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Food & Drink — A1 English Vocabulary

This A1 vocabulary list gathers 20 beginner English words about food & drink — meals, ingredients and tasty things to drink. Every word comes with a simple definition, its British-English pronunciation and a natural example sentence, so you learn each one in real context. When you are ready, open the flashcards to practise and remember them for good.

  1. bread/bred/

    A basic food made from flour and baked in an oven.

    “I eat bread for breakfast.”

  2. milk/mɪlk/

    A white drink that comes from cows.

    “She drinks milk every morning.”

  3. water/ˈwɔː.tə/

    The clear liquid that people and animals need to live.

    “Please give me a glass of water.”

  4. apple/ˈæp.əl/

    A round, sweet fruit that is red or green.

    “An apple is a healthy snack.”

  5. egg/eɡ/

    A round food that comes from a bird, often a hen.

    “I have an egg for breakfast.”

  6. rice/raɪs/

    Small white grains that are cooked and eaten.

    “We eat rice with chicken.”

  7. cheese/tʃiːz/

    A yellow or white food made from milk.

    “I like cheese on my bread.”

  8. coffee/ˈkɒf.i/

    A hot brown drink made from roasted beans.

    “He drinks coffee at work.”

  9. tea/tiː/

    A hot drink made by putting leaves in hot water.

    “Would you like a cup of tea?”

  10. sugar/ˈʃʊɡ.ə/

    A sweet white food added to drinks and cakes.

    “I take sugar in my tea.”

  11. fish/fɪʃ/

    An animal that lives in water and can be eaten as food.

    “We eat fish on Friday.”

  12. meat/miːt/

    The parts of an animal that people eat.

    “She does not eat meat.”

  13. fruit/fruːt/

    The sweet part of a plant with seeds, such as apples or bananas.

    “Fruit is very good for you.”

  14. soup/suːp/

    A hot liquid food made with vegetables or meat.

    “The soup is hot and tasty.”

  15. cake/keɪk/

    A sweet food made from flour, sugar and eggs, and baked.

    “We eat cake at the party.”

  16. salt/sɒlt/

    A white substance used to add flavour to food.

    “Can you pass the salt, please?”

  17. juice/dʒuːs/

    The liquid that comes from fruit, drunk as a cold drink.

    “I drink orange juice for breakfast.”

  18. chicken/ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/

    A common farm bird, and its meat, eaten as food.

    “We are having chicken for dinner.”

  19. banana/bəˈnɑː.nə/

    A long, curved yellow fruit.

    “A banana is long and yellow.”

  20. breakfast/ˈbrek.fəst/

    The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning.

    “I eat breakfast at seven o’clock.”