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fahrenheit færənhaɪt
celsius sɛlsiəs
Hot hɑt
Warm wɔrm
Cool Kul
freezing frē′zing
degrees dɪˈgri
sunny/clear sʌni
cloudy klaʊdi
raining rɪŋɪŋ
snowing səʊɪŋ
heat wave hit/ weɪv
smoggy smog′ē, smô′gē
humid hjuːmɪd
thunderstorm θʌndɚˌstɔrm
lightning laɪtnɪŋ
Windy wɪndi
dust storm dʌst / stɔrm
Foggy fog′ē, fô′gē / fɒgi
hailstorm heɪlˌstɔrm
icy aɪsi
snowstorm snoʊˌstɔrm
TIME
Hour aʊr, ˈaʊɚ
Minutes mɪnɪts
Seconds sɛkənd
a.m ˈæm
p.m 'PM', 'pm': /ˌpiːˈɛm/
1:00 one oclock wʌn əˈklɑk
1:05 one oh five/ five after one wʌn oʊ five
1:10 one ten/ ten after one wʌn tɛn
1:20 one-twenty wʌn twɛnti
1:30 one thirty/ half past one wʌn θɝti
1:40 one forty/ twenty to two wʌn fɔrti
1:45 one forty five/ a quater to two wʌn fɔrti five
Sunrise sʌnˌraɪz
Morning mɔrnɪŋ
Noon Nun
Afternoon ɑːftərˈnuːn
Sunset sʌnˌsɛt
Evening ivnɪŋ
Night naɪt
Midnight mɪdˌnaɪt
Early ɝli
On time ɑn, ɔn taɪm
Late leɪt
Daylight saving time deɪˌlaɪt- seɪvɪŋ- taɪm
Standard time stændɚd- taɪm
Hawaii aleutian time (hə wī′ē, -wä′-, -wä′yə, hä vä′ē)- ə lo̅o̅′shən-
taɪm
Alaska time ə las′kə- taɪm
Pacific time pəˈsɪfɪk- taɪm
Mountain time maʊntən- taɪm
Central time ˈsɛntrəl- taɪm
Eastern time ˈistɚn- taɪm
Atlantic time at lan′tik- taɪm
Newfoundland time ˈnjuːfəndlənd- taɪm
DESCIBING THINGS
Little hand lɪtəl- hænd
Big hand bɪg- hænd
Fast driver Fæst- draɪvɚ
Slow driver sloʊ- draɪvɚ
Hard chair hɑrd- härd- tʃɛr
Soft chair sɔft, sɑft- tʃɛr
Thinck book θɪŋk- bʊk
Thin book θɪn- bʊk
Full glass fʊl- glæs
Empty glass ɛmpti- glæs
Noisy children nɔɪzi- tʃɪldrən
Quiet children kwaɪɪt- tʃɪldrən
Heavy box hɛvi- bɑks
Light box laɪt- bɑks
Same color seɪm- kʌlɚ
Different colors dɪfrənt- kʌlɚ
Good dog gʊd- dɔg, dɑg
Band dog Bænd- dɔg, dɑg
Expensive ring ɪkˈspɛnsɪv- rɪŋ
Cheap ring tʃip- rɪŋ
Beautiful view bjutəfəl- vju
Ungly view ʌgli- vju
Easy problem Izi- prɑbləm
Difficult problem ˈdɪfɪkəlt- prɑbləm
Felings
Hot hɑt
Thirsty θɝsti
Sleepy Slipi
Cold koʊld
Hungry hʌŋgri
Full fʊl
Disgusted dɪsˈgʌstɪd, dɪˈskʌs
Calm kɑm
Uncomfortable ʌnˈkʌmftəbəl
Nervous nɝvəs
In pain ɪn- peɪn
Sick sɪk
Worried wɜrid, ˈwʌr-/ ,(wûr′ēd, wur′-)
Well wɛl
Relieved rɪˈlivd
Hurt hɝt
Lonely loʊnli
In love ɪn- lʌv
sad Sæd
Homesick hoʊmˌsɪk
proud praʊd
Excited ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
scared skɛrd
Embarrassed ɪmˈbærəst
Bored bɔrd
Confused kənˈfjuzd
frustrated frus′trā tid
Upset noun: /ˈʌpsɛt/
Angry ˈæŋgri
THE HOME
Roof ruf, rʊf
Bedroom bɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm
Door dɔr
Bathroom bɑːθruːm
kitchen kɪtʃən
Floor flɔr
Dining área daɪnɪŋ. area
attic ætɪk
Kids bedroom kɪd- bɛdˌrum, -ˌrʊm
Babys room beɪbis- rum, rʊm
window wɪndoʊ
Living room lɪvɪŋ- ˌrʊm
Basement beɪsmənt
Garage gærɪdʒ
Vegetales
Lettuce lɛtɪs
cabbage kæbɪdʒ
Carrots kærət
Radishes rædɪʃ
Beets bit
Tomatoes təˈmeɪtoʊ, -ˈmɑ-
Bell pappers Bell- peɪpɚ
String beans strɪŋ bin
Celery sɛləri
Cucumbers kjukʌmbɚ
Spinach spɪnɪtʃ
Corn kɔrn
Broccoli brɑkəli
Cauliflower kɒliflaʊər
Bok choy bok′ choi′
turnips ˈtɝnɪp
Patatoes pəˈteɪtoʊ, -tə
Sweet potatoes Swit- pəˈteɪtoʊ, -tə
Onions ʌnjən
Green onions ɡriːn- ʌnjən
peas pi
Artichokes ɑrtɪˌtʃoʊk
Eggplants ˈɛgˌplænt
Squash skwɑʃ, skwɔʃ
Zucchini zuˈkini
Asparagus əˈspærəgəs
mushrooms mʌʃrum, -rʊm
Parsley pɑrsli
Chili peppers ˈtʃɪli- pɛpɚ
Garlic gɑrlɪk
A bag of lettuce Bæg- ɒv- ɛtɪs
A head of lettuce hɛd- ɒv- ɛtɪs