Voyage

Name

A2 Wordlist Unit 1

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 1 of Voyage A2 Coursebook. You can insert your own translation.
Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

American  adj  /əˈmerɪkən/ My boss isn’t American.

Arabic  adj  /ˈærəbɪk/ They’re Arabic.
artist   n  /ˈɑːtɪst/ She’s an artist.
aunt   n  /ɑːnt/ Is she your aunt?
boss   n  /bɒs/ My boss isn’t American, she’s Turkish.
British  adj  /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ I’m from London. I’m British.
brother   n  /ˈbrʌðə(r)/ My brother is a doctor.
brother-in-law  n  /ˈbrʌðə(r) ɪn lɔː/ My brother-in-law is a doctor.
business management  n  He studied business management at university.
/ˌbɪznəs ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
car mechanic  n  /ˈkɑː məˌkænɪk/ I’m a car mechanic.
child   n  /tʃaɪld/ They have one child.
children  n pl  /ˈtʃɪldrən/ How old are your children?
Chinese  adj  /ˌtʃaɪˈniːz/ My neighbours are Chinese.
communicate   v  /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ I’m good at communicating with people.
country   n  /ˈkʌntri/ Which country are you from?
cousin   n  /ˈkʌzn/ Anna is my cousin.
daughter   n  /ˈdɔːtə(r)/ Their daughter is married.
designer  n  /dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ She’s Australian and she’s a designer.
Emirati  adj  /emɪˈrɑːti/ They’re from Dubai. They’re Emirati.
family name  n  /ˈfæməli neɪm/ His family name’s Ramirez.
father   n  /ˈfɑːðə(r)/ Her father’s name is Hasan.
fluent  adj  /ˈfluːənt/ She’s fluent in Portuguese.
French  adj  /frentʃ/ My wife’s mother is French.
genetic  adj  /dʒəˈnetɪk/ The village doctor says it isn’t genetic; he thinks it’s something
in the water or the food.
granddaughter   n  /ˈɡrændɔːtə(r)/ Her granddaughter is at university.
grandfather   n  /ˈɡrænfɑːðə(r)/ How old is your grandfather?
grandmother   n  /ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/ My grandmother is Spanish.
grandson   n  /ˈɡrænsʌn/ They have one grandson.
Greek  adj  /ɡriːk/ Are your neighbours Greek?
Hungarian  adj  /hʌŋˈɡeəriən/ Are you Hungarian?
husband   n  /ˈhʌzbənd/ My husband is Italian.
introduce   v  /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ Let me introduce you to the other students.
Italian  adj  /ɪˈtæliən/ They’re Italian.
Japanese  adj  /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/ My neighbours are Japanese.
last name  n  /ˈlɑːst neɪm/ In some countries, wives can have their husband’s last names
after they’re married.
Lebanese  adj  /ˌlebəˈniːz/ Are they Lebanese?

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A2 Wordlist Unit 1

married   adj  /ˈmærid/ Are you married?

Mexican  adj  /ˈmeksɪkən/ I’m from Mexico. I’m Mexican.
mother   n  /ˈmʌðə(r)/ She is the mother of six children.
nationality  n  /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ What’s your nationality?
neighbour   n  /ˈneɪbə(r)/ The neighbours are a family from Iraq.
nephew   n  /ˈnefjuː/ My nephew’s name is José.
niece   n  /niːs/ What’s your niece’s name?
Nigerian  adj  /naɪˈdʒɪəriən/ I’m from Nigeria. I’m Nigerian.
Pakistani  adj  /ˌpækɪˈstɑːni/ His father’s from Pakistan. He’s Pakistani.
Polish  adj  /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ There’s a Polish supermarket next to our house.
Portuguese  adj  /ˌpɔːtʃuˈɡiːz/ Is José Portuguese?
restaurant   n  /ˈrestrɒnt/ I work in a restaurant.
Russian  adj  /ˈrʌʃn/ My neighbour is Russian.
saxophone  n  /ˈsæksəfəʊn/ I play the saxophone.
single   adj  /ˈsɪŋɡl/ Is Sylvie single?
sister   n  /ˈsɪstə(r)/ How old is your sister?
son   n  /sʌn/ I’m his son.
Spanish  adj  /ˈspænɪʃ/ Is Martha Spanish?
stepfather  n  /ˈstepfɑːðər/ Didier is my stepfather.
supermarket   n  /ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt/ My Saturday job is at a Chinese supermarket called Jing Jing
Foods.
Turkish  adj  /ˈtɜːkɪʃ/ She isn’t American, she’s Turkish.
twin   n  /twɪn/ Four of their sons are twins.
typical   adj  /ˈtɪpɪkl/ It’s a typical village, but its people are not typical.
uncle   n  /ˈʌŋkl/ My uncle’s a teacher.
unemployed   adj  /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ I’m unemployed at the moment.
Urdu  n  /ˈɜːduː/ They speak Urdu.
Vietnamese  adj  /ˌvjetnəˈmiːz/ She’s Vietnamese.
wife   n  /waɪf/ His wife’s name is Rashida.

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