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