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100 Words Every A1 English Learner Should Know

October 10, 2026

100 Words Every A1 English Learner Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. a Used before one unspecified person or thing.
2. all Every person or thing in a group.
3. and Joins words or ideas together.
4. ask To request information or help.
5. at Shows a particular place or time.
6. bad Unpleasant, harmful, or of poor quality.
7. be To exist or have a particular identity.
8. big Large in size.
9. but Connects two contrasting ideas.
10. buy To get something by paying money.
11. can To be able to do something.
12. child A young person who is not an adult.
13. close To shut something.
14. cold Having a low temperature.
15. come To move toward the speaker or listener.
16. day A period of twenty-four hours.
17. difficult Not easy; needing effort or skill.
18. do To perform an action or task.
19. drink To take liquid into your mouth and swallow.
20. easy Not difficult to do or understand.
21. eat To put food in your mouth and swallow.
22. family A group of people related to each other.
23. father A male parent.
24. food Things people or animals eat.
25. for Shows purpose or who receives something.
26. friend Someone you like and know well.
27. from Shows where something starts or comes from.
28. get To receive or obtain something.
29. give To pass something to another person.
30. go To move to another place.
31. good Pleasant, useful, or of high quality.
32. goodbye Said when leaving someone.
33. have To own or hold something.
34. he A male person already mentioned.
35. hello A greeting when meeting someone.
36. help To make something easier for someone.
37. here In or at this place.
38. home The place where you live.
39. hot Having a high temperature.
40. how Asks about the way something happens.
41. I The person who is speaking.
42. in Inside a place or thing.
43. it A thing or animal already mentioned.
44. job Work you do to earn money.
45. know To have information about something.
46. learn To gain knowledge or a new skill.
47. like To enjoy something or find it pleasant.
48. live To have your home in a place.
49. look To direct your eyes toward something.
50. make To create or produce something.
51. man An adult male person.
52. money Coins, notes, or funds used to buy things.
53. more A greater amount or number.
54. mother A female parent.
55. my Belonging to the speaker.
56. name A word used to identify someone or something.
57. need To require something necessary.
58. new Recently made, bought, or discovered.
59. night The dark part of each day.
60. no Expresses disagreement or a negative answer.
61. not Makes a statement negative.
62. of Shows belonging or a connection between things.
63. old Having existed for a long time.
64. on Touching and supported by a surface.
65. one The number 1.
66. open To move something so access is possible.
67. or Shows a choice between possibilities.
68. play To take part in games or fun activities.
69. please Makes a request more polite.
70. read To understand written words.
71. right Correct; also, the opposite direction from left.
72. room A part of a building separated by walls.
73. say To express something using words.
74. school A place where children go to learn.
75. see To notice something with your eyes.
76. she A female person already mentioned.
77. shop A place where you can buy things.
78. sleep To rest with eyes closed and awareness reduced.
79. sorry Expresses regret or an apology.
80. speak To talk or use a language.
81. take To carry or move something with you.
82. thanks Expresses that you appreciate something.
83. that A particular person or thing farther away.
84. the Used before a specific person or thing.
85. there In or at that place.
86. they People or things already mentioned.
87. this A particular person or thing nearby.
88. to Shows movement toward a place or person.
89. want To wish to have or do something.
90. we The speaker and at least one other person.
91. what Asks about a thing or information.
92. when Asks about a time.
93. where Asks about a place.
94. who Asks which person.
95. why Asks for a reason.
96. with Together with another person or thing.
97. year A period of twelve months.
98. yes Expresses agreement or a positive answer.
99. you The person or people being spoken to.
100. your Belonging to the person being spoken to.

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