a soybean
is an ingredient that people may use to
create other things like milk for
example
soybeans grow inside the pods soybeans
grow inside the pots
soy beans grow inside the pods
vegetable vegetable
vegetable so
a vegetable is a food that's good for
you so there are many different kinds of
vegetables carrots zucchinis so on
i ate fried vegetables i ate fried
vegetables
i ate fried vegetables
cow cow
cow so a cow is
a farm animal we use cows for dairy and
for milk
and for beef the cows are grazing in the
field
the cows are grazing in the field
pig pig
pig a pig is another farm animal
usually very low to the ground and pink
or kind of
gray in color we use these for meat
pigs are intelligent animals pigs are
intelligent animals
pigs are intelligent animals
horse horse
horse so a horse another farm animal
is used a lot more for entertainment for
like
racing activities have you ever ridden a
horse before
have you ever ridden a horse before have
you
ever ridden a horse before
snow snow
snow so snow
is a type of weather it's precipitation
so that means it's rain
it's water from the sky but that is
frozen
there's a lot of snow on the mountain
there is a lot of snow on the mountain
hand hand
hand so your hand it's a part of your
body this part of your body
is your hand left hand
left hand left
hand arm
arm arm
so the arm is this part of your body
from here
to the end of your hand muscular arm
muscular arm muscular
arm foot
foot foot
so your foot just one is the part of
your body that's at the very very bottom
right foot right foot
right foot
leg leg
leg so your leg
is the entire long part of your body one
leg that you walk on long
legs long legs
long legs
finger finger
finger so your fingers
are these parts of your body so finger
is a countable noun we count it one
finger
two finger three fingers and so on
pinky finger pinky finger
pinky finger
back back
back so your back is like the reverse
part of your body we think of this as
the front part
our back is behind us my back
hurts my back hurts
my back hurts
stomach stomach
so your stomach is the part of your body
that digests
food so we often talk about our stomach
because it feels uncomfortable
my stomach hurts my stomach hurts
my stomach hurts
chest chest
chest so your chest is the upper part of
the front of your body
i have chest pains i have chest pains
i have chest pains
january january
january
january is the first month of the year
in north america it is typically a cold
month
it's very cold here in january it's very
cold here in january
it's very cold here in
january february
february february
so february has an interesting spelling
that first
r isn't really pronounced february is
the shortest month with 28 days
february is the shortest month with 28
days
february is the shortest month with 28
days march
march march
march is the third month of the year we
think of march as the time when spring
begins
it is now april so last month was march
it is now april so last month
was march april
april april
april is the fourth month of the year
and we think of this as a time when
flowers start to bloom
april showers bring may flowers
april showers bring may
flowers may
may may
may is the fifth month of the year we
think of may as just the time before
summer so the weather is typically
really really nice
and spring is in full like bloom
may 31st is world no smoking day
may 31st is world no
smoking day june
june june
june is the sixth month of the year it
feels a little bit warmer than may but
it's not
quite summer a warm june
a warm june a
warm june
july july
july so july the seventh month of the
year
is typically when many people think of
summer as beginning in the u.s
july is one of seven months with 31 days
august august
august august the eighth month of the
year tends to be
quite hot and there's a lot of fun
summer activities to do
the school is closed in august
the school is closed
in august september
september september
september is kind of the beginning of
fall or autumn and it's also typically
the time of year when students go back
to school
today is saturday september 10th
october october
october so october is when the weather
gets a little bit
cooler and we start to see some popular
autumn foods appearing
halloween falls on october 31st
halloween falls on october
31st november
november no
them burr so november is very well known
in the u.s
for having thanksgiving when we enjoy a
huge meal with family or friends
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months with 30
days
november is one of four months
with 30 days
december december
december december is the last month of
the year
and we think of it as a time for
celebration december 31st is new year's
eve
december 31st is new year's eve
can can
can so can is used to mean
something we are able to do can
jump over can jump over
can jump over
zero zero
z row so zero
is used to refer to the number which
means nothing
so we also read this as o sometimes
number zero number
zero number
zero one
one one
so one means the first number so we use
it any time there's a single
number of something one degree
one degree one
degree two
two two
so two is the second number we use it to
talk about
pairs or couples of things the number
two
is my favorite number the number two is
my favorite number
the number two is my favorite number
three three
three so the third number in english
is the number three three dollars
three dollars three
dollars four
four four
so the fourth number in english is the
number four
keep in mind that the spelling is
different from for which means a purpose
number four number four
number four
five five
five so the next number is the number
five the starfish has five legs
the starfish has five legs
the starfish has five
legs six
six six
so the next number in our sequence is
the number six
we have a six day vacation next month
we have a six day vacation
next month
seven seven
se then so the next number in this
sequence is the number
seven there are seven days in every week
there are seven days in every week
there are seven days in every
week eight
eight eight
so the next number is the number h this
has an interesting spelling it's
pronounced
eight eight is a lucky number
eight is a lucky number
nine nine
nine so the next number in this series
is the number nine nine floors
nine floors nine
floors ten
ten ten
so ten is the first double digit number
that means there are two
digits one and zero ten grams
10 grams 10
grams salesmen
salesmen sales
men so a salesman is
a male a man who sells things
car salesmen car salesmen
car sales men
manager manager
man a juror so a manager is a person at
a workplace that is responsible for
other people
department manager department manager
department manager
cook cook
cook so a cook is a person who makes
food
a cook is different from a chef in that
a chef went to school
a cook has their experience on the job
the cook fried an egg the cook
fried an egg the cook
fried an egg
engineer engineer
engineer so an
engineer is a technology related job an
engineer can create things in many
different industries
i'm an engineer i'm an engineer
i am an engineer
programmer programmer
programmer so a programmer is a person
who
writes or who creates programs
i am a computer programmer
i'm a computer programmer
i am a computer programmer
nurse nurse
nurse so a nurse is someone who works at
a hospital or a clinic or at like a
nursing
home so they help patients the woman is
a nurse
the woman is a nurse the woman
is a nurse body
body ba d
so a body can be a human body it's just
your actual body
all of your different parts we can also
use this for animals too
food is fuel for the body food is fuel
for the body
food is fuel for
the body head
head head
so head refers to this part of your body
the very
top part of your body head injuries are
very dangerous
head injuries are very dangerous
head injuries are very
dangerous laugh
laugh laugh
so laugh can be used as either a noun or
as a verb so we use this when we
find something funny the couple is
laughing at a joke
the couple is laughing at a joke
the couple is laughing at
a joke delicious
delicious delicious
so delicious is a word we use when we
think something tastes good we can use
this for food or drinks
chinese food is delicious chinese food
is delicious
chinese food is delicious
water water
water so water
is just the word we use for the thing we
drink the most basic thing to drink
can i have some water please can i have
some water please
can i have some water
please tea
tea tea
so tea is another very popular drink you
can have it cold or hot
would you like a cup of tea would you
like a cup of tea
would you like a cup of tea
coffee coffee
coffee coffee is yet another very
popular drink
we usually have this in the morning cup
of coffee
cup of coffee cup of
coffee beer
beer beer
so beer yet another very popular drink
for adults we usually enjoy beer
after work cold beer
beer cold
beer wine
wine wine
so wine is something that we tend to
enjoy with kind of special occasions or
we like to pair it with foods
glass of wine glass of wine
glass of wine
beef beef
beef so beef
refers to meat that comes from a cow
this can mean
anything that comes from a cow beef
steak
beef steak beef
steak chicken
chicken chicken
so chicken refers to the animal but also
the meat when you want to talk about one
like of the animal you can say
a chicken chicken can be fried
baked or roasted chicken can be fried
baked or roasted chicken
can be fried baked or
roasted pork
pork pork
so pork is another very popular meat we
often have it
at breakfast as bacon or maybe in the
evening as like a pork chop
pork is the meat from a pig pork is the
meat from a pig
pork is the meat from a pig
fish fish
fish so fish
is anything that comes from the ocean
anything that comes from the ocean or
from
other bodies of water chicken or fish
chicken or fish chicken
or fish
lamb lamb
lamb so lamb refers to meat that comes
from a baby sheep
lamb is extremely delicious lamb is
extremely delicious
lamb is extremely delicious
doctor doctor
doctor so a doctor is
a person who helps other people with
their health
if you get sick go to the doctor if you
get sick go to the doctor
if you get sick go to
the doctor police officer
police officer police
officer so a police officer is someone
in a city
that helps other people when they are in
trouble
i'll ask a police officer for help
alaska police officer for help
i'll ask a police officer for
help teacher
teacher teacher
so a teacher is someone who shares
information who helps students or other
people to learn something
english teacher english teacher
english teacher
employee employee
is someone who works at a company or
someone who works
for someone else female employee
female employee female
employee come
come come
so we use the verb come to mean to move
from one location
to the place where we are now the girl
came towards the video camera
the girl came towards the video camera
the girl came towards the video
camera c
c c
so we use the verb c to mean to use our
eyes to focus on something the tourists
saw the sunset
the tourists saw the sunset the tourists
saw the sunset
make make
make we use the verb make when we talk
about
creating something the chef makes orange
juice
the chef makes orange juice
use use
use so we use the verb
use when we want to talk about like
applying something or we want to talk
about
utilizing something for something else
the programmer used the computer
today today
today today means this day
we use this when we want to talk about
something that's happening on this day
like part of a schedule today's homework
today's homework today's
homework yesterday
yesterday yesterday
so yesterday means the day before today
so you can use this word when you're
talking about like past
actions yesterday morning
yesterday morning yesterday
morning tomorrow
tomorrow to
mar so tomorrow
is like the opposite of yesterday it
means the day
after today so we use this when we're
talking about our future plans
see you tomorrow see you tomorrow
see you tomorrow
week week
week so week refers to
seven days that seven day period so we
use
week when we want to talk about making
plans or schedules and so on
i'm busy this week i'm busy this week
i'm busy this week
year year
year so a year is 365 days
so we use year when we're talking about
points
in time like historical events
one year one year
one year
second second
second so second
refers to a very short period of time
so the amount of time that's inside one
minute for example
there are 60 seconds in a minute
there are 60 seconds
in a minute
minute minute
min at so
minute refers to again a period of time
we learned that there are 60 seconds in
a minute and we can use
minutes when we're talking about times
of day
three minutes three minutes
three minutes
hour hour
hour so an hour
refers to one of those 24
blocks of time throughout the day i
sleep for eight hours every day
i sleep for eight hours every day i
sleep for eight hours
every day clock
clock clock
a clock is an object that we use to
understand what time of day it is we can
have
analog or digital alarm clock
alarm clock alarm
clock a clock
a clock a clock
so a clock is used after a number from 1
to 12
to show that it's a specific hour
let's meet at the station at nine
o'clock
let's meet at the station at nine
o'clock
let's meet at the station at nine
o'clock calendar
calendar cal endure
so a calendar is something we use to
understand the dates
of the year there are 12 months on a
typical
calendar i marked our anniversary on the
calendar
i marked our anniversary on the calendar
i marked our anniversary
on the calendar
monday monday
monday so monday is for most people
the first day of the work week
i go to work on monday i go to work on
monday
i go to work on
monday tuesday
tuesday tuesday
tuesday is for most people the second
day of the work week
tuesday january 1st tuesday january 1st
tuesday january 1st
wednesday wednesday
wednesday so wednesday is the middle day
of the week but
keep in mind this is pronounced
wednesday there's a d
there but we don't say wednesday we say
wednesday wednesday the 18th
wednesday the 18th wednesday
the 18th
thursday thursday
thursday so thursday is the fourth day
of the work week
the day that comes before friday so most
people get
a little bit excited for friday and thus
thursday
is kind of the day when some people
start their weekends a little bit early
thursday january 3rd thursday january
3rd
thursday january 3rd
friday friday
friday so friday is the last day of the
work week
and lots of people get excited about
friday and they do things on friday
nights with their friends or their
co-workers
are you free this friday are you free
this friday
are you free this
friday saturday
saturday saturday
so saturday is the first day of the
weekend lots of people choose to
do things like their hobbies or maybe
take a trip somewhere
it's a day to relax for lots of people
saturday night saturday night
saturday night
sunday sunday
sun day so sunday is the last day of the
weekend usually
sunday tends to be a more relaxing day
so we're kind of recharging a little bit
and taking it easy sunday morning
breakfast
sunday morning breakfast
do do
do so do
is used when we're referring to some
kind of activity
we're making something happen we are
taking care of something
do homework do homework do
homework
go go
go so the verb go means to move from one
place to
another place we use this when we're
traveling
or maybe even when we're talking about
some place we would like to go
or like to travel to go to the park
go to the park go to
the park hello
hello hello
hello is the most basic greeting that
you can use you can use it with your
friends with your family members with
your co-workers
any time of day is fine hello how have
you been
hello how have you been hello
how have you been
excuse me excuse me
excuse me so excuse me is the expression
you can use when you bump into somebody
or when you need to interrupt somebody
who's working on something
it's a nice like apology expression to
use
excuse me how much is this excuse me
how much is this excuse me
how much is this
i'm sorry i'm sorry
i'm sorry so
we use i'm sorry in cases where
we make a mistake so i did something
wrong or i did something bad
i use i'm sorry to apologize
i'm sorry it was a typo i'm sorry
it was a typo i'm sorry it
was a typo good night
good night good night
so good night is the expression we use
at the end of the day
when we want to say goodbye to someone
or when we want to wish our family
members a good night of sleep
good night grandma good night grandma
good night grandma
nice to meet you nice to meet you
nice to meet you
so nice to meet you is the expression we
use the first time we meet someone we
don't use this like the second or the
third time we see someone
only for the first time please come in
nice to meet you please come in nice to
meet you
please come in nice to meet you
how are you how are you
how are you
so how are you is used as a very general
greeting
when we see our co-worker for the first
time or we see
a classmate for the first time we ask
how are you
meaning what's your condition right now
it's been a long time how are you
it's been a long time
how are you
yes yes
yes so yes is the word we use to agree
with
something or to show we think something
is good or
correct you can use yes in any of those
cases
yes this one please yes this one please
yes this one please
no no
no so no is the opposite of yes
we use it when we want to disagree or
show
that we think something is not good or
is maybe not the best
option no i haven't eaten yet
no i haven't eaten yet no
i haven't eaten yet
thank you thank you
thank you so thank you is used to
express your appreciation for something
you can use this after you receive a
gift or someone does something for you
thank you very much for the invitation
i'm
i'm i'm
so i'm is the reduced form of i
and am becomes i'm make sure to clearly
pronounce that
m sound like when you're introducing
yourself
i'm john i'm john
i'm john
goodbye goodbye
good bye so goodbye is one way to
say like something at the end of the day
usually to say
bye to someone goodbye sounds a little
bit more
formal than just bi but you can use it
to sound polite
goodbye see you again goodbye
see you again good bye
see you again
bad bad
bad okay so bad
is a word that means not good you can
use it to describe
something you don't like or that you
think is inappropriate
be careful of bad people be careful of
bad people
be careful of bad people
good good
good so good is the opposite of bad
you can use it when you want to express
that you like something or that you
think something is
positive my teacher is a good person
my teacher is a good person my teacher
is a good person
pretty pretty
pretty so pretty is used to describe
someone or something's physical
appearance something that we think is
beautiful
i have a pretty girlfriend i have a
pretty girlfriend
i have a pretty girlfriend
ugly ugly
ugly so ugly is the opposite of pretty
we use this word to describe something
that we think is not pleasing or is
unpleasant
ugly face ugly face
ugly face
easy easy
easy so easy
is used to talk about something that is
not difficult it's maybe something
that's simple
to do easy exam
easy exam easy
exam difficult
difficult di fi
cult so difficult describe something
that is hard or something that is
challenging to do difficult problem
difficult problem difficult
problem
near near
near near is used to talk about
something that is close to us
it's something that we can go to quickly
and easily
i live near the university i live near
the university
i live near the university
far far
far so far is the opposite of near
far means something that is at great
distance from something
else there's like a long way to get to
something
the station is far from here this
station is far from here
the station is far from here
small small
small so small is the opposite of big
we use it to describe things that are
little you can use it for
concepts for objects or for people
small mistake small mistake
small mistake
want to speed up your language learning
take your very first lesson with us
you'll start speaking in minutes and
master real conversations
sign up for your free lifetime account
just click the link in the description