🇬🇧 Native meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A native is a person who was born in a place, or has lived there so long that it is truly their home. That place is where they started life, grew up, and know really well—like their first home on Earth.

Only a native of this town knows that the ice cream truck actually comes at bedtime, just to tempt children.

As a native of this classroom, I can tell exactly which desk squeaks just by the sound of the groan.

The natives of our kitchen can open the snack cabinet in under three seconds; Mom calls it a superpower.

The natives of our house—me and my brother—keep warning visitors about Dad’s singing.

As a native of the town, Grandma can walk to the bakery with her eyes closed—but she doesn’t, because she likes to see the donuts.

A lost child touched the old gate. A kind woman asked, "Are you a native?" The child said, "Yes. I am a native. My grandma is a native. My dad is a native." The woman smiled, took the child home, and the child hugged her, happy to be a native.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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