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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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