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The most common words in Basque, most frequent first, with IPA pronunciations and English meanings.
#WordIn English
1ez /es̻/not
2eta /eta/and
3bat /bat/a, an, some
4zer /s̻eɾ/what
5egin /eɡin/to do, make, create, produce
6bai /bai̯/yes
7nahi /nahi/will, wish
8behar /behar/poor
9baina /bai̯na/but
10hori /hoɾi/that
11nire /niɾe/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
12izan /is̻an/to be
13zure /s̻uɾe/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
14esan /es̺an/to say, tell
15hau /hau̯/this
16ere /eɾe/also, too
17ari /aɾi/activity
18hemen /hemen/here
19ezin /es̻in/cannot, could not
20ondo /ondo/well, good, alright
21oso /os̻o/very, much
22bere /beɾe/the same
23zu /s̻u/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
24nik /nik/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
25orain /oɾai̯n/now
26al /al/Used to form yes/no questions
27zergatik /s̻erɡatik/what a, such
28joan /ɟoan/to go
29ongi /onɡi/well, good, alright
30ni /ni/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
31asko /as̺ko/much, a lot
32beste /bes̺te/other
33ikusi /ikus̺i/to see
34hitz /hit͡s̻/word
35gara /ɡaɾa/top, high
36nola /nola/how
37edo /edo/or
38gure /ɡuɾe/First-person plural personal pronoun; we
39zuk /s̻uk/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
40ezer /es̻er/anything, nothing
41eman /eman/to give
42utzi /ut͡s̻i/to leave
43baino /bai̯no/than
44zerbait /s̻erbai̯t/something
45kaixo /kai̯ʃo/hello, hi
46egon /eɡon/to be, exist
47non /non/who
48bezala /bes̻ala/as, like
49etorri /etori/to come
50hil /hil/month
51mesedez /mes̺edes̻/favour
52gauza /ɡau̯s̻a/that which is considered to exist as a separate entity or…
53bakarrik /bakarik/only
54batean /batean/at the same time
55bi /bi/two
56hartu /artu/to take, receive, accept
57gero /ɡeɾo/later
58goazen /ɡoas̻en/let’s go!
59ba /ba/so, then, well
60ona /ˈona/good
61barkatu /barkatu/to forgive
62aita /ai̯ta/father
63entzun /ent͡s̻un/to hear, listen
64hor /hor/there
65gabe /ɡabe/without
66horrela /horela/so, thus, in that way
67inoiz /iˈɲoɪs̻/ever
68nor /nor/who
69begira /beɡiɾa/looking at
70egun /eɡun/day
71eskerrik /es̺ˈkeˌrik/gratitude, thankfulness
72beti /beti/always
73bera /beɾa/the same
74ama /ama/mother
75gaur /ɡau̯r/today
76gizon /ɡis̻on/man
77arte /arte/until
78sartu /s̺artu/to enter, go in, come in. get into
79urte /urte/year
80mila /mila/a thousand
81esker /es̺ker/thanks to, owing to
82beraz /beɾas̻/therefore
83egia /eɡia/true
84baten /baten/a, an, some
85lehen /lehen/before, in the past
86batek /batek/a, an, some
87lan /lan/work, task
88ados /ados̺/drawn, tied
89horrek /horek/that
90kaka /kaka/excrement
91berriz /beris̻/again, once more
92alde /alde/around
93zein /s̻ei̯n/what, which
94maite /mai̯te/dear, beloved
95duela /duela/ago
96neska /nes̺ka/girl
97jakin /ɟakin/to know
98atera /ateɾa/to take out
99bizi /bis̻i/alive
100itxaron /it͡ʃaɾon/to wait for, to await
101guztiak /ɡus̻tiak/everything, everybody
102aurkitu /au̯rkitu/to find
103batzuk /bat͡s̻uk/some, someone
104ziren /s̻iɾen/acorn
105guztia /ɡus̻tia/everything, all of that
106jarri /ɟari/to put, place, lay down
107gertatu /ɡertatu/to happen, take place
108bila /bila/looking for, in search of
109zenbat /s̻embat/how much
110berak /beˈɾak/the same
111ahal /ahal/hopefully
112deitu /dei̯tu/to call, summon
113izena /iˈs̻eˌna/name
114on /on/good
115denbora /denˈboˌɾa/time
116hala /hala/thus
117lagun /laɡun/companion, colleague, friend
118zurekin /ˈs̻uɾeˌkin/wood, timber
119horixe /hoɾiʃe/that same, that specific
120hasi /has̺i/to begin, start
121agian /aɡian/maybe, perhaps
122noski /nos̺ki/maybe, probably
123etxera /et͡ʃeɾa/house
124eraman /eɾaman/to take, carry
125itzuli /it͡s̻uli/to return, to come back
126aurrera /au̯reɾa/forward
127berriro /beriɾo/again
128han /han/there
129hiru /hiɾu/three
130honetan /honetan/this
131bizitza /bis̻it͡s̻a/life
132ze /s̻e/because
133pentsatu /pent͡s̺atu/to think
134burua /buˈɾuˌa/head
135lagundu /laɡundu/to help
136azken /as̻ken/last
137ea /ea/Used in indirect questions as an intensifier
138buruz /buɾus̻/by heart
139ene /ene/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
140agur /aɡur/goodbye
141galdu /ɡaldu/to lose
142ekarri /ekari/to bring
143ibili /ibili/to move, to be in motion
144berri /beri/news
145azkar /as̻kar/fast, quickly
146nora /noɾa/who
147gauzak /ɡaʊˈs̻ak/that which is considered to exist as a separate entity or…
148aizu /ai̯s̻u/hey, listen
149zuri /s̻uɾi/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
150bota /bota/to throw
151begiratu /beɡiɾatu/to look at
152jo /ɟo/to hit, strike, punch
153bihar /bihar/tomorrow
154nork /nork/who
155batera /bateɾa/at the same time
156nahikoa /nahikoa/enough
157eskatu /es̺katu/to ask, request
158gu /ɡu/First-person plural personal pronoun; we
159ederra /eˈðeˌra/beautiful, pretty, handsome
160ote /ote/Used to form tentative yes/no questions
161zuek /s̻uek/Second-person plural personal pronoun; you
162lortu /lortu/to achieve, to accomplish
163zain /s̻ai̯n/vein
164zera /s̻eɾa/The name of the Latin script letter C/c
165nahiko /nahiko/quite
166inor /inor/anyone, anybody
167a /a/The name of the Latin script letter A/a
168honek /honek/this
169ondoren /ondoɾen/after
170hauek /hau̯ek/this
171etxean /et͡ʃean/house
172emakume /emakume/woman
173baita /bai̯ta/only used in baita ... ere
174ahaztu /as̻tu/to forget
175iritsi /iɾit͡s̺i/to arrive, to reach
176lo /lo/sleep
177beharra /beˈaˌra/poor
178aukera /au̯keɾa/choice, option
179elkarrekin /elkarekin/each other; one another
180saiatu /s̺ai̯atu/to try, to attempt
181haren /haɾen/that
182kendu /kendu/to take away, to remove
183noiz /noi̯s̻/when
184ia /ia/almost
185amaitu /amai̯tu/to finish off, end, conclude
186norbait /norbai̯t/someone
187polita /poˈliˌta/pretty, lovely
188ezagutu /es̻aɡutu/to know, to be aware of
189bost /bos̺t/five
190osoa /oˈs̺oˌa/complete, entire
191hura /huɾa/that
192jarraitu /ɟarai̯tu/continuous
193gaizki /ɡai̯s̻ki/bad, badly
194ala /ala/or
195leku /ˈleku/place
196gauean /ɡaʊˈeˌan/night
197batez /bates̻/a, an, some
198jende /ɟende/people
199omen /omen/reportedly, apparently, I think
200aurrean /aʊˈreˌan/in front of
201dagoela /daɡoela/to be, exist
202hobeto /hobeto/comparative degree of ondo and ongi; better
203berria /beˈriˌa/news
204irten /irten/to go out, come out
205jan /ɟan/food
206guk /ɡuk/First-person plural personal pronoun; we
207tiro /tiɾo/shot
208horren /horen/that
209minutu /miˈɲuˌtu/minute
210galdetu /ɡaldetu/to ask
211laster /las̺ter/soon
212pertsona /peɾtˈs̺oˌna/person
213gau /ɡau̯/night
214gora /ɡoɾa/up
215ordu /ordu/hour
216aldatu /aldatu/to change
217ihes /ihes̺/flight, escape
218etxe /et͡ʃe/house
219gizona /ɡiˈs̻oˌna/man
220mutil /mutil/boy, young man
221itxura /it͡ʃuɾa/appearance, shape
222o /o/The name of the Latin script letter O/o
223neuk /neu̯k/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
224laguntza /laɡunt͡s̻a/help, assistance
225ireki /iɾeki/to open, open up
226arrazoi /aras̻oi̯/cause, reason
227bati /bati/a, an, some
228etxea /et͡ʃea/house
229semea /s̺eˈmeˌa/son
230kontu /kontu/counting, count
231mundu /mundu/world
232erakutsi /eɾakut͡s̺i/to show
233gabon /ɡabon/good night
234beldur /beldur/fear
235argi /arɡi/light, clarity
236batzuetan /bat͡s̻uetan/sometimes
237berdin /berdin/equally, the same way
238lau /lau̯/simply
239familia /familia/family, lineage
240bitartean /bitartean/meanwhile
241baietz /bai̯et͡s̻/I bet that, I'm sure that
242anaia /anai̯a/brother
243ulertu /ulertu/to understand
244igo /iɡo/to go up, rise, ascend
245erantzun /eɾant͡s̻un/response
246eseri /es̺eɾi/to sit down
247atzera /at͡s̻eɾa/backwards
248polizia /poˈlis̻iˌa/police
249idatzi /idat͡s̻i/to write
250irabazi /iɾabas̻i/earnings
251heldu /heldu/to arrive
252laguna /laˈɣuˌna/companion, colleague, friend
253diru /diɾu/money
254neure /neu̯ɾe/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
255erabili /eɾabili/to use, make use of
256balio /balio/value
257erabaki /eɾabaki/to decide, to choose
258dolar /dolar/dollar
259horri /hori/that
260eutsi /eu̯t͡s̺i/to hold on
261primeran /primeɾan/greatly, fabulously
262elkar /elkar/each other; one another
263puta /puta/whore, prostitute
264jaso /ɟas̺o/raised, elevated
265ezetz /es̻et͡s̻/not
266alaba /alaba/daughter
267txiki /t͡ʃiki/small, little
268handi /handi/big, large
269haiek /hai̯ek/Third-person plural personal pronoun; they
270zeure /s̻eu̯ɾe/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
271erosi /eɾos̺i/to buy
272bukatu /bukatu/to finish, to end
273lehenago /lehenaɡo/before, in the past
274seguru /s̺eɡuɾu/sure, surely
275ume /ume/child
276atzean /at͡s̻ean/behind
277aski /as̺ki/enough, sufficiently
278azkenean /as̻kenean/at last
279gela /ɡela/room
280honen /honen/this
281gizonak /ɡiˈs̻oˌnak/man
282mugitu /muɡitu/to move
283osoan /oˈs̺oˌan/complete, entire
284tori /toɾi/there you go
285gerra /ɡera/war
286edan /edan/drink
287gai /ɡai̯/material
288bide /bide/apparently, seemingly
289falta /falta/foul
290atsegin /at͡s̺eɡin/pleasant
291modu /modu/way, manner
292zuzen /s̻us̻en/correctly
293ikasi /ikas̺i/to learn
294buruan /buˈɾuˌan/head
295hilabete /hilabete/month
296milesker /miles̺ker/contraction of mila esker
297haien /hai̯en/that
298e /e/The name of the Latin script letter E/e
299irakurri /iɾakuri/to read
300jaitsi /ɟai̯t͡s̺i/to go down, come down, descend
301beren /beɾen/the same
302min /min/bitter, spicy
303neu /neu̯/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
304sei /s̺ei̯/six
305eduki /eduki/to support, sustain
306bigarren /biɡaren/second
307moztu /mos̻tu/to cut, shear. shave
308edozein /edos̻ei̯n/any
309ukitu /ukitu/to touch
310seme /s̺eme/son
311zeren /s̻eɾen/since, because
312onartu /onartu/to accept
313izugarri /is̻uɡari/terrible
314apur /apur/crumb
315toki /toki/place
316har /ˈaɾ/worm, caterpillar
317aurka /au̯rka/against, opposite
318zaindu /s̻ai̯ndu/to take care, look after
319bete /bete/to fill
320gisa /ɡis̺a/as, like, in the manner of
321aste /as̺te/week
322gertu /ɡertu/ready, prepared
323bihurtu /biurtu/to become, turn into
324ezkondu /es̻kondu/to marry
325eguna /eˈɣuˌna/day
326esku /es̺ku/hand
327lasaitu /las̺ai̯tu/to calm down, to simmer down
328nagusi /naɡus̺i/main, principal
329esnatu /es̺natu/to wake up, to awake
330zeu /s̻eu̯/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
331garbi /ɡarbi/clean
332musika /mus̺ika/music
333atzo /at͡s̻o/yesterday
334borroka /boˈroˌka/battle, fight, combat
335askatu /as̺katu/to free, to liberate
336gorroto /ɡoroto/hatred
337itxoin /it͡ʃoi̯n/to wait for, to await
338talde /talde/group
339honi /honi/this
340bale /bale/okay
341mundua /munˈduˌa/world
342soilik /s̺oi̯lik/just, only
343pasatu /pas̺atu/to pass, to cross, to traverse
344erori /eɾoɾi/fallen
345mina /mina/bitter, spicy
346aurre /au̯re/front
347gazte /ɡas̻te/young
348arma /arma/weapon
349hartan /hartan/that
350sortu /s̻ortu/to originate, to emerge, to be born
351huts /ut͡s̺/zero
352ura /ˈuɾa/water
353izen /is̻en/name
354jantzi /ɟant͡s̻i/clothes, clothing
355bart /bart/last night
356gogor /ɡoɡor/hard
357zehar /s̻ear/across, through
358saldu /s̺aldu/to sell
359salbatu /s̺albatu/to save, rescue
360erre /ere/to burn
361egunero /eɡuneɾo/every day
362zertaz /s̻ertas̻/what
363amets /amet͡s̺/dream
364motel /moˈtel/stammerer
365bueno /bueno/well
366zorionak /s̻oɾionak/congratulations, congrats
367hark /hark/that
368hamar /hamar/ten
369bilatu /bilatu/to search, to look for
370buruari /buˈɾuaˌɾi/head
371txanda /t͡ʃanda/shift, turn
372mutiko /mutiko/kid, young boy
373garbitu /ɡarbitu/to clean, to wipe
374ur /uɾ/water
375heriotza /heɾiot͡s̻a/death
376garai /ɡaɾai̯/time, moment
377lapurtu /lapurtu/to steal
378azpian /as̻pian/under
379edozer /edos̻er/anything
380gorde /ɡorde/to store, to save
381joko /ɟoko/game
382inori /inoɾi/anyone, anybody
383haserre /aˈs̺eˌre/anger
384baldin /baldin/Used before a conditional verb form to show emphasis
385auto /au̯to/automobile, car
386desagertu /des̺aɡertu/to disappear, go away
387erdi /erdi/half
388asmatu /as̺matu/to imagine, think up, figure out
389konpondu /kompondu/to repair, fix, mend
390aukeratu /au̯keɾatu/to choose, pick
391barre /bare/laughter
392jota /xota/The name of the Latin script letter J/j
393aitaren /aɪˈtaˌɾen/father
394hanka /ˈanka/leg
395jaio /ɟai̯o/to be born
396ergel /erɡel/silly, stupid
397liburu /libuɾu/book
398bikain /bikai̯n/excellently
399konturatu /kontuɾatu/to realize, to notice
400zabaldu /s̻abaldu/to open out
401hizkuntza /is̻kunt͡s̻a/language
402bizkor /bis̻kor/soon
403hiri /hiɾi/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
404eragin /eɾaɡin/influence
405osaba /os̺aba/uncle
406burutik /buˈɾuˌtik/head
407eusko /eu̯s̺ko/Basque
408agertu /aɡertu/to appear, become visible
409arabera /aɾabeɾa/according to, per
410estatu /es̺tatu/state
411arropa /aropa/apparel
412adi /adi/attentively, alertly
413zahar /s̻ar/old, aged
414harro /haro/arrogant
415zuzenean /s̻us̻enean/live
416festa /fes̺ta/feast, festival
417igaro /iɡaɾo/to pass, to cross
418atxilotu /at͡ʃilotu/to arrest
419jainko /ɟai̯nko/god, deity
420historia /his̺toɾia/history
421jokatu /ɟokatu/to play
422errege /ereɡe/king
423mota /mota/type, kind, class
424eder /eder/beautiful, pretty, handsome
425bidaia /bidai̯a/trip, travel
426negar /neˈɣaɾ/weeping
427haur /hau̯r/child
428datorren /datoren/next
429goiz /ɡoi̯s̻/morning
430zor /s̻or/debt
431azaldu /as̻aldu/to explain
432lur /lur/earth, soil
433zazpi /s̻as̻pi/seven
434bildu /bildu/to gather, collect, accumulate, compile
435gaua /ˈɡaʊa/night
436gustatu /ɡus̺tatu/to like
437korrika /korika/running
438ate /ate/door, entrance
439dei /dei̯/call, appeal
440herri /heri/village, town
441adibidez /adibides̻/for example
442de /de/The name of the Latin script letter D/d
443san /s̺an/Saint
444jaun /ɟau̯n/lord
445gera /ˈɡeɾa/The name of the Latin script letter G/g
446aldia /alˈðiˌa/absolutive singular of aldi
447pistola /pis̺tola/pistol, gun
448geure /ɡeu̯ɾe/First-person plural personal pronoun; we, we ourselves
449argazki /arɡas̻ki/photo, photograph
450ezkutatu /es̻kutatu/to hide, conceal
451guzti /ɡus̻ti/all
452hazi /as̻i/seed
453jadanik /ɟadanik/already
454nolako /nolako/like what, what kind of
455ardura /arduɾa/often, usually
456etxeko /et͡ʃeko/house
457nekatuta /neˈkatuˌta/tired
458zuzena /s̻us̻ena/right, correct
459babestu /babes̺tu/to protect
460luze /lus̻e/widely
461bero /beɾo/warmly
462eskola /es̺kola/school
463kalean /kaˈleˌan/street
464giltza /ɡilt͡s̻a/key
465amaiera /amai̯eɾa/end, ending
466era /ˈeɾa/manner
467guri /ɡuɾi/First-person plural personal pronoun; we
468mezu /mes̻u/message
469dantza /dant͡s̻a/dance, dancing
470arnasa /arnas̺a/breath, act of breathing
471txakur /t͡ʃakur/dog
472i /ˈi/The name of the Latin script letter I/i
473arreba /areba/sister
474lurra /ˈlura/earth, soil
475eskaini /es̺kai̯ni/to offer
476buru /buɾu/head
477opari /opaɾi/gift, present
478hautsi /au̯t͡s̺i/to break
479bakar /bakar/only, unique
480musu /ˈmus̺u/kiss
481gauez /ɡaʊˈes̻/night
482arreta /areta/attention, care, consideration
483beltz /belt͡s̻/black
484etxetik /et͡ʃetik/house
485begi /ˈbeɣi/eye
486zoriontsu /s̻oɾiont͡s̺u/happy
487pila /pila/bunch, lot
488gonbidatu /ɡombidatu/invitee
489gaueko /ɡaʊˈeˌko/night
490txantxa /t͡ʃant͡ʃa/joke, practical joke
491zerk /s̻erk/what
492bakoitza /bakoi̯t͡s̻a/each, each one
493zikin /s̻ikin/dirty
494piztu /pis̻tu/to switch on
495suntsitu /s̺unt͡s̺itu/to destroy, to be destroyed
496euren /eʊˈɾen/Third-person plural personal pronoun; they
497hauetan /hau̯etan/this
498erregina /ereɡina/queen
499aupa /au̯pa/come on
500hutsik /ut͡s̺ik/emptily, merely
501indar /indar/strength, authority
502itzali /it͡s̻ali/to extinguish, put out
503soldadu /s̺oldadu/soldier
504aldean /aldean/compared to
505gizaki /ɡis̻aki/human, human being, man
506odol /odol/blood
507arrakasta /aˈrakas̺ˌta/success
508daudela /dau̯dela/to be, exist
509maila /mai̯la/level
510ahizpa /ai̯s̻pa/sister
511gutun /ɡutun/letter
512nori /noɾi/who
513behartu /behartu/to compel, urge, force
514iruditu /iɾuditu/to seem
515aurpegi /au̯rpeɡi/face
516alu /alu/vagina, vulva
517zeri /s̻eɾi/what
518arduratu /arduɾatu/to be in charge, be responsible, to take care of
519eraiki /eɾai̯ki/to build, to erect
520ohean /oˈeˌan/bed
521elkarri /elkari/each other; one another
522aitona /ai̯tona/grandfather
523haserretu /as̺eretu/to rage, get angry
524arima /aˈɾiˌma/soul
525inguru /inɡuɾu/around
526hirugarren /hiɾuɡaren/third
527beroa /beɾoa/warm, calid
528akabatu /akabatu/to slaughter
529guztiok /ɡus̻tiok/all of us, all of you, all of this
530ezkontza /es̻kont͡s̻a/marriage, matrimony
531honetatik /honetatik/this
532ederrak /eˈðeˌrak/beautiful, pretty, handsome
533lehendakari /lehendakaɾi/president, prime minister
534gaixorik /ɡai̯ʃoɾik/sick, ill, crank
535honetako /honetako/this
536ahoa /aˈoˌa/mouth
537herria /eˈriˌa/village, town
538ezpata /es̻pata/sword
539sinatu /s̺inatu/to sign
540zutik /s̻utik/standing, on foot, erect
541inora /inoɾa/anyone, anybody
542arratsalde /aˈrats̺alˌðe/afternoon, dusk
543andereño /andeɾeɲo/young woman, Miss
544hari /aɾi/that
545hondatu /hondatu/to destroy
546truke /truke/in exchange for
547zortzi /s̻ort͡s̻i/eight
548amore /amoɾe/love, affection
549hurbil /hurbil/nearby
550barik /baˈɾik/without
551semeak /s̺eˈmeˌak/son
552aztertu /as̻tertu/to examine, to investigate
553denda /denda/shop
554altxatu /alt͡ʃatu/to raise, lift
555froga /froɡa/proof
556adarra /aˈðaˌra/horn
557are /aɾe/rake
558ile /ile/hair
559emazte /eˈmas̻ˌte/wife
560kafe /ˈkafe/coffee
561amona /amona/grandmother
562hotz /hot͡s̻/cold, coldness
563gidatu /ɡidatu/to guide, lead
564honetaz /onetas̻/this
565hire /hiɾe/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
566telebista /telebis̺ta/television
567janari /ɟanaɾi/food
568laura /ˈlaʊɾa/flat, level
569has /ˈas̺/bare
570putakume /putakume/son of a bitch
571izar /is̻ar/star
572puntu /puntu/dot
573irakatsi /iɾakat͡s̺i/to teach
574irakasle /iɾakas̺le/teacher
575ontzi /ont͡s̻i/container
576animalia /animalia/animal
577hi /hi/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
578kale /kale/street
579su /s̺u/fire
580gizonek /ɡiˈs̻oˌnek/man
581erraz /eras̻/easily
582porrot /porot/failure, fiasco
583gaixo /ɡai̯ʃo/patient
584mesede /mes̺ede/favour
585momentu /momentu/moment
586bereziki /beɾes̻iki/above all, especially
587elkartu /elkartu/to join, unite, bring together
588ero /eɾo/to kill
589izeba /is̻eba/aunt
590abesti /abes̺ti/song
591mediku /mediku/doctor, physician
592aldera /aldeɾa/part, zone, side
593lotu /lotu/to tie, to fasten
594ekin /eˈkin/to devote
595zaldi /s̻aldi/horse
596lotsa /lot͡s̺a/shame
597makurtu /makurtu/to deviate
598topa /topa/toast
599soka /s̺oka/rope
600poltsa /polt͡s̺a/bag
601oinez /oɪˈɲes̻/foot
602zarata /s̻aɾata/noise
603gain /ɡai̯n/upper part, top
604zulo /s̻ulo/hole
605igeri /iɡeɾi/swimming
606azkarrago /as̻ˈkaraˌɣo/fast, quick
607madarikatu /madaɾikatu/to damn, to curse something or someone
608botila /botila/bottle
609ta /ta/alternative form of eta
610ostean /os̺tean/behind
611deia /dei̯a/call, appeal
612aldetik /aldetik/regarding, concerning
613ipini /ipini/to put, set
614abokatu /abokatu/lawyer
615bihotz /bihot͡s̻/heart
616izaki /is̻aki/being, having
617urrezko /uˈres̻ˌko/gold
618moduko /moduko/as, like, in the way of
619buruaz /buˈɾuˌas̻/head
620ikasle /ikas̺le/student, pupil
621informazio /informas̻io/information
622arraro /araɾo/weird, unusual
623erran /eran/Northern form of esan
624auskalo /au̯s̺kalo/who knows?
625garagardo /ɡaɾaɡardo/beer
626ametsa /aˈmetˌs̺a/dream
627arrain /arai̯n/fish
628bonba /ˈbonba/bomb
629tea /ˈtea/tea
630askatasuna /as̺ˈkatas̺uˌna/freedom, liberty
631irudi /iɾudi/picture, image
632sarrera /s̺areɾa/entrance
633langile /lanɡile/worker
634txakurra /tʃaˈkuˌra/dog
635kultura /kulˈtuˌɾa/culture
636apurtu /apurtu/to break
637nigan /niɡan/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
638zuhaitz /s̻uai̯t͡s̻/tree
639droga /droɡa/drug
640gozatu /ɡos̻atu/to enjoy
641pixa /piʃa/piss
642sekretu /s̺ekretu/secret
643oro /oɾo/all
644aldaketa /aldaketa/change, shift
645lotan /loˈtan/sleep
646mahai /mahai̯/table
647maitasun /mai̯tas̺un/love
648hezkuntza /es̻ˈkuntˌs̻a/education, formation, instruction
649artista /artis̺ta/artist
650bisita /bis̺ita/visit
651tranpa /trampa/trap
652hiltzaile /hilt͡s̻ai̯le/killer
653istripu /is̺ˈtɾiˌpu/crash
654telefono /teˈlefoˌno/telephone
655aire /ai̯ɾe/air
656gorputz /ɡorput͡s̻/body
657honetara /honetaɾa/this
658polit /polit/pretty, lovely
659kalte /ˈkalte/damage
660deabru /deabru/the Devil, Satan
661jauzi /ɟau̯s̻i/to jump
662urtebete /urtebete/whole year
663erne /erne/to sprout, to germinate
664buruak /buˈɾuˌak/head
665abisatu /abis̺atu/to warn, inform
666gauzarik /ɡaʊˈs̻aˌɾik/that which is considered to exist as a separate entity or…
667aske /as̺ke/freely
668logela /loɡela/bedroom
669samar /s̺amar/somewhat, rather
670fidatu /fidatu/to trust
671zenbaki /s̻embaki/number
672zerri /s̻eri/alternative form of txerri
673gizonen /ɡiˈs̻oˌnen/man
674eliza /elis̻a/church
675buruko /buˈɾuˌko/head
676ito /ito/to choke, suffocate
677adiskide /adis̺kide/friend
678azterketa /as̻terketa/examination, test
679barne /barne/interior
680baitan /baɪˈtan/at, in
681agure /aɡuɾe/old man
682hautatu /hau̯tatu/to choose, select
683harri /hari/glass
684ehun /ehun/hundred
685bezero /bes̻eɾo/customer
686paper /papeɾ/sheet of paper
687lapurreta /lapureta/rob, theft
688baztertu /bas̻tertu/to leave for a lonely place, to go somewhere in order to be…
689bata /bata/one, someone
690iritzi /iɾit͡s̻i/opinion
691taberna /taberna/pub, tavern, inn
692oheratu /oeɾatu/to go to bed, lie down
693marka /marka/sign, mark
694herriko /eˈriˌko/village, town
695bederatzi /bedeɾat͡s̻i/nine
696kolore /koˈloˌɾe/color/colour
697politak /poˈliˌtak/pretty, lovely
698hiriko /hiɾiko/city
699iraun /iɾau̯n/to last
700munstro /ˈmuns̺tɾo/monster
701maiz /mai̯s̻/often, frequently
702ahots /aot͡s̺/voice
703salatu /s̺alatu/to denounce, condemn
704gorri /ɡori/red
705lore /loɾe/flower
706pelikula /pelikula/film
707bikote /bikote/couple
708gauero /ɡau̯eɾo/every night
709asmo /as̺mo/intent
710barrena /barena/through
711labana /labana/knife
712arin /aɾin/light
713helburu /helbuɾu/goal, objective
714egiazko /eɡias̻ko/true, real
715eten /eten/eta
716hegazkin /eɡas̻kin/aeroplane, airplane, plane
717ilun /ilun/dark
718gizonik /ɡiˈs̻oˌnik/man
719ardo /ardo/wine
720gezur /ɡes̻ur/lie
721ohe /ohe/bed
722mendi /mendi/mountain
723bira /biɾa/two
724zabor /s̻abor/waste, garbage
725eraikin /eɾai̯kin/building
726biharko /biharko/of tomorrow, tomorrow's
727topo /ˈtopo/crash
728horma /ˈoɾma/ice
729etzan /et͡s̻an/to lie, lie down
730baso /bas̺o/capably
731astindu /as̺tindu/to shake, shake up, inflate
732aktore /aktoɾe/actor
733zuzendu /s̻us̻endu/to correct
734muga /muɡa/limit, border, frontier
735aldeko /aldeko/part, zone, side
736ihesi /ihes̺i/to flight, to escape
737ohore /ohoɾe/homage
738maitatu /mai̯tatu/to love
739abestu /abes̺tu/to sing
740zintzo /s̻int͡s̻o/sincerely, loyally
741estutu /es̺tutu/to make narrow, to tighten
742tren /tren/train
743katu /katu/cat
744txakurrak /tʃaˈkuˌrak/dog
745etxeak /et͡ʃeak/house
746gobernuak /ɡoˈβeɾnuˌak/government
747hauen /hau̯en/this
748urrea /uˈreˌa/gold
749banatu /banatu/To distribute
750hartz /hart͡s̻/bear
751aldea /aldea/part, zone, side
752nahasi /nahas̺i/to mix
753beraren /beˈɾaˌɾen/the same
754zehatz /s̻eat͡s̻/exactly, precisely
755ezarri /es̻ari/to put, set, place
756adin /adin/age
757aditu /aditu/expert
758ahala /aˈaˌla/just after
759semearen /s̺eˈmeaˌɾen/son
760puska /ˈpus̺ka/piece
761ipar /ipar/north
762konbentzitu /kombent͡s̻itu/to convince
763senar /s̺enar/husband
764epaile /epai̯le/judge
765andre /andre/woman
766errudun /erudun/culprit
767arrisku /aris̺ku/danger
768garagardoa /ɡaˈɾaɣaɾðoˌa/beer
769elkarren /elkaren/each other; one another
770taxi /ˈtaʃi/taxi
771animaliak /aˈnimaliˌak/animal
772te /te/tea
773zama /s̻ama/load, cargo
774hik /hik/Second-person singular personal pronoun; you
775luzatu /lus̻atu/to lengthen, to stretch
776ikertu /ikertu/to research
777iaz /ias̻/last year
778mapa /mapa/map
779txori /t͡ʃoɾi/bird
780aulki /au̯lki/chair
781inoren /inoɾen/anyone, anybody
782buruarekin /buˈɾuaɾeˌkin/head
783robot /robot/robot
784epaiketa /epai̯keta/trial
785jaka /ɟaka/jacket
786haragi /haɾaɡi/flesh
787ametsak /aˈmetˌs̺ak/dream
788zaldia /s̻alˈðiˌa/horse
789botere /boteɾe/power, might
790urdanga /urdanɡa/sow
791estali /es̺tali/to cover, put on
792hitzordu /hit͡s̻ordu/appointment
793zapaldu /s̻apaldu/oppressed
794abiatu /abiatu/to leave, depart
795ingelesez /inˈɡeleˌs̺es̻/an English person
796patata /patata/potato
797uda /uda/summer
798segitu /s̺eɡitu/to continue, persist
799adierazi /adieɾas̻i/to explain, to express
800osoko /os̺oko/complete, entire
801tarte /tarte/interval
802uretan /uˈɾeˌtan/water
803eskubide /es̺ˈkuβiˌðe/right
804jostailu /ɟos̺tai̯lu/toy
805gezurti /ɡes̻urti/liar
806saio /s̺ai̯o/attempt, try, effort
807pisu /pis̺u/weight
808aberatsa /aˈβeɾatˌs̺a/rich, wealthy
809irentsi /iɾent͡s̺i/to shallow
810jatetxe /ɟatet͡ʃe/restaurant
811airean /aɪˈɾeˌan/air
812nahita /nahita/on purpose
813mehatxu /mehat͡ʃu/threat
814edonor /edonor/anyone, anybody
815osorik /oˈs̺oˌɾik/complete, entire
816gaizto /ɡai̯s̻to/evil, mean
817zakil /s̻akil/penis
818gogo /ɡoɡo/mind, consciousness
819zakur /s̻akur/hound
820sakon /s̺akon/deep
821guda /ɡuda/war, warfare
822batu /batu/to unite, to unify, to collect
823aurten /au̯rten/this year
824izaera /is̻aeɾa/personality
825bulego /buleɡo/office
826lerro /lero/line, queue, string
827pilota /pilota/Basque pelota
828sexu /s̺eʃu/sex
829hatz /hat͡s̻/finger
830inon /inon/anyone, anybody
831erantzi /eɾant͡s̻i/to undress
832hamaika /hamai̯ka/eleven
833lapur /lapur/thief
834itsu /it͡s̺u/blind, unseeingly
835hustu /us̺tu/to empty out, unload
836sarri /s̺ari/often, frequently
837mugimendu /muɡimendu/movement
838ken /ˈken/The name of the Latin script letter K/k
839katua /kaˈtuˌa/cat
840haiei /hai̯ei̯/that
841ipurdi /ipurdi/buttocks, arse
842ikuspegi /ikus̺peɡi/point of view, perspective
843bazter /bas̻ter/edge
844tresna /tres̺na/tool, device
845aho /aho/mouth
846arrunt /arunt/common, widespread, commonplace
847arrosa /aros̺a/rose
848apaiz /apai̯s̻/priest
849eskertu /es̺kertu/to thank
850kaxa /kaʃa/box
851basati /bas̺ati/wild
852zeru /s̻eɾu/sky
853garaitu /ɡaɾai̯tu/to defeat
854nortzuk /nort͡s̻uk/who
855neuri /neu̯ɾi/First-person singular personal pronoun; I
856sari /s̺aɾi/payment
857afaldu /afaldu/to have dinner
858hots /ot͡s̺/sound, noise
859zientzia /s̻ient͡s̻ia/science
860esaldi /es̺aldi/sentence, phrase, clause
861itsaso /it͡s̺as̺o/sea
862abantaila /abantai̯la/advantage
863dotore /dotoɾe/elegantly
864gizonaren /ɡiˈs̻onaˌɾen/man
865haize /ai̯s̻e/wind
866zerbitzu /s̻erbit͡s̻u/service
867alkate /alkate/mayor
868etxearen /et͡ʃeaɾen/house
869beso /bes̺o/arm
870zapata /s̻apata/shoe
871soinu /s̺oi̯nu/noise, sound
872kate /kate/chain
873txartel /t͡ʃartel/card, ticket
874disko /dis̺ko/disk
875forma /forma/form, shape
876arrautza /arau̯t͡s̻a/egg
877hauetako /hau̯etako/this
878opa /opa/desire
879kostatu /kos̺tatu/to cost
880urdin /urdin/blue
881txar /t͡ʃar/bad, evil
882zero /s̻eɾo/zero
883jai /ɟai̯/festival
884azal /as̻al/skin
885itxaropen /it͡ʃaɾopen/hope
886ailegatu /ai̯leɡatu/to arrive, to get to, to reach
887oinarrizko /oɲaris̻ko/basic, fundamental
888aditua /aˈðituˌa/expert
889garrantzitsu /ɡarant͡s̻it͡s̺u/important
890ausartu /au̯s̺artu/to dare
891pilo /ˈpiʎo/alternative form of pila
892geu /ɡeu̯/First-person plural personal pronoun; we, we ourselves
893egiaztatu /eɡias̻tatu/to verify, to confirm
894airea /aɪˈɾeˌa/air
895zopa /s̻opa/soup
896alkandora /alkandoɾa/shirt
897domina /domina/medal
898heroi /heɾoi̯/hero
899pisua /piˈs̺uˌa/weight
900goi /ˈɡoɪ/high
901gas /ˈɡas̺/gas
902afari /afaɾi/dinner
903gazta /ɡas̻ta/cheese
904funtzionatu /funt͡s̻ionatu/to function, to run, to work
905suge /s̺uɡe/snake
906ondorio /ondoɾio/result, consequence
907bake /bake/peace
908errepikatu /erepikatu/to repeat
909zalantza /s̻alant͡s̻a/doubt, hesitation
910abiadura /abiaduɾa/speed, velocity
911kontzientzia /kont͡s̻ient͡s̻ia/conscience
912neurri /neu̯ri/measure
913eguberri /eɡuberi/Christmas Day
914zigor /s̻iɡor/whip
915alda /alda/change
916erraldoi /eraldoi̯/giant, enormous
917ezkerra /es̻kera/left-handed
918presa /pres̺a/hurry
919letra /letra/letter of the alphabet
920arratoi /aratoi̯/rat
921osoak /oˈs̺oˌak/complete, entire
922txalupa /t͡ʃalupa/boat, dinghy
923autobusa /aʊˈtoβuˌs̺a/bus
924mintzatu /mint͡s̻atu/to speak
925zigortu /s̻iɡortu/to whip
926datorrela /datorela/to come
927so /s̺o/looking at
928zoratu /s̻oɾatu/to go crazy, go mad, lose your mind
929adimena /aˈðimeˌna/intelligence
930asteburu /as̺tebuɾu/weekend
931hego /heɡo/south
932nazioarteko /nas̻ioarteko/international
933botika /boˈtiˌka/pharmacy, drug store
934ezezagun /es̻es̻aɡun/unknown
935ahoan /aˈoˌan/mouth
936bizimodu /bis̻imodu/lifestyle
937kazetari /kaˈs̻etaˌɾi/journalist
938errusiar /erus̺iar/Russian
939gaixotasun /ɡai̯ʃotas̺un/disease, illness
940eraztun /eˈɾas̻ˌtun/ring
941garrantzi /ɡarant͡s̻i/importance
942leiho /lei̯ho/window
943hezi /es̻i/to tame, train, break in
944berde /berde/green
945ebaki /ebaki/to cut, cut down
946barnean /barnean/inside
947hauei /hau̯ei/this
948ogi /oɡi/bread
949osasun /os̺as̺un/health
950txerri /t͡ʃeri/pig
951etsai /et͡s̺ai̯/enemy, opponent, adversary
952trukean /trukean/in exchange for
953mamu /ˈmamu/ghost
954gizarte /ɡis̻arte/society
955banku /ˈbanku/bank
956osorako /oˈs̺oɾaˌko/complete, entire
957arriskatu /aris̺katu/to risk, take a risk
958aingeru /ai̯nɡeɾu/angel
959makila /makila/A stick
960eguraldi /eɡuɾaldi/weather
961semeari /s̺eˈmeaˌɾi/son
962alokatu /alokatu/to rent
963harik /aˈɾik/wire
964prezio /pɾeˈs̻iˌo/price
965igerian /iɡeɾian/swimming
966otso /ot͡s̺o/wolf
967elur /elur/snow
968koroa /koɾoa/crown
969leher /leher/alternative form of ler
970ingelesa /inˈɡeleˌs̺a/an English person
971iruzur /iɾus̻ur/deceit, fraud
972txapeldun /t͡ʃapeldun/champion, winner
973lagunen /laˈɣuˌnen/companion, colleague, friend
974jardun /ɟardun/to be busy doing something
975mendia /menˈdiˌa/mountain
976mozkor /mos̻kor/drunk
977gertaera /ɡertaeɾa/event, episode
978aztarna /as̻tarna/sign, mark
979auzo /au̯s̻o/neighbo r
980igaroko /iɡaɾoko/last, past
981teknologia /teknoloɡia/technology
982hogei /hoɡei̯/twenty
983bizikleta /bis̻ikleta/bicycle
984iloba /iloba/nephew, niece
985ilargi /ilarɡi/moon, satellite
986gaizkile /ɡai̯s̻kiʎe/criminal, evildoer, villain
987gehitu /ɡei̯tu/to add, sum
988frantses /frant͡s̺es̺/French
989lehendabizi /lendabis̻i/before, earlier
990itzal /it͡s̻al/shadow
991joka /ɟoka/hitting, punching
992buruaren /buˈɾuaˌɾen/head
993urrats /urat͡s̺/step, pace
994abentura /abentuɾa/adventure
995frantsesa /fɾantˈs̺eˌs̺a/a French person
996laranja /laɾanɟa/orange
997adostu /ados̺tu/to agree
998besarkatu /bes̺arkatu/to hug, to embrace
999epe /ˈepe/term
1,000belar /belar/grass

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