1001 Most Useful Spanish Words
Terms
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- a
- to; at
- abajo
- down; below; downstairs
- el abanico
- fan (something to move air)
- abierto
- open
- abrazar
- to embrace
- el abrazo
- embrace, hug
- el abrigo
- overcoat
- abrir
- to open
- acá
- here
- acabar
- to finish
- la acción
- action
- aceptar
- to accept
- acerca de
- about
- acercarse
- to approach
- acompañar
- to accompany, to go with
- aconsejar
- to give advise to
- acordarse
- to remember
- acostarse
- to go to bed
- actual
- present, current
- el acuerdo
- agreement
- adelante
- ahead, forward
- además
- moreover, besides
- adentro
- inside
- adiós
- goodbye
- adónde
- where
- la aduana
- customs, custom house
- el aeropuerto
- airport
- afeitarse
- to shave
- afuera
- outside
- el agente
- agent
- agradable
- pleasant
- agradecer
- to thank
- la agua
- water
- aguantar
- to stand
- la aguja
- needle
- ahora
- now
- el aire
- air
- el ladrillo
- brick
- el alcalde
- mayor
- la alcoba
- bedroom
- arriba
- up, above
- arrojar
- to throw
- el/la arte
- art
- el artículo
- article
- el/la artista
- artist
- asado
- roasted
- el ascensor
- elevator
- asegurar
- to secure, to assure, to insure
- los aseos
- (pl) restroom, toilets
- así
- thus; this way
- el asiento
- seat
- asistir a
- to attend
- el asunto
- matter, affair
- atrás
- back, behind, backward
- atrasado
- delayed, slow, overdue
- atravesar
- to put across; to cross (as with a street)
- atreverse
- to dare
- aunque
- although
- el autobús
- bus
- el automóvil
- automobile, car
- la autoridad
- authority
- la avenida
- avenue
- averiguar
- to ascertain, to find out
- el avión
- airplane
- avisar
- to inform, to warn
- el aviso
- notice, warning
- ayer
- yesterday
- ayudar
- to help
- el ayuntamiento
- city hall, town hall
- bailar
- to dance
- el baile
- dance
- bajar
- to take down, to reduce
- bajo (adjective)
- low; short (stature)
- el banco
- bench, pue; bank
- la bandera
- flag
- bañarse
- to bathe
- el baño
- bath; bathroom
- barato
- cheap, inexpensive
- la barba
- chin; beard
- el barco
- boat, ship
- el barrio
- district, neighborhood
- bastante
- enough, sufficient
- bastar
- to suffice, to be enough
- el baúl
- trunk
- beber
- to drink
- la bebida
- drink, beverage
- bello
- beautiful
- besar
- to kiss
- el beso
- kiss
- la biblioteca
- library
- bien
- well
- bienvenido
- welcome
- el billete
- ticket; bill (bank note)
- la blusa
- blouse
- la boca
- mouth
- la boda
- wedding
- el boleto
- ticket
- la bolsa
- bag, purse
- el bosillo
- bonito
- pretty
- borracho
- drunk; drunkard
- el bosque
- forest, woods
- botar
- to throw out, to discard
- la botella
- bottle
- el brazo
- arm
- breve
- brief
- la broma
- joke, jest
- buen, bueno
- good
- la pantalla (electronics)
- screen (television, computer)
- el buque
- ship, boat
- buscar
- to look for
- el caballero
- gentleman, sir
- caber
- to fit
- la cabeza
- head
- cada
- each
- caer
- to fall
- la cafetería
- cafe, coffee house
- la caja
- box
- el/la cajero(a)
- cashier
- el calcetín
- sock
- la calentura
- fever
- caliente
- warm, hot
- el calor
- heat, warmth
- la calle
- street
- la cama
- bed
- la cámara
- camera
- la camarera
- chambermaid; waitress
- el camarero
- waiter
- cambiar
- to change; to exchange
- el cambio
- change; exchange
- caminar
- to walk
- el camino
- road
- el camión
- truck; bus
- la camisa
- shirt
- la camiseta
- t-shirt, undershirt
- la campana
- bell
- el campo
- country; field
- la canción
- song
- cansado
- tired
- cantar
- to sing
- la capital
- capital (city)
- el capital
- capital (money)
- la cara
- face
- ¡Caramba!
- Gosh!
- la cárcel
- jail
- el cariño
- affection, love
- cariñoso
- affectionate
- caro
- expensive
- el carro
- car
- la carta
- letter; playing card
- la cartera
- wallet, purse
- la carretera
- highway
- la casa
- house, home
- casado
- married
- casarse
- to get married
- casi
- almost
- el caso
- case, matter, thing
- el castillo
- castle
- la casualidad
- chance, coincidence
- el catarro
- cold (respiratory)
- la catedral
- cathedral
- la cena
- supper, dinner
- cenar
- to have dinner
- el centro
- center; business district
- el cepillo
- brush
- cerca de
- near
- cerrado
- closed
- cerrar
- to close
- la cesta
- basket
- ciego
- blind
- el cielo
- sky, heaven
- cierto
- certain, sure, true
- el cine
- movie theater; movies
- la cinta
- strip, ribbon, tape, belt
- el cinturón
- belt
- la cita
- appointment, date
- la ciudad
- city
- claro
- clear, light (color); of course
- la clase
- class, kind, type
- el/la cliente
- client, customer
- el clima
- climate
- cobrar
- to collect, to charge, to cash
- la cocina
- kitchen
- cocinar
- to cook
- cocinero(a)
- cook
- el coche
- car, coach
- coger
- to take; to catch
- la cola
- line (queue); tail
- el collar
- necklace
- la comedia
- play; comedy
- el comedor
- dining room
- comenzar
- to begin
- comer
- to eat; to have lunch
- los comestibles
- foods, groceries
- la comida
- food, meal
- como
- as, like
- cómodo
- comfortable
- el/la compañero(a)
- companion, friend
- la compaña
- company
- comprender
- to understand
- el compromiso
- commitment, agreement; engagement
- con
- with
- conducir
- to drive; to conduct
- la conferencia
- conference; lecture
- confuso
- confused
- conmigo
- with me
- conocer
- to know; to meet
- conseguir
- to get, to obtain
- el consulado
- consulate
- contar
- to count; to tell
- contento
- content, glad
- contestar
- to answer, to reply
- continuar
- to continue, to go on
- contra
- against
- contrario
- contrary
- la copa
- (wine) glass; drink
- el corazón
- heart
- la corbata
- tie
- correcto
- correct
- el correo
- mail; post office
- corregir
- to correct
- correr
- to run
- el escritorio
- desk
- cortar
- to cut
- cortés
- polite
- corto
- short
- la cosa
- thing
- coser
- to sew
- la costa
- coast
- costar
- to cost
- la costumbre
- habit, custom
- creer
- to believe, to think
- el/la criado(a)
- servant
- el crimen
- crime
- crudo
- raw
- la cruz
- cross
- cruzar
- to cross
- el cuaderno
- notebook
- la cuadra
- (city) block
- el cuadro
- picture
- ¿Cuál?
- Which?, Which one?
- cuando
- when
- ¿Cuándo?
- When?
- ¿Cuánto?
- How much?
- el cuarto
- room; quarter, fourth
- cubrir
- to cover
- la cuchara
- tablespoon
- la cucharita
- teaspoon
- el cuchillo
- knife