Kilo Lingo

English · Chapter 1

Introduction to English

2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

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  1. Lesson 2 · Vocabulary

    The first words

    The handful of words that appear in almost every English sentence: the articles and the words that point at things.

    4theUsed before a noun when the listener already knows which person or thing you mean.article
    6aUsed before a noun to talk about one person or thing for the first time, when it is not a special or known one.article
    7itStands for a thing, an animal, or an idea already mentioned, and can also start a sentence about weather or time.pronoun
    9thatPoints to a person or thing further away, or the one already mentioned, and can also join two parts of a sentence.determiner
    17thisPoints to a person or thing that is near, or the one you are talking about right now.determiner
    26noNot any, or used to give a negative answer.determiner
    31allThe whole amount or every one of a group of things or people.pronoun
    52oneThe number 1, or a word that stands for a single thing already mentioned.pronoun
    75anUsed before a noun that starts with a vowel sound to mean one of something.article
    91someAn amount or number that is not exact, a few or a little.determiner
  2. Lesson 3 · Vocabulary

    People words

    The pronouns: how to talk about yourself, the person you speak to, and everyone else.

    1youThe word a speaker uses for the person or people they are talking to.pronoun
    2IThe word a speaker uses to talk about themselves as the subject of a sentence.pronoun
    15weThe word you use to talk about yourself together with one or more other people.pronoun
    16meThe word the speaker uses for themselves when they receive the action.pronoun
    19heStands for a man or boy already mentioned, when he is the subject of the sentence.pronoun
    38theyStands for two or more people or things already mentioned, when they are the subject of the sentence.pronoun
    40sheThe word you use to talk about a woman or girl already mentioned.pronoun
    50himUsed to talk about a man or boy after a verb or preposition.pronoun
    56herBelonging to a woman or girl who has already been mentioned.determiner
    80themUsed to talk about more than one person or thing after a verb or preposition.pronoun
  3. Lesson 5 · Vocabulary

    Doing and being

    The most common verbs. With these you can already say what people do and how things are.

    3beTo exist, or to join a subject to a word that describes what or how it is.verb
    8doTo carry out an action, and also a helper word used to make questions and negatives.verb
    13haveTo own or hold something, or to help make a past tense (have, has, had).verb
    18getTo receive or obtain something, or to become a certain way.verb
    21goTo move or travel from one place to another.verb
    25knowTo have information about something, or to be familiar with a person.verb
    37likeTo enjoy someone or something, or to find them nice.verb
    39wantTo wish for or feel that you would like to have or do something.verb
    47seeTo notice something with your eyes, or to understand it.verb
    51sayTo speak words, or to tell someone something using your voice.verb
  4. Lesson 7 · Vocabulary

    Joining words

    The small joining words - and, but, of, to - that hold a sentence together.

    5toShows direction or a target, and also goes before a verb to make its basic form (the infinitive).preposition
    10andJoins two words, phrases, or sentences together to add one to another.conjunction
    11ofShows that one thing belongs to, is part of, or comes from another.preposition
    12inShows that something is inside a place, time, or situation.preposition
    20forShows who or what something is meant to help, or the reason or length of time for something.preposition
    29withShows that people or things are together, or names the tool used to do something.preposition
    30butJoins two ideas to show a difference or a surprise between them.conjunction
    32soUsed to show the result of something, meaning for that reason.conjunction
    42ifUsed to say that one thing depends on another thing being true.conjunction
    83orUsed to show a choice between two or more things or actions.conjunction