For beginners: core words for telling time, days, months, and dates, plus the verbs and adverbs used to talk about them.
Free Numbers, Time & Dates vocabulary flashcards at the A1 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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number
a word that shows how many things there are.
time
the thing we measure in hours, minutes, and days.
clock
a machine that shows what time it is.
watch
a small clock that you wear on your arm.
minute
a short amount of time with sixty seconds in it.
hour
a length of time with sixty minutes in it.
day
a time of twenty-four hours from one night to the next.
week
a time made of seven days.
weekend
the two days when most people do not work.
month
a time of about thirty days.
year
a time of twelve months.
date
the number of a day in a month.
morning
the early part of the day, before noon.
afternoon
the part of the day after noon and before evening.
evening
the part of the day after afternoon and before night.
night
the dark part of the day when we sleep.
birthday
the day each year when a person was born.
calendar
a chart that shows all the days, weeks, and months of a year.
count
to say numbers one after another in order.
start
to begin doing something.
finish
to stop because something is done.
wait
to stay in one place until something happens.
arrive
to come to a place.
last
to continue for a certain amount of time.
pass
to move forward and become the past.
hurry
to move very fast because you do not have much time.
plan
to think about what you will do before you do it.
early
relating to something that happens before the usual time.
late
relating to something that happens after the usual time.
first
relating to being before all others in order.
next
relating to the one that comes right after.
soon
relating to a short time from now.
now
relating to this exact moment in time.
often
relating to many times, not just once.
always
relating to every time, with no exception.