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The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) is the international standard for measuring language proficiency. It’s used by schools, employers, and language apps worldwide.
| Level | Name | You can… | Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Beginner | Introduce yourself, order food, ask directions | ~500 |
| A2 | Elementary | Handle daily routines, describe your background | ~1,200 |
| B1 | Intermediate | Discuss opinions, travel independently, describe experiences | ~2,500 |
| B2 | Upper Intermediate | Follow news, debate topics, write essays | ~4,000 |
| C1 | Advanced | Use language flexibly, understand implicit meaning, work in target language | ~6,000 |
| C2 | Mastery | Understand virtually everything, express yourself precisely | ~8,000+ |
Not sure which level? Start with A1 if you’re a complete beginner. If you already know some words, try A2 or B1. Word counts are cumulative — B1 assumes you already know the A1 and A2 vocabulary.
A Trip Kit is a 50-phrase travel deck for people who want a few phrases before a trip, not a language course: ten phrases a day for five days, plus the numbers 1–10 as a bonus.
Every card has a pronunciation you can say, an example exchange and a tip on what catches tourists out. Day one is the ten phrases travelers say mattered most.
Trip Kits sit outside the CEFR ladder and repeat some A1 words on purpose. Finished the fifty? The Travel & Tourism deck for that language is the next step.
Essential German travel words (A1–A2). Airport, hotel, directions, restaurants, shopping, transportation, emergencies, and sightseeing with example sentences and English translations. All nouns include der/die/das articles.
Health, fitness and everyday wellbeing English at B1, defined in English. Words covering the body, symptoms, the doctor, treatment, food and habits, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note that tells you which word a patient actually says and which one belongs in a clinic.
Film, music, books, television and online English at B1, defined in English. Words with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the connotation each one carries, so you know what a word implies about the speaker and not just what it means.
The core upper-intermediate English words, defined in English. Abstract nouns, reporting verbs, phrasal verbs and the adjectives that carry opinion, each with an English definition, a short gloss, synonyms, IPA and a usage note on register and pattern. Built for learners who no longer want to translate.
Business, money and economics English at B2, defined in English. Words covering companies and markets, finance and trade, growth and risk, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the collocations that make business English sound native.
Science, research and technology English at B2, defined in English. Words covering method and evidence, data and devices, energy and environment, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the precise sense a scientific text expects.
The English of papers, studies and argument at C1, defined in English. Words for describing method, evidence, causation and limitation, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the hedging and precision academic writing demands.
Precise professional English at C1, defined in English. Words for reporting, persuading, hedging, conceding and pushing back without giving offence, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the tone the word carries in a real workplace.
The core proficiency-level English words, defined in English. Literary adjectives, low-frequency nouns and the verbs that do a sentence of work on their own, each with an English definition, a gloss, synonyms, IPA and a usage note on the exact register and connotation. The level at which the word choice itself is the message.
The English of criticism, philosophy and intellectual argument at C2, defined in English. Words for reading and writing about texts, ideas and traditions, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on the scholarly sense the word carries.
Words that look like synonyms until you look closer, defined in English. C2 items separated by tone, formality and connotation rather than by meaning, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note that names the distinction exactly. The deck for learners whose English is correct but not yet precise.
The English of meetings, calls and email that working life actually uses, defined in English. The words and expressions for agendas and action items, chairing and interrupting, scheduling, following up and closing a thread, each with an English definition, IPA, synonyms and a usage note on how formal it sounds.
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