Vocabulary by category
twelve areas across 57 word lists and 2023 words. Each category can be practised as a whole — across its lists and across the levels.
The largest is “Basic words: numbers, time, verbs” with 535 words, the smallest “Weather, animals and nature” with 97. Both numbers are calculated and nowhere typed by hand.
The twelve categories
Basic words: numbers, time, verbsNumbers, time, pronouns and question words, the basic verbs and adjectives, adverbs and the words for place.15 lists · 535 wordsGreetings, conversation and ideasGreetings and polite words, talking and explaining, giving an opinion, and the words for ideas.four lists · 165 wordsPeople, family and feelingsFamily and relatives, character, relationships, and the feelings people have about each other.five lists · 177 wordsHome, clothes and the daily roundRooms and furniture, clothes, the day from waking to sleeping, and running a household.four lists · 125 wordsFood and drinkWhat is eaten and drunk, cooking and eating out, and the dishes of Indian kitchens.three lists · 122 wordsShopping, money and the cityBuying and bargaining, prices, the bank, and the bills and offices of life in town.three lists · 111 wordsTown, transport and travelPlaces in town, transport, asking the way, hotels, and sightseeing.five lists · 160 wordsThe body and healthParts of the body, being ill and seeing a doctor, and the body in more detail.three lists · 100 wordsWeather, animals and natureThe weather and the seasons, animals and plants, and the environment.three lists · 97 wordsFree time, media and technologyHobbies, sport and games, films and music, the phone and the internet, and technology.five lists · 168 wordsIndia: festivals, society and two registersFestivals and customs, the words of public life, and the two words Hindi often has for one thing.three lists · 108 wordsWork, school and studyJobs and workplaces, school and university, education, and office life.four lists · 155 words
Practise a category as a whole
Every category page has a quiz drawn from all its lists. If you would rather have the full choice — level, mode, length — you will also find the categories in the “Area” field of the practice page, each as the first entry of its group.