Spanish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Spanish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
cero
zero
1
uno
one
2
dos
two
3
tres
three
4
cuatro
four
5
cinco
five
6
seis
six
7
siete
seven
8
ocho
eight
9
nueve
nine
10
diez
ten
11
once
eleven
12
doce
twelve
13
trece
thirteen
14
catorce
fourteen
15
quince
fifteen
16
dieciséis
sixteen
17
diecisiete
seventeen
18
dieciocho
eighteen
19
diecinueve
nineteen
20
veinte
twenty
30
treinta
thirty
40
cuarenta
forty
50
cincuenta
fifty
60
sesenta
sixty
70
setenta
seventy
80
ochenta
eighty
90
noventa
ninety
100
cien
hundred
1K
mil
thousand
1M
millón
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
blanco
white
⚫
negro
black
🔴
rojo
red
🔵
azul
blue
🟡
amarillo
yellow
🟢
verde
green
🟣
morado
purple
🟤
marrón
brown
🟠
naranja
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
dorado
gold
🌑
plateado
silver
☁️
gris
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
perro
dog
🐱
gato
cat
🐴
caballo
horse
🐮
vaca
cow
🐷
cerdo
pig
🐦
pájaro
bird
🐟
pez
fish
🐭
ratón
mouse
🦊
zorro
fox
🐇
conejo
rabbit
🐻
oso
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefante
elephant
🐢
tortuga
turtle
🦒
jirafa
giraffe
🦆
pato
duck
🕷️
araña
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familia
family
🧔
hombre
man
👩
mujer
woman
👦
niño
boy
👧
niña
girl
👶
niño
child
👨🦳
padre
father
👩🦳
madre
mother
👴
abuelo
grandfather
👵
abuela
grandmother
🧑🦰
hermano
brother
👩🦱
hermana
sister
🧑
amigo
friend
👥
gente
people
🙋
persona
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
casa
house
🏢
edificio
building
🏫
escuela
school
🏪
tienda
store
🛣️
carretera
road
🌆
ciudad
city
🌳
árbol
tree
💧
agua
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
nube
cloud
📚
libro
book
🖊️
bolígrafo
pen
📱
teléfono
phone
🔑
llave
key
🚗
coche
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
manzana
apple
🍌
plátano
banana
🍞
pan
bread
🧀
queso
cheese
🥩
carne
meat
🥛
leche
milk
☕
café
coffee
🍵
té
tea
💧
agua
water
🍺
cerveza
beer
🍷
vino
wine
🍽️
comida
food
🍳
huevo
egg
🍚
arroz
rice
🥕
verduras
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
día
day
🌙
noche
night
⏰
hora
hour
🗓️
semana
week
📅
mes
month
🗓️
año
year
🗓️
lunes
Monday
🗓️
martes
Tuesday
🗓️
miércoles
Wednesday
🗓️
jueves
Thursday
🗓️
viernes
Friday
🗓️
sábado
Saturday
🗓️
domingo
Sunday
🌅
mañana
morning
🌆
tarde
evening
🕛
ahora
now
🔜
pronto
soon
🕒
tiempo
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
hablar
speak
🚶
caminar
walk
🏃
correr
run
🍽️
comer
eat
🍷
beber
drink
😴
dormir
sleep
📖
leer
read
✍️
escribir
write
👀
ver
see
👂
oír
hear
💭
pensar
think
🤔
saber
know
❤️
amar
love
👍
gustar
like
👋
venir
come
🚪
abrir
open
🔒
cerrar
close
💡
aprender
learn
➕
dar
give
💸
comprar
buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
feliz
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
enfadado
angry
👍
bueno
good
👎
malo
bad
⬆️
grande
big
⬇️
pequeño
small
🆕
nuevo
new
🕰️
viejo
old
💯
muchos
many
🤏
pocos
few
🥵
caliente
hot
🥶
frío
cold
💪
fuerte
strong
👶
débil
weak
✨
hermoso
beautiful
👹
feo
ugly
✅
correcto
correct
❌
incorrecto
wrong
⚡
rápido
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
y
and
➡️
pero
but
👉
o
or
🤔
porque
because
👉
así que
so
🤨
sin embargo
however
🤔
por lo tanto
therefore
➕
también
also
🕒
cuando
when
🤔
si
if
🕒
antes
before
🕒
después
after
🕒
desde
since
🕒
mientras
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
profesor
teacher
🧑⚕️
médico
doctor
👩💻
ingeniero
engineer
👨🍳
cocinero
chef
🧑🌾
granjero
farmer
👮
policía
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
oficinista
office worker
🔬
científico
scientist
🛒
vendedor
salesperson
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