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English Vocabulary For Beginners

The document provides a summary of common English vocabulary for greetings, question words, pronouns, verbs and travel-related words. It introduces ways to greet people depending on the time of day. Question words like what, when and why are presented to help ask and give information. Pronouns like this, that, these and those are explained for describing objects. Common verbs such as come, do, go and have are listed. Finally, vocabulary related to travel is defined, including words like flight, arrival, departure and passport.

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English Vocabulary For Beginners

The document provides a summary of common English vocabulary for greetings, question words, pronouns, verbs and travel-related words. It introduces ways to greet people depending on the time of day. Question words like what, when and why are presented to help ask and give information. Pronouns like this, that, these and those are explained for describing objects. Common verbs such as come, do, go and have are listed. Finally, vocabulary related to travel is defined, including words like flight, arrival, departure and passport.

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English Vocabulary for

Beginners
Different ways of greeting someone
in English
Learning different ways to greet someone is really useful for interacting
with other people because they are always a part of any conversation. Let’s
look at some common types of greeting:

Good morning – formal greeting used in the morning until 12 p.m.

Good afternoon – formal greeting used from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.

Good evening – formal greeting used after 6 p.m.

Good night – when you go to bed

Hello / Hi – used when you see someone

Bye – used when you leave

How are you?

Please – a polite word to add to a request

Thank you – a response to receiving something

Have a nice day! – to wish someone well


Question Words
Here are some words that are used very frequently in English, starting w ith
some question words that will really help you to ask and give information.

What – to ask about a thing (e.g. name)

Which – to ask about a choice between a limited number of things

Who – to ask about a person

How – to ask about the way to do something

When – to ask about a date or time

Where – to ask about location

Why – to ask the reason

For example:

• What’s your name?


• Which is your jacket? This one?
• Who is your best friend?
• How do you get to work? By bus.
• When is your birthday?
• Where are you from?
• Why are you studying English? Because it’s important for my job.

This and That / These and Those


Here are some useful words for describing things:

There – used to describe a place. For example: There is a post office near
here.

This – to indicate a thing near you. For example: This is my office.


That – to indicate a thing not near you (far). For example: That office over
there belongs to my boss.

These – to indicate things near you. For example: These are apples.

Those- to indicate things not near you (far). For example: Those are my
books.

Common verbs in English


The most essential part of a phrase is the verb. Verbs allow you to describe
movements, feelings, states and events. Here are the most common ones:

Come – move to this place

Do – complete an action

Go – move from one place to another

Have – possess something

Help – give assistance

Like – have a good opinion of a person or thing

Live – have your home

Need – have necessity

Think – have an opinion

Can – be able / have an ability

For example:

• I can come tomorrow.


• We like our teacher.
• Where do you live?
• Can you help me with this exercise?
• I think you’re right.
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Now that you know some English vocabulary, practice it during your next
trips abroad. You can also try using these words:

Accommodation – the place where you stay e.g. a hotel

Flight – a journey on a plane

Arrival – the moment of arriving at your destination

Departure – the moment of leaving

Baggage allowance – how many kgs of luggage (bags) you can take

Delay – when transport leaves later than scheduled

Passenger – a person travelling on transport

Destination – the place you are going to

Passport – the document you need to enter another country

Downtown – the center of a city

For example:

• My favorite type of accommodation on holiday is a B & B. It’s


cheap and comfortable.
• The baggage allowance for this flight is 15 kgs.
• I missed my flight! I’ll have to get the next one.
• What is your destination today, Sir? I’m going to New York.
• I’ve got to go downtown later. Let’s meet for dinner.
• There was a long delay to our flight because of bad weather.

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