1,000 Most Common Spanish Words for Beginners Put on your learning cap, grab a cup of coffee, and get comfy because we’re about to cover the 1,000 most common Spanish words for beginners! There are nearly a million words in the Spanish language, but luckily you don’t need to memorize them all to speak Spanish. We’ve picked out the 1,000 most common Spanish words and created this categorized vocabulary guide so that you can effectively communicate in Spanish—even as a beginner! Join 559 million people on the planet who speak Spanish!
Sign up for a free trial Spanish class today! ?? The Essentials For any Spanish beginner, it’s always important to know the essentials. These are must-know words and phrases if you’ve just started learning. Take a look at these first words in our guide of the 1,000 most common Spanish words. - sí — yes
- no — no
- ?entiende(s)? — do you understand?
- no entiendo — i don’t understand
- no (lo) sé — i don’t know
- no tengo ni idea — i have no idea
- no hablo espa?ol — i don’t speak spanish
- estoy perdido(a) — i’m lost
Introduce Yourself Introducing yourself is always one of the best ways to start speaking Spanish! That’s why we included these essential conversation starters into our list of the 1,000 most common Spanish words. - me llamo — my name is
- mi nombre es — my name is
- soy… — i’m…
- ?cómo te llamas? — what is your name?
- (yo) soy de… — i am from…
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- ?cómo estás? — how are you? (informal)
- ?qué tal? — how are you? (informal) / what’s up?
- ?cómo te va? — how 's it going?
- ?qué haces? — what are you doing?
- ?qué pasa? — what 's happening?
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- muy bien — very well
- así, así — so, so
- mal — bad
- como siempre — as always
Etiquette Words - ?de nada! — you’re welcome! / no problem!
- por favor — please
- ?perdon! — excuse me!
- ?disculpe! — excuse me!
- ?lo siento! — sorry!
- gracias — thank you
- salud — bless you
Question Words - ?qué…? — what?
- ?quién…? — who?
- ?cuándo…? — when?
- ?dónde…? — where?
- ?por qué…? — why?
- ?cuál? — which?
- ?cómo…? — how?
Spanish Pronouns - Yo — I
- tú (informal) — you
- usted (formal) — you
- él — he
- ella — she
- nosotros/nosotras — we
- ustedes — you all
- ellos — they
- ellas(females) — they
Greetings - hola — hello
- buenos días — good morning
- buenas tardes — good afternoon
- buenas noches — good evening / good night
Talking About Age - (yo) tengo … a?os — i am … years old.
- old — viejo/a
- young — joven
- middle-aged — de mediana edad
- youthful — juvenil
- nuevo/a – new
Celebrate! - ?feliz cumplea?os! — happy birthday!
- ?felicitaciones! — congratulations!
- ?diviértete! — have fun!
- ?buen provecho! — bon appetit!
- ?bienvenidos! / ?bienvenidas! — welcome!
- salud! — cheers!
Say Good-Bye - adiós — goodbye
- chao — goodbye
- hasta luego — see you later (most likely today)
- hasta ma?ana — see you tomorrow
- nos vemos — see you (informal)
- ?cuídate mucho! — take care!
- ?tenga un buen día! — have a nice day!
- ?hasta luego! — see you soon!
- ?buen viaje! — have a good trip!
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Sign up for your free trial class with us at Homeschool Spanish Academy ?? Time Words No list of the 1,000 most common Spanish words would be complete without time words. Days of the Week - Domingo — Sunday
- Lunes — Monday
- Martes — Tuesday
- Miércoles — Wednesday
- Jueves — Thursday
- Viernes — Friday
- Sabado — Saturday
Months of the Year - Enero — January
- Febrero — February
- Marzo — March
- Abril — April
- Mayo — May
- Junio — June
- Julio — July
- Agosto — August
- Septiembre — September
- Octubre — October
- Noviembre — November
- Diciembre — December
Other Time Words - anteayer — day before yesterday
- ayer — yesterday
- el a?o — year
- el día — day
- el mes — month
- el siglo — century
- la hora — hour
- hoy — today
- la semana — week
- madrugada — dawn, very early in the morning
- ma?ana — tomorrow
- ma?ana — morning
- medianoche — midnight
- mediodia — noon
- el minuto — minute
- la noche — night
- el pasado ma?ana — day after tomorrow
- los segundos — seconds
- la tarde — afternoon
Family Words This Spanish vocab helps you talk about your relatives. Nuclear Family - el padre — father
- el papá — dad
- la madre — mother
- la mamá — mom
- el hermano — brother
- la hermana — sister
- el hijo — son
- la hija — daughter
- la familia cercana — close family
Extended Family - el abuelo — grandfather
- la abuela — grandmother
- el bisabuelo — great-grandfather
- la bisabuela — great-grandmother
- la nieta — granddaughter
- el nieto — grandson
- el tío — uncle
- la tía — aunt
- el tío abuelo — great-uncle
- la tía abuela — great-aunt
- el primo — cousin (male)
- la prima — cousin (female)
- mis parientes — my relatives
Family Verbs - abrazar — to hug
- amar — to love
- reír — to laugh
- perdonar — to forgive
Action Verbs - empezar — to start
- seguir — to follow
- abrir — to open
- buscar — to search
- cantar — to sing
- cerrar — to close
- destruir — to destroy
- dormir — to sleep
- encontrar — to find
- esconder — to hide
- esperar — to wait
- faltar — to miss
- hacer — to do
- intentar — to try
- llamar — to call
- llevar — to take
- llorar — to cry
- luchar — to fight
- mentir — to lie
- odiar — to hate
- recibir — to receive
- reconocer — to recognize
- robar — to steal
- salvar — to save
- sonreír — to smile
- so?ar — to dream
- tomar — to take
- Vivir — to live
The Five Senses Spice up your Spanish with these common words for your senses. Sound - tranquilo/a – quiet
- ruidoso/a – loud
- gritar — to shout
- escuchar — to hear
- silencio — silence
- alto — loud
- bajo — soft
- ensordecedor — deafening
- agudo — sharp, high-pitched
- grave — low-pitched
- melodioso — melodious
- armónico — harmonic
- zumbido — buzz
- sordo — deaf
- duro de oíd — hard of hearing
- oído fino — acute hearing
- problemas de audición — hearing-impaired
- fuera de alcance — out of earshot
Sight - ver — to see
- mirar — to look
- de colores— colorful
- blanco y negro — black and white
- brillante — bright
- apagado — dim
- claro — light
- oscuro — dark
- ciego — blind
- mirar fijamente — to stare
- echar un vistazo — to glance
- bizquear — to squint
- gui?ar — to wink
- parpadear — to blink
Touch - tocar — to touch
- agarrar — to grab
- suave — soft
- áspero(a) — rough
- liso(a) — smooth
- rugoso(a) — wrinkled
- pegajoso(a) — sticky
- punzante — sharp
- sedoso(a) — silky
- esponjoso(a) — spongy
- mullido(a) — fluffy
- hormigueo — tingle
- entumecido(a) — numb
- rozar — to touch gently
- acariciar — to caress
- agarrar — to grab
Smell - olor — smell
- el perfume — scent
- la fragancia — fragrance
- el hedor — stench
- apestoso(a) — smelly
- fresco(a) — fresh
- acre — pungent
- húmedo(a) — musty
- podrido(a) — rotten
- ahumado(a) — smoky
- apestar — to stink
Taste - gusto —- taste
- sabor — flavor
- probar — try
- sabroso — está sabrosa
- delicioso — delicious
- perfecto — perfect
- apetitoso — appetizing
- dulce — sweet
- dulzón — sugary
- soso — bland
Describing Words Distance - abierto/a – open
- ancho/a – wide
- estrecho/a – narrow
- lejano/a – far
- cercano/a – close
Personality and Emotions - alegre – joyful
- gracioso/a – funny, amusing
- serio/a – serious
- tímido/a – shy
- valiente – brave
- loco/a – crazy
- contento(a) — content
- feliz — happy
- preocupado(a) — worried
- nervioso(a) — nervous
- tranquilo(a) — tranquil
- calmado(a) — calm
- emocionado(a) — excited
Physical Adjectives Hair - largo/a — long
- corto/a — short
- liso/a — straight
- rizado/a — curly
- ondulado/a — wavy
- casta?o/a — brown
- rubio/a — blonde
- pelirrojo/a — red
- negro/a — black
- canoso/a — grey
- abundante — thick
- fino/a — thin
- escalado/a — layered
- te?ido/a — dyed
- saludable — healthy
- claro/a — light
- encrespado/a — frizzy
- brillante — shiny
- calvo/a — bald
Size - grande – big
- peque?o/a – small
- enorme – huge
- delgado/a — lean
- esbelto/a — slender
- flaco/a — skinny
- menudo/a — petite
- alto/a — tall
- bajo/a — short
Looks - hermoso/a — beautiful
- guapo/a — handsome
- feo/a — ugly
- adorable — cute
- bonita — pretty
- impresionante — stunning
- poco atractivo/a — plain
- promedio/a — average
- atractivo/a — attractive
Colors - negro — black
- marrón / café — brown
- gris — grey
- blanco — white
- amarillo — yellow
- anaranjado — orange
- rojo — red
- rosado — pink
- morado / púrpura — purple
- azul — blue
- verde — green
Arts and Crafts - colorear — to color
- construir — to construct
- cortar — to cut
- coser — to sew
- dibujar — to draw
- pintar — to paint
Numbers - cero — zero
- uno — one
- dos — two
- tres — three
- cuatro — four
- cinco — five
- seis — six
- siete — seven
- ocho — eight
- nueve — nine
- diez — ten
Animals This animal vocab will help you talk about animals both on land and in the ocean! Farm Animals - el gato — cat
- el perro — dog
- el conejo — rabbit
- el pollo — chicken
- la gallina — hen
- el gallo — rooster
- la vaca — cow
- el toro — bull
- la oveja — sheep
- el caballo — horse
- el cerdo — pig
- la cabra — goat
- el burro — donkey
- el ratón — mouse
Forest Animals - el ciervo — deer
- el mapache — raccoon
- la ardilla -— squirrel
- el búho — owl
- el zorro — fox
- el lobo — wolf
- el oso — bear
Ocean Animals - el cangrejo — crab
- la medusa — jellyfish
- el delfín — dolphin
- la ballena — whale
- el tiburón — shark
- la foca — seal
- el lobo marino — sea lion
- la morsa — walrus
- el pingüino — penguin
Travel - el viaje — trip
- el equipaje — bags
- la salida — exit
- la llegada — arrival
- los documentos de identidad — id papers
- el billete de avión — boarding pass
- el hotel — hotel
- el permiso de conducir — driver’s license
- echar gasolina — to get gas
- viajar — to travel
- volver — to return
- ir — to go
- salir — to leave
- parar — to stop
- partir — to depart
- porter(a) — doorman
- hostia — hostess
- botones — bellhop
- anfitriona— airline hostess
Transportation - el avión — airplane
- el coche — car
- la bicicleta — bicycle
- la motocicleta — motorcycle
- el tren — train
- el metro/subte — subway
- el autobús — bus
- el barco — ship
- taxista — taxi driver
- revisor(a) — train conductor
- dependiente de gas — gas station attendant
- conductor(a) — driver, chauffeur
- camionero(a) — truck driver
Weather - el sol — the sun
- las nubes — the clouds
- la niebla — the fog
- la neblina — the mist
- la lluvia — the rain
- la llovizna — the drizzle
- la tormenta — the storm
- el tornado — the tornado
- el trueno — the thunder
- el relámpago — the lightning strike
- el rayo — the lightning bolt
- el viento — the wind
- la brisa — the breeze
- el granizo — the hail
- el hielo — the ice
- la nieve — the snow
- el calor — the heat
- el frío — the cold
- la humedad — the humidity
- la temperatura — the temperature
- el pronóstico — the forecast
Weather Verbs - llover — to rain
- lloviznar — to drizzle
- diluviar — to pour down
- granizar — to hail
- nevar — to snow
Seasons - el invierno — winter
- la primavera — spring
- el verano — summer
- el oto?o — fall
Business - carta de motivación — cover letter
- el cv — resume
- la firma — firm
- el negocio — business
- la compa?ía — company
- el jefe — boss
- el empleado — employee
- trabajar — to work
- negociar — to negotiate
- consultor(a) — consultant
- due?o(a) — owner
Careers - abogado(a) — lawyer
- arquitecto(a) — architect
- bombero(a) — fireman
- campesino(a) — farm worker
- carpintero(a) — carpenter
- cartero(a) — postal worker
- casero(a) — landlord
- científico(a) — scientist
- cocinero(a) — cook, chef
- consejero (a) — counselor
- constructor (a) — construction worker
- contador(a) — accountant/bookkeeper
- doméstico(a) — maid
- detective — detective
- director, revisor, redactor(a) — editor
- electricista — electrician
- escritor / autor(a) — writer / author
- vaquero, tropero(a) — cowboy
- manejador(a) — manager
- granjero(a) — farmer
- ingeniero(a) — engineer
- jardinero(a) — gardener
- jefe — boss
- juez — judge
- lavandero(a) — laundry person
- marinero(a) — merchant marine
- mecánico (a) — mechanic
- camarero(a) — waiter
- padre — priest
- panadero(a) — baker
- pastor(a) — pastor/minister
- periodista — reporter/journalist
- pescador(a) — fisherman
- pintor(a) — painter
- plomero(a) — plumber
- Policía — policeman
- programador(a) — computer programmer
- due?o(a) — owner
- químico(a) — chemist
- ranchero(a) — rancher
- rebuscador(a) — researcher
- reparador(a) — repairman
- técnico(a) de laboratorio — lab technician
- trabajador(a) de fábrica — factory worker
- veterinario(a) — veterinarian
Sports - ir al gimnasio — go to the gym
- ir de caminata — go hiking
- levantar pesas — lift weight
- mantenerse en forma — to stay in shape
- practicar — to practice
- nadar — to swim
- el yoga — yoga
- el fútbol — soccer
- el fútbol americano — football
- el béisbol — baseball
- el baloncesto — basketball
- el golf — golf
- el hockey — hockey
- el tenis — tennis
- el voleibol — volleyball
- luchar — to wrestle/to fight
- correr — to run
- esquiar — to ski
- el partido — game/match
- la carrera — race
- el torneo — tournament
Sports Verbs - patear — to kick
- saltar — to jump
- parar — to stop/to block
- balancear — to swing
- servir — to serve
- rematar — to spike
- pegar — to hit
- driblar — to dribble
- tirar — to throw
- agarrar — to catch
- ganar — to win
- perder — to lose
- empatar — to tie
- caminar — to walk
- bailar — to dance
- jugar — to play
- competir — to compete
Time to Eat! These common Spanish words for food will leave you hungry for more Spanish! Food and Drink - la comida — food
- las bebidas — drinks
- las verduras — vegetables
- las frutas — fruits
- cocinar — to cook
- tengo hambre — i’m hungry
- tengo sed — i’m thirsty
Meats - la res — beef
- el pollo — chicken
- la gallina — chicken
- el cordero — lamb
- la barbacoa — grilled
- el cerdo — pork
- el perrito caliente — hot dog
- el jamón — ham
- la hamburguesa — hamburger
- el tocino — bacon
- el pescado — fish
Vegetables - la zanahoria — carrot
- la lechuga — lettuce
- el tomate — tomato
- la maíz — corn
- la papa — potato
- la patata — potato
- las papas — french fries
- las patatas fritas — french fries
- el brocoli — broccoli
- la espinaca — spinach
- la cebolla — onion
- la col — cabbage
- la ensalada — salad
- la aceituna — olive
- las calabacitas — squash
- el hongo — mushroom
- el pepino — cucumber
Fruits - la manzana — apple
- la pera — pear
- la fresa — strawberry
- la frambuesa — raspberry
- la zarzamora — blackberry
- el arándano — blueberry
- el arándano rojo — cranberry
- la naranja — orange
- la mandarina — tangerine
- la toronja — grapefruit
- el limón — lemon
- la lima — lime
- el plátano — banana
- la pi?a — pineapple
- el coco — coconut
- el mango — mango
- la papaya — papaya
Drinks - la cerveza — beer
- el refresco — pop, soft drink
- el té — tea
- el té helado — iced tea
- el café — coffee
- la leche — milk
- el agua — water
- el jugo — juice
- el batido — milkshake
Desserts - el chocolate — chocolate
- los dulces — candy
- el pastel — cake
- las galletas — cookies
- el helado — ice cream
- el churros con chocolate — chocolate churros
- el basque cheesecake — cheesecake
Utensils - el plato — plate
- el plato hondo — bowl
- el vaso — glass
- la copa — cup
- el tenedor — fork
- la cuchara — spoon
- el cuchillo — knife
- la servilleta — napkin
Taste - dulce — sweet
- salado(a) — savory
- rico(a) — delicious
Meals - el desayuno — breakfast
- el almuerzo — lunch
- la cena — dinner
- el tentempié — snack
Clothing - la prenda, la ropa — clothes
- los zapatos — shoes
- el pantalón — pants
- la camiseta / la camisa — shirt
- la chaqueta — jacket
- la falda — skirt
- el suéter — sweater
- el vestido — dress
Holidays and Parties - la navidad — christmas
- el a?o nuevo— new year
- la pascua — easter
- el día de san valentín — valentine’s day
- el día de la madre — mother’s day
- el día del padre — father’s day
- el día de la independencia — independence day
- el día de acción de gracias — thanksgiving
- el cumplea?os — birthday
- la fiesta — the party
- la boda — the wedding
Parts of the Body - el cuerpo humano — the human body
- la cabeza — head
- el pecho — chest
- el oído / la oreja — ear
- el ojo — eye
- la cara — face
- la mano — hand
- la boca — mouth
- el pie — foot
- la espalda — back
- el pelo — hair
- el codo — elbow
- el dedo — finger
- la pantorrilla — calf
- la pierna — leg
- la mu?eca — wrist
- el talón — heel
- el brazo — arm
- el cuello — neck
- el tobillo — ankle
- la frente — forehead
- el muslo — thigh
- la barba — beard
- el bigote — mustache
- la lengua — tongue
- el dedo del pie — toe
- la cintura — waist
- la cadera — hip
- las nalgas — buttocks
- el pulgar — thumb
- la rodilla — knee
- la nariz — nose
- la mejilla, el cachete — cheek
- los labios — lips
- el hombro — shoulder
- la barbilla, el mentón — chin
- las cejas — eyebrows
- las pesta?as — eyelashes
- el ombligo — belly button
- la piel — skin
- el vientre — stomach
- la garganta — throat
- los dientes/las muelas — teeth
Transition Words Connect your Spanish ideas with these transition words and your sentences will begin to flow with ease! Time and Place - al principio — at the beginning
- en primer lugar — firstly
- para comenzar — to start
- antes — before
- después — after
- a continuación — in continuation
- mientras tanto — meanwhile
- al final — at the end
Add an Idea - además — additionally
- aparte de — apart from
- asimismo — at the same time
- también — also
- de igual manera — in the same way
Compare contrast - pero — but
- sin embargo — however
- no obstante — nevertheless
- por otro lado — on the other hand
- aunque — even though
- a pesar de — despite
Location Words Wherever you are, you’ll want to be able to talk about your location in Spanish. Prepositions - dentro de — inside of
- encima de/sobre — on top of
- debajo de — underneath of
- delante de — in front of
- detrás de — behind
- entre — between
- en — in/on/at
- dentro de — inside of
- fuera de — outside of
- arriba de — above
- en medio de — in the middle of
- cerca de — close to
- lejos de — far from
- al lado de — next to
- alrededor de — around
- a la izquierda de — to the left of
- a la derecha de — to the right of
Location Verbs - estar — to be
- colocar — to place
- ubicar — to position
- poner — to put
- situar — to place
Here and There - aquí, acá — here
- ahí — there
- allí — there
- allá — over there
Directions - el este — east
- el norte — north
- el oeste — west
- el sur — south
School Classroom Objects Check out this classroom vocabulary for some of the 1,000 most common Spanish words. - la clase — classroom
- el aula — classroom
- la pizarra — blackboard
- el pizarrón — whiteboard
- la tiza — chalk
- el marcador — marker
- el borrador — eraser
- el escritorio — desk
- el pupitre — desk
- la silla — chair
- la mochila — backpack
- el libro — book
- el cuaderno — notebook
- el papel — paper
- el lápiz — pencil
- los lápices de colores — coloring pencils
- el sacapuntas — pencil sharpener
- el bolígrafo — pen
- la goma — eraser
- las tijeras — scissors
- la cola/el pegamento — glue
- la regla — ruler
- la grapadora — stapler
- el estuche — pencil case
Classroom Activities - estudiar — to study
- repasar — to revise
- aprender — to learn
- saber — to know
- hacer los deberes — to do homework
- hacer la tarea — to do homework
- leer — to read
- escribir — to write
- hablar — to speak
- decir — to say
- preguntar — to ask
- charlar — to chat
- dictar — to dictate
- deletrear — to spell
- contar — to count
- faltar — to miss school
- aprobar — to pass a subject/a test
- reprobar— to fail a subject/a test
- prestar — to lend
- tomar prestado — to borrow
- traer — to bring
- ense?ar — to teach
- mostrar — to show
- nombrar — to name
- ayudar — to help
Places in a School - la escuela — school
- el colegio — school
- el gimnasio — gym
- el patio — playground
- el ba?o — restroom
- el pasillo — hallway
- la biblioteca — library
- la oficina — office
- la sala de profesores — staff room
- el comedor — cafeteria
- la cocina — kitchen
- la enfermería — infirmary
- el laboratorio — lab
People in a School - maestro/a — teacher (primary school)
- profesor/a — teacher (secondary school)
- entrenador/a — coach
- enfermero/a — nurse
- director/a — principal
- alumno/a — student
- estudiante — student
More School Words - el almuerzo — lunch
- el recreo — recess
- las vacaciones — vacations
- la comida — food
- el casillero — locker
- la materia — subject
- la matemática — math
- la biología — biology
- la química — chemistry
- la física — physics
- la educación física — physical education
- la historia — history
- la literatura — literature
- la prueba — test
- el examen — exam
- la nota — grade
- la calificación — grade
Technology - un ordenador (Spain) — a computer
- una computadora (Latin America) — a computer
- una tableta — a tablet
- una impresora — a printer
- el ratón — the mouse
- apagar — to turn on
- encender — to turn off
- el disco duro — the hard drive
- el teclado — the keyboard
- la tecla — the key
- los auriculares — headphones
- el micrófono — the mic
- la pantalla — the screen
- la cámara — the camera
- los altavoces — the speakers
- una aplicación — an app
- base de datos — database
- las redes sociales — social networks
- el enlace — the link
- subir — to upload
- guardar — to save
- borrar — to delete
- hacer click — to click
- bajar/descargar — to download
- buscar en Google — search on Google
- pirata informático — hacker
- contrase?a — password
Home Sweet Home! Household vocabulary is an important part of the 1,000 most common Spanish words so that you can talk about the place where you spend most of your time. - la casa — house, home
- el hogar — home
- la habitación — bedroom
- el cuarto — bedroom
- el dormitorio — bedroom
- la sala — living room
- el comedor — dining room
- la cocina — kitchen
- el ba?o — bathroom
- el pasillo — hallway
- el jardín — yard, garden
- el garaje — garage
- cómodo/a — comfortable
- acogedor — cozy
- desordenado/a — messy
- limpio/a — clean
Bathroom - la pasta de dientes — toothpaste
- el cepillo de dientes — toothbrush
- el jabón — soap
- el secador de pelo — hair dryer
- el champú — shampoo
- el cepillo — brush
- el papel higiénico — toilet paper
- la toalla — towel
- el agua jabonosa — soapy water
- la bolsa de basura — trash bag
- el cubo de basura — trash can
- el cesto de la ropa sucia — laundry basket
- la navaja de afeitar — razor
- la maquinilla de afeitar eléctrica — electric razor
- la crema de afeitar — shaving cream
- el enjuague bucal — mouthwash
- el cepillo de pelo — hair brush
- el peine — comb
- el limpiador facial — facial cleanser
- la balanza— scale
- el pa?uelo de papel — tissue
- los juguetes de ba?o — bath toys
- la alfombra de ba?o — bath mat
- la ducha — shower
- la ba?era — bathtub
- el fregadero — sink
- el inodoro — toilet
- el grifo — faucet
- el espejo — mirror
- peinar — to comb
Kitchen Verbs - cocinar — to cook
- comer — to eat
- adobar — to marinate
- sazonar — to season
- lavar — to wash
- cortar — to cut
- pelar — to peel
- picar — to chop
- moler — to grind
- incorporar — to add
- mezclar — to mix
- catir — to whisk
- licuar — to blend
- combinar — to combine
- freír — to fry
- hervir — to boil
- colar — to strain
- cocer — to cook
- hornear — to bake
- asar — to grill / roast
- saltear — to saute
- preparar — to prepare
- descongelar — to defrost
- quemar — to burn
- tostar — to toast
- derretir — to melt
- rodajear — to slice
- calentar — to warm up / heat
- rellenar — to fill / stuff
- lavar — to wash
- limpiar — to clean
- desayunar — to have breakfast
- cenar — to have dinner
Bedroom - la puerta — the door
- el armario — the wardrobe
- la estantería — the shelf
- la ventana — the window
- las cortinas — the curtains
- el escritorio — the desk
- el ordenador — the computer
- la cama — the bed
- el cojín — the pillow
- el edredón — the quilt
- las sábanas — the bedding
- la almohada — the pillowcase
- la lámpara — the lamp
- la mesilla de noche — the night table or nightstand
- el espejo — the mirror
- el cuadro — the painting
Living Room - la puerta — the door
- el armario — the wardrobe
- la estantería — the shelf
- la ventana — the window
- las cortinas — the curtains
- la mesa — the table
- la silla — the chair
- el sillón — armchair
- la alfombra — the carpet or rug
- la lámpara — the lamp
- la planta — the plant
- las flores — the flowers
- la chimenea — the chimney
- el suelo — the ground
- el techo — the ceiling
Shopping - dependiente/a — shop assistant
- caja — checkout
- rebajas — sales
- ocasión — bargain
- recibo — receipt
- probadores — dressing room
- tama?o — size
- tienda de ropa — clothing store
- zapatería — shoe store
- librería — bookstore
- almacén — department store
- supermercado — supermarket
- joyería — jeweler
- juguetería — toy store
- almacenero(a) — grocer
- comerciante (a) — merchant
- tendero(a) — shopkeeper
- dependiente — clerk
- cajero(a) — cashier
Talk About Your Health in Spanish If you ever get sick abroad or have an emergency in a Spanish-speaking country, these health words will come in handy! Health vocabulary is an essential part of the 1,000 most common Spanish words. Healthcare Professionals - los cuidados de la salud — healthcare
- el dentista — dentist
- el doctor/a — doctor
- el enfermero/a — nurse
- el médico general — general practitioner
- el médico de cabecera — general practitioner
- el médico especialista — specialist
- el/la nutricionista — nutritionist
- el/la paciente — patient
- el/la paramédico — paramedic
- quiropráctico(a) — chiropractor
- el/la pediatra — pediatrician
- el psicólogo/a — psychologist
- los primeros auxilios — first aid
- la salud — health
Healthcare Services - la ambulancia — ambulance
- la aseguradora — insurance carrier
- el centro de salud — clinic
- la clínica — clinic
- la farmacia — drug store
- droguería — drug store
- el hospital — hospital
- el pabellón — ward
- la sala de espera — waiting room
- la sala de operaciones — operating room
- el sanatorio — sanatorium
Illnesses and Injuries - la alergía — allergy
- la asfixia — suffocation
- el asma — asthma
- el ataque al corazón/paro cardiaco — heart attack
- el calambre — muscle cramp
- el cancer — cancer
- el chinchón— head bump
- el corte — cut
- la deshidratación — dehydration
- la diabetes — diabetes
- la diarrea — diarrhea
- el dolor — ache/pain
- el dolor de cabeza — headache
- el dolor de garganta — sore throat
- el dolor de estómago — stomach ache
- el dolor de diente — toothache
- la enfermedad — disease
- la enfermedad cardiaca — heart disease
- la enfermedad infecciosa — infectious disease
- los escalofríos— shaking chills
- la fractura — fracture
- la fiebre — fever
- la gripe — flu
- la herida — wound
- la hipotermia — hypothermia
- la infección — infection
- el malestar — discomfort
- el morete/moretón — bruise
- la náusea — nausea
- el raspón — graze
- el resfriado — cold
- el sangrado — bleeding
- la tos — cough
- el virus — virus
- el vomito — vomit
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