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Numbers & Time — A1 English Vocabulary

This A1 vocabulary list gathers 20 beginner English words about numbers & time — counting, days, months and telling the time. 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. one/wʌn/

    The number 1.

    “I have one brother.”

  2. two/tuː/

    The number 2.

    “She has two cats.”

  3. three/θriː/

    The number 3.

    “There are three books on the desk.”

  4. ten/ten/

    The number 10.

    “I have ten fingers.”

  5. hundred/ˈhʌn.drəd/

    The number 100.

    “The book has a hundred pages.”

  6. number/ˈnʌm.bə/

    A word or sign that shows how many, like 1, 2 or 3.

    “What is your phone number?”

  7. day/deɪ/

    A period of 24 hours.

    “Today is a sunny day.”

  8. week/wiːk/

    A period of seven days.

    “There are seven days in a week.”

  9. month/mʌnθ/

    One of the twelve parts of a year.

    “January is the first month.”

  10. year/jɪə/

    A period of twelve months.

    “There are twelve months in a year.”

  11. hour/aʊə/

    A period of sixty minutes.

    “I wait for one hour.”

  12. minute/ˈmɪn.ɪt/

    A period of sixty seconds.

    “Please wait a minute.”

  13. morning/ˈmɔː.nɪŋ/

    The early part of the day, before noon.

    “I get up early in the morning.”

  14. night/naɪt/

    The dark part of the day, when it is time to sleep.

    “The stars come out at night.”

  15. today/təˈdeɪ/

    This day, the day that is happening now.

    “Today is my birthday.”

  16. tomorrow/təˈmɒr.əʊ/

    The day after today.

    “We have a test tomorrow.”

  17. time/taɪm/

    What we measure in hours, minutes and seconds.

    “What time is it now?”

  18. Monday/ˈmʌn.deɪ/

    The first day of the working week.

    “I go to work on Monday.”

  19. weekend/ˌwiːkˈend/

    Saturday and Sunday, when many people do not work.

    “We relax at the weekend.”

  20. clock/klɒk/

    A machine that shows the time.

    “The clock is on the wall.”