Life Beginner – Word List

Word class abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) = adverb,
(adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.
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UNIT 1 HELLO mobile number(n) gsm-nummer(n)
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job (n) baan (n) PAGES 16–17
goodbye (n) tot ziens (n)
goodnight (n) goede nacht (n)
PAGES 10–11 meet (v) ontmoeten (v)
artist (n) kunstenaar (n) sign (v) handtekening
doctor (n) arts (n) plaatsen (v)
driver (n) chauffeur (n)
engineer (n) ingenieur (n) PAGE 19
explorer (n) verkenner (n) animal (n) dier (n)
filmmaker (n) filmmaker (n) beautiful (adj) mooi (adj)
photographer (n) fotograaf (n) climber (n) klimmer (n)
scientist (n) wetenschapper fantastic (adj) fantastisch (adj)
(n) favourite (adj) favoriet (adj)
teacher (n) leraar (n) fisherwoman (n) vissersvrouw (n)
writer (n) schrijver (n) happy (adj) blij (adj)
hunter (n) jager (n)
PAGES 12–13 lion (n) leeuw (n)
American (adj) Amerikaans (adj) ocean (n) oceaan (n)
Brazilian (adj) Braziliaans (adj) place (n) plaats (n)
British (adj) Brits (adj) river (n) rivier (n)
Canadian (adj) Canadees (adj) water buffalo (n) waterbuffel (n)
Chinese (adj) Chinees (adj) whale (n) walvis (n)
Egyptian (adj) Egyptisch (adj)
French (adj) Frans (adj) UNIT 2
German (adj) Duits (adj) HOLIDAYS
Indian (adj) Indisch (adj) PAGE 21
Italian (adj) Italiaans (adj) beach (n) strand (n)
Japanese (adj) Japans (adj) island (n) eiland (n)
Mexican (adj) Mexicaans (adj) city (n) stad (n)
Nepalese (adj) Nepalees (adj)
Omani (adj) Omaans (adj) PAGES 22–23
Spanish (adj) Spaans (adj) Australian (adj) Australisch (adj)
desert (n) woestijn (n)
PAGES 14–15 holiday (n) vakantie (n)
Jamaican (adj) Jamaïcaans (adj) tent (n) tent (n)
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trek (n) trektocht (n) typical (adj) typische (adj)

PAGES 24–25 UNIT 3 FAMILIES

cold (adj) koud (adj) PAGE 33
degree (n) graad (n) brother (n) broer (n)
hot (adj) warm (adj) daughter (n) dochter (n)
hotel (n) hotel (n) father (n) vader (n)
nice (adj) leuk (adj) mother (n) moeder (n)
parent (n) ouder (n)
PAGES 26–27 sister (n) zus (n)
airport (n) luchthaven (n) son (n) zoon (n)
black (adj) zwart (adj)
blue (adj) blauw (adj) PAGES 34–35
brown (adj) bruin (adj) child (n) kind (n)
bus (n) bus (n) cousin (n) neef (n)
car (n) auto (n) dead (adj) dood (adj)
green (adj) groen (adj) environmentalist milieubeschermer
grey (adj) grijs (adj) (n) (n)
lake (n) meer (n) family (n) familie (n)
mountain (n) berg (n) famous (adj) beroemd (adj)
old (adj) oud (adj) granddaughter (n) kleindochter (n)
orange (adj) oranje (adj) grandmother (n) grootmoeder (n)
pink (adj) roze (adj) marine (adj) marien (adj)
red (adj) rood (adj) scuba diver (n) duiker (n)
white (adj) wit (adj)
yellow (adj) geel (adj) PAGES 36–37
anniversary (n) verjaardag (n)
PAGES 28–29 April (n) april (n)
address (n) adres (n) August (n) augustus (n)
business (n) zaken (n) birthday (n) verjaardag (n)
travellers reizigers December (n) december (n)
key (n) sleutel (n) February (n) februari (n)
postcode (n) postcode (n) January (n) januari (n)
registration (n) nummerplaat (n) July (n) juli (n)
June (n) juni (n)
PAGE 31 March (n) maart (n)
amazing (adj) verbazingwekken May (n) mei (n)
d (adj) November (n) november (n)
boat (n) boot (n) October (n) oktober (n)
continent (n) continent (n) September (n) september (n)
difficult (adj) moeilijk (adj) sure (adj) zeker (adj)
ice (n) ijs (n) wedding (n) huwelijk (n)
penguin (n) pinguïn (n) year (n) jaar (n)
seal (n) zeehond (n)
temperature (n) temperatuur (n) PAGES 38–39

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big (adj) groot (adj) museum (n) museum (n)
home (n) thuis (n) near (prep) dichtbij (prep)
meeting (n) vergadering (n) next to (prep) naast (prep)
office (n) kantoor (n) opposite (prep) tegenover (prep)
poor (adj) arm (adj) park (n) park (n)
rich (adj) rijk (adj) train station (n) treinstation (n)
small (adj) klein (adj)
young (adj) jong (adj) PAGES 48–49
bell (n) klok (n)
PAGES 40–41 Friday (n) vrijdag (n)
baby (n) baby (n) guidebook (n) gids (n)
congratulations gefeliciteerd (n) map (n) plattegrond (n)
(n) Monday (n) maandag (n)
engaged (adj) verloofd (adj) open (adj) open (adj)
engagement (n) verloving (n) Saturday (n) zaterdag (n)
follow (v) volgen (v) Sunday (n) zondag (n)
great (adj) fantastisch (adj) Thursday (n) donderdag (n)
kind (adj) vriendelijk (adj) timetable (n) tijdschema (n)
lovely (adj) leuk (adj) tourist (n) toerist (n)
party (n) feestje (n) Tuesday (n) dinsdag (n)
you're welcome graag gedaan vertical (adj) verticaal (adj)
(adj) (adj) Wednesday (n) woensdag (n)

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capital (n) hoofdstad (n) beginning (n) begin (n)
country (n) land (n) closed (adj) gesloten (adj)
farmer (n) landbouwer (n) end (n) einde (n)
ger (n) ger (n) midday (n) middag (n)
taxi driver (n) taxichauffeur (n) restaurant (n) restaurant (n)
time zone (n) tijdzone (n)
UNIT 4 CITIES
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building (n) gebouw (n) cake (n) taart (n)
new (adj) nieuw (adj) coffee (n) koffie (n)
tower (n) toren (n) fruit juice (n) vruchtensap (n)
mineral water (n) mineraalwater (n)
PAGES 46–47 salad (n) salade (n)
bank (n) bank (n) sandwich (n) broodje (n)
bus station (n) busstation (n) tea (n) thee (n)
café (n) café (n) large (adj) groot (adj)
car park (n) parking (n)
cinema (n) bioscoop (n) PAGE 55
information centre informatiecentrum art (n) kunst (n)
(n) (n) bridge (n) brug (n)
market (n) markt (n) garden (n) tuin (n)
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lights (n) lichten (n) box (n) doos (n)
shopping street winkelstraat (n) cheap (adj) goedkoop (adj)
(n) design (n) ontwerp (n)
sign (n) uithangbord (n) electric (adj) elektrisch (adj)
snack bar (n) snackbar (n) gas (n) gas (n)
surf (v) surfen (v) heat (v) opwarmen (v)
symbol (n) symbool (n) lid (n) deksel (n)
maximum (n) maximum (n)
UNIT 5 newspaper (n) krant (n)
INVENTIONS oven (n) oven (n)
PAGE 57 panel (n) paneel (n)
air (n) lucht (n) pot (n) pot (n)
fly (v) vliegen (v) solar (adj) zonne- (adj)
robot (n) robot (n) sun (n) zon (n)
toy (n) stuk speelgoed (n)
PAGES 64–65
PAGES 58–59 alarm clock (n) wekker (n)
basket (n) mandje (n) dollar (n) dollar (n)
carry (v) dragen (v) euro (n) euro (n)
cook (v) koken (v) expensive (adj) duur (adj)
drive (v) rijden (v) image (n) beeld (n)
generation (n) generatie (n) memory stick (n) memory stick (n)
intelligent (adj) intelligent (adj) pound (n) pond (n)
move (v) bewegen (v) quality (n) kwaliteit (n)
play (v) spelen (v) radio (n) radio (n)
ride (v) rijden (v)
run (v) lopen (v) PAGE 67
see (v) zien (v) appointment (n) afspraak (n)
sing (v) zingen (v) busy (adj) druk (adj)
speak (v) praten (v) diary (n) agenda (n)
supermarket (n) supermarkt (n) gadget (n) gadget (n)
swim (v) zwemmen (v) kitchen (n) keuken (n)
technology (n) technologie (n) laptop (n) laptop (n)
microwave (n) magnetron (n)
PAGES 60–61 organise (v) organiseren (v)
backpack (n) rugzak (n)
camera (n) camera (n) UNIT 6
headphones (n) hoofdtelefoon (n) PASSIONS
MP3 player (n) MP3-speler (n) PAGE 69
video camera (n) videocamera (n) fan (n) fan (n)
webcam (n) webcam (n) football (n) voetbal (n)
international (adj) internationaal
PAGES 62–63 (adj)
basic (adj) eenvoudig (adj) passionate (adj) gedreven (adj)
bowl (n) kom (n) prize (n) prijs (n)

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rugby (n) rugby (n) bread (n) brood (n)
team (n) team (n) Brie (n) Brie (n)
Camembert (n) Camembert (n)
PAGES 70–71 peach (n) perzik (n)
cheese (n) kaas (n) stall (n) kraam (n)
chocolate (n) chocolade (n) tomato (n) tomaat (n)
competition (n) wedstrijd (n) vegetarian (n) vegetarisch (n)
dish (n) gerecht (n)
egg (n) ei (n) UNIT 7
fish (n) vis (n) DIFFERENT
fruit (n) fruit (n) LIVES
giant (adj) gigantisch (adj) PAGE 81
meat (n) vlees (n) autumn (n) herfst (n)
pasta (n) pasta (n) celebration (n) viering (n)
pumpkin pie (n) pompoentaart (n) month (n) maand (n)
rice (n) rijst (n) spring (n) lente (n)
tennis (n) tennis (n) summer (n) zomer (n)
traditional (adj) traditioneel (adj) winter (n) winter (n)
vegetable (n) groente (n)
PAGES 82–83
PAGES 72–73 reindeer (n) rendier (n)
action (n) actie (n) study (v) studeren (v)
bird (n) vogel (n) tractor (n) tractor (n)
comedy (n) komedie (n) understand (v) begrijpen (v)
detective (n) detective (n)
jazz (n) jazz (n) PAGES 84–85
novel (n) boek (n) board (n) bord (n)
reality (n) reality (n) book (n) boek (n)
wildlife (n) natuur (n) classmate (n) klasgenoot (n)
classroom (n) klaslokaal (n)
PAGES 74–75 college (n) college (n)
festival (n) festival (n) Maasai (n) Maasai (n)
pigeon (n) duif (n) pen (n) pen (n)
race (n) race (n) pencil (n) potlood (n)
tourist attraction toeristische school (n) school (n)
(n) attractie (n) student (n) student (n)
university (n) universiteit (n)
PAGES 76–77 unusual (adj) ongewoon (adj)
boring (adj) saai (adj) village (n) dorp (n)
horrible (adj) verschrikkelijk
(adj) PAGES 86–87
table tennis (n) tafeltennis (n) climbing (n) klimmen (n)
cloudy (adj) bewolkt (adj)
PAGE 79 cycling (n) fietsen (n)
bone (n) graat (n) golf (n) golf (n)
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photo (n) foto (n) lecture (n) lezing (n)
rainy (adj) regenachtig (adj) noisy (adj) luidruchtig (adj)
running (n) lopen (n) object (n) voorwerp (n)
season (n) seizoen (n) report (n) rapport (n)
skiing (n) skiën (n) teach (v) onderwijzen (v)
snowy (adj) met sneeuw (adj)
sunny (adj) zonnig (adj) PAGES 98–99
wet (adj) nat (adj) automatic (adj) automatisch (adj)
windy (adj) winderig (adj) conservation (n) bescherming (n)
crisis (n) crisis (n)
PAGES 88–89 domestic (adj) gedomesticeerd
bored (adj) verveeld (adj) (adj)
hungry (adj) honger (adj) hunt (v) jagen (v)
thirsty (adj) dorst (adj) jaguar (n) jaguar (n)
tired (adj) moe (adj) leopard (n) luipaard (n)
radio collar (n) radiohalsband (n)
PAGE 91 tiger (n) tijger (n)
couple (n) koppel (n) wild (adj) wild (adj)
fire (n) kampvuur (n)
hard (adj) hard (adj) PAGE 103
journey (n) reis (n) call (v) roepen (v)
sleep (v) slapen (v) drink (v) drinken (v)
snow (n) sneeuw (n) eat (v) eten (v)
soft (adj) zacht (adj) gentle (adj) zachtaardig (adj)
travel (v) reizen (v) greet (v) groeten (v)
hand (n) hand (n)
UNIT 8 have a bath (v) een bad nemen
ROUTINES (v)
PAGE 93 identify (v) identificeren (v)
computer (n) computer (n) individual (n) individu (n)
helicopter (n) helikopter (n) jeep (n) jeep (n)
modern (adj) modern (adj) lie down (phr v) gaan liggen (phr
v)
PAGES 94–95 trunk (n) slurf (n)
breakfast (n) ontbijt (n)
dinner (n) avondmaal (n) UNIT 9 TRAVEL
exercise (n) fitness (n) PAGE 105
lunch (n) lunch (n) flying (n) vliegen (n)
interesting (adj) interessant (adj)
PAGES 96–97 plane (n) vliegtuig (n)
archaeologist (n) archaeoloog (n) train (n) trein (n)
article (n) artikel (n)
colleague (n) collega (n) PAGES 106–107
geologist (n) geoloog (n) bag (n) tas (n)
laboratory (n) laboratorium (n) boot (n) laars (n)
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coat (n) jas (n) sightseeing (n) sightseeing (n)
dress (n) kleed (n) view (n) vergezicht (n)
hat (n) hoed (n)
jacket (n) jasje (n) PAGES 112–113
jeans (n) jeans (n) alarm (n) wekker (n)
jumper (n) trui (n) desk (n) bureau (n)
pocket (n) tasje (n) meal (n) maaltijd (n)
sandals (n) sandalen (n) menu (n) menu (n)
scarf (n) sjaal (n)
shirt (n) hemd (n) PAGE 115
shoe (n) schoen (n) ancient (adj) oude (adj)
shorts (n) short (n) bang (n) knal (n)
skirt (n) rok (n) canoe (n) kano (n)
suitcase (n) koffer (n) crash (v) botsen (v)
top (n) topje (n) donkey (n) ezel(n)
trousers (n) broek (n) gold (n) goud (n)
T-shirt (n) T-shirt (n) goldmine (n) goudmijn (n)
landmine (n) landmijn (n)
PAGES 108–109 llama (n) lama (n)
armchair (n) fauteuil (n) loud (adj) luid (adj)
bed (n) bed (n) plate (n) bord (n)
chair (n) stoel (n) sand dune (n) zandduin (n)
cheap (adj) goedkoop (adj) sheep (n) schaap (n)
comfortable (adj) comfortabel (adj) track (n) pad (n)
desk (n) bureau (n)
fridge (n) koelkast (n) UNIT 10
hostel (n) herberg (n) HISTORY
lamp (n) lamp (n) PAGE 117
shower (n) douche (n) digital (adj) digitaal (adj)
sofa (n) sofa (n) disc (n) schijf (n)
table (n) tafel (n) history (n) geschiedenis (n)
TV (n) tv (n) invention (n) uitvinding (n)
wardrobe (n) kledingkast (n) recorder (n) recorder (n)
television (n) televisie (n)
PAGES 110–111 test (n) test (n)
adventurous (adj) avontuurlijk (adj) video (n) video (n)
diving (n) duiken (n)
hiking (n) wandelen (n) PAGES 118–119
hitch-hike (v) liften (v) captain (n) kapitein (n)
horse riding (n) paardrijden (n) expedition (n) expeditie (n)
in advance (exp) op voorhand (exp) North Pole (n) Noordpool (n)
lifetime (n) leven (n) Portuguese (adj) Portugees (adj)
opera (n) opera (n) space (n) ruimte (n)
option (n) optie (n) successful (adj) succesvol (adj)
rail (n) spoor (n)

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PAGES 120–121 discover (v) ontdekken (v)
basketball (n) basketbal (n) leave (v) vertrekken (v)
champion (n) kampioen (n)
friendly (adj) vriendelijk (adj) PAGES 130–131
funny (adj) grappig (adj) arrow (n) pijl (n)
hero (n) held (n) body (n) lichaam (n)
nature (n) natuur (n) discovery (n) ontdekking (n)
sportsman (n) sportman (n) investigation (n) onderzoek (n)
kill (v) doden (v)
PAGES 122–123 knife (n) mes (n)
ago (adv) geleden (adv) mountaineer (n) bergbeklimmer (n)
celebrity (n) beroemdheid (n) mystery (n) mysterie (n)
empire (n) rijk (n) scientific (adj) wetenschappelijk
land (n) land (n) (adj)
leader (n) leider (n)
now (adv) nu (adv) PAGES 132–133
president (n) president (n) adventure (n) avontuur (n)
prisoner (n) gevangene (n) dangerous (adj) gevaarlijk (adj)
today (adv) vandaag (adv) film (v) film (v)
war (n) oorlog (n) pool (n) zwembad (n)
watch (v) bekijken (v)
PAGES 124–125
late (adj) laat (adj) PAGES 134–135
seat (n) plaats (n) crazy (adj) gek (adj)
sorry (adj) sorry (adj) cut (v) snijden (v)
worry (v) zorgen maken (v) deep (adj) diep (adj)
species (n) soort (n)
PAGE 127 traffic (n) verkeer (n)
astronaut (n) astronaut (n)
die (v) sterven (v) PAGES 136–137
goal (n) doel (n) delicious (adj) heerlijk (adj)
Mercury (n) Mercurius (n) last (adj) vorige (adj)
orbit (v) omlopen (v) pay (v) betalen (v)
programme (n) programma (n) shark (n) haai (n)
satellite (n) satelliet (n)
shuttle (n) shuttle (n) PAGE 139
speech (n) toespraak (n) acidic (adj) zuur (adj)
Sputnik (n) Spoetnik (n) balloon (n) ballon (n)
success (n) succes (n) chemist (n) chemicus (n)
tragedy (n) tragedie (n) close (adj) gelijkaardig (adj)
earthy (adj) aardachtig (adj)
UNIT 11 experience (v) beleven (v)
DISCOVERY flower (n) bloem (n)
PAGE 129 juicy (adj) sappig (adj)
arrive (v) aankomen (v) man-made (adj) kunstmatig (adj)
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perfume (n) parfum (n) professional (adj) professioneel (adj)
scent (n) geur (n) project (n) project (n)
stephanotis (n) stefanotis (n) roof (n) dak (n)
taste (v) smaken (v) tornado (n) tornado (n)
watery (adj) waterig (adj) tornado-resistant tornadobestendig
(adj) (adj)
UNIT 12 THE voluntary (adj) vrijwillig (adj)
WEEKEND volunteer (n) vrijwilliger (n)
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factory (n) fabriek (n) PAGES 148–149
weekend (n) weekend (n) adult (n) volwassene (n)
brochure (n) brochure (n)
PAGES 142–143 castle (n) kasteel (n)
bath (n) bad (n) court (n) baan (n)
bathe (v) baden (v) exhibition (n) tentoonstelling (n)
bathroom (n) badkamer (n) finish (v) eindigen (v)
bedroom (n) slaapkamer (n) return ticket (n) heen-en-terug
cooking (n) koken (n) ticket (n)
dining room (n) eetkamer (n) special (adj) speciaal (adj)
ironing (n) strijken (n)
living room (n) woonkamer (n) PAGE 151
mat (n) mat (n) concert (n) concert (n)
motorbike (n) motorfiets (n) flying fish (n) vliegende vis (n)
read (v) lezen (v) group (n) groep (n)
sit (v) zitten (v) guitar (n) gitaar (n)
smile (v) glimlachen (v) main (adj) belangrijkste (adj)
talk (v) praten (v) musician (n) muzikant (n)
toilet (n) toilet (n) painter (n) schilder (n)
wash (v) wassen (v) prepare (v) voorbereiden (v)
wear (v) dragen (v) rest (v) rusten (v)
song (n) lied (n)
PAGES 144–145
folk (n) folk (n)
free (adj) gratis (adj)
sale (n) uitverkoop (n)
shopping (n) winkelen (n)
stuff (n) zaken (n)
trip (n) reis (n)

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builder (n) bouwvakker (n)
community (n) gemeenschap (n)
dream house (n) droomhuis (n)
fun (adj) leuk (adj)
organisation (n) organisatie (n)
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