160 English Words for Everyday Life - Basic Vocabulary #8

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low the sad teenager is sitting alone the sad teenager is sitting alone the sad teenager is sitting alone angry angry angry the word angry also refers to our emotions we use it in times when we feel upset or very unhappy about something there was something that made me angry this morning there was something that made me angry this morning there was something that made me angry this morning clothing clothing clothing clothing is a word that's used to refer to anything we wear this can mean coats pants jackets shirts hats whatever I worked in a clothing store I worked at a clothing store I worked at a clothing store shoe shoo shoo so a shoe is something you wear on your foot I need new shoes I need new shoes I need new shoes suck suck suck a sock is something that you wear between your shoe and your foot usually you wear heavy socks often in winter are you wearing socks are you wearing socks are you wearing socks underwear underwear under where so underwear refers to the clothing we wear under the clothes we can see my socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser my socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser my socks and underwear are in the top drawer of my dresser talk talk talk we use the verb talk when we want to refer to a conversation so two or more people are participating let's talk about it let's talk about it let's talk about it give give give we use the verb give when we want to provide someone with something else can I give you a useful tip can I give you a useful tip can I give you a useful tip low low lo we use the word lo to talk about something that is not hi this is the opposite of hi so it's something near the ground this table is too low for me table is too low for me this table is too low for me hi hi hi so the word hi is the opposite of the word low it refers to something that is far away from the ground the waves are high today the waves are high today the waves are high today fruit fruit fruit so fruit refers to a category of food so fruits tend to be rather sweet please put the fruits on the plate please put the fruits on the plate please put the fruits on the plate octopus octopus octa puss so an octopus is a very interesting animal with eight legs some cultures like to eat octopus the octopus is swimming in the ocean the octopus is swimming in the ocean the octopus is swimming in the ocean shark shark shark so a shark is for many people a very scary undersea creature some of them are huge and can eat people the surfer was bitten by a shark the surfer was bitten by a shark the surfer was bitten by a shark whale whale wael so whales are typically very very large creatures that live under the sea some are peaceful some are aggressive whales are mammals whales are mammals whales are mammals cloudy cloudy cloudy so cloudy refers to whether it's used on days when there are many clouds in the sky I don't like cloudy days I don't like cloudy days I don't like cloudy days cool fool cool we use cool when the weather is not like cold but it feels a little bit nice actually still the weather is cool the weather is cool the weather is cool cucumber cucumber cucumber so a cucumber is a food that we can eat it's something that's healthy and usually pretty refreshing these cucumbers are fresh these cucumbers are fresh these cucumbers are fresh bell pepper bell pepper bell pepper so a bell pepper is another food that many people like to eat sometimes they're a little bit bitter the most common bell peppers are green red or yellow the most common bell peppers are green red or yellow the most common bell peppers are green red or yellow broccoli broccoli broccoli broccoli is another very healthy food lots of kids really don't like it though order the broccoli soup order the broccoli soup order the broccoli soup well done in this lesson you expanded your vocabulary and learn 20 new useful words click the link in the description and sign up for free at English class 101.com to get access to the full list of vocabulary you'll need for daily life conversations you'll also get example sentences custom flash card decks and more learning resources see you next time bye-bye shirt shirt shirt so a shirt is a piece of clothing that we wear on the top part of our body there are 10 shirts in the closet there are 10 shirts in the closet there are 10 shirts in the closet pants pants pants so pants that's a piece of clothing that we wear on the lower part of our body it covers our legs your pants are bigger than mine your pants are bigger than mine your pants are bigger than mine dress dress 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 I regret not buying that dress I regret not buying that dress say say say we use say for simple reports of speech I was just going to say that I was just going to say that I was just going to say that call call call we use the verb call when we want to make a phone call to someone please give me a call tomorrow morning please give me a call tomorrow morning please give me a call tomorrow morning find find find we use the word find when we talk about the moment we discover something how did you find the cellphone how did you find the cellphone how did you find the cellphone clean clean 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 we aim for a clean environment we aim for a clean environment dirty dirty dirty so the word dirty is used to refer to something that is not clean the fork is on the dirty plate the fork is on the dirty plate the fork is on the dirty plate carrot carrot CAIR it 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 kids do not like carrots kids do not like carrots onion onion 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 I don't cry when I cut onions I don't cry when I cut onions lettuce lettuce Leptis so lettuce is very commonly used in salads it's a leafy green vegetable my salad only has lettuce and tomato my salad only has lettuce and tomato my salad only has lettuce and tomato sheep sheep 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 the Sheep is eating the green grass the Sheep is eating the green grass rabbit rabbit rat bit so a rabbit is a very small cute animal that's known for hopping around your rabbit is very cute your rabbit is very cute your rabbit is very cute seal seal ceil 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 seals live in the coldest areas seals live in the coldest areas cloud cloud 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 I can't see any clouds today I can't see any clouds today sunny sunny 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 I often go on a picnic on a sunny day I often go on a picnic on a sunny day rainy Rainie Rainie Rainie is used to talk about weather so we use it for days when water is falling from the sky it'll be rainy this Saturday it'll be rainy this Saturday it will be rainy this Saturday maybe baby 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 the baby sleeps on the blanket the baby sleeps on the blanket girl girl girl so a girl is someone who is born as a female the girl washes her face the girl washes her face the girl washes her face boy boy boy the word boy refers to someone who is born as a male the boy fell down from the tree the boy fell down from the tree the boy fell down from the tree watch watch watch so when we use watch to talk about a noun it's referring to the clock you can wear on your wrist do you have a watch do you have a watch do you have a watch glasses glasses glass asses so glasses our eyewear we wear glasses so that we can see better or so that we can block the Sun from our eyes I don't wear glasses I don't wear glasses I don't wear glasses jacket jacket jacket so a jacket is usually a light piece of clothing it keeps you a little bit warmer in autumn or maybe in spring that jacket looks nice on you that jacket looks nice on you that jacket looks nice on you receive receive receive so to receive something means to get something get sounds a little bit more casual than receive to receive a confession of love to receive a confession of love to receive a confession of love search search search so the word search means to look for to look for something search tends to sound a little bit more formal than look for it'll show up if you search on the Internet it'll show up if you search on the Internet it will show up if you search on the Internet take take take so take means to remove something from another place or to choose something please take me home please take me home please take me home weak week week so this word is the opposite of the word strong it means something that doesn't have a lot of power a weak team make team a weak team strong strong strong so strong is the opposite of weak strong refers to something that has lots and lots of power be strong and don't give up be strong and don't give up be strong and don't give up cold cold cold so the word cold typically refers to temperature when the temperature is low we describe the feeling as cold the North Pole is cold even in summer the North Pole is cold even in summer the North Pole is cold even in summer hot hot hot so hot is the opposite of cold hot is used when the temperatures are warm the temperatures are very very high we describe the feeling with hot the tea is still hot the tea is still hot the tea is still hot funny funny funny so the word funny refers to something that causes us to laugh funny sitcoms make me happy funny sitcoms make me happy funny sitcoms make me happy peach peach peach so a peach is a well-known fruit it's kind of sweet I am allergic to peaches I'm allergic to peaches I am allergic to peaches orange orange orange so orange can refer to the fruit or it can refer to the color orange I drink orange juice in the morning I drink orange juice in the morning I drink orange juice in the morning potato potato potato so a potato is a very very popular food we make all kinds of things with potatoes french fries mashed potatoes and so on fried potato is not good for your health fried potato is not good for your health fried potato is not good for your health soy bean soy bean soy bean so a soy bean is an ingredient that people may use to create other things like milk for example soy beans grow inside the pods soy beans grow inside the pods soy beans grow inside the pods vegetable vegetable vegetable so a vegetable is a food that's good for you so there are many different kinds of vegetables carrots zucchinis so on I ate fried vegetables i ate fried vegetables i ate fried vegetables cow cow cow so a cow is a farm animal we use cows for dairy and for milk and for beef the cows are grazing in the field the cows are grazing in the field the cows are grazing in the field pig Pig pig a pig is another farm animal usually very low to the ground and pink or kind of gray in color we use these for meat pigs are intelligent animals pigs are intelligent animals pigs are intelligent animals horse horse horse so a horse another farm animal is used a lot more for entertainment for like racing activities have you ever ridden a horse before have you ever ridden a horse before have you ever ridden a horse before snow snow snow so snow is a type of whether it's precipitation so that means it's rain it's water from the sky but that is frozen there is a lot of snow on the mountain there's a lot of snow on the mountain there is a lot of snow on the mountain hand hand hand sew your hand it's a part of your body this part of your body is your hand left hand left hand left hand armed armed arm so the arm is this part of your body from here to the end of your hand muscular arm muscular arm muscular arm foot foot foot so your foot just one is the part of your body that's at the very very bottom right foot right foot right foot leg leg leg so your leg is the entire long part of your body one leg but you walk on long legs long legs long legs finger finger finger so your fingers are these parts of your body so finger is a countable noun we count it one finger to finger three fingers and so on pinky finger pinky finger pinky finger back back back so your back is like the reverse part of your body we think of this as the front part our back is behind us my back hurts my back hurts my back hurts stomach stomach StuH Nick so your stomach is the part of your body that digests food so we often talk about our stomach because it feels uncomfortable my stomach hurts my stomach hurts my stomach hurts chest chest chest so your chest is the upper part of the front of your body I have chest pains I have chest pains I have chest pains January January Jan you every January is the first month of the year in North America it is typically a cold month it's very cold here in January it's very cold here in January it's very cold here in January February February said you airy so February has an interesting spelling that first R isn't really pronounced February is the shortest month with 28 days February is the shortest month with 28 days February is the shortest month with 28 days March March March March is the third month of the year we think of March as the time when spring begins it is now April so last month was March it is now April so last month was March it is now April so last month was March April April a thrill April is the fourth month of the year and we think of this as a time when flowers start to bloom april showers bring May flowers april showers bring May flowers april showers bring May flowers may may mei-mei is the fifth month of the year we think of May as just the time before summer so the weather is typically really really nice and spring is in full like blue May 31st is world no smoking day may 31st is world no smoking day May 31st is world no smoking day June June June June is the six-month of a year it feels a little bit warmer than May but it's not quite summer a warm June a warm June a warm June July July July so July the seventh month of the year is typically when many people think of summer as beginning in the US July is one of seven months with 31 days July is one of seven months with 31 days July is one of seven months with 31 days August August August August the 8th month of the year tends to be quite hot and there's a lot of fun summer activities to do the school is closed in August the school is closed in August the school is closed in August September September September September is kind of the beginning of fall or autumn and it's also typically the time of year when students go back to school today is Saturday September 10th today is Saturday September 10th today is Saturday September 10th October October October so October is when the weather gets a little bit cooler and we start to see some popular autumn foods appearing Halloween falls on October 31st Halloween falls on October 31st lloween falls on October 31st November November no vember so November is very well known in the US for having Thanksgiving when we enjoy a huge meal with family or friends November is one of four months with 30 days November is one of four months with 30 days November is one of four months with 30 days December December did cember December is the last month of the year and we think of it as a time for celebration December 31st is New Year's Eve December 31st is New Year's Eve December 31st is New Year's Eve can can can sew can is used to mean something we are able to do can jump over can jump over can jump over zero zero z-ro so zero is used to refer to the number which means nothing so we also read this as Oh sometimes number zero number zero number zero one one one so one means the first number so we use it anytime there's a single number of something one degree one degree one degree to to - so - is the second number we use it to talk about pairs or couples of things the number two is my favorite number the number two is my favorite number that number two is my favorite number three three three so the third number in English is the number three $3 three dollars three dollars for for four so the fourth number in English is the number four keep in mind that the spelling is different from SOR which means a purpose number four number four number four five five five so the next number is the number five the starfish has five legs starfish has five legs the starfish has five legs six six six so the next number in our sequence is the number six we have a six day vacation next month we have a six-day vacation next month we have a six-day vacation next month seven seven set then so the next number in this sequence is the number seven there are seven days in every week seven days in every week there are seven days in every week eight eight eight so the next number is the number H this has an interesting spelling it's pronounced eight eight is a lucky number eight is a lucky number eight is a lucky number 9 9 9 so the next number in this series is the number 9 9 floors 9 floors 9 floors ten ten 10 so 10 is the first double digit number that means there are 2 digits 1 & 0 10 grams 10 grams 10 grams salesman salesman sales men so a Salesman is a male a man who sells things car salesman car salesman car sales men manager manager manager so a manager is a person at a workplace that is responsible for other people department manager manager department manager cook cook cook so a cook is a person who makes food a cook is different from a chef in that a chef went to school a cook has their experience on the job the cook fried an egg the cook fried an egg the cook fried an egg engineer engineer engineer so an engineer is a technology related job an engineer can create things in many different industries I'm an engineer I'm an engineer I am an engineer programmer programmer programmer so a programmer is a person who writes or who creates programs I am a computer programmer I'm a computer programmer I am a computer programmer nurse nurse nurse so a nurse is someone who works at a hospital or a clinic or at like a nursing home so they help patients the woman is a nurse the woman is a nurse the woman is a nurse body body bah D so a body can be a human body it's just your actual body all of your different parts we can also use this for animals too food is fuel for the body food is fuel for the body food is fuel for the body head head head so head refers to this part of your body the very top part of your body head injuries are very dangerous Henan juries are very dangerous head injuries are very dangerous laughs laughs laughs so laughs 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 the couple is laughing at a joke the couple is laughing at a joke delicious delicious 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 Chinese food is delicious Chinese food is delicious water water 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 can I have some water please can I have some water please tea tea tea so tea is another very popular drink you can have it cold or hot would you like a cup of tea would you like a cup of tea would you like a cup of tea coffee coffee coffee coffee is yet another very popular drink we usually have this in the morning cup of coffee cup of coffee cup of coffee beer beer beer so beer yet another very popular drink for adults we usually enjoy beer after work cold beer cold beer cold beer wine wine 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 glass of wine glass of wine biess beef beef so beef refers to meat that comes from a cow this can mean anything that comes from a cow beef steak beefsteak beef steak chicken chicken chicken so chicken refers to the animal but also the meat when you want to talk about one of the animal you can say a chicken chicken can be fried baked or roasted chicken can be fried baked or roasted chicken can be fried baked or roasted pork pork pork so pork is another very popular meat we often have it at breakfast as bacon or maybe in the evening as like a pork chop pork is the meat from a pig pork is the meat from a pig pork is the meat from a pig fish 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 fish chicken or fish lamb lamb lamb so lamb refers to meat that comes from a baby sheep lamb is extremely delicious lamb is extremely delicious lamb is extremely delicious doctor doctor doctor so a doctor is a person who helps other people with their health if you get sick go to the doctor if you get sick go to the doctor if you get sick go to the doctor police officer police officer 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 Alaska police officer for help ask a police officer for help teacher teacher teacher so a teacher is someone who shares information who helps students or other people to learn something English teacher English teacher English teacher employee employee employee an employee is someone who works at a company or someone who works for someone else female employee female employee female employee come come 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 girl came towards the video camera the girl came towards the video camera see see see so we use the verb C to mean to use our eyes to focus on something the tourists saw the sunset the tourists saw the sunset tourists saw the sunset make make make we use the verb make when we talk about creating something the chef makes orange juice chef's makes orange juice the chef makes orange juice use News 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 the programmer used the computer programmer used the computer today today today today means this day we use this when we want to talk about something that's happening on this day like part of a schedule today's homework today's homework today's homework yesterday yesterday yesterday so yesterday means the day before today so you can use this word when you're talking about like past actions yesterday morning yesterday morning yesterday morning tomorrow tomorrow - Mar Oh so tomorrow is like the opposite of yesterday it means the day after today so we use this when we're talking about our future plans see you tomorrow see you tomorrow see you tomorrow weak weak weak so weak refers to seven days that seven-day period so we use week when we want to talk about making plans or schedules and so on I'm busy this week I'm busy this week I'm busy this week year here year so a year is 365 days so we use year when we're talking about points in time like historical events one year one year one year second second second so second refers to a very short period of time so the amount of time that's inside one minute for example there are 60 seconds in a minute there are 60 seconds in a minute there are 60 seconds in a minute minute minute min-cut so minute refers to again a period of time we learned that there are 60 seconds in a minute and we can use minutes when we're talking about times of day three minutes three minutes three minutes our our our so an hour refers to one of those 24 blocks of time throughout the day I sleep for 8 hours every day I sleep for 8 hours every day I sleep for eight hours every day clock clock o'clock o'clock is an object that we use to understand what time of day it is we can have analog or digital alarm clock alarm clock alarm clock o'clock a clock a clock so a clock is used after a number from 1 to 12 to show that it's a specific hour let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock let's meet at the station at nine o'clock calendar calendar calendar so a calendar is something we use to understand the dates of the year there are 12 months on a typical calendar i marked their anniversary on the calendar I marked our anniversary on the calendar I marked our anniversary on the calendar Monday Monday Monday so Monday is for most people the first day of the workweek I go to work on Monday I go to work on Monday I go to work on Monday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday is for most people the second day of the workweek Tuesday January first Tuesday January first Tuesday January 1st Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday so Wednesday is the middle day of the week but keep in mind this is pronounced Wednesday there's a D there but we don't say Wednesday we say Wednesday Wednesday the 18th Wednesday the 18th Wednesday the 18th Thursday Thursday Thursday so Thursday is the fourth day of the workweek the day that comes before Friday so most people get a little bit excited for Friday and thus Thursday is kind of the day when some people start their weekends a little bit early Thursday January 3rd Thursday January 3rd Thursday January 3rd Friday Friday fry-day so is the last day of the workweek and lots of people get excited about Friday and they do things on Friday nights with their friends or their co-workers are you free this Friday are you free this Friday are you free this Friday Saturday Saturday satter day so Saturday is the first day of the weekend lots of people choose to do things like their hobbies or maybe take a trip somewhere it's a day to relax for lots of people Saturday night Saturday night Saturday night Sunday Sunday son day so sunday is the last day of the weekend usually sunday tends to be a more relaxing day so we're kind of recharging a little bit and taking it easy Sunday morning breakfast Sunday morning breakfast Sunday morning breakfast do do do so do is used when we're referring to some kind of activity we're making something happen we are taking care of something do homework do homework do homework go go go so the verb go means to move from one place to another place we use this when we're traveling or maybe even when we're talking about someplace we would like to go or like to travel to go to the park go to the park go to the park hello hello hello-hello is the most basic greeting that you can use you can use it with your friends with your family members with your co-workers any time of day is fine hello how have you been hello how have you been hello how have you been excuse me excuse me excuse me so excuse me is the expression you can use when you bump into somebody or when you need to interrupt somebody who's working on something it's a nice like apology expression to use excuse me how much is this excuse me how much is this excuse me how much is this I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry so we use I'm sorry in cases where we make a mistake so I did something wrong or I did something bad I use I'm sorry to apologize I'm sorry it was a typo I'm sorry it was a typo I'm sorry it was a typo good night goodnight good night so good night is the expression we use at the end of the day when we want to say goodbye to someone or when we want to wish our family members a good night of sleep good night grandma good night grandma good night grandma nice to meet you nice to meet you nice to meet you so nice to meet you is the expression we use the first time we meet someone we don't use this like the second or the third time we see someone only for the first time please come in nice to meet you please come in nice to meet you please come in nice to meet you how are you how are you how are you so how are you is used as a very general greeting when we see our co-worker for the first time where we see a classmate for the first time we ask how are you meaning what's your condition right now it's been a long time how are you it's been a long time how are you it's been a long time how are you yes yes yes so yes is the word we use to agree with something or to show we think something is good or correct you can use yes in any of those cases yes this one please yes this one please yes this one please no No No so no is the opposite of yes we use it when we want to disagree or show that we think something is not good or is maybe not the best option now I haven't eaten yet no I haven't eaten yet no I haven't eaten yet thank you thank you thank you so thank you is used to express your appreciation for something you can use this after you receive a gift or someone does something for you thank you very much for the invitation thank you very much for the invitation I thank you very much for the invitation I'm I'm I'm so I'm is the reduced form of I and am becomes I'm make sure to clearly pronounce that sound like when you're introducing yourself I'm John I'm John I'm John goodbye goodbye good bye so goodbye is one way to say like something at the end of the day usually to say bye to someone goodbye sounds a little bit more formal than just five but you can use it to sound polite good bye see you again good bye see you again good bye see you again bad bad bad ok so bad is a word that means not good you can use it to describe something you don't like or that you think is inappropriate be careful of bad people be careful of bad people be careful of bad people good good good so good is the opposite of bad you can use it when you want to express that you like something or that you think something is positive my teacher is a good person my teacher is a good person my teacher is a good person pretty pretty pretty so pretty is used to describe someone or some things physical appearance something that we think is beautiful I have a pretty girlfriend I have a pretty girlfriend I have a pretty girlfriend ugly ugly ugly so ugly is the opposite of pretty we use this word to describe something that we think is not pleasing or is unpleasant ugly face ugly face ugly face easy easy easy so easy is used to talk about something that is not difficult it's maybe something that's simple to do easy exam easy exam easy exam difficult difficult difficult so difficult to describe something that is hard or something that is challenging to do difficult problem difficult problem difficult problem near near near near is used to talk about something that is close to us it's something that we can go to quickly and easily I live near the university I live near the university I live near the university far far far so far is the opposite of near far means something that is a great distance from something else there's like a long way to get to something the station is far from here the station is far from here the station is far from here small small small so small is the opposite of big we use it to describe things that are little you can use it for concepts for objects or for people small mistake small mistake small mistake want to speed up your language learning take your very first lesson with us you'll start speaking in minutes and master real conversations sign up for your free lifetime account just click the link in the description

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Published: Fri Jul 24 2020