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English vocabulary — General topic

31 words · CEFR A1–A2

Total words31
CEFR levelsA1–A2
Native audioYes

A roundup of 31 English vocabulary words for the General topic across CEFR A1–A2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning General vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1General vocabulary · A1(9 words)Free

A1 pathway
advice: an opinion you give someone about what to do
adviceA1
/ədˈvaɪs/

an opinion you give someone about what to do

help: to do something useful for someone
helpA1
/help/

to do something useful for someone

idea: a thought or a plan
ideaA1
/aɪˈdiə/

a thought or a plan

information: facts about someone or something
informationA1
/ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

facts about someone or something

life: the time a person is alive
lifeA1
/laɪf/

the time a person is alive

problem: something difficult that you must deal with
problemA1
/ˈprɑːbləm/

something difficult that you must deal with

story: words that tell you what happened
storyA1
/ˈstɔːri/

words that tell you what happened

way: how you do something
wayA1
/weɪ/

how you do something

world: the earth and all the people on it
worldA1
/wɜːrld/

the earth and all the people on it

A2General vocabulary · A2(22 words)

A2 pathway
activity: something you do for interest or fun
activityA2
/ækˈtɪvɪti/

something you do for interest or fun

advantage: something that helps you do better
advantageA2
/ədˈvæntɪdʒ/

something that helps you do better

amount: how much there is of something
amountA2
/əˈmaʊnt/

how much there is of something

chance: a time when you can do something
chanceA2
/tʃæns/

a time when you can do something

choice: the thing you pick
choiceA2
/tʃɔɪs/

the thing you pick

condition: the state something is in
conditionA2
/kənˈdɪʃən/

the state something is in

difference: the way in which two things are not the same
differenceA2
/ˈdɪfərəns/

the way in which two things are not the same

energy: the strength you need to do things
energyA2
/ˈenərdʒi/

the strength you need to do things

environment: the air, water and land around us
environmentA2
/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/

the air, water and land around us

event: something important that happens
eventA2
/ɪˈvent/

something important that happens

example: one thing that shows what a group is like
exampleA2
/ɪgˈzæmpəl/

one thing that shows what a group is like

government: the group of people who run a country
governmentA2
/ˈgʌvərnmənt/

the group of people who run a country

law: a rule made by a government
lawA2
/lɔː/

a rule made by a government

part: a piece of something larger
partA2
/pɑːrt/

a piece of something larger

quality: how good or bad something is
qualityA2
/ˈkwɑːlɪti/

how good or bad something is

reason: why something happens
reasonA2
/ˈriːzən/

why something happens

result: what happens because of something else
resultA2
/rɪˈzʌlt/

what happens because of something else

service: help or work that a company does for people
serviceA2
/ˈsɜːrvɪs/

help or work that a company does for people

side: one of the surfaces or edges of something
sideA2
/saɪd/

one of the surfaces or edges of something

situation: the things that are happening at a time
situationA2
/ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

the things that are happening at a time

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The General topic set gathers 31 common English words across CEFR A1–A2. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the General context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.

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