1000 most important spanish words
by Endy
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- sala
- room, living room
- varios
- several
- circunstancia
- circumstance
- mínimo/a
- minimum
- surgir
- to arise
- muchacho/cha
- boy
- en
- in, into, inside, on
- cambiar
- to change
- relación\ciones
- relation
- libro
- book
- convencer
- to convince
- recorrer
- to cross, travel through
- perro/rra
- dog, *****
- sentido/a
- heartfelt,sense
- seguro/a
- safe
- corresponder
- to correspond, belong
- caminar
- to walk
- ave
- bird
- para
- for
- españa
- spain
- que
- that
- cabeza
- head
- este
- this
- preguntar
- to ask
- empresa
- company
- tercer
- third
- apoyar
- to support, espouse, maintain
- peso
- weight
- crear
- to create
- imagen\imágenes
- image
- atreverse
- to dare
- año
- year
- así que
- so, therefore
- científico/a
- scientific
- privar
- deprive
- minuto
- minute
- pues
- then, since, because
- aprender
- to learn
- lugar
- place
- ley
- law
- justo
- just, fair
- texto
- text
- expresión
- expression
- máximo
- maximum
- aquel
- that
- mío/a
- mine
- compañía
- company
- manifestar
- to declare
- sin
- without
- deseo
- desire
- cadena
- chain
- manera
- way, manner
- cumplir
- to accomplish, carry out
- y
- and
- mesa
- it pulls
- operación
- operation
- quizá
- perhaps, maybe
- referir
- to refer
- después
- afterwards, then
- animal
- animal
- aún
- still
- mientras
- while
- nombre
- name
- lengua
- language, tongue
- problema
- problem
- reunir
- to unite, join
- respuesta
- answer
- verdad
- truth
- pierna
- leg
- pertenecer
- to belong to
- información
- information
- corriente
- current
- origen/rígenes
- origin
- demostrar
- to demonstrate
- desear
- to wish
- inglés/glesa
- english
- tal vez
- perhaps
- campo
- field
- moral
- moral
- negar
- to deny
- necesario/ria
- necessary
- personal
- personal
- quitar
- to remove, take away
- vecino/a
- neighbor
- puro/a
- pure
- voluntad
- will
- ocho
- eight
- único
- only, unique
- realizar
- to make, realize
- zona
- zone
- entender
- to understand
- posición\ciones
- position
- seguridad
- security
- dirigir
- to direct
- dirección
- address, direction
- suelo
- ground, floor
- negocio
- business
- sino
- but, rather
- físico
- physical, physicist
- contemplar
- to contemplate
- éxito
- success
- añadir
- to add
- española
- Spanish, spaniard
- película
- film, movie
- análisis
- analysis
- carrera
- running
- temer
- to fear
- hombro
- shoulder
- velocidad
- speed
- pareja
- even, couple, pair
- fiesta
- celebration, party
- atrás
- back, behind
- imaginar
- to imagine
- sentimiento
- feeling
- antes de
- before, formerly
- aquí
- here
- marido
- husband
- familiar
- familial, family
- someter
- to subjugate
- reconocer
- to recognize
- dificultad
- difficulty
- cuenta
- count
- de
- of, from
- recuerdo
- memory, remembrance
- entrar
- to enter
- suceder
- to happen/ occur
- natural
- natural
- hacia
- towards
- llegar
- to arrive, come
- importancia
- importance
- ya
- already
- profundo/a
- deep
- naturaleza
- nature
- creer
- to believe
- tiempo
- time
- situar
- to locate
- cielo
- sky, heaven
- suficiente
- enough
- viaje
- travel
- verano
- summer
- depender
- to depend
- plaza
- seat, square
- rostro
- face
- encontrar
- find
- estructura
- structure
- resultar
- to turn out, work out, succeed
- programa
- program
- araña
- spider
- serio
- serious
- otro/tra
- another, other
- suyo/a
- his/her/its
- aplicar
- to apply
- absoluto
- absolute, absolutely
- voz\voces
- voice
- perfecto
- perfect
- militar
- military man
- marcha
- march
- cuanto
- how much, as
- duro
- hard
- pared
- wall
- frente
- in front
- deber
- to owe
- así
- como as well as, such, like that
- flor
- flower
- claro/a
- clearly, clear
- especie
- species
- incluir
- to include
- quedar
- to stay
- conjunto
- joint, outfit, band
- nuestro/tra
- ours
- unir
- to unite
- introducir
- to introduce, insert
- viejo/a
- old
- cuadro
- picture, square, painting
- preparar
- to prepare
- pelo
- hair
- dedo
- finger, toe
- doble
- double
- guardar
- to keep
- vivo/a
- alive
- catalán
- catalan
- crecer
- to grow, increase
- madre
- mother
- él
- he, him
- color
- color
- enviar
- to send
- hasta que
- until, even
- merecer
- to deserve
- informar
- to inform
- menudo
- small, insignificant
- cruzar
- to cross
- sí
- yes
- recibir
- to receive
- mayoría
- majority
- ser
- to be
- hijo
- son
- importar
- to matter, be important
- historia
- history
- aun
- even
- entonces
- then
- segundo
- second
- suerte
- luck
- conocer
- to know, meet
- mundial
- worldwide
- cara
- face
- jugador
- player, gambler
- único/a
- only
- sexual
- sexual
- tanto/a
- so much
- punto
- point
- diferente
- different
- espíritu
- spirit
- tras
- after
- obligar
- to force, oblige
- gobierno
- government
- sorprender
- to surprise
- medio/dia
- medium
- completo
- complete, full
- poder
- to be able to, can, might, may
- funcionar
- to work, run, function
- aumentar
- to increase, raise
- bajar
- to bring down, lower, go down
- principal
- principal
- acercar
- to approach
- qué
- what
- observar
- to observe
- mí
- my
- número
- number
- tu
- your, you
- azul
- blue
- o
- or
- varias
- several
- mirada
- watched
- alto/a
- tall, high, stop
- permitir
- to allow
- doctor/tora
- doctor
- elevar
- to elevate, raise
- pesar
- to weigh
- directo
- direct, straight
- ver
- to see
- tampoco
- neither
- tocar
- to touch
- apretar
- to crush
- arte
- art
- menor
- minor
- social
- social
- diverso
- diverse
- por
- by, for, per
- responsable
- responsible
- según
- according to
- ciento
- one hundred
- auténtico/a
- authentic
- momento
- moment
- conducir
- to drive
- constituir
- to constitute
- ocasión\siones
- occasion
- modo
- way, manner, mode
- enterar
- to find out, inform
- frecuencia
- frequency
- particular
- particular, private
- capital
- capital
- convertir
- to turn into, convert
- rápido/a
- rapid, quick
- fuerza
- force, strength
- cinco
- five
- falta
- lack
- eso
- that
- defender
- to defend
- alguno\a
- any
- mano
- hand
- nacional
- national
- cuando
- when
- gustar
- to taste, like
- paso
- step
- muerte
- death
- persona
- person
- conciencia
- conscience
- civil
- civil
- americano/a
- american
- comprobar
- to check
- época
- epoch, period
- peor
- worse
- impedir
- to prevent
- además
- in addition to, besides
- cuatro
- four
- fuego
- fire
- mi
- my
- comprender
- to comprehend, to understand
- familia
- family
- fuente
- source
- niño/a
- chil
- elección
- election
- así
- like this
- utilizar
- to use
- casar
- to marry
- ya que
- since
- esfuerzo
- effort, endeavor, exertion
- europeo/pea
- european
- cuál
- which, what
- reciente
- recent
- sostener
- to maintain, support, hold
- ante
- before
- juicio
- judgment, sense
- tarde
- late
- largo
- long
- este/a
- east
- veinte
- twenty
- máquina
- machine
- habitación
- room, bedroom
- desaparecer
- to disappear
- ejemplo
- example
- sensación\ciones
- sensation, feeling
- caballo
- horse
- vender
- to sell
- individuo
- individua
- negro/gra
- black
- pueblo
- town
- gritar
- to shout, scream
- ni siquiera
- not even
- vida
- life
- mismo
- same
- grande
- big, great
- sol
- sun
- ministro/tra
- minister
- millón
- million
- golpe
- blow
- caso
- case
- intentar
- to try
- término
- term
- histórico
- historical
- recoger
- to gather, pick up
- ojo
- eye
- echar
- to throw, cast
- estudio
- study, studio
- acuerdo
- agreement
- diez
- ten
- recuperar
- to recover
- gesto
- gesture
- ahora
- now
- enorme
- enormous
- descubrir
- to discover
- reducir
- to reduce
- preciso/a
- precise
- jardin
- garden
- placer
- to please
- evitar
- to avoid
- sonreír
- to smile
- pequeño/a
- small
- oro
- gold
- unidad
- unit
- crisis
- crisis
- libre
- free
- jabon
- soap
- sido
- been
- actitud
- attitude
- con
- with
- despertar
- to wake up
- comentar
- to comment, discuss, mention
- hoy
- today
- médico/a
- doctor
- cuarto/a
- quarter
- acabar
- to finish
- control
- control, check
- demás
- rest of the
- próximo/a
- next
- matar
- to kill
- fondo
- bottom, rear
- dato
- data
- escritor/tora
- writer
- normal
- normal
- cortar
- to cut
- chica
- girl
- indicar
- to indicate
- hasta
- until, even
- práctico
- practical
- jefe/a
- chief, leader, boss
- motivo
- motive, reason
- vivir
- to live
- carne
- meat
- sitio
- place, site
- página
- page
- responder
- to answer
- izquierda
- left
- gusto
- taste, pleasure, liking
- favor
- favour
- tal
- so
- romper
- to break
- mayor
- greater
- acto
- act
- inmediato/a
- immediate
- lanzar
- to throw
- dios/diosa
- god, goddes
- lucha
- fight, struggle
- estado
- state
- existir
- to exist
- futuro
- future
- material
- material
- vuelta
- return
- después de
- after
- posibilidad
- possibility
- verdadero/a
- true
- olvidar
- to forget
- mañana
- morning, tomorrow
- afectar
- to affect
- comunicación
- communication
- realidad
- reality
- jugar
- to play, gambler
- plantear
- to expound, raise
- explicar
- to explain
- régimen
- regime
- ninguno/a
- no, none, nobody, no one
- acción\ciones
- action
- puerta
- door
- paso
- step
- secreto/a
- secret
- ciudad
- city
- ahí
- there
- edad
- age
- periódico/a
- newspaper
- consecuencia
- consequence
- afirme
- to affirm
- diario/ria
- newspaper
- primer
- first
- valor
- value
- director/tora r
- director, manage
- calle
- street
- mitad
- half
- lenguaje
- language
- amplio/plia
- ample
- sonrisa
- smile
- parar
- to stop, stand
- concreto
- concrete, specific
- mostrar
- to show
- mal
- badly, poorly, incorrectly
- pobre
- poor
- precio
- price, cost
- instante
- moment, instant
- comer
- to eat
- ganar
- to win
- tía
- aunt
- cerrar
- to close
- asegurar
- to assure
- tratar
- to try
- mejor
- better
- seis
- six
- cualquier
- any, whatever, whichever
- lento
- slow
- razón\zones
- reason
- figura
- figure, shape
- dormir
- to sleep
- necesidad
- necessity,need
- bastante
- fairly, rather
- formar
- to form
- novela
- novel
- técnica
- technique
- pueblo
- town
- boca
- mouth
- levantar
- to lift, raise
- un/una
- a, an
- casi
- almost
- presidente
- president
- ciudadano/a
- citizen
- regresar
- to return, come back
- capacidad
- capacity
- concepto
- concept
- mas
- but
- cama
- bed
- música
- music
- prensa
- press
- sacar
- to remove, take out
- tipo/a
- guy
- estados unidos
- united States
- cual
- as, like
- nivel
- level
- declarar
- to declare
- pagar
- to pay
- estrella
- star
- humano/a
- human
- marcar
- to mark
- controlar
- to control
- amigo/a
- friend
- cambio
- change
- sexo
- sex
- desconocer
- to not know, fail to recognize
- causa
- cause, reason
- resultado
- result, outcome
- trabajar
- to work
- barcelona
- barcelona
- mar
- sea
- hermoso/a
- beautiful
- acordar
- accede, agree, consent
- también
- also, too
- presencia
- presence
- compañero/a
- partner, companion
- fundamental
- fundamental
- condición\siones
- condition
- morir
- to die
- servir
- to serve
- nunca
- never
- leer
- to read
- aspecto
- aspect
- profesional
- professional
- para que
- so that
- disponer
- to arrange
- llevar
- to take, carry
- noticia
- the news
- población\ciones
- population
- oscuro/a
- dark, obscure
- con que
- so long as
- su
- his
- revista
- magazine
- siglo
- century
- medida
- measurement
- pero
- but
- enfermedad
- illness, disease, sickness
- prueba
- test, proof, evidence
- entre
- between, among
- distinto
- different
- francés
- french
- río
- river
- cerebro
- brain
- libertad
- freedom
- difícil
- difficult
- celebrar
- to celebrate
- aunque
- though, although
- malo/a
- bad
- como
- as, since, like
- teoría
- theory
- menos
- less
- derecha
- right
- extremo
- extreme
- del
- of, from
- miembro
- member
- extender
- to extend
- central
- central
- usted
- you
- ayudar
- to help
- interior
- interior, inner
- exacto/a
- exact
- aceptar
- to accept, receive, take, take in
- rey
- king
- tema
- theme
- profesor/sora
- professor, teacher
- ayer
- yesterday
- dos
- two
- gente
- people
- tirar
- to throw
- enseñar
- to teach
- camino
- road
- principio
- beginning, principle
- experiencia
- experience
- si
- if, yes
- cuerpo
- body
- actividad
- activity
- tan
- so
- volver
- to return
- grave
- grave, deep
- internacional
- international
- técnico/a
- technician
- lleno
- full
- televisión\siones
- television
- junto a
- next to
- extraño
- strange
- poco/a
- little, few
- quién
- who
- contestar
- to answer, reply
- alemán/mana
- german
- consistir
- to consist
- demasiado
- too much
- marchar
- to march
- duda
- doubt
- amar
- to love
- además de
- in addition to, besides
- igual
- equal
- hombre
- man
- encender
- to light, switch on, set fire to
- escuchar
- to listen
- policía
- police
- interesar
- to interest
- servicio
- service
- pensamiento
- though
- dentro
- within, in
- llenar
- to fill
- chico/a
- boy
- considerar
- to consider
- proceso
- process
- preocupar
- to worry
- acompañar
- to accompany
- derecho
- straight, rigth
- sueño
- dream
- mover
- to move, stir
- rodear
- to surround, encircle
- por ejemplo
- for example
- abuelo
- grandfather, grandpa
- mirar
- to watch
- insistir
- to insist
- hacer
- to do, make
- desde que
- since
- país
- country, nation
- tender
- to strech out
- definitivo
- definitive
- viento
- wind
- oficial
- official
- solo/a
- alone
- campaña
- countryside
- publicar
- to publish
- interés\reses
- interest
- tres
- three
- pasado
- past
- sufrir
- to suffer
- sistema
- system
- función
- function
- probable
- probable
- contra
- against
- reunión\niones
- meeting
- loco/a
- crazy, insane
- importante
- important
- sonar
- to sound
- ancho
- broad
- cómo
- how
- verde
- green
- alma
- soul
- existencia
- existence
- dolor
- pain
- vez\veces
- time
- iniciar
- to initiate
- decidir
- to decide
- paz
- peace
- coger
- to take, to get
- equipo
- equipment, team
- andar
- to walk
- proyecto
- project
- éste/a
- this
- esperar
- to hope, wait
- desarrollar
- to develop
- alejar
- remove, take away
- peligro
- danger
- bien
- well, good
- mucho
- much
- sólo
- only
- conseguir
- to obtain
- antiguo/gua
- ancient, old
- lector/tora
- reader
- adelante
- ahead
- alcanzar
- catch up with, overtake
- buen
- good, well
- pretender
- to try, court
- recordar
- to remember, remind
- parecer
- to seem
- conocimiento
- knowlogde
- poner
- to put
- exterior
- outside, exterior
- preferir
- to prefer
- continuar
- to continue
- adquirir
- to acquire
- rico/a
- rich
- niña
- girl, child
- pensar
- to think
- tarea
- homewrok
- lado
- side
- apenas
- hardly,scarcely
- método
- method
- cuyo/a
- whose, of whom
- producir
- to produce
- hecho/cha
- fact
- parte
- part
- ciencia
- science
- democracia
- democracy
- obra
- work
- hora
- hour
- modelo
- model
- base
- base, basis
- elegir
- to choose, select
- mes
- month
- ni
- nor, neither
- propio/pia
- own
- significar
- to mean
- desde
- from, since
- beber
- to drink
- uno/una
- one
- guerra
- war
- económico
- economic, economical
- porque
- because, why
- sector
- sector
- contar
- to count
- el/a
- the
- objetivo
- objective
- francés/cesa
- french
- especial
- special
- desarrollo
- development
- noche
- night
- miedo
- fear
- ocurrir
- to happen
- ventana
- window
- violencia
- violence
- siguiente
- following, next
- acaso
- perhaps, maybe
- incluso
- even, in fact
- ejército
- army
- abandonar
- to abandon, forsake, desert, leave
- sociedad
- society
- nadie
- nobody, no-one
- francia
- france
- uso
- use
- error
- error, mistake
- dinero
- money
- ambos
- both
- posible
- posible
- llorar
- to cry, weep
- palabra
- word
- gracia
- grace
- sentar
- to seat, sit
- escribir
- to write
- primero/a
- first
- anunciar
- to announce
- ningún
- none
- piel
- skin
- sino que
- but that
- efecto
- efect
- frío/a
- cold, cool
- detener
- to stop
- países
- countries
- riesgo
- risk
- coche
- car, automobile, coach, carriage
- padre
- father
- señor/ñora
- sir/madam
- reír
- to laugh
- simple
- simple
- participar
- to participate
- cultura
- culture
- piedra
- stone
- conservar
- to conserve
- más
- more
- vista
- vision
- cabo
- end, stub
- muy
- very, highly
- quien
- who
- semejante
- similar
- mediante
- by means of
- papel
- paper
- aquello/a
- that
- allá
- there
- alguien
- somebody, someone
- ese/a
- that
- fenómeno
- phenomenon
- resolver
- to solve
- centro
- center, downtown
- español/ñola
- spanish
- vestir
- to dress
- espacio
- space
- partir
- to start off, depart, slipt, divide
- ardilla
- red squirrel
- sangre
- blood
- cantidad
- quantity
- paciente
- patient
- elemento
- element
- célula
- cell
- objeto
- object
- amor
- love
- colocar
- to place, put
- energía
- energy
- iglesia
- church
- empezar
- to begin, start
- frase
- phrase
- literatura
- literature
- hija
- daughter
- venir
- to come
- luz
- light, lighting
- estar
- to be, stay
- destino
- destiny, destination
- ofrecer
- to offer
- pregunta
- question
- enfermo
- ill, sick
- cine
- cinema, movies
- pena
- pain, penalty
- cada
- each
- blanco/a
- white
- figura
- to figure
- actual
- present
- asunto
- matter, bussiness
- capaz\paces
- able
- rojo/a
- red
- actuar
- actuate
- todavía
- still
- carta
- letter
- brazo
- arm
- ocupar
- to occupy
- cultural
- cultural
- famoso
- famous
- representar
- to represent
- último/a
- last
- ayuda
- aid, help
- azúcar
- sugar
- mandar
- to command
- cantar
- to sing
- encima
- over it
- saber
- to know
- querer
- to want
- dedicar
- to dedicate
- extranjero/a
- foreigner, foreign
- altura
- height
- arriba
- up
- dónde
- where
- par
- pair, couple
- bajo/a
- low, short, faint
- establecer
- to establish
- casa
- house
- público/a
- public
- barrio
- neighborhood
- labio
- lip
- política
- politics
- fuera de
- outside of, beyond
- hablar
- to speak, talk
- separar
- to separate
- algo
- something
- escapar
- to escape, run away
- fútbol
- soccer, football
- informar
- to inform
- entrada
- entrance, entry
- trabajo
- job
- conversación
- conversation
- cuestión\tiones
- matter, affair
- junto
- together, joined, close
- superior
- superior
- subir
- to raise
- mujer/jeres
- woman, women
- resto
- rest
- abrir
- to open, unlock
- forma
- shape
- nacer
- to be born
- piso
- floor
- producto
- product
- tío
- uncle
- llamar
- to call, phone
- hermano/a
- brother
- mil
- thousand
- habitual
- habitual, usual
- dar
- to give
- cubrir
- to cover
- ante
- before, in front of
- común\munes
- common
- comenzar
- to begin, start
- juego
- game, playing
- total
- total
- contener
- to contain
- durante
- during
- contacto
- contact
- necesitar
- to need
- pronto/a
- soon, quick, prompt
- limitar
- to limit
- anterior
- previous
- norteamericano
- North American
- día
- day
- fijar
- to faten, affix
- meter
- to put
- espalda
- back
- contrario
- opposite
- valer
- to be worth
- radio
- radio
- socialista
- socialist
- aparecer
- to appear
- cuánto
- how much
- real
- royal, real
- corazón
- heart
- periodista
- journalist
- materia
- matter
- siete
- seven
- entregar
- to deliver, give
- solución\ciones
- solution
- autoridad
- authority
- tono
- tone
- presente
- present
- etapa
- stage
- metro
- meter
- sentimiento
- feeling
- proponer
- to propose, nominate
- decir
- to say, tell
- dejar
- to leave
- salida
- exit, departure
- hermana
- sister
- no
- no
- repetir
- to repeat
- distancia
- distance
- al
- to, to the
- provocar
- to cause
- carácter/racteres
- character
- europa
- europe
- grupo
- group
- clase
- class
- general
- general
- superar
- to surpass
- obtener
- to obtain, get
- suponer
- to suppose
- partido
- party, game
- político
- political
- fin
- end
- puesto
- position, place
- es
- is, being
- sentir
- to feel
- evidente
- evident
- don
- gift, talent
- determinar
- to determine
- pie
- foot
- tomar
- to take, to drink
- autor/a
- author
- tener
- to have
- nuevo/a
- new
- serie/ria
- series
- terminar
- to finish
- siempre
- always
- luego
- then, later
- rato
- short while
- todo/a
- everything
- lograr
- to obtain, achieve, get
- ésta
- is
- opinión
- opinion
- cosa
- thing
- personaje
- person
- señalar
- to indicate, point out
- presentar
- to present
- traer
- to bring
- arañar
- to draw
- caer
- to fall
- fácil
- easy
- hallar
- to find, discover
- esto
- this
- masa
- mass
- mundo
- world
- ir
- to go
- decisión
- decision
- imposible
- impossible
- joven
- young person
- encuentro
- encounter, meeting
- faltar
- to lack
- jamás
- never
- algún
- many
- esperanza
- hope, prospect
- lo
- the for it
- atención\ciones
- attention
- allí
- there
- caber
- to fit, go into
- silencio
- silence
- plan
- plan
- pedir
- to request, ask for
- defensa
- defense
- línea
- line
- construir
- to construct, build
- permanecer
- to remain
- agua
- water
- aprovechar
- to take advantage of
- definir
- to define
- ejército
- army
- haber
- to have, has
- diferencia
- difference
- apunalar
- to stick
- moderno/a
- modern
- fuerte
- hard, strong
- mantener
- to maintain
- árbol
- tree
- exigir
- to demand
- correr
- to run, race
- perder
- to lose, miss
- vacío/cía
- empty
- sombra
- shadow
- afirmar
- attach, fasten
- donde
- where
- constante
- constant
- ropa
- clothes
- buscar
- to look for, to seek
- notar
- to notice
- oír
- to hear
- semana
- week
- poseer
- to posses, own
- salir
- to leave, go out
- mientras
- que whereas, while
- e
- and
- sobre
- envelope, on
- pleno
- full, complete
- arma
- weapon
- religioso
- religious
- avanzar
- to advance
- bastar
- to be enough, suffice
- situación\ciones
- situation
- tierra
- earth
- seguir
- to follow
- final
- end, final
- movimiento
- movement, motion
- pecho
- chest
- nada
- nothing
- advertir
- to notice, warn, admonish
- usar
- to use
- título
- title
- estudiar
- to study
- yo
- I
- costumbre
- custom, habit
- memoria
- memory
- cierto/a
- true
- idea
- idea
- mercado
- market
- pasar
- pass