Сat, dog, bag - such vocabulary is easy to remember even for the smallest children. In fact, three-letter words in English are much more interesting and colorful. The African portal Yan (yes, in Ghana the official language is English) has published a selection of 12 short words that are not so often used in everyday speech - and therefore may surprise you.
Knowing this vocabulary is useful if you want to beat your friends at a game or other word-forming game. At the most unexpected moment, you can flaunt in front of your friends some word that they hardly heard.
1. Ait
A small island on a lake or river. For example, you can say: "River Thames' Ait gives a beautiful view"("There is a beautiful view from the island on the Thames").
2. Fie!
This is an exclamation that shows disgust and anger. Something like the Russian "Ugh!" For example: "" Fie! "He sighed after seeing the mess the dog had caused"("" Ugh! "- he gasped when he saw the mess after the dog").
3. Mim
Deliberately quiet, shy and modest. For example: "Jane is a mim housewife who loves her family"("Jane is a shy housewife who adores her family").
4. Yad
Hebrew sign (pointer from the Torah). Hand with an outstretched index finger. Used in the synagogue. Example: "Ibrahim used the yad to follow the text on the scrolls during the Torah reading"(“Ibrahim used a sign to highlight the text on the scroll while reading the Torah”).
5. Wis
This is an old word that means "know" or "trust." For example: "So, you wis, Margaret is a wicked person"("So you know Margaret is a wicked person.")
6. Vug
A small depression in the rock with mineral crystals. For example: "It has now been established that vug fillings are in the nitrate deposits of the Atacama Desert of Chile"("It has been established that depressions with minerals are now in the deposits of nitrates in the Atacama Desert in Chile").
7. Taj
A cap worn by men mostly in Asian countries. For example: "He wore a cute taj when he was crowned prince"("He was wearing a cute Taj when he was crowned as a prince").
8. Zek
You know this word even without us. Zack. The word passed into English from Russian. Sample sentence: "A lot of zeks were taken in for forced labor in the cells"(“Many prisoners were taken for forced labor in the cells”).
9. Lev
And this word has nothing to do with our lion. It is a monetary unit in Bulgaria. For example: "The salesperson charged us 10 levs for the hat"(“The seller took 10 levs from us for a hat”).
10. Mel
And this is not from Russian. Mel- this is the purest honey that can only be bought at a pharmacy. Example: "The clinician gave him some mel to help deal with the allergies"(“The doctor gave him some of the purest honey to help him cope with allergies.”)
11. Dzo
A hybrid of a cow and a yak is dzo, or hainak. For example: "The farmer added a new dzo to his collection"("The farmer brought a new hainak to the herd").
12. Zax
A small tool that looks like an ax. They cut off the roofing slates. Example: "John's zax got lost during the maintenance period"("John's cutter got lost during use").
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This is a list of forty-six three-letter words that lexico.com suggests to use when playing word games or doing crossword puzzles. We've translated this list so that English language learners can expand their vocabulary. The list contains both rare (cox) and special words (dzo), as well as words well known (box) even to those who know English very poorly.
Words are arranged alphabetically.
#1: ax (US ax)[æks] - ax
An iron tool for cutting and cutting, in the form of a blade with a sharp blade on one side and a butt on the other.
Additionally: phrase have an ax to grind is translated into Russian not literally (there is an ax for turning), but in the meaning of "to have mercenary motives", "to pursue their personal goals."
#2: biz- business
Colloquial word of American origin. Most often refers to a business related to the entertainment industry.
Additionally: since 1998 Honda has been producing a scooter Biz.
#3: box- box
A container for something in the form of a box, drawer or other shape.
Additionally: colloquial English expression think outside the box means in Russian "to think outside the box".
#4: cox- steering The person who drives a ship (usually a rowboat).
Additionally: Cox Is also an apple cultivated in Britain by the English gardener Richard Cox.
#5: coz- cousin, cousin Obsolete American word.
Additionally: sometimes in colloquial language a word is used as a substitute for a word because/because/.
#6: dux- the leader Anglo-Saxon chieftain or leader. Historicism.
Additionally: in Scottish English, the word means the best student in the school.
#7: dzo- hainak A ruminant mammal, a hybrid of a yak and a cow.
Additionally: some other hybrids - zebroid/ zebroid /, hinny/ mule /, mule/mule/.
#8: fax- fax, facsimile communication, facsimile machine Transmission over a distance of flat still images (graphic, illustrative and alphanumeric) with their reproduction at the receiving point, carried out by electrical signals.
Additionally: sometimes facts write like fax, for example food fax .
#9: fez- fez An oriental headdress, which is a red woolen cap with a tassel.
Additionally: Fez Is also the name of a puzzle platformer computer game created by Canadian developers.
#10: fix- repair; anchor Correct, restore, make again usable, action something.
Additionally: phrase be in a fix translates as "to be in a quandary".
#11: fox- fox, fox A predatory mammal of the canine family.
Additionally: as in Russian, in English a fox ( fox) can be called a sly one.
#12: hex- witchcraft Magical, mysterious techniques and rituals, according to popular beliefs, capable of influencing people and the forces of nature.
Additionally: the word is also an abbreviation for adjectives hexagonal/ hex / and hexadecimal/ hex /.
#13: kex- the colloquial name of the forest bush in Britain Perennial herb from the umbrella family.
Additionally: forest kupyr is also called in English cow parsley/ cow parsley /.
#14: lax- careless, careless; weak, sluggish Acting without the necessary caution, treating his duties without due diligence.
Additionally: Los Angeles main airport is often referred to as LAX- according to the code of the International Air Transport Association.
#15: lox/ lɒks / - smoked salmon The word appeared in the United States in the 40s of the XX century, comes from the Hebrew laks.
Additionally: also lox translates as liquid oxygen. It is an abbreviation for liquid oxygen.
#16: lux- unit of measurement of illumination The word is of Latin origin, literally translated as "light".
Additionally: Russian designation: lk; international designation: lx.
#17: max- maximum The largest, the highest among other similar ones.
Additionally: colloquially used abbreviation for the word maximum.
#18: Mex- decomp. Mexican For example, the Texas-Mexican variety of American cuisine is called Tex-Mex.
Additionally: the official abbreviation of the state of Mexico is also spelled MEX.
#19: mix- mix Product of mixing, mechanical connection of some substances.
Additionally: expression mix something up means "to mix something up".
#20: nix- decomp. nothing; expression of refusal The same as nothing.
Additionally: sometimes nix called the water fairy ( water sprite) or water nymph ( water nymph).
#21: pax- decomp. a truce call (Pax!) British word. Used, for example, by schoolchildren when playing.
Additionally: in the texts of commercial organizations can mean a person or people: the buffet costs $ 48 per pax- "buffet" at the price of $ 48 per person
#22: pix- decomp. Images Most often they say this about photographs - similar to the Russian "photos".
Additionally: the word is used in the plural.
#23: pox- a general name for diseases accompanied by a severe, suppurating rash Chickenpox, natural smallpox.
Additionally: obsolete expression a pox on means curse - a pox on both their houses!/ plague on both your houses! /.
#24: pyx- church. tabernacle Installed in a Christian church on a "throne" (special table), a golden or silver ark (chest) for the so-called "holy gifts" (bread and wine) used in religious rituals.
Additionally: in England pyx Is also a test coin box on the mint.
#25: Rex- reigning king In England, it occurs in lawsuits to designate the side of the state: Rex versus Jones - King against Jones.
Additionally: another meaning of the word Rex- the name of the breeds of short-haired cats, rabbits and guinea pigs.
#26: sax- decomp. saxophone; saxophonist An abbreviation that is also found in spoken Russian.
Additionally: sax in English, it is also a special hammer for roofing work.
#27: saz- saz A lute type instrument. Distributed among the eastern peoples.
Additionally: the word appeared in English at the end of the 19th century as a borrowing from Turkish.
#28: sex- gender (male - male; female - female) One of the genetically and physiologically determined categories of living beings, organisms.
Additionally: unlike gender, gender- denotes cultural and social differences between the sexes, as well as identities that do not fit into the established ideas about male and female.
#29: six- six Number, digit and quantity 6.
Additionally: stable English expression at sixes and sevens means "completely confused."
#30: tax- tax The established compulsory payment in favor of the state, collected from citizens and legal entities.
Additionally: tax invoice in English is called tax bill.
#31: tux- decomp. tuxedo, tailcoat Americanism. Short for tuxedo.
Additionally: name Tux wears a penguin which is the symbol of the Linux operating system.
#32: Uzi[ˈUːzi] - type of automatic small arms, submachine gun Designed and manufactured in Israel.
Additionally: The name is given in honor of the weapons designer Uziel Gal / Uziel Gal /.
#33: vex- annoy, annoy, disturb To annoy, annoy with something.
Additionally: the word passed into English from Old French.
#34: vox- voice, voice The word is used in music journalism. Abbreviation for vocals/ vocals /.
Additionally: Vox Is an English musical equipment manufacturer whose guitar amplifier and electric organ were used by The Beatles.
#35: wax- wax A substance produced by bees to build a honeycomb, as well as a similar mineral or organic substance.
The success of learning any foreign language is based on:
- conscientious study of grammatical foundations;
- regular replenishment of vocabulary;
- practical application of theoretical knowledge.
English is no exception. If you are just at the beginning of your journey into the world of linguistics, then remember these points. In fact, even a thorough knowledge of grammar will be useless if you do not have a rich lexical baggage. In addition, many students, after completing a theoretical course, cannot properly dispose of knowledge due to a lack of practical experience. It is for this reason that it is very important to perform special exercises even at the training stage. It would be ideal if you have the opportunity to practice conversational English.
How to quickly memorize new words?
"Brevity is the sister of talent" - this expression best characterizes the section of the lexicology of the English language. Many words are ambiguous. And if in Russian, you can count words consisting of three letters on your fingers, then in English there are more than enough of them. But here the question arises, how can you remember them and not get confused?
- learn words consciously, do not try to memorize them;
- use cards with images and transcriptions;
- repeat learned lexemes regularly;
- in the process of memorizing words, make sentences with them.
If you follow these simple rules, you will see how the speed of memorization of words will increase. According to statistics, an adult can memorize up to 20 lexemes a day. Do not strive to learn as much as possible, you can forget at the same speed. Remember: "Quality is better than quantity."
Below are some of the most common and commonly used short 3-letter English words:
- fox - [fɒks] - fox;
- dog - [dɒɡ] - dog;
- cat - [kæt] - cat;
- sea - [siː] - sea;
- sky - [skaɪ] - sky;
- low - [ləʊ] - low;
- son - [sʌn] - son;
- sun - [sʌn] - sun;
- wet - [wet] - wet;
- red - [red] - red;
- can - [kæn] - to be able;
- car - [kɑː (r)] - car;
- bed - [bed] - bed;
- bag - [bæɡ] - bag;
- air - [eə (r)] - air;
- sit - [sɪt] - to sit;
- big - [bɪɡ] - big;
- eye - [aɪ] - eye;
- hot - [hɒt] - hot, hot;
- fly - [flaɪ] - to fly;
- try - [traɪ] - try;
- man - [mæn] - man, people;
- die - [daɪ] - to die;
- May - [meɪ] - May;
- day - [deɪ] - day, victory;
- toy - [tɔɪ] - toy, fun;
- one - [wʌn] - one;
- two - [tuː] - two, two;
- six - [sɪks] - six, six;
- ten - [ten] - ten;
- lie - [laɪ] - lie, deceive;
- pen - [pen] - pen, pen;
- paw - [pɔː] - paw;
- owl - [aʊl] - owl;
- oil - [ɔɪl] - oil, oil.
What do these English words have in common? AID - AIM - AIR, BAD - BEE - BEG - BET, PAN - PEN - PIN - PUN. All these words differ in only one letter, the author called such words intersecting. Instead of memorizing each word of the English language separately, it is much more efficient to find those that are spelled in a similar way and learn them in groups of overlapping words. At the same time, you will learn not only the translation, but also the correct spelling of words in a simple and reliable way.
H.
had n / a to have ("to have, to have")
hag witch, hag, witch, sorceress
ham thigh, thigh
has 3rd person unit numbers n / in go have ("to have, to have")
hat hat, hat; a cap; headdress
haw mumble
hay hay.
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