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English A1 vocabulary: 400 words in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese

A1 is the first 400 words: pronouns, be and have, everyday verbs and the most common little words that hold sentences together.

This level has 47 concepts in the skill map: 400 words in small groups and 6 lessons. Each one unlocks once you master what it builds on.

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Updated October 21, 2026

Grammar

• This, that, these, those This / these are near you, that / those are farther away. These and those are plural.
• In, on, at: place and time At for a point (at 5 pm, at home), on for days and surfaces (on Monday, on the table), in for longer periods…
• Articles: a, an, the Use a before consonant sounds, an before vowel sounds, and the for something specific.
• Have and has I / you / we / they have, he / she / it has.
• To be: am, is, are I am, you are, he / she / it is, we are, they are.
• Do and does: questions and negatives Most verbs need do / does for questions and negatives: Do you like it? He doesn't work here.

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