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Lesson 1

Greetings & Basics

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ไฝ ๅฅฝHello
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ๅ†่งGoodbye
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่ฐข่ฐขThank you
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่ฏทPlease
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ๆ˜ฏYes / is
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ไธๆ˜ฏNo / is not
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ๆ—ฉไธŠๅฅฝGood morning
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ๆ™šไธŠๅฅฝGood evening
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ๅฏนไธ่ตทSorry
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ๆฒกๅ…ณ็ณปIt's okay
Lesson 2

People

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็”ทไบบMan
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ๅฅณไบบWoman
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็”ทๅญฉBoy
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ๅฅณๅญฉGirl
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ๅญฉๅญChild
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ไบบPerson
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ๆœ‹ๅ‹Friend
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ๅคงๅฎถEveryone
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่€ๅธˆTeacher
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ๅญฆ็”ŸStudent
Lesson 3

Family

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ๅฎถๅบญFamily
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ๅฆˆๅฆˆMother / mum
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็ˆธ็ˆธFather / dad
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ๅ“ฅๅ“ฅOlder brother
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ๅผŸๅผŸYounger brother
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ๅงๅงOlder sister
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ๅฆนๅฆนYounger sister
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ๅ„ฟๅญSon
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ๅฅณๅ„ฟDaughter
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็ˆถๆฏParents
Lesson 4

Home

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ๅฎถHome
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ๆˆฟๅญHouse
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ๅ…ฌๅฏ“Apartment
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ๆˆฟ้—ดRoom
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้—จDoor
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็ช—ๆˆทWindow
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ๅข™Wall
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ๅœฐๆฟFloor
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ๅฑ‹้กถRoof
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ๆฅผๆขฏStairs
Lesson 5

Furniture

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ๆกŒๅญTable
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ๆค…ๅญChair
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ๅบŠBed
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ๆฒ™ๅ‘Sofa
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่กฃๆŸœWardrobe
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ไนฆๆกŒDesk
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ไนฆๆžถBookshelf
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้•œๅญMirror
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็ฏLamp
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ๆŠฝๅฑ‰Drawer
Lesson 6

Rooms

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ๅŽจๆˆฟKitchen
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ๆตดๅฎคBathroom
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ๅงๅฎคBedroom
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ๅฎขๅŽ…Living room
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่ตฐๅปŠHallway
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่ฝฆๅบ“Garage
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้˜ณๅฐBalcony
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ๅŽ•ๆ‰€Toilet
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้คๅŽ…Dining room
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่Šฑๅ›ญGarden
Lesson 7

Kitchen Items

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็›˜ๅญPlate
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ๆฏๅญCup
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็Žป็’ƒๆฏGlass
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ๅ‰ๅญFork
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ๅˆ€Knife
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ๅ‹บๅญSpoon
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้”…Pot
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ๅนณๅบ•้”…Frying pan
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็“ถๅญBottle
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ๅ†ฐ็ฎฑFridge
Lesson 8

Town

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่ก—้“Street
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ๅนฟๅœบSquare
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ๅ•†ๅบ—Shop
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่ถ…ๅธ‚Supermarket
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้“ถ่กŒBank
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้‚ฎๅฑ€Post office
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่ฏๅบ—Pharmacy
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ๅŒป้™ขHospital
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ๅ›พไนฆ้ฆ†Library
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ๅ…ฌๅ›ญPark
Lesson 9

Work & School

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ๅญฆๆ กSchool
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ๅคงๅญฆUniversity
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ๅŠžๅ…ฌๅฎคOffice
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ๅทฅไฝœWork
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่ฏพLesson / class
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ๆ•™ๅฎคClassroom
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ๅŒไบ‹Colleague
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่€ๆฟBoss
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ไฝœไธšHomework
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่€ƒ่ฏ•Exam
Lesson 10

Travel

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ๆ—…่กŒTravel / journey
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ๅ‡ๆœŸHoliday
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็ฅจTicket
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ๆŠค็…งPassport
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่กŒๆŽ็ฎฑSuitcase
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ๅœฐๅ›พMap
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้…’ๅบ—Hotel
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้ข„่ฎขReservation
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ๆธธๅฎขTourist
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ๅฏผๆธธGuide
Lesson 11

Transport

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ๆฑฝ่ฝฆCar
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ๅ…ฌๅ…ฑๆฑฝ่ฝฆBus
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็ซ่ฝฆTrain
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้ฃžๆœบAeroplane
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่ˆนBoat
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่‡ช่กŒ่ฝฆBicycle
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ๆ‘ฉๆ‰˜่ฝฆMotorbike
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ๅ‡บ็งŸ่ฝฆTaxi
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ๅœฐ้“Underground
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็”ต่ฝฆTram
Lesson 12

Transport Places

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่ฝฆ็ซ™Station
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ๆœบๅœบAirport
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็ซ™Stop / station
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ๆœˆๅฐPlatform
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ไบค้€šTraffic
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็บข็ปฟ็ฏTraffic light
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ๆกฅBridge
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้ซ˜้€Ÿๅ…ฌ่ทฏMotorway
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ๅœ่ฝฆๅœบCar park
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ๆฑฝๆฒนPetrol
Lesson 13

Food Basics

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้ฃŸ็‰ฉFood
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้ขๅŒ…Bread
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็ฑณ้ฅญRice
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้ขๆกNoodles
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่‚‰Meat
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้ฑผFish
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้ธก่›‹Egg
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ๅฅถ้…ชCheese
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ๆฑคSoup
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ๆฒ™ๆ‹‰Salad
Lesson 14

Drinks

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ๆฐดWater
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็‰›ๅฅถMilk
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ๅ’–ๅ•กCoffee
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่ŒถTea
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ๆžœๆฑJuice
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่‘ก่„้…’Wine
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ๅ•ค้…’Beer
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้ฅฎๆ–™Drink
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ๆŸ ๆชฌๆฐดLemonade
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็ƒญๅทงๅ…‹ๅŠ›Hot chocolate
Lesson 15

Fruit

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่‹นๆžœApple
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ๆขจPear
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้ฆ™่•‰Banana
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ๆฉ™ๅญOrange
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ๆŸ ๆชฌLemon
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่‰่Ž“Strawberry
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่‘ก่„Grapes
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ๆกƒๅญPeach
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ๆจฑๆกƒCherry
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่ ่Pineapple
Lesson 16

Vegetables

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ๅœŸ่ฑ†Potato
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่ฅฟ็บขๆŸฟTomato
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่ƒก่ๅœCarrot
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ๆด‹่‘ฑOnion
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ๅคง่’œGarlic
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่พฃๆค’Pepper / chilli
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้ป„็“œCucumber
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็”Ÿ่œLettuce
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ๅทๅฟƒ่œCabbage
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่ฑ†ๅญBean
Lesson 17

Meals

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ๆ—ฉ้คBreakfast
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ๅˆ้คLunch
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ๆ™š้คDinner
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ๅฐๅƒSnack
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็”œ็‚นDessert
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ไธ‰ๆ˜ŽๆฒปSandwich
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ๆฏ”่จPizza
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ๅ†ฐๆท‡ๆท‹Ice cream
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้ฅผๅนฒBiscuit
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่›‹็ณ•Cake
Lesson 18

Restaurant

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้ค้ฆ†Restaurant
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่œๅ•Menu
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ๆœๅŠกๅ‘˜Waiter / waitress
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่ดฆๅ•Bill
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ๅฐ่ดนTip
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้คๅทพNapkin
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็›Salt
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่ƒกๆค’Pepper
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็ณ–Sugar
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็ญทๅญChopsticks
Lesson 19

Animals

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็‹—Dog
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็ŒซCat
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้ฉฌHorse
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้ธŸBird
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็‰›Cow
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็ŒชPig
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็พŠSheep
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ๅฑฑ็พŠGoat
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ๅ…”ๅญRabbit
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่€้ผ Mouse
Lesson 20

Wild Animals

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็‹ฎๅญLion
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่€่™ŽTiger
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ๅคง่ฑกElephant
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้•ฟ้ขˆ้นฟGiraffe
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็ŒดๅญMonkey
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็†ŠBear
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็‹ผWolf
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็‹็‹ธFox
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้นฟDeer
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ๆ–‘้ฉฌZebra
Lesson 21

Nature

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ๅคช้˜ณSun
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ๆœˆไบฎMoon
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ๆ˜Ÿๆ˜ŸStar
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ๅคฉ็ฉบSky
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ไบ‘Cloud
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ๆตทSea
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ๆฒณRiver
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ๆน–Lake
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ๅฑฑMountain
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ๅฐๅฑฑHill
Lesson 22

Outdoors

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ๆ ‘Tree
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่ŠฑFlower
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่‰Grass
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ๅถๅญLeaf
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ๆ ‘ๆžBranch
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ๆ นRoot
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ๆฃฎๆž—Forest
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็งๅญSeed
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ๆตทๆปฉBeach
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ๆฒ™ๅญSand
Lesson 23

Weather

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ๅคฉๆฐ”Weather
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้›จRain
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้›ชSnow
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้ฃŽWind
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ๆšด้ฃŽ้›จStorm
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้›พFog
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็ƒญHot / heat
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ๅ†ทCold
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ๅ†ฐIce
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้›ทThunder
Lesson 24

Time of Day

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็™ฝๅคฉDaytime
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ๅคœๆ™šNight
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ๆ—ฉไธŠMorning
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ไธ‹ๅˆAfternoon
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ๆ™šไธŠEvening
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ไธญๅˆNoon
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ๅˆๅคœMidnight
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้ปŽๆ˜ŽDawn
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ๆ—ฅ่ฝSunset
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ๅฐๆ—ถHour
Lesson 25

Days

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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸไธ€Monday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸไบŒTuesday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸไธ‰Wednesday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ››Thursday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸไบ”Friday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸๅ…ญSaturday
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸๆ—ฅSunday
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ไปŠๅคฉToday
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ๆ˜จๅคฉYesterday
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ๆ˜ŽๅคฉTomorrow
Lesson 26

Months 1

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ไธ€ๆœˆJanuary
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ไบŒๆœˆFebruary
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ไธ‰ๆœˆMarch
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ๅ››ๆœˆApril
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ไบ”ๆœˆMay
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ๅ…ญๆœˆJune
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ไธƒๆœˆJuly
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ๅ…ซๆœˆAugust
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ไนๆœˆSeptember
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ๅๆœˆOctober
Lesson 27

Months & Seasons

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ๅไธ€ๆœˆNovember
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ๅไบŒๆœˆDecember
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ๆ˜ฅๅคฉSpring
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ๅคๅคฉSummer
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็ง‹ๅคฉAutumn
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ๅ†ฌๅคฉWinter
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ๆœˆMonth
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ๅนดYear
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ๆ˜ŸๆœŸWeek
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ๅญฃ่Š‚Season
Lesson 28

Numbers 1-10

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ไธ€One
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ไบŒTwo
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ไธ‰Three
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ๅ››Four
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ไบ”Five
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ๅ…ญSix
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ไธƒSeven
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ๅ…ซEight
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ไนNine
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ๅTen
Lesson 29

Numbers 11-20

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ๅไธ€Eleven
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ๅไบŒTwelve
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ๅไธ‰Thirteen
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ๅๅ››Fourteen
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ๅไบ”Fifteen
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ๅๅ…ญSixteen
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ๅไธƒSeventeen
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ๅๅ…ซEighteen
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ๅไนNineteen
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ไบŒๅTwenty
Lesson 30

Colours

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็บข่‰ฒRed
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่“่‰ฒBlue
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็ปฟ่‰ฒGreen
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้ป„่‰ฒYellow
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้ป‘่‰ฒBlack
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็™ฝ่‰ฒWhite
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็ฐ่‰ฒGrey
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็ฒ‰็บข่‰ฒPink
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็ดซ่‰ฒPurple
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ๆฃ•่‰ฒBrown
Lesson 31

Body 1

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ๅคดHead
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่„ธFace
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็œผ็›Eye
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้ผปๅญNose
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ๅ˜ดMouth
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่€ณๆœตEar
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็‰™้ฝฟTooth
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่ˆŒๅคดTongue
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่„–ๅญNeck
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ๅคดๅ‘Hair
Lesson 32

Body 2

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่ƒณ่†ŠArm
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ๆ‰‹Hand
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ๆ‰‹ๆŒ‡Finger
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่‚ฉ่†€Shoulder
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่ƒธ้ƒจChest
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่ƒŒBack
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่‚šๅญStomach
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่…ฟLeg
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่†็›–Knee
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่„šFoot
Lesson 33

Health

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ๅฅๅบทHealth
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ๅŒป็”ŸDoctor
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ๆŠคๅฃซNurse
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่ฏMedicine
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็–ผ็—›Pain
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ๅ‘็ƒงFever
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ๅ’ณๅ—ฝCough
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ๆ„Ÿๅ†’Cold
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ไผคๅฃWound
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็–พ็—…Illness
Lesson 34

Clothes

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TๆคT-shirt
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่กฌ่กซShirt
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่ฃคๅญTrousers
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็‰›ไป”่ฃคJeans
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่ฟž่กฃ่ฃ™Dress
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่ฃ™ๅญSkirt
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ๅคนๅ…‹Jacket
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ๅค–ๅฅ—Coat
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ๆฏ›่กฃJumper
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้ž‹Shoe
Lesson 35

Shopping

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ไนฐTo buy
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ๅ–To sell
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ไปทๆ ผPrice
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่ดน็”จCost
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้’ฑMoney
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ๅ…ƒYuan
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ๅกCard
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็Žฐ้‡‘Cash
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ๆŠ˜ๆ‰ฃDiscount
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ๆ”ถๆฎReceipt
Lesson 36

Technology

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็”ต่ฏTelephone
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็”ต่„‘Computer
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ๅนณๆฟ็”ต่„‘Tablet
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ๅฑๅน•Screen
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้”ฎ็›˜Keyboard
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้ผ ๆ ‡Mouse
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ไบ’่”็ฝ‘Internet
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็ฝ‘็ซ™Website
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็”ตๅญ้‚ฎไปถEmail
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ๅฏ†็ Password
Lesson 37

Communication

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่ฏWord
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ๅฅๅญSentence
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้—ฎ้ข˜Question
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็ญ”ๆกˆAnswer
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ๅๅญ—Name
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ๅท็ Number
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ๅœฐๅ€Address
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ๆถˆๆฏMessage
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ไฟกLetter
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ๅฏน่ฏConversation
Lesson 38

Common Verbs 1

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ๆœ‰To have
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ๅšTo do / make
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ๅŽปTo go
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ๆฅTo come
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็ป™To give
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ๆ‹ฟTo take / hold
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ๆ”พTo put
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ๆ‰พTo look for
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็œ‹่งTo see
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็ญ‰To wait
Lesson 39

Common Verbs 2

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็œ‹To look / watch
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ๅฌTo listen
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่ฏดTo speak / say
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้—ฎTo ask
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ๅ›ž็ญ”To answer
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่ฏปTo read
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ๅ†™To write
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ๅƒTo eat
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ๅ–To drink
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็ก่ง‰To sleep
Lesson 40

Common Verbs 3

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่ตฐTo walk
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่ท‘To run
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ๅTo sit
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็ซ™To stand
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ๅผ€To open / turn on
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ๅ…ณTo close / turn off
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ไฝTo live
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็ˆฑTo love
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ๅ–œๆฌขTo like
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ๆƒณ่ฆTo want
Lesson 41

Common Verbs 4

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ๅฏไปฅCan / be able to
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ๅบ”่ฏฅShould
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็Ÿฅ้“To know
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ๆ‡‚To understand
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ๅญฆไน To learn / study
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ๆ•™To teach
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็ŽฉTo play
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ๅธฎๅŠฉTo help
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็”จTo use
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ๆ”นๅ˜To change
Lesson 42

Common Verbs 5

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ๅผ€ๅง‹To start
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็ป“ๆŸTo finish
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็ปง็ปญTo continue
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่ฎฐๅพ—To remember
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ๅฟ˜่ฎฐTo forget
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ๆƒณTo think / want
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ๅ†ณๅฎšTo decide
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้€‰ๆ‹ฉTo choose
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ๆ‰“ๅผ€To open
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ๅ…ณ้—ญTo close
Lesson 43

Adjectives 1

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ๅฅฝGood
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ๅBad
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ๅคงBig
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ๅฐSmall
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้ซ˜Tall / high
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็ŸฎShort / low
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้•ฟLong
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็ŸญShort
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ๅฎฝWide
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็ช„Narrow
Lesson 44

Adjectives 2

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ๆผ‚ไบฎBeautiful
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ไธ‘Ugly
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ๆ–ฐNew
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ๆ—งOld
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ๅนด่ฝปYoung
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ๅฎนๆ˜“Easy
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ๅ›ฐ้šพDifficult
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ๅฟซFast
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ๆ…ขSlow
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ๅผบๅฃฎStrong
Lesson 45

Adjectives 3

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ๅผฑWeak
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้ซ˜ๅ…ดHappy
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ไผคๅฟƒSad
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็”Ÿๆฐ”Angry
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็ดฏTired
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็”Ÿ็—…Ill
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ๅฏŒๆœ‰Rich
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่ดซ็ฉทPoor
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ๅ‹ๅฅฝFriendly
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้‡่ฆImportant
Lesson 46

Question Words

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่ฐWho
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ไป€ไนˆWhat
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ๅ“ช้‡ŒWhere
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ไป€ไนˆๆ—ถๅ€™When
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ไธบไป€ไนˆWhy
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ๆ€ŽไนˆHow
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ๅ“ชไธชWhich
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ๅคšๅฐ‘How much / many
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ๅ‡ How many
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ๆ€Žไนˆๆ ทHow is it
Lesson 47

Directions

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ๅณ่พนRight
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ๅทฆ่พนLeft
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็›ด่ตฐStraight ahead
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ๅŒ—North
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ๅ—South
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ไธœEast
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่ฅฟWest
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ไธญๅฟƒCentre
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ๆ‹่ง’Corner
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่ทฏๅฃJunction
Lesson 48

Useful Travel Phrases

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ๅœจๅ“ช้‡ŒWhere is
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ๅคšๅฐ‘้’ฑHow much
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ๆˆ‘ๆƒณ่ฆI would like
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ๆˆ‘ไธๆ˜Ž็™ฝI don't understand
475
ไฝ ไผš่ฏด่‹ฑ่ฏญๅ—Do you speak English
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็ญ‰ไธ€ไธ‹One moment
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ๅฅฝ็š„Okay
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่ฏท้—ฎExcuse me / may I ask
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ๅนฒๆฏCheers
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ๆ•‘ๅ‘ฝHelp me
Lesson 49

Daily Routine

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่ตทๅบŠTo get up
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็ฉฟ่กฃๆœTo get dressed
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ๆด—่„ธTo wash face
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ๅƒๆ—ฉ้ฅญTo have breakfast
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ๅ‡บ้—จTo leave home
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ๅ›žๅฎถTo return home
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ๅƒๆ™š้ฅญTo have dinner
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ไผ‘ๆฏTo relax / rest
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ไธŠๅบŠ็ก่ง‰To go to bed
490
ๅ…ฅ็กTo fall asleep
Lesson 50

Language Learning

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ไธญๆ–‡Chinese
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่‹ฑ่ฏญEnglish
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่ฏญ่จ€Language
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่ฏๆฑ‡Vocabulary
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่ฏญๆณ•Grammar
496
ๅ‘้ŸณPronunciation
497
็ฟป่ฏ‘Translation
498
ๆ„ๆ€Meaning
499
้‡ๅคTo repeat
500
็ปƒไน Exercise / practise
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