Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including vegetables and clothing
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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. shirt |
| So, a “shirt” is a piece of clothing that we wear on the top part of our body. |
| “There are ten shirts in the closet.” |
| 2. pants |
| So “pants,” that’s a piece of clothing that we wear on the lower part of our body. It covers our legs. |
| “Your parts are bigger than mine.” |
| 3. 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.” |
| 4. say |
| We use “say” for simple reports of speech. |
| “I was just going to say that.” |
| 5. call |
| We use the verb “call” when we want to make a phone call to someone. |
| “Please give me a call tomorrow morning.” |
| 6. find |
| We use the word “find” when we talk about the moment we discover something. |
| “How did you find the cellphone?” |
| 7. 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.” |
| 8. dirty |
| So, the word “dirty” is used to refer to something that is not clean. |
| “The fork is on the dirty plate.” |
| 9. 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.” |
| 10. onion |
| 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.” |
| 11. lettuce |
| So “lettuce” is very commonly used in salad. It’s a leafy green vegetable. |
| “My salad only has lettuce and tomato.” |
| 12. 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.” |
| 13. rabbit |
| So, a “rabbit” is a very small cute animal that’s known for hopping around. |
| “Your rabbit is very cute.” |
| 14. 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.” |
| 15. 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.” |
| 16. 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.” |
| 17. rainy |
| “Rainy” is used to talk about weather, so we use it for days when water is falling from the sky. |
| “It will be rainy this Saturday.” |
| 18. 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.” |
| 19. girl |
| So, a “girl” is someone who is born as a female. |
| “The girl washes her face.” |
| 20. boy |
| The word “boy” refers to someone who is born as a male. |
| “The boy fell down from the tree.” |
| 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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