1. Communication
Level: elementary This elementary list has 18 common communication words that help learners speak, listen, ask questions, and share information in daily life.
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- āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
- āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ speak, listen, ask āĻāĻŦāĻ answer āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
đ Key Vocabulary
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| speak verb | /spiËk/ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ | to talk using your voice = talk â be silent | āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž | Can you speak slowly? āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨? |
| listen verb | /ËlÉĒsÉn/ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ | to pay attention to a sound or person = hear â ignore | āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž | Please listen to me. āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ |
| say verb | /seÉĒ/ āĻ¸ā§ | to speak words = speak | āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž | What did you say? āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨? |
| tell verb | /tel/ āĻā§āĻ˛ | to give information to someone = inform | āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§ | Please tell me the truth. āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ |
| ask verb | /ÉËsk/ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ | to say a question to get information = question | āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž | May I ask a question? āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ? |
| answer noun/verb | /ËÉËnsÉr/ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° | a reply to a question; to reply = reply | āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°; āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž | He knows the answer. āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤ |
| question noun | /ËkwestĘÉn/ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ | something you ask to get information = query â answer | āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ | I have a question. āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ |
| message noun | /ËmesÉĒdĘ/ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ | information sent to someone = note | āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž | I sent you a message. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| call noun/verb | /kÉËl/ āĻāĻ˛ | a phone conversation; to phone someone = phone | āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž; āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ˛ | I will call you tonight. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤ |
| email noun/verb | /ËiËmeÉĒl/ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ | a message sent through the internet = electronic mail | āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž | Please email me the file. āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ |
| conversation noun | /ËkÉËnvÉrËseÉĒĘÉn/ āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻļāĻ¨ | a talk between two or more people = talk â silence | āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ | We had a short conversation. āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤ |
| explain verb | /ÉĒkËspleÉĒn/ āĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨ | to make something clear = clarify â confuse | āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž | Can you explain this word? āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨? |
| understand verb | /ËĘndÉrËstÃĻnd/ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ | to know the meaning of something = know â misunderstand | āĻŦā§āĻāĻž | I understand your problem. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ |
| mean verb | /miËn/ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ | to have a particular meaning = signify | āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ | What does this word mean? āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§? |
| clear adjective | /klÉĒÉr/ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° | easy to understand or hear = plain â unclear | āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° | Your explanation is clear. āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĨ¤ |
| repeat verb | /rÉĒËpiËt/ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻ | to say or do something again = restate | āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž | Could you repeat that, please? āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨? |
| agree verb | /ÉËÉĄriË/ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ | to have the same opinion = accept â disagree | āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž | I agree with you. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤āĨ¤ |
| disagree verb | /ËdÉĒsÉËÉĄriË/ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¸āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ | to have a different opinion = differ â agree | āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž | I disagree with that idea. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻāĨ¤ |
âī¸ Practice / āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨
- Please ____ to the teacher carefully. (āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
listen - May I ____ a question? (āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
ask - Can you ____ this lesson again? (āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
explain - I do not ____ the meaning of this word. (āĻŦā§āĻāĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
understand - I will ____ you after dinner. (āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
call - Could you ____ that sentence, please? (āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
repeat - I ____ with your opinion. (āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
agree - Please send me a ____ when you arrive. (āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž)
āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§
message