Cool MateCEFR · Beginner
A1 English.
Beginner.
Start from zero. Pick up the words that real shows, real people, and real menus use first. No textbook English, no fake dialogues.
Free to start. No textbook. No streak shame.
What is A1?
A1, the beginner level.
The first 500 words that unlock everything.
Who is it for?
Total beginners and anyone who has tried a course before and never really stuck. If you can say hello and count to ten, you are already here.
What you can do at A1
- Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very simple phrases.
- Introduce yourself, ask and answer where you live, what you do, what you like.
- Order food, ask directions, buy a ticket without switching to your native language.
- Catch the gist of slow, clear speech aimed at a beginner.
Sample words
What A1 English actually looks like.
Real A1 challenges from the Cool Mate feed. Tap any card to see the clip, audio, examples, and translations.
Be
A1used when you are naming people or things, describing them or giving more information about them
I
A1pronoun
used as the subject of a verb when the speaker or writer is referring to himself/herself
Of
A1preposition
belonging to somebody; relating to somebody
The
A1used to refer to somebody/something that has already been mentioned or is easily understood
You
A1pronoun
used as the subject or object of a verb or after a preposition to refer to the person or people being spoken or written to
And
A1conjunction
also; in addition to
Get
A1to receive something
This
A1used to refer to a particular person, thing or event that is close to you, especially compared with another
Not
A1adverb
used with be, do or have to form the negative of verbs; used to form the negative of modal verbs like can or must
To
A1preposition
in the direction of something; towards something
We
A1pronoun
I and another person or other people; I and you
On
A1preposition
in or into a position covering, touching or forming part of a surface
Why A1 matters
Real things you can do once A1 clicks.
Survive a coffee shop, an airport check-in, a quick small talk on a Saturday night.
Read short signs, simple menus, the first lines of a Netflix subtitle without panicking.
Type a short DM to a barista, a host, or a tourist guide.
Build the foundation every higher level stacks on top of.
How it works
Built for the way memory actually works.
Learn the phrase the way it's actually said.
Every challenge is a 3 to 15 second cut from a real show, news clip, or talk. You hear the rhythm, the stress, and the face behind the words.
An algorithm that times every clip.
An invisible Leitner box runs in the background. Each word comes back at the moment you're about to forget it. Fifty years of memory research, one tap.
Native audio, full speed and slow.
Every word has full-speed and slow-mo native audio. Tap once to copy the pronunciation the way a native actually says it.
Twelve native languages.
Definitions, examples, and grammar notes translate into your native language. Switch any time.
Up next
Where do you go from here?
Once these basics feel automatic, step up to A2. The jump is small, and the world that opens is huge.
Questions
A1 English, answered.
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