1-500 Most Common Spoken Spanish Words Flashcards
que
Más de lo que parece
that; than (in comparisons), who/which (relative pronoun)
More than meets the eye
no
No pasa nada
no; not (negation)
No problem
a
a la derecha
to; at (location)
to the right
de
taza de café
of/from; made of (material), about (topic)
cup of coffee
la
La vida loca
the (feminine singular); it (feminine direct object pronoun)
The crazy life
y
Pan y mantequilla
and
Bread and butter
me
Me llamo
me; myself (reflexive)
My name is (I call myself)
es
Es el fin del mundo
he/she/it/you (formal) is (from “ser”)
It’s the end of the world
lo
Lo siento
it/him (masculine object); the (neuter article)
I’m sorry (I feel it)
qué
¿Qué hora es?
what; how (exclamations)
What time is it?
el
El hombre
the (masculine singular)
The man
en
en abril
in/on; by (passive voice)
in April
por
por supuesto
for/by; through (movement), in exchange for
of course
se
Se levanta
oneself/itself/himself/herself (reflexive); themselves (plural reflexive)
He/She gets up
con
Con gusto
with
With pleasure
un
Un libro
a/an (masculine singular)
A book
ya
Ya veremos
already/now; yet (questions), no longer (negations)
We’ll see
para
Para siempre
for/to; in order to (purpose), toward (direction)
Forever
mi
Mi casa es tu casa
my; me (object of preposition)
My house is your house
una
Una idea
a/an (feminine singular), one (numeral)
An idea
está
Está bien
he/she/it/you (formal) is (from “estar”)
It’s fine
los
Los libros
the (masculine plural); them (masculine direct object pronoun)
The books
si
Si tienes tiempo, vamos.
if/whether
If you have time, let’s go.
las
Las flores
the (feminine plural); them (feminine direct object pronoun)
The flowers
más
Más o menos
more
More or less
del
Del mar
of the/from the (contraction of “de” + “el”)
Of the sea / From the sea
yo
Yo también
I
Me too
pero
Pero por otro lado
but
But on the other hand
le
Le di un regalo.
him/her/it (indirect object)
I gave him/her/it a gift.
eso
Eso es todo.
that (neuter)
That’s all.
todo
Todo o nada
everything/all
All or nothing
como
Como pez en el agua
as/like
Like a fish in water
muy
Muy bien
very
Very good
su
Su casa
his/her/its/your (formal)
Your house
o
Más o menos
or
More or less
al
to the/at the (contraction of “a” + “el”)
así
so/like this/like that
esta
this (feminine singular)
son
they/you (plural) are (from “ser”)
te
you (singular object pronoun)
bien
well/good
porque
because
nada
nothing
sé
I know (from “saber”); be (imperative of “ser”)
hacer
to do/to make
tiene
he/she/it/you (formal) has (from “tener”)
hay
there is/there are
ahora
now
ser
to be
Used for permanent qualities, like your name, your place of origin, and your physical appearance
mucho
much/a lot
cuando
when
también
also/too
vez
time/occasion, once (as in “one time”)
sí
yes
nos
us/we (object pronoun); ourselves (reflexive)
ver
to see/to watch
esto
this (neuter)
este
this (masculine singular)
algo
something; somewhat (in some contexts)
ese
that (masculine singular)
ahí
there
mejor
better; best (in some contexts)
dos
two
cómo
how, what (in exclamations)
vamos
we go/let’s go (from “ir”)
tengo
I have (from “tener”)
esa
that (feminine singular)
tiempo
time, weather (in some contexts)
día
day
voy
I go (from “ir”)
bueno
good; well (in some contexts)
fue
he/she/it/you (formal) was/were (from “ser”)
puede
he/she/it/you (formal) can/may (from “poder”)
todos
everyone/everything (plural); all/every (adjective)
era
I/he/she/it/you (formal) was/were (from “ser”)
hace
ago/makes (from “hacer”)
les
them (indirect object pronoun)
va
goes (from “ir”)
pasa
he/she/it/you (formal) happens/passes (from “pasar”)
siempre
always
otra
another (feminine singular)
uno
one, a/one (indefinite article)
estoy
I am (from “estar”)
quiero
I want (from “querer”)
estar
to be
Used to talk about temporary situations, such as how you’re feeling right now or your location.
están
are (from “estar”)
hasta
until/up to
estaba
was/were (from “estar”)
sin
without
gracias
thanks
él
he/him
quién
who; whom (object form)
vida
life
dónde
where
cosas
things
creo
I believe (from “creer”); I think (opinion)
tenemos
we have (from “tener”)
otro
another/other (masculine singular)
aquí
here
mí
me (object of preposition); myself (emphatic)
ni
nor, neither (in negations)
solo
alone/only, just (as in “just one”)
nunca
never
verdad
truth; right? (in questions)
nosotros
we/us
tres
three
estás
you are (from “estar”)
puedo
I can (from “poder”)
ir
to go
tener
to have
tu
your
gente
people
decir
to say/to tell
estamos
we are (from “estar”)
mis
my (plural)
soy
I am (from “ser”)
entonces
then/so
casa
house/home
después
after; later (time)
poco
little/a bit; few (quantity)
favor
favor; please (in requests)
tan
Tan importante como
so/as; such (as in “such a thing”)
As important as
nadie
nobody
antes
before
años
years
vas
you go (from “ir”)
van
they go (from “ir”)
mismo
same
hoy
today
desde
from/since
quiere
wants (from “querer”)
sus
their/your (plural formal)
toda
all/every (feminine singular)
cosa
thing
sea
be (subjunctive of “ser”)
momento
moment
menos
less; except (in phrases)
cuenta
check, account; realizes (in phrases)
da
gives (from “dar”)
ella
she/her
claro
clear/of course
mañana
tomorrow/morning
días
days
unos
some/a few (masculine plural); about/approximately (numbers)
sabe
knows (from “saber”)
dije
I said (from “decir”)
dice
El letrero dice “cerrado”
says (from “decir”)
The sign says “closed”
tenía
had (from “tener”)
ha
has (from “haber”)
hablar
to talk/to speak
parece
seems (from “parecer”)
gusta
likes (from “gustar”)
alguien
someone
quería
wanted (from “querer”)
muchas
many (feminine plural)
donde
where
había
Había mucha gente
there was/were (from “haber”)
There were a lot of people
mundo
world
tanto
so much; as much as (in comparisons)
pasó
happened/passed (from “pasar”)
salir
to leave/to go out
veces
times
viene
El tren ya viene
comes (from “venir”)
The train is coming
todas
all/every (feminine plural)
dar
to give
tal
such; so/as (in phrases)
hecho
De hecho
made/done (from “hacer”); fact (noun)
In fact
pasar
to happen/to pass
noche
night
igual
equal/same; anyway (in some contexts)
estos
these (masculine plural)
cada
each/every
haciendo
doing/making (from “hacer”)
iba
Iba a llamar
I was going (from “ir”)
I was going to call
hombre
man
saber
to know
podemos
we can (from “poder”)
tienen
they have (from “tener”)
tú
you (singular)
hola
hello
madre
mother
trabajo
work/job
fuera
outside/was (from “ser”)
mira
look/watch (imperative from “mirar”)
dijo
said (from “decir”)
digo
I say (from “decir”)
tus
your (plural)
buena
good (feminine singular)
seguro
sure/safe
mal
bad/wrong
ellos
they/them (masculine)
casi
Casi termino
almost
Almost finished
entre
between/among
conmigo
with me
único
unique/only
veo
I see (from “ver”)
hora
hour/time
cinco
five
siento
I feel/I am sorry (from “sentir”)
dejar
to leave/let; to stop (cease an action)
