Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including morning activities and entertainment
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in English. |
| Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. Welcome to The 800 Core English Words and Phrases video series! This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in English. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| 1. pajamas |
| So pyjamas are the clothes that you wear when you sleep. This can be anything whatever you find most comfortable. |
| I want to buy a new pair of pajamas. |
| 2. brassiere |
| So “brassiere” is commonly shortened to just “bra.” A bra is usually worn by women and it’s worn on the chest. |
| white brassiere |
| 3. wake up |
| “To wake up” means to stop sleeping. It’s that moment when you open your eyes, usually in the morning, and you start your day. |
| I need an alarm to help me wake up. |
| 4. commute |
| So “commute,” that word refers to the process of going to work or a process of going to school. |
| I commute to work by train. |
| 5. eat |
| So the verb “eat” means to put food in your body, so it's a very simple basic action. |
| The family is eating breakfast. |
| 6. art |
| So “art” can refer to any creative work, music can be art, a painting can be art, sculptures can be art. Anything that’s very creative can be art. |
| She is good at art. |
| 7. literature |
| “Literature” refers to the written word. We tend to use the word literature more in, like, polite kind of, more formal situations, often with, like, old-fashioned stories. |
| Literature is full of symbols in stories. |
| 8. movie |
| A movie is something that we can watch. It’s moving images on a screen. |
| How about seeing a movie? |
| 9. music |
| So music is entertainment that we listen to, we can enjoy live music, or we can have recorded music on our phones or on CDs or on tapes, whatever. |
| The local music is very interesting. |
| 10. answer |
| “Answer” can be used as a noun or as a verb. As a noun, it refers to a correct solution to a problem. We can also use answer as a verb to mean to reply to something, like a question. |
| He knows the answer. |
| 11. teach |
| So “to teach” means to explain information to someone else. |
| She teaches classes at the university. |
| 12. ask |
| So this verb is used when you want to get information from someone. |
| Do we need to ask? |
| 13. close |
| So “close” is the opposite of “open,” we can also use it as a verb which means to cause something to not be open anymore. |
| Could you close the door? |
| 14. birth |
| “Birth” refers to the act of bringing something into the world. We often use this when we talk about humans being born. |
| We celebrate our birth every year. |
| 15. work |
| “Work” refers to one's job. So we can use it to talk about our daily tasks. |
| I have a lot of work. |
| 16. turn on |
| So we use this phrasal verb “turn on” to mean, like, start something as a machine, so like, we turn on a car or we turn on a light. There's usually some kind of electricity going to the machine which causes it to start. |
| The man turned on the light. |
| 17. turn off |
| “Turn off” is the opposite of “turn on.” it means to cause something to lose power, usually we use this with machines or other electrical items. |
| Stop the car and turn off the engine. |
| 18. eat out |
| “To eat out” means to go out to a restaurant or other kind of dining establishment for a meal. |
| People like to eat out on the weekends. |
| 19. attend |
| So “to attend,” this is a verb, means to participate in something. |
| I attend a meeting. |
| 20. west |
| So west is the opposite of east. |
| The sun sets in the west. |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. |
| See you next time! Bye-bye! |
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