40 English Words for Everyday Life Basic Vocabulary 2
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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 our 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 wetness day 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 Friday 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
Satur 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
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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
scuse 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
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 by 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
okay 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
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Mike
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