Articles and prepositions
- the (masculine)
- the (feminine)
- the (masculine plural)
- the (feminine plural)
- a, an (masculine)
- a, an (feminine)
- of, from
- of the
- to
- to the
- in, on, at
- with
- without
- by, through
- for, in order to
- about, on top of
- between
- until
- since
Pronouns
- I
- you (informal)
- you (formal)
- he
- she
- we
- they
- you all
- my
- your (informal)
- his, her, their
- this
- that
- something
- nothing
- all, everything
Connecting words
- and
- or
- but
- because
- that (I think that…)
- if
- like, as
- when
- where
- although
Verbs
- to be (what something is)
- to be (how or where)
- there is, there are
- to have
- to do, to make
- to go
- can, to be able to
- to say, to tell
- to see
- to give
- to know (a fact)
- to know (a person)
- to want
- to arrive
- to happen, to pass
- must, should
- to put
- to believe
- to think
- to speak, to talk
- to come
- to go out, to leave
- to live
Nouns
- time
- time (occasion)
- year
- day
- life
- world
- house, home
- thing
- person
- people
- man
- woman
- part
- country
- work, job
- way
Adjectives and adverbs
- good
- bad
- big
- small
- new
- same
- other, another
- a lot, much
- a little, few
- each, every
- more
- less
- very
- well
- also, too
- already
- now
- here
- like this, like that
- always
- never
- no, not
- yes
Answer key: Most Common Spanish Words
- the (masculine) el
- the (feminine) la
- the (masculine plural) los
- the (feminine plural) las
- a, an (masculine) un
- a, an (feminine) una
- of, from de
- of the del
- to a
- to the al
- in, on, at en
- with con
- without sin
- by, through por
- for, in order to para
- about, on top of sobre
- between entre
- until hasta
- since desde
- I yo
- you (informal) tú
- you (formal) usted
- he él
- she ella
- we nosotros (also nosotras)
- they ellos (also ellas)
- you all ustedes (also vosotros, vosotras)
- my mi
- your (informal) tu
- his, her, their su
- this este (also esta, esto)
- that ese (also esa, eso, aquel, aquella, aquello)
- something algo
- nothing nada
- all, everything todo (also toda, todos, todas)
- and y (also e)
- or o (also u)
- but pero
- because porque
- that (I think that…) que
- if si
- like, as como
- when cuando
- where donde
- although aunque
- to be (what something is) ser
- to be (how or where) estar
- there is, there are hay
- to have tener
- to do, to make hacer
- to go ir
- can, to be able to poder
- to say, to tell decir
- to see ver
- to give dar
- to know (a fact) saber
- to know (a person) conocer
- to want querer
- to arrive llegar
- to happen, to pass pasar
- must, should deber
- to put poner
- to believe creer
- to think pensar
- to speak, to talk hablar
- to come venir
- to go out, to leave salir
- to live vivir
- time el tiempo
- time (occasion) la vez
- year el año
- day el día
- life la vida
- world el mundo
- house, home la casa
- thing la cosa
- person la persona
- people la gente
- man el hombre
- woman la mujer
- part la parte
- country el país
- work, job el trabajo
- way la forma (also la manera)
- good bueno (also buena, buen)
- bad malo (also mala, mal)
- big grande (also gran)
- small pequeño (also pequeña)
- new nuevo (also nueva)
- same mismo (also misma)
- other, another otro (also otra)
- a lot, much mucho (also mucha, muchos, muchas)
- a little, few poco (also poca, pocos, pocas)
- each, every cada
- more más
- less menos
- very muy
- well bien
- also, too también
- already ya
- now ahora
- here aquí (also acá)
- like this, like that así
- always siempre
- never nunca (also jamás)
- no, not no
- yes sí