Beginner Word List

Life
Word class abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) =
adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.
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UNIT 1 HELLO PAGES 1617
PAGE 9 goodbye (n) tot ziens (n)
job (n) baan (n) goodnight (n) goede nacht (n)
meet (v) ontmoeten (v)
sign (v) handtekening
PAGES 1011 plaatsen (v)
artist (n) kunstenaar (n)
doctor (n) arts (n) PAGE 19
driver (n) chauffeur (n) animal (n) dier (n)
engineer (n) ingenieur (n) beautiful (adj) mooi (adj)
explorer (n) verkenner (n) climber (n) klimmer (n)
filmmaker (n) filmmaker (n) fantastic (adj) fantastisch (adj)
photographer (n) fotograaf (n) favourite (adj) favoriet (adj)
scientist (n) wetenschapper (n) fisherwoman (n) vissersvrouw (n)
teacher (n) leraar (n) happy (adj) blij (adj)
writer (n) schrijver (n) hunter (n) jager (n)
lion (n) leeuw (n)
PAGES 1213 ocean (n) oceaan (n)
American (adj) Amerikaans (adj) place (n) plaats (n)
Brazilian (adj) Braziliaans (adj) river (n) rivier (n)
British (adj) Brits (adj) water buffalo (n) waterbuffel (n)
Canadian (adj) Canadees (adj) whale (n) walvis (n)
Chinese (adj) Chinees (adj)
Egyptian (adj) Egyptisch (adj) UNIT 2
French (adj) Frans (adj) HOLIDAYS
German (adj) Duits (adj) PAGE 21
Indian (adj) Indisch (adj) beach (n) strand (n)
Italian (adj) Italiaans (adj) island (n) eiland (n)
Japanese (adj) Japans (adj) city (n) stad (n)
Mexican (adj) Mexicaans (adj)
Nepalese (adj) Nepalees (adj) PAGES 2223
Omani (adj) Omaans (adj) Australian (adj) Australisch (adj)
Spanish (adj) Spaans (adj) desert (n) woestijn (n)
holiday (n) vakantie (n)
PAGES 1415 tent (n) tent (n)
Jamaican (adj) Jamacaans (adj) trek (n) trektocht (n)
mobile number(n) gsm-nummer(n)

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PAGES 2425 UNIT 3 FAMILIES
cold (adj) koud (adj) PAGE 33
degree (n) graad (n) brother (n) broer (n)
hot (adj) warm (adj) daughter (n) dochter (n)
hotel (n) hotel (n) father (n) vader (n)
nice (adj) leuk (adj) mother (n) moeder (n)
parent (n) ouder (n)
PAGES 2627 sister (n) zus (n)
airport (n) luchthaven (n) son (n) zoon (n)
black (adj) zwart (adj)
blue (adj) blauw (adj) PAGES 3435
brown (adj) bruin (adj) child (n) kind (n)
bus (n) bus (n) cousin (n) neef (n)
car (n) auto (n) dead (adj) dood (adj)
green (adj) groen (adj) environmentalist milieubeschermer
grey (adj) grijs (adj) (n) (n)
lake (n) meer (n) family (n) familie (n)
mountain (n) berg (n) famous (adj) beroemd (adj)
old (adj) oud (adj) granddaughter (n) kleindochter (n)
orange (adj) oranje (adj) grandmother (n) grootmoeder (n)
pink (adj) roze (adj) marine (adj) marien (adj)
red (adj) rood (adj) scuba diver (n) duiker (n)
white (adj) wit (adj)
yellow (adj) geel (adj) PAGES 3637
anniversary (n) verjaardag (n)
PAGES 2829 April (n) april (n)
address (n) adres (n) August (n) augustus (n)
business (n) zaken (n) birthday (n) verjaardag (n)
travellers reizigers December (n) december (n)
key (n) sleutel (n) February (n) februari (n)
postcode (n) postcode (n) January (n) januari (n)
registration (n) nummerplaat (n) July (n) juli (n)
June (n) juni (n)
PAGE 31 March (n) maart (n)
amazing (adj) verbazingwekkend May (n) mei (n)
(adj) November (n) november (n)
boat (n) boot (n) October (n) oktober (n)
continent (n) continent (n) September (n) september (n)
difficult (adj) moeilijk (adj) sure (adj) zeker (adj)
ice (n) ijs (n) wedding (n) huwelijk (n)
penguin (n) pingun (n) year (n) jaar (n)
seal (n) zeehond (n)
temperature (n) temperatuur (n) PAGES 3839
typical (adj) typische (adj) big (adj) groot (adj)
home (n) thuis (n)
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meeting (n) vergadering (n) next to (prep) naast (prep)
office (n) kantoor (n) opposite (prep) tegenover (prep)
poor (adj) arm (adj) park (n) park (n)
rich (adj) rijk (adj) train station (n) treinstation (n)
small (adj) klein (adj)
young (adj) jong (adj) PAGES 4849
bell (n) klok (n)
PAGES 4041 Friday (n) vrijdag (n)
baby (n) baby (n) guidebook (n) gids (n)
congratulations gefeliciteerd (n) map (n) plattegrond (n)
(n) Monday (n) maandag (n)
engaged (adj) verloofd (adj) open (adj) open (adj)
engagement (n) verloving (n) Saturday (n) zaterdag (n)
follow (v) volgen (v) Sunday (n) zondag (n)
great (adj) fantastisch (adj) Thursday (n) donderdag (n)
kind (adj) vriendelijk (adj) timetable (n) tijdschema (n)
lovely (adj) leuk (adj) tourist (n) toerist (n)
party (n) feestje (n) Tuesday (n) dinsdag (n)
you're welcome graag gedaan vertical (adj) verticaal (adj)
(adj) (adj) Wednesday (n) woensdag (n)

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capital (n) hoofdstad (n) beginning (n) begin (n)
country (n) land (n) closed (adj) gesloten (adj)
farmer (n) landbouwer (n) end (n) einde (n)
ger (n) ger (n) midday (n) middag (n)
taxi driver (n) taxichauffeur (n) restaurant (n) restaurant (n)
time zone (n) tijdzone (n)
UNIT 4 CITIES
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building (n) gebouw (n) cake (n) taart (n)
new (adj) nieuw (adj) coffee (n) koffie (n)
tower (n) toren (n) fruit juice (n) vruchtensap (n)
mineral water (n) mineraalwater (n)
PAGES 4647 salad (n) salade (n)
bank (n) bank (n) sandwich (n) broodje (n)
bus station (n) busstation (n) tea (n) thee (n)
caf (n) caf (n) large (adj) groot (adj)
car park (n) parking (n)
cinema (n) bioscoop (n) PAGE 55
information centre informatiecentrum art (n) kunst (n)
(n) (n) bridge (n) brug (n)
market (n) markt (n) garden (n) tuin (n)
museum (n) museum (n) lights (n) lichten (n)
near (prep) dichtbij (prep) shopping street winkelstraat (n)
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(n) design (n) ontwerp (n)
sign (n) uithangbord (n) electric (adj) elektrisch (adj)
snack bar (n) snackbar (n) gas (n) gas (n)
surf (v) surfen (v) heat (v) opwarmen (v)
symbol (n) symbool (n) lid (n) deksel (n)
maximum (n) maximum (n)
UNIT 5 newspaper (n) krant (n)
INVENTIONS oven (n) oven (n)
PAGE 57 panel (n) paneel (n)
air (n) lucht (n) pot (n) pot (n)
fly (v) vliegen (v) solar (adj) zonne- (adj)
robot (n) robot (n) sun (n) zon (n)
toy (n) stuk speelgoed (n)
PAGES 6465
PAGES 5859 alarm clock (n) wekker (n)
basket (n) mandje (n) dollar (n) dollar (n)
carry (v) dragen (v) euro (n) euro (n)
cook (v) koken (v) expensive (adj) duur (adj)
drive (v) rijden (v) image (n) beeld (n)
generation (n) generatie (n) memory stick (n) memory stick (n)
intelligent (adj) intelligent (adj) pound (n) pond (n)
move (v) bewegen (v) quality (n) kwaliteit (n)
play (v) spelen (v) radio (n) radio (n)
ride (v) rijden (v)
run (v) lopen (v) PAGE 67
see (v) zien (v) appointment (n) afspraak (n)
sing (v) zingen (v) busy (adj) druk (adj)
speak (v) praten (v) diary (n) agenda (n)
supermarket (n) supermarkt (n) gadget (n) gadget (n)
swim (v) zwemmen (v) kitchen (n) keuken (n)
technology (n) technologie (n) laptop (n) laptop (n)
microwave (n) magnetron (n)
PAGES 6061 organise (v) organiseren (v)
backpack (n) rugzak (n)
camera (n) camera (n) UNIT 6
headphones (n) hoofdtelefoon (n) PASSIONS
MP3 player (n) MP3-speler (n) PAGE 69
video camera (n) videocamera (n) fan (n) fan (n)
webcam (n) webcam (n) football (n) voetbal (n)
international (adj) internationaal (adj)
PAGES 6263 passionate (adj) gedreven (adj)
basic (adj) eenvoudig (adj) prize (n) prijs (n)
bowl (n) kom (n) rugby (n) rugby (n)
box (n) doos (n) team (n) team (n)
cheap (adj) goedkoop (adj)
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PAGES 7071 peach (n) perzik (n)
cheese (n) kaas (n) stall (n) kraam (n)
chocolate (n) chocolade (n) tomato (n) tomaat (n)
competition (n) wedstrijd (n) vegetarian (n) vegetarisch (n)
dish (n) gerecht (n)
egg (n) ei (n) UNIT 7
fish (n) vis (n) DIFFERENT
fruit (n) fruit (n) LIVES
giant (adj) gigantisch (adj) PAGE 81
meat (n) vlees (n) autumn (n) herfst (n)
pasta (n) pasta (n) celebration (n) viering (n)
pumpkin pie (n) pompoentaart (n) month (n) maand (n)
rice (n) rijst (n) spring (n) lente (n)
tennis (n) tennis (n) summer (n) zomer (n)
traditional (adj) traditioneel (adj) winter (n) winter (n)
vegetable (n) groente (n)
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PAGES 7273 reindeer (n) rendier (n)
action (n) actie (n) study (v) studeren (v)
bird (n) vogel (n) tractor (n) tractor (n)
comedy (n) komedie (n) understand (v) begrijpen (v)
detective (n) detective (n)
jazz (n) jazz (n) PAGES 8485
novel (n) boek (n) board (n) bord (n)
reality (n) reality (n) book (n) boek (n)
wildlife (n) natuur (n) classmate (n) klasgenoot (n)
classroom (n) klaslokaal (n)
PAGES 7475 college (n) college (n)
festival (n) festival (n) Maasai (n) Maasai (n)
pigeon (n) duif (n) pen (n) pen (n)
race (n) race (n) pencil (n) potlood (n)
tourist attraction toeristische school (n) school (n)
(n) attractie (n) student (n) student (n)
university (n) universiteit (n)
PAGES 7677 unusual (adj) ongewoon (adj)
boring (adj) saai (adj) village (n) dorp (n)
horrible (adj) verschrikkelijk
(adj) PAGES 8687
table tennis (n) tafeltennis (n) climbing (n) klimmen (n)
cloudy (adj) bewolkt (adj)
PAGE 79 cycling (n) fietsen (n)
bone (n) graat (n) golf (n) golf (n)
bread (n) brood (n) photo (n) foto (n)
Brie (n) Brie (n) rainy (adj) regenachtig (adj)
Camembert (n) Camembert (n) running (n) lopen (n)
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season (n) seizoen (n) report (n) rapport (n)
skiing (n) skin (n) teach (v) onderwijzen (v)
snowy (adj) met sneeuw (adj)
sunny (adj) zonnig (adj) PAGES 9899
wet (adj) nat (adj) automatic (adj) automatisch (adj)
windy (adj) winderig (adj) conservation (n) bescherming (n)
crisis (n) crisis (n)
PAGES 8889 domestic (adj) gedomesticeerd
bored (adj) verveeld (adj) (adj)
hungry (adj) honger (adj) hunt (v) jagen (v)
thirsty (adj) dorst (adj) jaguar (n) jaguar (n)
tired (adj) moe (adj) leopard (n) luipaard (n)
radio collar (n) radiohalsband (n)
PAGE 91 tiger (n) tijger (n)
couple (n) koppel (n) wild (adj) wild (adj)
fire (n) kampvuur (n)
hard (adj) hard (adj) PAGE 103
journey (n) reis (n) call (v) roepen (v)
sleep (v) slapen (v) drink (v) drinken (v)
snow (n) sneeuw (n) eat (v) eten (v)
soft (adj) zacht (adj) gentle (adj) zachtaardig (adj)
travel (v) reizen (v) greet (v) groeten (v)
hand (n) hand (n)
UNIT 8 have a bath (v) een bad nemen
ROUTINES (v)
PAGE 93 identify (v) identificeren (v)
computer (n) computer (n) individual (n) individu (n)
helicopter (n) helikopter (n) jeep (n) jeep (n)
modern (adj) modern (adj) lie down (phr v) gaan liggen (phr
v)
PAGES 9495 trunk (n) slurf (n)
breakfast (n) ontbijt (n)
dinner (n) avondmaal (n) UNIT 9 TRAVEL
exercise (n) fitness (n) PAGE 105
lunch (n) lunch (n) flying (n) vliegen (n)
interesting (adj) interessant (adj)
PAGES 9697 plane (n) vliegtuig (n)
archaeologist (n) archaeoloog (n) train (n) trein (n)
article (n) artikel (n)
colleague (n) collega (n) PAGES 106107
geologist (n) geoloog (n) bag (n) tas (n)
laboratory (n) laboratorium (n) boot (n) laars (n)
lecture (n) lezing (n) coat (n) jas (n)
noisy (adj) luidruchtig (adj) dress (n) kleed (n)
object (n) voorwerp (n) hat (n) hoed (n)
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jacket (n) jasje (n) PAGES 112113
jeans (n) jeans (n) alarm (n) wekker (n)
jumper (n) trui (n) desk (n) bureau (n)
pocket (n) tasje (n) meal (n) maaltijd (n)
sandals (n) sandalen (n) menu (n) menu (n)
scarf (n) sjaal (n)
shirt (n) hemd (n) PAGE 115
shoe (n) schoen (n) ancient (adj) oude (adj)
shorts (n) short (n) bang (n) knal (n)
skirt (n) rok (n) canoe (n) kano (n)
suitcase (n) koffer (n) crash (v) botsen (v)
top (n) topje (n) donkey (n) ezel(n)
trousers (n) broek (n) gold (n) goud (n)
T-shirt (n) T-shirt (n) goldmine (n) goudmijn (n)
landmine (n) landmijn (n)
PAGES 108109 llama (n) lama (n)
armchair (n) fauteuil (n) loud (adj) luid (adj)
bed (n) bed (n) plate (n) bord (n)
chair (n) stoel (n) sand dune (n) zandduin (n)
cheap (adj) goedkoop (adj) sheep (n) schaap (n)
comfortable (adj) comfortabel (adj) track (n) pad (n)
desk (n) bureau (n)
fridge (n) koelkast (n) UNIT 10
hostel (n) herberg (n) HISTORY
lamp (n) lamp (n) PAGE 117
shower (n) douche (n) digital (adj) digitaal (adj)
sofa (n) sofa (n) disc (n) schijf (n)
table (n) tafel (n) history (n) geschiedenis (n)
TV (n) tv (n) invention (n) uitvinding (n)
wardrobe (n) kledingkast (n) recorder (n) recorder (n)
television (n) televisie (n)
PAGES 110111 test (n) test (n)
adventurous (adj) avontuurlijk (adj) video (n) video (n)
diving (n) duiken (n)
hiking (n) wandelen (n) PAGES 118119
hitch-hike (v) liften (v) captain (n) kapitein (n)
horse riding (n) paardrijden (n) expedition (n) expeditie (n)
in advance (exp) op voorhand (exp) North Pole (n) Noordpool (n)
lifetime (n) leven (n) Portuguese (adj) Portugees (adj)
opera (n) opera (n) space (n) ruimte (n)
option (n) optie (n) successful (adj) succesvol (adj)
rail (n) spoor (n)
sightseeing (n) sightseeing (n) PAGES 120121
view (n) vergezicht (n) basketball (n) basketbal (n)
champion (n) kampioen (n)
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friendly (adj) vriendelijk (adj) PAGES 130131
funny (adj) grappig (adj) arrow (n) pijl (n)
hero (n) held (n) body (n) lichaam (n)
nature (n) natuur (n) discovery (n) ontdekking (n)
sportsman (n) sportman (n) investigation (n) onderzoek (n)
kill (v) doden (v)
PAGES 122123 knife (n) mes (n)
ago (adv) geleden (adv) mountaineer (n) bergbeklimmer (n)
celebrity (n) beroemdheid (n) mystery (n) mysterie (n)
empire (n) rijk (n) scientific (adj) wetenschappelijk
land (n) land (n) (adj)
leader (n) leider (n)
now (adv) nu (adv) PAGES 132133
president (n) president (n) adventure (n) avontuur (n)
prisoner (n) gevangene (n) dangerous (adj) gevaarlijk (adj)
today (adv) vandaag (adv) film (v) film (v)
war (n) oorlog (n) pool (n) zwembad (n)
watch (v) bekijken (v)
PAGES 124125
late (adj) laat (adj) PAGES 134135
seat (n) plaats (n) crazy (adj) gek (adj)
sorry (adj) sorry (adj) cut (v) snijden (v)
worry (v) zorgen maken (v) deep (adj) diep (adj)
species (n) soort (n)
PAGE 127 traffic (n) verkeer (n)
astronaut (n) astronaut (n)
die (v) sterven (v) PAGES 136137
goal (n) doel (n) delicious (adj) heerlijk (adj)
Mercury (n) Mercurius (n) last (adj) vorige (adj)
orbit (v) omlopen (v) pay (v) betalen (v)
programme (n) programma (n) shark (n) haai (n)
satellite (n) satelliet (n)
shuttle (n) shuttle (n) PAGE 139
speech (n) toespraak (n) acidic (adj) zuur (adj)
Sputnik (n) Spoetnik (n) balloon (n) ballon (n)
success (n) succes (n) chemist (n) chemicus (n)
tragedy (n) tragedie (n) close (adj) gelijkaardig (adj)
earthy (adj) aardachtig (adj)
UNIT 11 experience (v) beleven (v)
DISCOVERY flower (n) bloem (n)
PAGE 129 juicy (adj) sappig (adj)
arrive (v) aankomen (v) man-made (adj) kunstmatig (adj)
discover (v) ontdekken (v) perfume (n) parfum (n)
leave (v) vertrekken (v) scent (n) geur (n)
stephanotis (n) stefanotis (n)
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taste (v) smaken (v) tornado (n) tornado (n)
watery (adj) waterig (adj) tornado-resistant tornadobestendig
(adj) (adj)
UNIT 12 THE voluntary (adj) vrijwillig (adj)
WEEKEND volunteer (n) vrijwilliger (n)
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factory (n) fabriek (n) PAGES 148149
weekend (n) weekend (n) adult (n) volwassene (n)
brochure (n) brochure (n)
PAGES 142143 castle (n) kasteel (n)
bath (n) bad (n) court (n) baan (n)
bathe (v) baden (v) exhibition (n) tentoonstelling (n)
bathroom (n) badkamer (n) finish (v) eindigen (v)
bedroom (n) slaapkamer (n) return ticket (n) heen-en-terug
cooking (n) koken (n) ticket (n)
dining room (n) eetkamer (n) special (adj) speciaal (adj)
ironing (n) strijken (n)
living room (n) woonkamer (n) PAGE 151
mat (n) mat (n) concert (n) concert (n)
motorbike (n) motorfiets (n) flying fish (n) vliegende vis (n)
read (v) lezen (v) group (n) groep (n)
sit (v) zitten (v) guitar (n) gitaar (n)
smile (v) glimlachen (v) main (adj) belangrijkste (adj)
talk (v) praten (v) musician (n) muzikant (n)
toilet (n) toilet (n) painter (n) schilder (n)
wash (v) wassen (v) prepare (v) voorbereiden (v)
wear (v) dragen (v) rest (v) rusten (v)
song (n) lied (n)
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folk (n) folk (n)
free (adj) gratis (adj)
sale (n) uitverkoop (n)
shopping (n) winkelen (n)
stuff (n) zaken (n)
trip (n) reis (n)

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builder (n) bouwvakker (n)
community (n) gemeenschap (n)
dream house (n) droomhuis (n)
fun (adj) leuk (adj)
organisation (n) organisatie (n)
professional (adj) professioneel (adj)
project (n) project (n)
roof (n) dak (n)
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