Beginner Vocabulary (A1 · 285 lessons)
Beginner vocabulary covers first steps: basic sentences, everyday words and simple present tenses. Open any lesson below for the explanation, examples and practice points.
happy (adj.)
feeling pleasure or joy
big (adj.)
large in size
friend (n.)
a person you like and know well
family (n.)
parents, children and relatives
eat (v.)
to put food in your mouth and swallow
drink (v.)
to take liquid into your mouth
house (n.)
a building where people live
school (n.)
a place where children learn
work (v.)
to do a job or activity
water (n.)
clear liquid essential for life
food (n.)
what people and animals eat
beautiful (adj.)
very pleasing to look at
buy (v.)
to get something by paying money
sell (v.)
to give something for money
easy (adj.)
not difficult
difficult (adj.)
hard to do or understand
new (adj.)
recently made or bought
old (adj.)
having existed a long time
help (v.)
to make something easier for someone
learn (v.)
to gain knowledge or skill
red (adj.)
the colour of blood
blue (adj.)
the colour of the sky
green (adj.)
the colour of grass
dog (n.)
a common pet that barks
cat (n.)
a small pet that purrs
bread (n.)
baked food made from flour
milk (n.)
a white drink from cows
apple (n.)
a round red or green fruit
car (n.)
a vehicle with four wheels
book (n.)
pages with writing, bound together
teacher (n.)
a person who teaches
doctor (n.)
a person who treats sick people
walk (v.)
to move on foot
run (v.)
to move fast on foot
sleep (v.)
to rest with your eyes closed
open (v.)
to move something so it is not closed
close (v.)
to shut
cold (adj.)
having a low temperature
hot (adj.)
having a high temperature
small (adj.)
not big
fast (adj.)
moving quickly
slow (adj.)
not fast
morning (n.)
the early part of the day
night (n.)
the dark part of the day
brother (n.)
a boy with the same parents
sister (n.)
a girl with the same parents
money (n.)
coins and notes used to buy things
shop (n.)
a place where things are sold
city (n.)
a large town
ask (v.)
to put a question to someone
airport (n.)
a place where planes take off and land
flight (n.)
a journey by plane
train (n.)
a vehicle that runs on rails
bus (n.)
a large road vehicle for many people
taxi (n.)
a car with a driver you pay
hotel (n.)
a building where travellers stay
map (n.)
a drawing of an area
tourist (n.)
a person visiting a place for fun
bag (n.)
a container for carrying things
beach (n.)
sandy land beside the sea
nurse (n.)
a person who cares for the sick
hospital (n.)
a building for treating the ill
pain (n.)
an unpleasant feeling in the body
cough (n.)
a sudden noise from the throat
fever (n.)
a high body temperature
headache (n.)
pain in the head
tooth (n.)
a hard white part in your mouth
sick (adj.)
not well
heart (n.)
the organ that pumps blood
computer (n.)
an electronic machine
phone (n.)
a device for calls
internet (n.)
a global network
website (n.)
a page on the internet
email (n.)
electronic mail
screen (n.)
the display of a device
camera (n.)
a device for photos
game (n.)
an activity for fun
video (n.)
moving pictures
password (n.)
a secret word to log in
job (n.)
work done for pay
boss (n.)
the person in charge
office (n.)
a place of work
meeting (n.)
a gathering to discuss
salary (n.)
money paid for work
worker (n.)
a person who works
shop assistant (n.)
a person who serves in a shop
farmer (n.)
a person who grows food
driver (n.)
a person who drives
engineer (n.)
a person who designs machines or buildings
bank (n.)
a place that keeps money
price (n.)
the cost of something
cheap (adj.)
low in cost
pay (v.)
to give money for something
cost (v.)
to have a price
coin (n.)
a small round piece of metal money
cash (n.)
physical money
card (n.)
a plastic payment item
rich (adj.)
having a lot of money
poor (adj.)
having little money
tree (n.)
a tall plant with a trunk
flower (n.)
the colourful part of a plant
river (n.)
a large stream of water
mountain (n.)
a very high hill
sea (n.)
a large body of salt water
sun (n.)
the star that gives light
moon (n.)
the body that orbits Earth
rain (n.)
water falling from clouds
snow (n.)
frozen white flakes
wind (n.)
moving air
rice (n.)
small white grains eaten cooked
egg (n.)
an oval food from hens
meat (n.)
animal flesh as food
fish (n.)
a water animal eaten as food
soup (n.)
a hot liquid dish
cheese (n.)
a food made from milk
sugar (n.)
a sweet substance
salt (n.)
a white seasoning
coffee (n.)
a hot brown drink
tea (n.)
a hot drink made from leaves
banana (n.)
a long yellow fruit
potato (n.)
a starchy vegetable
chicken (n.)
a bird eaten as meat
cake (n.)
a sweet baked food
lunch (n.)
the midday meal
room (n.)
a space inside a building
kitchen (n.)
a room for cooking
bedroom (n.)
a room for sleeping
bathroom (n.)
a room for washing
door (n.)
an entrance you open and close
window (n.)
a glass opening in a wall
table (n.)
a flat piece of furniture
chair (n.)
a seat for one
bed (n.)
a place to sleep
garden (n.)
an area with plants
floor (n.)
the surface you walk on
wall (n.)
a vertical side of a room
student (n.)
a person who studies
class (n.)
a group of students
lesson (n.)
a period of teaching
homework (n.)
school work done at home
pencil (n.)
a writing tool
pen (n.)
an ink writing tool
exam (n.)
a formal test
read (v.)
to look at and understand words
write (v.)
to put words on paper
sad (adj.)
feeling unhappy
afraid (adj.)
feeling fear
love (n.)
deep affection
laugh (v.)
to make sounds showing joy
cry (v.)
to shed tears
smile (v.)
to show pleasure with the mouth
mother (n.)
a female parent
father (n.)
a male parent
son (n.)
a male child
daughter (n.)
a female child
grandmother (n.)
mother of a parent
uncle (n.)
brother of a parent
aunt (n.)
sister of a parent
cousin (n.)
child of an uncle or aunt
baby (n.)
a very young child
husband (n.)
a married man
wife (n.)
a married woman
shirt (n.)
clothing for the upper body
dress (n.)
a woman's one-piece garment
shoes (n.)
footwear
hat (n.)
a head covering
coat (n.)
a warm outer garment
trousers (n.)
clothing for the legs
socks (n.)
foot coverings
size (n.)
how big something is
football (n.)
a ball game with two teams
tennis (n.)
a racket sport
swim (v.)
to move through water
team (n.)
a group playing together
ball (n.)
a round object for games
player (n.)
a person who plays
race (n.)
a speed competition
jump (v.)
to leave the ground
music (n.)
organised sound
song (n.)
a piece of music with words
film (n.)
a movie
dance (v.)
to move to music
paint (v.)
to put colour on something
actor (n.)
a person who performs in films
singer (n.)
a person who sings
story (n.)
an account of events
police (n.)
officers who enforce the law
law (n.)
a rule made by government
vote (v.)
to choose in an election
country (n.)
a nation
king (n.)
a male monarch
queen (n.)
a female monarch
war (n.)
armed conflict
peace (n.)
absence of war
animal (n.)
a living creature
bird (n.)
a flying animal
horse (n.)
a large animal for riding
cow (n.)
a farm animal giving milk
lion (n.)
a big wild cat
elephant (n.)
a huge animal with a trunk
monkey (n.)
a climbing animal
rabbit (n.)
a small animal with long ears
head (n.)
top part of the body
hand (n.)
body part at the end of your arm
foot (n.)
body part you stand on
eye (n.)
the organ for seeing
ear (n.)
the organ for hearing
nose (n.)
the organ for smelling
mouth (n.)
opening for eating
arm (n.)
body part from shoulder to hand
leg (n.)
body part for walking
hair (n.)
growth on the head
face (n.)
front of the head
plant (n.)
a living thing that grows in soil
metal (n.)
a hard shiny material
energy (n.)
power to do work
light (n.)
brightness that lets you see
street (n.)
a road in a town
road (n.)
a path for vehicles
bridge (n.)
a structure over water
park (n.)
a public green area
market (n.)
a place to buy goods
church (n.)
a Christian place of worship
bike (n.)
a two-wheeled vehicle
corner (n.)
where two streets meet
day (n.)
24 hours
week (n.)
seven days
month (n.)
about four weeks
year (n.)
twelve months
hour (n.)
60 minutes
minute (n.)
60 seconds
today (adv.)
this day
tomorrow (adv.)
the day after today
yesterday (adv.)
the day before today
always (adv.)
at all times
never (adv.)
at no time
company (n.)
a business organisation
product (n.)
something made for sale
order (n.)
a request for goods
talk (v.)
to speak
say (v.)
to speak words
call (v.)
to telephone or shout
listen (v.)
to pay attention to sound
word (n.)
a unit of language
answer (v.)
to reply
question (n.)
something asked
kind (adj.)
friendly and caring
funny (adj.)
amusing
clever (adj.)
intelligent
lazy (adj.)
not wanting to work
brave (adj.)
not afraid
tall (adj.)
high in stature
short (adj.)
not tall or long
young (adj.)
not old
sunny (adj.)
full of sunlight
cloudy (adj.)
covered with clouds
windy (adj.)
with a lot of wind
foggy (adj.)
full of fog
season (n.)
a part of the year
go (v.)
to move to a place
come (v.)
to move toward
take (v.)
to carry or grab
make (v.)
to create
give (v.)
to hand over
see (v.)
to notice with eyes
know (v.)
to have knowledge
think (v.)
to use your mind
want (v.)
to desire
need (v.)
to require
one (n.)
the number 1
two (n.)
the number 2
ten (n.)
the number 10
hundred (n.)
100
first (adj.)
number one in order
half (n.)
one of two equal parts
garden (v.)
to grow plants
cook (v.)
to prepare food
sing (v.)
to make music with your voice
draw (n.)
a game ending equal
thief (n.)
a person who steals
safe (adj.)
not in danger
danger (n.)
possible harm
lock (v.)
to fasten with a key
party (n.)
a social gathering
gift (n.)
a present
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