| Term | Definition |
| Masculine nouns | -o -or -ma -s -ista |
| Feminine nouns | -a -ora -ista -ción -dad |
| yo soy | I am |
| tú eres | you are |
| Usted es | you are (formal) |
| él/ella es | he/she is |
| nosotros/as somos | we are |
| tú eres | you are |
| Ustedes son | you all are (formal) |
| ellos/ellas | they are (mas./fem) |
| Nos vemos | See you. |
| Saludos a... | Greetings to ... |
| Cómo está usted? | How are you? |
| Cómo estás? | How are you? |
| Que hay de nuevo? | Whats new? |
| Qué pasa? | What's happening? |
| Qué tal? | How are you? ; How is it going? |
| Con permiso | Pardon me ; Excuse me. |
| Lo siento | I'm sorry |
| No hay de qué | Your welcome. |
| Perdón | Pardon me. |
| Cómo se llama usted? | What's your name? |
| Cómo te llamas? | Whats your name? |
| éste/éste es | This is |
| Le presento a | I would like to introduce (name) to you.... |
| De dónde eres? | Where are you from? |
| De dónde es usted? | Where are you from? |
| cuánto(s)/a(s) | how much/many |
| ...de quién...? | ...whose...? |
| ...de quiénes....? | ...whose...? |
| (no) hay | there is (not)/there are (not) |
| ser | to be |
| la capital | capital |
| el/la conductor(a) | driver |
| la cosa | thing |
| el diario | diary |
| el diccionario | dictionary |
| la escuela | school |
| la grabadora | tape recorder |
| el lápiz | pencil |
| la mano | hand |
| la nacionalidad | nationality |
| el número | number |
| la palabra | word |
| el país | country |
| el borrador | eraser |
| la clase | class |
| el/la compañero/a de clase | classmate |
| el.la compañero/a de cuarto | roommate |
| el escritorio | desk |
| el/la estudiante | student |
| el libro | book |
| el mapa | map |
| la mesa | table |
| la mochila | backpack |
| el papel | paper |
| la papelera | wastebasket |
| la pizarra | blackboard |
| la pluma | pen |
| el/la profesor/a | teacher |
| la puerta | door |
| el reloj | clock; watch |
| la silla | seat |
| la tiza | chalk |
| la ventana | window |
| la biblioteca | library |
| la cafetería | cafeteria |
| la casa | house; home |
| el estadio | stadium |
| el laboratorio | labratory |
| la lalibrería | bookstore |
| la residencia estudiantil | dormitory |
| la universidad | university |
| el curso, la materia | course |
| la especialización | major |
| el examen | test |
| el horario | schedule |
| la prueba | test |
| el semestre | semester |
| la tarea | homework |
| el trimestre | trimester |
| la administración de empresas | business administration |
| el arte | art |
| la biología | biology |
| las ciencias | sciences |
| la computación | computer science |
| la contabilidad | accounting |
| la economía | economics |
| el español | Spanish |
| la física | physics |
| la geografía | geography |
| la historia | history |
| las humanidades | humanities |
| el inglés | English |
| las lenguas extranjeras | foreign languages |
| la literatura | literature |
| las matemáticas | mathematics |
| la música | music |
| el peridismo | journalism |
| la psicología | psychology |
| la química | chemistry |
| la sociología | sociology |
| al lado de | next to; beside |
| a la derecha de | to the right of |
| a la izquierda de | to the left of |
| en | in; on |
| cerca de | near |
| con | with |
| debajo de | below; under |
| delante de | infront of |
| detrás de | behind |
| encima de | on top of |
| entre | between; among |
| lejos de | far from |
| sin | without |
| sobre | on; over |
| Adónde? | Where? |
| ahora | now |
| Cuál? Cuáles? | Which; Which ones? |
| Por qué? | Why? |
| porque | because |
| bailar | to dance |
| buscar | to look for |
| caminar | to walk |
| centar | to sing |
| comprar | to buy |
| contestar | to answer |
| conversar | to converse; to chat |
| desayunar | to have breakfast |
| descansar | to rest |
| desear | to wish; to desire |
| dibujar | to draw |
| enseñar | to teach |
| escuchar la radio/música | to listen (to) the radio/music |
| esperar | to wait |
| explicar | to explain |
| hablar | to talk; to speak |
| llegar | to arrive |
| llevar | to carry |
| mirar | to look; to watch |
| necesitar | to need |
| practicar | to pratice |
| preguntar | to ask |
| preparar | to prepare |
| regresar | to return |
| terminar | to end; to finish |
| tomar | to take; to drink |
| trabajar | to work |
| viajar | to travel |
| Qué día es hoy? | What day is it? |
| Hoy es.... | Today is.... |
| lunes | Monday |
| martes | Tuesday |
| miércoles | Wednesday |
| jueves | Thursday |
| viernes | Friday |
| sábado | Saturday |
| domingo | Sunday |