英語ベースの人造語「ベーシック英語」には、覚えるべき基礎英単語が明示されている。考案者のオグデン曰く、この850単語と簡易な文法ルールを覚えるだけでコミュニケーションがとれるという。夢のような話だ。
ただ残念なことに、「ベーシック英語」だけで会話が成立することはない。特殊な文法ルールの利用者は皆無であり、単語も実生活で必要数に遠く及ばばないからだ。しかし明示された850語は、必須の基礎英単語であることに変わりない。英語学習のはじめの一歩としては機能しそうなのでまとめてみた。
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動作に関するもの（100語）
- come *
- get *
- give *
- go *
- keep *
- let *
- make *
- put *
- seem *
- take *
- be *
- do *
- have *
- say *
- see *
- send *
- may *
- will *
- about *
- across *
- after *
- against *
- among *
- at *
- before *
- between *
- by *
- down *
- from *
- in *
- off *
- on *
- over *
- through *
- to *
- under *
- up *
- with *
- as *
- for *
- of *
- till *
- than *
- a *
- the *
- all *
- any *
- every *
- no *
- other *
- some *
- such *
- that *
- this *
- I *
- he *
- you *
- who *
- and *
- because *
- but *
- or *
- if *
- though *
- while *
- how *
- when *
- where *
- why *
- again *
- ever *
- far *
- forward *
- here *
- near *
- now *
- out *
- still *
- then *
- there *
- together *
- well *
- almost *
- enough *
- even *
- little *
- much *
- not *
- only *
- quite *
- so *
- very *
- tomorrow *
- yesterday *
- north *
- south *
- east *
- west *
- please *
- yes *
物事に関するもの（400の一般的な語）
- account *
- act *
- addition *
- adjustment *
- advertisement *
- agreement *
- air *
- amount *
- amusement *
- animal *
- answer *
- apparatus *
- approval *
- argument *
- art *
- attack *
- attempt *
- attention *
- attraction *
- authority *
- back *
- balance *
- base *
- behaviour *
- belief *
- birth *
- bit *
- bite *
- blood *
- blow *
- body *
- brass *
- bread *
- breath *
- brother *
- building *
- burn *
- burst *
- business *
- butter *
- canvas *
- care *
- cause *
- chalk *
- chance *
- change *
- cloth *
- coal *
- colour *
- comfort *
- committee *
- company *
- comparison *
- competition *
- condition *
- connection *
- control *
- cook *
- copper *
- copy *
- cork *
- cotton *
- cough *
- country *
- cover *
- crack *
- credit *
- crime *
- crush *
- cry *
- current *
- curve *
- damage *
- danger *
- daughter *
- day *
- death *
- debt *
- decision *
- degree *
- design *
- desire *
- destruction *
- detail *
- development *
- digestion *
- direction *
- discovery *
- discussion *
- disease *
- disgust *
- distance *
- distribution *
- division *
- doubt *
- drink *
- driving *
- dust *
- earth *
- edge *
- education *
- effect *
- end *
- error *
- event *
- example *
- exchange *
- existence *
- expansion *
- experience *
- expert *
- fact *
- fall *
- family *
- father *
- fear *
- feeling *
- fiction *
- field *
- fight *
- fire *
- flame *
- flight *
- flower *
- fold *
- food *
- force *
- form *
- friend *
- front *
- fruit *
- glass *
- gold *
- government *
- grain *
- grass *
- grip *
- group *
- growth *
- guide *
- harbour *
- harmony *
- hate *
- hearing *
- heat *
- help *
- history *
- hole *
- hope *
- hour *
- humour *
- ice *
- idea *
- impulse *
- increase *
- industry *
- ink *
- insect *
- instrument *
- insurance *
- interest *
- invention *
- iron *
- jelly *
- join *
- journey *
- judge *
- jump *
- kick *
- kiss *
- knowledge *
- land *
- language *
- laugh *
- law *
- lead *
- learning *
- leather *
- letter *
- level *
- lift *
- light *
- limit *
- linen *
- liquid *
- list *
- look *
- loss *
- love *
- machine *
- man *
- manager *
- mark *
- market *
- mass *
- meal *
- measure *
- meat *
- meeting *
- memory *
- metal *
- middle *
- milk *
- mind *
- mine *
- minute *
- mist *
- money *
- month *
- morning *
- mother *
- motion *
- mountain *
- move *
- music *
- name *
- nation *
- need *
- news *
- night *
- noise *
- note *
- number *
- observation *
- offer *
- oil *
- operation *
- opinion *
- order *
- organization *
- ornament *
- owner *
- page *
- pain *
- paint *
- paper *
- part *
- paste *
- payment *
- peace *
- person *
- place *
- plant *
- play *
- pleasure *
- point *
- poison *
- polish *
- porter *
- position *
- powder *
- power *
- price *
- print *
- process *
- produce *
- profit *
- property *
- prose *
- protest *
- pull *
- punishment *
- purpose *
- push *
- quality *
- question *
- rain *
- range *
- rate *
- ray *
- reaction *
- reading *
- reason *
- record *
- regret *
- relation *
- religion *
- representative *
- request *
- respect *
- rest *
- reward *
- rhythm *
- rice *
- river *
- road *
- roll *
- room *
- rub *
- rule *
- run *
- salt *
- sand *
- scale *
- science *
- sea *
- seat *
- secretary *
- selection *
- self *
- sense *
- servant *
- sex *
- shade *
- shake *
- shame *
- shock *
- side *
- sign *
- silk *
- silver *
- sister *
- size *
- sky *
- sleep *
- slip *
- slope *
- smash *
- smell *
- smile *
- smoke *
- sneeze *
- snow *
- soap *
- society *
- son *
- song *
- sort *
- sound *
- soup *
- space *
- stage *
- start *
- statement *
- steam *
- steel *
- step *
- stitch *
- stone *
- stop *
- story *
- stretch *
- structure *
- substance *
- sugar *
- suggestion *
- summer *
- support *
- surprise *
- swim *
- system *
- talk *
- taste *
- tax *
- teaching *
- tendency *
- test *
- theory *
- thing *
- thought *
- thunder *
- time *
- tin *
- top *
- touch *
- trade *
- transport *
- trick *
- trouble *
- turn *
- twist *
- unit *
- use *
- value *
- verse *
- vessel *
- view *
- voice *
- walk *
- war *
- wash *
- waste *
- water *
- wave *
- wax *
- way *
- weather *
- week *
- weight *
- wind *
- wine *
- winter *
- woman *
- wood *
- wool *
- word *
- work *
- wound *
- writing *
- year *
物事に関するもの（200の視覚に訴える語）
- angle *
- ant *
- apple *
- arch *
- arm *
- army *
- baby *
- bag *
- ball *
- band *
- basin *
- basket *
- bath *
- bed *
- bee *
- bell *
- berry *
- bird *
- blade *
- board *
- boat *
- bone *
- book *
- boot *
- bottle *
- box *
- boy *
- brain *
- brake *
- branch *
- brick *
- bridge *
- brush *
- bucket *
- bulb *
- button *
- cake *
- camera *
- card *
- cart *
- carriage *
- cat *
- chain *
- cheese *
- chest *
- chin *
- church *
- circle *
- clock *
- cloud *
- coat *
- collar *
- comb *
- cord *
- cow *
- cup *
- curtain *
- cushion *
- dog *
- door *
- drain *
- drawer *
- dress *
- drop *
- ear *
- egg *
- engine *
- eye *
- face *
- farm *
- feather *
- finger *
- fish *
- flag *
- floor *
- fly *
- foot *
- fork *
- fowl *
- frame *
- garden *
- girl *
- glove *
- goat *
- gun *
- hair *
- hammer *
- hand *
- hat *
- head *
- heart *
- hook *
- horn *
- horse *
- hospital *
- house *
- island *
- jewel *
- kettle *
- key *
- knee *
- knife *
- knot *
- leaf *
- leg *
- library *
- line *
- lip *
- lock *
- map *
- match *
- monkey *
- moon *
- mouth *
- muscle *
- nail *
- neck *
- needle *
- nerve *
- net *
- nose *
- nut *
- office *
- orange *
- oven *
- parcel *
- pen *
- pencil *
- picture *
- pig *
- pin *
- pipe *
- plane *
- plate *
- plough *
- pocket *
- pot *
- potato *
- prison *
- pump *
- rail *
- rat *
- receipt *
- ring *
- rod *
- roof *
- root *
- sail *
- school *
- scissors *
- screw *
- seed *
- sheep *
- shelf *
- ship *
- shirt *
- shoe *
- skin *
- skirt *
- snake *
- sock *
- spade *
- sponge *
- spoon *
- spring *
- square *
- stamp *
- star *
- station *
- stem *
- stick *
- stocking *
- stomach *
- store *
- street *
- sun *
- table *
- tail *
- thread *
- throat *
- thumb *
- ticket *
- toe *
- tongue *
- tooth *
- town *
- train *
- tray *
- tree *
- trousers *
- umbrella *
- wall *
- watch *
- wheel *
- whip *
- whistle *
- window *
- wing *
- wire *
- worm *
状態に関するもの（100の一般的な語）
- able *
- acid *
- angry *
- automatic *
- beautiful *
- black *
- boiling *
- bright *
- broken *
- brown *
- cheap *
- chemical *
- chief *
- clean *
- clear *
- common *
- complex *
- conscious *
- cut *
- deep *
- dependent *
- early *
- elastic *
- electric *
- equal *
- fat *
- fertile *
- first *
- fixed *
- flat *
- free *
- frequent *
- full *
- general *
- good *
- great *
- grey *
- hanging *
- happy *
- hard *
- healthy *
- high *
- hollow *
- important *
- kind *
- like *
- living *
- long *
- male *
- married *
- material *
- medical *
- military *
- natural *
- necessary *
- new *
- normal *
- open *
- parallel *
- past *
- physical *
- political *
- poor *
- possible *
- present *
- private *
- probable *
- quick *
- quiet *
- ready *
- red *
- regular *
- responsible *
- right *
- round *
- same *
- second *
- separate *
- serious *
- sharp *
- smooth *
- sticky *
- stiff *
- straight *
- strong *
- sudden *
- sweet *
- tall *
- thick *
- tight *
- tired *
- true *
- violent *
- waiting *
- warm *
- wet *
- wide *
- wise *
- yellow *
- young *
状態に関するもの（50の相対する語）
- awake *
- bad *
- bent *
- bitter *
- blue *
- certain *
- cold *
- complete *
- cruel *
- dark *
- dead *
- dear *
- delicate *
- different *
- dirty *
- dry *
- false*
- feeble *
- female *
- foolish *
- future *
- green *
- ill *
- last *
- late *
- left *
- loose *
- loud *
- low *
- mixed *
- narrow *
- old *
- opposite *
- public *
- rough *
- sad *
- safe *
- secret *
- short *
- shut *
- simple *
- slow *
- small *
- soft *
- solid *
- special *
- strange *
- thin *
- white *
- wrong *
まとめ
個人的には最近日本語を忘れてきたので、まずはそっちから勉強しようと思う。
