Mnemonic Words
English vocabulary by topic
Choose a topic and start with a focused list of useful words. Each collection includes clear definitions, IPA, British audio and short phrases in context.
35 themed collectionsChoose a category
Everyday life
Food
Words for food and drink that you can use at home, while shopping and in a café.
12 words 02Kitchen
Names for ingredients, food and prepared dishes that you can use in recipes, shopping and conversation at home.
12 words 03Restaurant and café
Practical words for booking a table, reading a menu, ordering food, asking for a recommendation and paying the bill.
12 words 04Home
Names for rooms, furniture and household objects that help you describe where you live.
12 words 05Colours
Essential colours for describing clothes, nature, interiors and everyday objects.
12 words 06Clothes
Names for everyday and outer clothing that are useful at home, in shops and while travelling.
12 words 07Shopping and money
Essential words for asking about price and size, paying for a purchase, requesting a receipt and checking your change.
12 words 08Daily routine
Verbs and expressions for talking about your usual morning, work or study, and evening.
12 words 09Hobbies
Words and patterns for talking naturally about the activities you enjoy in your free time.
12 words 10Sports
Popular team and individual sports, with a practical guide to choosing play, go or do.
12 words 11Time
Words for talking about parts of the day, duration, schedules and the current date.
12 words 12Days of the week
The names of all seven days, plus useful words for weekdays and weekends, with pronunciation and phrases.
9 wordsPeople
Family
Words for introducing people close to you, explaining relationships and talking about your family.
12 words 02Feelings and emotions
Words for describing your mood, responding to another person and explaining how an event affects you.
12 words 03Body parts
Words for describing appearance, movement and how you feel, as well as for simple everyday requests.
12 words 04Health and the doctor
Practical words for making an appointment, describing simple symptoms, understanding a doctor’s questions and collecting medicine from a pharmacy.
12 wordsNature and the world
Animals
Names for pets, farm animals and wildlife that you can use in simple conversations and descriptions.
12 words 02Fruit and vegetables
Familiar food words for shopping, menus, recipes and conversations about what you like to eat.
12 words 03Weather
Words for understanding forecasts, talking about the seasons and describing the weather outside.
12 words 04Months and seasons
Calendar vocabulary for dates, birthdays, travel, weather and plans throughout the year.
16 wordsStudy and work
Professions
Job titles for introductions, conversations about work and explaining what a person does.
12 words 02School and study
Words for classrooms, school supplies, lessons, students and teachers.
12 words 03Numbers
Number words for counting, prices, addresses, times, dates and everyday conversation.
12 wordsParts of speech
Common verbs
High-frequency verbs for building simple requests, questions and everyday statements.
12 words 02Irregular verbs
Three forms of the most useful verbs, shown together with meanings and infinitive pronunciation.
12 words 03Movement verbs
Useful verbs for walking, travelling, arriving, leaving and returning.
12 words 04Communication verbs
Useful verbs for conversations, questions, answers, explanations, calls and written communication.
12 words 05Thinking and feeling verbs
Useful verbs for thoughts, knowledge, memory, wishes, preferences, hopes and worries.
11 words 06Common adjectives
Useful words for describing an object, a person, an impression or a situation.
12 words 07Opposite adjectives
Eight contrasting pairs for describing size, price, quality, temperature and other everyday properties.
16 wordsTravel and transport
Transport
Names for road, air, rail and water transport that are useful on trips and everyday journeys.
12 words 02Places in town
City vocabulary for directions, travel, asking for help and completing everyday errands.
12 words 03Travel
Essential words for planning a trip, navigating stations and airports, handling luggage and reaching your destination.
12 words 04Airport
Practical words for checking in, passing through security, finding your gate and understanding flight departure information.
12 words 05Hotel
Practical words for booking a room, checking in, asking about services, requesting help and checking out.
12 wordsHow to use these vocabulary collections
Preview the words and listen to each pronunciation first. Read the example phrases aloud, then return to the collection the next day. Grouping vocabulary by situation creates useful connections, while spaced review helps move those words into long-term memory.
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