A1
Spanish A1 Words: 415 Words (Beginner)
All 415 Spanish A1 words, each with its meaning and an example sentence: greetings, numbers, family, food and the words every beginner needs first. Practice them out loud with your AI language tutor so they stick.
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A
- ato, towards
- a vecessometimes
- abiertoopen
- abrilApril
- abrirto open
- abuelograndfather, grandmother
- acostarseto go to bed
- adiósgoodbye
- agostoAugust
- aguawater
- ahíthere
- ahoranow
- alemánGerman (language)
- algosomething, anything
- alguiensomeone, anyone
- altotall, high
- amarilloyellow
- amigofriend
- amorlove
- animalanimal
- antesbefore, earlier
- añoyear
- aprenderto learn
- aquíhere
- árboltree
- arrozrice
- asílike this, so
- autobúsbus
- ayeryesterday
- ayudahelp
- ayudarto help
- azulblue
B
C
- caballohorse
- cabezahead
- cadaeach, every
- cafécoffee
- callestreet
- calorheat, hot weather
- camabed
- camisetaT-shirt
- canciónsong
- cansadotired
- cantarto sing
- caraface
- carnemeat
- casahouse, home
- catorcefourteen
- cenadinner
- cercanear, close
- cerozero
- cerrarto close
- chicoboy, guy
- chinoChinese
- chocolatechocolate
- cienone hundred
- cincofive
- cincuentafifty
- cinecinema, movie theater
- ciudadcity
- claseclass, lesson
- cochecar
- cocinakitchen
- cocinarto cook
- colorcolor
- comerto eat
- comidafood
- cómohow
- comprarto buy
- conwith
- conmigowith me
- contestarto answer, reply
- contigowith you
- correo electrónicoemail
- correrto run
- cosathing
- cuadernonotebook
- cuálwhich
- cuandowhen
- cuándowhen
- cuántohow much
- cuarentaforty
- cuartoquarter
- cuatrofour
- cucharaspoon
- cuchilloknife
- cumpleañosbirthday
D
- darto give
- deof, from
- decirto say, to tell
- dejarto leave, to put
- deportesport
- derechoright
- desayunarto have breakfast
- desayunobreakfast
- despuésafter, later
- después deafter
- detrásbehind
- díaday
- diciembreDecember
- diecinuevenineteen
- dieciséissixteen
- diecisieteseventeen
- diezten
- difícildifficult, hard
- dineromoney
- docetwelve
- doctordoctor
- domingoSunday
- dóndewhere
- dormirto sleep
- dostwo
- ducharseto take a shower
E
- edadage
- elthe
- élhe, him
- ellashe, her
- ellosthey, them
- empezarto start, to begin
- enin, on, at
- encantadopleased, delighted
- eneroJanuary
- ensaladasalad
- entenderto understand
- entrarto enter, to come in
- escribirto write
- escucharto listen
- escuelaschool
- esethat
- esothat
- esosthose
- españolSpanish (language)
- esperarto wait
- estarto be
- estethis, these
- estothis (thing)
- estudiantestudent
- estudiarto study
- euroeuro
F
G
H
I
J
K
- kilokilo
L
M
- madremother
- malbadly, poorly
- malobad
- mamámom, mum
- manohand
- manzanaapple
- mañanatomorrow
- marsea
- martesTuesday
- marzoMarch
- másmore
- mayoMay
- meme, myself
- médicodoctor
- menosless, fewer
- mesmonth
- mesatable
- mimy
- míme (after a preposition)
- minutominute
- mirarto look at
- momentomoment, a while
- motomotorbike
- muchomany, a lot of
- mujerwoman
- mundoworld
- músicamusic
- muyvery
N
O
P
- padrefather
- paíscountry
- pájarobird
- palabraword
- panbread
- papádad
- papelpaper
- parafor
- parquepark
- pasarto pass, to go by
- películafilm, movie
- pelohair
- pelotaball
- pensarto think
- pequeñosmall
- perdónsorry, excuse me
- perobut
- perrodog
- personaperson
- pescadofish (as food)
- piefoot
- pizzapizza
- platoplate, dish
- playabeach
- pocolittle, few, not much
- podercan, to be able to
- pollochicken
- ponerto put
- porfor, because of
- por favorplease
- por quéwhy
- porquebecause
- preguntaquestion
- preguntarto ask
- primacousin (female)
- primaveraspring
- primerofirst
- primocousin
- problemaproblem
- profesorteacher, professor
- puertadoor
Q
R
S
- sábadoSaturday
- saberto know
- salidaexit, way out
- salirto leave, to go out
- saludogreeting, regards
- segundosecond
- seissix
- semanaweek
- sentarseto sit down
- señorgentleman, Mr., sir
- septiembreSeptember
- serto be
- síyes
- siif
- siemprealways
- sieteseven
- sillachair
- simpáticonice, friendly
- sinwithout
- sitioplace, spot
- solsun
- sopasoup
- suhis, her, their
- supermercadosupermarket
T
- tambiénalso, too
- tardeafternoon, evening
- tétea
- teyou (object), yourself
- teleTV, telly
- teléfonophone, telephone
- teléfono móvilmobile phone, cell phone
- televisióntelevision
- tempranoearly
- tenerto have
- tener queto have to, must
- terminarto finish
- tiyou (after a preposition)
- tiempotime
- tiendashop, store
- tíouncle
- todoall, whole
- tomarto drink, to have
- tomatetomato
- trabajarto work
- trabajojob, work
- trecethirteen
- treintathirty
- trentrain
- tresthree
- tristesad
- tuyour
- túyou
U
V
- vacacionesvacation, holidays
- valeOK, all right
- vasoglass
- veintetwenty
- venirto come
- ventanawindow
- verto see
- veranosummer
- verdadtruth
- verdegreen
- vestidodress
- veztime (occasion)
- viajarto travel
- viajetrip, journey
- vidalife
- vídeovideo
- viejoold
- viernesFriday
- vivirto live
- volverto return, to come back
- vosotrosyou (plural, in Spain)
Y
Z
- zapatoshoe
Exam equivalence: A1 corresponds to the DELE A1 diploma of the Instituto Cervantes. The list is a study aid, not the official exam syllabus.
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