Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for common food and drinks
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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 800 most common words and phrases in English. Okay, let’s get started! |
| First is… |
| 1. 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.” |
| 2. 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!” |
| 3. 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?” |
| 4. tea |
| So, “tea” is another very popular drink. You can have it cold or hot. |
| “Would you like a cup of tea?” |
| 5. coffee |
| “Coffee” is yet another very popular drink. We usually have this in the morning. |
| “cup of coffee” |
| 6. beer |
| So, “beer,” yet another very popular drink for adults. We usually enjoy beer after work. |
| “cold beer” |
| 7. 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” |
| 8. beef |
| So, “beef” refers to meat that comes from a cow. This can mean anything that comes from a cow. |
| “beef steak” |
| 9. chicken |
| So, “chicken” refers to the animal, but also the meat. When you want to talk about one, like the animal, you can say “a chicken.” |
| “Chicken can be fried, baked, or roasted.” |
| 10. pork |
| So, “pork” is another very popular meat. We often have it at breakfast as bacon or maybe in the evening as like a porkchop. |
| “Pork is the meat from a pig.” |
| 11. 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?” |
| 12. lamb |
| So, “lamb” refers to meat that comes from a baby sheep. |
| “Lamb is extremely delicious.” |
| 13. doctor |
| So, a “doctor” is a person who helps other people with their health. |
| “If you get sick, go to the doctor.” |
| 14. 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.” |
| 15. teacher |
| So, a “teacher” is someone who shares information, who helps students or other people to learn something. |
| “English teacher” |
| 16. employee |
| An “employee” is someone who works at a company or someone who works for someone else. |
| “female employee” |
| 17. 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.” |
| 18. see |
| So we use the verb “see” to mean to use our eyes to focus on something. |
| “The tourist saw the sunset.” |
| 19. make |
| We use the verb “make” when we talk about creating something. |
| “The chef makes orange juice.” |
| 20. 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.” |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. See you next time. Goodbye! |
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