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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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