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500 Most Common English Words
'
'd
'll
'm
're
's
't
've
A
a
able
about
actually
afraid
after
again
against
ago
ah
ain
all
almost
alone
already
also
always
am
an
and
another
any
anymore
anyone
anything
anyway
are
aren
around
as
ask
asked
at
away
B
baby
back
bad
be
beautiful
because
been
before
behind
being
believe
best
better
between
big
bit
blood
body
both
boy
break
bring
brother
brought
business
but
by
C
call
called
came
can
car
care
case
chance
change
check
child
children
city
close
come
comes
coming
could
couldn
course
crazy
cut
D
dad
damn
daughter
day
days
dead
deal
dear
death
did
didn
die
different
do
doctor
does
doesn
doing
don
done
door
down
dr.
drink
E
each
easy
eat
else
end
enough
even
ever
every
everybody
everyone
everything
exactly
excuse
eyes
F
face
family
far
father
feel
few
fight
find
fine
fire
first
five
for
forget
found
four
friend
friends
from
fuck
fucking
fun
G
game
gave
get
gets
getting
girl
girls
give
go
god
goes
going
gone
gonna
good
got
gotta
great
guess
guy
guys
H
had
hand
hands
happen
happened
happy
hard
has
have
haven
having
he
head
hear
heard
heart
hell
hello
help
her
here
hey
hi
high
him
his
hit
hold
home
hope
hours
house
how
huh
hurt
husband
I
i
idea
if
important
in
inside
into
is
isn
it
its
J
job
just
K
keep
kid
kids
kill
killed
kind
knew
know
knows
L
lady
last
late
later
least
leave
left
let
life
like
listen
little
live
long
look
looking
looks
lost
lot
love
M
made
make
makes
making
man
many
married
matter
may
maybe
me
mean
means
meet
men
met
might
mind
mine
minute
minutes
miss
mom
moment
money
more
morning
most
mother
move
mr
mr.
much
music
must
my
myself
N
name
need
never
new
next
nice
night
no
nobody
not
nothing
now
number
O
of
off
office
oh
ok
okay
old
on
once
one
only
open
or
other
our
out
over
own
P
part
party
pay
people
person
phone
place
play
playing
please
point
police
pretty
probably
problem
put
Q
question
quite
R
read
ready
real
really
reason
remember
rest
right
room
run
S
said
same
saw
say
saying
says
school
second
see
seen
set
shall
she
shit
shot
should
show
shut
side
since
sir
sister
sit
sleep
so
some
somebody
someone
something
son
soon
sorry
speak
stand
start
started
stay
still
stop
story
stuff
such
supposed
sure
T
take
taking
talk
talking
tell
than
thank
thanks
that
the
their
them
then
there
these
they
thing
things
think
thinking
this
those
though
thought
three
through
time
times
to
today
together
told
tomorrow
tonight
too
took
town
trouble
true
trust
truth
try
trying
turn
two
U
uh
um
under
understand
until
up
us
use
used
V
very
W
wait
waiting
walk
wanna
want
wanted
wants
war
was
wasn
watch
water
way
we
week
welcome
well
went
were
what
whatever
when
where
which
while
who
whole
why
wife
will
wish
with
without
woman
women
won
word
work
working
world
worry
would
wouldn
wow
wrong
Y
yeah
year
years
yes
yet
you
young
your
yours
yourself