1501-2000 Most Common Spoken Spanish Words Flashcards
cabo
end/cable; cape (geographic)
armas
weapons/arms
meta
goal/finish line
aprovechar
to take advantage; to make the most of
rara
rare/strange (feminine singular)
prisa
hurry/rush
causa
cause/reason; case (legal)
playa
beach
contando
counting/telling (from “contar”)
extraña
strange/foreign (feminine singular); misses (from “extrañar”)
perdone
forgive (imperative/formal from “perdonar”)
escuchado
listened/heard (past participle of “escuchar”)
traído
brought (past participle of “traer”)
dejarlo
to leave it/let it (from “dejar”)
piel
skin/leather
recordar
to remember; to remind
mirada
gaze/look
corta
short/cuts (feminine singular)
compañía
company/companionship
inmediatamente
immediately
metas
goals/targets
departamento
department/apartment
últimamente
lately/recently
cuáles
which ones
caliente
hot/warm
esperamos
we wait/hope (from “esperar”)
dedo
finger/toe
tuvieron
they had (from “tener”)
queríamos
we wanted (from “querer”)
formas
forms/ways; you shape (from “formar”)
marcha
march/progress; underway
pocos
few/little
volvemos
we return/come back (from “volver”)
vivía
was living (from “vivir”)
os
you (plural, informal)
papi
dad/daddy
bienvenida
welcome
contenta
happy/content (feminine singular)
encantaría
would love (conditional from “encantar”)
clientes
clients/customers
proceso
process
escuchaste
you listened/heard (from “escuchar”)
conversación
conversation
firma
signature/company
puedan
can/may (subjunctive from “poder”)
olvida
forget (imperative from “olvidar”)
teniendo
having (from “tener”)
pusieron
they put/placed (from “poner”)
piensan
they think (from “pensar”)
verdadero
true/real
próximo
next/closest
lugares
places
llevado
carried/brought (from “llevar”)
durmiendo
sleeping (from “dormir”)
podrían
they could (conditional from “poder”)
podías
you could (past from “poder”)
abierto
open (from “abrir”)
mayoría
majority
aquella
that (feminine singular)
onda
wave/vibe
justicia
justice
juez
judge
prensa
press/media
espérame
wait for me (from “esperar”)
olvidó
forgot (from “olvidar”)
correcto
correct/right
encontraron
they found/met (from “encontrar”)
televisión
television
hiciera
did/made (subjunctive from “hacer”)
ideas
ideas
caro
expensive/dear
busco
I look for/search (from “buscar”)
valiente
brave/valiant
movimiento
movement
principal
main/principal
tendrás
you will have (from “tener”)
desastre
disaster
pasaron
they passed/happened (from “pasar”)
verde
green
haberte
having you (from “haber”)
esquina
corner
humano
human
base
base/foundation
metros
meters
escrito
written (from “escribir”)
solas
alone/by themselves (feminine plural)
lástima
pity/shame
resolver
to resolve/solve
mato
I kill (from “matar”)
llevaron
they carried/brought (from “llevar”)
taxi
taxi
vayamos
let’s go (subjunctive from “ir”)
casualidad
coincidence/chance
sabido
known (past participle of “saber”)
recoger
to pick up/collect
acabas
you finish/end (from “acabar”)
abrazo
hug
vacaciones
vacation/holidays
presión
pressure
tele
TV (short for “televisión”)
usa
uses (from “usar”)
vos
you (informal, used in some regions)
regreso
return
tocó
touched/played (from “tocar”)
aseguro
I assure (from “asegurar”)
novios
boyfriend/girlfriend/couple; fiancés
confía
trusts (from “confiar”)
cansada
tired (feminine singular)
detalles
details
actitud
attitude
río
river; I laugh (from “reír”)
tonta
silly/foolish (feminine singular)
ayudando
helping (from “ayudar”)
datos
data/information
carne
meat; flesh
aguantar
to endure/put up with
cuida
takes care of (from “cuidar”)
azul
blue
inglés
English
ello
it/them (neuter pronoun)
decirlo
to say it (from “decir”)
llamamos
we call (from “llamar”)
déjeme
let me (formal imperative from “dejar”)
mentiras
lies
cantar
to sing
juntas
together (feminine plural); meetings (from “juntar”)
olvide
forget (subjunctive/imperative from “olvidar”)
ayudarte
to help you (from “ayudar”)
ocupado
busy/occupied
banda
band/group; strip (as in strip of paper)
preguntando
asking (from “preguntar”)
acompaño
I accompany (from “acompañar”)
llamé
I called (from “llamar”)
violencia
violence
fuerzas
forces/strength; you force (from “forzar”)
detalle
detail
enseñar
to teach/show
pareces
you seem/look like (from “parecer”)
limpio
clean (masculine singular); I clean (from “limpiar”)
hará
will do/make (from “hacer”)
social
social
pecho
chest/breast
juega
plays (from “jugar”)
miles
thousands
hacían
they were doing (from “hacer”)
méxico
Mexico
reina
queen
enterar
to inform; to find out
servir
to serve; to be useful
vuelo
flight
personalmente
personally
pelea
fight; struggle
supe
I found out (from “saber”)
ayudarme
to help me (from “ayudar”)
víctima
victim
tomé
I took (from “tomar”)
corte
court/cut
respira
breathe (from “respirar”)
motivo
motive/reason
lío
mess/trouble
suelta
release/let go (from “soltar”)
calles
streets
brazo
arm
mostrar
to show/display
decimos
we say (from “decir”)
resultado
result/outcome
abierta
open (feminine singular)
caminando
walking (from “caminar”)
corto
short/cuts (masculine singular)
kilómetros
kilometers
paciencia
patience
pelear
to fight; to struggle
contrato
contract/agreement
pura
pure/clean (feminine singular)
justamente
justly/exactly
estuviste
you were (from “estar”)
demostrar
to demonstrate/show; to prove
objetivo
objective/goal
alegro
I am happy (from “alegrar”)
fueras
were (subjunctive from “ser”)
privado
private
puntos
points
disfrutar
to enjoy
reconocer
to recognize; to acknowledge
altura
height/altitude
orgullo
pride
debía
owed (from “deber”)
hablaba
spoke (from “hablar”)
doña
Mrs./lady
celular
cell phone
niñas
girls
pendiente
pending/attentive; earring
suéltame
let me go (from “soltar”)
aceptar
to accept
viniste
you came (from “venir”)
auto
car (short for “automóvil”); self (as in “automatic”)
muero
I die (from “morir”)
irnos
to leave/go away (from “ir”)
podamos
we can/may (subjunctive from “poder”)
siguiendo
following (from “seguir”)