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Words for A1 Elementary (Beginner English)

Words for A1 Elementary (Beginner English)

The more words a person knows, the more interesting and meaningful his speech is. Even an elementary level of English, reinforced with sufficient vocabulary, will allow you to feel confident in any situation that may arise in another country. Vocabulary is a great tool with which you can convey your point of view, ask for help, solve a problem. Let's deal with A1 level.

What does the vocabulary at the Elementary level include?

The active vocabulary at this stage includes up to 1000 words and consists of the following used parts of speech:

  • verbs (verbs),
  • nouns (nouns),
  • adjectives,
  • pronouns (pronouns),
  • numerals (numerals),
  • adverbs.

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In English, a sentence is built on the basis of a verb in the correct tense. They express actions ( Olga drinks juice - Olga drinks juice ) and states ( Denis seems very happy - Denis seems very happy ). Verbs, unlike other parts of speech, change depending on the tense and gender of the subject.

Do not worry if at first glance all the listed words turn out to be unfamiliar. Surely, you have heard them more than once in songs, advertisements or popular expressions. The particles of speech selected in this article are useful in that you can start using them right away. These are the easiest and most commonly used English words.

A1 level verbs

In order to be able to communicate with English-speaking people and understand their fluent speech in general terms, it is necessary to learn a list of the main verbs of the English language. After you memorize at least half of the material listed below, you can begin to communicate with non-native speakers: Indians, Chinese, French, Arabs, Spaniards. The meaning of conversations is in the impossibility of switching to Russian and in the use of the simplest words in everyday conversations with living people.

VerbTranscriptionTranslation
to be [tə biː] To be
To do [du] Do
To feel [fiːl] Feel
To see [siː] See
to hear [hɪər] Hear
To run [rʌn] run
To get [ɡet] Receive
to make [meɪk] Do
To cook [kʊk] Prepare
To sing [sɪŋ] Sing
to speak [spiːk] Speak
To say [seɪ] Talk
To tell [tel] Tell
to take [teɪk] Take
to sit [sɪt] sit down
to stand [stænd] Stand
To laugh [lɑːf] Laugh
To smile [smaɪl] To smile
to open [ˈəʊpən] Open
to close [kləʊz] Close
To love [lʌv] Be in love
To like [laɪk] Like
to give [ɡɪv] giving
To bring [brɪŋ] Bring
to breath [breθ] Breathe
To buy [baɪ] Buy
to sell [sel] Sell
to forget [fəˈɡet] Forget
To believe [bɪˈliːv] Believe
To have [həv] Have
To go [ɡəʊ] Go
To know [nəʊ] Know
to think [θɪŋk] Think
to come [kʌm] Come
To want [wɒnt] Want
To use [juːz] Use
to find [faɪnd] Find
To work [wɜːk] Work
To eat [iːt] There is
To drink [drɪŋk] Drink
to write [raɪt] Write
To read [riːd] Read
To call [kɔːl] call
to try [traɪ] Try
to need [niːd] Need
to become [bɪˈkʌm] Become
To put [pʊt] put
To leave [liːv] Leave
To pay [peɪ] To pay
to play [pleɪ] Play
to pray [preɪ] Pray
To stay [steɪ] Stay
to mean [miːn] Mean
to keep [kiːp] keep, store
To let [let] Leave
to begin [bɪˈɡɪn] Start off
to start [stɑːt] Start
to finish [ˈfɪnɪʃ] End
To help [help] To help
to show [ʃəʊ] Show
to cry [kraɪ] Cry
to move [muːv] Move
To jump [dʒʌmp] Jump
to live [lɪv] Live
to die [daɪ] Die
to happen [ˈhæpən] Happen
to lose [luːz] Lose
to hate [heɪt] Hate
To include [ɪnˈkluːd] Include
To turn on [tɜːn ɒn] Turn on (about the device)
To turn off [tɜːn ɒf] turn off
to continue [kənˈtɪnjuː] Continue
to change [tʃeɪndʒ] Change
To wash [wɒʃ] Wash
to clean [kliːn] Clean up, clean up
To lead [liːd] News
to understand [ˌʌndəˈstænd] Understand
To watch [wɒtʃ] Watch
To discover [dɪˈskʌvə(r)] Research
to imagine [ɪˈmædʒɪn] Introduce
To introduce [ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs] Introduce
to follow [ˈfɒləʊ] To follow
to create [kriˈeɪt] Create
to grow [ɡrəʊ] Grow
To spend [spend] Spend
to win [wɪn] Win
To offer [ˈɒfə(r)] Offer
To learn [lɜːn] Study
to appear [əˈpɪə(r)] Appear
to disappear [ˌdɪsəˈpɪə(r)] Disappear
To build [bɪld] Build
to break [breɪk] Break
To send [send] Send
to fall [fɔːl] Fall
to cut [kʌt] Cut
To achieve [əˈtʃiːv] Achieve
to communicate [kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt] Communicate
to kill [kɪl] Kill
To pass [pɑːs] pass
to fly [flaɪ] Fly
to swim [swɪm] To swim
to decide [dɪˈsaɪd] Decide
to return [rɪˈtɜːn] Come back
To hope [həʊp] Hope
to explain [ɪkˈspleɪn] Explain
To propose [prəˈpəʊz] Offer
To develop [dɪˈveləp] Develop
To support [səˈpɔːt] Support
to dance [dɑːns] Dance
to draw [drɔː] Paint
To book [bʊk] To book
To be afraid [bi əˈfreɪd] Afraid
to agree [əˈɡriː] Agree
To check up [tʃek ʌp] Check
to delete [dɪˈliːt] Delete
to choose [tʃuːz] To choose
to catch [kætʃ] Catch
To ask [ɑːsk] To ask
To answer [ˈɑːnsə(r)] Reply
to hesitate [ˈhezɪteɪt] doubt

We recommend studying this base at the very beginning. How can you effectively learn them in the right context? It is necessary to choose a simple text, read it, underline the found verbs and try to independently compose several dozen sentences with them.

It helps a lot in memorizing a selection of words by meaning. You can independently form sets based on your associations. For example, the set "Curious Fox" may consist of such essentially close verbs: to ask, to discover, to learn, to check up, to think. You can also select the group "Evil Wolf": to kill, to cut, to hate, to break or "Charming Bunny": to love, to dance, to communicate, to smile, to laugh.

If you come up with emotional names, then it will be more interesting and easier to learn. Of course, you can also categorize by area of ​​use, such as "Relationships", "Work", "Conflict". There are no rules here - only your result matters.

You can also use your individual memorization format: pictures, memes, audio versions, video or text.