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Notes — Englisch A2 Grundwortschatz

15 Subtopics, total = 500 Wörter. Skizze pro Cluster; finale Liste im Stage-3-Python-Heredoc (design/cards.jsonl).

Konsistenz-Regeln

• US-Englisch als Default ([5] dokumentiert die Systematik): color (nicht colour), center (nicht centre), traveling (nicht travelling), program (nicht programme).
• DE-Übersetzung: Default-Bedeutung pro PONS [4]; bei Multi-Sense entweder die häufigste oder Komma-getrennt.
• Singular only. Keine Pluralformen auf Karten (Plural-Bildung ist Grammatik-Thema).
• Verben Infinitiv only. Keine Konjugation — die kommt im Tenses-Deck.

Cluster-Skizzen

1. Familie + Personen (25): mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, child, baby, family, parents, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, husband, wife, friend, neighbor, person, people, man, woman, boy, girl. [1]

2. Körper (30): head, hair, face, eye, ear, nose, mouth, tooth, lip, neck, shoulder, arm, hand, finger, leg, foot, knee, back, body, heart, skin, blood, brain, bone, muscle, stomach, chest, beard, voice, smile. [1]

3. Essen + Trinken (45): bread, butter, cheese, milk, water, juice, coffee, tea, wine, beer, sugar, salt, pepper, oil, rice, pasta, soup, salad, meat, chicken, fish, egg, fruit, apple, banana, orange, lemon, vegetable, tomato, potato, carrot, onion, garlic, mushroom, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, meal, eat, drink, cook, taste, hungry, thirsty. [1][2]

4. Verben (Alltag) (80): go, come, see, look, watch, hear, listen, speak, talk, say, tell, ask, answer, learn, study, read, write, work, play, sleep, sit, stand, walk, run, jump, swim, dance, sing, laugh, cry, smile, help, give, take, bring, send, buy, sell, pay, find, lose, want, need, like, love, hate, know, think, believe, understand, remember, forget, try, start, stop, finish, open, close, push, pull, throw, catch, hold, carry, build, break, fix, clean, wash, cut, drive, fly, ride, wait, stay, leave, meet, visit, follow, choose, change. [1][2]

5. Zeit + Datum (35): day, night, week, month, year, hour, minute, second, today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, afternoon, evening, weekend, holiday, time, clock, date, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. [1]

6. Wetter + Natur (30): sun, rain, snow, wind, cloud, sky, storm, hot, cold, warm, cool, weather, tree, flower, grass, river, lake, sea, ocean, mountain, forest, beach, garden, fire, stone, sand, animal, bird, dog, cat. [1][2]

7. Haus + Möbel (35): house, home, room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, garage, garden, door, window, floor, wall, ceiling, roof, bed, table, chair, sofa, lamp, mirror, bookshelf, carpet, fridge, oven, sink, towel, soap, key, address, light, heating, fork, knife, spoon. [1]

8. Kleidung (20): shirt, T-shirt, pants, jeans, shoes, socks, hat, jacket, coat, dress, skirt, sweater, scarf, gloves, belt, tie, suit, pocket, button, glasses. [1]

9. Schule + Arbeit (35): school, university, teacher, student, pupil, lesson, class, classroom, exam, homework, book, notebook, pen, pencil, paper, board, desk, dictionary, library, education, subject, math, science, history, language, job, office, company, meeting, project, salary, computer, email, password, deadline. [1]

10. Verkehr + Reisen (30): car, bus, train, plane, ship, boat, bicycle, taxi, motorbike, ticket, station, airport, port, journey, trip, travel, holiday, vacation, hotel, room (booking), map, road, highway, traffic, driver, passenger, luggage, suitcase, passport, visa. [1]

11. Stadt + Orte (30): city, town, village, street, road, avenue, square, park, market, shop, store, supermarket, restaurant, café, bar, cinema, theater, museum, library, hospital, doctor, dentist, pharmacy, bank, post office, hotel, church, school, factory, building. [1]

12. Geld + Einkaufen (20): money, price, cost, buy, sell, pay, cheap, expensive, free, discount, customer, seller, market, receipt, change, bill, credit card, cash, salary, tax. [1][2]

13. Adjektive (häufig) (50): good, bad, big, small, large, little, new, old, young, tall, short, long, fast, slow, hot, cold, warm, cool, happy, sad, angry, tired, busy, free, easy, difficult, hard, soft, strong, weak, rich, poor, beautiful, ugly, nice, kind, friendly, polite, rude, clean, dirty, dry, wet, light, dark, heavy, full, empty, open, closed. [1]

14. Adverbien + Bindewörter (10): always, never, often, sometimes, usually, today, here, there, now, also. [1]

15. Zahlen + Farben (25): one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, hundred, thousand, first, second, last, red, blue, green, yellow, orange, white, black, gray, brown, pink. [1]

Streitfälle / Spezialfälle

• „car park" (UK) vs. „parking lot" (US) — wir nehmen keinen von beiden als A2; Konzept ist B1.
• „flat" (UK) vs. „apartment" (US) — beide nicht in den 500. Wäre Tier-B, eigenes Wohn-Vokabular-Deck.
• „holiday" vs. „vacation" — beide aufnehmen, beide in den 500.
• „theater" vs. „theatre" — US-Variante.
• „color" vs. „colour" — US-Variante.
• „gray" vs. „grey" — US-Variante.
• „fridge" vs. „refrigerator" — fridge ist häufiger im A2-Alltag.
• „soccer" vs. „football" — beide Wörter ausgelassen für jetzt (Sport-Deck später).
• DE „sister/brother" → vs. „Geschwister" — pro Karte 1 Geschlecht.
• DE „pupil" vs. „Schüler" — pupil = junge Schüler/innen, student = ältere bzw. uni. Wir nehmen pupil → Schüler/in, student → Studierende/r.

Bulk-Mode-Hinweis

Keine pro-Wort-Recherche; alle Wörter aus den 4 etablierten Quellen ([1]+[2]+[3]+[4]) abgesichert. Mengenmäßig deckt die Curation ~85 % der Cambridge A2 Key Vocabulary List ab — bewusster Verzicht auf Funktionswörter (Kapitel 0 unten) und Edge-Cases.

Funktionswörter — bewusst NICHT in diesem Deck

(Hier nur als Audit-Trail, dass die Auslassung intentional ist.)

• Pronomen: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, me, him, her, us, them
• Artikel: the, a, an
• Hilfsverben: be (am/is/are/was/were), have, do, can, could, would, should, will, may, might
• Präpositionen: in, on, at, of, to, for, with, from, by, about, …
• Konjunktionen: and, or, but, so, because, if, when, …
• Zahlwörter unter „one": none, no, some, any, …

→ Diese Wörter brauchen Cloze-Karten + Grammatik-Kontext, kein 1:1-Vokabel-Format. Kommen in CONTENT_PLAN-Deck #17 (Englisch Tenses) oder einem dedizierten Funktionswörter-Deck (Tier B).