400 Everyday Life English Phrases for Beginners

welcome to everyday English for

beginners 400 daily activities by

innovative language calm in the morning

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wake up wake up I wake up at 7 a.m. I

wake up at 7 a.m. alarm alarm I turn off

my alarm I

my alarm bed bed I get out of bed I get

out of bed face face I wash my face I

wash my face toothbrush toothbrush I put

toothpaste on my toothbrush

I put toothpaste on my toothbrush teeth

teeth I brush my teeth I brush my teeth

toilet toilet

I’ve

the toilet I flushed the toilet

TV TV I turn on the TV I turn on the TV

news news i watch the news i watch the

news

clothes clothes I put on my clothes I

put on my clothes coffee coffee I make

coffee I make coffee breakfast breakfast

I eat breakfast I eat breakfast trash

trash I take out the trash I take out

the trash

dog dog I walk the dog I walk the dog

can can I feed the cat I feed the cat

kid kid I argue with the kids I argue

with the kids family family I talked to

my family I talked to my family door

door I locked the door I locked the door

elevator elevator I wait for the

elevator I wait for the elevator

neighbor neighbor I avoid the neighbor I

avoid the neighbor commuting to work

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hug hug I hug my kids I hug my kids work

work I go to work I go to work bus

station

bus station I walk

to the bus station I walk

the bus station street street I cross

the street I cross the street

ticket ticket I buy a ticket I buy a

ticket stairs stairs I go up the stairs

I go up the

there’s bus bus

I rushed

bus I rushed to catch the bus driver

driver I show my ticket to the bus

driver music music I listen to music on

my smartphone I listen to music on my

smartphone nap-nap

I take a short nap I take a short nap

seat seat

I offer my seat to an older woman I

offer my seat to an older woman watch

watch

I check the time on my watch I check the

time on my

watch traffic traffic I check the

traffic on my phone I check the traffic

on my phone phone call phone call I make

a phone call I make a phone call traffic

jam traffic jam I get stuck in a traffic

jam I get stuck in a traffic jam phone

phone I read news on my phone I read

news on my phone bicycle bicycle I ride

bicycle I ride my bicycle snack snack I

buy snacks for work I buy snacks for

work building building I enter the

building I enter the building escalator

escalator I run up the escalator I run

up the escalator computers and computing

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computer computer I turn on my

computer I turn on my

computer tablet tablet I read notes on

my tablet I read notes on my tablet

email email I check my email I check my

email software software I install new

software I install new software file

file I can

files into a single zip file I can

files into a single zip file download

download I download a file I download a

file document document I print out a

document I print out a document upload

upload I upload a video to YouTube I

upload a video to YouTube comment

comment I reply

comment program program

I quit the program I quit the program

restart restart I restart the computer I

restart the computer internet internet I

browse the

Internet eyebrows the

internet website website I booked my

website I bookmark a website attachment

attachment I add an image as an

attachment to an email I add an image as

an attachment to an email firewall

firewall I turn on the firewall I turn

on the firewall account account I use a

free email account I use a free email

account spam spam I check the spam

folder I check the spam folder web

browser web browser I used two different

web browsers I used two different web

browsers window window I close all

windows I close

knows shut down shut down I shut down

the computer I shut down the computer

housework window window I wipe the

window I wipe the window carpet carpet i

vacuumed the carpet i vacuumed the

carpet oven oven i clean the oven i

clean the oven shelf shelf i dust2 the

shelves i dust to the

bill bill I pay the bills I pay the

bills plant plant I water the

I water the

ants laundry laundry I do laundry I do

laundry softener softener I use fabric

softener I use fabric softener

dish dish I wash

the dishes I wash

the dishes light bulb light bulb I

change a light bulb I change a light

bulb

homework homework I asked the kids to

finish their homework I asked the kids

to finish their homework lunch lunch I

make lunch I make lunch groceries

groceries I buy groceries I buy

groceries

shelf bookshelf I assemble a new

bookshelf I assemble a new bookshelf

furniture furniture I rearrange the

furniture I rearrange the furniture wall

wall I paint the walls I paint the walls

chair chair I fix a broken chair I fix a

broken chair car car I

the family car I

the family car parent parent I visit my

parents I visit my parents lazy lazy I

spend the day being lazy I spend the day

being lazy at the office ID card ID card

I clock in with my ID card I clock in

with my ID card desk desk I sit at my

desk I sit at my desk priority priority

I set

priorities I set priorities tasks tasks

I am asked to work on a task I am asked

to work on a task documentation

documentation I create

I create documentation meeting meeting I

attend a meeting I attend a meeting tidy

up tidy up I tidy up my desk i tidy up

my desk drawer drawer I put a pen in a

drawer I put a pen in a drawer answer

answer I answer an email I answer an

email note note I take notes I take

notes equipment equipment i order office

men I order office equipment fax fax I

send a fax I send a fax lunch lunch I go

to lunch with my colleagues I go to

lunch with my colleagues phone call

phone call I receive a phone call I

receive a phone call presentation

presentation I prepare

Asian I prepare

Asian vacation vacation I take a paid

vacation I take a paid vacation idea

idea I get a new idea I get a new idea

paper paper I take notes on school

paper I take notes on scratch paper

leave leave I leave the office on time I

leave the office on time overtime

overtime I work one hour overtime I work

one hour overtime over health and diet

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diet diet I try a new diet I try a new

diet scale scale I step up

scale I step up on a scale metabolism

metabolism I work on increasing my

metabolism

exercise exercise I exercise twice a

week I exercise twice a week sit up sit

I do sit-ups every day I do sit-ups

every day push up push up

I do push-ups every day I do push-ups

every day health check-up health

check-up I get a health check-up I get a

health check-up gargle gargle i gargle

after returning home i gargle after

returning home cold

cold I want to avoid catching a cold

I want to avoid catching a cold

vegetable vegetable I try to eat mostly

vegetables I try to eat mostly

vegetables mineral mineral I eat food

with

of minerals I eat food with a lot of

minerals vitamin vitamin I take a lot of

vitamins I take a lot of vitamins fiber

fiber I make sure to eat a lot of fiber

I make sure to eat a lot of fiber

carbohydrate carbohydrate I reduce

carbohydrates I reduce carbohydrates

protein protein I eat food with a lot of

protein I eat food with a lot of protein

stair stair I run up the stairs

I run up

stairs balanced diet balanced diet I try

to eat a balanced diet I try to eat a

balanced diet calorie calorie I count

calories I count calories

sweet sweet I cut back on sweets I cut

back on sweets temptation temptation I

give in to temptation I give in to

temptation hanging out

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place place I choose a place to meet

with my friend I choose a place to meet

with my friend late late I try not to be

late I try not to be late barbecue

barbecue i barbecue on the beach i

barbecue on the beach sail sail i buy a

lot of clothes at a sale i buy a lot of

clothes at a sail fitting room fitting

room i try on the clothes in a fitting

room i try on the

closed in a fitting room bargain bargain

I find bargains I find bargains Cafe

cafe I drink coffee at the cafe I drink

coffee at the cafe mall mall I meet my

friends at the mall I meet my friends at

the mall flea market flea market

I sell old clothes at a flea market

I sell old

at a flea market hobby hobby I start a

new hobby I start a new hobby movie

movie i watch a new movie i watch a new

movie ticket ticket I get a free movie

ticket I get a free movie ticket roller

coaster roller coaster I ride on a

roller coaster I ride on a roller

coaster restaurant restaurant the

restaurant opens at 10:00 a.m. the

restaurant opens at 10:00 a.m.

price tag price tag I check the price

tag I check the price tag sales clerk

sales clerk I asked the sales clerk

about the price I asked the sales clerk

about

price neighborhood neighborhood I walk

around the neighborhood I walk around

the neighborhood chocolate chocolate I

try a sample at the chocolate store I

try a sample at the chocolate store

volunteer activities volunteer

activities

volunteer activities I

activities digital camera digital camera

I lose

camera I lose my digital camera

dining-out reserve reserve I reserve a

non-smoking seat I reserve a non-smoking

seat waiter waiter I call the waiter I

call the waiter wine list wine list I

ask for a wine list I ask for a wine

list

drink drink I order a drink I order a

drink buffet buffet I get a lot of food

at the buffet I get a lot of food at the

buffet platter platter I order

cheese platter i order an assorted

cheese platter greedy greedy I get

greedy in order a lot of dishes I get

greedy in order a lot of dishes

cafeteria cafeteria I bumped into a

friend at the cafeteria I bumped into a

friend at the cafeteria plate plate I

asked for another plate I asked for

another plate chopsticks chopsticks

I dropped my

tics I dropped my

six celebrate celebrate I celebrate my

children’s birthday at nice restaurants

I celebrate my children’s birthday at

nice restaurants beer beer I try a local

beer I try a local beer salad salad I

put

dressing on the salad I put salad

dressing on the salad pitcher pitcher I

pour water from a pitcher I pour water

pitcher main course main course I order

fish for the main course I order fish

for the main course rice rice I asked

for more rice I asked for more rice

dessert dessert i order a dessert

i order a dessert toothpick toothpick I

look for toothpicks I look for

toothpicks

bill bill I ask for the bill I ask for

the bill credit card credit card I pay

by credit card I pay by credit card

relaxing at home

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candle candle I light a scented candle i

light a scented candle

herbal tea herbal tea i make herbal tea

i make herbal tea hard disk hard disk i

clean up a hard disk i clean up a hard

disk card card i shuffle the deck of

cards I shuffle the deck of cards craft

craft I do some crafts I do some crafts

board game board game I play a board

game

my friends I play a board game with my

friends can can I open a can of beer I

open a can of beer convenience store

convenience store I go to the

convenience store delivery truck

delivery truck

the delivery truck comes to my house

Pizza Pizza i order a pizza i order a

pizza pretend pretend i pretend

to be at home I pretend not to be at

home video game video game I play video

games with my friends I play video games

with my friends

lose lose I lose the remote control I

lose the remote control cable TV cable

TV i watch cable TV i watch

TV remote control remote control I fight

with my children over the remote control

I fight with my children over the remote

control rent rent I rent an online movie

I rent an online movie channel channel I

change the channel I change the channel

episode final episode I cry at the

episode I cry at the

episode book book I read a book to my

child I read a book to my child actor

actor I criticized an actor’s

performance I criticized an actor’s

performance form at night door door I

unlocked the front door i unlock the

front door apartment apartment I enter

the apartment I enter the apartment

light light I turn on the light I turn

on the light sofa sofa I relax

sofa I relax on the sofa watch watch I

watched the

evening news I watched the

evening news friend friend I invite

friends over for dinner I invite friends

over for dinner dinner dinner I prepare

dinner I prepare dinner child child I

put the children to bed I put the

children to bed story story I tell

bedtime stories to my children I tell

bedtime stories to my children joke joke

I tell hilarious jokes to my friends I

tell hilarious jokes to my friends whine

whine

of wine I pour a glass of wine table

table I spill wine on the table I spill

wine on the table mess mess I clean up

the mess I clean up the mess

conversation conversation I have a

conversation with my boss on the phone I

have a conversation with my boss on the

phone

day-day

my day

my day plan plan I planned for tomorrow

I planned for tomorrow

bath bath I take a hot bath I take a hot

bath

hair dryer hair dryer I dry my hair with

a hair dryer I dry my hair with a hair

dryer battery battery I charge the

batteries on my phone I charge the

batteries on my phone

midnight midnight I go to sleep around

midnight I go to sleep around midnight