Here is a list of common English nouns suitable for the A1 (Beginner) level, categorized by topic to make them easier to learn or use.
People & Family
man – /mæn/ – an adult male human being;
plural men – /men/;
woman – /ˈwʊm.ən/ – an adult female human being;
plural women – /ˈwɪm.ɪn/;
girl – /ɡɜːl/ a female child or young woman, especially one still at school;
boy – /bɔɪ/ – a male child or, more generally, a male of any age;
mother /ˈmʌð.ər/ a female parent;
father /ˈfɑː.ðər/ a male parent;
brother – /ˈbrʌð.ər/ – a man or boy with the same parents as another person;
sister – /ˈsɪs.tər/ – a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person;
ex: Sophie and Emily are sisters.
son – /sʌn/ – your male child;
daughter – /ˈdɔː.tər/ – your female child;
parent – /ˈpeə.rənt/ – a mother or father of a person or an animal, or someone who looks after a person in the same way that a parent does;
baby – /ˈbeɪ.bi/ a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk;
child – /tʃaɪld/ – a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age;
plural children /ˈtʃɪl.drən/
person – /ˈpɜː.sən/ – a man, woman, or child;
plural people /ˈpiː.pəl/
friend – /frend/ – a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family;
student – /ˈstjuː.dənt/ – a person who is learning at a college or university;
teacher – /ˈtiː.tʃər/ – someone whose job is to teach in a school or college;
doctor – /ˈdɒk.tər/ – a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt;
answer – /ˈɑːn.sər/ a reaction to a question, letter, phone call, etc.
house – a building that people, usually one family, live in;