Spanish Words
101 Common Words in Spanish - A Quick Introduction to the Language
There are are around 100,000 Spanish words used as part of the modern language. But don't worry, you won't have to learn all of them! Listed below is a small selection of some of the most common words in Spanish (and their English translations) that you're likely to use on a daily basis.
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Common Words in Spanish: The Basics
Hola: hello
Adiós: goodbye
Por favor: please
Gracias: thank you
Lo siento: sorry
Dónde: where
Cuando: when
Qué: what
Cuánto: how much
Aquí: here
Allí: there
Más: more
Menos: less
Maybe - talvez
Always - siempre
Never - nunca
Sometimes - a veces
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Common Words in Spanish: An A-Z of Adjective
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Abierto: open Aburrido: boring Agradable: agreeable Agradecido: grateful Alegre: happy Alto: tall, high Amable: friendly Antiguo: old Bajo: short (in terms of height) Barato: cheap Bonito: pretty Bueno: good Caliente: hot Cansado: tired Caro: expensive Central: central Cerrado: closed Cómodo: comfortable Correcto: correct Corto: short (in terms of length) Delgado: thin Delicioso: delicious Difícil: difficult Divertido: fun Dulce: sweet Enorme: enormous Excelente: excellent Famoso: famous |
Favorito: favorite Feliz: happy Feo: ugly Frío: cold Fuerte: strong Gordo: fat Grande: big Gratis: free Guapo: handsome Hambriento: hungry Histórico: historical Honesto: honest Incómodo:uncomfortable Inteligente: intelligent Interesante: interesting Joven: young Largo: long Lento: slow Libre: free Limpio: clean Loco: crazy Lleno: full Lluvioso: rainy Magnífico: magnificent Malo: bad Mayor: older Mejor: better Menor: younger |
Mínimo: minimal Mismo: same Mojado: wet Mucho: many Necesario: necessary Nuevo: new Ocupado: busy Pelado: peeled Perfecto: perfect Permanente: permanent Pesado: heavy Pobre: poor Primero: first Privado: private Rápido: quick Romántico: romantic Sabroso: tasty Seco: dry Seguro: safe Serio: serious Simpático: nice Solo: alone Sucio: dirty Todo: all Tranquilo: quiet Triste: sad Viejo: old |
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Common Words in Spanish: Days of the Week
Lunes: Monday Martes: Tuesday Miércoles: Wednesday Jueves: Thursday Viernes: Friday Sábado: Saturday Domingo: Sunday Hoy: today Mañana: tomorrow Ayer: yesterday Common Words in Spanish: Months of the Year
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Common Words in Spanish: An A-Z of Food
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Aceite: oil Aceituna: olive Ajo: garlic Albóndigas: meatballs Anchoas: anchovies Arroz: rice Atún: tuna fish Bacalao: cod Boquerones: anchovies Calamares: squid Carne: meat Cebolla: onion Cerdo: pork Cerveza: beer Chorizo: spicy sausage Chulet: chop Cocido: stew Conejo: rabbit Cordero: lamb Dorada: gilthead (fish) Ensalada: salad Espinacas: spinach Espárrago: asparagus |
Fresa: strawberry Fruta: fruit Gambas: prawns Garbanzos: chickpeas Habas: broad beans Helado: ice cream Huevo: egg Jamón: ham Jerez: sherry Langostinos: king prawns Lechuga: lettuce Lentejas: lentils Lomo: pork loin Mantequilla: butter Manzana: apple Mariscos: shellfish Mejillones: mussels Melón: melon Merluza: hake Mermelada: jam Morcilla: black pudding Naranja: orange |
Pan: bread patata: potato Pato: duck Pescado: fish Pepino: cucumber Pimiento: pepper Plátano: banana Pollo: chicken Pulpo: octopus Queso: cheese Revuelto: scrambled eggs Salchicha: sausage Salmón: salmon Salsa: sauce Sardinas: sardines Sopa: soup Ternera: beef Tomates: tomatoes Tortilla Española: Spanish omelette Trucha: trout Uva: grape Vino: wine |
(Spain is a country that simply lives to eat and drink. So of all the words in Spanish that you might need to learn, a good working vocabulary of food is perhaps the most important. ¡Buen provecho!)
