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English vocabulary by topic and ready-made phrases you can use in everyday life.
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English at a restaurant: booking, ordering, and payingThe English phrases you need to book a table, ask about the menu, order, mention a problem, and ask for the bill at a restaurant. The questions waiters often ask and short answers.Read the postWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
Starting a conversation in English: small talk phrasesSmall talk is a short, light conversation about topics like the weather, work, or the weekend with someone you don't know well. Phrases for starting, keeping going, and politely ending a conversation.ReadWords and phrasesLevel B12 min read
Writing emails in English: openings, body, and closingsAn English email has a greeting, a first sentence that states the purpose, a short body, and a closing. Ready-made phrases for formal and informal emails, and common mistakes.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
English at the hotel: check-in, requests, and check-outUseful English words and phrases for checking in, asking for something in your room, reporting a problem, and checking out. Short, clear answers to the reception's questions.ReadWords and phrasesLevel Pre-A12 min read
The first 30 sentences for English beginnersBeginners start speaking much sooner with ready-made sentences than with single words. Thirty core sentences for meeting people, asking for things, and saying you don't understand.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
English phrases for making appointments and phone callsBecause you can't see the other person on the phone, ready-made phrases make calls much easier. Key sentences for booking, changing appointments, and saying you didn't catch something.ReadWords and phrasesLevel Pre-A12 min read
Introducing yourself in English: greetings, age, and answers to “How are you?”To introduce yourself, you need a greeting, your name and age, where you are from, and what you do. A one-minute introduction and natural answers to “How are you?”.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A12 min read
Polite English: asking, thanking, and apologisingIn English, politeness mostly comes from small words like “please”, “could you”, and “thank you”. The most common phrases for asking, thanking, and apologising in daily life.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
Directions and transport in English: asking the wayTo ask the way, “Excuse me, where is…?” is enough, and a few words like left, right, and straight on help you follow the answer. With transport words and phrases for buying tickets.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
English at the shop and the café: ready-made dialoguesA few set phrases are enough to shop and order comfortably at a shop or café. Sample dialogues for ordering, asking prices, and paying.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
At the doctor's in English: describing symptomsThe two patterns you need most at the doctor's are “I have a…” and “My … hurts”. Basic English sentences for describing symptoms, saying how long they have lasted, and understanding the doctor.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
English at the airport: from check-in to the gateUseful words and question patterns for the airport: check-in, security, the gate, and baggage claim. Short, clear answers to the staff's questions.ReadWords and phrasesLevel Pre-A12 min read
Food in English: fruit, drinks, breakfast, and the kitchenFood words are used every day, which makes them one of the easiest topics for English practice. Fruit, drinks, breakfast, and kitchen words with example sentences.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A12 min read
Rooms and things at home in EnglishHome vocabulary is easiest to learn by walking around the house and pointing at things. Rooms, furniture, and objects, plus a word-hunt game to play at home.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
Weather and clothes in EnglishAsking about the weather and saying what to wear are two topics you can use every day. Weather words, clothes, and short sentences that combine them.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A12 min read
Days, months, seasons, and telling the time in EnglishYou need days, months, and telling the time to make appointments, plans, and describe your routine. With which preposition goes where (on, in, at).ReadWords and phrasesLevel A22 min read
Talking about hobbies and weekend plans in EnglishHobbies and weekend plans are the easiest topics to talk about with someone new. The “I like” pattern, hobby words, and sentences for future plans.ReadWords and phrasesLevel B12 min read
Feelings and opposites in EnglishExpressing feelings is one of the things children and adults need most in English. Feeling words, opposite adjectives, and everyday sentences.ReadWords and phrasesLevel A12 min read
Family members in English and introducing your familyFamily words are a natural next step after introducing yourself. Close and extended family words, where English differs from Turkish, and a sample paragraph about a family.ReadWords and phrasesLevel B12 min read
Jobs in English and saying what you doTo say your job, use “I'm a/an…”; to describe it, “I work in/at…” and “I work as…”. Common job names, workplaces, and example sentences for talking about what you do.Read