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| Word | IPA | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dining room | /ˈdaɪnɪŋ rum/ | a room where you eat | We eat in the dining room. | |
| dinner | /ˈdɪnər/ | the main meal of the day | We eat dinner with family. | |
| Dinosaur | /ˈdaɪnəsɔr/ | A large reptile that lived a long time ago | My son loves reading about dinosaurs. | |
| Diploma | /dɪˈploʊmə/ | A document showing you have completed a course | She received her high school diploma. | |
| Directions | /dəˈrɛkʃənz/ | Instructions on how to get to a place | Can you give me directions to the station? | |
| Director | /dəˈrɛktər/ | A manager of an organization or a person who makes films | Steven Spielberg is a famous film director. | |
| dirt | /dɜrt/ | earth or soil | Wash the dirt off your hands. | |
| Disaster | /dɪˈzæstər/ | A sudden event that causes a lot of damage | The earthquake was a terrible disaster. | |
| Discount | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | A reduction in the price of something | Students get a 10% discount in this shop. | |
| Discussion | /dɪsˈkʌʃən/ | A conversation about a subject | We had a long discussion about politics. | |
| Disease | /dɪˈziːz/ | An illness of the body | Heart disease is very common. | |
| Dish | /dɪʃ/ | A container for food | Put the food on a dish. | |
| Distance | /ˈdɪstəns/ | The amount of space between two places | The distance from here to the station is 2 miles. | |
| Diver | /ˈdaɪvər/ | A person who swims underwater | The deep sea diver found old coins. | |
| Doctor | /ˈdɑktər/ | Someone who helps sick people | Go to the doctor. | |
| Document | /ˈdɑkjəmənt/ | A piece of paper with official information | Please sign this document. | |
| documents | /ˈdɑːkjəmənts/ | official papers with information | Please put the documents on my desk. | |
| dog | /dɔɡ/ | an animal kept as a pet | My dog likes to play. | |
| doll | /dɑl/ | a toy that looks like a person | She plays with her doll. | |
| Dollar | /ˈdɑːlər/ | The unit of money in the US and other countries | The ticket costs ten dollars. | |
| Dolphin | /ˈdɑlfɪn/ | A friendly sea animal | I see a dolphin. | |
| donkey | /ˈdɑŋki/ | an animal like a small horse with long ears | The donkey is grey. | |
| door | /dɔr/ | the entrance to a room | Close the door. | |
| Doubt | /daʊt/ | A feeling of not being certain | I have some doubts about his story. | |
| downloads | /ˈdaʊnˌloʊdz/ | files moved from the internet to a device. | My music downloads are on my phone. |
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