Daily life 1

get up

get out of bed (v)

fall asleep

go to sleep (v)

straight away

immediately (adv)

have a late night

go to bed very late

have a sleep

a short period of sleeping e.g. half an hour

cereal

ngũ cốc (n)

have a light lunch

have a small meal

snack

a small amount of food you eat between meals (n)

doesn't/don't bother

doesn't do sth (v)

takeaway

a meal you buy in a restaurant but eat at home (n)

feed

give food (v)

have a shower

tắm (v)

have a wash

to wash your body or a part of it (v)

having a shave

cạo râu (v)

have a bath

tắm bồn

put on make-up

trang điểm

fortunately

happening because of good luck (adv)

cleaner

a person who cleans

do washing

washing clothes

make the bed

to arrange the covers on a bed so that they are tidy

ironing

ủi đồ

do the shopping

=buy food at the supermarket

stay in

stay at home

come round

to visit someone at their house (v)

chat

have an informal conversation (v)

eat in

eat at home

on the outskirts of town

on the edge of town

edge

bờ rìa (n)

location

khu vực (n)

flat

=apartment (n)

space

an area that is empty or not used (n)

rent

pay money every week/ month to use it because it isn't ours (v)

balcony

ban công (n)

top floor

tầng cao nhất (tầng trên cùng) (n)

downstairs

on a floor below (n)

upstairs

on a floor above (n)

block of flats

a building with a number of flats in it (n)

lift

the machine that take people up or down a floor (n)

conditioning

a system that keeps the air cool (n)

cottage

a small house that is old and attractive, and usually found in the country (n)

charming

pleasant and attractive (a)

heat

make warm or hot (v)

central heating

a system that heats a whole house (n)

en-suite bathroom

a bathroom connected to the bedroom (n)

spare room

a room for guests

a study

a room where people can work (n)

dishwasher

a machine that washes dishes (n)

utility room

a room, especially in a house, where large pieces of useful equipment such as a washing machine can be kept and where things can be stored (n)

washing machine

a machine that washes clothes (n)

sofas

ghế sofa

cushion

A pillow or a pad with a soft filling.

firm armchair

wooden floor

floor made of wood

rug

tấm thảm

carpet

thick material for covering floors, often made of wool

curtains

a piece of material hung to cover a window, stage, etc

blinds

window coverings made of a series of evenly spaced slats that may be opened or closed by a cord

duvet

a warm bedcover

sheet

a large piece of cloth that is used to cover something

blanket

bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

pillow

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

currency

type of money used

sterling

pound ( the currency in UK)

a ten-pound note

ten pounds

a twenty-euro note

twenty euros

fifty pence

fifty p

a fifty-pence piece

fifty pence

bank account

tài khoản ngân hàng

in credit

having money in the account

cashpoint

a machine, usually in a wall outside a bank, that you can get money from using a plastic card

check the account

look at the details of it

student loan

money you borrow to pay for your studies (n)

fees

money you pay to use sth or for a service (n)

owed

had to pay back (v)

reasonable amount

a larger amount (n)

save up

keeping money to buy sth in the future (v)

afford

to be able to pay for (v)

accommodation

place where you live or stay (n)

deposit

money you pay for sth you're going to use, which is then returned to you when you have finished using it

landlord

the person who owns the property that you rent (n)

charge

asking someone to pay an amount of money (v)