Essential Spanish Vocabulary

Beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners can use these Spanish-language lists, exercises, and other resources to build fluency.

  • happy woman
    Translating 'Get' to Spanish
  • magic trick
    Spanish Verbs for 'To Try'
  • Spanish road sign
    ‘Derecho’ and ‘Derecha’ in Spanish
  • Howling wolf
    69 Spanish Words That Imitate Life in a Onomatopoeic Way
  • hands opening a gift
    'Gracias' and Other Words for Saying 'Thank You'
  • banderas
    La Declaración de Independencia
  • American football line of scrimmage, ground view (Digital Enhancement)
    Bilingual American Football Glossary
  • The four seasons in Spanish: el invierno, la primavera, el verano, and el otoño
    The Four Seasons in Spanish
  • Multigenerational Latino family posing for family photo at birthday party
    Names for Family Members in Spanish
  • Woman looking at items in her closet.
    Spanish Vocabulary Terms for Clothes
  • How the @ sign is used in Spanish
    How the @ or At Symbol Is Used in Spanish
  • Labeled body parts in Spanish
    What Are the Names for Body Parts in Spanish?
  • 10 Popular Spanish Words
    Top 100 Words in Spanish You Should Know
  • World flags
    60 Nationalities in Spanish
  • Paris subway
    Two-Letter Words in Spanish
  • Eating outdoors
    Ways of Saying Then in Spanish
  • Using the Spanish word libre
    What Does ‘Libre’ Mean?
  • Speedometer
    Metric Measurements in Spanish
  • Businesspeople shaking hands in greeting
    The Difference Between Spanish Verbs "Saber" and "Conocer"
  • eye doctor with computer
    Spanish-English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
  • laundry hangs in front of a pale blue wall
    False Friends in Spanish and English
  • Parque Nacional del Teide
    Words for Snow in Spanish
  • camel and tank
    Spanish War Vocabulary
  • sign in spanish
    How To Use Spanish Words Ending in ‘-quiera’
  • Sight of the people and Besalu medieval bridge to the late afternoon, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain
    Verbs of Happening
  • A train in a Spanish train station
    Translating 'Down' in Spanish
  • Various fresh vegetables on the shelves at the grocery store.
    Vocabulary Words for Vegetables in Spanish
  • English dictionaries stacked together.
    Is English Bigger Than Spanish, and What Does That Mean?
  • symbols of arithmetic drawn on a chalkboard
    Terms of Arithmetic and Math
  • Shopping in Spain
    Shopping in Spanish
  • Sept. 16 parade in Mexico
    'Porque,' 'Por Qué,' 'Por Que' and 'Porqué'
  • Lost highway
    A List of Common Spanish Astronomical Terms
  • Family using wireless technology on a living room sofa
    41 Spanish Words You Can Use Around La Casa
  • Roast turkey (pavo asado) for Thanksgiving.
    Celebrating Thanksgiving in Spanish
  • Chimpanzee and boy
    Names of Zoo Animals in Spanish
  • student doing a math problem on a chalkboard
    How to Say and Write Fractions in Spanish
  • Camels braying at the air
    Animal Sounds in Spanish
  • house construction in Chile
    Spanish Words for 'Home' and 'House'
  • Points of compass
    Points of the Compass
  • wind in trees
    Using the Spanish Verb 'Hacer'
  • Eyelashes
    Principles of Translation: How Do You Decide Which Word To Use?
  • overhead view of half a pie
    Translating 'Half' in Spanish
  • aerial view of Cancun beach
    Spanish at the Beach
  • Sculpture by Robert Indiana in Valencia, Spain
    Spanish Words To Love By
  • Palabras
    Increasing Your Spanish Vocabulary
  • Peligroso for a lesson on Spanish suffixes
    Spanish Suffixes
  • Basketball dunk
    English-Spanish Basketball Glossary
  • painter
    Names of Occupations in Spanish
  • man working
    Speaking of Work in Spanish
  • Woman lifting barbells
    Spanish Verbs of Becoming
  • Driving can be a relaxing experience with the right sounds.
    Spanish Road Signs
  • drinking glass breaking
    'Claro' Commonly Used To Show Agreement
  • Umbrella forest
    Forming Compound Nouns in Spanish
  • Bull's eye!
    Saying ‘Again’ in Spanish
  • teaching about querer
    Saying ‘To Want’ in Spanish
  • third birthday
    Ordinal Numbers in Spanish
  • candles
    "Grace" and "Gracia" Are Derived From the Same Root
  • sculptures of a man and a woman
    'Hombre' and 'Mujer'
  • Papel picado, Mexican folk art
    ‘Papel’ in Spanish Means More Than Paper
  • Children in a Mexican playground.
    Spanish Words for Talking About Children
  • Temperatures in Spanish
    Discussing Temperatures in Spanish
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