American Language Hub--Level 0--Unit 3

Part of
Word/Phrase IPA (UK) IPA (US) Definition Sample sentence
speech
3.1 Objects
bag noun bæɡ a container made of paper, Put your dirty laundry
plastic, or cloth, used for in the plastic bag.
carrying or storing things (túi)

coat noun kəʊt koʊt a piece of clothing with long Put on your coat –
sleeves that you wear over we’re going out.
your other clothes when you
go outside (áo khoác)
glasses noun ˈɡlɑːsɪz ˈɡlɑsəz an object that you wear in I need a new pair of
front of your eyes to help you glasses.
see better (kính; mắt kính)

hat noun hæt a piece of clothing that you She is wearing a brown
wear on your head (nón) hat.
headphones noun ˈhedˌfəʊnz ˈhedˌfoʊnz a piece of equipment that you I left my headphones
wear over or in your ears to on the bus.
listen to something without
other people hearing it (tai
nghe)
phone noun fəʊn foʊn a piece of electronic I didn’t answer the
equipment that you use for phone because I was
speaking to someone in a on the train.
different place (điện thoại)
sweatshirt noun ˈswetˌʃɜː(r)t ˈswetˌʃɜrt a piece of clothing made of I always wear a
thick cotton that you wear on sweatshirt when I go
the upper part of your body jogging.
for exercise or informal
activities (áo len; áo lạnh)
umbrella noun ʌmˈbrelə an object that you hold over Take an umbrella with
your head when it is raining you. It’s raining.
(dù; ô)
3.1 Colors
black adjective blæk the color of the night sky (màu I drink black
đen) coffee – no milk.
blue adjective bluː blu the color of the daytime sky The ocean was a
with no clouds (màu xanh lam) beautiful blue color.

brown adjective braʊn the color of most wood (màu Most chocolate is
nâu) brown.
green adjective ɡriːn ɡrin the color of grass (màu xanh lá The trees have green
cây) leaves.
gray adjective ɡreɪ the color of black and white The clouds are very
mixed together (màu xám) gray – it’s going to rain.

red adjective red the color of blood (màu đỏ) Those tomatoes look
nice and red.
white adjective waɪt the color of milk (màu trắng) Snow is white.
yellow adjective ˈjeləʊ ˈjeloʊ the color of the middle of an Bananas are yellow.
egg (màu vàng)
3.2 Family
brother noun ˈbrʌðə(r) ˈbrʌðər a boy or man from the same My brother is 3 years
parents as you (anh, em trai) older than me.
child noun tʃaɪld someone’s son or daughter of I have two children: a
any age (con) son and a daughter.
father noun ˈfɑːðə(r) ˈfɑðər a male parent (cha, bố, ba) My father is a doctor.
grandchild noun ˈɡræn(d)ˌtʃaɪld the son or daughter of one of His grandchild is six.
your children (cháu (của ông,
bà))
granddaughter noun ˈɡræn(d)ˌdɔːtə(r) ˈɡræn(d)ˌdɔtər the daughter of one of your We frequently take our
children (cháu gái) granddaughter to the
park.
grandfather noun ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r) ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðər the father of one of your I saw your grandfather
parents (ông nội, ông ngoại) walking his dog
yesterday.
grandmother noun ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðə(r) ˈɡræn(d)ˌmʌðər the mother of one of your My grandmother is
parents (bà nội, bà ngoại) very old now.
grandson noun ˈɡræn(d)ˌsʌn the son of one of your He takes his grandson
children (cháu trai) to watch soccer
sometimes.
husband noun ˈhʌzbənd the man someone is married My husband is a math
to (chồng) teacher.
mother noun ˈmʌðə(r) ˈmʌðər a female parent (mẹ, má) My mother and father
live in Rome.
parent noun ˈpeərənt ˈperənt a mother or father (cha hoặc Come and meet my
mẹ, ba hoặc má, bố hoặc mẹ) parents.

sister noun ˈsɪstə(r) ˈsɪstər a girl or woman from the I have two brothers
same parents as you (chị, em and a sister.
gái)
wife noun waɪf the woman someone is He bought his wife
married to (vợ) some flowers for her
birthday.