Galician - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Galician 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
un
one
2
dous
two
3
tres
three
4
catro
four
5
cinco
five
6
seis
six
7
sete
seven
8
oito
eight
9
nove
nine
10
dez
ten
11
once
eleven
12
doce
twelve
13
trece
thirteen
14
catorce
fourteen
15
quince
fifteen
16
dezaseis
sixteen
17
dezasete
seventeen
18
dezaoito
eighteen
19
dezanove
nineteen
20
vinte
twenty
30
trinta
thirty
40
corenta
forty
50
cincuenta
fifty
60
sesenta
sixty
70
setenta
seventy
80
oitenta
eighty
90
noventa
ninety
100
cen
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
⚪
branco
white
⚫
negro
black
🔴
vermello
red
🔵
azul
blue
🟡
amarelo
yellow
🟢
verde
green
🟣
morado
purple
🟤
marrón
brown
🟠
laranxa
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
dourado
gold
🌑
prateado
silver
☁️
gris
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
can
dog
🐱
gato
cat
🐴
cabalo
horse
🐮
vaca
cow
🐷
porco
pig
🐦
paxaro
bird
🐟
peixe
fish
🐭
rato
mouse
🦊
raposa
fox
🐇
coello
rabbit
🐻
oso
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefante
elephant
🐢
tartaruga
turtle
🦒
xirafa
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
🧔
home
man
👩
muller
woman
👦
neno
boy
👧
nena
girl
👶
neno
child
👨🦳
pai
father
👩🦳
nai
mother
👴
avó
grandfather
👵
avoa
grandmother
🧑🦰
irmán
brother
👩🦱
irmá
sister
🧑
amigo
friend
👥
xente
people
🙋
persoa
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
casa
house
🏢
edificio
building
🏫
escola
school
🏪
tenda
store
🛣️
estrada
road
🌆
cidade
city
🌳
árbore
tree
💧
auga
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
nube
cloud
📚
libro
book
🖊️
bolígrafo
pen
📱
teléfono
phone
🔑
clave
key
🚗
coche
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
mazá
apple
🍌
banana
banana
🍞
pan
bread
🧀
queixo
cheese
🥩
carne
meat
🥛
leite
milk
☕
café
coffee
🍵
té
tea
💧
auga
water
🍺
cervexa
beer
🍷
viño
wine
🍽️
comida
food
🍳
ovo
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
🌙
noite
night
⏰
hora
hour
🗓️
semana
week
📅
mes
month
🗓️
ano
year
🗓️
luns
Monday
🗓️
martes
Tuesday
🗓️
mércores
Wednesday
🗓️
xoves
Thursday
🗓️
venres
Friday
🗓️
sábado
Saturday
🗓️
domingo
Sunday
🌅
mañá
morning
🌆
tarde
evening
🕛
agora
now
🔜
pronto
soon
🕒
tempo
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
falar
to speak
🚶
camiñar
to walk
🏃
correr
to run
🍽️
comer
to eat
🍷
beber
to drink
😴
durmir
to sleep
📖
ler
to read
✍️
escribir
to write
👀
ver
to see
👂
escoitar
to hear
💭
pensar
to think
🤔
saber
to know
❤️
amar
to love
👍
gustar
to like
👋
vir
to come
🚪
abrir
to open
🔒
pechar
to close
💡
aprender
to learn
➕
dar
to give
💸
comprar
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
feliz
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
enfadado
angry
👍
bo
good
👎
malo
bad
⬆️
grande
big
⬇️
pequeno
small
🆕
novo
new
🕰️
vello
old
💯
moitos
many
🤏
poucos
few
🥵
quente
hot
🥶
frío
cold
💪
forte
strong
👶
débil
weak
✨
fermosa
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
➕
e
and
➡️
pero
but
👉
ou
or
🤔
porque
because
👉
entón
so
🤨
con todo
however
🤔
polo tanto
therefore
➕
tamén
also
🕒
cando
when
🤔
se
if
🕒
antes
before
🕒
despois
after
🕒
desde
since
🕒
mentres
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
profesor
teacher
🧑⚕️
doutor
doctor
👩💻
enxeñeiro
engineer
👨🍳
cociñeiro
chef
🧑🌾
labrego
farmer
👮
axente de policía
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
traballador de oficina
office worker
🔬
científico
scientist
🛒
vendedor
salesperson
Your Galician Journey Starts Now!
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