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good morning. i would like to know how many words should a beginner know, and an elementary level student and in which areas.let me know ASAP if that posiible thank you

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Emaster good morning. i would like to know how many words should a beginner know, and an elementary level student and in which areas.let me know ASAP if that posiible thank you

Good morning. I would like to know how many words should a beginner, an elementary level student, know and in which areas? Let me know, ASAP, if that is possible. Thank you.

I'm afraid, that's impossible to say. Start to study English on the regular basis and after some time (and it is hard to say exactly how long it's take for an individual to master the vocabulary and grammar) you will be more and more confident in English usage.

Verbena · Answer

Most language learning programs start with communication skills, such as "Hello" and "Goodbye" but after that, learning nouns and how to use them properly could take time and also depends on which words are most important for you to learn. For example, if you live in a wooded area, you would need to know what sorts of plants are safe and which ones dangerous. However, if you live in a city, you would need to know the names of buildings and streets.

It is much easier for young students to learn languages than adults, so my best advice is not to push yourself and learn at a pace that is good for you.

If you feel rushed into learning a new language, you need to communicate with whomever is teaching you that you need a little more help.

Blue Jay · Answer

I don't know how many words you need to know to be considered a beginner, or intermediate, or advanced, etc. Studies suggest that native speakers typically know about 20000 to 40000 "base" words (i.e. not counting words formed by adding a suffix to the base word, e.g. quick, quicker, quickest, quickly and quickness are all counted as one base word), but there are about 3000 words that make up about 95% of everyday written and spoken English, and if you understand 95% of the words in a conversation or piece of writing you will often be able to guess the meanings of some or all of the remaining 5%. Here are some links to lists of 3000 common words. Note that they vary slightly in the words included, as they are drawn from different sources, and there are some instances where British and American speakers use different words for the same thing.
http://www.lextutor.ca/freq/lists_download/longman_3000_list.pdf

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/3000-words (Scroll down to below " BROWSE THE FULL LIST ALPHABETICALLY·······")
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/wordlist/english/oxford3000/ox3k_A-B/
http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-3000-common-words.html

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