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Vocabulary

English vocabulary

English has the largest vocabulary of any language here, which sounds daunting until you notice how much of it you already half-know from films, music and the internet. The first thousand words cover most ordinary conversation. These guides pick the ones worth learning first.

Essential travel phrases

The handful of phrases worth knowing before a trip, and the two that get you out of trouble.

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Food and drink, work and study, and the false friends that catch learners out are all coming. Meanwhile the app drills whichever words you meet.

Learn these phrases properly, not just read them

six short games turn a phrase list into something you can actually say under pressure.

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