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Составили подборку наиболее употребляемых слов в английском языке, привели примеры их использования в речи и на письме

Ученые языковеды утверждают, что в английском языке порядка миллиона слов. Словарный запас взрослого носителя языка составляет от 10 000 до 30 000 слов — фантастическое количество для начинающих изучать язык. Но не впадаем в отчаяние. Исследования показывают, что всего лишь 300 самых часто употребляемых слов помогут вам понимать более 50% текста (кроме специализированной и научной литературы) и выражать свои мысли.

Для вашего удобства мы разбили подборку на подгруппы, в которые вошли по 50 слов разных частей речи. К каждому слову указали значения, в которых они употребляются наиболее часто. Для составления подборки мы использовали следующие источники:

• British National Corpus
• Longman Communication 3 000
• Longman Vocabulary Checker
• 5 000 важных английских слов
• 50 Most Common Adverbs, Meanings and Example Sentences
• Cambridge Dictionary
• Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
• Macmillan Dictionary

ТОП-50 существительных

Многие студенты, начиная осваивать язык, углубляются именно в изучение существительных. Однако легко потерять энтузиазм, принявшись заучивать названия всех животных в зоопарке, всех инструментов для ремонта или всех видов одежды. Поэтому для начала предлагаем освоить короткий список из 50 наиболее употребляемых существительных (nouns) — такой подход более эффективен.

Слово	Перевод	Пример
an area	площадь, участок, область, район	This is a very poor area. — Это очень бедный район.
a book	книга	Have you read any good books recently? — Ты недавно читала какую-нибудь хорошую книгу?
a business	дело, занятие, работа, бизнес	He’s in the frozen food business. — У него бизнес в сфере замороженной еды.
a case	случай; дело	I often disagree with you, but not in this case. — Я часто не согласен с тобой, но не в этом случае. The lawyer was upset because he lost the case in the court. — Адвокат был расстроен, потому что проиграл дело в суде.
a child	ребенок	Our oldest child is nearly 15. — Нашему старшему ребенку почти 15.
a company	общество, компания	My father works for a pharmaceutical company. — Мой отец работает на фармакологическую компанию.
a country	страна; деревня	What is the smallest country in the world? — Какая самая маленькая страна в мире? I spent my childhood in the country. — Я провела свое детство в деревне.
a day	день	It took us a day to get to France. — У нас заняло день добраться до Франции.
an eye	глаз	She has got beautiful blue eyes. — У нее красивые голубые глаза.
a fact	факт, событие; истина	No decision will be made until we know all the facts. — Мы не будем принимать никакое решение, пока не узнаем все факты. It can be hard to separate fact from fiction. — Бывает трудно отделить истину от вымысла.
a family	семья	I came from the large family: three brothers and four sisters. — Я из большой семьи: три брата и четыре сестры.
a government	правительство	Unlike the present government, we believe in serving the people. — В отличие от нынешнего правительства, мы верим в служение народу.
a group	группа	A small group of children waited outside. — Маленькая группа детей ожидала снаружи.
a hand	рука	I’ve put my hands in my pockets to keep them warm. — Я положил руки в карманы, чтобы согреть их.
a home	дом	Her home is in the west of London. — Ее дом на западе Лондона.
a job	работа, должность	Is Mary enjoying her new job? — Мэри нравится ее новая работа?
a life	жизнь	I don’t want to spend all my life doing this. — Я не хочу потратить всю свою жизнь на это.
a lot	жребий, участь; партия; много (a lot of)	She seems happy enough with her lot. — Кажется, она довольна своей участью. I’ve already done one lot of washing. — Я уже постирала партию белья. There were a lot of people outside the museum. — Около музея было много людей.
a man	человек, мужчина	A man phoned you yesterday at 12. — Вчера тебе звонил какой-то мужчина в 12.
money	деньги	You’ll have to change some money at the bank. — Тебе нужно поменять деньги в банке.
a month	месяц	We spent a month touring round Africa. — Мы провели месяц, путешествуя по Африке.
a mother	мать	My mother was 18 when she got married. — Моей матери было 18, когда она вышла замуж.
Mr	мистер, господин	I called him Mr Lewis, but he asked me to call him John. — Я называл его мистер Льюис, но он попросил называть его Джон.
a night	ночь, вечер	I slept really badly last night. — Я спал действительно плохо прошлой ночью.
a number	число, номер	Please tell me your credit card number. — Пожалуйста, скажи мне свой номер кредитный карточки.
a part	доля, часть	Cleaning is part of my daily routine. — Уборка — это часть моей ежедневной рутины.
people	люди, народ	Many people never do any exercise. — Многие люди никогда не тренируются. The rebels have gained the support of the people. — Повстанцы заручились поддержкой народа.
a place	место	New York is a very exciting place to live. — Нью-Йорк — это очень интересное место для жизни.
a point	точка; точка зрения, мнение; суть, смысл; момент	This is a good point from which to watch the race. — Это хорошая точка, из которой видно всю гонку. I get your point but it doesn’t mean that I share it. — Я понимаю вашу точку зрения, но это не значит, что я ее разделяю. I thought Josie was never going to get to the point. — Я думал, что Джози никогда не перейдет к сути дела. At some point they understood that there wasn’t any reason to stay there. — В какой-то момент они поняли, что им незачем было здесь оставаться.
a problem	проблема, задача	I have a problem with my computer. — У меня проблема с моим компьютером.
a programme	программа	I installed a new computer programme on my laptop. — Я установил новую компьютерную программу на мой ноутбук.
a question	вопрос	If you have a question, ask it at the end of the lecture. — Если у вас есть вопрос, задайте его в конце лекции.
a right	правота, право	Everyone has a right to education. — Все имеют право на образование.
a room	комната, место; возможность	Kate is upstairs in her room. — Кейт наверху в своей комнате. Is there enough room for everyone? — Всем хватит места? His work isn’t bad but there’s still some room for improvement. — Его работа неплохая, но есть возможность улучшить.
a school	школа	What did you learn at school today? — Что ты учил в школе сегодня?
a state	государство, штат; состояние, положение	Schools receive a small amount of funding from the state. — Школы получают небольшую сумму на финансирование от государства. The state of the economy is terrible. — Состояние экономики ужасное.
a story	рассказ, история	Will you read me a story, mom? — Ты мне почитаешь историю, мама?
a student	студент, учащийся	Students are not allowed to bring mobile phones to the test. — Студентам запрещено приносить мобильные телефоны на контрольную.
a study	учеба, изучение; рабочий кабинет	Scientists tell us about the study of the oceans’ role in climate change. — Ученые говорят об изучении роли океана в изменении климата. He went to his study to finish the book. — Он пошел в кабинет, чтобы закончить свою книгу.
a system	система	Hot water circulates through the heating system. — Горячая вода циркулирует через систему отопления.
a thing	вещь	Poor neighbours, all their things were destroyed in the fire. — Бедные соседи, все их вещи уничтожены при пожаре.
time	время; раз	I want to spend more time travelling. — Я хочу проводить больше времени в путешествиях. Please give me a call the next time you’re in New Jersey. — Пожалуйста, позвони мне, когда будешь в Нью-Джерси в следующий раз.
water	вода	The water in the Red Sea is always very clear. — Вода в Красном море всегда очень чистая.
a way	путь, дорога; способ	Could you tell me the way to the library? — Не подскажете дорогу в библиотеку? What’s the best way to learn a language? — Какой способ выучить язык самый лучший?
a week	неделя	Last week was really the worst in my life. — Последняя неделя действительно была самой ужасной в моей жизни.
a woman	женщина	The woman in the red and black dress was my boss. — Женщина в красно-черном платье была моей начальницей.
a word	слово	Learn the words and speak better! — Выучи слова и говори лучше!
a work	работа	What time do you finish work? — В какое время ты заканчиваешь работу?
a world	мир	This world is full of wonders and mysteries. — Этот мир полон чудес и загадок.
a year	год	Next year I’m going to jump with the parachute. — В следующем году я собираюсь прыгнуть с парашютом.

ТОП-50 прилагательных

Прилагательные (adjectives) описывают предметы, лица и явления, о которых мы говорим. Они характеризуют их, дают оценку, могут служить для описания общих качеств (цвет, размер, материал, форма), а также сообщать о возрасте или происхождении. Сложные прилагательные вы можете заменять более простыми и знакомыми вам синонимами, например: confusing (сбивающий с толку, путающий) можно заменить на not clear (неясный).

Слово	Перевод	Пример
able	способный, умеющий, компетентный	Will she be able to cope with the work? — Она способна справиться с этой работой?
bad	плохой, вредный, злой	Our plans were spoiled by bad weather. — Наши планы были испорчены плохой погодой.
best	лучший	What’s the best way to get to the opera house? — Как лучше добраться до оперного театра?
better	лучше (сравнительная степень good)	She is a better student than others, but a very unpleasant person. — Она учится лучше, чем другие, но она очень неприятный человек.
big	большой	Tom lives in the big house opposite the church. — Том живет в большом доме напротив церкви.
black	черный	The black bug frightened Mary to death. — Черный жук напугал Мэри до смерти.
certain	точный, уверенный; некий	The police seem certain they will find the criminal. — Полиция уверена, что найдет преступника. This country house has a certain charm. — В этом загородном домике есть некий шарм.
clear	ясный, чистый; понятный	The sky is so clear that we can see hundreds of stars. — Небо такое чистое, что мы можем видеть сотни звезд. She’s given me very clear instructions. — Она дала мне очень понятные инструкции.
different	непохожий, другой, отличный, разный	He is so different from his sister! — Он так отличается от своей сестры! There are so many different ways to learn English. — Есть так много разных способов выучить английский язык.
early	ранний	I adore early rises: the sunrise, the birds and the fresh air. — Я обожаю ранние подъемы: восходы, птички и свежий воздух.
easy	легкий	This is an easy task, I’ll do it quickly. — Это легкое задание, я сделаю его быстро.
economic	экономический, экономически выгодный	Our country is in the economic crisis again. — Наша страна снова в экономическом кризисе. Some people believe that it’s economic to be vegetarian. — Некоторые люди считают, что быть вегетарианцем экономически выгодно.
fine	тонкий; хороший, яркий	I knew that there was a fine line between panic and caution. — Я знал, что между паникой и осторожностью есть тонкая грань. The car is fine, you should buy it. — Хорошая машина, тебе стоит купить ее.
free	свободный, бесплатный	What do you do in your free time? — Что ты делаешь в свободное время? There are some organizations which provide homeless people with free food. — Есть организации, которые предоставляют бездомным бесплатное питание.
full	наполненный, целый; сытый	The cup is full, so be careful! — Чашка наполнена, будь осторожен! Please, mom, take this away. I’m full. — Мам, пожалуйста, убери это. Я сыт.
good	хороший, полезный	I spent the weekend at home with a good book. — Я провел выходные дома с хорошей книгой.
great	большой; великий; прекрасный	The study will require a great amount of time and money. — Исследование потребует большого количества времени и денег. The great brains of the world couldn’t decide this question. — Великие умы мира не могли решить этот вопрос. We had a great time last night at the party. — Прошлым вечером мы прекрасно провели время на вечеринке.
hard	жесткий, твердый; трудный	Heating the clay makes it hard. — Обжиг глины делает ее твердой. It’s hard being a single mother. — Трудно быть матерью одиночкой.
high	высокий, высший	The house is surrounded by a high fence. — Дом окружен высоким забором.
human	людской, человеческий	The human ear cannot hear very high-frequency sounds. — Человеческое ухо не способно слышать высокочастотные звуки.
important	важный	It’s important for the future to get a good education. — Для будущего важно получить хорошее образование.
international	международный	Jack worked for a large international company. — Джек работал на большую международную компанию.
large	большой, крупный	Such a large house should cost a lot! — Такой большой дом должен стоить очень много!
late	поздний, запоздалый; покойный	I always have a late breakfast on the weekend. — Я всегда ем поздний завтрак на выходных. Her late husband owned a very big company. — Ее покойный муж владел очень большой компанией.
little	маленький, короткий, небольшой	The ring was presented in a little box. — Кольцо было подарено в маленькой коробочке.
local	местный	Many local shops are closed due to the crisis. — Многие местные магазины закрылись из-за кризиса.
long	длинный, долгий	There is always a long queue at the post office. — На почте всегда длинная очередь.
low	низкий	The shelf is too low — I just hit my head on it. — Эта полка висит слишком низко, я только что ударился головой.
major	более важный, главный; старший	All her major books are translated into English. — Все ее главные книги переведены на английский. The major commander gives orders and the soldiers must obey. — Старший командующий дает распоряжения, а солдаты должны подчиняться.
military	военный	He looks good in his military uniform. — Он хорошо выглядит в военной форме.
national	национальный, государственный	Today is a national holiday, so I have a day off. — Сегодня государственный праздник, поэтому у меня выходной.
new	новый	Have you met the new secretary yet? — Ты уже встретил нового секретаря.
old	старый	Many buildings in the old part of the city are falling down. — Многие здания в старой части города падают.
only	единственный, выдающийся, исключительный	It was the only way to change the situation. — Это был единственный способ изменить ситуацию.
other	другой, иной	Put the chair on the other side of the table. — Поставь стул на другую сторону стола.
political	политический	She is a candidate of a major political party. — Она кандидат от основной политической партии.
possible	вероятный, возможный	This is one of the possible solutions of the problem. — Это одно из возможных решений проблемы.
public	общественный, государственный, народный	His ideas have very little public support. — Его идеи получили очень мало общественной поддержки.
real	реальный, подлинный	The real problem for me is Chinese, it’s hard to learn it. — Реальная проблема для меня — китайский язык, его очень тяжело выучить.
recent	недавний, последний, свежий	The recent survey showed the considerable growth of interest in the IT sphere. — Недавние опросы показали существенный рост интереса к сфере ИТ.
right	правый; правильный	Give me your right hand, please. — Дай мне, пожалуйста, свою правую руку. Cathy got 3 answers right and 2 wrong. — Кэти получила 3 правильных ответа и 2 неправильных.
small	маленький, небольшой	He has a small dog. — У него маленькая собака.
social	общественный, социальный	He had almost no social life. — У него почти не было общественной жизни.
special	особый, специальный	Is there anything special that you’d like to do today? — Есть что-то особенное, чем бы ты хотел заняться сегодня?
strong	сильный, крепкий	Strong winds are typical for our region. — Сильные ветра типичны для нашего региона.
sure	уверенный, несомненный	I’m sure I left the keys at home. — Я уверен, что оставил ключи дома.
true	правильный, правдивый	This story is only partly true. — Эта история только частично правдивая.
white	белый	White is my favourite colour. — Белый — мой любимый цвет.
whole	весь, целый, полный	I spent the whole day doing nothing. — Я провела целый день ничего не делая.
young	молодой, юный	Angela is too young to have children! — Анжела слишком молода, чтобы иметь детей!

ТОП-50 наречий

Наречие (adverb) — это часть речи, которая дает дополнительную информацию о действии: как произошло, когда, где. Оно чаще всего характеризует сказуемое, а также может описывать и давать дополнительную информацию о других членах предложения. Наречия помогут вам объяснить, как и где произошли события, выдать оценочное суждение, привлечь внимание более ярким и точным описанием.

Слово	Перевод	Пример
accidentally	случайно, нечаянно	He accidentally broke a window. — Он случайно разбил окно.
actually	фактически, на самом деле	We didn’t actually see the president, we just heard his voice. — Мы фактически не видели президента, мы слышали его голос.
always	всегда	It’s always cold in winter. — Зимой всегда холодно.
annually	ежегодно	The birds migrate annually to the South. — Птицы мигрируют ежегодно на юг.
anxiously	тревожно, с волнением	I waited anxiously at the door. — Я с волнением ожидала у двери.
arrogantly	высокомерно, надменно	The policemen behaved arrogantly, said the lawyer. — Юрист заявил, что полиция ведет себя высокомерно.
awkwardly	неловко	He walked awkwardly across the room in his new tight shoes. — Он неловко прошел через комнату в своих новых тесных туфлях.
beautifully	красиво	Clare was so beautifully dressed, that all were impressed. — Клер была одета так красиво, что все были впечатлены.
bitterly	горько	The baby cried bitterly. — Ребенок горько плакал.
bravely	смело	She faced the difficulties bravely. — Она смело встретила трудности.
briefly	кратко	Tell me briefly the facts and I’ll try to help. — Кратко изложите мне факты, и я попытаюсь помочь.
carefully	осторожно	Wash it carefully, it’s very expensive. — Мой осторожно, это дорогая вещь.
certainly	точно, конечно, уверенно	— Have you spent everything? — Certainly not! — Ты потратил все? — Конечно, нет!
daily	ежедневно	I check my email daily. — Я проверяю свою электронную почту ежедневно.
doubtfully	с сомнением, нерешительно	He wanted to believe her, but still looked at her doubtfully. — Он хотел ей верить, но все еще смотрел на нее с сомнением.
easily	легко	The student passed the exam easily and left the room first. — Студент легко сдал экзамен и покинул класс первым.
especially	особенно	She is especially interested in languages. — Ее особенно интересуют языки.
exactly	точно	It took exactly two hours twenty minutes. — Это заняло точно два часа двадцать минут.
fairly	объективно, справедливо; четко; красиво; в некоторой степени, довольно	A good judge should treat both sides fairly. — Хороший судья относится к обеим сторонам справедливо. I have fairly seen him. — Я четко его разглядела. To write fairly you need not to be in a hurry and practice. — Чтобы писать красиво тебе нужно не спешить и тренироваться. We could see and hear fairly well. — Нам было довольно хорошо видно и слышно.
fast	быстро; крепко	You’ll have to act fast. — Ты должен действовать быстро. He slept fast and no noise could wake him up. — Он крепко спал и никакой шум не мог его разбудить.
generally	обычно, как правило, в целом	I generally wake up only twice a night. — Я обычно просыпаюсь только два раза за ночь.
greatly	очень, значительно	I greatly regret not having told the truth. — Я очень сожалею, что не сказал правду.
happily	успешно, удачно, счастливо	We’ve been happily married for five years. — Мы счастливо женаты пять лет.
helpfully	любезно, услужливо	The waiter helpfully suggested dishes to order. — Официант любезно предложил блюда к заказу.
honestly	честно, откровенно	I can honestly say that I’m not interested in soap operas. — Я могу честно сказать, что меня не интересуют сериалы.
immediately	прямо, непосредственно; немедленно	The drug store is on the left, immediately after the bank. — Аптека находится слева, прямо за банком. Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading. — Пожарные немедленно приняли меры, чтобы остановить распространение пожара.
jealously	ревниво, завистливо	She eyed Kate’s necklace jealously. — Она завистливо смотрела на ожерелье Кейт.
keenly	сильно; тонко	Both are keenly interested in project, but don’t want to decide anything. — Оба сильно интересуются проектом, но ничего не хотят решать. He always keenly appreciated music and poetry. — Он всегда тонко воспринимал музыку и поэзию.
lively	весело, энергично, живо	We had a lively discussion. — У нас была живая дискуссия.
miserably	печально, жалобно	He looked miserably at her asking for an excuse. — Он жалобно смотрел на нее прося прощение.
mysteriously	загадочно	The lady mysteriously disappeared last month. — Леди загадочно пропала в прошлом месяце.
naturally	конечно, естественно	Relax and try to behave naturally. — Расслабься и старайся вести себя естественно.
officially	официально, формально	The new school will be officially opened in September. — Новая школа будет официально открыта в сентябре.
often	часто	I often get hungry in the middle of the night. — Я часто голоден в середине ночи.
politely	вежливо	The waiter should always talk politely to the visitors. — Официант должен всегда говорить вежливо с посетителями.
quickly	быстро	We quickly realized that we went the wrong way. — Мы быстро поняли, что поехали не в ту сторону.
randomly	случайно, беспорядочно	The winners are randomly selected. — Победители определяются случайным образом.
rapidly	быстро	I went rapidly up to him and shook his hand. — Я быстро подошел к нему и пожал ему руку.
regularly	регулярно	Clean your shoes regularly and be neat. — Чисти свои туфли регулярно и будь опрятным.
seldom	редко	We seldom have the chance to be together, because we are young parents now. — У нас редко есть шанс побыть вместе, потому что теперь мы молодые родители.
slowly	медленно	Could you talk a little bit slowly, my English is not perfect. — Вы бы не могли говорить немного медленнее, мой английский не идеален.
suddenly	внезапно	The window suddenly opened and crashed. — Окно внезапно открылось и разбилось.
thankfully	к счастью	Thankfully, nobody died in the fire. — К счастью, никто не погиб при пожаре.
totally	полностью, совершенно, абсолютно	This behaviour is totally unacceptable. — Его поведение абсолютно неприемлемо.
unexpectedly	неожиданно	His new novel was unexpectedly successful. — Его новый роман был неожиданно успешен.
unfortunately	к сожалению	Unfortunately, I can’t remember the names of all my clients. — К сожалению, я не могу запомнить имена всех моих клиентов.
usefully	с пользой	The tourist can spend the time on the road usefully listening to the guide’s stories. — Туристы могут провести время в дороге с пользой, слушая рассказы гида.
voluntarily	добровольно	The witness went voluntarily to the police to give the evidence. — Свидетель добровольно пошел в полицию, чтобы дать показания.
wrongly	незаслуженно, неправильно	We wrote his name wrongly, that’s why you can’t find it now. — Мы записали его имя неправильно, поэтому теперь не можем его найти.
zealously	усердно, пылко	Their complaints were zealously investigated by the quality department. — Их жалобы были усердно проверены отделом качества.

ТОП-50 глаголов

Мы составили подборку 50 наиболее часто употребляемых английских глаголов (verbs) в алфавитном порядке. Освоение глаголов — фундамент хорошего словарного запаса английского, так как они позволяют описывать действия, состояния предметов и объектов. С помощью глаголов мы можем выражать время совершения действия, описывать события в настоящем, будущем или прошлом, выражать гипотетическую ситуацию или возможность. Сразу оговорим, в первой колонке глаголы приведены в инфинитиве (начальной форме), а в предложении могут стоять в форме определенного грамматического времени.

Слово	Перевод	Пример
to ask	спрашивать; просить	I ask you because I think you know him. — Я спрашиваю тебя, потому что думаю, ты его знаешь. She asked to close the front door. — Она попросила закрыть входную дверь.
to be (am/is/are; was/were)	быть, находиться, являться	You have to go to college for a lot of years if you want to be a doctor. —Ты должен ходить в колледж много лет, если хочешь быть доктором.
to become	становиться	He became an American citizen in 2019. — Он стал гражданином Америки в 2019.
to begin	начинать	The film she wants to watch begins at 5 p. m. — Фильм, который она хочет посмотреть, начинается в 5 вечера.
to call	кричать, звать; звонить	His real name is Jonathan, but we always call him Johnny. — Его настоящее имя Джонатан, но мы всегда зовем его Джонни. I was calling because I have a really big problem. — Я звонил, потому что у меня очень большая проблема.
can	мочь, быть в состоянии	She can speak five languages. — Она может говорить на пяти языках.
to come	приходить, приезжать, заходить	Come into the room and sit here. — Заходи в комнату и садись тут.
could	можете, могли бы (вежливая форма); мог (прошедшая форма can)	Could you tell me the time, please? — Можете подсказать мне который час? I could speak Italian when I was a kid. — Я мог говорить на итальянском, когда был ребенком.
to do	делать, выполнять, создавать; вспомогательный глагол	The only thing you can do now is wait. — Единственная вещь, которую ты можешь сделать сейчас, это ждать. Do you need my help? — Тебе нужна моя помощь?
to feel	чувствовать; считать	I don’t feel comfortable in these shoes. — Я не чувствую комфорт в этих туфлях. I feel it is my duty to help people in need. — Я считаю своим долгом помогать нуждающимся.
to find	находить, встречать, обнаруживать, заставать; считать, полагать, признавать	He could’t find her telephone number and was desperate. — Он не смог найти ее телефонный номер и был в отчаянии. He finds her a very attractive woman. — Он считает ее очень привлекательной женщиной.
to get	получить; купить; понять; добраться	I got a letter from her two days ago. — Я получил письмо от нее два дня назад. Tod went to the shop to get some milk. — Тод пошел в магазин, чтобы купить молока. I’m sorry, but I don’t get it. — Прости, но я не понимаю этого. I got to my office 10 minutes later than my boss. — Я добрался до офиса на 10 минут позже моего босса.
to give	давать, дарить	Give me a chance to explain. — Дай мне шанс объяснить.
to go	идти, ехать	They don’t go to the cinema often these days. — Они сейчас редко ходят в кино.
to have	иметь; быть вынужденным; вспомогательный глагол	We have the right to vote as we are 18 already. — Мы имеем право голоса, так как нам уже исполнилось 18. For all I know, she will have to give the money back in a couple of days. — Насколько я знаю, ей придется вернуть деньги через пару дней. Have you done your French homework? — Ты сделал домашнее задание по французскому?
to hear	слышать, слушать	Speak louder, please! I can’t hear you. — Говорите громче, пожалуйста, я вас не слышу.
to help	помогать	Learning English will help me in future work. — Изучение английского поможет мне в будущей работе.
to keep	держать, хранить; продолжать	You should keep medicines in a locked box. — Вам следует хранить медикаменты в закрытой коробке. He kept talking even though nobody was listening to him anymore. — Он продолжал говорить, хотя его больше никто не слушал.
to know	знать, понимать	I know the rules, but can’t do the task anyway. — Я знаю правила, но все равно не могу выполнить задание. I know what you mean about Sam. I wouldn’t trust him at all. — Я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду по поводу Сэма. Я бы вообще не доверял ему.
to leave	оставлять, покидать, уезжать	Leave me alone, I want to sit and cry! — Оставьте меня одну, я хочу посидеть поплакать! She has already left for Berlin. — Она уже уехала в Берлин.
to let	разрешать, позволять	Let me introduce my friend to you. — Разрешите мне представить вам моего друга.
to like	любить, нравиться	Mary likes cakes and chocolate, she is such a sweet tooth! — Мэри любит тортики и шоколад, она такая сладкоежка!
to live	жить, обитать	They live in a big house together with all their dogs and a racoon. — Они живут в большом доме вместе со всеми своими собаками и енотом.
to look	смотреть, осматривать; выглядеть; казаться	Look at her, she is a really good girl! — Посмотри на нее, она правда замечательная девочка! She looks gorgeous in this dress. — В этом платье она выглядит шикарно. It looks as if they aren’t coming. — Кажется, они не придут.
to make	делать, создавать; готовить	Please, make a copy of this report by tomorrow’s meeting. — Пожалуйста, сделайте копию этого отчета к завтрашнему совещанию. I will make spaghetti with cheese. — Я приготовлю макароны с сыром.
to may	возможно; можно (вопрос, просьба, разрешение)	There may be other difficulties in future, but for the moment she is fine and stable. — В будущем могут быть другие сложности, но на сегодня она в хорошем состоянии и стабильна. May I have a cup of coffee, please? — Можно мне чашечку кофе, пожалуйста?
to mean	иметь в виду, подразумевать, значить; намереваться, хотеть что-либо сделать	What do you mean by saying NO again? — Что ты имеешь в виду, снова говоря нет? The English word “pledge” means “a serious promise”. — Английское слово pledge значит «серьезное обещание». I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. — Я не хотел задеть твои чувства.
might	мог бы, может, можно ли	I thought that a cup of mint tea might settle her stomach .— Я подумал, что чашка мятного чая может успокоить ее желудок.
to move	двигать(ся), переезжать	You can move the table to the kitchen and will have more space for dancing classes. — Ты можешь передвинуть стол на кухню, и у тебя будет больше места для уроков танца.
need	нуждаться, иметь необходимость/потребность	Most people need to be loved. — Большинству людей нужно, чтобы их любили.
to play	играть	Her children need to play outside, they spend too much time indoors. — Ее детям надо больше играть на свежем воздухе, они проводят слишком много времени в помещении.
to put	класть, ставить, помещать	She put her bag on the table. — Она положила свою сумку на стол.
to run	бежать, бегать; управлять	The sportsman can run a mile in five minutes. — Спортсмен может пробежать милю за пять минут. My father has been running this business for years. — Мой отец много лет управляет этим бизнесом.
to say	говорить, сказать	How do you say “goodbye” in French? — Как сказать «до свидания» по-французски?
to see	видеть, смотреть; понимать; встречать; посещать	I can’t see you! Turn the light on. — Я не вижу тебя! Включи свет. I see what he means. — Я понимаю, что он имеет в виду. I’m seeing my old friend tonight. — Сегодня вечером я встречаюсь со своим старым другом. You should see a doctor. — Тебе следует посетить доктора.
to seem	казаться	He seemed a bit stressed about his work situation. — Он казался обеспокоенным ситуацией на работе.
should	следует, должен быть	You should take the bus — it’s the easiest way to get there. — Тебе следует ехать на автобусе — это самый легкий способ добраться туда.
to show	показывать	Shall I show you my new uniform? — Показать тебе мою новую униформу?
to start	начинать	When do you start your new project? — Когда начинаешь новый проект?
to take	брать, принимать; вмещать; требоваться (о времени, усилиях)	Take an egg and break it into the bowl. — Возьми яйцо и разбей его в миску. There’s six of us and the car only takes five. — Нас шестеро, а машина вмещает лишь пятерых. It took me two hours to write a new article. — Мне потребовалось два часа, чтобы написать новую статью.
to talk	разговаривать, говорить, вести беседу	My little daughter has just started to talk. — Моя маленькая дочь только начала говорить.
to tell	говорить, рассказывать, сообщать	Tell me about your family. — Расскажи мне о своей семье.
to think	думать	I don’t think Molly will get the job. — Я не думаю, что Молли получит работу.
to try	пытаться, пробовать	Try to spend less money and save more. — Попытайся тратить меньше денег и больше откладывать.
to turn	вращать, поворачивать, вывихивать; исполниться ( о возрасте)	Turn right at the traffic lights. — Поверните направо на светофоре. Yesterday our daughter turned 5. — Вчера нашей дочери исполнилось 5 лет.
to use	использовать, употреблять	He demonstrated how to use the equipment. — Он продемонстрировал, как использовать оборудование.
to want	хотеть, желать, нуждаться	I don’t want to talk about it anymore. — Я не хочу больше об этом говорить.
will	велеть, желать; вспомогательный глагол	The King is willing to marry. — Король желает жениться. Our son will be 5 years old next month. — Нашему сыну будет 5 лет в следующем месяце.
to work	работать	I work for a computer company. — Я работаю на компьютерную компанию.
would	не могли бы, не желаете ли, бы	Would you like a cup of coffee? — Не желаете ли чашечку кофе?

ТОП-50 предлогов

Предлогов (prepositions) не так много, но их значение трудно переоценить. В русском предложении слова согласовываются с помощью падежей. В английском языке падежей нет, чтобы грамотно построить предложение нужно учитывать порядок слов и использовать предлоги. В английском предлог тесно связан с другими частями речи и может менять свое значение и перевод в зависимости от сочетания с другими словами.

Слово	Перевод	Пример
above	над	We put the lights above the kitchen table. — Мы повесили светильник над кухонным столом.
about	о	We have to talk about my finances with my finance consultant. — Мне нужно поговорить о моих финансах с моим финансовым консультантом.
across	через	The dog ran across the pitch during the match. — Собака пробежала через поле во время футбольного матча.
after	после	I will go for a walk after the lesson ends. — Я пойду на прогулку после окончания урока.
against	против	Are you for or against my proposal? — Вы за или против моего предложения?
along	вдоль	The raspberry bushes grow along the river. — Малиновые кусты растут вдоль реки.
among	среди	She is not very popular among the students. — Она не очень популярна среди студентов.
around	вокруг	We gather around the table every Saturday. — Мы собираемся вокруг стола каждую субботу.
at	у, в, на	Let’s meet at the entrance. — Давай встретимся на входе.
because of	из-за, благодаря	We didn’t go to the park because of the bad weather. — Мы не пошли в парк из-за плохой погоды.
before	перед, до	Add the eggs before the sugar. — Добавьте яйца до сахара.
behind	позади	I always find my dog behind the house in the bushes. — Я все время нахожу свою собаку позади дома в кустах.
below	ниже	Parents will punish me if I score below 80% on my exam. — Родители накажут меня, если я получу ниже 80% на экзамене.
beneath	под, ниже	They believe Atlantis is still buried beneath the sea. — Говорят, что Антантида все еще погреберена под морем.
beside	рядом, близко, вне	I was standing beside my husband and felt his anxiety. — Я стояла рядом с мужем и чувствовала его волнение.
between	между	The office is between the bank and the town house. — Офис между банком и ратушей.
by	у	Put the package by the door, please. — Положи пакет у двери, пожалуйста.
considering	учитывая, принимая во внимание	She looks pretty good, considering her age. — Она выглядит очень хорошо, принимая во внимание ее возраст.
close to	вблизи от, близко к	My dream is to have a house close to the beach. — Моя мечта иметь дом близко к пляжу.
down	вниз	Go down the street and turn left. — Иди вниз по улице и поверни налево.
during	в течение, во время	During summer break, my goal is to read one book a week. — Во время летних каникул моя цель — одна книга в неделю.
except	кроме	Everyone wanted to see the match except me. — Все хотели посмотреть матч, кроме меня.
from	из	She arrived here from France a year ago. — Она прибыла сюда из Франции год назад.
following	после, вслед за	Following the dinner, there will be a dance. — После ужина будут танцы.
for	для	He bought a bouquet of flowers for her. — Он купил букет цветов для нее.
inside	внутри	There is air conditioning inside the hotel. — Внутри отеля есть кондиционер.
instead of	вместо	You should choose a salad instead of a burger. — Тебе следует выбрать салат вместо бургера.
into	в, внутрь	Children, stop running and get into bed. — Дети, прекращайте бегать и ложитесь в кровать.
like	как	He looks like his brother. — Он выглядит как его брат.
near	возле	The hotel is near the railway station. — Отель возле вокзала.
of	из, от (родительный падеж — кого? чего?)	A kilo of apples is enough for the pie. — Килограмма яблок достаточно для пирога.
off	с, из, прочь	He fell off his bike and cried. — Он упал с велосипеда и плакал.
on	на, по	It was amazing to hear your voice on the radio! — Это было потрясающе услышать твой голос по радио.
on behalf of	от имени	Let me invite you to the ball on behalf of the king and queen. — Разрешите пригласить вас на бал от имени короля и королевы.
out of	из, вне	He is out of town this week. — Он уехал из города на этой неделе.
outside	вне, за пределами	He sat five hours outside his room because of the repair work there. — Он просидел пять часов вне своей комнаты, так как там были ремонтные работы.
over	над, через	They promised to build a bridge over the river. — Они пообещали построить мост через реку.
past	мимо, за	I was so tired yesterday, that I drove past my own street. — Вчера я был таким уставшим, что проехал мимо своей улицы.
since	с, с тех пор как	He hasn’t won a game since last year. — Он не выигрывал игр с прошлого года.
through	через, сквозь, из-за	The company lost the order through production delays. — Компания потеряла заказ из-за задержек на производстве.
throughout	через, на всем протяжении	He yawned throughout the performance. — Он зевал на протяжении представления.
to	к, в, для	We went to Prague last year. — Мы ездили в Прагу в прошлом году.
toward	к, по направлению	The man went toward the door and disappeared. — Мужчина направился к двери и исчез.
under	под	Don’t keep money under your pillow, go to the bank! — Не держи деньги под подушкой, иди в банк!
until	до, до тех пор пока	She waited until her coffee had cooled down. — Она подождала, пока ее кофе остыл.
up	вверх	The girl was terrified to climb up the ladder. — Девушка боялась взбираться вверх по лестнице.
upon	на	She insisted upon knowing the truth. — Она настаивала на том, чтобы узнать правду.
with	с	Would you like your tea with lemon and sugar? — Хотите чай с лимоном и сахаром?
within	в, внутри, в пределах	I was acting within the law. — Я действовал в пределах закона.
without	без	My little daughter has never been anywhere without her teddy bear. — Моя маленькая дочь нигде не бывала без своего медведя.

ТОП-50 местоимений

Местоимение (pronoun) — часть речи, которая обозначает предметы, лица, явления, не называя их. Выучив самые популярные местоимения, вы сможете разнообразить свою речь.

Слово	Перевод	Пример
all	все, всё, каждый	All my friends agree with me. — Все мои друзья согласны со мной.
another	еще один, другой	I’m going to have another piece of cake. — Я собираюсь взять еще кусок торта.
anybody/anyone, anything	кто-нибудь/никто, что-нибудь/ничто	I don’t know anybody at the party and even don’t know anything about the host. — Я никого не знаю на вечеринке и ничего не знаю о хозяине.
certain	определенный, некоторый	Certain of his assumptions are simply not true. — Некоторые из его предположений просто неправдивы.
everybody/everyone, everything	все/каждый, всё	Everyone has their own ideas of everything. — У всех свои собственные представления обо всём.
he	он	Did he get the promotion? — Он получил продвижение?
her	ее	It’s her birthday today, we are invited. — Сегодня ее день рождения, мы приглашены.
herself	сама, себя, себе	She decorated the cake herself. — Она украшала торт сама.
him	его, ему	I haven’t seen him for ages. — Я не видела его сто лет.
himself	сам, себя, себе	Simon’s looking very pleased with himself today. — Саймон выглядит очень довольным собой сегодня.
his	его	Joe left his car parked with the lights on. — Джо оставил свою машину припаркованной с включенными фарами.
I	я	When I was a child I had a cat. — Когда я был ребенком у меня был кот.
it	оно, он, она (о животных и неодушевленных предметах)	This is my desk, it is at the window. — Это мой стол, он у окна.
its	свой	The house has its own swimming pool. — У дома свой собственный бассейн.
itself	себя, себе, сам, сама, само	They left the cat in the house by itself for a week. — Они оставили кота в доме самого на неделю.
lot	много	— How many plates do you need? — A lot. — Сколько тарелок тебе нужно? — Много.
me	мне, меня, мной	Mother always gives me some pocket money. — Мама всегда дает мне немного карманных денег.
mine	мой (абсолютная форма)	Your child is the same age as mine. — Твой ребенок такого же возраста, как и мой.
my	мой	I often think about my family these days. — В эти дни я часто думаю о своей семье.
myself	себя, сама, сам, само	I’ve cut myself on that glass. — Я порезал себя стеклом.
nobody, nothing	никто, ничто	It’s nothing to do, nobody answers the phone, we have to go. — Ничего не поделать, никто не ответил на телефонный звонок, мы должны уходить.
none	ни один из, никто, ничто	None of my children are blonde. — Ни один из моих детей не блондин.
our	наш, наши, наша, наше	Our house is in the centre of the city. — Наш дом в центре города.
ourselves	себя, себе, собой, самим	John and I promised ourselves a good holiday this year. — Джон и я пообещали себе хороший отпуск в этом году.
same	одно и то же, то же самое	He thinks the same as I do. — Он думает так же, как я.
she	она	She is so clever! — Она такая умная!
some	кое-кто, некоторые; одни, другие	Some have compared his work to Picasso’s. — Некоторые сравнивают его работы с Пикассо. Some agree with us and some disagree. — Одни согласны с нами, другие не согласны.
somebody/someone, something	кто-то, что-то	Somebody called Mary when I was out and told her something bad. — Кто-то позвонил Мэри, когда меня не было, и сказал что-то плохое.
that	тот, та, то; который	I bought that bag in my trip to London. — Ту сумку я купила во время поездки в Лондон. Is this the train that goes to London? — Это тот поезд, который едет в Лондон?
their	их, свой, свое, свои	She gave them their coats. — Она отдала им их пальто.
them	их, им, себя	I’ve lost my keys and can’t find them. — Я потерял мои ключи и не могу их найти.
themselves	сами себе	The girls made themselves sandwiches for lunch. — Девочки сделали сами себе сэндвичи на обед.
there	там	There’s someone on the phone for you. — Там кто-то на телефоне тебя спрашивает.
these	этот, эта, это	What are these toys doing here? — Что эти игрушки тут делают?
they	они	They are very nice people, I know them well. — Они очень милые люди, я знаю их хорошо.
this	это, эта, этот	Which class are you in this year? — В каком классе ты в этом году?
those	те, тех, теми	Can I help you with those books? — Могу я вам помочь с теми книгами?
us	нам, нами, нас	Thanks for giving us a lift to the airport. — Благодарю, что подбросили нас в аэропорт.
we	мы	If you don’t hurry up we will be late. — Если ты не поторопишься, мы опоздаем.
what	что, как, каков	I can’t decide what to do next. — Я не могу решить, что делать дальше.
whatever	что бы ни; любой	You seem to criticize me whatever I do. — Кажется, ты критикуешь меня, что бы я не сделал. He’ll be ready to accept whatever help he can get. — Он будет готов принять любую помощь, которую сможет получить.
whoever	кто бы ни, который бы ни	Whoever did it, he would be punished. — Кто бы это ни сделал, он будет наказан.
where	где	The hall where you’re giving your talk is on the second floor. — Зал, где вы читаете лекцию, на втором этаже.
which	который, какой	These are principles which we all believe in. — Это принципы, в которые мы все верим.
who	кто, кого, который, те	I don’t know who to ask to the party. — Я не знаю, кого звать на праздник.
whose	чья, чьи	I didn’t know whose money it was. — Я не знал, чьи это были деньги.
you	ты, вы	Did you put the car in the garage? — Ты поставил машину в гараж?
your	твой, твоя, твои	Is this your bag? — Это твоя сумка?
yours	твой,твоя, твои	Is this pen yours? — Это ручка твоя?
yourself	себя, себе, сам, сами, собой	The knife is very sharp, you can cut yourself. — Нож очень острый, ты можешь поранить себя.

Лексика — важный аспект языка, но даже самый широкий словарный запас без понимания структуры предложения, знания времен и прочей грамматики, не даст вам возможность говорить на английском языке бегло и правильно. Для этого нужно изучать язык в комплексе, желательно с опытным преподавателем.

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Studies that estimate and rank the most common words in English examine texts written in English. Perhaps the most comprehensive such analysis is one that was conducted against the Oxford English Corpus (OEC), a massive text corpus that is written in the English language.

In total, the texts in the Oxford English Corpus contain more than 2 billion words.^[1] The OEC includes a wide variety of writing samples, such as literary works, novels, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, blogs, chat logs, and emails.^[2]

Another English corpus that has been used to study word frequency is the Brown Corpus, which was compiled by researchers at Brown University in the 1960s. The researchers published their analysis of the Brown Corpus in 1967. Their findings were similar, but not identical, to the findings of the OEC analysis.

According to The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists, the first 25 words in the OEC make up about one-third of all printed material in English, and the first 100 words make up about half of all written English.^[3] According to a study cited by Robert McCrum in The Story of English, all of the first hundred of the most common words in English are of Old English origin,^[4] except for «people», ultimately from Latin «populus», and «because», in part from Latin «causa».

Some lists of common words distinguish between word forms, while others rank all forms of a word as a single lexeme (the form of the word as it would appear in a dictionary). For example, the lexeme be (as in to be) comprises all its conjugations (is, was, am, are, were, etc.), and contractions of those conjugations.^[5] These top 100 lemmas listed below account for 50% of all the words in the Oxford English Corpus.^[1]

100 most common words

A list of 100 words that occur most frequently in written English is given below, based on an analysis of the Oxford English Corpus (a collection of texts in the English language, comprising over 2 billion words).^[1] A part of speech is provided for most of the words, but part-of-speech categories vary between analyses, and not all possibilities are listed. For example, «I» may be a pronoun or a Roman numeral; «to» may be a preposition or an infinitive marker; «time» may be a noun or a verb. Also, a single spelling can represent more than one root word. For example, «singer» may be a form of either «sing» or «singe». Different corpora may treat such difference differently.

The number of distinct senses that are listed in Wiktionary is shown in the polysemy column. For example, «out» can refer to an escape, a removal from play in baseball, or any of 36 other concepts. On average, each word in the list has 15.38 senses. The sense count does not include the use of terms in phrasal verbs such as «put out» (as in «inconvenienced») and other multiword expressions such as the interjection «get out!», where the word «out» does not have an individual meaning.^[6] As an example, «out» occurs in at least 560 phrasal verbs^[7] and appears in nearly 1700 multiword expressions.^[8]

The table also includes frequencies from other corpora. Note that as well as usage differences, lemmatisation may differ from corpus to corpus – for example splitting the prepositional use of «to» from the use as a particle. Also the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) list includes dispersion as well as frequency to calculate rank.

Word	Parts of speech	OEC rank	COCA rank[9]	Dolch level	Polysemy
the	Article	1	1	Pre-primer	12
be	Verb	2	2	Primer	21
to	Preposition	3	7, 9	Pre-primer	17
of	Preposition	4	4	Grade 1	12
and	Conjunction	5	3	Pre-primer	16
a	Article	6	5	Pre-primer	20
in	Preposition	7	6, 128, 3038	Pre-primer	23
that	Conjunction et al.	8	12, 27, 903	Primer	17
have	Verb	9	8	Primer	25
I	Pronoun	10	11	Pre-primer	7
it	Pronoun	11	10	Pre-primer	18
for	Preposition	12	13, 2339	Pre-primer	19
not	Adverb et al.	13	28, 2929	Pre-primer	5
on	Preposition	14	17, 155	Primer	43
with	Preposition	15	16	Primer	11
he	Pronoun	16	15	Primer	7
as	Adverb, conjunction, et al.	17	33, 49, 129	Grade 1	17
you	Pronoun	18	14	Pre-primer	9
do	Verb, noun	19	18	Primer	38
at	Preposition	20	22	Primer	14
this	Determiner, adverb, noun	21	20, 4665	Primer	9
but	Preposition, adverb, conjunction	22	23, 1715	Primer	17
his	Possessive pronoun	23	25, 1887	Grade 1	6
by	Preposition	24	30, 1190	Grade 1	19
from	Preposition	25	26	Grade 1	4
they	Pronoun	26	21	Primer	6
we	Pronoun	27	24	Pre-primer	6
say	Verb et al.	28	19	Primer	17
her	Possessive pronoun	29, 106	42	Grade 1	3
she	Pronoun	30	31	Primer	7
or	Conjunction	31	32	Grade 2	11
an	Article	32	(a)	Grade 1	6
will	Verb, noun	33	48, 1506	Primer	16
my	Possessive pronoun	34	44	Pre-primer	5
one	Noun, adjective, et al.	35	51, 104, 839	Pre-primer	24
all	Adjective	36	43, 222	Primer	15
would	Verb	37	41	Grade 2	13
there	Adverb, pronoun, et al.	38	53, 116	Primer	14
their	Possessive pronoun	39	36	Grade 2	2
what	Pronoun, adverb, et al.	40	34	Primer	19
so	Conjunction, adverb, et al.	41	55, 196	Primer	18
up	Adverb, preposition, et al.	42	50, 456	Pre-primer	50
out	Preposition	43	64, 149	Primer	38
if	Conjunction	44	40	Grade 3	9
about	Preposition, adverb, et al.	45	46, 179	Grade 3	18
who	Pronoun, noun	46	38	Primer	5
get	Verb	47	39	Primer	37
which	Pronoun	48	58	Grade 2	7
go	Verb, noun	49	35	Pre-primer	54
me	Pronoun	50	61	Pre-primer	10
when	Adverb	51	57, 136	Grade 1	11
make	Verb, noun	52	45	Grade 2 [as «made»]	48
can	Verb, noun	53	37, 2973	Pre-primer	18
like	Preposition, verb	54	74, 208, 1123, 1684, 2702	Primer	26
time	Noun	55	52	Dolch list of 95 nouns	14
no	Determiner, adverb	56	93, 699, 916, 1111, 4555	Primer	10
just	Adjective	57	66, 1823		14
him	Pronoun	58	68		5
know	Verb, noun	59	47		13
take	Verb, noun	60	63		66
people	Noun	61	62		9
into	Preposition	62	65		10
year	Noun	63	54		7
your	Possessive pronoun	64	69		4
good	Adjective	65	110, 2280		32
some	Determiner, pronoun	66	60		10
could	Verb	67	71		6
them	Pronoun	68	59		3
see	Verb	69	67		25
other	Adjective, pronoun	70	75, 715, 2355		12
than	Conjunction, preposition	71	73, 712		4
then	Adverb	72	77		10
now	Preposition	73	72, 1906		13
look	Verb	74	85, 604		17
only	Adverb	75	101, 329		11
come	Verb	76	70		20
its	Possessive pronoun	77	78		2
over	Preposition	78	124, 182		19
think	Verb	79	56		10
also	Adverb	80	87		2
back	Noun, adverb	81	108, 323, 1877		36
after	Preposition	82	120, 260		14
use	Verb, noun	83	92, 429		17
two	Noun	84	80		6
how	Adverb	85	76		11
our	Possessive pronoun	86	79		3
work	Verb, noun	87	117, 199		28
first	Adjective	88	86, 2064		10
well	Adverb	89	100, 644		30
way	Noun, adverb	90	84, 4090		16
even	Adjective	91	107, 484		23
new	Adjective et al.	92	88		18
want	Verb	93	83		10
because	Conjunction	94	89, 509		7
any	Pronoun	95	109, 4720		4
these	Pronoun	96	82		2
give	Verb	97	98		19
day	Noun	98	90		9
most	Adverb	99	144, 187		12
us	Pronoun	100	113		6

Parts of speech

The following is a very similar list, subdivided by part of speech.^[1] The list labeled «Others» includes pronouns, possessives, articles, modal verbs, adverbs, and conjunctions.

Rank	Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives	Prepositions	Others
1	time	be	good	to	the
2	person	have	new	of	and
3	year	do	first	in	a
4	way	say	last	for	that
5	day	get	long	on	I
6	thing	make	great	with	it
7	man	go	little	at	not
8	world	know	own	by	he
9	life	take	other	from	as
10	hand	see	old	up	you
11	part	come	right	about	this
12	child	think	big	into	but
13	eye	look	high	over	his
14	woman	want	different	after	they
15	place	give	small		her
16	work	use	large		she
17	week	find	next		or
18	case	tell	early		an
19	point	ask	young		will
20	government	work	important		my
21	company	seem	few		one
22	number	feel	public		all
23	group	try	bad		would
24	problem	leave	same		there
25	fact	call	able		their

See also

• Basic English
• Frequency analysis, the study of the frequency of letters or groups of letters
• Letter frequencies
• Oxford English Corpus
• Swadesh list, a compilation of basic concepts for the purpose of historical-comparative linguistics
• Zipf’s law, a theory stating that the frequency of any word is inversely proportional to its rank in a frequency table

Word lists

• Dolch Word List, a list of frequently used English words
• General Service List
• Word lists by frequency

References

External links

If a person is challenged to learn a foreign language, he can not do without learning the specific words. GLM (USA) – organization, keeping a record of English vocabulary and new concepts. Today it recorded 1 million 19 thousand 729 words. But in order to communicate with English-speaking citizens need to know about 1.5 thousand. Free reading of texts and Newspapers will require me to learn 10 thousand most commonly used lexical units and idiomatic expressions. Be sure to start with the common ones. The topic of the article – 100 most popular English words. So, read more.

How to determine the most used words

N. A. Bonk, whose books he studied all the Soviet Union, turned into an asset 1250 nouns, adjectives, verbs and stable expressions, which often are the Foundation of other sources. There’s an approach, when the most popular English words are determined by the analysis of literary works in the original language. Studied up to 700 works, and the list includes not only the full units of speech, but also practical and useful articles, verbs, pronouns. Compiled dictionaries in 300, 500, 3000 words.

Thanks to the research of the University of Oxford selected the first hundred most frequent words. The scientists analyzed a variety of sources: literature, periodicals, Internet sites, specialized magazines. The first twenty-five words are found in one third of all the studied works. A hundred words – half of the sources. The most common of all parts of speech are verbs.

List of most popular English words: verbs

With this part of speech should start learning English, paying attention to the following fact: it is characterized by a strict construction of the sentences. Often the word can act as subject and predicate. The translation depends on what place it was. First always put the subject. So, the most popular English words indicate verbs:

• Be (am, is, are) – can act as an independent verb (to be, to exist) and the conjunction in the meaning of “eat” in the composition of the nominal predicate; used in the Past Simple was, were; Past Participle – been;
• Have (had) – have;
• Do (did, done) – to do;
• Say – to speak;
• Get (got)– get, get;
• Make (made)– to do;
• Can (could) — can;
• Like – like;
• Know (knew, known) – know;
• Take (took, taken) – to take;
• See (saw, seen)– see;
• Look – look, looking;
• Come (came, come) – to come;
• Use – to use (as a noun has a value of “use”);
• Work – to work;
• Want-want;
• Give (gave, given) – to give.
• Think (thought) – to reflect, to think.

For irregular verbs in the parentheses indicate the past tense (Past Simple) and participle the same time — Past Participle. If they are identical, it is specified once.

Nouns

The English word it is better to teach in a particular context. This is especially true of nouns that are used in multiple meanings and can be translated. The task of beginners easier by the fact that the most popular words in the English language does not have special difficulties. Some of them are in the top 100 of the most commonly used?

• Year   year.
• Time & ndash; time.
• Person-person, person, person.
• Way   way.
• Day – day.

With regard to speaking, there are at least 100 nouns, without which communication with English-speaking citizens extremely difficult. Among them: word (word), boy (boy), people (people), man (man), land (land) woman (woman), girl (girl), name (name), home (home), mother (mother), country (country), sun (sun), question (question), city (city), life (life), children (children), book (book), family (family), color (color), and others. For convenience, create a conversation where the words are collected on topics: “store”, “pharmacy”, “street”, “Weather”, “Family”. But today we are talking about the most commonly used words according to the Oxford University study.

Prepositions, pronouns and articles

Most Often in the English language uses definite and indefinite articles, which have no independent translation. In the first place among all such words, the frequency of use is the. Is the definite article before a noun and indicating that there is a speech about a particular subject: the letter – not just a letter, and something about which the conversation is conducted. Not translated and indefinite articles-a, an. The second is used if the word begins with a vowel. The use of articles indicates that the conversation is about the General concept, not specific things. For example, a pen (pen), an air (air).

Impossible to translate phrases and build sentences, without knowing the reasons. This is the most popular English word: to (to) of () in (), for (for), on (), with (C), at (y), by (when), from (from), into (), after (after), arsenic (as), over (over).

One of the most used words – the pronoun “I”. In English it is capitalized – I. for Example, I know that… (I know). That translates as “the one”. Some common pronouns: it (it) he (it) you (you) this (this, this, this), his (its) they (they), her (it) she (it) my (my), me (me), who (who), which (which), your (yours), him (it) them (them), our (ours), these (these), us (us us) all (all) we (we).

Adjectives, conjunctions and adverbs

What epithets most often use English? There are only a few, but they deserve our attention: good (good), any (any), new (new), other (other), first (first). The last – it is a numeral that stands up to 88 place by frequency of use.

Not many in the top 100 languages, but among them: most (most, most), even (even), back (back) well (good), also (also), only (just) now (now), then (then), some (some, several), just (just), when (when), up (up) there (there).

Most popular English words – it is the unions that connect complex sentences. Fifth place in the top 100 is “and”, in the original language – and. Slightly less common are: or (or), so (so, so), how (how, how), because (because).

What else should I know

The List will be incomplete without the inclusion of particles: no, not (not, not), would (would); and also the numerals: two (two) one (one). Oxford scientists analyzed the texts, so the one hundred most used words are not included in the agreement the word “Yes”, which is often used in colloquial speech. In English- yes. Embarking on a foreign language should know that it is not only the difficulty in pronunciation is unusual for Russians, sounds, and difficulty when reading.

The Most popular words in English with translation needs to include the transcription — recording sound using phonetic symbols. For reading it is important to know not only its rules but also the types of syllables (five), significantly affecting the pronunciation of letter combinations. However, “Google” makes it easier, offering voice sound searched in the word search, which allowed us not to use the transcription.

For successful language learning you need to pay attention to idiomatic expressions and other idioms that you should also remember that along with simple words. This is particularly important for the development of spoken language.

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be – “Will you be my friend?”

and – “You and I will always be friends.”

of – “Today is the first of November.”

a – “I saw a bear today.”

in – “She is in her room.”

to – “Let’s go to the park.”

have – “I have a few questions.”

too – “I like her too.”

it – “It is sunny outside.”

I – “I really like it here.”

that – “That door is open.”

for – “This letter is for you.”

you – “You are really nice.”

he – “He is my brother.”

with – “I want to go with you.”

on – “I watch movies on my iPad.”

do – “What will you do now?”

say – “Can I say something?”

this – “This is my favorite cookie.”

they – “They are here!”

at – “Can you pick me up at the mall?”

but – “I’m sorry but she’s away.”

we – “We are going to watch a movie.”

his – “This is his box.”

from – “This card came from my cousin.”

that – “That’s a really cool trick!”

not – “That’s not what I want.”

can’t – “I can’t open it.”

won’t – “I won’t open it.”

by – “Will you come by and see me?”

she – “She is very happy.”

or – “Do you like blue or yellow?”

as – “Her role as an English teacher is very important.”

what – “What are you thinking of?”

go – “I want to go there.”

their – “This is their house.”

can – “What can I do for you?”

who – “Who can help me?”

get – “Can you get me my eyeglasses?”

if – “What if I fail?”

would – “Would you help me out?”

her – “I have her book.”

all – “All my favorite books are on this shelf.”

my – “My mom is coming to visit.”

make – “Can we make our projects together?”

about – “What is this movie about?”

know – “Do you know where this place is?”

will – “I will help you find that place.”

as – “As soon as she’s here, I’ll talk to her.”

up – “I live up in the mountains.”

one – “She is one of my English teachers.”

time – “There was a time I liked to play golf.”

there – “There are so many things I want to learn.”

year – “This is the year I’m finally going to learn English.”

so – “I am so sorry.”

think – “I think I need to lie down.”

when – “When will I see you again?”

which – “Which of these slippers are yours?”

them – “Please give this to them.”

some – “Please give them some of the apples I brought home.”

me – “Can you give me some apples?”

people – “There are so many people at the mall today.”

take – “Please take home some of these apples”

out – “Please throw the trash out.”

into – “My puppy ran into the woods.”

just – “Just close your eyes.”

see – “Did you see that?”

him – “I heard him singing earlier.”

your – “Your mom is here.”

come – “Can your mom and dad come to the party?”

could – “Could you help me with my project?”

now – “I want to watch this now.”

than – “I like this cake better than the other one you showed me.”

like – “I like this bag better than the other one you showed me.”

other – “I like these shoes better than the other ones you showed me.”

how – “How do I turn this on?”

then – “We had breakfast and then we went to church.”

its – “I need to read its manual.”

our – “This is our home now.”

two – “Two cheeseburgers, please.”

more – “Can I have some more milk shake?”

these – “Do you like these ribbons?”

want – “Do you want these ribbons?”

way – “Can you look this way?”

look – “Please look this way.”

first – “She was my very first teacher.”

also – “She was also my best friend.”

new – “I have new shoes.”

because – “I am crying because I’m sad.”

day – “Today is National Friendship day.”

more – “I have more stickers at home.”

use – “How do I use this?”

no – “There’s no electricity now.”

man – “There’s a man outside looking for you.”

find – “Where can I find rare furniture?”

here – “My mom is here.”

thing – “One thing led to another.”

give – “Give her these pearls.”

many – “We shared many dreams together.”

well – “You know me so well.”

only – “You are my only friend here.”

those – “Those boots belong to my friend.”

tell – “Can you tell me which way to go?”

one – “She’s the one he’s been waiting for.”

very – “I’m very upset right now.”

her – “Her grandmother is sick.”

even – “She can’t even stand on her own.”

back – “I’ll be right back.”

any – “Have you had any luck on your research?”

good – “You’re a good person.”

woman – “That woman looks so polished.”

through – “Your faith will see you through tough times.”

us – “Do you want to go with us?”

life – “This is the best day of my life.”

child – “I just saw a child cross the street by herself.”

there – “Did you go there?”

work – “I have to go to work.”

down – “Let’s go down.”

may – “You may take your seats.”

after – “Let’s have dinner after work.”

should – “Should I buy this dress?”

call – “Call me when you get home, okay?”

world – “I want to travel and see the world.”

over – “I can’t wait for this day to be over.”

school – “My cousin goes to school here.”

still – “I still think you should go.”

try – “Can you try to be nicer to him?”

in – “What’s in that box?”

as – “As soon as I get home, I’m going to start watching that series.”

last – “This is my last slice of cake, I promise!”

ask – “Can you ask the waiter to bring us some wine?”

need – “I need some wine tonight!”

too – “I need some wine, too!”

feel – “I feel so tired, I just need to relax and unwind.”

three – “I have three sisters.”

when – “When was the last time you saw them?”

state – “Check out the state of that shed, it’s falling apart.”

never – “I’m never going to drink wine again.”

become – “Over the years we’ve become really close.”

between – “This is just between you and me.”

high – “Give me a high five!”

really – “I really like your painting!”

something – “I have something for you.”

most – “She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.”

another – “I’ll have another glass of wine, please.”

much – “I love you guys so much.”

family – “You are like family to me.”

own – “I want to get my own place.”

out – “Get out of my room.”

leave – “I want you to leave.”

put – “Please put down that book and listen to me.”

old – “I feel so old!”

while – “I can wait for you here while you shop.”

mean – “I didn’t mean to sound so angry.”

on – “Can you turn on the lights?”

keep – “Can we keep the lights on tonight?”

student – “I’ve always been a diligent student.”

why – “This is why I don’t go out anymore.”

let – “Why won’t you let him know how you feel?”

great – “This ice cream place is great for families with kids!”

same – “Hey, we’re wearing the same shirt!”

big – “I have this big crush on Brad Pitt.”

group – “The group sitting across our table is so noisy.”

begin – “Where do I begin with this huge project?”

seem – “She may seem quiet, but she’s really outgoing once you get to know her.”

country – “Japan is such a beautiful country!”

help – “I need help with my Math homework.”

talk – “Can we talk in private?”

where – “Where were you last night?”

turn – “If only I could turn back time.”

problem – “The problem is we think we have plenty of time.”

every – “Every person has his own big goal to fulfill.”

start – “This is a great to start to learn the English language.”

hand – “Don’t let go of my hand.”

might – “This might actually work.”

American – “The American culture is so dynamic.”

show – “Can you show me how to use this vacuum cleaner?”

part – “This is my favorite part of the movie!”

about – “What is the story about?”

against – “I am so against domestic abuse!”

place – “This place is wonderful!”

over – “She kept saying this over and over again.”

such – “He is such an annoying person.”

again – “Can we play that game again?”

few – “Just a few more errands and I’m done!”

case – “What an interesting case you are working on now!”

most – “That’s the most interesting story I’ve ever heard.”

week – “I had a rough week.”

company – “Will you keep me company?”

where – “Where are we going?”

system – “What’s wrong with the airport’s system?”

each – “Can you give each of them an apple?”

right – “I’m right this time.”

program – “This community program for teens is really helpful.”

hear – “Did you hear that?”

so – “I’m so sleepy.”

question – “I have a question for you.”

during – “During the session, I saw him fall asleep.”

work – “I have to work this weekend.”

play – “We can play soccer next weekend instead.”

government – “I hope the government does something about the poverty in this country.”

run – “If you see a bear here, run for your life.”

small – “I have a small favor to ask you.”

number – “I have a number of favors to ask you.”

off – “Please turn off the television.”

always – “I always bring pepper spray with me.”

move – “Let’s move on to the next tourist spot.”

like – “I really like you.”

night – “The night is young.”

live – “I’m going to live like there’s no tomorrow.”

Mr. – “Mr. Morris is here.”

point – “You have a point.”

believe – “I believe in you.”

hold – “Just hold my hand.”

today – “I’m going to see you today.”

bring – “Please bring a pen.”

happen – “What will happen if you don’t submit your report on time?”

next – “This is the next best thing.”

without – “I can’t live without my phone.”

before – “Before I go to bed I always wash my face.”

large – “There’s a large amount of data online about that topic.”

all – “That’s all I know about Dinosaurs.”

million – “I have a million questions about this book.”

must – “We must watch this movie together.”

home – “Can we go home now?”

under – “I hid it under my bed.”

water – “I filled the tub with water.”

room – “His room is at the end of the corridor.”

write – “Can you write me a prescription for this?”

mother – “His mother is a very lovely woman.”

area – “This area of this house needs to be fixed.”

national – “That virus has become a national concern.”

money – “She needs money to buy her medicine.”

story – “She shared her story to the media.”

young – “She is so young and so hopeful.”

fact – “It’s a fact: shopping can improve your mood.”

month – “It’s that time of the month!”

different – “Just because she’s different, it doesn’t mean she’s bad.”

lot – “You have a lot of explaining to do.”

right – “Turn right when you reach the corner.”

study – “Let’s study our English lessons together.

book – “Can I borrow your English book?”

eye – “She has the pink eye.”

job – “I love my job.”

word – “Describe yourself in one word.”

though – “Though you are angry now, I’m sure you will forget about this later.”

business – “His business is thriving.”

issue – “This is not an issue for me.”

side – “Whose side are you on, anyway?”

kind – “Always be kind, even to strangers.”

four – “There are four seasons in a year.”

head – “Let’s head back, it’s freezing out here.”

far – “We’ve gone too far and now we’re lost.”

black – “She has long, black hair.”

long – “She has long, brown hair.”

both – “They both love chocolate ice cream.”

little – “I have two little boys with me now.”

house – “The house is so quiet without you.”

yes – “I hope you say yes.”

after – “After all this time, he has finally learned to love.”

since – “Ever since his mom died, he has been cranky and angry at the world.”

long – “That was such a long time ago.”

provide – “Please provide me with a list of your services.”

service – “Do you have a specific dental service to treat this?”

around – “We went around the block.”

friend – “You’re a good friend.”

important – “You’re important to me.”

father – “My father is so important to me.”

sit – “Let’s sit outside together.”

away – “He’s away right now.”

until – “Until when will you be away?”

power – “With great power comes great responsibility.”

hour – “I’ve been checking his temperature every hour.”

game – “Let’s play a game.”

often – “I buy from his bakery as often as I can.”

yet – “He’s not yet home.”

line – “There’s a long line at the grocery cashier.”

political – “I stay away from political discussions.”

end – “It’s the end of an era.”

among – “Among all my pets, he’s my most favorite.”

ever – “Have you ever tried this cake?”

stand – “Can you stand still for a minute?”

bad – “What you did was so bad.”

lose – “I can’t lose you.”

however – “I want to buy this bag, however, I need to save up for it first.”

member – “She’s a member of the babysitter’s club.”

pay – “Let’s pay for our groceries.”

law – “There’s a law against jay-walking.”

meet – “I want you to meet my aunt.”

car – “Let’s go inside my car.”

city – “This is the city that never sleeps.”

almost – “I’m almost done with my report.”

include – “Did you remember to include the summary in your report?”

continue – “Can we continue working tomorrow?”

set – “Great, let me set an appointment for you.”

later – “I’ll finish it later.”

community – “Our community is very tight knit.”

much – “There’s so much to learn in the English language.”

name – “What’s your name?”

five – “I can give you five reasons why you need to watch that video.”

once – “I once had a puppy named Bark.”

white – “I love my white sneakers.”

least – “She’s the least productive among all the employees.”

president  – “She was our class president back in high school.”

learn – “I’d love to learn more about the English language.”

real – “What is her real name?”

change – “What can we change so that things will get better?”

team – “They hired a team to do the design of their new office.”

minute – “She’s laughing every minute of every day.”

best – “This is the best potato salad I’ve ever tasted.”

several – “I have several old clothes I need to donate.”

idea – “It was your idea to go to the beach, remember?”

kid – “I loved that toy when I was a kid.”

body – “She worked out hard to achieve a toned body.”

information – “This is the information I need.”

nothing – “There’s nothing we can do now. “

ago – “Three years ago, I visited Japan for the first time.”

right – “You’re right, I want to go back there.”

lead – “Just lead the way and I’ll follow.”

social – “I feel awkward in these social gatherings.”

understand – “I understand how you feel.”

whether – “Whether in big groups or small groups, I always feel a little shy at first.”

back – “Looking back, I knew I was always an introvert.”

watch – “Let’s watch the sun set on the horizon.”

together – “They’re together now.”

follow – “I’ll follow you home.”

around – “You’ll always have me around.”

parent – “Every parent is trying hard and doing their best.”

only – “You are only allowed to go out today.”

stop – “Please stop that.”

face – “Why is your face so red?”

anything – “You can ask me for anything.”

create – “Did you create that presentation? It was so good.”

public – “This is public property.”

already –  “I already asked him to resend his report.”

speak – “Could you speak a little louder?”

others – “The others haven’t arrived yet.”

read – “I read somewhere that this house is haunted.”

level – “What level are you in that game?”

allow – “Do you allow your kids to play outside the house?”

add – “Is it okay if we add a bit of sugar to the tea?”

office – “Welcome to my office.”

spend – “How much did you spend on your last shopping spree?”

door – “You left the door open.”

health – “You must take good care of your health.”

person – “You are a good person.”

art – “This is my work of art.”

sure – “Are you sure you want to do this alone?”

such – “You are such a brave little boy.”

war – “The war has finally ended.”

history – “She is my history professor.”

party – “Are you going to her party tonight?”

within – “We support everyone within our small community.”

grow – “We want everyone to grow and thrive in their careers.”

result – “The result of this outreach program is amazing.”

open – “Are you open to teaching on weekends?”

change – “Where can we change her diaper?”

morning – “It’s such a beautiful morning!”

walk – “Come take a walk with me.”

reason – “You are the reason I came home.”

low – “Her blood pressure has gotten really low.”

win – “We can win this match if we work together.”

research – “How is your research going?”

girl – “That girl is in my class.”

guy – “I’ve seen that guy in school before.”

early – “I come to work so early every day.”

food – “Let’s buy some food, I’m hungry!”

before – “Can I talk to you before you go home?”

moment – “The moment she walked in the room, her puppy started to jump and dance again.”

himself – “He cooked this Turkey himself.”

air – “I am loving the cold night air here.”

teacher – “You are the best teacher ever.”

force – “Don’t force him to play with other kids.”

offer – “Can I offer you a ride home?”

enough – “Boys, that’s enough playing for today.”

both – “You both need to change into your sleep clothes now.”

education – “I just want you to get the best education.”

across – “Your dog ran across the park.”

although – “Although she felt tired, she still couldn’t sleep.”

remember – “Do you think she will still remember me after ten years?”

foot – “Her foot got caught in one of the ropes.”

second – “This is the second time she got late this month.”

boy – “There’s a boy in her class who keeps pulling her hair.”

maybe – “Maybe we can have ice cream for dessert.”

toward – “He took a step toward her.”

able – “Will you be able to send me your report today?”

age – “What is the average marrying age these days?”

off – “The cat ran off with the dog.”

policy – “They have a generous return policy.”

everything – “Everything is on sale.”

love – “I love what you’re wearing!”

process – “Wait, give me time to process everything you’re telling me.”

music – “I love music.”

including – “Around 20 people attended, including Bob and Beth.”

consider – “I hope you consider my project proposal.”

appear – “How did that appear out of nowhere?”

actually – “I’m actually just heading out.”

buy – “I’m going to buy these shoes.”

probably – “He’s probably still asleep.”

human – “Give him a break, he is only human.”

wait – “Is it alright if you wait for a few minutes?”

serve – “This blow dryer has served me well for years.”

market – “Let’s visit the Sunday market.”

die – “I don’t want my cat to die, let’s take him to the vet please.”

send – “Please send the package to my address.”

expect – “You can’t expect much from their poor service.”

home – “I can’t wait to go home!”

sense – “I did sense that something was not okay.”

build – “He is going to build his dream house.”

stay – “You can stay with me for a few weeks.”

fall – “Be careful, you might fall.”

oh – “Oh no, I left my phone at home!”

nation – “We have to act as one nation.”

plan – “What’s your plan this time?”

cut – “Don’t cut your hair.”

college – “We met in college.”

interest – “Music is an interest of mine.”

death – “Death is such a heavy topic for me.”

course – “What course did you take up in college?”

someone – “Is there someone who can go with you?”

experience – “What an exciting experience!”

behind – “I’m scared to check what’s behind that door.”

reach – “I can’t reach him, he won’t answer his phone.”

local – “This is a local business.”

kill – “Smoking can kill you.”

six – “I have six books about Psychology.”

remain – “These remain on the top shelf.”

effect – “Wow, the effect of that mascara is great!”

use – “Can I use your phone?”

yeah – “Yeah, he did call me earlier.”

suggest – “He did suggest that to me.”

class – “We were in the same English class.”

control – “Where’s the remote control?”

raise – “It’s so challenging to discipline kids these days.”

care – “I don’t care about what you think.”

perhaps – “Perhaps we can arrive at a compromise.”

little – “There’s a little bird outside my window.”

late – “I am running late for my doctor’s appointment.”

hard – “That test was so hard.”

field – “He’s over there, by the soccer field.”

else – “Is anyone else coming?”

pass – “Can we pass by the grocery store?”

former – “She was my former housemate.”

sell – “We can sell your old couch online.”

major – “It’s a major issue for the project.”

sometimes – “Sometimes I forget to turn off the porch lights.”

require – “They’ll require you to show your I.D.”

along – “Can I tag along your road trip?”

development – “This news development is really interesting.”

themselves – “They can take care of themselves.”

report – “I read her report and it was great!”

role – “She’s going to play the role of Elsa.”

better – “Your singing has gotten so much better!”

economic – “Some countries are facing an economic crisis.”

effort – “The government must make an effort to solve this.”

up – “His grades have gone up.”

decide – “Please decide where to eat.”

rate – “How would you rate the hotel’s service?”

strong – “They have strong customer service here!”

possible – “Maybe it’s possible to change their bathroom amenities.”

heart – “My heart is so full.”

drug – “She got the patent for the drug she has created to cure cancer.”

show – “Can you show me how to solve this puzzle?”

leader – “You are a wonderful leader.”

light – “Watch her face light up when you mention his name.”

voice – “Hearing his mom’s voice is all he need right now.”

wife – “My wife is away for the weekend.”

whole – “I have the whole house to myself.”

police – “The police have questioned him about the incident.”

mind – “This relaxation technique really eases my mind.”

finally – “I can finally move out from my old apartment.”

pull – “My baby niece likes to pull my hair.”

return – “I give her tickles in return.”

free – “The best things in life are free.”

military – “His dad is in the military.”

price – “This is the price you pay for lying.”

report – “Did you report this to the police?”

less – “I am praying for less stress this coming new year.”

according – “According to the weather report, it’s going to rain today.”

decision – “This is a big decision for me.”

explain – “I’ll explain everything later, I promise.”

son – “His son is so cute!”

hope – “I hope I’ll have a son one day.”

even – “Even if they’ve broken up, they still remain friends.”

develop – “That rash could develop into something more serious.”

view – “This view is amazing!”

relationship – “They’ve taken their relationship to the next level.”

carry – “Can you carry my bag for me?”

town – “This town is extremely quiet.”

road – “There’s a road that leads to the edge of the woods.”

drive – “You can’t drive there, you need to walk.”

arm – “He broke his arm during practice.”

true – “It’s true, I’m leaving the company.”

federal – “Animal abuse is now a federal felony!”

break – “Don’t break the law.”

better – “You better learn how to follow rules.”

difference – “What’s the difference between happiness and contentment?”

thank – “I forgot to thank her for the pie she sent us.”

receive – “Did you receive the pie I sent you?”

value – “I value our friendship so much.”

international  – “Their brand has gone international!”

building – “This building is so tall!”

action – “You next action is going to be critical.”

full – “My work load is so full now.”

model – “A great leader is a great model of how to do things.”

join – “He wants to join the soccer team.”

season – “Christmas is my favorite season!”

society – “Their society is holding a fund raiser.”

because – “I’m going home because my mom needs me.”

tax – “How much is the current income tax?”

director – “The director yelled ‘Cut!’”

early – “I’m too early for my appointment.”

position  – “Please position your hand properly when drawing.”

player – “That basketball player is cute.”

agree – “I agree! He is cute!”

especially – “I especially like his blue eyes.”

record  – “Can we record the minutes of this meeting, please?”

pick – “Did you pick a color theme already?”

wear  – “Is that what you’re going to wear for the party?”

paper – “You can use a special paper for your invitations.”

special – “Some special paper are even scented!”

space – “Please leave some space to write down your phone number.”

ground  – “The ground is shaking.”

form – “A new island was formed after that big earthquake.”

support  – “I need your support for this project.”

event – “We’re holding a big event tonight.”

official – “Our official wedding photos are out!”

whose  – “Whose umbrella is this?”

matter – “What does it matter anyway?”

everyone  – “Everyone thinks I stole that file.”

center – “I hate being the center of attention.”

couple – “The couple is on their honeymoon now.”

site – “This site is so big!”

end – “It’s the end of an era.”

project – “This project file is due tomorrow.”

hit  – “He hit the burglar with a bat.”

base – “All moms are their child’s home base.”

activity – “What musical activity can you suggest for my toddler?”

star – “My son can draw a star!”

table  – “I saw him draw it while he was writing on the table.”

need  – “I need to enroll him to a good preschool.”

court – “There’s a basketball court near our house.”

produce  – “Fresh farm produce is the best.”

eat – “I could eat that all day.”

American – “My sister is dating an American.”

teach – “I love to teach English lessons.”

oil  – “Could you buy me some cooking oil at the store?”

half – “Just half a liter please.”

situation – “The situation is getting out of hand.”

easy – “I thought you said this was going to be easy?”

cost – “The cost of fuel has increased!”

industry – “The fuel industry is hiking prices.”

figure – “Will our government figure out how to fix this problem?”

face  – “I can’t bear to face this horrendous traffic again and again.”

street  – “Let’s cross the street.”

image – “There’s an image of him stored inside my mind.”

itself  – “The bike itself is pretty awesome.”

phone  – “Plus, it has a phone holder.”

either – “I either walk or commute to work.”

data – “How can we simplify this data?”

cover  – “Could you cover for me during emergencies?”

quite – “I’m quite satisfied with their work.”

picture  – “Picture this: a lake, a cabin, and lots of peace and quiet.

clear – “That picture is so clear inside my head.”

practice – “Let’s practice our dance number.”

piece – “That’s a piece of cake!”

land – “Their plane is going to land soon.”

recent – “This is her most recent social media post.”

describe – “Describe yourself in one word.”

product – “This is my favorite product in their new line of cosmetics.”

doctor – “The doctor is in.”

wall – “Can you post this up on the wall?”

patient  – “The patient is in so much pain now.”

worker – “She’s a factory worker.”

news  – “I saw that on the news.”

test – “I have to pass this English test.”

movie – “Let’s watch a movie later.”

certain  – “There’s a certain kind of magic in the air now.”

north – “Santa lives up north.”

love – ” l love Christmas!”

personal  – “This letter is very personal.”

open – “Why did you open and read it?”

support – “Will you support him?”

simply – “I simply won’t tolerate bad behavior.”

third – “This is the third time you’ve lied to me.”

technology – “Write about the advantages of technology.”

catch – “Let’s catch up soon, please!”

step – “Watch your step.”

baby – “Her baby is so adorable.”

computer – “Can you turn on the computer, please?”

type  – “You need to type in your password.”

attention – “Can I have your attention, please?”

draw – “Can you draw this for me?”

film – “That film is absolutely mind-blowing.”

Republican – “He is a Republican candidate.”

tree – “That tree has been there for generations.”

source – “You are my source of strength.”

red – “I’ll wear a red dress tonight.”

nearly – “He nearly died in that accident!”

organization – “Their organization is doing great things for street kids.”

choose – “Let me choose a color.”

cause – “We have to see the cause and effect of this experiment.”

hair – “I’ll cut my hair short for a change.”

look – “Can you look at the items I bought?”

point  “What is the point of all this?

century – “We’re living in the 21st century, Mary.”

evidence – “The evidence clearly shows that he is guilty.”

window  – “I’ll buy window curtains next week.”

difficult  “Sometimes, life can be difficult.”

listen – “You have to listen to your teacher.”

soon  – “I will launch my course soon.”

culture  – “I hope they understand our culture better.”

billion  – “My target is to have 1 billion dollars in my account by the end of the year.”

chance – “Is there any chance that you can do this for me?”

brother – “My brother always have my back.”

energy  –  “Now put that energy into walking.”

period – “They covered a period of twenty years.”

course  – “Have seen my course already?”

summer – “I’ll go to the beach in summer.”

less – “Sometimes, less is more.”

realize – “I just realize that I have a meeting today.”

hundred – “I have a hundred dollars that I can lend you.”

available – “I am available to work on your project.”

plant – “Plant a seed.”

likely – “It was likely a deer trail.”

opportunity – “It was the perfect opportunity to test her theory.”

term  – “I’m sure there’s a Latin term for it.”

short  – “It was just a short stay at the hotel.”

letter – “I already passed my letter of intent.”

condition – “Do you know the condition I am in?”

choice – “I have no choice.”

place – “Let’s meet out at meeting place.”

single – “I am a single parent.”

rule – “It’s the rule of the law.”

daughter – “My daughter knows how to read now.”

administration – “I will take this up with the administration.”

south – “I am headed south.”

husband – “My husband just bought me a ring for my birthday.”

Congress – “It will be debated at the Congress.”

floor – “She is our floor manager.”

campaign – “I handled their election campaign.”

material – “She had nothing material to report.”

population – “The population of the nearest big city was growing.”

well – “I wish you well.”

call – ” I am going to call the bank.”

economy – “The economy is booming.”

medical -“She needs medical assistance.”

hospital – “I’ll take her to the nearest hospital.”

church  – “I saw you in church last Sunday.”

close -“Please close the door.”

thousand – “There are a thousand reasons to learn English!”

risk – “Taking a risk can be rewarding.”

current – “What is your current address?”

fire – “Make sure your smoke alarm works in case of fire.”

future  -“The future is full of hope.”

wrong – “That is the wrong answer.”

involve – “We need to involve the police.”

defense – “What is your defense or reason you did this?”

anyone – “Does anyone know the answer?”

increase – “Let’s increase your test score.”

security – “Some apartment buildings have security.”

bank – “I need to go to the bank to withdraw some money.”

myself – “I can clean up by myself.”

certainly – “I can certainly help clean up.”

west – “If you drive West, you will arrive in California.”

sport – “My favorite sport is soccer.”

board – “Can you see the board?”

seek – “Seek and you will find.”

per – “Lobster is $20 per pound.”

subject – “My favorite subject is English!”

officer – “Where can I find a police officer?”

private – “This is a private party.”

rest – “Let’s take a 15 minute rest.”

behavior – “This dog’s behavior is excellent.”

deal – “A used car can be a good deal.”

performance – “Your performance can be affected by your sleep.”

fight – “I don’t want to fight with you.”

throw – “Throw me the ball!”

top – “You are a top student.”

quickly – “Let’s finish reading this quickly.”

past – “In the past, my English was not as good as it is today.”

goal – “My goal is to speak English fluently.”

second – “My second goal is to increase my confidence.”

bed – “I go to bed around 10pm.”

order – “I would like to order a book.”

author – “The author of this series is world-famous.”

fill – “I need to fill (up) my gas tank.”

represent – “I represent my family.”

focus – “Turn off your phone and the TV and focus on your studies!”

foreign – “It’s great having foreign friends.”

drop – “Please don’t drop the eggs!”

plan – “Let’s make a plan.”

blood – “The hospital needs people to give blood.”

upon – “Once upon a time, a princess lived in a castle.”

agency – “Let’s contract an agency to help with marketing.”

push – “The door says ‘push,’ not ‘pull.’”

nature – “I love walking in nature!”

color – “My favorite color is blue.”

no – “‘No’ is one of the shortest complete sentences.”

recently – “I cleaned the bathroom most recently, so I think it’s your turn this time.”

store – “I’m going to the store to buy some bread.”

reduce – “Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the ways to help the environment.”

sound – “I like the sound of wind chimes.”

note – “Please take notes during the lesson.”

fine – “I feel fine.”

before – “Before the movie, let’s buy popcorn!”

near – “Near, far, wherever you are, I do believe that the heart goes on.”

movement – “The environmental movement is an international movement.”

page – “Please turn to page 62.”

enter – “You can enter the building on the left.”

share – “Let me share my idea.”

than – “Ice cream has more calories than water.”

common – “Most people can find something in common with each other.”

poor – “We had a poor harvest this year because it was so dry.”

other  – “This pen doesn’t work, try the other one.”

natural – “This cleaner is natural, there aren’t any chemicals in it.”

race – “We watched the car race on TV.”

concern – “Thank you for your concern, but I’m fine.”

series – “What is your favorite TV series?”

significant – “His job earns a significant amount of money.”

similar – “These earrings don’t match, but they are similar.”

hot – “Don’t touch the stove, it’s still hot.”

language – “Learning a new language is fun.”

each – “Put a flower in each vase.”

usually – “I usually shop at the corner store.”

response – “I didn’t expect his response to come so soon.”

dead – “My phone is dead, let me charge it.”

rise – “The sun will rise at 7:00 a.m.”

animal – “What kind of animal is that?”

factor – “Heredity is a factor in your overall health.”

decade – “I’ve lived in this city for over a decade.”

article – “Did you read that newspaper article?”

shoot – “He wants to shoot arrows at the target.”

east – “Drive east for three miles.”

save – “I save all my cans for recycling.”

seven – “There are seven slices of pie left.”

artist – “Taylor Swift is a recording artist.”

away – “I wish that mosquito would go away.”

scene – “He painted a colorful street scene.”

stock – “That shop has a good stock of postcards.”

career – “Retail sales is a good career for some people.”

despite – “Despite the rain, we will still have the picnic.”

central – “There is good shopping in central London.”

eight – “That recipe takes eight cups of flour.”

thus – “We haven’t had any problems thus far.”

treatment – “I will propose a treatment plan for your injury.”

beyond – “The town is just beyond those mountains.”

happy – “Kittens make me happy.”

exactly – “Use exactly one teaspoon of salt in that recipe.”

protect – “A coat will protect you from the cold weather.”

approach – “The cat slowly approached the bird.”

lie – “Teach your children not to lie.”

size – “What size is that shirt?

dog – “Do you think a dog is a good pet?”

fund – “I have a savings fund for college.”

serious – “She is so serious, she never laughs.”

occur – “Strange things occur in that empty house.”

media – “That issue has been discussed in the media.”

ready – “Are you ready to leave for work?”

sign – “That store needs a bigger sign.”

thought – “I’ll have to give it some thought.”

list – “I made a list of things to do.”

individual – “You can buy an individual or group membership.”

simple – “The appliance comes with simple instructions.”

quality – “I paid a little more for quality shoes.”

pressure – “There is no pressure to finish right now.”

accept – “Will you accept my credit card?”

answer – “Give me your answer by noon tomorrow.”

hard – “That test was very hard.”

resource – “The library has many online resources.”

identify – “I can’t identify that plant.”

left – “The door is on your left as you approach.”

meeting – “We’ll have a staff meeting after lunch.”

determine – “Eye color is genetically determined.”

prepare – “I’ll prepare breakfast tomorrow.”

disease – “Face masks help prevent disease.”

whatever – “Choose whatever flavor you like the best.”

success – “Failure is the back door to success.”

argue – “It’s not a good idea to argue with your boss.”

cup – “Would you like a cup of coffee?”

particularly – “It’s not particularly hot outside, just warm.”

amount – “It take a large amount of food to feed an elephant.”

ability – “He has the ability to explain things well.”

staff – “There are five people on staff here.”

recognize – “Do you recognize the person in this photo?”

indicate – “Her reply indicated that she understood.”

character – “You can trust people of good character.”

growth – “The company has seen strong growth this quarter.”

loss – “The farmer suffered heavy losses after the storm.”

degree – “Set the oven to 300 degrees.”

wonder – “I wonder if the Bulls will win the game.”

attack – “The army will attack at dawn.”

herself – “She bought herself a new coat.”

region – “What internet services are in your region?”

television – “I don’t watch much television.”

box – “I packed my dishes in a strong box.”

TV – “There is a good movie on TV tonight.”

training – “The company will pay for your training.”

pretty – “That is a pretty dress.”

trade – “The stock market traded lower today.”

deal – “I got a good deal at the store.”

election – “Who do you think will win the election?”

everybody – “Everybody likes ice cream.”

physical – “Keep a physical distance of six feet.”

lay – “Lay the baby in her crib, please.”

general – “My general impression of the restaurant was good.”

feeling – “I have a good feeling about this.”

standard – “The standard fee is $10.00.”

bill – “The electrician will send me a bill.”

message – “You have a text message on your phone.”

fail – “I fail to see what is so funny about that.”

outside – “The cat goes outside sometimes.”

arrive – “When will your plane arrive?”

analysis – “I’ll give you my analysis when I’ve seen everything.”

benefit – “There are many health benefits to quinoa.”

name – “What’s your name?”

sex – “Do you know the sex of your baby yet?”

forward – “Move the car forward a few feet.”

lawyer – “My lawyer helped me write a will.”

present – “If everyone is present, the meeting can begin.”

section – “What section of the stadium are you sitting in?”

environmental – “Environmental issues are in the news.”

glass – “Glass is much heavier than plastic.”

answer – “Could you answer a question for me?”

skill – “His best skill is woodworking.”

sister – “My sister lives close to me.”

PM – “The movie starts at 7:30 PM.”

professor – “Dr. Smith is my favorite professor.”

operation – “The mining operation employs thousands of people.”

financial – “I keep my accounts at my financial institution.”

crime – “The police fight crime.”

stage – “A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly.”

ok – “Would it be ok to eat out tonight?”

compare – “We should compare cars before we buy one.”

authority – “City authorities make the local laws.”

miss – “I miss you, when will I see you again?”

design – “We need to design a new logo.”

sort – “Let’s sort these beads according to color.”

one – “I only have one cat.”

act – “I’ll act on your information today.”

ten – “The baby counted her ten toes.”

knowledge – “Do you have the knowledge to fix that?”

gun – “Gun ownership is a controversial topic.”

station – “There is a train station close to my house.”

blue – “My favorite color is blue.”

state – “After the accident I was in a state of shock.”

strategy – “Our new corporate strategy is written here.”

little – “I prefer little cars.”

clearly – “The instructions were clearly written.”

discuss – “We’ll discuss that at the meeting.”

indeed – “Your mother does indeed have hearing loss.”

force – “It takes a lot of force to open that door.”

truth – “Please tell me the truth.”

song – “That’s a beautiful song.”

example – “I need an example of that grammar point, please.”

democratic – “Does Australia have a democratic government?”

check – “Please check my work to be sure it’s correct.”

environment – “We live in a healthy environment.”

leg – “The boy broke his leg.”

dark – “Turn on the light, it’s dark in here.”

public – “Masks must be worn in public places.”

various – “That rug comes in various shades of gray.”

rather – “Would you rather have a hamburger than a hot dog?”

laugh – “That movie always makes me laugh.”

guess – “If you don’t know, just guess.”

executive – “The company’s executives are paid well.”

set – “Set the glass on the table, please.”

study – “He needs to study for the test.”

prove – “The employee proved his worth.”

hang – “Please hang your coat on the hook.”

entire – “He ate the entire meal in 10 minutes.”

rock – “There are decorative rocks in the garden.”

design – “The windows don’t open by design.”

enough – “Have you had enough coffee?”

forget – “Don’t forget to stop at the store.”

since – “She hasn’t eaten since yesterday.”

claim – “I made an insurance claim for my car accident.”

note – “Leave me a note if you’re going to be late.”

remove – “Remove the cookies from the oven.”

manager – “The manager will look at your application.”

help – “Could you help me move this table?”

close – “Close the door, please.”

sound – “The dog did not make a sound.”

enjoy – “I enjoy soda.”

network – “Band is the name of our internet network.”

legal – “The legal documents need to be signed.”

religious – “She is very religious, she attends church weekly.”

cold – “My feet are cold.”

form – “Please fill out this application form.”

final – “The divorce was final last month.”

main – “The main problem is a lack of money.”

science – “He studies health science at the university.”

green – “The grass is green.”

memory – “He has a good memory.”

card – “They sent me a card for my birthday.”

above – “Look on the shelf above the sink.”

seat – “That’s a comfortable seat.”

cell – “Your body is made of millions of cells.”

establish – “They established their business in 1942.”

nice – “That’s a very nice car.”

trial – “They are employing her on a trial basis.”

expert – “Matt is an IT expert.”

that – “Did you see that movie?”

spring – “Spring is the most beautiful season.”

firm – “Her ‘no” was very firm, she won’t change her mind.”

Democrat – “The Democrats control the Senate.”

radio – “I listen to the radio in the car.”

visit – “We visited the museum today.”

management – “That store has good management.”

care – “She cares for her mother at home.”

avoid – “You should avoid poison ivy.”

imagine – “Can you imagine if pigs could fly?”

tonight – “Would you like to go out tonight?”

huge – “That truck is huge!”

ball – “He threw the ball to the dog.”

no – “I said ‘no,’ please don’t ask again.”

close – “Close the window, please.”

finish – “Did you finish your homework?”

yourself – “You gave yourself a haircut?”

talk – “He talks a lot.”

theory – “In theory, that’s a good plan.”

impact – “The drought had a big impact on the crops.”

respond – “He hasn’t responded to my text yet.”

statement – “The police chief gave a statement to the media.”

maintain – “Exercise helps you maintain a healthy weight.”

charge – “I need to charge my phone.”

popular – “That’s a popular restaurant.”

traditional – “They serve traditional Italian food there.”

onto – “Jump onto the boat and we’ll go fishing.”

reveal – “Washing off the dirt revealed the boy’s skinned knee.”

direction – “What direction is the city from here?”

weapon – “No weapons are allowed in government buildings.”

employee – “That store only has three employees.”

cultural – “There is cultural significance to those old ruins.”

contain – “The carton contains a dozen egges.”

peace – “World leaders gathered for peace talks.”

head – “My head hurts.”

control – “Keep control of the car.”

base – “The glass has a heavy base so it won’t fall over.”

pain – “I have chest pain.”

apply – “Maria applied for the job.”

play – “The children play at the park.”

measure – “Measure twice, cut once.”

wide – “The doorway was very wide.”

shake – “Don’t shake the can of soda.”

fly – “We can fly to France next year.”

interview – “My job interview went well.”

manage – “Did you manage to find the keys?”

chair – “The table has six matching chairs.”

fish – “I don’t enjoy eating fish.”

particular – “That particular style looks good on you.”

camera – “I use the camera on my phone.”

structure – “The building’s structure is solid.”

politics – “Mitch is very active in politics.”

perform – “The singer will perform tonight.”

bit – “It rained a little bit last night.”

weight – “Keep track of your pet’s weight.”

suddenly – “The storm came up suddenly.”

discover – “You’ll discover treasures at that thrift store.”

candidate – “There are ten candidates for the position.”

top – “The flag flies on the top of that building.”

production – “Factory production has improved over the summer.”

treat – “Give yourself a treat for a job well done.”

trip – “We are taking a trip to Florida in January.”

evening – “I’m staying home this evening.”

affect – “My bank account will affect how much I can buy.”

inside – “The cat stays inside.”

conference – “There will be expert presenters at the conference.”

unit – “A foot is a unit of measure.”

best – “Those are the best glasses to buy.”

style – “My dress is out of style.”

adult – “Adults pay full price, but children are free.”

worry – “Don’t worry about tomorrow.”

range – My doctor offered me a range of options.

mention – “Can you mention me in your story?”

rather – “Rather than focusing on the bad things, let’s be grateful for the good things.”

far – “I don’t want to move far from my family.”

deep – “That poem about life is deep.”

front – “Please face front.”

edge – “Please do not stand so close to the edge of the cliff.”

individual – “These potato chips are in an individual serving size package.”

specific – “Could you be more specific?”

writer – “You are a good writer.”

trouble – “Stay out of trouble.”

necessary – “It is necessary to sleep.”

throughout – “Throughout my life I have always enjoyed reading.”

challenge – “I challenge you to do better.”

fear – “Do you have any fears?”

shoulder – “You do not have to shoulder all the work on your own.”

institution – “Have you attended any institution of higher learning?”

middle – “I am a middle child with one older brother and one younger sister.”

sea – “I want to sail the seven seas.”

dream – “I have a dream.”

bar – “A bar is a place where alcohol is served.”

beautiful – “You are beautiful.”

property – “Do you own property, like a house?”

instead – “Instead of eating cake I will have fruit.”

improve – “I am always looking for ways to improve.”

stuff – “When I moved, I realized I have a lot of stuff!”

claim – “I claim to be a fast reader, but actually I am average.”

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Bob Dylan said the times are a-changin’ all the way back in 1964 … and they haven’t stopped since. So many slang words are floating around these days that you may not even realize you’re using half of them. And thanks to our obsession with texting and Twitter, new abbreviations keep popping up all the time.

These millennial slang words get thrown around on internet and in person, but good luck finding them in the dictionary. Although Merriam-Webster has officially added the likes of «bingeable» and «hangry» to its thousands of entries, etymologists may have a hard time keeping up with all of the lingo making it into the mainstream these days. And if you’ve ever hung out around teens, then you also know that existing words like «ghost» and «receipts» can have completely different meanings. Fair warning: Prepare for major eyerolls before using any of these terms around your kids, but at least you’ll understand the memes getting thrown around in the family group text.

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Basic

Outside of chemistry class, basic describes something (or someone) extremely mainstream. Things that are basic include: Starbucks lattes, Taylor Swift, and blue J. Crew button downs.

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Clap Back

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Ghost

Dating apps made it easy to ghost — or cut off all communication with — someone you’re no longer interested in. Slipping out of the party undetected? That also counts as ghosting.

4

Mood

Use mood in lieu of saying «same.» Generally, it describes something you’re into, as in, «All I want to do tonight is lay on my couch and watch The Bachelorette.» «Big mood.»

5

Receipts

No, not the really long ones from CVS. These kinds of receipts usually come in digital form, like screenshots of text messages or Snapchats. They’re considered evidence or proof when something dramatic is going down.

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Salty

Feeling salty is akin to feeling upset or angry — usually over something minor, like getting teased.

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Shade

Yeah, you can call your sunglasses shades, but the singular form can mean suspicious or disrespectful behavior. Ever casually dissed something? That’s considered throwing shade.

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Shook

Use it as an adjective and you’ll mean shocked, surprised, or startled. The inner monologue for feeling shook is «Whoa, what just happened?»

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Slay

To slay means to kill something — in a good way. Aced a test? You slayed it. Wearing something amazing? You’re slaying!

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Tea

Consider a tea a synonym for gossip. If someone asks you to spill the tea, she wants the inside scoop on what went down.

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AF

Want to emphasize something? AF stands for «as f*ck» — as in people who use this word think they’re cool AF.

12

Bae

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Bye Felicia

The perfect dismissal, bye Felicia dates back to the 1995 movie Friday, when Ice Cube shuts down a character named (you guessed it) Felicia. If you’re ready to wave goodbye to someone or something unimportant, this is the phrase for you.

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Extra

Not too different than its dictionary definition, extra in a slang sense usually translates to over the top. The key difference? It’s kinda got a negative connotation, as in trying too hard or doing too much.

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GOAT

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High Key

If you think you’ve mastered the phrase «low key» (like on the down low), try using its antonym. Anything you’re saying loud and proud is definitely high key.

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Hundo P

This means 100%. That’s it. Use it instead of «of course» or «definitely.»

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JOMO

We’ve all experienced FOMO, or the «fear of missing out,» but JOMO describes the opposite. If you’re more than content to stay in and watch Netflix, that’s the joy of missing out.

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Kk

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LB

Instagrammers know that LB stands for «like back,» while FB similarly means «follow back.» If you start seeing these all over your post’s comments, know that some people want tit for tat — essentially I like your photo, you like mine.