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English - Basic Vocabulary

This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the English language, including around 200 words.

1. Numbers

Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions

0

zero

zero

1

one

one

2

two

two

3

three

three

4

four

four

5

five

five

6

six

six

7

seven

seven

8

eight

eight

9

nine

nine

10

ten

ten

11

eleven

eleven

12

twelve

twelve

13

thirteen

thirteen

14

fourteen

fourteen

15

fifteen

fifteen

16

sixteen

sixteen

17

seventeen

seventeen

18

eighteen

eighteen

19

nineteen

nineteen

20

twenty

twenty

30

thirty

thirty

40

forty

forty

50

fifty

fifty

60

sixty

sixty

70

seventy

seventy

80

eighty

eighty

90

ninety

ninety

100

hundred

hundred

1K

thousand

thousand

1M

million

million

2. Colors

Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you

โšช

white

white

โšซ

black

black

๐Ÿ”ด

red

red

๐Ÿ”ต

blue

blue

๐ŸŸก

yellow

yellow

๐ŸŸข

green

green

๐ŸŸฃ

purple

purple

๐ŸŸค

brown

brown

๐ŸŸ 

orange

orange

๐ŸŒธ

pink

pink

โญ

gold

gold

๐ŸŒ‘

silver

silver

โ˜๏ธ

grey

grey

3. Animals

Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world

๐Ÿถ

dog

dog

๐Ÿฑ

cat

cat

๐Ÿด

horse

horse

๐Ÿฎ

cow

cow

๐Ÿท

pig

pig

๐Ÿฆ

bird

bird

๐ŸŸ

fish

fish

๐Ÿญ

mouse

mouse

๐ŸฆŠ

fox

fox

๐Ÿ‡

rabbit

rabbit

๐Ÿป

bear

bear

๐Ÿผ

panda

panda

๐Ÿจ

koala

koala

๐Ÿ˜

elephant

elephant

๐Ÿข

turtle

turtle

๐Ÿฆ’

giraffe

giraffe

๐Ÿฆ†

duck

duck

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ

spider

spider

4. People

Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

family

family

๐Ÿง”

man

man

๐Ÿ‘ฉ

woman

woman

๐Ÿ‘ฆ

boy

boy

๐Ÿ‘ง

girl

girl

๐Ÿ‘ถ

child

child

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆณ

father

father

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆณ

mother

mother

๐Ÿ‘ด

grandfather

grandfather

๐Ÿ‘ต

grandmother

grandmother

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฐ

brother

brother

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฑ

sister

sister

๐Ÿง‘

friend

friend

๐Ÿ‘ฅ

people

people

๐Ÿ™‹

person

person

5. Objects

Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life

๐Ÿ 

house

house

๐Ÿข

building

building

๐Ÿซ

school

school

๐Ÿช

store

store

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

road

road

๐ŸŒ†

city

city

๐ŸŒณ

tree

tree

๐Ÿ’ง

water

water

โ˜€๏ธ

sun

sun

โ˜๏ธ

cloud

cloud

๐Ÿ“š

book

book

๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ

pen

pen

๐Ÿ“ฑ

phone

phone

๐Ÿ”‘

key

key

๐Ÿš—

car

car

6. Food

Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures

๐ŸŽ

apple

apple

๐ŸŒ

banana

banana

๐Ÿž

bread

bread

๐Ÿง€

cheese

cheese

๐Ÿฅฉ

meat

meat

๐Ÿฅ›

milk

milk

โ˜•

coffee

coffee

๐Ÿต

tea

tea

๐Ÿ’ง

water

water

๐Ÿบ

beer

beer

๐Ÿท

wine

wine

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

food

food

๐Ÿณ

egg

egg

๐Ÿš

rice

rice

๐Ÿฅ•

vegetables

vegetables

7. Time

Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions

โ˜€๏ธ

day

day

๐ŸŒ™

night

night

โฐ

hour

hour

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

week

week

๐Ÿ“…

month

month

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

year

year

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Monday

Monday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Tuesday

Tuesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Wednesday

Wednesday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Thursday

Thursday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Friday

Friday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Saturday

Saturday

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ

Sunday

Sunday

๐ŸŒ…

morning

morning

๐ŸŒ†

evening

evening

๐Ÿ•›

now

now

๐Ÿ”œ

soon

soon

๐Ÿ•’

time

time

8. Verbs

Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

speak

speak

๐Ÿšถ

walk

walk

๐Ÿƒ

run

run

๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

eat

eat

๐Ÿท

drink

drink

๐Ÿ˜ด

sleep

sleep

๐Ÿ“–

read

read

โœ๏ธ

write

write

๐Ÿ‘€

see

see

๐Ÿ‘‚

hear

hear

๐Ÿ’ญ

think

think

๐Ÿค”

know

know

โค๏ธ

love

love

๐Ÿ‘

like

like

๐Ÿ‘‹

come

come

๐Ÿšช

open

open

๐Ÿ”’

close

close

๐Ÿ’ก

learn

learn

โž•

give

give

๐Ÿ’ธ

buy

buy

9. Adjectives

Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things

๐Ÿ˜Š

happy

happy

๐Ÿ˜ข

sad

sad

๐Ÿ˜ 

angry

angry

๐Ÿ‘

good

good

๐Ÿ‘Ž

bad

bad

โฌ†๏ธ

big

big

โฌ‡๏ธ

small

small

๐Ÿ†•

new

new

๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

old

old

๐Ÿ’ฏ

many

many

๐Ÿค

few

few

๐Ÿฅต

hot

hot

๐Ÿฅถ

cold

cold

๐Ÿ’ช

strong

strong

๐Ÿ‘ถ

weak

weak

โœจ

beautiful

beautiful

๐Ÿ‘น

ugly

ugly

โœ…

correct

correct

โŒ

wrong

wrong

โšก

fast

fast

10. Connectors

Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences

โž•

and

and

โžก๏ธ

but

but

๐Ÿ‘‰

or

or

๐Ÿค”

because

because

๐Ÿ‘‰

so

so

๐Ÿคจ

however

however

๐Ÿค”

therefore

therefore

โž•

also

also

๐Ÿ•’

when

when

๐Ÿค”

if

if

๐Ÿ•’

before

before

๐Ÿ•’

after

after

๐Ÿ•’

since

since

๐Ÿ•’

while

while

11. Professions

Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

teacher

teacher

๐Ÿง‘โ€โš•๏ธ

doctor

doctor

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

engineer

engineer

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿณ

chef

chef

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ

farmer

farmer

๐Ÿ‘ฎ

police officer

police officer

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ

artist

artist

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ผ

office worker

office worker

๐Ÿ”ฌ

scientist

scientist

๐Ÿ›’

salesperson

salesperson

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