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The teaching of Don Juan transforms the body into an electronic scanner, he said, looking for an adequate word in Spanish to compare the body to an electronic telescope.
Учение дона Хуана превращает тело в электронный «сканер», — сказал он, пытаясь найти подходящее слово на испанском, чтобы сравнить тело с электронным телескопом.
They have a word in Spanish for people like Donald Trump; that word is mentiroso.
У них есть слово на испанском для таких людей, как Дональд Трамп; это слово mentiroso.
I admitted to the commission that I said a word in Spanish once and only once.
Я сказал комиссии, что я употребил это слово только один раз и на испанском.
I forget the word in Spanish, too.
What is your favourite word in Spanish?
Others have questioned that, saying that there is no such word in Spanish.
This is my favorite word in Spanish.
The most used word in Spanish is the preposition «DE».
This linguistic problem consists in writing and pronouncing this word in Spanish and Catalan.
Данная лингвистическая проблема заключается в написании и произношении этого слова на испанском и каталонском языке.
I did not know a word in Spanish when I arrived at the Institute.
I admitted to the commission that I said a word in Spanish once, and only once.
This word in Spanish means «pipe», and, in fact, canyons are part of the water-pipe laid by the nature.
Это слово по-испански означает «труба», и, по сути, каньоны являются частью водопровода, проложенного самой природой.
There is a word in Spanish — «mañana», which means tomorrow.
In fact, about 30% to 40% of words in English have a related word in Spanish.
From bureaucratic institutions to finding the suppliers, from ordering furniture and equipment to recruiting people to work for us… and all of this without a word in Spanish.
От бюрократических учреждений и заказа мебели и оборудования, до найма людей, работающих на нас… И всё это, не зная ни слова по-испански.
The word in Spanish means «place where something is done or made.»
Site по-английски означает «место, на котором что-то есть, было или будет».
All the teaching is carried out in Spanish and without using any other language, resulting in a direct, situational and communicative method that relies on establishing direct mental associations between the concept and the word in Spanish.
Преподавание ведется только на испанском языке, без использования какого-либо другого языка, развивая прямой, ситуативный и коммуникативный метод и поиск умственных связей между понятием и словом на испанском языке.
They are all part of the group of 30 celebrities who have shared through video their favorite word in Spanish as part of the celebrations for ‘E Day’ by the Cervantes Institute.
Все они входят в группу 30 знаменитостей, поделившихся через видео своим любимым словом на испанском языке в рамках празднования «E-Day» Институтом Сервантеса.
Is there a word in Spanish for someone who used to pretend to be a professor, but was a teacher, but wasn’t actually a teacher, and he’s now a student?
Есть ли в испанском языке слово для человека, который притворялся профессором но был учителем, но не настоящим учителем, и теперь он студент?
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- 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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- ¿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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Count Tops Out at 24 Letters
The answer depends on what you mean by the longest word, but regardless of your definition the longest word isn’t superextraordinarísimo, the 22-letter word once listed in a famous recordbook and the word that was usually cited as the longest in the language. (It means «most superextraordinary.»)
The designation of superextraordinarísimo seems arbitrary at best. For one thing, the word isn’t in real use. When I first researched this article in 2006, a Google search showed not a single instance where the word was used on a Spanish-language website — except on pages listing what they called the longest Spanish words. (Since I write the original version of this article, claims of superextraordinarísimoit being the longest word have mostly disappeared.) And superextraordinarísimo has two other strikes against it: If one is going to create words by adding prefixes and suffixes, one could just as well make a 27-letter word by using the adverbial form, superextraordinarísimamente. Or one could just as easily use longer root words, ending up with words such as superespectacularísimamente («most superspectacularly»). But again they’re hypothetical words rather than ones that get legitimate use.
A better choice for a 22-letter word is esternocleidomastoideo, the name of a certain neck muscle. It can be found in Spanish-language medical texts.
But we can do better without coining words. The longest words to be found in general publications appear to be two 23-letter beauties: anticonstitucionalmente («unconstitutionally») and electroencefalografista («electroencephalograph technician»), the latter also appearing in the Spanish Royal Academy’s dictionary. Since the latter is a noun, it can be made a 24-letter plural, electroencefalografistas, my designation as the longest legitimate Spanish word. Although it’s not an everyday word, you can find it in encylocopedias and some phone directories.
Of course, there’s always the 32-letter nonsense word supercalifragilisticoexpialidoso, the Spanish transliteration of «supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,» which appears in Spanish versions of the Walt Disney musical Mary Poppins. However, that word’s use is essentially limited to the film and play.
By coining cognates of some especially long English words, it would be possible to come up with longer words still. For example, some medical words and names of some chemicals in English top 30 letters, and the longest English word listed in an accepted dictionary is reported to be «pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis,» a type of lung disease. Conversion of the word to Spanish, made easy by the fact that all the roots have Spanish cognates, presumably would be neumonoultramicroscopicosiliciovolcanconiosis at 45 letters, or something similar. But such words are best spurious rather than legitimate Spanish.
One of the best things about learning Spanish from English is that there are hundreds of words you already know.
As an English speaker, you have a huge advantage in learning Spanish compared to say a person trying to learn Spanish with a native language from a country such as Japan or China. You have the advantage of the same alphabet and a mile-long list of cognates. What this means is you effectively start learning Spanish with a vocabulary of almost 1000 words without even trying.
When you find words that are the same in both languages they are referred to as English-Spanish cognates.
The proper definition of cognate is reserved for words that exist in two different languages and have the same root or origin. Since Spanish and English both have Latin roots there are heaps of words that are the same or very close in both languages.
In this article, I’m going to provide a list of perfect cognates and near-perfect cognates for Spanish and English.
There are way more English-Spanish cognates than what I have provided in this article but the cognates that I have focused on are the more useful due to their frequency and practicality in both languages.
I suggest you read through the full list once over and then when you have a good feel for the patterns that start to emerge with the cognates, start to put them in a few Spanish sentences to get a feel for how they sound.
Obviously, they aren’t pronounced the same as in English but once you have the rules down for Spanish pronunciation you are free to communicate away.
Cognates Definition
In this article, I have defined perfect cognates as words that are spelt exactly the same in Spanish and English except for maybe an accent over one letter and they mean the same thing in both languages.
I have defined near perfect cognates as words that have up to 3 letters different. But you will be able to see that there are certain patterns that form with near perfect cognates that allow you to potentially predict when a near cognate is likely to exist if, of course, you don’t have this list handy.
Printable Version: Download this PDF version of the cognates list to use as a study reference.
There is also a heap of false cognates or false friends, which will be a topic for another post but note here that they are words that are spelt the same or similar but mean completely different things. For example one of the most famous Spanish-English false friends is ‘embarazada’ which doesn’t mean ‘embarrassed’ it means ‘pregnant’.
Perfect Cognates
Here is the list of perfect English-Spanish cognates that I have selected for their practicality:
Spanish | English |
---|---|
Actor | Actor |
Admirable | Admirable |
Agenda | Agenda |
Alcohol | Alcohol |
Altar | Altar |
Animal | Animal |
Area | Area |
Artificial | Artificial |
Auto | Auto |
Balance | Balance |
Bar | Bar |
Base | Base |
Brutal | Brutal |
Cable | Cable |
Canal | Canal |
Cáncer | Cancer |
Canon | Canon |
Capital | Capital |
Carbón | Carbon |
Cartón | Carton |
Central | Central |
Cerebral | Cerebral |
Cheque | Cheque |
Chocolate | Chocolate |
Circular | Circular |
Civil | Civil |
Club | Club |
Collar | Collar |
Colonial | Colonial |
Coma | Coma |
Combustión | Combustion |
Conclusión | Conclusion |
Conductor | Conductor |
Confusión | Confusion |
Considerable | Considerable |
Control | Control |
Cordial | Cordial |
Criminal | Criminal |
Crisis | Crisis |
Cultural | Cultural |
Debate | Debate |
Decisión | Decision |
Diagonal | Diagonal |
Dimensión | Dimension |
Director | Director |
Disco | Disco |
División | Division |
Doctor | Doctor |
Drama | Drama |
Durable | Durable |
Editorial | Editorial |
Electoral | Electoral |
Elemental | Elemental |
Enigma | Enigma |
Error | Error |
Excursión | Excursion |
Experimental | Experimental |
Explosión | Explosion |
Expulsión | Expulsion |
Extensión | Extension |
Exterior | Exterior |
Factor | Factor |
Familiar | Familiar |
Fatal | Fatal |
Federal | Federal |
Festival | Festival |
Final | Final |
Flexible | Flexible |
Formal | Formal |
Fórmula | Formula |
Frontal | Frontal |
Fundamental | Fundamental |
Gala | Gala |
Gas | Gas |
General | General |
Génesis | Genesis |
Global | Global |
Grave | Grave |
Habitual | Habitual |
Hobby | Hobby |
Horizontal | Horizontal |
Horror | Horror |
Hospital | Hospital |
Hotel | Hotel |
Idea | Idea |
Ideal | Ideal |
Imperial | Imperial |
Implacable | Implacable |
Incursión | Incursion |
Individual | Individual |
Industrial | Industrial |
Inevitable | Inevitable |
Inferior | Inferior |
Informal | Informal |
Inseparable | Inseparable |
Inspector | Inspector |
Interminable | Interminable |
Invasión | Invasion |
Invisible | Invisible |
Irregular | Irregular |
Judicial | Judicial |
Kilo | Kilo |
Lateral | Lateral |
Legal | Legal |
Liberal | Liberal |
Literal | Literal |
Local | Local |
Macho | Macho |
Maestro | Maestro |
Mango | Mango |
Manía | Mania |
Manual | Manual |
Marginal | Marginal |
Material | Material |
Matrimonial | Matrimonial |
Medieval | Medieval |
Mediocre | Mediocre |
Melón | Melon |
Mental | Mental |
Menú | Menu |
Metal | Metal |
Miserable | Miserable |
Moral | Moral |
Mortal | Mortal |
Motel | Motel |
Motor | Motor |
Múltiple | Multiple |
Municipal | Municipal |
Musical | Musical |
Natural | Natural |
Noble | Noble |
Normal | Normal |
Nostalgia | Nostalgia |
Ópera | Ópera |
Oral | Oral |
Oriental | Oriental |
Original | Original |
Panorama | Panorama |
Particular | Particular |
Pasta | Pasta |
Pastor | Pastor |
Patio | Patio |
Patrón | Patron |
Peculiar | Peculiar |
Penal | Penal |
Perfume | Perfume |
Personal | Personal |
Peseta | Peseta |
Piano | Piano |
Plaza | Plaza |
Plural | Plural |
Popular | Popular |
Pretensión | Pretension |
Principal | Principal |
Probable | Probable |
Propaganda | Propaganda |
Protector | Protector |
Provincial | Provincial |
Radical | Radical |
Radio | Radio |
Región | Region |
Regional | Regional |
Regular | Regular |
Religión | Religion |
Reunión | Reunion |
Revisión | Revision |
Ritual | Ritual |
Rural | Rural |
Secular | Secular |
Sentimental | Sentimental |
Serial | Serial |
Sexual | Sexual |
Similar | Similar |
Simple | Simple |
Singular | Singular |
Social | Social |
Solar | Solar |
Solo | Solo |
Subversión | Subversion |
Superficial | Superficial |
Superior | Superior |
Taxi | Taxi |
Televisión | Television |
Terrible | Terrible |
Terror | Terror |
Total | Total |
Transcendental | Transcendental |
Triple | Triple |
Tropical | Tropical |
Unión | Union |
Universal | Universal |
Usual | Usual |
Verbal | Verbal |
Versión | Version |
Vertical | Vertical |
Violín | Violin |
Visible | Visible |
Visual | Visual |
Vital | Vital |
Vulgar | Vulgar |
Vulnerable | Vulnerable |
Near Perfect Cognates
Here the near perfect cognates are divided into separate lists based on their behaviour:
The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for nouns ending ‘tion’ in English can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ción’.
Spanish | English |
---|---|
Abstracción | Abstraction |
Acción | Action |
Acusación | Accusation |
Adaptación | Adaptation |
Admiración | Admiration |
Aplicación | Application |
Apreciación | Appreciation |
Asociación | Association |
Aspiración | Aspiration |
Atención | Attention |
Atracción | Attraction |
Autorización | Authorization |
Celebración | Celebration |
Circulación | Circulation |
Civilización | Civilization |
Clasificación | Classification |
Colaboración | Collaboration |
Colección | Collection |
Combinación | Combination |
Compensación | Compensation |
Composición | Composition |
Concentración | Concentration |
Concepción | Conception |
Condición | Condition |
Conservación | Conservation |
Consideración | Consideration |
Constitución | Constitution |
Construcción | Construction |
Exposición | Exposition |
Ficción | Fiction |
Formación | Formation |
Nación | Nation |
Simplificación | Simplification |
The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English nouns ending ‘ary’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ario’.
Spanish | English |
---|---|
Adversario | Adversary |
Aniversario | Anniversary |
Arbitrario | Arbitrary |
Comentario | Commentary |
Complementario | Complementary |
Contrario | Contrary |
Diario | Diary |
Glosario | Glossary |
Estuario | Estuary |
Primario | Primary |
Rosario | Rosary |
Salario | Salary |
Secretario | Secretary |
Solitario | Solitary |
Vocabulario | Vocabulary |
Temporario | Temporary |
The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English adjectives ending ‘ic’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘ico’.
Spanish | English |
---|---|
Académico | Academic |
Alcohólico | Alcoholic |
Artístico | Artistic |
Auténtico | Authentic |
Automático | Automatic |
Básico | Basic |
Característico | Characteristic |
Clásico | Classic |
Cómico | Comic |
Democrático | Democratic |
Dinámico | Dynamic |
Diplomático | Diplomatic |
Doméstico | Domestic |
Dramático | Dramatic |
Económico | Economic |
Electrónico | Electronic |
Erótico | Erotic |
Exótico | Exotic |
Fantástico | Fantastic |
Genérico | Generic |
Genético | Genetic |
Geométrico | Geometric |
Heroico | Heroic |
Irónico | Ironic |
Mágico | Magic |
Médico | Medic |
Mosaico | Mosaic |
Orgánico | Organic |
Pánico | Panic |
Plástico | Plastic |
Poético | Poetic |
Público | Public |
Romántico | Romantic |
Sistemático | Systematic |
Trágico | Tragic |
The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for English adjectives ending ‘ous’ can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘oso’.
Spanish | English |
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Curioso | Curious |
Delicioso | Delicious |
Glorioso | Glorious |
Misterioso | Mysterious |
Numeroso | Numerous |
Precioso | Precious |
Religioso | Religious |
Tedioso | Tedious |
The following near perfect cognates follow the rule for nouns ending ‘ct’ in English can be converted to Spanish by replacing with a ‘cto’.
Spanish | English |
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Abstracto | Abstract |
Acto | Act |
Artefacto | Artefact |
Compacto | Compact |
Conflicto | Conflict |
Contacto | Contact |
Correcto | Correct |
Exacto | Exact |
Excepto | Except |
Insecto | Insect |
Perfecto | Perfect |
Producto | Product |
There you have it, not all, but a good summary of the most useful English-Spanish cognates.
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