People Try Boba For The First Time
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
chicken
US / ˈtʃɪkɪn /
•UK / ˈtʃɪkən /
- adjecitve
- Acting like a coward
- noun
- A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- Someone who is too afraid to do something
this
US / ðɪs /
•UK / ðɪs /
- adjecitve
- Used to indicate something already been discussed
- Used to indicate something happening around now
- adverb
- An indication by a physical motion or gesture
- A specific amount of
- determiner
- Person, thing, or idea near you
- pronoun
- Person, thing that has already been discussed
flavour
US / ˈfleɪvə(r) /
•UK / ˈflevɚ /
- noun
- Taste of something, especially in food or drink
- verb
- To add extra taste to a food
into
US / 'ɪntə /
•UK / ˈɪntu /
- preposition
- Moving or going inside something
- In the same direction as; in the direction of
- So as to become; taking the state of
one
US / wʌn /
•UK / wʌn /
- pronoun
- You; we; people in general; someone
- The thing or person previously referred to
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to people generally
- Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
- number
- Number 1
stressful
US / ˈstresfl /
•UK / ˈstrɛsfəl /
- adjecitve
- Worrying; causing tension
than
US / ðən /
•UK / ðən /
- conjunction
- Used to compare two things that are not equal
how
US / haʊ /
•UK / haʊ /
- adjecitve
- To what degree? in what amount?
- adverb
- (Used to explain the way to do something)
- exclamation
- For what purpose or reason?
- (Used to ask someone or something's condition)
kind
US / kaɪnd /
•UK / kaɪnd /
- adjecitve
- In a caring and helpful manner
- friendly and considerate
- noun
- One type of thing
you
US / jʊ /
•UK / ju /
- pronoun
- Person someone is speaking or writing to
- Person or people in general
let
US / let /
•UK / lɛt /
- verb
- To allow someone to do something
- Introducing a suggestion to do something together
- To rent a house, etc. to others
natural
US / ˈnætʃərəl /
•UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /
- adjecitve
- Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
- Not made by humans; without human intervention
upbeat
US / ˈʌpbi:t /
•UK / ˈʌpˌbit /
- adjecitve
- Being positive and cheerful
the
US / ðə /
•UK / ðə /
- article
- Used to refer to something already mentioned
- Used to show there is only one of something
- determiner
- Used to describe all of a family
advance
US / əd'vɑ:ns /
•UK / ædˈvæns /
- noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- verb
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
- To increase in price or value
- To move forward in a certain direction
- To try to seduce someone
make
US / meɪk /
•UK / mek /
- noun
- Product made by a particular company; brand
- verb
- To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- To get to (a place) on time
- To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
- To create something by putting things together
- To earn a certain amount of money at a job
- To cause or force a person to do something
- To cause something to happen or be formed
parent
US / 'peərənt /
•UK / ˈpɛrənt, ˈpær- /
- noun
- Person's, animal's mother or father
- Something creating other things of the same kind
surprised
US / səˈpraɪzd /
•UK / sərˈpraɪzd /
- adjecitve
- Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
- verb
- To do something that another person didn't expect
guitar
US / gɪˈtɑ:(r) /
•UK / ɡɪˈtɑr /
- noun
- Stringed instrument played with the fingers
honeydew
US / 'hʌnɪdjʊ /
•UK / 'hʌnɪˌdju: /
- noun
- Fruit of a variety of winter melon vine
all
US / ɔ:l /
•UK / ɔl /
- adverb
- Completely; totally
- determiner
- Being every one of something
- pronoun
- 100% of something; the complete amount
christmas
US / ˈkrɪsməs /
•UK / ˈkrɪsməs /
- noun
- Christian holiday celebrated on December 24-26
its
US / ɪts /
•UK / ɪts /
- adjecitve
- Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
- determiner
- Of something; belonging or related to something
- other
- Possessive form of “it”
look
US / lʊk /
•UK / lʊk /
- noun
- Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
- The way someone, something appears to be
- Act of searching for or examining something
- verb
- To appear to be; seem
they
US / ðeɪ /
•UK / ðe /
- pronoun
- Two or more people, animals, or things
very
US / 'verɪ /
•UK / ˈvɛri /
- adjecitve
- Concerning a large degree or amount
- adverb
- A lot; much; many
- Used to stress or emphasize a noun
start
US / stɑ:t /
•UK / stɑrt /
- noun
- First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
- Sudden action or movement because you are scared
- other
- Beginning of something in place or time
- verb
- To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
- To turn something on
seal
US / si:l /
•UK / sil /
- noun
- Large fish-eating animal that lives on sea or land
- Official mark made in hot wax to close a document
- Piece of rubber used to keep water, dirt out
- verb
- To close tightly to protect it from leaking
- To close an envelop or package
- To cover a surface with a substance to protect it
well
US / wel /
•UK / wɛl /
- adjecitve
- Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
- Healthy and in good condition
- adverb
- In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
- In a complete, total, or full manner
- A great and considerable degree
- In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
- exclamation
- Used to begin or continue a particular statement
- Used to show you want to start saying something
- Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
- You say this to change the topic of a conversation
- Used to indicate you are making a final remark
- noun
- Long deep hole in the ground to get water
- verb
- To cause your eyes to fill with tears
just
US / dʒʌst /
•UK / dʒʌst /
- adjecitve
- Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
- Doing or being what is right or fair
- Legally correct; having enough evidence
- adverb
- Almost; nearly
- Exactly at the time of
- Exactly (the same as, like)
overly
US / ˈəʊvəli /
•UK / ˈoʊvərli /
- adverb
- To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
laugh
US / lɑ:f /
•UK / læf, lɑf /
- noun
- Happy noise you make when something is funny
- verb
- To make a happy sound when something is funny
music
US / 'mju:zɪk /
•UK / ˈmjuzɪk /
- noun
- Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
- Academic study of rhythms and sounds
- Written symbols that represent musical sounds
joke
US / dʒəʊk /
•UK / dʒoʊk /
- noun
- A funny or amusing statement
- Something or someone not taken seriously
- verb
- To say or do things that are meant to be funny
never
US / 'nevə(r) /
•UK / ˈnɛvɚ /
- adverb
- Not ever; not at any time
for
US / fə(r) /
•UK / fɔr,fə /
- preposition
- Used to show the purpose, or need of something
time
US / taɪm /
•UK / taɪm /
- noun
- Speed at which music is played; tempo
- Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
- Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
- Occasion when something happens
- Period or occasion that something occurred
- Period in history or the past
- Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
- How long an event takes; duration
- verb
- To check speed at which music is performed
- To choose a specific moment to do something
- To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
- To schedule something to occur at a specific moment
gummy
US / ˈgʌmi /
•UK / ˈɡʌmi /
- adjecitve
- Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum
pop
US / pɒp /
•UK / pɑp /
- adjecitve
- Type of music or art popular with many people
- noun
- Sweet soda drink
- verb
- To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- To go to or in a place for a brief period of time
sweet
US / swi:t /
•UK / swit /
- adjecitve
- Having a gentle, likable nature
- Making one feel happy, pleased or content
- Cute in appearance
- Tasting like sugar; containing sugar
- noun
- Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
maybe
US / ˈmeɪbi /
•UK / ˈmebi /
- adverb
- Possibly but not certainly; perhaps
not
US / nɒt /
•UK / nɑt /
- adverb
- Word indicating the negative
- (Used to form the negative of verbs)
powerful
US / ˈpauəful /
•UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /
- adjecitve
- Having control or influence over
- Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength
can
US / kæn /
•UK / kən,kæn /
- noun
- A metal container for storing food
- other
- Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
- verb
- To have permission to
- To be possible to do
- To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container
convert
US / kən'vɜ:t /
•UK / kənˈvɚt /
- noun
- Person switching from one belief system to another
- verb
- To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- To change form, character, or function to another
friend
US / frend /
•UK / frɛnd /
- noun
- Person who you like and enjoy being with
now
US / naʊ /
•UK / naʊ /
- adverb
- At the present time or moment
- Right away or in the next possible moment
- Used to refer to something that just happened
- Time between the present and a moment in the past
- conjunction
- Resulting from or because of something
sense
US / sens /
•UK / sɛns /
- noun
- Certain mental feeling or emotion
- Normal or clear state of mind
- Meaning of a particular word, phrase or text
- verb
- To perceive using sight, sound, taste touch etc.
- To recognize the presence of something
whether
US / ˈweðə(r) /
•UK / ˈhwɛðɚ, ˈwɛð- /
- conjunction
- If something will happen or not
really
US / ˈri:əli /
•UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /
- adverb
- Used to stress something that is said; definitely
- In a true or accurate manner
- Very
tadpole
US / 'tædpəʊl /
•UK / ˈtædˌpol /
- noun
- Young form of a frog or toad living underwater
would
US / wʊd /
•UK / wʊd /
- other
- Used to indicate something imagined
- Used to ask or request something politely
- Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
- Used to indicate a preference
- Used to indicate a reaction
- Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
- Used to indicate willingness or ability to do
same
US / seɪm /
•UK / sem /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in quality and amount
- Identical; not different
- Not changing; constant
but
US / bət /
•UK / bʌt,bət /
- conjunction
- Used before you say something different, opposite
good
US / ɡʊd /
•UK / ɡʊd /
- adjecitve
- Proper, appropriate or right
- (Of an amount) enough; plenty
- Excellent; high quality
- Acting well or properly; of moral character
- In a positive or happy emotional state
- noun
- Advantage or benefit
life
US / laɪf /
•UK / laɪf /
- noun
- All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- Period of time things live, from birth to death
ooh
US / u: /
•UK / u /
- exclamation
- Sound people make when they make a mistake
expect
US / ɪk'spekt /
•UK / ɪkˈspɛkt /
- verb
- To believe something is probably going to happen
here
US / hɪə(r) /
•UK / hɪr /
- adverb
- In this place; at this location, position or time
try
US / traɪ /
•UK / traɪ /
- noun
- Act of putting the ball over the rugby goal line
- verb
- To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- To examine someone or something in a court of law
- To test to see if it is good or you like it
- To make a person go through hardship; test
- To examine something to see if it works
chew
US / tʃu: /
•UK / tʃu: /
- noun
- Act of biting something many times
- verb
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
pleasantly
US / 'plezntlɪ /
•UK / ˈplɛzn:tlɪ /
- adverb
- In a cheerful manner
taste
US / teɪst /
•UK / test /
- noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- A liking for something; preference
- Brief experience of something
- verb
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
- To briefly experience to see if you like something
weird
US / wɪəd /
•UK / wɪrd /
- adjecitve
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
feel
US / fi:l /
•UK / fil /
- verb
- To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- To sense through direct contact; touch
totally
US / ˈtəʊtəli /
•UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /
- adverb
- In a complete way; completely; absolutely
too
US / tu: /
•UK / tu /
- adverb
- In addition, also; with emphasis
- Say that something is more than you want
use
US / ju:s /
•UK / ju:s /
- noun
- Ability to employ something
- Need to enable it to work
- Permission to do something with something
- Act of spending money
- Operation of a machine for its function
- verb
- To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
- To need to operate or work
- To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
- To treat a person badly
- To do something with, for a task or purpose
exactly
US / ɪgˈzæktli /
•UK / ɪɡˈzæktli /
- adverb
- No more and no less than; precisely
eat
US / i:t /
•UK / it /
- verb
- To put food in your mouth
floral
US / 'flɔ:rəl /
•UK / ˈflɔrəl, ˈflor- /
- adjecitve
- Made of, or decorated with pictures of flowers
always
US / 'ɔ:lweɪz /
•UK / ˈɔlwez,-wɪz,-wiz /
- adverb
- For a very long time
- At all times; in every situation
- For ever
almost
US / 'ɔ:lməʊst /
•UK / ˈɔlˌmost, ɔlˈmost /
- adverb
- Only a little less than, nearly, not quite
confuse
US / kənˈfju:z /
•UK / kənˈfjuz /
- verb
- To make something unclear or hard to understand
have
US / həv /
•UK / hæv /
- verb
- To drink, smoke, eat or use something
- To experience the effects of something
- To organize an event, or join in an activity
- To own, possess, or hold something
- To cause to happen or produce a particular effect
without
US / wɪˈðaʊt /
•UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /
- preposition
- Not with; not having
know
US / nəʊ /
•UK / noʊ /
- verb
- To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- To feel sure or be convinced about something
- To discover or be aware of something
- To be able to distinguish
- To have knowledge of things
whoa
US / wəʊ /
•UK / woʊ /
- exclamation
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
squishy
US / ˈskwɪʃ.i /
•UK / ˈskwɪʃ.i /
- adjecitve
- Soft when pressed
trampoline
US / ˈtræmpəli:n /
•UK / ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn /
- noun
- Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
mouth
US / maʊθ /
•UK / maʊθ /
- noun
- Hole in the face used for eating and talking
- Opening of a container such as a bottle
- Area where a river enters a large body of water
- verb
- To say words without speaking
nooo
US / ˈnu:dl /
•UK / ˈnudl /
tea
US / ti: /
•UK / ti /
- noun
- A full meal eaten around 5-7 p.m (in the UK)
- Drink made when you put dried leaves in hot water
- Snack with a hot drink and cake, in the afternoon
boy
US / bɔɪ /
•UK / bɔɪ /
- noun
- A young male person
serve
US / sɜ:v /
•UK / sɚv /
- verb
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
- To be used for a particular purpose
- To give someone food or drinks
- To give a person or group a service that is needed
- To spend a particular amount of time in prison
- To help customers find products and making sales
- To give an official paper to appear in court
see
US / si: /
•UK / si /
- verb
- To go on a date with someone
- To predict whether something is, or will be true
- To understand what someone says
- To use your eyes to look at something
- To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
- To visit or meet with someone
- To find out by waiting or looking
- To watch (a game, movie or TV show)
then
US / ðen /
•UK / ðɛn /
- adverb
- A time that is not now
- Following another thing in time or arrangement
- Following on reasonably from what was just stated
- At that time, not now
ball
US / bɔ:l /
•UK / bɔl /
- noun
- Large dance where people dress formally
- Small round object often used in a game or sport
own
US / əʊn /
•UK / on /
- adjecitve
- Belong to oneself
- determiner
- Yours, his, hers, etc.; not belonging to another
- pronoun
- (Something) belong to myself
- verb
- To have something as your property
place
US / pleɪs /
•UK / ples /
- noun
- Particular location, area or region
- verb
- To put someone in a particular type of situation
- To put something in a certain location or position
similar
US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /
•UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /
- adjecitve
- Nearly the same; alike
voiceover
US / 'vɔɪsˌəʊvə /
•UK / ˈvɔɪsˌovɚ /
- noun
whenever
US / wenˈevə(r) /
•UK / hwɛnˈɛvɚ /
- adverb
- At any or every time that
first
US / fɜ:st /
•UK / fɚst /
- adjecitve
- 1st; Coming before all others in time or place
- noun
- Something that has not happened before
- Position of the winner of a competition
get
US / ɡet /
•UK / ɡɛt /
- verb
- To become affected by illness or disease
- To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
- To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
- To go somewhere to obtain something
- To (cause to) do a particular thing
- To obtain, receive or be given something
- To currently have
- To prepare for use
- To understand something being said or read
about
US / ə'baʊt /
•UK / əˈbaʊt /
- adverb
- To be ready to; going to
- Nearly; approximately; roughly
- Near; next to; close to
- In every direction; in the area of
- preposition
- Concerning or of (a topic)
again
US / ə'ɡen /
•UK / əˈɡɛn /
- adverb
- One more time, once more
fly
US / flaɪ /
•UK / flai /
- noun
- Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
- verb
- To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
- To move at a high speed
- To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
- To pilot people or items by plane
- To travel through the air using wings
like
US / laɪk /
•UK / laɪk /
- adjecitve
- Being equal in status or kind to something else
- Similar; the same
- adverb
- For example
- preposition
- Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
- In a way similar to the way something is done
- Such as; for example
- verb
- To want to
- To find something pleasing; to prefer something
prefer
US / prɪˈfɜ:(r) /
•UK / prɪˈfɚ /
- verb
- To like something better than something else
that
US / ðæt /
•UK / ðæt, ðət /
- adjecitve
- The person or thing being talked about
- Used to identify something both the speakers know
- adverb
- Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
- To such a degree
- conjunction
- Used to connect a noun clause
- Used to introduce an adverbial clause
- Used to introduce a noun clause
- determiner
- Used as a noun to refer to something
- pronoun
- Referring an object far away
- Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’
what
US / wɒt /
•UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /
- pronoun
- Thing or things that; the same kind as
- Used to emphasize something you are about to say
- adjecitve
- Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
- Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
- adverb
- To a certain degree
- determiner
- Question words used for asking for information
- exclamation
- Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
- Used to ask people to repeat something they said
restaurant
US / 'restrɒnt /
•UK / ˈrɛstərənt, -təˌrɑnt /
- noun
- Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
chocolate
US / ˈtʃɒklət /
•UK / ˈtʃɑ:klət /
- adjecitve
- Being made from cocoa beans
- noun
- Hard brown candy made from cocoa beans
hesitant
US / ˈhezɪtənt /
•UK / ˈhɛzɪtənt /
- adjecitve
- Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
ton
US / tʌn /
•UK / tʌn /
- noun
- Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
drink
US / drɪŋk /
•UK / drɪŋk /
- noun
- A liquid that you put in your mouth
- verb
- To put water in your body through your mouth
hang
US / hæŋ /
•UK / hæŋ /
- verb
- To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
- To float, move softly, or remain in the air
- To kill by putting a rope around neck and dropping
- To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
most
US / məʊst /
•UK / most /
- adverb
- Very; extremely
- Greatest possible degree
- pronoun
- Nearly all of something
swallow
US / 'swɒləʊ /
•UK / ˈswɑː.loʊ /
- noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
- Making food or drink go down to the stomach
- verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- To cover or hide something
and
US / ənd /
•UK / ənd, ən,ænd /
- conjunction
- Used to refer to two or more things
- Plus; in addition; on top of that
- Used to introduce an action that follows another
hope
US / həʊp /
•UK / hop /
- noun
- When you wish something will happen; what you wish
- verb
- To expect and want something to happen
come
US / kʌm /
•UK / kʌm /
- verb
- To arrive at a place
- (Of mail) to be delivered
- To move toward someone; go with someone
- To reach a certain point or state
game
US / ɡeɪm /
•UK / ɡem /
- noun
- Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- Birds and animals people hunt to kill and eat
- Match between two teams
match
US / mætʃ /
•UK / mætʃ /
- noun
- Something that is equal to or the same as another
- Small stick you strike to light a fire candle etc.
- A sports competition between two people or teams
- Person or thing that goes well with another
- verb
- To equal or be as good as something else
- To work well or look good with something else
sour
US / ˈsaʊə(r) /
•UK / saʊr /
- adjecitve
- Being mean and not friendly
- Spoiled or made more acidic
- Tasting like an acid
- verb
- (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- To stop something being good or friendly
- To spoil something or make something acidic
something
US / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
•UK / ˈsʌmθɪŋ /
- adverb
- In some degree or measure
- noun
- a person or thing of some value or consequence
- pronoun
- Thing that is not yet known or named
- Approximately
out
US / aʊt /
•UK / aʊt /
- adverb
- No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
- Away from home, business, or the usual place
- In a direction/movement away from inside or center
- noun
- Act when a batter cannot continue playing
- verb
- To tell people a secret
taro
US / 'tɑ:rəʊ /
•UK / 'tɑ:roʊ /
- noun
- Tropical herb grown for its edible root
milk
US / mɪlk /
•UK / mɪlk /
- noun
- White liquid produced by females to feed babies
- verb
- To take white liquid from cows etc. to drink
- To take as much from a person/situation as you can
shriek
US / ʃri:k /
•UK / ʃrik /
- noun
- Loud high-pitched sound or scream
- verb
- To make a loud high-pitched sound or scream