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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. banana
“Bananas” are a very popular fruit. They are yellow in color and you peel them to open them.
“This banana is really sweet.”
2. apple
“Apples” are very popular fruits. You can usually find them in red or in green colors.
“I’m peeling an apple.”
3. grape
So, a “grape” is another type of fruit. You usually find them in purple or in green colors.
“That grape looks pretty old.”
4. watermelon
So, a watermelon is a very large fruit. It’s green on the outside and pink on the inside.
“She bought a huge watermelon.”
5. bird
So, a “bird” is a creature that can fly through the sky, has wings and feathers.
“We listened to the birds.”
6. mouse
So, a “mouse” is a very small creature. Some people consider it a rodent, so it’s not wanted.
“The mouse is eating grass.”
7. sun
So, the “sun” is the star that’s closest to Earth and it gives us sunshine.
“Today, the sun is shining!”
8. weather
So, “weather” just refers to the outside conditions, the conditions in nature.
“This weather is awful.”
9. degree
So, the word “degree” is the word we used for that small circle next to Celsius or Fahrenheit when we talk about the temperature.
“It is one degree outside.”
10. woman
So, “woman” refers to one person, one woman. When talking about more than one woman, we use “women”.
“The woman is wearing a black sweater.”
11. man
So, a “man” refers to one male person. When we want to talk about more than one male person, we say “men”.
“The director is a very serious man.”
12. girlfriend
So the word “girlfriend” can be used to refer to your romantic partner who is a girl. We can also use it to talk about female friends.
“Your girlfriend is one year older than you, right?”
13. boyfriend
So the word “boyfriend” is used to refer to a male romantic partner. We do not typically use this word to talk about our male friends though.
“She’ll go to the Prince Islands with her boyfriend.”
14. train
So, a “train” is a large kind of public transportation that we use to travel quickly inside cities and between cities.
“What time is the last train?”
15. airplane
So “airplanes” are the mode of transportation that flies. We often call them “planes” as well.
“The passengers flew on the airplane.”
16. bus
So, a “bus” is like a large car. We typically use it to transport people inside cities or between cities on the road.
“He rides the bus.”
17. taxi
A “taxi” is a single car that you can rent, so you need to pay money to use a taxi to travel in a city.
“Give me a call after you get in the taxi.”
18. spinach
So “spinach” is a very healthy food. It’s leafy and green and popular for salads.
“Spinach is a rich source of iron and calcium.”
19. dolphin
A “dolphin” is a very smart undersea animal and they’re very popular because they’re very cute and it sounds like they’re talking to people sometimes.
“The dolphin jumps out of the water.”
20. squid
So a “squid” is another undersea creature. Sometimes, they’re small, but in other cases, in special cases, they are enormous. There are giant squids as well.
“I can’t eat squid.”
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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