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Put on your learning cap, grab a cup of coffee, and get comfy because we’re about to cover the 1,000 most common Spanish words for beginners! There are nearly a million words in the Spanish language, but luckily you don’t need to memorize them all to speak Spanish.

We’ve picked out the 1,000 most common Spanish words and created this categorized vocabulary guide so that you can effectively communicate in Spanish—even as a beginner!

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The Essentials

For any Spanish beginner, it’s always important to know the essentials. These are must-know words and phrases if you’ve just started learning. Take a look at these first words in our guide of the 1,000 most common Spanish words.

sí — yes
no — no
¿entiende(s)? — do you understand?
no entiendo — i don’t understand
no (lo) sé — i don’t know
no tengo ni idea — i have no idea
no hablo español — i don’t speak spanish
estoy perdido(a) — i’m lost

Introduce Yourself

Introducing yourself is always one of the best ways to start speaking Spanish! That’s why we included these essential conversation starters into our list of the 1,000 most common Spanish words.

me llamo — my name is
mi nombre es — my name is
soy… — i’m…
¿cómo te llamas? — what is your name?
(yo) soy de… — i am from…

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What’s Up

¿cómo está usted? — how are you? (formal)
¿cómo estás? — how are you? (informal)
¿qué tal? — how are you? (informal) / what’s up?
¿cómo te va? — how ‘s it going?
¿qué haces? — what are you doing?
¿qué pasa? — what ‘s happening?

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Responses

These common Spanish words and versatile replies make for an easy response to dozens of questions!

¿y tú? — and you?
muy bien — very well
así, así — so, so
mal — bad
como siempre — as always

Etiquette Words

¡de nada! — you’re welcome! / no problem!
por favor — please
¡perdon! — excuse me!
¡disculpe! — excuse me!
¡lo siento! — sorry!
gracias — thank you
salud — bless you

Question Words

¿qué…? — what?
¿quién…? — who?
¿cuándo…? — when?
¿dónde…? — where?
¿por qué…? — why?
¿cuál? — which?
¿cómo…? — how?

Spanish Pronouns

Yo — I
tú (informal) — you
usted (formal) — you
él — he
ella — she
nosotros/nosotras — we
ustedes — you all
ellos — they
ellas(females) — they

Greetings

hola — hello
buenos días — good morning
buenas tardes — good afternoon
buenas noches — good evening / good night

Talking About Age

(yo) tengo … años — i am … years old.
old — viejo/a
young — joven
middle-aged — de mediana edad
youthful — juvenil
nuevo/a – new

Celebrate!

¡feliz cumpleaños! — happy birthday!
¡felicitaciones! — congratulations!
¡diviértete! — have fun!
¡buen provecho! — bon appetit!
¡bienvenidos! / ¡bienvenidas! — welcome!
salud! — cheers!

Say Good-Bye

adiós — goodbye
chao — goodbye
hasta luego — see you later (most likely today)
hasta mañana — see you tomorrow
nos vemos — see you (informal)
¡cuídate mucho! — take care!
¡tenga un buen día! — have a nice day!
¡hasta luego! — see you soon!
¡buen viaje! — have a good trip!

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Time Words

No list of the 1,000 most common Spanish words would be complete without time words.

Days of the Week

Domingo — Sunday
Lunes — Monday
Martes — Tuesday
Miércoles — Wednesday
Jueves — Thursday
Viernes — Friday
Sabado — Saturday

Months of the Year

Enero — January
Febrero — February
Marzo — March
Abril — April
Mayo — May
Junio — June
Julio — July
Agosto — August
Septiembre — September
Octubre — October
Noviembre — November
Diciembre — December

Other Time Words

anteayer — day before yesterday
ayer — yesterday
el año — year
el día — day
el mes — month
el siglo — century
la hora — hour
hoy — today
la semana — week
madrugada — dawn, very early in the morning
mañana — tomorrow
mañana — morning
medianoche — midnight
mediodia — noon
el minuto — minute
la noche — night
el pasado mañana — day after tomorrow
los segundos — seconds
la tarde — afternoon

Family Words

This Spanish vocab helps you talk about your relatives.

Nuclear Family

el padre — father
el papá — dad
la madre — mother
la mamá — mom
el hermano — brother
la hermana — sister
el hijo — son
la hija — daughter
la familia cercana — close family

Extended Family

el abuelo — grandfather
la abuela — grandmother
el bisabuelo — great-grandfather
la bisabuela — great-grandmother
la nieta — granddaughter
el nieto — grandson
el tío — uncle
la tía — aunt
el tío abuelo — great-uncle
la tía abuela — great-aunt
el primo — cousin (male)
la prima — cousin (female)
mis parientes — my relatives

Family Verbs

abrazar — to hug
amar — to love
reír — to laugh
perdonar — to forgive

Action Verbs

empezar — to start
seguir — to follow
abrir — to open
buscar — to search
cantar — to sing
cerrar — to close
destruir — to destroy
dormir — to sleep
encontrar — to find
esconder — to hide
esperar — to wait
faltar — to miss
hacer — to do
intentar — to try
llamar — to call
llevar — to take
llorar — to cry
luchar — to fight
mentir — to lie
odiar — to hate
recibir — to receive
reconocer — to recognize
robar — to steal
salvar — to save
sonreír — to smile
soñar — to dream
tomar — to take
Vivir — to live

The Five Senses

Spice up your Spanish with these common words for your senses.

Sound

tranquilo/a – quiet
ruidoso/a – loud
gritar — to shout
escuchar — to hear
silencio — silence
alto — loud
bajo — soft
ensordecedor — deafening
agudo — sharp, high-pitched
grave — low-pitched
melodioso — melodious
armónico — harmonic
zumbido — buzz
sordo — deaf
duro de oíd — hard of hearing
oído fino — acute hearing
problemas de audición — hearing-impaired
fuera de alcance — out of earshot

Sight

ver — to see
mirar — to look
de colores— colorful
blanco y negro — black and white
brillante — bright
apagado — dim
claro — light
oscuro — dark
ciego — blind
mirar fijamente — to stare
echar un vistazo — to glance
bizquear — to squint
guiñar — to wink
parpadear — to blink

Touch

tocar — to touch
agarrar — to grab
suave — soft
áspero(a) — rough
liso(a) — smooth
rugoso(a) — wrinkled
pegajoso(a) — sticky
punzante — sharp
sedoso(a) — silky
esponjoso(a) — spongy
mullido(a) — fluffy
hormigueo — tingle
entumecido(a) — numb
rozar — to touch gently
acariciar — to caress
agarrar — to grab

Smell

olor — smell
el perfume — scent
la fragancia — fragrance
el hedor — stench
apestoso(a) — smelly
fresco(a) — fresh
acre — pungent
húmedo(a) — musty
podrido(a) — rotten
ahumado(a) — smoky
apestar — to stink

Taste

gusto —- taste
sabor — flavor
probar — try
sabroso — está sabrosa
delicioso — delicious
perfecto — perfect
apetitoso — appetizing
dulce — sweet
dulzón — sugary
soso — bland

Describing Words

Distance

abierto/a – open
ancho/a – wide
estrecho/a – narrow
lejano/a – far
cercano/a – close

Personality and Emotions

alegre – joyful
gracioso/a – funny, amusing
serio/a – serious
tímido/a – shy
valiente – brave
loco/a – crazy
contento(a) — content
feliz — happy
preocupado(a) — worried
nervioso(a) — nervous
tranquilo(a) — tranquil
calmado(a) — calm
emocionado(a) — excited

Physical Adjectives

Hair

largo/a — long
corto/a — short
liso/a — straight
rizado/a — curly
ondulado/a — wavy
castaño/a — brown
rubio/a — blonde
pelirrojo/a — red
negro/a — black
canoso/a — grey
abundante — thick
fino/a — thin
escalado/a — layered
teñido/a — dyed
saludable — healthy
claro/a — light
encrespado/a — frizzy
brillante — shiny
calvo/a — bald

Size

grande – big
pequeño/a – small
enorme – huge
delgado/a — lean
esbelto/a — slender
flaco/a — skinny
menudo/a — petite
alto/a — tall
bajo/a — short

Looks

hermoso/a — beautiful
guapo/a — handsome
feo/a — ugly
adorable — cute
bonita — pretty
impresionante — stunning
poco atractivo/a — plain
promedio/a — average
atractivo/a — attractive

Colors

negro — black
marrón / café — brown
gris — grey
blanco — white
amarillo — yellow
anaranjado — orange
rojo — red
rosado — pink
morado / púrpura — purple
azul — blue
verde — green

Arts and Crafts

colorear — to color
construir — to construct
cortar — to cut
coser — to sew
dibujar — to draw
pintar — to paint

Numbers

cero — zero
uno — one
dos — two
tres — three
cuatro — four
cinco — five
seis — six
siete — seven
ocho — eight
nueve — nine
diez — ten

Animals

This animal vocab will help you talk about animals both on land and in the ocean!

Farm Animals

el gato — cat
el perro — dog
el conejo — rabbit
el pollo — chicken
la gallina — hen
el gallo — rooster
la vaca — cow
el toro — bull
la oveja — sheep
el caballo — horse
el cerdo — pig
la cabra — goat
el burro — donkey
el ratón — mouse

Forest Animals

el ciervo — deer
el mapache — raccoon
la ardilla -— squirrel
el búho — owl
el zorro — fox
el lobo — wolf
el oso — bear

Ocean Animals

el cangrejo — crab
la medusa — jellyfish
el delfín — dolphin
la ballena — whale
el tiburón — shark
la foca — seal
el lobo marino — sea lion
la morsa — walrus
el pingüino — penguin

Travel

el viaje — trip
el equipaje — bags
la salida — exit
la llegada — arrival
los documentos de identidad — id papers
el billete de avión — boarding pass
el hotel — hotel
el permiso de conducir — driver’s license
echar gasolina — to get gas
viajar — to travel
volver — to return
ir — to go
salir — to leave
parar — to stop
partir — to depart
porter(a) — doorman
hostia — hostess
botones — bellhop
anfitriona— airline hostess

Transportation

el avión — airplane
el coche — car
la bicicleta — bicycle
la motocicleta — motorcycle
el tren — train
el metro/subte — subway
el autobús — bus
el barco — ship
taxista — taxi driver
revisor(a) — train conductor
dependiente de gas — gas station attendant
conductor(a) — driver, chauffeur
camionero(a) — truck driver

Weather

el sol — the sun
las nubes — the clouds
la niebla — the fog
la neblina — the mist
la lluvia — the rain
la llovizna — the drizzle
la tormenta — the storm
el tornado — the tornado
el trueno — the thunder
el relámpago — the lightning strike
el rayo — the lightning bolt
el viento — the wind
la brisa — the breeze
el granizo — the hail
el hielo — the ice
la nieve — the snow
el calor — the heat
el frío — the cold
la humedad — the humidity
la temperatura — the temperature
el pronóstico — the forecast

Weather Verbs

llover — to rain
lloviznar — to drizzle
diluviar — to pour down
granizar — to hail
nevar — to snow

Seasons

el invierno — winter
la primavera — spring
el verano — summer
el otoño — fall

Business

carta de motivación — cover letter
el cv — resume
la firma — firm
el negocio — business
la compañía — company
el jefe — boss
el empleado — employee
trabajar — to work
negociar — to negotiate
consultor(a) — consultant
dueño(a) — owner

Careers

abogado(a) — lawyer
arquitecto(a) — architect
bombero(a) — fireman
campesino(a) — farm worker
carpintero(a) — carpenter
cartero(a) — postal worker
casero(a) — landlord
científico(a) — scientist
cocinero(a) — cook, chef
consejero (a) — counselor
constructor (a) — construction worker
contador(a) — accountant/bookkeeper
doméstico(a) — maid
detective — detective
director, revisor, redactor(a) — editor
electricista — electrician
escritor / autor(a) — writer / author
vaquero, tropero(a) — cowboy
manejador(a) — manager
granjero(a) — farmer
ingeniero(a) — engineer
jardinero(a) — gardener
jefe — boss
juez — judge
lavandero(a) — laundry person
marinero(a) — merchant marine
mecánico (a) — mechanic
camarero(a) — waiter
padre — priest
panadero(a) — baker
pastor(a) — pastor/minister
periodista — reporter/journalist
pescador(a) — fisherman
pintor(a) — painter
plomero(a) — plumber
Policía — policeman
programador(a) — computer programmer
dueño(a) — owner
químico(a) — chemist
ranchero(a) — rancher
rebuscador(a) — researcher
reparador(a) — repairman
técnico(a) de laboratorio — lab technician
trabajador(a) de fábrica — factory worker
veterinario(a) — veterinarian

Sports

ir al gimnasio — go to the gym
ir de caminata — go hiking
levantar pesas — lift weight
mantenerse en forma — to stay in shape
practicar — to practice
nadar — to swim
el yoga — yoga
el fútbol — soccer
el fútbol americano — football
el béisbol — baseball
el baloncesto — basketball
el golf — golf
el hockey — hockey
el tenis — tennis
el voleibol — volleyball
luchar — to wrestle/to fight
correr — to run
esquiar — to ski
el partido — game/match
la carrera — race
el torneo — tournament

Sports Verbs

patear — to kick
saltar — to jump
parar — to stop/to block
balancear — to swing
servir — to serve
rematar — to spike
pegar — to hit
driblar — to dribble
tirar — to throw
agarrar — to catch
ganar — to win
perder — to lose
empatar — to tie
caminar — to walk
bailar — to dance
jugar — to play
competir — to compete

Time to Eat!

These common Spanish words for food will leave you hungry for more Spanish!

Food and Drink

la comida — food
las bebidas — drinks
las verduras — vegetables
las frutas — fruits
cocinar — to cook
tengo hambre — i’m hungry
tengo sed — i’m thirsty

Meats

la res — beef
el pollo — chicken
la gallina — chicken
el cordero — lamb
la barbacoa — grilled
el cerdo — pork
el perrito caliente — hot dog
el jamón — ham
la hamburguesa — hamburger
el tocino — bacon
el pescado — fish

Vegetables

la zanahoria — carrot
la lechuga — lettuce
el tomate — tomato
la maíz — corn
la papa — potato
la patata — potato
las papas — french fries
las patatas fritas — french fries
el brocoli — broccoli
la espinaca — spinach
la cebolla — onion
la col — cabbage
la ensalada — salad
la aceituna — olive
las calabacitas — squash
el hongo — mushroom
el pepino — cucumber

Fruits

la manzana — apple
la pera — pear
la fresa — strawberry
la frambuesa — raspberry
la zarzamora — blackberry
el arándano — blueberry
el arándano rojo — cranberry
la naranja — orange
la mandarina — tangerine
la toronja — grapefruit
el limón — lemon
la lima — lime
el plátano — banana
la piña — pineapple
el coco — coconut
el mango — mango
la papaya — papaya

Drinks

la cerveza — beer
el refresco — pop, soft drink
el té — tea
el té helado — iced tea
el café — coffee
la leche — milk
el agua — water
el jugo — juice
el batido — milkshake

Desserts

el chocolate — chocolate
los dulces — candy
el pastel — cake
las galletas — cookies
el helado — ice cream
el churros con chocolate — chocolate churros
el basque cheesecake — cheesecake

Utensils

el plato — plate
el plato hondo — bowl
el vaso — glass
la copa — cup
el tenedor — fork
la cuchara — spoon
el cuchillo — knife
la servilleta — napkin

Taste

dulce — sweet
salado(a) — savory
rico(a) — delicious

Meals

el desayuno — breakfast
el almuerzo — lunch
la cena — dinner
el tentempié — snack

Clothing

la prenda, la ropa — clothes
los zapatos — shoes
el pantalón — pants
la camiseta / la camisa — shirt
la chaqueta — jacket
la falda — skirt
el suéter — sweater
el vestido — dress

Holidays and Parties

la navidad — christmas
el año nuevo— new year
la pascua — easter
el día de san valentín — valentine’s day
el día de la madre — mother’s day
el día del padre — father’s day
el día de la independencia — independence day
el día de acción de gracias — thanksgiving
el cumpleaños — birthday
la fiesta — the party
la boda — the wedding

Parts of the Body

el cuerpo humano — the human body
la cabeza — head
el pecho — chest
el oído / la oreja — ear
el ojo — eye
la cara — face
la mano — hand
la boca — mouth
el pie — foot
la espalda — back
el pelo — hair
el codo — elbow
el dedo — finger
la pantorrilla — calf
la pierna — leg
la muñeca — wrist
el talón — heel
el brazo — arm
el cuello — neck
el tobillo — ankle
la frente — forehead
el muslo — thigh
la barba — beard
el bigote — mustache
la lengua — tongue
el dedo del pie — toe
la cintura — waist
la cadera — hip
las nalgas — buttocks
el pulgar — thumb
la rodilla — knee
la nariz — nose
la mejilla, el cachete — cheek
los labios — lips
el hombro — shoulder
la barbilla, el mentón — chin
las cejas — eyebrows
las pestañas — eyelashes
el ombligo — belly button
la piel — skin
el vientre — stomach
la garganta — throat
los dientes/las muelas — teeth

Transition Words

Connect your Spanish ideas with these transition words and your sentences will begin to flow with ease!

Time and Place

al principio — at the beginning
en primer lugar — firstly
para comenzar — to start
antes — before
después — after
a continuación — in continuation
mientras tanto — meanwhile
al final — at the end

Add an Idea

además — additionally
aparte de — apart from
asimismo — at the same time
también — also
de igual manera — in the same way

Compare contrast

pero — but
sin embargo — however
no obstante — nevertheless
por otro lado — on the other hand
aunque — even though
a pesar de — despite

Location Words

Wherever you are, you’ll want to be able to talk about your location in Spanish.

Prepositions

dentro de — inside of
encima de/sobre — on top of
debajo de — underneath of
delante de — in front of
detrás de — behind
entre — between
en — in/on/at
dentro de — inside of
fuera de — outside of
arriba de — above
en medio de — in the middle of
cerca de — close to
lejos de — far from
al lado de — next to
alrededor de — around
a la izquierda de — to the left of
a la derecha de — to the right of

Location Verbs

estar — to be
colocar — to place
ubicar — to position
poner — to put
situar — to place

Here and There

aquí, acá — here
ahí — there
allí — there
allá — over there

Directions

el este — east
el norte — north
el oeste — west
el sur — south

School

Classroom Objects

Check out this classroom vocabulary for some of the 1,000 most common Spanish words.

la clase — classroom
el aula — classroom
la pizarra — blackboard
el pizarrón — whiteboard
la tiza — chalk
el marcador — marker
el borrador — eraser
el escritorio — desk
el pupitre — desk
la silla — chair
la mochila — backpack
el libro — book
el cuaderno — notebook
el papel — paper
el lápiz — pencil
los lápices de colores — coloring pencils
el sacapuntas — pencil sharpener
el bolígrafo — pen
la goma — eraser
las tijeras — scissors
la cola/el pegamento — glue
la regla — ruler
la grapadora — stapler
el estuche — pencil case

Classroom Activities

estudiar — to study
repasar — to revise
aprender — to learn
saber — to know
hacer los deberes — to do homework
hacer la tarea — to do homework
leer — to read
escribir — to write
hablar — to speak
decir — to say
preguntar — to ask
charlar — to chat
dictar — to dictate
deletrear — to spell
contar — to count
faltar — to miss school
aprobar — to pass a subject/a test
reprobar— to fail a subject/a test
prestar — to lend
tomar prestado — to borrow
traer — to bring
enseñar — to teach
mostrar — to show
nombrar — to name
ayudar — to help

Places in a School

la escuela — school
el colegio — school
el gimnasio — gym
el patio — playground
el baño — restroom
el pasillo — hallway
la biblioteca — library
la oficina — office
la sala de profesores — staff room
el comedor — cafeteria
la cocina — kitchen
la enfermería — infirmary
el laboratorio — lab

People in a School

maestro/a — teacher (primary school)
profesor/a — teacher (secondary school)
entrenador/a — coach
enfermero/a — nurse
director/a — principal
alumno/a — student
estudiante — student

More School Words

el almuerzo — lunch
el recreo — recess
las vacaciones — vacations
la comida — food
el casillero — locker
la materia — subject
la matemática — math
la biología — biology
la química — chemistry
la física — physics
la educación física — physical education
la historia — history
la literatura — literature
la prueba — test
el examen — exam
la nota — grade
la calificación — grade

Technology

un ordenador (Spain) — a computer
una computadora (Latin America) — a computer
una tableta — a tablet
una impresora — a printer
el ratón — the mouse
apagar — to turn on
encender — to turn off
el disco duro — the hard drive
el teclado — the keyboard
la tecla — the key
los auriculares — headphones
el micrófono — the mic
la pantalla — the screen
la cámara — the camera
los altavoces — the speakers
una aplicación — an app
base de datos — database
las redes sociales — social networks
el enlace — the link
subir — to upload
guardar — to save
borrar — to delete
hacer click — to click
bajar/descargar — to download
buscar en Google — search on Google
pirata informático — hacker
contraseña — password

Home Sweet Home!

Household vocabulary is an important part of the 1,000 most common Spanish words so that you can talk about the place where you spend most of your time.

la casa — house, home
el hogar — home
la habitación — bedroom
el cuarto — bedroom
el dormitorio — bedroom
la sala — living room
el comedor — dining room
la cocina — kitchen
el baño — bathroom
el pasillo — hallway
el jardín — yard, garden
el garaje — garage
cómodo/a — comfortable
acogedor — cozy
desordenado/a — messy
limpio/a — clean

Bathroom

la pasta de dientes — toothpaste
el cepillo de dientes — toothbrush
el jabón — soap
el secador de pelo — hair dryer
el champú — shampoo
el cepillo — brush
el papel higiénico — toilet paper
la toalla — towel
el agua jabonosa — soapy water
la bolsa de basura — trash bag
el cubo de basura — trash can
el cesto de la ropa sucia — laundry basket
la navaja de afeitar — razor
la maquinilla de afeitar eléctrica — electric razor
la crema de afeitar — shaving cream
el enjuague bucal — mouthwash
el cepillo de pelo — hair brush
el peine — comb
el limpiador facial — facial cleanser
la balanza— scale
el pañuelo de papel — tissue
los juguetes de baño — bath toys
la alfombra de baño — bath mat
la ducha — shower
la bañera — bathtub
el fregadero — sink
el inodoro — toilet
el grifo — faucet
el espejo — mirror
peinar — to comb

Kitchen Verbs

cocinar — to cook
comer — to eat
adobar — to marinate
sazonar — to season
lavar — to wash
cortar — to cut
pelar — to peel
picar — to chop
moler — to grind
incorporar — to add
mezclar — to mix
catir — to whisk
licuar — to blend
combinar — to combine
freír — to fry
hervir — to boil
colar — to strain
cocer — to cook
hornear — to bake
asar — to grill / roast
saltear — to saute
preparar — to prepare
descongelar — to defrost
quemar — to burn
tostar — to toast
derretir — to melt
rodajear — to slice
calentar — to warm up / heat
rellenar — to fill / stuff
lavar — to wash
limpiar — to clean
desayunar — to have breakfast
cenar — to have dinner

Bedroom

la puerta — the door
el armario — the wardrobe
la estantería — the shelf
la ventana — the window
las cortinas — the curtains
el escritorio — the desk
el ordenador — the computer
la cama — the bed
el cojín — the pillow
el edredón — the quilt
las sábanas — the bedding
la almohada — the pillowcase
la lámpara — the lamp
la mesilla de noche — the night table or nightstand
el espejo — the mirror
el cuadro — the painting

Living Room

la puerta — the door
el armario — the wardrobe
la estantería — the shelf
la ventana — the window
las cortinas — the curtains
la mesa — the table
la silla — the chair
el sillón — armchair
la alfombra — the carpet or rug
la lámpara — the lamp
la planta — the plant
las flores — the flowers
la chimenea — the chimney
el suelo — the ground
el techo — the ceiling

Shopping

dependiente/a — shop assistant
caja — checkout
rebajas — sales
ocasión — bargain
recibo — receipt
probadores — dressing room
tamaño — size
tienda de ropa — clothing store
zapatería — shoe store
librería — bookstore
almacén — department store
supermercado — supermarket
joyería — jeweler
juguetería — toy store
almacenero(a) — grocer
comerciante (a) — merchant
tendero(a) — shopkeeper
dependiente — clerk
cajero(a) — cashier

Talk About Your Health in Spanish

If you ever get sick abroad or have an emergency in a Spanish-speaking country, these health words will come in handy! Health vocabulary is an essential part of the 1,000 most common Spanish words.

Healthcare Professionals

los cuidados de la salud — healthcare
el dentista — dentist
el doctor/a — doctor
el enfermero/a — nurse
el médico general — general practitioner
el médico de cabecera — general practitioner
el médico especialista — specialist
el/la nutricionista — nutritionist
el/la paciente — patient
el/la paramédico — paramedic
quiropráctico(a) — chiropractor
el/la pediatra — pediatrician
el psicólogo/a — psychologist
los primeros auxilios — first aid
la salud — health

Healthcare Services

la ambulancia — ambulance
la aseguradora — insurance carrier
el centro de salud — clinic
la clínica — clinic
la farmacia — drug store
droguería — drug store
el hospital — hospital
el pabellón — ward
la sala de espera — waiting room
la sala de operaciones — operating room
el sanatorio — sanatorium

Illnesses and Injuries

la alergía — allergy
la asfixia — suffocation
el asma — asthma
el ataque al corazón/paro cardiaco — heart attack
el calambre — muscle cramp
el cancer — cancer
el chinchón— head bump
el corte — cut
la deshidratación — dehydration
la diabetes — diabetes
la diarrea — diarrhea
el dolor — ache/pain
el dolor de cabeza — headache
el dolor de garganta — sore throat
el dolor de estómago — stomach ache
el dolor de diente — toothache
la enfermedad — disease
la enfermedad cardiaca — heart disease
la enfermedad infecciosa — infectious disease
los escalofríos— shaking chills
la fractura — fracture
la fiebre — fever
la gripe — flu
la herida — wound
la hipotermia — hypothermia
la infección — infection
el malestar — discomfort
el morete/moretón — bruise
la náusea — nausea
el raspón — graze
el resfriado — cold
el sangrado — bleeding
la tos — cough
el virus — virus
el vomito — vomit

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1 (gen) palabra (f); (remark) palabra (f); voz (f); vocablo (m)

There are no words to describe how I felt Those were his very words (Ling)

What’s the German word for «banana»? There’s no such word as «persnickety», is there?

I remember every word he said recuerdo todas y cada una de sus palabras; that’s not the word I would have chosen yo no me hubiera expresado así; the words (lyrics) la letra

I won’t hear a word against him no permito que se le critique

a big word una palabra difícil

They use a lot of big words in the Times Literary Supplement, don’t they?

in word and deed de palabra y hecho

Our slogan: honesty in word and deed When a loved one resorts to violence, in word and deed, the world stops making sense Two factory managers are to be removed from office because, the government say, they supported the coup attempt in word and deed

words fail me no me lo puedo creer

words failed me me quedé sin habla

a man of few words un hombre nada locuaz

I can’t find (the) words to tell you … no encuentro palabras para decirte …

Primary teachers across Britain struggled to find the words yesterday to explain the Dunblane massacre to inquisitive small children He could find no words to express his misery

fine words palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)

word for word palabra por palabra

too stupid for words de lo más estúpido

the whole thing was too ridiculous for words

what’s the word for «shop» in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice «shop» en español?; the Spanish have a word for it en español existe una palabra para eso; there is no other word for it no se puede llamar de otro modo

She’s disappeared! There’s no other word for it

silly isn’t the word for it ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!

I can’t get a word out of him no logro sacarle una palabra

in a word en pocas palabras; en una palabra

in other words en otros términos; es decir; esto es; in the words of Calderón con palabras de Calderón; como dice Calderón; in his own words con sus propias palabras

in so many words

she didn’t say so in so many words no lo dijo exactamente así; no lo dijo así concretamente

«Did he actually invite you?» «Not in so many words, but he implied that I’d be welcome to go along» the [last] word

to have the last word in an argument decir la última palabra en una discusión

to measure one’s words medir las palabras

by word of mouth verbalmente; de palabra

a word of advice un consejo

And finally, a word of advice. If you meet a Bombardier beetle, try not to irritate it, because if it reacts, you won’t like it!

a word of thanks unas palabras de agradecimiento

May I also say a word of thanks to all the people who sent so many letters

a word of warning una advertencia

A word of warning: the terrain of a glacier is by its nature limited, so you shouldn’t go for longer than a weekend

I can’t put my feelings into words no tengo palabras para expresar lo que siento

Valentine’s Day is the ideal opportunity to put your feelings into words

to put in a (good) word for sb avalar a algn; interceder por algn

don’t say a word about it no digas nada de eso

he never said a word no dijo una sola palabra; he didn’t say a word about it to me ni me lo mencionó; nobody had a good word to say about him nadie quería defenderle; nadie habló en su favor; I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison; ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra

to weigh one’s words medir las palabras

to weigh one’s words to measure one’s words she weighed her words carefully Martello paused to consider and weighed his words carefully as he replied she was studying him carefully with those damnably acute eyes, weighing his words, assessing his reasons

with these words, he sat down y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó

without a word sin decir palabra or ni pío

Without a word he stood up and left the room

from the word go desde el principio mismo

The Dark Room, her fourth novel, hooked me from the word go The Labour leader has been clear from the word go that his must be the party of Europe at the next election

it’s the last word in luxury es el último grito en lo que a lujo se refiere

you’re putting words into my mouth te refieres a cosas que yo no he dicho

you took the words right out of my mouth me quitaste la palabra de la boca

the word on the street is that … los que saben del tema dicen que …

In a city where rumors spread like wildfire, the word on the street is that an incursion into Addis Ababa may take place within days The word on the street is that her publishers were terrified in case marriage meant that Kelley never wrote another word

many a true word is spoken in jest las bromas a veces pueden ser veras

a word to the wise (is sufficient) al buen entendedor pocas palabras le bastan

Fathers, a word to the wise. If your daughter comes home and says: «I’ve fallen in love with the bass guitarist from Baby Suicide,» don’t panic …

don’t [breathe] a word about it or words to that effect Senna, the loser, simply told Prost to go away, or words to that effect, when the Frenchman proffered his hand

2 (talk)

to have a word with sb hablar (dos palabras) con algn; tener unas palabras con algn; I’ll have a word with him about it lo hablaré con él; se lo mencionaré; could I have a (short) word with you? ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?; I had a few words with him yesterday tuve unas palabras con él ayer; to have a word in sb’s ear (Britain) decir algo a algn en confianza

He nearly got the sack because of his extravagant lifestyle until a fellow team member had a timely word in his ear A word in your ear, Mike: try not to …

3 (angry words)

to have words with sb reñir or pelear(se) con algn; especially (LAm)

the referee had words with him el árbitro le dijo cuatro palabras

words passed between them cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas

4 (no pl) (message) recado (m); (news) noticia (f); aviso (m)

She’s waiting for word from headquarters Word has been spreading fast of the incidents on the street

to bring word of sth to sb informar a algn de algo

word came that … llegó noticia de que …; se supo que …

if word gets out that … si sale a la luz que …; si llega a saberse que …

If word got out about his past, there’d be a scandal

the word is going round that … se dice que …; corre la voz de que …

word has it that …the word is that … se dice que …

Word has it that he’s walked out on his wife

to leave word (with/for sb) that … dejar recado (con/para algn) de que …; dejar dicho (con/para algn) que …

there’s still no word from John todavía no sabemos nada de John

pass the word that it’s time to go diles que es hora de marcharnos

to send word mandar recado

Both men sent word that they had retired for the evening

to send sb word of sth avisar a algn de algo

to spread the word propagar la noticia

5 (no pl) (promise, assurance) palabra (f) (de honor)

it’s his word against mine es su palabra contra la mía

to take sb at his word aceptar lo que algn dice

to break one’s word faltar a or no cumplir la palabra

to give sb one’s word (that …) dar la palabra a algn (de que …)

to go back on one’s word faltar a la palabra

you have my word tienes mi palabra

I’ll pay you back tomorrow — you have my word

we only have or we’ve only got her word for it todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice

The whole event may not even have happened. We only have her word for it

to hold or keep sb to his word hacer que algn cumpla su palabra

word of honour palabra (f); palabra (f) de honor

to keep one’s word cumplir (lo prometido)

(upon) my word! ¡caramba!

he’s a man of his word es hombre de palabra

I take your word for it te creo; ¡basta con que me lo digas! (informal)

take my word for it te lo aseguro

Take my word for it, he’s a good man

his word is (as good as) his bond su palabra merece entera confianza

to be as good as one’s word cumplir (lo prometido)

6 (no pl) (command) orden (f)

to give the word to do sth dar la orden de hacer algo; you have only to say the word solamente hace falta que des la orden; his word is law su palabra es ley; word of command voz (f) de mando

7 (Rel) verbo (m); palabra (f)

the Word of God el Verbo de Dios

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These are the 1000 most used words according to CORPES XXI!

This list includes:

Pronouns
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections

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Let’s start by taking a look at the most common Spanish pronouns!

A pronoun is a word that is used instead of the name of a person, animal, thing, etc.

Some common English pronouns are I, you, he, and she.

Alright, here are the most used pronouns in Spanish!

Pronouns

se – to him, to her | learn more
lo – him | learn more
le – to him, her | learn more
me – me | learn more
él – he | learn more
ella – she | learn more
te – you | learn more
nos – us | learn more
yo – I | learn more
usted – you | learn more
mí – me (after “para”)
nosotros – we
tú – you | learn more
sí – oneself
ti – you (after “para”)
os – you (plural, used in Spain)
conmigo – with me
vos – you | learn more

Nouns

In the following list, you will find regular and irregular nouns.

A noun is a word that refers to a thing (pen), a person (William), an animal (dog), a place (Paris), a quality (softness), or an idea (justice).

Examples of Spanish nouns are:

el año – year
el país – country
el tiempo – time
la parte – part
la vida – life
los años – years
el día – day
la vez – time
la persona – person
la mujer – woman
el caso – case
el hombre – man
el momento – moment
el mundo – world
la casa – house
la cosa – thing
el gobierno – government
el lugar – place
el trabajo – work
la forma – form
el estado – state
el grupo – group
el punto – point
el niño – child
la ciudad – city
el problema – problem
el sistema – system
el presidente – president
la manera – way
la historia – history
el tipo – type
los millones – millions
el partido – party
el mes – month
la noche – night
la obra – work
el equipo – team
el proceso – process
las veces – times
el cambio – change
el hijo – son
el centro – center
el servicio – service
la empresa – company
la cuenta – account
la mano – hand
el nivel – level
el proyecto – project
la gente – people
el agua – water
la hora – time
el padre – parent
el desarrollo – development
la semana – week
el lado – side
la familia – family
la situación – situation
la madre – mother
la información – information
el fin – end
el programa – program
la salud – health
el cuerpo – body
la actividad – activity
el derecho – right
el ejemplo – example
el libro – book
el medio – middle
el tema – topic
los días – days
la ley – law
el hecho – fact
la zona – zone
el nombre – name
el resultado – result
el número – number
el final – end
el sector – sector
la calle – street
el estudio – study
la puerta – door
la investigación – research
el espacio – space
la sociedad – society
la acción – action
el pueblo – town
el director – director
la realidad – reality
la voz – voice
el producto – product
el amigo – friend
el mercado – market
la cabeza – head
la población – population
la muerte – death
el minuto – minute
la tierra – land
la verdad – truth
el sentido – sense
el hermano – brother
la medida – measure
la seguridad – security
la imagen – image
la comunidad – community
el poder – power
la universidad – university
el uso – use
la razón – reason
la organización – organization
la idea – idea
la educación – education
el paso – step
el área – area
el siglo – century
el objetivo – target
el dato – data
la posibilidad – possibility
la producción – production
el joven – youth
la necesidad – need
el policía – police
la especie – species
el camino – path
el plan – plan
el arte – art
la atención – attention
el ciento – hundred
la política – policy
la decisión – decision
la cultura – culture
la luz – light
la mayoría – majority
la mañana – morning
la enfermedad – disease
la relación – relationship
el juego – game
el campo – field
la edad – age
la experiencia – experience
el riesgo – risk
la fuerza – force
la calidad – quality
los ojos – eyes
la región – region
el amor – love
las horas – hours
el movimiento – movement
la palabra – word
la guerra – war
el dinero – money
la capacidad – capacity
el autor – author
el dólar – dollar
el precio – price
el acuerdo – agreement
la cara – face
el control – control
el modelo – model
el frente – front
la tarde – afternoon
la autoridad – authority
la película – film
la línea – line
la red – network
las condiciones – conditions
la falta – fault
el peso – weight
el modo – mode
la música – music
el ministro – minister
el fondo – background
la base – base
la orden – order
la clase – class
la presencia – presence
la función – function
la mesa – table
el actor – actor
la respuesta – answer
la ocasión – occasion
el principio – principle
el paciente – patient
el efecto – effect
la diferencia – difference
el señor – mister
el papel – paper
la serie – series
las manos – hands
la capital – capital
la fuente – source
la duda – doubt
el aspecto – aspect
el miembro – member
la compañía – company
el jefe – boss
el jugador – player
la vista – view
la cantidad – quantity
la dirección – address
el valor – value
el resto – rest
el silencio – silence
el / la ex – ex
el aire – air
el metro – metro
el teatro – theater
el apoyo – support
la mirada – look
la tecnología – technology
el personaje – character
la energía – energy
el viaje – trip
el futuro – future
el acto – event
el / la artista – artist
la época – period
el ministerio – ministry
el sueño – dream
el euro – euro
la causa – cause
el sitio – site
la figura – figure
el consejo – advice
el cargo – position
el profesor – professor
la propuesta – proposal
el cine – cinema
la escuela – school
el ojo – eye
el público – public
el objeto – object
los recursos – resources
el tratamiento – treatment
el compañero – colleague
la libertad – freedom
la participación – participation
el asunto – subject
el interés – interest
la unidad – unit
el banco – bank
la vuelta – turn
la posición – position
la carrera – career
las palabras – words
la planta – plant
la práctica – practice
el esfuerzo – effort
la comunicación – communication
la comisión – commission
la economía – economy
el ser – being
el análisis – analysis
el pie – footer
las relaciones – relations
el conocimiento – knowledge
la crisis – crisis
el premio – award
el encuentro – meeting
el conjunto – set
la consecuencia – consequence
el suelo – soil
la década – decade
el texto – text
el miedo – fear
el / la estudiante – student
el título – title
el origen – source
el médico – doctor
la formación – training
la fecha – date
la boca – mouth
el sol – sun
el éxito – success
la entrada – entry
la sala – room
el crecimiento – growth
la reunión – meeting
el animal – animal
el informe – report
el hospital – hospital
la importancia – importance
el negocio – business
el mar – sea
el consumo – consumption
el artículo – article
la prensa – press
la carta – letter
el departamento – department
el material – material
la estrategia – strategy
la construcción – construction
la televisión – television
el color – color
la estructura – structure
el general – general
el cabo – cape

Woah! That was a long list! How about some practice?

Adjectives

nuevo – new
grande – big
bueno – good
último – last
mayor – greater
nacional – national
social – social
mejor – better
propio – own
importante – important
público – public
alto – high
político – political
pequeño – small
único – unique
largo – long
humano – human
económico – economic
posible – possible
general – general
internacional – international
diferente – different
solo – only
español – Spanish
principal – main
necesario – required
próximo – next
distinto – different
claro – light
siguiente – following
malo – bad
anterior – previous
especial – special
natural – natural
cultural – cultural
bajo – low
actual – current
blanco – white
fuerte – strong
difícil – difficult
mundial – world-wide
menor – lesser
viejo – old
real – real
local – local
negro – black
europeo – European
diverso – various
libre – free
seguro – safe
común – common
privado – private
central – central
popular – popular
dicho – such
físico – physical
superior – top
joven – young
personal – personal
capaz – capable
antiguo – old
histórico – historical
cierto – certain
técnico – technical
presente – present
oficial – official
mexicano – Mexican
fácil – easy
militar – military
contrario – contrary
civil – civil
verdadero – true
lleno – full
suficiente – enough
rápido – fast
científico – scientific
directo – direct
completo – complete
interno – internal
fundamental – fundamental
comercial – commercial
familiar – familiar
amplio – extensive
educativo – educational
vivo – live, alive
similar – similar
rojo – red
financiero – financial
medio – medium
enorme – huge
total – total
profesional – professional
adecuado – suitable
médico – doctor
grave – serious
tradicional – traditional
electoral – electoral
básico – basic
igual – same
duro – hard
profundo – deep
final – last
municipal – municipal
inmediato – immediate
junto – together
argentino – Argentinean
peor – worse
francés – French
corto – short
oscuro – dark
estadounidense – American
cercano – near
regional – regional
feliz – happy
positivo – positive
máximo – maximum
serio – serious
laboral – labor
imposible – impossible
simple – simple
pobre – poor
reciente – recent
extraño – strange
ambiental – environmental
específico – specific
normal – normal
determinado – determined
moderno – modern
urbano – urban
mínimo – minimum
musical – musical
deportivo – sporty
federal – federal
frío – cold
legal – legal
verde – green
interesante – interesting
artístico – artistic
judicial – judicial
particular – particular
colombiano – Colombian
previo – previous
cubano – Cuban
pleno – full
eléctrico – electric
tecnológico – technology
abierto – open
global – global
infantil – childish
absoluto – absolute
definitivo – definitive
complejo – complex
estatal – statewide
rico – rich
raro – rare
significativo – significant
sencillo – simple
perfecto – perfect
permanente – permanent
religioso – religious
activo – active
famoso – famous
numeroso – numerous
rural – rural
tranquilo – quiet
extranjero – foreign
democrático – democratic
azul – blue
femenino – female
escaso – scarce
intenso – intense
puro – pure
unido – joined
universitario – academic
original – original
exterior – outside
seco – dry
digital – digital
alemán – German
literario – literary
independiente – independent
armado – armed
sanitario – sanitary
electrónico – electronic
indígena – indigenous
concreto – concrete
fiscal – fiscal
clásico – classic
evidente – clear
individual – individual
colectivo – collective
negativo – negative
productivo – productive
doble – double
anual – annual
efectivo – effective
habitual – usual
inicial – initial
débil – weak

Verbs

ser – be
estar – be
tener – have
hacer – make
poder – be able to, can
decir – say
haber – have
ir – go
dar – give
ver – see
saber – know
pasar – pass by
deber – must
querer – want
llegar – arrive
dejar – leave
llevar – take
encontrar – find
seguir – follow
poner – put
quedar – stay
parecer – seem
hablar – speak
pensar – think
volver – back to
conocer – know
salir – exit
realizar – make
tomar – take
tratar – try
contar – count
llamar – call
venir – come
mirar – see
presentar – present
permitir – allow
esperar – wait
sentir – feel
vivir – live
buscar – search
creer – believe
crear – create
perder – lose
existir – exist
considerar – consider
abrir – open
trabajar – work
recibir – receive
mantener – maintain
explicar – explain
lograr – achieve
empezar – start
recordar – remember
comenzar – start
pedir – ask for
preguntar – ask
producir – produce
convertir – convert
entrar – enter
mostrar – show
señalar – point out
escribir – write
utilizar – use
entender – understand
terminar – finish
ganar – win
incluir – include
morir – die
asegurar – secure
ocurrir – occur
ofrecer – offer
jugar – play
gustar – like
escuchar – listen to
sentar – sit
cambiar – change
aparecer – appear
acabar – end
decidir – decide
resultar – result
caer – fall
desarrollar – develop
necesitar – need
sacar – take out
establecer – establish
conseguir – get
indicar – indicate
formar – form
reconocer – recognize
dirigir – address
servir – serve
alcanzar – reach
intentar – try
cumplir – meet
leer – read
obtener – get
ayudar – help
usar – use
observar – see
responder – answer
afirmar – claim
evitar – avoid
suponer – assume
afectar – affect
generar – generate
continuar – continue
cerrar – close
pagar – pay
acercar – bring over
levantar – raise
participar – participate
representar – represent
tocar – touch
informar – inform
destacar – highlight
iniciar – start
dedicar – dedicate
oír – hear
acompañar – accompany
referir – refer to
sufrir – suffer
nacer – birth
comer – eat
bajar – download
suceder – succeed
dormir – sleep
preparar – prepare
agregar – add
correr – run
subir – go up
publicar – publish
traer – bring
anunciar – announce
descubrir – discover
construir – build
detener – stop
aceptar – accept
meter – tuck in
ocupar – occupy
demostrar – show
proponer – propose
estudiar – study
comprar – buy
expresar – express
olvidar – forget
aumentar – increase
definir – define
regresar – return
añadir – add
mover – move
entregar – deliver
sostener – hold
reducir – reduce
aprender – learn
provocar – provoke
mejorar – improve
unir – join
constituir – constitute
compartir – share
enfrentar – confront
imaginar – imagine
crecer – grow
comprender – understand
apoyar – support
comentar – comment
vender – sell
faltar – skip
aplicar – apply
colocar – place
cubrir – cover
repetir – repeat
disponer – arrange
obligar – force
celebrar – celebrate
echar – cast out of
relacionar – link
marcar – mark
desear – wish
significar – mean
caminar – walk
superar – go beyond
organizar – organize
registrar – register
andar – walk
identificar – identify
elegir – choose
abandonar – leave
soler – be used to
plantear – raise
ubicar – locate
requerir – request
partir – start
reunir – gather
actuar – act
lanzar – launch
importar – import
analizar – analyze
mencionar – mention
sumar – add
pretender – pretend
enviar – send
declarar – declare
manifestar – manifest
atender – attend
basar – base
recuperar – retrieve
aprovechar – take advantage of
asumir – assume
desaparecer – disappear
funcionar – work
permanecer – stay
preocupar – concern
preferir – prefer
confirmar – confirm
advertir – warn
imponer – impose
integrar – integrate
recoger – pick up
parar – stop
proteger – protect
depender – depend
negar – deny
resolver – solve
surgir – arise
corresponder – correspond
determinar – determine
concluir – conclude
visitar – visit
exigir – demand
contener – contain
aprobar – approve
romper – break
viajar – travel
quitar – remove
interesar – interest
defender – defend
avanzar – advance
prever – foresee
implicar – involve
apuntar – point out
invitar – invite
causar – cause
vestir – dress
controlar – check
adquirir – purchase
incorporar – incorporate
guardar – save
insistir – insist
conducir – drive
acordar – agree
contestar – answer
tirar – throw away
despertar – wake up
reír – laugh
sorprender – surprise
llorar – cry
situar – locate
garantizar – guarantee
separar – separate
impedir – prevent
gritar – shout
costar – cost
cruzar – cross
disfrutar – enjoy
cantar – sing
citar – quote
sonreír – smile
extender – extend
poseer – own
contribuir – contribute
exponer – exhibit
instalar – install
notar – note
sonar – sound
convencer – convince
mandar – send
asociar – link
aportar – provide
acudir – go to
asistir – attend
firmar – sign
pertenecer – belong to
solicitar – request
enseñar – show
cortar – cut
recorrer – tour
fijar – post
promover – promote
describir – describe
revelar – reveal
retirar – withdraw
contemplar – see
elaborar – elaborate
ordenar – order
hallar – find
reflejar – reflect
limitar – limit
rodear – go around
transformar – transform
interpretar – interpret
llenar – fill out
consistir – consist of
cuidar – care
someter – submit
avisar – warn
emplear – use

Adverbs

no – not
más – more
apenas – hardly
también – also
ya – already
muy – very
básicamente – basically
solo – only
después – later
ahora – now
así – thus
bien – well
siempre – always
antes – before
tan – so
cómo – how
sí – yes
hoy – today
entonces – then
luego – then
además – in addition
nunca – never
casi – almost
poco – sparsely
aquí – here
menos – least
tanto – such
sin embargo – however
mucho – a lot
aún – still
dentro – within
ayer – yesterday
allí – there
incluso – inclusive
ahí – there
ruidosamente – loudly
todavía – still
hasta – even
tampoco – nor
cerca – near
allá – there
apenas – barely
a lo mejor – perhaps
cuidadosamente – carefully
pronto – soon
normalmente – normally
fuera – out
atrás – behind
encima – above
tarde – afternoon
finalmente – finally
especialmente – especially
tal vez – maybe
lejos – far
demasiado – too
quizá – maybe
mal – badly
perfectamente – perfectly
bastante – quite a lot
diariamente – daily
adelante – forward
detrás – back
igual – likewise
ni siquiera – not even
primero – first
actualmente – currently
así como – as well as
precisamente – precisely
arriba – up
realmente – actually
jamás – never
quizás – maybe
recién – just
asimismo – also
no obstante – however
difícilmente – with difficulty
alrededor – around
solamente – only
aun – even
por supuesto – of course
delante – in front
abajo – below
para nada – not at all
fácilmente – easily
simplemente – simply
directamente – directly
lentamente – slowly
debajo – under
por tanto – therefore
principalmente – mainly
por lo tanto – therefore
totalmente – totally
a menudo – often
por lo menos – at least
acá – here
probablemente – probably
prácticamente – practically
seguramente – surely
frecuentemente – frequently
aproximadamente – approximately
completamente – completely
posteriormente – later
nuevamente – again
por fin – finally
igualmente – equally
jamás – never
acaso – perhaps
justo – just
recientemente – recently
por favor – kindly
rápidamente – quickly
únicamente – only
afuera – outside
respectivamente – respectively
inmediatamente – immediately
exactamente – exactly
claramente – clearly
generalmente – generally
perfectamente – perfectly
enseguida – right away
temprano – early
adentro – inside

Prepositions

de – from
en – at, in, on
a – to
con – with
por – by
para – for
sobre – about
entre – between
sin – without
desde – from
hasta – to, until
durante – during
hacia – to
ante – before
contra – against
según – according to
tras – after
bajo – under
a través de – through
a partir de – as of
frente a – in front of
además de – in addition to
a pesar de – in spite of
mediante – through
junto a – together with
debido a – due to
gracias a – thanks to
pese a – despite
de acuerdo con – in accordance with
en cuanto a – in regard to
junto con – together with
acerca de – about
respecto a – with respect to
en torno a – around
en lugar de – instead of
de acuerdo a – according to

Conjunctions

y – and
e – and
ni…ni – neither…nor
o – or
u – or
o bien…o bien – either…or
pero – but
mas – but
aunque – although
es decir – that is
porque – because
pues – since
si – if
como – as

Interjections

guay – cool (used in Spain)
vale – okey (used in Spain)
órale – sure (used in Mexico)
guau – wow
bravo – good job
claro – of course
che – dude (used in Argentina and Uruguay)
huy – oops
ojalá – I hope so

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Get a Solid Spanish Core Vocabulary with the 110 Most Common Words

Did you know that out of the 283,000 words we have in Spanish, we only use around 300?

You may be wondering now why teachers give learners long lists of words to memorize or why you should even bother to learn 20 new Spanish words every day if you only need 300 hundred speak comfortably.

Well… you are looking at it in the wrong way!

A native speaker is able to survive with around 300 words because of something you are going to learn today: a core Spanish vocabulary.

What Is a Core Vocabulary?
Why a Solid Spanish Core Vocabulary Is Key to Language Learning Success
- Core vocabulary helps you communicate.
- It groups words together in a way that is easier to remember.
- It focuses your learning on the most crucial skills.
- It can help you find parallels between Spanish and other languages you know.
How to Study Spanish Core Vocabulary Words
Tiny but Powerful: Spanish Articles
- 1. el/la — the (masculine/feminine, singular)
- 2. los/las — the (masculine or mixed gender/feminine, plural)
- 3. un/a — a/one (masculine/feminine)
- 4. unos/as — some (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)
He Said, She Said: Spanish Pronouns
- 5. uno (one)
- 6. dos (two)
- 7. tres (three)
- 8. yo — I
- 9. tú — you (informal, singular)
- 10. ella — she
- 11. nosotros/as — we (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)
- 12. vosotros/as — you (masculine or mixed gender/feminine, plural)
- 13. ellos/as — they (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)
- 14. mí — me
- 15. ti — you
- 16. me — myself
- 17. te — yourself
- 18. se — himself/herself
- 19. nos — ourselves
- 20. os — yourselves
- 21. se — themselves
- 22. lo/a — it (masculine/feminine), him/her
- 23. le/les — him or her/them
- 24. este/a/os/as — this/these
- 25. ese/a/os/as — that/those
- 26. aquel/lla/llos/llas — that/those over there
- 27. todo/a/os/as — all, it all, them all
- 28. otro/a/os/as — other one, another, others
- 29. cada uno — each one
- 30. mismo/a/os/as — the same
Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Spanish Verbs
- 31. ser — to be
- 32. soy — I am
- 33. eres — you are (singular)
- 34. es — he/she/it is
- 35. somos — we are
- 36. sois — you are (plural)
- 37. son — they are
- 38. era — he/she/it was
- 39. fue — he/she/it was
- 40 sido — been
- 41. estar — to be
- 42. estoy — I am
- 43. estás — you are (singular)
- 44. está — he/she/it is
- 45. estamos — we are
- 46. estáis — you are (plural)
- 47. están — they are
- 48. haber — to be, to have
- 49. hay — there is/are
- 50. había — there was/were
- 51. ha — has
- 52. han — have (3rd. person plural)
- 53. poder/puede — to be able to
- 54. tener/tiene — to have
- 55. hacer/hace — to make/be (with weather expressions)
- 56. decir/dijo — to tell
Person, Place or Thing: Spanish Nouns
- 57. vez — time (as in “five times”)
- 58. parte — part
- 59. tiempo — time
- 60. vida — life
- 61. gobierno — government
- 62. día — day
- 63. país — country
- 64. años — years
It’s All Relative: Spanish Prepositions
- 65. de/del — from
- 66. en — in/on/at
- 67. a/al — to
- 68. con — with
- 69. sin — without
- 70. por — for (among other meanings)
- 71. para — for (among other meanings)
- 72. sobre — around/about
- 73. entre — between
- 74. hasta — to/until
- 75. desde — from/since
- 76. según — according to
- 77. durante — during/for
Connecting Thoughts: Spanish Conjunctions
- 78. y — and
- 79. e — and
- 80. o — or
- 81. ni — nor
- 82. pero — but
- 83. aunque — though, even though, even if
- 84. como — since, because
- 85. porque — because, for
- 86. si — if
- 87. cuando — when
How Things Are Done: Spanish Adverbs
- 88. sí — yes
- 89. no — no
- 90. ya — already
- 91. ahora — now
- 92. siempre — always
- 93. después — later
- 94. muy — very
- 95. más — more
- 96. solo — only, just
- 97. tan — so
- 98. menos — less, fewer
- 99. así — this way, like this, like that
- 100. también — too
- 102. bien — well, good, correct
- 103. donde — where
Beautiful Words: Spanish Adjectives
- 104. gran — great, large
- 105. mi/s — my
- 106. tu/s — your (singular)
- 107. su/s — his/her
- 108. nuestro/a/os/as — our
- 109. vuestro/a/os/as — your (plural)
- 110. su/s — their

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What Is a Core Vocabulary?

Simply put, a language’s core vocabulary is a small list of words that are used very frequently and are able to “adapt themselves” to many different situations.

The frequency and versatility of these words allows us to use them time and time again in many of our sentences every single day of our lives, making them the core foundation of our communication.

Take as an example the word “you.”

Every time you are talking directly to someone, you use the word “you.” That “you” can be your mom one time, your brother the next one and a few seconds later, your best friend. It can be used in many different situations referring to many different people, and that makes it a versatile word that we use very frequently.

That is why “You” is one of the main English core words.

Now let’s take the word “futhark.” Yes, that is an English word. It is the name of an alphabet of runes.

How many times do you think you need to use this word in your daily, normal life? Unless you are a scholar whose research projects revolve around futharks, you most likely will never use this word in your life. For that reason, “futhark” might be a cool word to know, but it is not a part of your core vocabulary.

In short, the more often we use a word, and the more situations it can adapt to, the more important it is to include it as part of our core vocabulary.

If a word is somewhat specialized or used only in certain contexts, it will then belong to the fringe vocabulary of a language, which is what we call non-core vocabulary.

Just so you understand how important core vocabulary is, keep in mind that 95% of the words we use every day are part of our core vocabulary, while only 5% belong to the fringe vocabulary.

That is the reason why we need to learn many words. We have our sweet core vocabulary consisting of around 300 words to let us say a million things, but we need to load a lot of fringe words into our brains just in case we need them to complete the other 5%.

Why a Solid Spanish Core Vocabulary Is Key to Language Learning Success

It would be impossible to learn all the fringe words of a language. Not even native speakers of Spanish know every Spanish word! However, learning core vocabulary is an easy and useful way of increasing your knowledge.

Why? Here are just a few reasons:

Core vocabulary helps you communicate.

A large part of the core vocabulary of any language is comprised of articles, pronouns, prepositions, verbs and adverbs we use every day.

Words like yo (I), tú (you), a (to), ser (to be) or siempre (always) are part of this group.

By learning this small list of words you will be able to have a conversation about almost anything, especially when you combine them with non-core vocabulary.

It groups words together in a way that is easier to remember.

When you learn a core word, you sometimes find out that you have really learned four!

For example, if you learn the word uno (a, one) together with its siblings (una — a/one, unos — some, unas — some), you have increased your vocabulary by four words in one second.

Group families of words together (like we did below) and make the learning process even easier!

It focuses your learning on the most crucial skills.

By focusing on core vocabulary, you are learning useful information.

Studying different kinds of words is great— The bigger your vocabulary, the better! But if you start by learning the most common words of a language, you will feel that you have accomplished something because you will come across them very often in Spanish books, movies and other authentic media.

It can be discouraging to work hard to memorize lists of vocabulary or phrasal verbs and never find them actually being used. By learning the most common words of a language, you are learning the words native speakers really use, and that will give you a boost of confidence.

It can help you find parallels between Spanish and other languages you know.

Most languages have a lot of core words in common—like personal pronouns and the verb “to be,” for instance. The good news is that English and Spanish have plenty of cognates (words that sound similar and mean similar things).

Thanks to this, a lot of the Spanish core vocabulary words may look familiar to you. For example: parte — part, gobierno — government, durante — during.

This means that you can save time while acquiring new words, and that is awesome.

There are many more reasons why learning core vocabulary is so easy and useful, but I bet you catch my drift.

How you study these words is honestly up to you and your preferences, but I recommend you use one or more of the following techniques:

Make your own flashcards with the different families of words and add at least one sample sentence. This will give you context, which will make your learning much easier.
Use online dictionaries like SpanishDict to get lots of examples sentences for the word you are working on. The more versatile a word is, the more different examples you are going to find. Learning the words in context is a great way to never forget them.
Record your own audio lessons! You can record yourself on your phone reading these words and their meanings. You will be practicing your pronunciation and then listen to the recording anywhere you go. Simply delicious!
Create your own learning method. If you do not like me giving you instructions on how to learn these words, create your own way of memorizing them! You are the most important person in your language path, and you need to do what suits you best.
Listen to native speakers using these words. Listening to native speakers using the words in this list can not only teach you the proper way to pronounce them, but it can also help you understand when to use them. You can hear a lot of them being used in podcasts. Or, you can watch them in action on the FluentU program through authentic Spanish videos with interactive captions.

In this post, I have gathered the 110 most common words in the Spanish language and I have divided them into parts of speech and families of words (when possible). These 110 words are are crucial for creating a solid foundation to build your Spanish knowledge on.

Take this post as a “starter pack” then move on to the next 200 words. Once you have learned these words perfectly, check out the list of the 500 most used words in Spanish, ordered by frequency, to continue your learning. Group them thematically like we did in this post and I guarantee you will be impressed with the results.

Each word below has an English translation and many of them have been used in sample sentences.

Get ready to master Spanish core vocabulary and be one step closer to fluency.

Enjoy!

Tiny but Powerful: Spanish Articles

1. el/la — the (masculine/feminine, singular)

2. los/las — the (masculine or mixed gender/feminine, plural)

Finding the definite articles among the 110 most common Spanish words should come as no surprise. I always recommend that my students learn new words with their appropriate article, so they can remember the gender easier.

Here is a sentence that includes all four of them:

El hombre y la mujer cuidaban de los niños y las niñas. (The man and the woman looked after the boys and the girls.)

3. un/a — a/one (masculine/feminine)

4. unos/as — some (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)

When we deal with unknown things, we use the indefinite articles. They are almost as common as the definite ones and also come high in the top-110 list. The singular forms mean “a” or “one,” while the plural forms mean “some”:

Tengo un hermano y una hermana. (I have a brother and a sister.)

He comprado unos melones y unas sandías. (I have bought some melons and some watermelons.)

He Said, She Said: Spanish Pronouns

5. uno (one)

6. dos (two)

7. tres (three)

Yes! Numerals can be pronouns! I could have added them to the group of nouns or adjectives, but I wanted you to learn something new. If a numeral is by itself, it is working as a pronoun. Have a look:

Quiero uno en rojo y uno en azul. (I want one in red and one in blue.)

Necesito dos. (I need two of them.)

8. yo — I

9. tú — you (informal, singular)

10. ella — she

11. nosotros/as — we (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)

12. vosotros/as — you (masculine or mixed gender/feminine, plural)

13. ellos/as — they (masculine or mixed gender/feminine)

I bet you were expecting to see Spanish personal pronouns in this list. We use them to refer to people all the time! No wonder they are among the most used words in Spanish:

Yo lavo los platos, tú haces las camas y ellos riegan las plantas. (I wash the dishes, you make the beds and they water the plants.)

14. mí — me

15. ti — you

Mí and ti are two prepositional pronouns (me and you). They are always preceded by a preposition, hence the name:

¿Es esto para mí? (Is this for me?)

Sí, es para ti. (Yes, it is or you.)

16. me — myself

17. te — yourself

18. se — himself/herself

19. nos — ourselves

20. os — yourselves

21. se — themselves

The words included in this subgroup are also pronouns. They are part of every reflexive verb, which is why they are called reflexive pronouns:

me ducho (I take a shower)

te duchas (You take a shower)

se ducha (He/She takes a shower)

nos duchamos (We take a shower)

os ducháis (You take a shower)

se duchan (They take a shower)

22. lo/a — it (masculine/feminine), him/her

23. le/les — him or her/them

Lo and la are singular direct object pronouns. Le and les are indirect object pronouns:

Quiero el libro. Lo quiero. (I want the book. I want it.)

Les digo la verdad. Se la digo. (I tell them the truth. I tell it to them.)

24. este/a/os/as — this/these

25. ese/a/os/as — that/those

26. aquel/lla/llos/llas — that/those over there

To keep the translations from stretching for lines, the words above and all that follow correspond to the following genders and numbers: masculine/feminine singular/masculine or mixed gender plural/feminine plural.

Just remember, usually words ending in -a/-as are feminine while -o/-os are masculine. (This is not always true, but it is a good rule of thumb if you are just starting out!)

Demonstratives like the ones above can be adjectives or pronouns (you will notice a lot of the words in this list are very flexible when it comes to the part of speech they belong to… That is why they are core words, after all!).

When demonstratives are functioning as pronouns, they act like any other pronoun, (in other words, they replace nouns):

Quiero este. (I want this one.)

Aquel es de María. (That over there is María’s.)

27. todo/a/os/as — all, it all, them all

28. otro/a/os/as — other one, another, others

29. cada uno — each one

30. mismo/a/os/as — the same

There are many other pronouns in Spanish. The words in this group can belong to different categories, but when substituting a noun, they are all obviously pronouns:

Me gustan todos. (I like them all.)

Necesito otro. (I need another one.)

Cada uno de vosotros tiene uno. (Each one of you has one.)

Uso el mismo a diario. (I use the same every day.)

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Spanish Verbs

31. ser — to be

32. soy — I am

33. eres — you are (singular)

34. es — he/she/it is

35. somos — we are

36. sois — you are (plural)

37. son — they are

38. era — he/she/it was

39. fue — he/she/it was

40 sido — been

One of the two most important Spanish verbs, ser and its forms (especially the present ones) are high up in the list.

Ser is a verb that helps us identify ourselves and the world around us:

Soy un chico español. Soy profesor. (I am a Spanish guy. I am a professor.)

Era muy tarde ya. (It was already very late.)

41. estar — to be

42. estoy — I am

43. estás — you are (singular)

44. está — he/she/it is

45. estamos — we are

46. estáis — you are (plural)

47. están — they are

Estar is the other basic verb no student of Spanish can ignore.

If you do not know it already, this is your chance! Have a look at a couple of examples:

Estoy en casa. (I am at home.)

Estamos muy contentos. (We are very happy.)

48. haber — to be, to have

49. hay — there is/are

50. había — there was/were

51. ha — has

52. han — have (3rd. person plural)

You may not know it yet, but haber has a personality disorder. Sometimes it thinks it is an impersonal verb, and so it only adopts forms like hay or había. Other times it feels like an auxiliary verb and helps main verbs form perfect tenses.

No matter which of the two personalities you like the most, both of them appear in the list, so they are worth remembering:

Hay un niño en el parque. (There is a boy in the park.)

Antonio se ha roto la pierna. (Antonio has broken his leg.)

53. poder/puede — to be able to

54. tener/tiene — to have

55. hacer/hace — to make/be (with weather expressions)

56. decir/dijo — to tell

There are four more verb forms among the top-110 Spanish words. They are all third person singular forms, so I guess Spanish people are not so egotistical after all and talk about other people more than about themselves!

Try to memorize these four verbs anyway, because they are really helpful and are used every day:

Mi hermano puede ir a la fiesta. (My brother can/is allowed to go to the party.)

Juan tiene dos hijos. (Juan has two children.)

Hace mucho calor en verano. (It is very hot during summer.)

Ana me dijo que no quería venir. (Ana told me she did not want to come.)

Person, Place or Thing: Spanish Nouns

57. vez — time (as in “five times”)

58. parte — part

59. tiempo — time

60. vida — life

61. gobierno — government

62. día — day

63. país — country

It may come as a surprise that there are only seven singular nouns among the top 110 Spanish words. That is because nouns are not really very flexible.

Granted, you can have nouns you use more often than not, but even polysemous nouns have two or three meanings at most.

There are a lot of theories that say that at the beginning of the history of language we did not have words for many objects, so we normally used demonstrative pronouns and pointed at them. Maybe this explains why most of this list is made up of different ways to refer to people and things, and so few nouns.

No matter how little this group is, it is equally important to learn it. Here you have a couple of sentences to help you with that:

Es la primera vez que lo veo tan enfadado. (It is the first time I see him this angry.)

Tenemos una vida muy tranquila. (We have a very calm life.)

64. años — years

Curiously enough, años is the only plural noun in this list. Maybe Spanish speakers are not afraid of asking other people’s age, and because of that, I feel obliged to include the following example:

¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?)

It’s All Relative: Spanish Prepositions

I have divided prepositions into four groups just to make your learning process easier.

The first subgroup contains very common prepositions present in almost every language’s core vocabulary.

The second group contains the two heavyweights among Spanish prepositions (por and para), the third group contains four prepositions that can refer to both time and space, and the last group contains two less known prepositions.

65. de/del — from

66. en — in/on/at

67. a/al — to

68. con — with

69. sin — without

These are, without a doubt, the most common prepositions in Spanish (together with por and para). Prepositions help us express the relation between nouns or pronouns and other parts of the sentence. In other words, they make our speech more fluent and more precise.

Check out some examples:

Esto es una botella de plástico. (This is a plastic bottle.)

Vamos al colegio. (We go to school.)

El vaso está en la mesa. (The glass in on the table.)

70. por — for (among other meanings)

71. para — for (among other meanings)

Por and para are two of the most common Spanish prepositions, and they normally are the ones that cause the biggest headaches among learners.

Take the time to learn the difference so you do not get confused!

Lo hago por ti. (I do it for you.)

Para mí, no es sincera. (In my opinion, she is not honest.)

72. sobre — around/about

73. entre — between

74. hasta — to/until

75. desde — from/since

These four prepositions can be used, among other things, in order to express time and situate people and objects in space.

Their flexibility makes them perfect examples of multifaceted core words:

Volvió sobre las 8. (He came back around 8.)
El avión vuela sobre la ciudad. (The plane flies over the city.)

Estaré fuera entre las 10 y las 11. (I will be out between 10 and 11.)
La TV está entre la mesa y la silla. (The TV is between the table and the chair.)

Corrió hasta su casa. (He ran to his house.)
El banco está abierto hasta las 8. (The bank is open till 8 p.m.)

Esperó desde las 7 hasta las 9. (He waited from 7 to 9.)
Vengo desde Polonia. (I come from Poland – I am not Polish, my trip started in Poland.)

76. según — according to

77. durante — during/for

Although they are not given much attention by learners, según and durante are actually very common in our daily lives. I highly recommend you add them to your lexicon:

Según él, lloverá mañana. (According to him, it will rain tomorrow.)

He leído 2 libros durante mis vacaciones. (I have read 2 books during my holidays.)

Connecting Thoughts: Spanish Conjunctions

78. y — and

79. e — and

80. o — or

81. ni — nor

You probably know these four coordinating conjunctions already. They are used in Spanish as often as they are in English and no core vocabulary list is complete without them:

Ana y María vinieron. Pedro e Ilena, no. (Ana and María came. Pedro and Ilena, did not.)

Dame 2 o 3 bolígrafos, por favor. (Give me 2 or 3 pens, please.)

Mi madre ni bebe ni fuma. (My mom neither drinks nor smokes.)

82. pero — but

83. aunque — though, even though, even if

These two conjunctions clearly show our true nature: We like expressing opposition and contrast. Here they are in use:

Está lloviendo, pero no hace frío. (It is raining, but it is not cold.)

Iré aunque no quieras. (I will go even if you don’t want me to.)

84. como — since, because

85. porque — because, for

These two are some of the most commonly used explanatory conjunctions. As their name suggests, they are use in order to give explanations:

Como no estaba cansado, fui a dar un paseo. (Since I was not tired, I went for a walk.)

Llamó porque se había perdido. (He called because he got lost.)

86. si — if

87. cuando — when

Si is a conditional conjunction mainly used in conditional sentences (“if→then”).

Cuando can transform itself into an adverb of time or different types of conjunctions. I have decided to add it here so you can see its conditional meaning:

Si vas al gimnasio, házmelo saber. (If you go to the gym, let me know.)

Cuando es impossible, es impossible. (If it is impossible, it is impossible.)

How Things Are Done: Spanish Adverbs

88. sí — yes

89. no — no

Who doen’t know these two little words? They are the shortest way to answer any Yes/No question in Spanish. I think they do not need any other explanation as to why they are here:

¿Te gusta cocinar? Sí / No (Do you like cooking? Yes, I do / No, I do not.)

90. ya — already

91. ahora — now

92. siempre — always

93. después — later

Some adverbs help us talk about time, and we talk about time… well, all the time!

Ya he terminado de estudiar. Ahora estoy cocinando y después me ducharé. (I have already finished studying. Now I am cooking and I will take a shower later.)

94. muy — very

95. más — more

96. solo — only, just

97. tan — so

98. menos — less, fewer

Other adverbs help us to talk about quantity. Who needs numbers when we can just give approximations?

Está muy bueno, dame más. (It is very tasty, give me more.)

Solo tengo uno. No puedo tener menos. (I only have one. I can’t have fewer than that.)

99. así — this way, like this, like that

100. también — too

102. bien — well, good, correct

These three words are adverbs of manner, which help us describe how an action is done. All the adverbs that end in -mente (-ly) are also adverbs of manner.

No puedes hacerlo así, no está bien. (You can’t do it like that, it is not correct.)

103. donde — where

There is the only adverb of place we will mention. We like knowing where things are, and it would be difficult to talk about them without using this word:

Siempre viajo donde quiere mi madre. (I always travel where my mum wants.)

Beautiful Words: Spanish Adjectives

104. gran — great, large

I will be the first to admit I was completely shocked by the super small number of adjectives among this top 110 list. It is true that we do not always need adjectives in order to know what people are talking about, but I was expecting more.

The only descriptive adjective in the list is gran which, unlike grande (big), always precedes the noun:

Eres un gran padre. (You are a great father.)

105. mi/s — my

106. tu/s — your (singular)

107. su/s — his/her

108. nuestro/a/os/as — our

109. vuestro/a/os/as — your (plural)

110. su/s — their

Closing this post we have possessives. Possessive adjectives modify nouns and give us information about the owner of an object or the relationship between two or more people.

Spanish would look very messy without them, so their presence here is justified:

Mis padres y tus padres viven en España, pero sus padres viven en América. (My parents and your parents live in Spain, but her parents live in America.)

And that’s all for today, my friends. As you can see, Spanish core vocabulary is of paramount importance.

It includes many different types of words, but we can all agree they are not random at all. Each of these words is used by all of us in our mother languages every single day, so there is no better way to improve our knowledge than by making them the foundation of our learning path.

As I suggested at the beginning, once you master the first 110 words, you can go for the next 100. At the end of the day, the fact remains that Spanish native speakers use the same 300 words every day. This is too beautiful not to give it a try.

Stay curious and happy learning!

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Do you know how many words are there in Spanish?

Generally speaking, nearly one million.

So many words are not easy to memorize, let alone properly used. Most of them you won’t even need at all in everyday conversations.

According to researchers, people use only around 10% to 20% of words in their day to day life.

So, if you want to learn Spanish faster, the best solution is learning the most common Spanish words.

Now, let’s see which are the most common Spanish words that can help you learn the language faster, and participate in different conversations.

1000 Most Common Spanish Words

Studies have shown that learning 1,000 words that are used frequently covers around 88% of the vocabulary. Here, we mean words that are used every day.

Basic Spanish words are vital for every Spanish student.

If you expand your vocabulary to 2,000 most common words in Spanish, then you have 92.7% of the everyday vocabulary covered.

Who would think that with only 1,000 or 2,000 words, you would be able to speak about everyday topics?

In the following lines, find the list of most common words in Spanish, more than 100 of them. But if you wish to reach your goal of 1,000 words, you can find them
HERE.

Most Common Spanish Nouns And Pronouns

Nouns are, literally, the basics when learning a language. The good thing about nouns is that they are mostly easy to memorize and recall them when you need them.

Below, we’ve listed some of the most common Spanish nouns as well as pronouns.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el año	year
el caso	case
el día	day
el hecho	fact
el mundo	world
el estado	state
el gobierno	government
el hombre	man
el momento	moment
el país	country
el tiempo	time, weather
el trabajo	work
los años	years
la casa	house
la parte	part
la vez	time (una vez- once)
la vida	life
las cosas	things
España	Spain
los días	days
la política	policy, politics
las veces	times
la gente	people
el lugar	place
el ejemplo	example
las personas	people
la mujer	woman

Pronouns

Spanish	English
se	himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, themselves each other
Yo	I
tu	you
él	he, him
ella	She, her
usted	You
nosotros, nosotras	we
ellos, elas	they
lo	It, that
me	(to) me
te	(to) you
nos	(to) us, ourselves
le	(to) him, her, you
su	his, her, your
sus	his, her, your, their
nada	nothing
algo	something

Common Spanish Adjectives

The world is not only black and white. Adjectives give color to our world.

Let’s admit that without adjectives, we can’t say or describe not even one single thing.

So, naturally, you need to know some of the most common Spanish adjectives to be able to explain your thoughts in a higher way.

Spanish	English
este	this
todo	all
esta	this
todos	all, everyone
ese	that
mismo	same
otro	other, another
esa	that
bueno	good
otra	other, another
tanto	so much
otros	other, others
poco	little (not much)
mucho	much
gran	great, big
estos	these
general	general
todas	all, everyone
mayor	bigger, older
mejor	better
toda	all
tal	such
otras	other, others
estas	these
primera	first
algunos	some

Most Used Spanish Verbs

No matter how many nouns or adjectives you know, if you don’t learn verbs, it’s all in vain.

Without a verb, there is no sentence.

Luckily for you, below you can find some of the most common verbs. Take a look and start memorizing.

Spanish	English
es	is, are
ha	has, have
son	are
está	is, are
hay	there is, there are
ser	to be
era	was, were
había	there was, there were
tiene	has, have
fue	was. were
puede	can
pueden	can
han	have
hacer	to make, to do
hace	make(s), do(es)
decir	to say
va	go(es)
estaba	was, were
sea	(might) be
ver	to see
están	are
sido	been
dijo	said
he	I have
tienen	have
tener	to have
tenía	had
creo	I believe
dice	says, say
vamos	we go, we are going
parece	seems, seem
poder	to be able to

Let’s Not Forget About Spanish Adverbs and Prepositions

Like adjectives, adverbs and prepositions also help you in a way that neither a noun or a verb can.

They can explain the things you have in mind better.

Here are some of the most commonly used adverbs and prepositions:

Adverbs

Spanish	English
no	no, not
sí	yes
más	more
también	also
muy	very
ya	already, now, soon
así	so, like this, like that
bien	well
ahora	now
siempre	always
solo (solamente)	only
tan	so
entonces	then
después	after, later
menos	less
aquí	here
antes	before, earlier
hoy	today
luego	then, later
casi	almost
nunca	never
además	besides, in addition

Prepositions

Spanish	English
en	in, on, into
con	with
por	through, for (means), along, by
para	in order to, for (ends)
sin	without
sobre	about, above, on top of
hasta	until
entre	between, among
desde	from, since
durante	during, for (time)
contra	against
hacia	toward
según	according to

What About The Spanish Conjunctions?

Adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions give colors to your thoughts and descriptions, while nouns and verbs are the basic.

But what about the
conjunctions?

They are an essential part of one language as well. Thanks to conjunctions, not only can we make longer sentences but can explain something with more details.

In the following lines, you can find some of the most frequently used conjunctions.

Spanish	English
y	and
o	or
como	as, like
que	that, who, which, than
si	if
porque	because
cuando	when
ni	nor, neither
donde	where
aunque	although, even though
sino	but, except
mientras	while

Final Thoughts

Now you have the most common words in Spanish in one place.

We are all different, which means that the way you learn a language might not suit someone else. So,
the best way to learn Spanish words is to find out which method suits you.

But don’t forget that practice makes the most of it. So, don’t wait any longer and start practicing with
Spanish tutors on Justlearn

Remember that small steps will take you to your
path to Spanish fluency.

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Isabella Huber

June 16, 2021
A1 Level Spanish Resources, Spanish

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When learning a new language the amount of vocabulary can be daunting. Have you heard people say things like: “We only use around 700 words when we talk?” This is true to some degree. The number of words to learn to speak a language really depends on your purpose. Remember that 300 to 600 words may be enough to travel, but at least 1000 words are necessary for a conversation. The most important thing is not knowing how many words you need to speak a language, but which words to know. Complete fluency is in the 10,000 word range. According to the economist: “Most adult native test-takers range from 20,000–35,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 8 already know 10,000 words. Average native test-takers of age 4 already know 5,000 words. Adult native test-takers learn almost 1 new word a day until middle age”

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Why these 1000 words?

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Number	Spanish	in English
1	como	as
2	yo	I
3	su	his
4	que	that
5	él	he
6	era	was
7	para	for
8	en	on
9	son	are
10	con	with
11	ellos	they
12	ser	be
13	en	at
14	uno	one
15	tener	have
16	este	this
17	desde	from
18	por	by
19	caliente	hot
20	palabra	word
21	pero	but
22	qué	what
23	algunos	some
24	es	is
25	lo	it
26	usted	you
27	o	or
28	tenido	had
29	la	the
30	de	of
31	a	to
32	y	and
33	un	a
34	en	in
35	nos	we
36	lata	can
37	fuera	out
38	otros	other
39	eran	were
40	que	which
41	hacer	do
42	su	their
43	tiempo	time
44	si	if
45	lo hará	will
46	cómo	how
47	dicho	said
48	un	an
49	cada	each
50	decir	tell
51	hace	does
52	conjunto	set
53	tres	three
54	querer	want
55	aire	air
56	así	well
57	también	also
58	jugar	play
59	pequeño	small
60	fin	end
61	poner	put
62	casa	home
63	leer	read
64	mano	hand
65	puerto	port
66	grande	large
67	deletrear	spell
68	añadir	add
69	incluso	even
70	tierra	land
71	aquí	here
72	debe	must
73	grande	big
74	alto	high
75	tal	such
76	siga	follow
77	acto	act
78	por qué	why
79	preguntar	ask
80	hombres	men
81	cambio	change
82	se fue	went
83	luz	light
84	tipo	kind
85	fuera	off
86	necesitará	need
87	casa	house
88	imagen	picture
89	tratar	try
90	nosotros	us
91	de nuevo	again
92	animal	animal
93	punto	point
94	madre	mother
95	mundo	world
96	cerca	near
97	construir	build
98	auto	self
99	tierra	earth
100	padre	father
101	cualquier	any
102	nuevo	new
103	trabajo	work
104	parte	part
105	tomar	take
106	conseguir	get
107	lugar	place
108	hecho	made
109	vivir	live
110	donde	where
111	después	after
112	espalda	back
113	poco	little
114	sólo	only
115	ronda	round
116	hombre	man
117	años	year
118	vino	came
119	show	show
120	cada	every
121	buena	good
122	me	me
123	dar	give
124	nuestro	our
125	bajo	under
126	nombre	name
127	muy	very
128	a través de	through
129	sólo	just
130	forma	form
131	frase	sentence
132	gran	great
133	pensar	think
134	decir	say
135	ayudar	help
136	bajo	low
137	línea	line
138	ser distinto	differ
139	a su vez,	turn
140	causa	cause
141	mucho	much
142	significará	mean
143	antes	before
144	movimiento	move
145	derecho	right
146	niño	boy
147	viejo	old
148	demasiado	too
149	misma	same
150	ella	she
151	todo	all
152	hay	there
153	cuando	when
154	hasta	up
155	uso	use
156	su	your
157	camino	way
158	acerca	about
159	muchos	many
160	entonces	then
161	ellos	them
162	escribir	write
163	haría	would
164	como	like
165	así	so
166	éstos	these
167	su	her
168	largo	long
169	hacer	make
170	cosa	thing
171	ver	see
172	él	him
173	dos	two
174	tiene	has
175	buscar	look
176	más	more
177	día	day
178	podía	could
179	ir	go
180	venir	come
181	hizo	did
182	número	number
183	sonar	sound
184	no	no
185	más	most
186	personas	people
187	mi	my
188	sobre	over
189	saber	know
190	agua	water
191	que	than
192	llamada	call
193	primero	first
194	que	who
195	puede	may
196	abajo	down
197	lado	side
198	estado	been
199	ahora	now
200	encontrar	find
201	cabeza	head
202	de pie	stand
203	propio	own
204	página	page
205	debería	should
206	país	country
207	encontrado	found
208	respuesta	answer
209	escuela	school
210	crecer	grow
211	estudio	study
212	todavía	still
213	aprender	learn
214	planta	plant
215	cubierta	cover
216	alimentos	food
217	sol	sun
218	cuatro	four
219	entre	between
220	estado	state
221	mantener	keep
222	ojo	eye
223	nunca	never
224	último	last
225	dejar	let
226	pensado	thought
227	ciudad	city
228	árbol	tree
229	cruzar	cross
230	granja	farm
231	duro	hard
232	inicio	start
233	podría	might
234	historia	story
235	sierra	saw
236	ahora	far
237	mar	sea
238	dibujar	draw
239	izquierda	left
240	tarde	late
241	ejecutar	run
242	no	don’t
243	mientras	while
244	prensa	press
245	Cerrar	close
246	noche	night
247	reales	real
248	vida	life
249	pocos	few
250	norte	north
251	libro	book
252	llevar	carry
253	tomó	took
254	ciencia	science
255	comer	eat
256	habitación	room
257	amigo	friend
258	comenzó	began
259	gusta	idea
260	peces	fish
261	montaña	mountain
262	Deténgase	stop
263	una vez	once
264	base de	base
265	escuchar	hear
266	caballo	horse
267	cortada	cut
268	seguro	sure
269	ver	watch
270	colores	color
271	cara	face
272	madera	wood
273	principal	main
274	abierta	open
275	parecer	seem
276	juntos	together
277	próximo	next
278	blanco	white
279	niños	children
280	comenzar	begin
281	conseguido	got
282	caminar	walk
283	ejemplo	example
284	aliviar	ease
285	papel	paper
286	grupo	group
287	siempre	always
288	música	music
289	los	those
290	ambos	both
291	marca	mark
292	menudo	often
293	carta	letter
294	hasta	until
295	milla	mile
296	río	river
297	coche	car
298	pies	feet
299	cuidado	care
300	segundo	second
301	suficiente	enough
302	llano	plain
303	chica	girl
304	habitual	usual
305	joven	young
306	listo	ready
307	por encima de	above
308	nunca	ever
309	rojo	red
310	lista	list
311	aunque	though
312	sentir	feel
313	charla	talk
314	pájaro	bird
315	pronto	soon
316	cuerpo	body
317	perro	dog
318	familia	family
319	directa	direct
320	plantear	pose
321	dejar	leave
322	canción	song
323	medir	measure
324	puerta	door
325	producto	product
326	negro	black
327	corto	short
328	numeral	numeral
329	clase	class
330	viento	wind
331	pregunta	question
332	suceder	happen
333	completo	complete
334	buque	ship
335	zona	area
336	medio	half
337	roca	rock
338	orden	order
339	fuego	fire
340	sur	south
341	problema	problem
342	pieza	piece
343	dicho	told
344	sabía	knew
345	pasar	pass
346	desde	since
347	cima	top
348	todo	whole
349	rey	king
350	calle	street
351	pulgadas	inch
352	multiplicar	multiply
353	nada	nothing
354	curso	course
355	quedarse	stay
356	rueda	wheel
357	completo	full
358	fuerza	force
359	azul	blue
360	objeto	object
361	decidir	decide
362	superficie	surface
363	profunda	deep
364	luna	moon
365	isla	island
366	pie	foot
367	sistema	system
368	ocupado	busy
369	prueba	test
370	registro	record
371	barco	boat
372	común	common
373	oro	gold
374	posible	possible
375	plano	plane
376	lugar	stead
377	seco	dry
378	maravilla	wonder
379	risa	laugh
380	mil	thousand
381	hace	ago
382	corrió	ran
383	comprobar	check
384	juego	game
385	forma	shape
386	equiparar	equate
387	caliente	hot
388	señorita	miss
389	traído	brought
390	calor	heat
391	nieve	snow
392	neumáticos	tire
393	traer	bring
394	sí	yes
395	distante	distant
396	llenar	fill
397	al este	east
398	pintar	paint
399	idioma	language
400	entre	among
401	unidad	unit
402	potencia	power
403	ciudad	town
404	fina	fine
405	cierto	certain
406	volar	fly
407	caer	fall
408	conducir	lead
409	grito	cry
410	oscuro	dark
411	máquina	machine
412	nota	note
413	espere	wait
414	plan de	plan
415	figura	figure
416	estrella	star
417	caja	box
418	sustantivo	noun
419	campo	field
420	resto	rest
421	correcta	correct
422	capaz	able
423	libra	pound
424	hecho	done
425	belleza	beauty
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427	destacado	stood
428	contener	contain
429	delante	front
430	enseñar	teach
431	semana	week
432	último	final
433	dio	gave
434	verde	green
435	oh	oh
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437	desarrollar	develop
438	océano	ocean
439	caliente	warm
440	libre	free
441	minuto	minute
442	fuerte	strong
443	especial	special
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445	detrás	behind
446	claro	clear
447	cola	tail
448	Produce	produce
449	hecho	fact
450	espacio	space
451	oído	heard
452	mejor	best
453	horas	hour
454	mejor	better
455	verdadero	true
456	durante	during
457	cien	hundred
458	cinco	five
459	recordar	remember
460	paso	step
461	temprana	early
462	mantenga	hold
463	oeste	west
464	suelo	ground
465	interés	interest
466	llegar	reach
467	rápido	fast
468	verbo	verb
469	cantar	sing
470	escuchar	listen
471	seis	six
472	mesa	table
473	viajes	travel
474	menos	less
475	mañana	morning
476	diez	ten
477	sencilla	simple
478	varios	several
479	vocal	vowel
480	hacia	toward
481	guerra	war
482	sentar	lay
483	contra	against
484	patrón	pattern
485	lenta	slow
486	centro	center
487	amar	love
488	persona	person
489	dinero	money
490	servir	serve
491	aparecerá	appear
492	carretera	road
493	mapa	map
494	lluvia	rain
495	regla	rule
496	gobernar	govern
497	Halar	pull
498	frío	cold
499	aviso	notice
500	voz	voice
501	energía	energy
502	caza	hunt
503	probable	probable
504	cama	bed
505	hermano	brother
506	huevo	egg
507	paseo	ride
508	celular	cell
509	creer	believe
510	quizás	perhaps
511	recoger	pick
512	repentina	sudden
513	contar	count
514	plaza	square
515	razón	reason
516	longitud	length
517	representar	represent
518	arte	art
519	sujeto	subject
520	región	region
521	tamaño	size
522	variar	vary
523	resolver	settle
524	hablar	speak
525	peso	weight
526	general	general
527	hielo	ice
528	materia	matter
529	círculo	circle
530	par	pair
531	incluir	include
532	brecha	divide
533	sílaba	syllable
534	sentido	felt
535	gran	grand
536	bola	ball
537	aún	yet
538	ola	wave
539	caer	drop
540	corazón	heart
541	am	am
542	presente	present
543	pesada	heavy
544	danza	dance
545	motor	engine
546	posición	position
547	brazo	arm
548	amplio	wide
549	vela	sail
550	materiales	material
551	fracción	fraction
552	bosque	forest
553	sentarse	sit
554	carrera	race
555	ventana	window
556	tienda	store
557	verano	summer
558	tren	train
559	sueño	sleep
560	demostrar	prove
561	solitario	lone
562	pierna	leg
563	ejercicio	exercise
564	pared	wall
565	capturas	catch
566	monte	mount
567	desear	wish
568	cielo	sky
569	bordo	board
570	alegría	joy
571	invierno	winter
572	satélite	sat
573	escrito	written
574	salvaje	wild
575	instrumento	instrument
576	guardado	kept
577	vidrio	glass
578	hierba	grass
579	vaca	cow
580	trabajo	job
581	borde	edge
582	signo	sign
583	visita	visit
584	pasado	past
585	suave	soft
586	diversión	fun
587	brillante	bright
588	gas	gas
589	tiempo	weather
590	mes	month
591	millones	million
592	soportar	bear
593	acabado	finish
594	feliz	happy
595	esperanza	hope
596	flor	flower
597	vestir	clothe
598	extraño	strange
599	se ha ido	gone
600	comercio	trade
601	melodía	melody
602	viaje	trip
603	oficina	office
604	recibir	receive
605	fila	row
606	boca	mouth
607	exacta	exact
608	símbolo	symbol
609	morir	die
610	menos	least
611	problema	trouble
612	grito	shout
613	excepto	except
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615	semilla	seed
616	tono	tone
617	unirse	join
618	sugerir	suggest
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620	rotura	break
621	dama	lady
622	patio	yard
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624	mal	bad
625	golpe	blow
626	aceite	oil
627	sangre	blood
628	tocar	touch
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630	ciento	cent
631	mezclar	mix
632	equipo	team
633	alambre	wire
634	costo	cost
635	perdido	lost
636	marrón	brown
637	desgaste	wear
638	jardín	garden
639	igual	equal
640	enviado	sent
641	elegir	choose
642	cayó	fell
643	encajar	fit
644	fluir	flow
645	justo	fair
646	banco	bank
647	recoger	collect
648	guardar	save
649	el control	control
650	decimal	decimal
651	oído	ear
652	demás	else
653	bastante	quite
654	rompió	broke
655	caso	case
656	medio	middle
657	matar	kill
658	hijo	son
659	lago	lake
660	momento	moment
661	escala	scale
662	fuerte	loud
663	primavera	spring
664	observar	observe
665	niño	child
666	recta	straight
667	consonante	consonant
668	nación	nation
669	diccionario	dictionary
670	leche	milk
671	velocidad	speed
672	método	method
673	órgano	organ
674	pagar	pay
675	edad	age
676	sección	section
677	vestido	dress
678	nube	cloud
679	sorpresa	surprise
680	tranquila	quiet
681	piedra	stone
682	pequeño	tiny
683	ascenso	climb
684	fresco	cool
685	diseño	design
686	pobre	poor
687	mucho	lot
688	experimento	experiment
689	inferior	bottom
690	clave	key
691	hierro	iron
692	sola	single
693	palillo	stick
694	plana	flat
695	veinte	twenty
696	piel	skin
697	sonrisa	smile
698	pliegue	crease
699	agujero	hole
700	saltar	jump
701	bebé	baby
702	ocho	eight
703	pueblo	village
704	se reúnen	meet
705	raíz	root
706	comprar	buy
707	aumentar	raise
708	resolver	solve
709	de metal	metal
710	si	whether
711	empujar	push
712	siete	seven
713	párrafo	paragraph
714	tercero	third
715	deberá	shall
716	en espera	held
717	pelo	hair
718	describir	describe
719	cocinero	cook
720	piso	floor
721	ya sea	either
722	resultado	result
723	quemar	burn
724	colina	hill
725	seguro	safe
726	gato	cat
727	siglo	century
728	considerar	consider
729	tipo	type
730	ley	law
731	bit	bit
732	costa	coast
733	copia	copy
734	frase	phrase
735	silencio	silent
736	de altura	tall
737	arena	sand
738	suelo	soil
739	rollo	roll
740	temperatura	temperature
741	dedo	finger
742	industria	industry
743	valor	value
744	lucha	fight
745	mentira	lie
746	batir	beat
747	excitar	excite
748	naturales	natural
749	vista	view
750	sentido	sense
751	de capital	capital
752	no lo hará	won’t
753	silla	chair
754	peligro	danger
755	fruta	fruit
756	rica	rich
757	de espesor	thick
758	soldado	soldier
759	proceso	process
760	operar	operate
761	práctica	practice
762	separada	separate
763	difícil	difficult
764	médico	doctor
765	por favor	please
766	proteger	protect
767	mediodía	noon
768	de cultivos	crop
769	moderno	modern
770	elemento	element
771	golpear	hit
772	estudiante	student
773	esquina	corner
774	partido	party
775	suministro	supply
776	cuya	whose
777	localizar	locate
778	anillo	ring
779	carácter	character
780	insecto	insect
781	capturado	caught
782	período	period
783	indicar	indicate
784	Radio	radio
785	habló	spoke
786	átomo	atom
787	humana	human
788	historia	history
789	efecto	effect
790	eléctrica	electric
791	esperar	expect
792	hueso	bone
793	ferrocarril	rail
794	imaginar	imagine
795	proporcionar	provide
796	acuerdo	agree
797	por tanto,	thus
798	suave	gentle
799	mujer	woman
800	capitán	captain
801	adivinar	guess
802	necesario	necessary
803	agudo	sharp
804	ala	wing
805	crear	create
806	vecino	neighbor
807	lavado	wash
808	bate	bat
809	más bien	rather
810	multitud	crowd
811	maíz	corn
812	comparar	compare
813	poema	poem
814	cadena	string
815	campana	bell
816	dependerá	depend
817	carne	meat
818	frotar	rub
819	tubo	tube
820	famoso	famous
921	dólar	dollar
822	corriente	stream
823	miedo	fear
284	vista	sight
825	delgado	thin
826	triángulo	triangle
827	planeta	planet
828	prisa	hurry
829	jefe	chief
830	colonia	colony
831	reloj	clock
832	mina	mine
833	empate	tie
834	entrar	enter
835	importante	major
836	fresco	fresh
837	búsqueda	search
838	enviar	send
839	amarillo	yellow
840	pistola	gun
841	permitir	allow
842	print	print
843	muerto	dead
844	lugar	spot
845	desierto	desert
846	traje	suit
847	actual	current
848	ascensor	lift
840	rosa	rose
850	llegar	arrive
851	master	master
852	pista	track
853	padre	parent
854	orilla	shore
855	división	division
856	hoja	sheet
857	sustancia	substance
858	favorecer	favor
859	conectar	connect
860	mensaje	post
861	pasar	spend
862	acorde	chord
863	grasa	fat
864	contento	glad
865	originales	original
866	cuota	share
867	estación	station
868	papá	dad
869	pan	bread
870	cobrar	charge
871	adecuada	proper
872	barra	bar
873	oferta	offer
874	segmento	segment
875	esclavo	slave
876	pato	duck
877	instantánea	instant
878	mercado	market
879	grado	degree
880	poblar	populate
881	polluelo	chick
882	querido	dear
883	enemigo	enemy
884	responder	reply
885	bebida	drink
886	producirse	occur
887	apoyo	support
888	discurso	speech
889	naturaleza	nature
890	alcance	range
891	vapor	steam
892	movimiento	motion
893	camino	path
894	líquido	liquid
895	log	log
896	significado	meant
897	cociente	quotient
898	dientes	teeth
899	concha	shell
900	cuello	neck
901	oxígeno	oxygen
902	azúcar	sugar
903	muerte	death
904	bastante	pretty
905	habilidad	skill
906	mujeres	women
907	temporada	season
908	solución	solution
909	imán	magnet
910	plata	silver
911	gracias	thank
912	rama	branch
913	partido	match
914	sufijo	suffix
915	especialmente	especially
916	higo	fig
917	miedo	afraid
918	enorme	huge
919	hermana	sister
920	acero	steel
921	discutir	discuss
922	adelante	forward
923	similar	similar
924	guiar	guide
925	experiencia	experience
926	puntuación	score
927	manzana	apple
928	comprado	bought
929	llevado	led
930	pitch	pitch
931	abrigo	coat
932	masa	mass
933	tarjeta	card
934	banda	band
935	cuerda	rope
936	deslizamiento	slip
937	ganar	win
938	soñar	dream
939	noche	evening
940	condición	condition
941	pienso	feed
942	herramienta	tool
943	totales	total
944	básico	basic
945	olor	smell
946	valle	valley
947	ni	nor
948	doble	double
949	asiento	seat
950	continuar	continue
951	bloque	block
952	tabla	chart
953	sombrero	hat
954	vender	sell
955	éxito	success
956	empresa	company
957	restar	subtract
958	evento	event
959	particular,	particular
960	acuerdo	deal
961	nadar	swim
962	plazo	term
963	opuesta	opposite
964	esposa	wife
965	zapato	shoe
966	hombro	shoulder
967	propagación	spread
968	organizar	arrange
969	campamento	camp
970	inventar	invent
971	algodón	cotton
972	nacido	born
973	determinar	determine
974	cuarto de galón	quart
975	nueve	nine
976	camión	truck
977	ruido	noise
978	nivel	level
979	oportunidad	chance
980	reunir	gather
981	tienda	shop
982	tramo	stretch
983	lanzar	throw
984	brillo	shine
985	propiedad	property
986	columna	column
987	molécula	molecule
988	seleccionar	select
989	mal	wrong
990	gris	gray
991	repita	repeat
992	exigir	require
993	amplio	broad
994	preparar	prepare
995	sal	salt
996	nariz	nose
997	plurales	plural
998	cólera	anger
999	reclamación	claim
1000	continente	continent

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Word Order

Spanish is more flexible than English is with word placement

Roberto estudia. (Roberto is studying.).
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The subject of word order in Spanish can be quite complex, so this lesson should be considered merely an introduction. As you study Spanish, you will encounter a wide variety of ways of ordering words in a sentence, many of them ways that are impossible or awkward in English.

In general, Spanish is more flexible with its word order than English is. In both languages, a typical statement consists of a noun followed by a verb followed by an object (if the verb has an object). In English, variations from that norm are used mostly for literary effect. But in Spanish, changes in the word order can be heard in everyday conversation or seen frequently in everyday writing such as that found in newspapers and magazines.

Typical Word Orders

The chart below shows examples of some common ways of ordering words. Note that in many sentences the subject can be omitted if it can be understood from the context. As a beginning student, you don’t need to memorize these word-order possibilities, but you should be familiar with these common schemes so you don’t trip over them when you come across them.

Type	Order	Example	Comment
Statement	Subject, verb	Roberto estudia. (Roberto is studying.)	This word order is extremely common and can be considered the norm.
Statement	Subject, verb, object	Roberto compró el libro. (Roberto bought the book.)	This word order is extremely common and can be considered the norm.
Statement	Subject, object pronoun, verb	Roberto lo compró. (Roberto bought it.)	This word order is extremely common and can be considered the norm. Object pronouns precede conjugated verbs; they can be attached at the end of infinitives and present participles.
Question	Question word, verb, subject	¿Dónde está el libro? (Where is the book?)	This word order is extremely common and can be considered the norm.
Exclamation	Exclamatory word, adjective, verb, subject	¡Qué linda es Roberta! (How beautiful Roberta is!)	This word order is extremely common and can be considered the norm. Many exclamations omit one or more of these sentence parts.
Statement	Verb, noun	Sufren los niños. (The children are suffering.)	Placing the verb ahead of the noun can have the effect of placing more emphasis on the verb. In the sample sentence, the emphasis is more on the suffering than who is suffering.
Statement	Object, verb, noun	El libro lo escribió Juan. (John wrote the book.)	Placing the object at the beginning of the sentence can have the effect of placing more emphasis on the object. In the sample sentence, the emphasis is on what was written, not who wrote it. The pronoun lo, although redundant, is customary in this sentence construction.
Statement	Adverb, verb, noun	Siempre hablan los niños. (The children are always talking.)	In general, Spanish adverbs are kept close to the verbs they modify. If an adverb starts a sentence, the verb frequently follows.
Phrase	Noun, adjective	la casa azul y cara (the expensive blue house)	Descriptive adjectives, especially ones that describe something objectively, usually are placed after the nouns they modify.
Phrase	Adjective, noun	Otras casas (other houses); mi querida amiga (my dear friend)	Adjectives of number and other nondescriptive adjectives usually precede the noun. Often, so do adjectives being used to describe something subjectively, such as to impart an emotional quality to it.
Phrase	Preposition, noun	en la caja (in the box)	Note that Spanish sentences can never end in a preposition, as is commonly done in English.
Command	Verb, subject pronoun	Estudia tú. (Study.)	Pronouns are often unnecessary in commands; when used, they nearly always immediately follow the verb.

Sample Sentences Demonstrating Spanish Word Order

The sentences below are examples of Spanish as it is most commonly ordered:

La atención a los recién llegados es un reto para las Fuerzas de Seguridad. (Attention to the recently arrived is a challenge for the Security Forces. Here the word order is almost to what you would find in English.)

Diagnostican por error una gripe a una joven y terminan amputándole la pierna. (They diagnosed the flu by mistake in a boy and ended up amputating his leg. Here the phrase por error, meaning «by mistake,» is kept closer to the verb, diagnostican, than it would be in English.)

Un coche blanco será más fresco en verano. (A white car will be cooler in summer. The adjective blanco, meaning white, comes after the word for car, coche, not before.)

¿Dónde están las oportunidades? (Where are the opportunities? In simple questions, English and Spanish word order can be identical.)

Es importante que me diga con quién saliste. (It is important that you tell me who you left with. The pronoun object me, «me» in English, comes before diga, «you left,» the reverse of English. And while the English sentence ends with the preposition «with,» in Spanish con must come before the word here for «who,» quién.)

Key Takeaways

Although word order in Spanish is often similar to that of English, Spanish can be more flexible.
Among the key differences are that descriptive adjectives usually follow nouns, and Spanish sentences cannot end in a preposition.
Spanish adverbs usually are placed next to or very close to the words they modify.

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When time is a limited resource and you are trying to learn a new language it pays to be efficient. Being efficient in learning Spanish means making sure you learn the right things that will help you the most in the “real world”.

When it comes to vocabulary, it’s important to learn the words you are most likely to encounter in Spanish texts or conversations, so why not begin with a list of the most common Spanish words. Textbooks often rely on thematic terms like animals for learning, however the most common Spanish words are not what you may think. Words like “all” (todo #22) or “thing” (cosa #78) are much more common Spanish words than words like “tiger” (tigre #4,582).

Below a table of the 250 most common Spanish words taken from popular written text and conversation, in a study by Mark Davies. See how many you know and fill in the gaps of the ones that you don’t, as you’re likely to come across them soon!

*We’ve separated the most common Spanish pronouns from the list of common Spanish words. Pronouns are quite commonly used, but for studying purposes they fall into grammar lessons more than vocabulary you should memorize.

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