Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including the days of the week and time-related vocab
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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 800 most common words and phrases in English. |
| Okay, let's get started! First is… |
| 1. today |
| “Today” means this day. We use this when we want to talk about something that's happening on this day, like part of a schedule. |
| “today's homework” |
| 2. yesterday |
| So, “yesterday” means the day before today. So you can use this word when you're talking about like past actions. |
| “yesterday morning” |
| 3. tomorrow |
| So, “tomorrow” is like the opposite of yesterday. It means the day after today. So, we use this when we're talking about our future plans. |
| “See you tomorrow!” |
| 4. week |
| So, “week” refers to seven days, that seven-day period. So we use week when we want to talk about making plans or schedules and so on. |
| “I’m busy this week.” |
| 5. year |
| So, a “year” is 365 days. So, we use year when we're talking about points in time like historical events. |
| “one year” |
| 6. second |
| So, ”second” refers to a very short period of time, so the amount of time that's inside one minute, for example. |
| “There are 60 seconds in a minute.” |
| 7. minute |
| So, “minute” refers to, again, a period of time. We learned that there are 60 seconds in a minute and we can use minutes when we're talking about times of day. |
| “three minutes” |
| 8. hour |
| So, an “hour” refers to one of those 24 blocks of time throughout the day. |
| “I sleep for 8 hours every day.” |
| 9. clock |
| A “clock” is an object that we use to understand what time of day it is. We can have analog or digital. |
| “alarm clock” |
| 10. o’clock |
| So, “o’clock” is used after a number from 1 to 12 to show that it's a specific hour. |
| “Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.” |
| 11. calendar |
| So, a “calendar” is something we use to understand the dates of the year. There are 12 months on a typical calendar. |
| “I marked our anniversary on the calendar.” |
| 12. Monday |
| So, “Monday” is, for most people, the first day of the work week. |
| “I go to work on Monday.” |
| 13. Tuesday |
| “Tuesday” is for most people, the second day of the work week. |
| “Tuesday, January 1st” |
| 14. Wednesday |
| So, “Wednesday” is the middle day of the week, but keep in mind this is pronounced “Wednesday.” There's a D there but we don't say WED-NES-DAY. We say Wednesday. “Wednesday the 18th” |
| 15. Thursday |
| So, “Thursday” is the fourth day of the work week, the day that comes before Friday. So, most people get a little bit excited for Friday and thus, Thursday is kind of the day when some people start their weekends a little bit early. |
| “Thursday, January 3rd” |
| 16. Friday |
| So, “Friday” is the last day of the workweek and lots of people get excited about Friday and they do things on Friday nights with their friends or their co-workers. |
| “Are you free this Friday?” |
| 17. Saturday |
| So, “Saturday” is the first day of the weekend. Lots of people choose to do things like their hobbies or maybe take a trip somewhere. It's a day to relax for lots of people. “Saturday night” |
| 18. Sunday |
| So, “Sunday” is the last day of the weekend, usually. Sunday tends to be a more relaxing day, so we're kind of recharging a little bit and taking it easy. |
| “Sunday morning breakfast” |
| 19. do |
| So, “do” is used when we're referring to some kind of activity. We're making something happen. We are taking care of something. |
| “do homework” |
| 20. go |
| So, the verb “go” means to move from one place to another place. We use this when we're traveling or maybe even when we're talking about some place we would like to go or like to travel to. |
| “go to the park” |
| 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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