Greetings and polite words
- hello
- goodbye
- thank you
- please
- yes
- no
- sorry, excuse me
- welcome
- sir, Mr.
- ma'am, Mrs.
Question words
- what?
- who?
- how?
- where?
- when?
- how much?
- why?
- which?
People
- I
- you (informal)
- you (formal)
- boy
- girl
- friend
- family
- mother
- father
- brother
- sister
Everyday things
- house
- water
- food
- bread
- coffee
- money
- phone
- car
- book
- street
- school
- bathroom
- day
- night
Verbs
- to be (what something is)
- to be (how or where)
- to have
- to go
- to want
- to like
- to eat
- to drink
- to speak
- to live
- to work
- to need
- to understand
- to learn
- to sleep
Describing words
- good
- bad
- big
- small
- pretty
- hot
- cold
- easy
- difficult
- happy
- tired
Answer key: Spanish Words for Beginners
- hello hola
- goodbye adiós (also chao, chau)
- thank you gracias
- please por favor
- yes sí
- no no
- sorry, excuse me perdón (also disculpa, disculpe, lo siento)
- welcome bienvenido (also bienvenida, bienvenidos, bienvenidas)
- sir, Mr. el señor
- ma'am, Mrs. la señora
- what? qué
- who? quién (also quiénes)
- how? cómo
- where? dónde
- when? cuándo
- how much? cuánto (also cuánta, cuántos, cuántas)
- why? por qué
- which? cuál (also cuáles)
- I yo
- you (informal) tú
- you (formal) usted
- boy el niño
- girl la niña
- friend el amigo (also la amiga)
- family la familia
- mother la madre (also la mamá)
- father el padre (also el papá)
- brother el hermano
- sister la hermana
- house la casa
- water el agua
- food la comida
- bread el pan
- coffee el café
- money el dinero (also la plata)
- phone el teléfono (also el celular, el móvil)
- car el carro (also el coche, el auto)
- book el libro
- street la calle
- school la escuela (also el colegio)
- bathroom el baño
- day el día
- night la noche
- to be (what something is) ser
- to be (how or where) estar
- to have tener
- to go ir
- to want querer
- to like gustar
- to eat comer
- to drink beber (also tomar)
- to speak hablar
- to live vivir
- to work trabajar
- to need necesitar
- to understand entender (also comprender)
- to learn aprender
- to sleep dormir
- good bueno (also buena, buen)
- bad malo (also mala, mal)
- big grande
- small pequeño (also pequeña)
- pretty bonito (also bonita, lindo, linda)
- hot caliente
- cold frío (also fría)
- easy fácil
- difficult difícil
- happy feliz (also contento, contenta)
- tired cansado (also cansada)