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Spanish Words for Beginners worksheet

NameDate

Write each word in Spanish.

Greetings and polite words

  1. hello
  2. goodbye
  3. thank you
  4. please
  5. yes
  6. no
  7. sorry, excuse me
  8. welcome
  9. sir, Mr.
  10. ma'am, Mrs.

Question words

  1. what?
  2. who?
  3. how?
  4. where?
  5. when?
  6. how much?
  7. why?
  8. which?

People

  1. I
  2. you (informal)
  3. you (formal)
  4. boy
  5. girl
  6. friend
  7. family
  8. mother
  9. father
  10. brother
  11. sister

Everyday things

  1. house
  2. water
  3. food
  4. bread
  5. coffee
  6. money
  7. phone
  8. car
  9. book
  10. street
  11. school
  12. bathroom
  13. day
  14. night

Verbs

  1. to be (what something is)
  2. to be (how or where)
  3. to have
  4. to go
  5. to want
  6. to like
  7. to eat
  8. to drink
  9. to speak
  10. to live
  11. to work
  12. to need
  13. to understand
  14. to learn
  15. to sleep

Describing words

  1. good
  2. bad
  3. big
  4. small
  5. pretty
  6. hot
  7. cold
  8. easy
  9. difficult
  10. happy
  11. tired

Answer key: Spanish Words for Beginners

  1. hello hola
  2. goodbye adiós (also chao, chau)
  3. thank you gracias
  4. please por favor
  5. yes sí
  6. no no
  7. sorry, excuse me perdón (also disculpa, disculpe, lo siento)
  8. welcome bienvenido (also bienvenida, bienvenidos, bienvenidas)
  9. sir, Mr. el señor
  10. ma'am, Mrs. la señora
  11. what? qué
  12. who? quién (also quiénes)
  13. how? cómo
  14. where? dónde
  15. when? cuándo
  16. how much? cuánto (also cuánta, cuántos, cuántas)
  17. why? por qué
  18. which? cuál (also cuáles)
  19. I yo
  20. you (informal) tú
  21. you (formal) usted
  22. boy el niño
  23. girl la niña
  24. friend el amigo (also la amiga)
  25. family la familia
  26. mother la madre (also la mamá)
  27. father el padre (also el papá)
  28. brother el hermano
  29. sister la hermana
  30. house la casa
  31. water el agua
  32. food la comida
  33. bread el pan
  34. coffee el café
  35. money el dinero (also la plata)
  36. phone el teléfono (also el celular, el móvil)
  37. car el carro (also el coche, el auto)
  38. book el libro
  39. street la calle
  40. school la escuela (also el colegio)
  41. bathroom el baño
  42. day el día
  43. night la noche
  44. to be (what something is) ser
  45. to be (how or where) estar
  46. to have tener
  47. to go ir
  48. to want querer
  49. to like gustar
  50. to eat comer
  51. to drink beber (also tomar)
  52. to speak hablar
  53. to live vivir
  54. to work trabajar
  55. to need necesitar
  56. to understand entender (also comprender)
  57. to learn aprender
  58. to sleep dormir
  59. good bueno (also buena, buen)
  60. bad malo (also mala, mal)
  61. big grande
  62. small pequeño (also pequeña)
  63. pretty bonito (also bonita, lindo, linda)
  64. hot caliente
  65. cold frío (also fría)
  66. easy fácil
  67. difficult difícil
  68. happy feliz (also contento, contenta)
  69. tired cansado (also cansada)