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In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in English.
Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. Welcome to The 800 Core English Words and Phrases video series! This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in English.
Ok! Let's get started! First is…
1. pajamas
So pyjamas are the clothes that you wear when you sleep. This can be anything whatever you find most comfortable.
I want to buy a new pair of pajamas.
2. brassiere
So “brassiere” is commonly shortened to just “bra.” A bra is usually worn by women and it’s worn on the chest.
white brassiere
3. wake up
“To wake up” means to stop sleeping. It’s that moment when you open your eyes, usually in the morning, and you start your day.
I need an alarm to help me wake up.
4. commute
So “commute,” that word refers to the process of going to work or a process of going to school.
I commute to work by train.
5. eat
So the verb “eat” means to put food in your body, so it's a very simple basic action.
The family is eating breakfast.
6. art
So “art” can refer to any creative work, music can be art, a painting can be art, sculptures can be art. Anything that’s very creative can be art.
She is good at art.
7. literature
“Literature” refers to the written word. We tend to use the word literature more in, like, polite kind of, more formal situations, often with, like, old-fashioned stories.
Literature is full of symbols in stories.
8. movie
A movie is something that we can watch. It’s moving images on a screen.
How about seeing a movie?
9. music
So music is entertainment that we listen to, we can enjoy live music, or we can have recorded music on our phones or on CDs or on tapes, whatever.
The local music is very interesting.
10. answer
“Answer” can be used as a noun or as a verb. As a noun, it refers to a correct solution to a problem. We can also use answer as a verb to mean to reply to something, like a question.
He knows the answer.
11. teach
So “to teach” means to explain information to someone else.
She teaches classes at the university.
12. ask
So this verb is used when you want to get information from someone.
Do we need to ask?
13. close
So “close” is the opposite of “open,” we can also use it as a verb which means to cause something to not be open anymore.
Could you close the door?
14. birth
“Birth” refers to the act of bringing something into the world. We often use this when we talk about humans being born.
We celebrate our birth every year.
15. work
“Work” refers to one's job. So we can use it to talk about our daily tasks.
I have a lot of work.
16. turn on
So we use this phrasal verb “turn on” to mean, like, start something as a machine, so like, we turn on a car or we turn on a light. There's usually some kind of electricity going to the machine which causes it to start.
The man turned on the light.
17. turn off
“Turn off” is the opposite of “turn on.” it means to cause something to lose power, usually we use this with machines or other electrical items.
Stop the car and turn off the engine.
18. eat out
“To eat out” means to go out to a restaurant or other kind of dining establishment for a meal.
People like to eat out on the weekends.
19. attend
So “to attend,” this is a verb, means to participate in something.
I attend a meeting.
20. west
So west is the opposite of east.
The sun sets in the west.
Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words.
See you next time! Bye-bye!

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