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B1 Spanish Vocabulary: 100 Intermediate Words
B1 is the independent-user threshold: with this vocabulary you can handle most situations while travelling, describe experiences and opinions, and follow the main points of clear speech. These 100 words are the most frequent items from CEFR level B1.
Expect more nuance here — verbs of opinion and emotion, abstract nouns, and adverbs that let you qualify what you say instead of speaking in absolutes.
This is also the level where learners typically plateau, because motivation dips once the quick early wins are gone. A competitive loop helps: in Lingular, B1 words are worth more XP, and the leaderboard gives you a reason to keep showing up daily.
| # | Spanish | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dispuesto | willing | Estoy dispuesto a ayudar en lo que pueda.I am willing to help with anything I can. |
| 2 | avergonzado | ashamed | Se sintió avergonzado por su comportamiento.He felt ashamed of his behavior. |
| 3 | la torta | cake | Quiero una torta de chocolate para mi cumpleaños.I want a chocolate cake for my birthday. |
| 4 | el beso | kiss | Le dio un beso en la mejilla.He gave her a kiss on the cheek. |
| 5 | la broma | joke | Hizo una broma muy graciosa en la fiesta.He made a very funny joke at the party. |
| 6 | la firma | signature | Necesito tu firma en este formulario.I need your signature on this form. |
| 7 | lastimarse | to hurt oneself | No debes correr tan rápido, podrías lastimarte.You shouldn’t run so fast, you might hurt yourself. |
| 8 | la cifra | figure | La cifra de ventas fue impresionante este mes.The sales figure was impressive this month. |
| 9 | acompañar | to go with | ¿Me acompañas al cine esta tarde?Will you go with me to the cinema this afternoon? |
| 10 | excelente | excellent | El trabajo de ella es excelente.Her work is excellent. |
| 11 | la mejilla | cheek | Se sonrojó cuando le tocó la mejilla.She blushed when he touched her cheek. |
| 12 | herido | hurt | El ciclista está herido después de la caída.The cyclist is hurt after the fall. |
| 13 | el pepino | cucumber | Me gusta agregar pepino en la ensalada.I like to add cucumber to the salad. |
| 14 | amargo | bitter | Este café está muy amargo.This coffee is very bitter. |
| 15 | el juicio | trial | El juicio comenzará la próxima semana.The trial will start next week. |
| 16 | el yeso | cast | Tengo el brazo roto y necesito un yeso.I have a broken arm and need a cast. |
| 17 | anterior | previous | La reunión anterior fue muy productiva.The previous meeting was very productive. |
| 18 | el pasaje | ticket | Compré un pasaje de tren para mañana.I bought a train ticket for tomorrow. |
| 19 | la encuesta | survey | La encuesta revela que la mayoría de las personas prefieren viajar en tren.The survey reveals that most people prefer to travel by train. |
| 20 | el olor | smell | El olor de la flor es muy agradable.The smell of the flower is very pleasant. |
| 21 | aquellos | those | Aquellos edificios son muy antiguos.Those buildings are very old. |
| 22 | la lectura | reading | La lectura de este libro es muy interesante.The reading of this book is very interesting. |
| 23 | la lección | lesson | La lección de hoy es sobre historia.Today’s lesson is about history. |
| 24 | sentado | seated | Estaba sentado en el banco del parque.He was seated on the park bench. |
| 25 | liso | smooth | El suelo está muy liso después de limpiarlo.The floor is very smooth after cleaning it. |
| 26 | la llamada | call | Recibí una llamada de mi amigo ayer.I received a call from my friend yesterday. |
| 27 | juzgar | to judge | No debes juzgar a las personas sin conocerlas.You should not judge people without knowing them. |
| 28 | la cordillera | mountain range | La cordillera de los Andes es muy extensa.The Andes mountain range is very extensive. |
| 29 | otorgar | to grant | El gobierno otorgó una beca a los estudiantes.The government granted a scholarship to the students. |
| 30 | el sacapuntas | pencil sharpener | El sacapuntas está en la mesa.The pencil sharpener is on the table. |
| 31 | el asco | disgust | Me da asco la comida fría.Cold food gives me disgust. |
| 32 | el ejemplo | example | Este es un buen ejemplo de cómo hacerlo.This is a good example of how to do it. |
| 33 | el cobarde | coward | No seas un cobarde, enfrenta tus miedos.Don’t be a coward, face your fears. |
| 34 | el mantel | tablecloth | El mantel es de color blanco.The tablecloth is white. |
| 35 | el principio | beginning | El principio de la película es muy interesante.The beginning of the movie is very interesting. |
| 36 | desconocido | unknown | El autor de este libro es desconocido.The author of this book is unknown. |
| 37 | equivocarse | to make a mistake | Todos podemos equivocarnos de vez en cuando.We can all make a mistake from time to time. |
| 38 | extrovertido | outgoing | Juan es muy extrovertido y siempre hace nuevos amigos.Juan is very outgoing and always makes new friends. |
| 39 | alimentar | to feed | Debemos alimentar a los animales del refugio.We should feed the animals at the shelter. |
| 40 | el entrenamiento | training | Necesito más entrenamiento para mejorar en el deporte.I need more training to improve in the sport. |
| 41 | la sábana | sheet | Cambié las sábanas de la cama.I changed the sheets on the bed. |
| 42 | perderse | to get lost | Me perdí en el camino a la fiesta.I got lost on the way to the party. |
| 43 | ingresar | to enter | Necesito ingresar al sistema para ver los datos.I need to enter the system to see the data. |
| 44 | emprender | to undertake | Decidió emprender un nuevo proyecto de negocios.He decided to undertake a new business project. |
| 45 | natural | natural | El agua de este río es muy natural y limpia.The water from this river is very natural and clean. |
| 46 | el recorrido | route | El recorrido del tren es largo y panorámico.The train route is long and scenic. |
| 47 | la frontera | border | Cruzamos la frontera entre dos países.We crossed the border between two countries. |
| 48 | embarazada | pregnant | Mi hermana está embarazada de su primer hijo.My sister is pregnant with her first child. |
| 49 | el humor | humor | Su sentido del humor siempre me hace reír.His sense of humor always makes me laugh. |
| 50 | cortarse | to cut oneself | Me corté el dedo mientras cortaba pan.I cut my finger while cutting bread. |
| 51 | realmente | actually | Realmente no entiendo por qué hizo eso.I actually don’t understand why he did that. |
| 52 | rescatar | to rescue | Los bomberos lograron rescatar a los atrapados en el incendio.The firefighters managed to rescue those trapped in the fire. |
| 53 | la mezcla | mixture | La mezcla de colores en este cuadro es impresionante.The mixture of colors in this painting is stunning. |
| 54 | ruidoso | noisy | La ciudad es muy ruidosa durante el día.The city is very noisy during the day. |
| 55 | contribuir | to contribute | Todos debemos contribuir a la causa.We must all contribute to the cause. |
| 56 | las ciencias | science | Estudiaremos las ciencias naturales en el próximo semestre.We will study natural sciences next semester. |
| 57 | el plano | plan | El arquitecto mostró el plano del edificio.The architect showed the plan of the building. |
| 58 | rodar | to shoot (film) | La película se rodó en varios países.The film was shot in several countries. |
| 59 | el/la testigo | witness | El testigo vio todo lo que ocurrió.The witness saw everything that happened. |
| 60 | el logro | achievement | Su logro más grande fue ganar la medalla de oro.His greatest achievement was winning the gold medal. |
| 61 | avanzado | advanced | El curso de matemáticas es muy avanzado.The math course is very advanced. |
| 62 | el/la líder | leader | Ella es una líder en su comunidad.She is a leader in her community. |
| 63 | la secadora | dryer | Puse la ropa en la secadora.I put the clothes in the dryer. |
| 64 | la torre | tower | La Torre Eiffel es una famosa atracción turística.The Eiffel Tower is a famous tourist attraction. |
| 65 | la sede | headquarters | La sede de la empresa está en Nueva York.The company’s headquarters are in New York. |
| 66 | mundial | worldwide | Este evento deportivo tiene una audiencia mundial.This sporting event has a worldwide audience. |
| 67 | el tejido | tissue | El tejido de este vestido es muy suave.The fabric of this dress is very soft. |
| 68 | la hierba | grass | Los niños están jugando en la hierba.The children are playing in the grass. |
| 69 | terco | stubborn | Es muy terco y nunca cambia de opinión.He is very stubborn and never changes his mind. |
| 70 | apostar | to bet | No me gusta apostar, prefiero disfrutar del juego.I don’t like to bet, I prefer to enjoy the game. |
| 71 | el tratamiento | treatment | El tratamiento para esta enfermedad es costoso.The treatment for this disease is expensive. |
| 72 | el caldo | broth | Me hizo un caldo de pollo para el resfriado.She made me chicken broth for the cold. |
| 73 | sorprendido | surprised | Estaba sorprendido por el resultado de la prueba.He was surprised by the result of the test. |
| 74 | la calefacción | heating | La calefacción no funciona bien en este edificio.The heating doesn’t work well in this building. |
| 75 | el colchón | mattress | Compramos un colchón nuevo para la cama.We bought a new mattress for the bed. |
| 76 | el lector | reader | El lector disfruta de libros de misterio.The reader enjoys mystery books. |
| 77 | la colina | hill | Subimos la colina para disfrutar de la vista.We climbed the hill to enjoy the view. |
| 78 | la llanta | tire | La llanta de mi coche se desinfló.The tire of my car went flat. |
| 79 | cansarse | to get tired | Me cansé de correr después de una hora.I got tired of running after an hour. |
| 80 | el software | software | Necesito instalar un nuevo software en mi computadora.I need to install new software on my computer. |
| 81 | el chisme | gossip | Ella siempre está hablando de chismes.She is always talking about gossip. |
| 82 | el dólar | dollar | El precio de la entrada es 20 dólares.The price of the ticket is 20 dollars. |
| 83 | la mosca | fly | La mosca se posó en la comida.The fly landed on the food. |
| 84 | el padrino | godfather | Mi padrino me dio un regalo para mi cumpleaños.My godfather gave me a gift for my birthday. |
| 85 | la ternura | tenderness | La ternura de su abrazo me conmovió.The tenderness of his hug moved me. |
| 86 | la noticia | news | La noticia sobre el accidente fue impactante.The news about the accident was shocking. |
| 87 | el elefante | elephant | El elefante es el animal terrestre más grande.The elephant is the largest land animal. |
| 88 | la trama | plot | La trama de la película es muy interesante.The plot of the movie is very interesting. |
| 89 | escaso | scarce | Los recursos naturales en esa región son escasos.Natural resources in that region are scarce. |
| 90 | inmediatamente | immediately | El médico lo atendió inmediatamente.The doctor attended to him immediately. |
| 91 | la cortina | curtain | La cortina está tapando la ventana.The curtain is covering the window. |
| 92 | el tiburón | shark | El tiburón nada rápidamente en el océano.The shark swims quickly in the ocean. |
| 93 | la conversación | conversation | Tuvimos una conversación interesante sobre el futuro.We had an interesting conversation about the future. |
| 94 | la redacción | essay | La redacción fue entregada a tiempo.The essay was submitted on time. |
| 95 | el rascacielos | skyscraper | El rascacielos más alto de la ciudad es impresionante.The tallest skyscraper in the city is impressive. |
| 96 | cortés | polite | Es importante ser cortés con los demás.It’s important to be polite with others. |
| 97 | provocar | to cause | El ruido fuerte puede provocar estrés.Loud noise can cause stress. |
| 98 | alojarse | to stay | Vamos a alojarnos en un hotel cerca de la playa.We are going to stay at a hotel near the beach. |
| 99 | el sentimiento | feeling | El sentimiento de felicidad me invadió al ver la noticia.The feeling of happiness overwhelmed me when I saw the news. |
| 100 | la crisis | crisis | La crisis económica afectó a muchas personas.The economic crisis affected many people. |
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