Vocabulary Essential

Basic Words for Beginners

😲 50% of the English language is made of only 100 essential words. We teach you these words first in all our conversations, grammar, and lessons.

Advanced Vocabulary for Fluency

To master the English language you will need 2800 vocabulary words. These make 92% of all spoken and written English. We base our advanced lesson on this list of words called the New General Service List (NGSL). Vocabulary lessons on this list coming soon.

Citizenship Level

In the United States, you must use English for the naturalization test. We plan to provide focused lessons on that list. Citizenship Level (English for USA naturalization tests)

100 Most Common Words in English

100 Most Common Words in English

Nouns

time
person
year
way
day
thing
man
world
life
hand
part
child
eye
woman
place
work
week
case
point
government
company
number
group
problem
fact


Other

the
and
a
that
I
it
not
he
as
you
this
but
his
they
her
she
or
an
will
my
one
all
would
there
their


Verbs

be
have
do
say
get
make
go
know
take
see
come
think
look
want
give
use
find
tell
ask
work
seem
feel
try
leave
call


Prepositions

to
of
in
for
on
with
at
by
from
up
about
into
over
after

Adjectives

good
new
first
last
long
great
little
own
other
old
right
big
high
different
small
large
next
early
young
important
few
public
bad
same
able