For elementary learners expanding their everyday vocabulary with words for decisions, feelings, and common daily situations.
Free Everyday Basics vocabulary flashcards at the A2 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and start using these words in everyday conversation.
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understand
to know the meaning of something or how it works.
decide
to choose what to do after thinking about it.
remember
to bring a fact or event back into your mind.
explain
to make something easier to understand by giving details.
borrow
to take something that belongs to someone else and return it later.
choice
the act of choosing one thing from two or more options.
similar
almost the same but not exactly the same.
careful
giving attention to avoid mistakes or danger.
tired
feeling a need to rest or sleep because of effort.
worried
feeling anxious or troubled about something that might happen.
ready
prepared and able to do something immediately.
often
many times or on many occasions.
suddenly
quickly and without any warning.
together
with each other, in the same place or at the same time.
already
before now or before the expected time.
still
continuing to happen or be true up to this moment.
enough
as much as is needed or required.
problem
a situation that is difficult and needs to be solved.
question
a sentence that asks for information or an answer.
answer
a spoken or written response to a question.
change
to become different or make something different.
finish
to complete something so that nothing more needs to be done.
happen
to take place, usually without being planned.
miss
to fail to be somewhere at the right time.
wait
to stay in a place until something expected occurs.
plan
a set of ideas about how to do something in the future.
agree
to have the same opinion as someone else.
kind
generous, friendly, and helpful to other people.
busy
having a lot of things to do and not much free time.
easy
not requiring much effort or difficulty.
difficult
needing a lot of effort, skill, or thought to do.
quickly
at a fast speed, in a short amount of time.
slowly
at a low speed, taking more time than usual.
each other
used to say that two people do the same thing to one another.
maybe
possibly but not certainly.