Wikipedia:Basic English international wordlist

From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.

This is a list of Basic English "international" words in alphabetical order. These words are similar in many Western languages, are used in diplomacy or schools, or are international standards.


This page is a list of words that come from a specific source and should not be changed.
Please do not add new items or make casual updates to it, unless you are correcting it to match its original source.


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[edit] A

alcoholAlgebraaluminium/aluminumammonia • anaesthetic/anestheticAprilArithmeticasbestosAugust • autobus • automobile

[edit] B

ballet • Bang • bankbarbeefbeerBiologybomb

[edit] C

cafecalendar • catarrh • centi- • champagne • chauffeur • chemistChemistry • check • chocolate • chorus • cigarette • circus • citron • club • coffeecocktailcognacCollegecolony

[edit] D

danceDecember • deci- • degree • Dominion • dynamite

[edit] E

eightelectricityelevenEmbassyEmpireencyclopediaengineer

[edit] F

Februaryfifteen • fifth • fiftyfivefourfourteen • fourth • fortyFriday

[edit] G

gasGeographyGeologyGeometrygram • glycerin

[edit] H

half • Hiss • hotelhundredhyenahygiene • hysteria

[edit] I

Imperial • inferno • influenzainternational

[edit] J

JanuaryjazzJulyJune

[edit] K

kilo- • King

[edit] L

latitudelavalitre/liter • liqueur • longitude

[edit] M

macaroni • madam • magnetic • malaria • mania • MarchMathematicsMaymetre/meter • Mew • micro- • microscope • milli- • millionminuteMondayMuseum

[edit] N

neutronnickelnicotinenineNovember

[edit] O

Octoberolive • once • omelet • oneopera • opium • orchestraorganism

[edit] P

pyjamas/pajamas • paraffin • paradisepark • passport • patentpenguinpetroleum • phonograph • PhysicsPhysiologypianoplatinumpolice • post • potashPresidentPrincePrincessprogrampropagandaPsychology • Purr • pyramid

[edit] Q

Quack • quarterQueen • quinine

[edit] R

radioradiumreferendumrestaurant • rheumatism • Royal • rum

[edit] S

salad • sardineSaturdaysecondSeptember • serum • seven • sir • sixsixteensportSunday

[edit] T

tapioca • taxitea • telegram • telephoneten • terrace • theatrethermometer • third • thirteenthirtythousandthreeThursdaytoasttobacco • torpedo • Tuesday • turbine • twenty-one • twelvetwenty • twice • two

[edit] U

university

[edit] V

vanillaviolin • visa • vitaminvodka • volt

[edit] W

Wednesday • whisky

[edit] X

[edit] Y

[edit] Z

zebrazincZoology