English
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/The language people use in Britain, America and many other places.
Example: We practise English together every Tuesday evening.
A110 words · Beginner
Language Learning vocabulary — A1
Language Learning vocabulary for the very first steps in a new language, including speak, repeat and foreign, plus the basic words letter and sound.
10 questions
Words in this set
10speak
/spik/To use your voice to say things to someone.
Example:
Can you speak more slowly, please?
listen
/ˈlɪsən/To pay attention with your ears to sounds or to someone talking.
Example:
I listen to podcasts while I walk to work.
understand
/ˌʌndərˈstænd/To know what something means when you hear or read it.
Example:
Please speak slowly so I can understand you.
word
/wɜrd/A single unit of language that has its own meaning, spoken or written.
Example:
She learned a new word every day.
language
/ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/A system of words and grammar that a group of people use to talk to each other.
Example:
He speaks three different languages.
letter
/ˈlɛtər/One of the symbols, like A, B or C, used in writing.
Example:
The English alphabet has twenty-six letters.
sound
/saʊnd/The noise you make with your voice, especially when saying part of a language.
Example:
The 'th' sound is difficult for many learners.
repeat
/rɪˈpit/To say something again.
Example:
Can you repeat that word more slowly, please?
foreign
/ˈfɔrən/From or connected with a country that is not your own.
Example:
Spanish was her first foreign language at school.
