Meetings
Agenda, minutes, action items, stakeholder, alignment, deliverable, timeline, escalate, bandwidth, circle back. 80-100 specialized words.
Professional
Business English Vocabulary – Professional Words for Career Growth
Business English is built on 300-500 specialized words layered on general B1 vocabulary. Meetings, emails, negotiations, presentations – each domain adds unique professional vocabulary. Learn through reading real business articles with FSRS-powered review.
Emails
Regarding, as per, attached, follow up, at your earliest convenience, kindly, best regards, touch base. 60-80 phrases and collocations.
Negotiations
Proposal, counter-offer, terms, agreement, leverage, compromise, deal-breaker, bottom line, mutual benefit. 70-90 words.
Presentations
Overview, key takeaway, moving on, in conclusion, Q&A, highlight, elaborate, as you can see. 50-70 phrases.
Learning Business English Through Reading
Business vocabulary doesn't exist in isolation – it lives in emails, reports, and meeting transcripts. Reading real business articles teaches you not just individual words but collocations: "submit a proposal" (not "give a proposal"), "reach an agreement" (not "achieve an agreement").
Readavo curates business articles from Financial Times, Bloomberg, Harvard Business Review and adapts them to your level. At B1, complex sentences are simplified while preserving key business vocabulary. At B2, you read originals.
6-Month Business English Plan
Month 1-2: Core meeting and email vocabulary. 100-150 words. Daily reading of business news summaries. Focus: agenda, minutes, follow-up, regarding, attached.
Month 3-4: Negotiation and presentation vocabulary. +150 words. Reading case studies and opinion pieces. Focus: proposal, terms, key takeaway.
Month 5-6: Industry-specific terms. +100-150 words. Reading full-length articles from professional publications. Total: 400-500 business words.
Finance Vocabulary
Revenue, expenses, profit margin, budget, forecast, ROI, cash flow, quarterly results, break even, overhead. Finance vocabulary is essential for reading annual reports, understanding KPIs, and participating in budget discussions.
Business English = General English + 500 Specialized Words
You don't need a separate "business English course." Build strong B1-B2 general vocabulary first, then add 300-500 domain-specific words through reading professional articles. Readavo handles both.
FAQ
Business English Questions
300-500 specialized words on top of B1 general vocabulary, covering meetings, emails, negotiations, presentations.
Meetings, emails, negotiations, presentations, finance – in that order of frequency.
Yes. Business articles teach vocabulary in context with real collocations. Readavo adapts content to your level.
3-6 months at 15-20 minutes daily. Core vocabulary in 2 months, full range in 6.
Build Your Business Vocabulary
Professional articles + FSRS review = career-ready English.