English Vocabulary: 100 Everyday Words to Learn First
The first 100 English words you learn should help build messages, not merely label objects. This list balances pronouns, connectors, common verbs, descriptions, places, transport, and practical nouns. Learn each word inside one short phrase, then recombine it in a real task.
100 everyday words
| English word | Japanese meaning |
|---|---|
| I | 私 |
| you | あなた |
| we | 私たち |
| they | 彼ら・彼女ら |
| this | これ |
| that | それ・あれ |
| here | ここ |
| there | そこ・あそこ |
| now | 今 |
| today | 今日 |
| tomorrow | 明日 |
| yesterday | 昨日 |
| always | いつも |
| usually | たいてい |
| sometimes | 時々 |
| never | 決して〜ない |
| and | そして |
| but | しかし |
| because | なぜなら |
| if | もし |
| be | 〜である |
| have | 持っている |
| do | する |
| go | 行く |
| come | 来る |
| want | 欲しい・したい |
| need | 必要とする |
| can | できる |
| know | 知っている |
| think | 思う |
| say | 言う |
| tell | 伝える |
| speak | 話す |
| ask | 尋ねる |
| listen | 聞く |
| hear | 聞こえる |
| see | 見る |
| look | 見る |
| give | 与える |
| take | 取る |
| make | 作る |
| get | 得る・なる |
| find | 見つける |
| use | 使う |
| work | 働く |
| learn | 学ぶ |
| eat | 食べる |
| drink | 飲む |
| buy | 買う |
| pay | 支払う |
| good | 良い |
| bad | 悪い |
| big | 大きい |
| small | 小さい |
| new | 新しい |
| old | 古い・年を取った |
| easy | 簡単な |
| difficult | 難しい |
| fast | 速い |
| slow | 遅い |
| right | 正しい・右 |
| wrong | 間違った |
| same | 同じ |
| different | 異なる |
| more | もっと |
| less | より少なく |
| very | とても |
| really | 本当に |
| yes | はい |
| no | いいえ |
| person | 人 |
| friend | 友達 |
| family | 家族 |
| home | 家 |
| work | 仕事 |
| time | 時間 |
| day | 日 |
| place | 場所 |
| food | 食べ物 |
| water | 水 |
| money | お金 |
| price | 値段 |
| store | 店 |
| restroom | トイレ |
| station | 駅 |
| train | 電車 |
| bus | バス |
| street | 通り |
| entrance | 入口 |
| exit | 出口 |
| help | 助け |
| problem | 問題 |
| question | 質問 |
| answer | 答え |
| name | 名前 |
| number | 番号・数字 |
| phone | 電話 |
| room | 部屋 |
| table | テーブル |
| ticket | 切符 |
Study by sentence role
- Combine pronouns with common verbs.
- Use connectors to join two short ideas.
- Place adjectives before a noun and after be.
- Turn practical nouns into requests and questions.
- Recall the English from a situation instead of only from Japanese.
Words in a routine
Aiko: What time do you go to work today?
Ben: Around eight. I'm taking the bus because it's raining.
Aiko: Will you be home for dinner?
Ben: Yes, but I'll be late. We have a lot of work.
Aiko: Okay. See you tonight.
Common mistakes
- Collecting rare nouns while missing common verbs.
- Learning get as one Japanese translation even though its meaning changes by pattern.
- Reviewing only English-to-Japanese recognition.
- Writing examples too long to say naturally.
- Ignoring pronunciation and word stress.
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