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Spanish verbs carry the subject in their ending, so you will meet several forms of the same verb as separate entries here — es, era, fue and sea are all ser. Learning them as they come is closer to how the language is actually spoken than learning the infinitive alone.

The most common words in Spanish, most frequent first, with IPA pronunciations and English meanings.
#WordIn English
1de /de/of, from
2que /ke/that
3no /ˈno/not
4a /a/to
5la /la/the
6el /el/the
7y /i/and
8es /ˈes/to be
9en /en/in, at, on
10lo /lo/it; the
11un /un/a, an
12por /poɾ/by
13qué /ˈke/what; which
14me /me/me
15una /ˈuna/a, an
16los /los/the
17se /se/oneself, himself, herself
18te /te/yourself
19con /kon/with
20para /paɾa/for, to
21está /esˈta/to be
22mi /mi/my
23pero /ˈpeɾo/but
24 /ˈsi/yes, yeah
25si /si/if, whether
26bien /ˈbjen/well
27eso /ˈeso/that one
28su /su/his, her, their
29las /las/the
30yo /ˈʝo/first-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I
31del /del/of the, from the
32como /komo/as
33aquí /aˈki/here
34tu /tu/your
35al /al/to the, at the
36más /ˈmas/more; -er
37le /le/to him, for him; dative of él
38esto /ˈesto/this
39todo /ˈtodo/all; every
40ya /ˈʝa/now, right now, anymore, no longer
41estoy /esˈtoi/to be
42ahora /aˈoɾa/now
43muy /ˈmwi/apocopic form of mucho; very
44ha /ˈa/have; forms the perfect aspect
45esta /ˈesta/this
46así /aˈsi/like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way,…
47vamos /ˈbamos/to go
48algo /ˈalɡo/something, anything
49hay /ˈai/have; forms the perfect aspect
50bueno /ˈbweno/good
51tengo /ˈtenɡo/to have; to possess
52él /ˈel/he, him, masculine personal third person subject and…
53cuando /ˈkwando/when
54estás /esˈtas/to be
55 /ˈse/to know, to understand
56 /ˈtu/you
57nos /nos/we
58nada /ˈnada/nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything
59cómo /ˈkomo/how?
60este /ˈeste/this
61o /o/or
62he /ˈe/here is
63ser /ˈseɾ/to be
64tiene /ˈtjene/to have; to possess
65puedo /ˈpwedo/to be able to, can
66ella /ˈeʝa/she, her
67quiero /ˈkjeɾo/to desire, to want, to want to
68hacer /aˈθeɾ/to do, perform, execute, carry out
69fue /ˈfwe/to go
70gracias /ˈɡɾasjas/grace, charm
71vez /ˈbeθ/time, instance
72era /ˈeɾa/to be
73soy /ˈsoi/to be
74sólo /ˈsolo/superseded spelling of solo
75todos /ˈtodos/all; every
76porque /ˈpoɾke/because
77son /ˈson/to be
78tienes /ˈtjenes/to have; to possess
79creo /ˈkɾeo/to believe
80voy /ˈboi/to go
81sabes /ˈsabes/to know, to understand
82estaba /esˈtaba/to be
83puede /ˈpwede/to be able to, can
84eres /ˈeɾes/to be
85ese /ˈese/that
86usted /usˈted/second person formal; you
87entonces /enˈtonθes/then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point
88hola /ˈola/hello, hi, hey
89solo /ˈsolo/only; solely; just
90verdad /beɾˈda/truth
91casa /ˈkasa/to marry, wed someone to
92tan /tan/so, as
93quién /ˈkjen/who?, whom?; whose?
94sus /sus/your
95tiempo /ˈtjempo/time
96dos /ˈdos/two
97esa /ˈesa/that
98nunca /ˈnunka/never
99dónde /ˈdonde/where?; in what place?
100va /ˈba/to go
101oh /ˈo/oh
102favor /faˈboɾ/favor/favour
103mucho /ˈmut͡ʃo/much, a lot of
104 /ˈmi/me
105quieres /ˈkjeɾes/to desire, to want, to want to
106siento /ˈsjento/to feel
107señor /seˈɲoɾ/mister, sir, lord
108mejor /meˈxoɾ/better
109hace /ˈaθe/ago
110has /ˈas/have; forms the perfect aspect
111decir /deˈθiɾ/to say, to tell
112también /tamˈbjen/also, too, as well
113sobre /ˈsobɾe/over, above, on, upon, atop
114dios /ˈdjos/god
115sin /ˈsin/without
116tenemos /teˈnemos/to have; to possess
117están /esˈtan/to be
118ti /ˈti/you
119puedes /ˈpwedes/to be able to, can
120ver /ˈbeɾ/to see, to spot
121hombre /ˈombɾe/man
122vida /ˈbida/life
123alguien /ˈalɡjen/someone, somebody
124cosas /ˈkosas/thing
125siempre /ˈsjempɾe/always
126hasta /ˈasta/even
127ahí /aˈi/there
128ir /ˈiɾ/to go
129años /ˈaɲos/year
130antes /ˈantes/earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand
131estar /esˈtaɾ/to be
132ni /ˈni/Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or…
133poco /ˈpoko/little, not much
134día /ˈdia/day
135uno /ˈuno/one
136noche /ˈnot͡ʃe/after dark, at night, nocturnally
137hecho /ˈet͡ʃo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
138mis /mis/apocopic form of mío, my
139estamos /esˈtamos/to be
140otra /ˈotɾa/other, another
141acuerdo /aˈkweɾdo/agreement
142trabajo /tɾaˈbaxo/to work
143nosotros /noˈsotɾos/we
144parece /paˈɾeθe/to seem, to see fit
145gente /ˈxente/people
146sea /ˈsea/to be
147padre /ˈpadɾe/Father
148mira /ˈmiɾa/to look at
149mismo /ˈmismo/right, exactly, immediately
150dijo /ˈdixo/to say, to tell
151nadie /ˈnadje/no one; nobody
152quiere /ˈkjeɾe/to desire, to want, to want to
153podría /poˈðɾia/to be able to, can
154hablar /aˈblaɾ/to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
155vas /ˈbas/to go
156ellos /ˈeʝos/he, him, masculine personal third person subject and…
157tal /ˈtal/such
158pasa /ˈpasa/to pass, to hand, to slip
159fuera /ˈfweɾa/outside
160después /desˈpwes/later, afterwards, afterward, post
161han /ˈan/have; forms the perfect aspect
162desde /ˈdesde/since
163dinero /diˈneɾo/money
164mundo /ˈmundo/world, earth
165claro /ˈklaɾo/certainly, naturally, of course
166momento /moˈmento/moment, instant
167les /les/the
168tener /teˈneɾ/to have; to possess
169estado /esˈtado/to be
170otro /ˈotɾo/other, another
171había /aˈbia/have; forms the perfect aspect
172mañana /maˈɲana/tomorrow
173tenía /teˈnia/to have; to possess
174madre /ˈmadɾe/mother
175vale /ˈbale/a voucher; an IOU
176lugar /luˈɡaɾ/place
177haciendo /aˈθjendo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
178donde /ˈdonde/where, in what place
179seguro /seˈɡuɾo/for sure
180sabe /ˈsabe/to know, to understand
181podemos /poˈdemos/to be able to, can
182tus /tus/apocopic form of tuyo, your
183espera /esˈpeɾa/to hope
184nuevo /ˈnwebo/new
185sido /ˈsido/to be
186cosa /ˈkosa/thing
187hijo /ˈixo/son
188allí /aˈʝi/there
189menos /ˈmenos/less
190tipo /ˈtipo/like
191amigo /aˈmiɡo/friend
192gran /ˈɡɾan/apocopic form of grande; great, grand
193nuestro /ˈnwestɾo/ours
194mujer /muˈxeɾ/woman
195mamá /maˈma/mum, mom
196luego /ˈlweɡo/then
197papá /paˈpa/dad
198días /ˈdias/day
199dice /ˈdiθe/to say, to tell
200hoy /ˈoi/today, tonight
201tres /ˈtɾes/three
202buena /ˈbwena/good
203necesito /ˌneseˈsito/to need
204dije /ˈdixe/to say, to tell
205oye /ˈoʝe/to hear
206gusta /ˈɡusta/to like in a general sense
207quería /keˈɾia/to desire, to want, to want to
208será /seˈɾa/to be
209haber /aˈbeɾ/have; forms the perfect aspect
210parte /ˈpaɾte/to divide, split
211todas /ˈtodas/all; every
212crees /ˈkɾees/to believe
213buen /ˈbwen/apocopic form of bueno
214conmigo /komˈmiɡo/with me
215nombre /ˈnombɾe/name
216mierda /ˈmjeɾda/nothing
217nuestra /ˈnwestɾa/our, ours, to us
218mal /ˈmal/badly, poorly, ill
219debe /ˈdebe/to owe
220realmente /reˌalˈmente/really, actually, genuinely
221estas /ˈestas/this
222aún /aˈun/still, yet
223mío /ˈmio/mine; of mine
224toda /ˈtoda/all; every
225hacerlo /aˈseɾlo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
226cada /ˈkada/each; every
227visto /ˈbisto/to see, to spot
228importa /imˈpoɾta/to matter, to be important
229contigo /konˈtiɡo/with you
230tienen /ˈtjenen/to have; to possess
231hemos /ˈemos/have; forms the perfect aspect
232razón /raˈθon/reason
233alguna /alˈɡuna/some, any
234tanto /ˈtanto/so much; as much; that much
235saber /saˈbeɾ/to know, to understand
236hizo /ˈiθo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
237veces /ˈbeθes/by, times
238serio /ˈseɾjo/serious, earnest, sober, solemn
239ven /ˈben/to come, by default the speaker's location
240idea /iˈdea/to devise, to come up with
241eh /ˈe/hey!
242tarde /ˈtaɾde/late
243problema /pɾoˈblema/problem, issue, challenge
244hora /ˈoɾa/hour
245cierto /ˈθjeɾto/a certain, a specific
246dicho /ˈdit͡ʃo/said
247quien /ˈkjen/who
248demasiado /demaˈsjado/too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch
249amor /aˈmoɾ/love
250entre /ˈentɾe/between
251ve /ˈbe/to see, to spot
252pasado /paˈsado/to pass, to hand, to slip
253familia /faˈmilja/family
254estos /ˈestos/this
255policía /poliˈθia/Civility, polity, public order, police, fineness, neatness,…
256debería /debeˈɾia/to owe
257ustedes /usˈtedes/you, you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye
258chica /ˈt͡ʃika/boy; kid
259esos /ˈesos/that
260chicos /ˈtʃikos/small
261cuenta /ˈkwenta/to count; to tally
262haces /ˈaθes/to do, perform, execute, carry out
263todavía /todaˈbia/still, yet
264salir /saˈliɾ/to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
265algún /alˈɡun/apocopic form of alguno; some, any
266vaya /ˈbaʝa/to go
267unos /ˈunos/about, approximately
268veo /ˈbeo/to see, to spot
269amigos /aˈmiɡos/friend
270hermano /eɾˈmano/brother
271pensé /penˈse/to think, ponder
272sabía /saˈβia/to know, to understand
273cabeza /kaˈbeθa/head
274ah /ˈa/ah
275cariño /kaˈɾiɲo/affection, fondness
276digo /ˈdiɡo/to say, to tell
277van /ˈban/to go
278hombres /ˈombɾes/man
279buenas /ˈbwenas/good
280somos /ˈsomos/to be
281cualquier /kwalˈkjeɾ/apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever
282forma /ˈfoɾma/shape; form; figure
283mientras /ˈmjentɾas/meanwhile
284lado /ˈlado/side
285debo /ˈdebo/to owe
286sería /seˈɾia/to be
287caso /ˈkaso/to marry, wed someone to
288pueden /ˈpweden/to be able to, can
289pasó /paˈso/to pass, to hand, to slip
290primera /pɾiˈmeɾa/first, first up
291genial /xeˈnjal/very well
292chico /ˈt͡ʃiko/small
293supuesto /suˈpwesto/supposed, self-styled, alleged
294hice /ˈiθe/to do, perform, execute, carry out
295pues /ˈpwes/so, then; in that case
296adiós /aˈdjos/goodbye, farewell
297muchas /ˈmut͡ʃas/much, a lot of
298personas /peɾˈsonas/person
299señora /seˈɲoɾa/great big; whopping
300volver /bolˈbeɾ/to return, to revert, to get back
301esas /ˈesas/that
302quizá /kiˈθa/perhaps, maybe
303contra /kontɾa/against, versus
304camino /kaˈmino/to walk
305durante /duˈɾante/during, in, over
306hablando /aˈblando/to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
307manera /maˈneɾa/way; manner; method; style
308muerto /ˈmweɾto/to die
309persona /peɾˈsona/person
310rápido /ˈrapido/rapidly, quickly, fast
311cuál /ˈkwal/what; which
312ayuda /aˈʝuda/to help
313historia /isˈtoɾja/history
314iba /ˈiba/to go
315supongo /suˈpoŋɡo/to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to…
316nueva /ˈnweba/new
317entiendo /enˈtjɛndo/to understand, to fathom
318dentro /ˈdentɾo/inside
319casi /ˈkasi/almost
320puerta /ˈpweɾta/door
321ves /ˈbes/to see, to spot
322pasar /paˈsaɾ/to pass, to hand, to slip
323primero /pɾiˈmeɾo/first; first of all; firstly
324significa /siɡniˈfika/to signify
325semana /seˈmana/week
326hacia /ˈaθja/toward, towards
327quizás /kiˈθas/alternative form of quizá
328espero /esˈpeɾo/to hope
329juntos /ˈxuntos/together
330año /ˈaɲo/year
331niños /ˈniɲos/child, boy
332pronto /ˈpɾonto/soon
333tío /ˈtio/uncle
334suerte /ˈsweɾte/luck, fortune
335ciudad /θiwˈdad/city
336siquiera /siˈkjeɾa/at least, at the least
337feliz /feˈliθ/happy, merry
338venir /beˈniɾ/to come, by default the speaker's location
339hija /ˈixa/daughter; female equivalent of hijo
340gustaría /ˌɡustaˈɾia/to like in a general sense
341minutos /miˈnutos/minute
342cuánto /ˈkwanto/how much; how many
343os /os/you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros
344hey /ˈxei/hey!
345muerte /ˈmweɾte/death
346dejar /deˈxaɾ/to leave
347realidad /realiˈdad/reality
348deja /ˈdexa/to leave
349problemas /pɾoˈblemas/problem, issue, challenge
350vi /ˈbi/to see, to spot
351da /ˈda/to give, to give out
352importante /impoɾˈtante/important, that cares, that matters
353dijiste /diˈxiste/to say, to tell
354corazón /koɾaˈθon/heart
355miedo /ˈmjedo/fear
356jefe /ˈxefe/chief; president; head; leader of a business, political…
357agua /ˈaɡwa/water
358haré /aˈɾe/to do, perform, execute, carry out
359justo /ˈxusto/right, just
360horas /ˈoɾas/hour
361poder /poˈdeɾ/to be able to, can
362buenos /ˈbwenos/good
363esposa /esˈposa/wife
364manos /ˈmanos/hand
365debes /ˈdebes/to owe
366viene /ˈbjene/to come, by default the speaker's location
367venga /ˈbenɡa/to come, by default the speaker's location
368nuestros /ˈnwestɾos/our, ours, to us
369ojos /ˈoxos/eye
370adelante /adeˈlante/forward
371encontrar /enkonˈtɾaɾ/to meet
372mano /ˈmano/hand
373cinco /ˈθinko/five
374niño /ˈniɲo/child, boy
375ninguna /ninˈɡuna/no; none
376otros /ˈotɾos/other, another
377cara /ˈkaɾa/face
378cuidado /kwiˈdado/to look after, take care of
379bajo /ˈbaxo/low
380cerca /ˈθeɾka/close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh
381viejo /ˈbjexo/old
382déjame /ˈdexame/to leave
383noches /ˈnotʃes/night
384bastante /basˈtante/quite, rather, pretty, fairly
385fin /ˈfin/end
386tomar /toˈmaɾ/to take
387único /ˈuniko/only; single; sole
388misma /ˈmisma/same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two…
389escucha /esˈkut͡ʃa/to listen to, to hear out
390ningún /ninˈɡun/apocopic form of ninguno
391suficiente /sufiˈθjente/sufficient, enough
392punto /ˈpunto/point
393cuándo /ˈkwando/when
394sigue /ˈsiɡe/to follow
395haya /ˈaʝa/have; forms the perfect aspect
396equipo /eˈkipo/team
397grande /ˈɡɾande/big, large
398necesita /neθeˈsita/to need
399llegar /ʝeˈɡaɾ/to arrive, get
400incluso /inˈkluso/even
401algunos /alˈɡunos/some, any
402doctor /doɡˈtoɾ/physician
403difícil /diˈfiθil/difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying,…
404aunque /ˈaunke/though, although, even though, albeit
405hubiera /uˈbjeɾa/have; forms the perfect aspect
406primer /pɾiˈmeɾ/apocopic form of primero
407coche /ˈkot͡ʃe/car, automobile
408hago /ˈaɡo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
409clase /ˈklase/lecture
410cuatro /ˈkwatɾo/four
411mas /mas/but
412dices /ˈdiθes/to say, to tell
413pequeño /peˈkeɲo/small; little
414llama /ˈʝama/to summon, to call
415toma /ˈtoma/to take
416hiciste /iˈθiste/to do, perform, execute, carry out
417allá /aˈʝa/there, over there, thither, yonder
418última /ˈultima/final; last
419arriba /aˈriba/above, over
420tierra /ˈtjera/Earth
421guerra /ˈɡera/war, warfare
422pensar /penˈsaɾ/to think, ponder
423pueda /ˈpweda/to be able to, can
424igual /iˈɡwal/in the same way; just like
425loco /ˈloko/crazy, insane, mad, nuts
426sangre /ˈsanɡɾe/blood
427mujeres /muˈxeɾes/woman
428vuelta /ˈbwelta/change
429fui /ˈfwi/to go
430trabajar /tɾabaˈxaɾ/to work
431tenido /teˈnido/to have; to possess
432juego /ˈxweɡo/to play
433deberías /debeˈɾias/to owe
434cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/body
435e /e/and
436algunas /alˈɡunas/some, any
437entrar /enˈtɾaɾ/to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside;…
438cree /ˈkɾee/to believe
439podía /poˈdia/to be able to, can
440debemos /deˈbemos/to owe
441oportunidad /opoɾtuniˈdad/opportunity, chance, shot, break, occasion, time
442teléfono /teˈlefono/telephone
443necesitamos /ˌnesesiˈtamos/to need
444final /fiˈnal/end
445listo /ˈlisto/clever, smart
446fiesta /ˈfjesta/party
447muchos /ˈmut͡ʃos/much, a lot of
448estabas /esˈtabas/to be
449quieren /ˈkjeɾen/to desire, to want, to want to
450vete /ˈbete/to go
451auto /ˈauto/car, automobile
452dar /ˈdaɾ/to give, to give out
453vivir /biˈbiɾ/to live; to be alive
454posible /poˈsible/possible
455ok /ˌoˈkei/OK
456hermana /eɾˈmana/sister; female equivalent of hermano
457número /ˈnumeɾo/number
458meses /ˈmeses/month
459exactamente /eɡˌsaɡtaˈmente/exactly
460culpa /ˈkulpa/fault
461abajo /aˈbaxo/down, downwards
462escuela /esˈkwela/school
463ido /ˈido/to go
464fuerte /ˈfweɾte/hard
465diciendo /diˈθjendo/to say, to tell
466habla /ˈabla/to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
467esté /esˈte/to be
468ello /ˈeʝo/it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun
469pregunta /pɾeˈɡunta/to ask
470chicas /ˈtʃikas/small
471eran /ˈeɾan/to be
472unas /ˈunas/an; a
473pasando /paˈsando/to pass, to hand, to slip
474atrás /aˈtɾas/behind
475malo /ˈmalo/bad
476capitán /kapiˈtan/captain
477bebé /beˈbe/to drink
478segundo /seˈɡundo/second
479sabemos /saˈbemos/to know, to understand
480mayor /maˈʝoɾ/big, large
481comida /koˈmida/having had lunch; having already eaten
482morir /moˈɾiɾ/to die
483conozco /koˈnoθko/to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
484dame /ˈdame/to give, to give out
485fácil /ˈfaθil/easily
486comer /koˈmeɾ/to eat
487vino /ˈbino/to come, by default the speaker's location
488lista /ˈlista/clever, smart
489haga /ˈaɡa/to do, perform, execute, carry out
490necesitas /ˌneseˈsitas/to need
491hijos /ˈixos/son
492probablemente /pɾoˌbableˈmente/probably, likely
493padres /ˈpadɾes/cool, acceptable, easy
494habitación /abitaˈθjon/room
495creer /kɾeˈeɾ/to believe
496pensando /penˈsando/to think, ponder
497fueron /ˈfweɾon/to go
498dime /ˈdime/to say, to tell
499trata /ˈtɾata/to treat
500buscando /busˈkando/to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour
501tuve /ˈtube/to have; to possess
502tampoco /tamˈpoko/neither; nor; also not
503amo /ˈamo/to love, have great affection for, care about
504joven /ˈxoben/young, youthful
505podrías /poˈðɾias/to be able to, can
506sola /ˈsola/sole; one; only; single
507par /ˈpaɾ/even
508única /ˈunika/only; single; sole
509hacen /ˈaθen/to do, perform, execute, carry out
510seguir /seˈɡiɾ/to follow
511simplemente /ˌsimpleˈmente/simply
512dicen /ˈdiθen/to say, to tell
513medio /ˈmedjo/half, incompletely
514puta /ˈputa/fucking, goddamn
515saben /ˈsaben/to know, to understand
516sentido /senˈtido/to feel
517hagas /ˈaɡas/to do, perform, execute, carry out
518segura /seˈɡuɾa/secure; safe
519esperar /espeˈɾaɾ/to hope
520lejos /ˈlexos/far, far away
521arma /ˈaɾma/weapon, arm
522alto /ˈalto/up, high, highly
523pequeña /peˈkeɲa/small; little
524dólares /ˈdolaɾes/dollar
525seis /ˈseis/six
526estaban /esˈtaban/to be
527seguridad /seɡuɾiˈdad/safety, security
528maldita /malˈdita/cursed
529estuvo /esˈtubo/to be
530preocupes /ˌpɾeoˈkupes/to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to…
531palabra /paˈlabɾa/word
532esperando /espeˈɾando/to hope
533queda /ˈkeda/quiet, still
534oficina /ofiˈθina/office
535matar /maˈtaɾ/to kill, slay
536iré /iˈɾe/to go
537cama /ˈkama/bed
538además /adeˈmas/in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also,…
539último /ˈultimo/final; last
540oído /oˈido/to hear
541habría /aˈbɾia/have; forms the perfect aspect
542estará /estaˈɾa/to be
543dio /ˈdjo/to give, to give out
544recuerdo /reˈkweɾdo/to remember, to recollect
545siendo /ˈsjendo/to be
546acerca /aˈθeɾka/only used in acerca de
547tenga /ˈtenɡa/to have; to possess
548luz /ˈluθ/light
549correcto /koˈreɡto/correct, right
550demonios /deˈmonjos/the hell, on earth
551nuestras /ˈnwestɾas/our, ours, to us
552verte /ˈbeɾte/to see, to spot
553dormir /doɾˈmiɾ/to sleep
554sitio /ˈsitjo/site, place
555ayudar /aʝuˈdaɾ/to help
556conseguir /konseˈɡiɾ/to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain
557di /ˈdi/to give, to give out
558marido /maˈɾido/husband
559paz /ˈpaθ/peace
560idiota /iˈdjota/idiotic
561plan /ˈplan/scheme
562dado /ˈdado/given, considering
563cuanto /ˈkwanto/whatever quantity, as much, however much
564peor /peˈoɾ/bad
565murió /muˈɾjo/to die
566pueblo /ˈpweblo/town, village
567vivo /ˈbibo/to live; to be alive
568venido /beˈnido/to come, by default the speaker's location
569basta /ˈbasta/as long as; provided that; only if
570paso /ˈpaso/to pass, to hand, to slip
571deberíamos /debeˈɾiamos/to owe
572música /ˈmusika/music
573diga /ˈdiɡa/to say, to tell
574minuto /miˈnuto/minute
575anoche /aˈnot͡ʃe/last night
576llamar /ʝaˈmaɾ/to summon, to call
577piensa /ˈpjɛnsa/to think, ponder
578país /paˈis/country
579digas /ˈdiɡas/to say, to tell
580rey /ˈrei/king
581perdón /peɾˈdon/sorry, pardon me
582mucha /ˈmut͡ʃa/much, a lot of
583falta /ˈfalta/lack, shortage
584pienso /ˈpjenso/to think, ponder
585diablos /ˈdjablos/the hell
586perdido /peɾˈdido/to lose
587niña /ˈniɲa/girl, female equivalent of niño
588señorita /seɲoˈɾita/young woman
589diez /ˈdjeθ/ten
590lleva /ˈʝeba/to take somewhere
591hospital /ospiˈtal/hospital
592grandes /ˈɡɾandes/big, large
593maldito /malˈdito/cursed
594otras /ˈotɾas/other, another
595llamado /ʝaˈmado/to summon, to call
596hacemos /aˈθemos/to do, perform, execute, carry out
597llevar /ʝeˈbaɾ/to take somewhere
598fuego /ˈfweɡo/fire
599aqui /ˈaki/misspelling of aquí
600tuvo /ˈtubo/to have; to possess
601poner /poˈneɾ/to put, to place
602calle /ˈkaʝe/street
603acaba /aˈkaba/to finish; to end
604prueba /ˈpɾweba/to prove
605increíble /inkɾeˈible/incredible, unbelievable
606real /reˈal/true friend, best friend
607libro /ˈlibɾo/book
608orden /ˈoɾden/order
609semanas /seˈmanas/week
610especial /espeˈθjal/special
611mía /ˈmia/mine, my; of mine
612café /kaˈfe/brown
613duro /ˈduɾo/hard
614empezar /empeˈθaɾ/to start, begin, to get started
615afuera /aˈfweɾa/out, outside
616queremos /keˈɾemos/to desire, to want, to want to
617perro /ˈpero/dog, domesticated for thousands of years and of highly…
618cielo /ˈθjelo/sky
619puesto /ˈpwesto/to put, to place
620viaje /biˈaxe/to travel, journey
621detrás /deˈtɾas/behind, at the rear
622cuarto /ˈkwaɾto/fourth
623querida /keˈɾida/sweetheart
624haría /aˈɾia/to do, perform, execute, carry out
625preguntas /pɾeˈɣuntas/question
626piensas /ˈpjɛnsas/to think, ponder
627querido /keˈɾido/to desire, to want, to want to
628libre /ˈlibɾe/free
629buscar /busˈkaɾ/to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour
630cual /ˈkwal/like, as, in the manner of
631diré /diˈɾe/to say, to tell
632suena /ˈswena/to sound, to ring
633jugar /xuˈɡaɾ/to play
634cambio /ˈkambjo/to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
635película /peˈlikula/film
636millones /mijˈjones/million
637habrá /aˈbɾa/have; forms the perfect aspect
638llamada /ʝaˈmada/called
639resto /ˈresto/rest, remainder
640vemos /ˈbemos/to see, to spot
641extraño /e(ɡ)sˈtɾaɲo/strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare,…
642mala /ˈmala/devil
643presidente /pɾesiˈdente/president, head
644irme /ˈiɾme/to go
645ropa /ˈropa/garment, clothing, clothes, robes
646perder /peɾˈdeɾ/to lose
647vuelve /ˈbwelbe/to return, to revert, to get back
648agente /aˈxente/agent
649palabras /paˈlabɾas/word
650información /infoɾmaˈθjon/information, data
651raro /ˈraɾo/rare
652hará /aˈɾa/to do, perform, execute, carry out
653entiendes /enˈtjɛndes/to understand, to fathom
654éste /ˈeste/this one
655trabajando /ˌtɾaβaˈxando/to work
656tratando /tɾaˈtando/to treat
657general /xeneˈɾal/general, overall
658trato /ˈtɾato/to treat
659usar /uˈsaɾ/to use
660perfecto /peɾˈfeɡto/perfect
661derecho /deˈɾet͡ʃo/straight
662modo /ˈmodo/way, manner
663ayer /aˈʝeɾ/yesterday
664conoces /koˈnoθes/to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
665demás /deˈmas/others, other ones
666quieras /ˈkjeɾas/to desire, to want, to want to
667podríamos /poˈðɾiamos/to be able to, can
668noticias /noˈtiθjas/notice
669asesino /aseˈsino/murderous, homicidal
670encontrado /enkonˈtɾado/to meet
671control /konˈtɾol/control, or running of a business
672odio /ˈodjo/hate, hatred, loathing
673frente /ˈfɾente/forehead, brow
674sexo /ˈseɡso/sex
675decirle /deˈsiɾle/to say, to tell
676estaré /estaˈɾe/to be
677divertido /dibeɾˈtido/entertaining, amusing, funny
678armas /ˈaɾmas/weapon, arm
679recuerdas /reˈkweɾðas/to remember, to recollect
680amiga /aˈmiɡa/friend
681grupo /ˈɡɾupo/group
682asunto /aˈsunto/matter, issue, business
683acabo /aˈkabo/to finish; to end
684mensaje /menˈsaxe/message
685encima /enˈθima/on top of something
686atención /atenˈθjon/attention
687diferente /difeˈɾente/differently
688uh /u/used to express disappointment or disdain
689cállate /ˈkaʝate/shut up!
690daño /ˈdaɲo/damage
691sucede /suˈseðe/to happen, to befall, to occur
692cambiar /kamˈbjaɾ/to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
693siguiente /siˈɡjente/following
694sino /ˈsino/but
695seas /ˈseas/to be
696médico /ˈmediko/doctor
697boca /ˈboka/mouth, oral cavity
698dejó /deˈxo/to leave
699error /eˈroɾ/error
700jamás /xaˈmas/never
701largo /ˈlaɾɡo/long
702pena /ˈpena/punishment, sentence
703voz /ˈboθ/voice
704futuro /fuˈtuɾo/future
705siente /ˈsjente/to feel
706secreto /seˈkɾeto/secret
707baño /ˈbaɲo/bath
708mil /ˈmil/thousand
709decirte /deˈsiɾte/to say, to tell
710pensaba /penˈsaβa/to think, ponder
711novia /ˈnobja/boyfriend
712propia /ˈpɾopja/own
713sueño /ˈsweɲo/sleep, slumber
714haz /ˈaθ/to do, perform, execute, carry out
715fuerza /ˈfweɾθa/force
716deben /ˈdeben/to owe
717supone /suˈpone/to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to…
718estábamos /esˈtabamos/to be
719ambos /ˈambos/both
720ay /ˈai/ah!, alas!
721estuve /esˈtube/to be
722encontré /ˌenkonˈtɾe/to meet
723vuelto /ˈbwelto/to return, to revert, to get back
724dolor /doˈloɾ/pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness
725dile /ˈdile/to say, to tell
726encanta /enˈkanta/to charm, to enchant
727edad /eˈdad/age
728darle /ˈdaɾle/to give, to give out
729pie /ˈpje/foot
730negro /ˈneɡɾo/black
731ganar /ɡaˈnaɾ/to gain
732aire /ˈaiɾe/air
733lamento /laˈmento/lament
734verlo /ˈbeɾlo/to see, to spot
735asesinato /asesiˈnato/assassination
736vio /ˈbjo/to see, to spot
737adónde /aˈdonde/to where, whither, whereto
738llegado /ʝeˈɡado/to arrive, get
739disculpe /disˈkulpe/excuse me; pardon me
740s /ˈɛse/abbreviation of sur; south
741cita /ˈθita/date
742estaría /estaˈɾia/to be
743fuiste /ˈfwiste/to go
744sistema /sisˈtema/system
745gusto /ˈɡusto/taste
746pobre /ˈpobɾe/poor
747negocio /neˈɡoθjo/business, enterprise
748mente /ˈmente/mind, intellect
749tuyo /ˈtuʝo/yours
750campo /ˈkampo/countryside, country
751mire /ˈmiɾe/to look at
752situación /sitwaˈθjon/situation, scenario, picture
753tras /ˈtɾas/after, following, in the wake of; upon
754hotel /oˈtel/hotel
755vosotros /boˈsotɾos/you, you guys; second person plural personal pronoun
756funciona /funˈsjona/to work, to function
757foto /ˈfoto/photo, photograph
758abogado /aboˈɡado/lawyer, solicitor, counsel
759loca /ˈloka/crazy, insane, mad, nuts
760propio /ˈpɾopjo/own
761alrededor /alredeˈdoɾ/around
762próxima /ˈpɾoɡsima/near
763terminado /teɾmiˈnado/to finish, to end, to terminate, to conclude
764hablas /ˈablas/speech
765pagar /paˈɡaɾ/to pay
766mató /maˈto/to kill, slay
767llamo /ˈʝamo/to summon, to call
768personal /peɾsoˈnal/personnel, staff
769sientes /ˈsjɛntes/to feel
770ocurre /oˈkure/to happen, to occur
771ésta /ˈesta/this one
772recuerda /reˈkweɾða/to remember, to recollect
773mitad /miˈtad/half
774quiera /ˈkjeɾa/to desire, to want, to want to
775pelo /ˈpelo/hair
776tenías /teˈnias/to have; to possess
777viste /ˈbiste/to see, to spot
778oficial /ofiˈθjal/official
779llegó /ʝeˈɣo/to arrive, get
780compañía /kompaˈɲia/company, enterprise, business, firm
781relación /relaˈθjon/relation
782conoce /koˈnoθe/to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
783pase /ˈpase/to pass, to hand, to slip
784montón /monˈton/heap, pile
785mejores /meˈxoɾes/better
786creí /kɾeˈi/to believe
787cena /ˈθena/to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal
788sentir /senˈtiɾ/to feel
789través /tɾaˈbes/bend, turn
790accidente /aɡθiˈdente/accident
791i /ˈi/to go
792ellas /ˈeʝas/they, them
793caja /ˈkaxa/box, case
794tranquilo /tɾanˈkilo/calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet
795bonito /boˈnito/pretty, cute
796eras /ˈeɾas/era, age
797asi /ˈasi/misspelling of así
798pudo /ˈpudo/to be able to, can
799vive /ˈbibe/to live; to be alive
800vista /ˈbista/seen
801estúpido /esˈtupido/stupid
802línea /ˈlinea/line
803caballeros /ˌkaβajˈjeɾos/horseman
804haremos /aˈɾemos/to do, perform, execute, carry out
805dan /ˈdan/to give, to give out
806quédate /ˈkeðate/to be, to end up
807tienda /ˈtjenda/tent
808comprar /komˈpɾaɾ/to buy
809entendido /entenˈdido/to understand, to fathom
810centro /ˈθentɾo/center
811salvo /ˈsalbo/except, apart from
812mes /ˈmes/month
813sol /ˈsol/sun
814tonto /ˈtonto/stupid
815hambre /ˈambɾe/hunger
816mesa /ˈmesa/table
817respuesta /resˈpwesta/reply, response, answer
818completamente /komˌpletaˈmente/completely
819carta /ˈkaɾta/letter
820totalmente /toˌtalˈmente/totally
821imposible /impoˈsible/impossible
822pruebas /ˈpɾwebas/proof; evidence
823novio /ˈnobjo/boyfriend
824normal /noɾˈmal/normal, standard, regular, fine
825gustan /ˈɡustan/to like in a general sense
826pude /ˈpuðe/to be able to, can
827traje /ˈtɾaxe/to bring
828dirección /diɾeɡˈθjon/direction
829siete /ˈsjete/seven
830dijeron /diˈxeɾon/to say, to tell
831placer /plaˈθeɾ/to like
832sean /ˈsean/to be
833tendrá /tenˈdɾa/to have; to possess
834barco /ˈbaɾko/boat
835blanco /ˈblanko/white
836profesor /pɾofeˈsoɾ/professor
837servicio /seɾˈbiθjo/service
838muchacho /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃo/boy or young adult
839reunión /reuˈnjon/meeting, session, appointment
840dejado /deˈxado/to leave
841ley /ˈlei/law
842quisiera /kiˈsjeɾa/to desire, to want, to want to
843hubo /ˈubo/have; forms the perfect aspect
844programa /pɾoˈɡɾama/programme, program
845carrera /kaˈreɾa/race
846cumpleaños /kumpleˈaɲos/birthday
847muchachos /muˈt͡ʃat͡ʃos/boy or young adult
848culo /ˈkulo/ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks
849canción /kanˈθjon/song
850hermosa /eɾˈmosa/gorgeous, beautiful, handsome, lovely
851universidad /unibeɾsiˈdad/university, college
852boda /ˈboda/wedding
853decirme /deˈsiɾme/to say, to tell
854cualquiera /kwalˈkjeɾa/anyone, whoever, whomever
855tengas /ˈtenɡas/to have; to possess
856hacía /aˈθia/to do, perform, execute, carry out
857estés /esˈtes/to be
858sala /ˈsala/room
859llevo /ˈʝeβo/to take somewhere
860decisión /deθiˈsjon/decision
861espere /esˈpeɾe/to hope
862don /ˈdon/a title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names
863necesario /neθeˈsaɾjo/necessary, requisite
864sal /ˈsal/to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
865entra /ˈɛntɾa/to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside;…
866prisa /ˈpɾisa/hurry, rush, urgency
867carajo /kaˈɾaxo/cock
868embargo /emˈbaɾɡo/trade embargo
869interesante /inteɾeˈsante/interesting
870tendrás /tenˈdɾas/to have; to possess
871escuchar /eskuˈt͡ʃaɾ/to listen to, to hear out
872abuela /aˈbwela/grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo
873hicieron /iˈθjeɾon/to do, perform, execute, carry out
874detective /deteɡˈtibe/detective
875horrible /oˈrible/horrible
876suelo /ˈswelo/dirt, earth, ground, soil
877fotos /ˈfotos/photo, photograph
878cárcel /ˈkaɾθel/prison
879acá /aˈka/here
880siéntate /ˈsjentate/to seat
881decía /deˈθia/to say, to tell
882intentando /ˌintenˈtando/to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth…
883vámonos /ˈbamonos/to go
884maldición /maldiˈθjon/curse
885silencio /siˈlenθjo/silence
886muerta /ˈmweɾta/dead
887capaz /kaˈpaθ/maybe, perhaps
888salió /salˈjo/to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
889club /ˈklub/club
890terminar /teɾmiˈnaɾ/to finish, to end, to terminate, to conclude
891temo /ˈtemo/to have an obsession
892broma /ˈbɾoma/joke, prank, practical joke
893gobierno /ɡoˈbjeɾno/government
894prometo /pɾoˈmeto/to promise
895cámara /ˈkamaɾa/room
896media /ˈmedja/half
897terrible /teˈrible/terrible, awful, horrible
898llamó /ʝaˈmo/to summon, to call
899regalo /reˈɡalo/present, gift
900amable /aˈmable/kind, amiable, gracious
901dulce /ˈdulθe/sweet
902muertos /ˈmweɾtos/dead
903querías /keˈɾias/to desire, to want, to want to
904ataque /aˈtake/attack
905das /ˈdas/to give, to give out
906navidad /ˌnaβiˈðad/Christmas present
907negocios /neˈɡoθjos/business, enterprise
908pudiera /puˈðjeɾa/to be able to, can
909ocho /ˈot͡ʃo/eight
910avión /aˈbjon/aeroplane, airplane, plane
911investigación /imbestiɡaˈθjon/investigation
912acabó /akaˈbo/to finish; to end
913juro /ˈxuɾo/ownership
914mantener /manteˈneɾ/to keep
915ejército /eˈxeɾθito/army
916papel /paˈpel/paper
917partes /ˈpaɾtes/part; section; portion; share; piece; bit; cut; proportion
918ten /ˈten/to have; to possess
919gracioso /ɡɾaˈθjoso/funny, amusing
920diría /diˈɾia/to say, to tell
921principio /pɾinˈθipjo/principle
922delante /deˈlante/in front of, before
923teniente /teˈnjente/lieutenant
924deseo /deˈseo/desire, wish
925vayas /ˈbaʝas/joke; taunt
926nave /ˈnabe/ship, vessel
927sale /ˈsale/to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out
928basura /baˈsuɾa/trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense
929vine /ˈbine/to come, by default the speaker's location
930contacto /konˈtaɡto/contact
931esposo /esˈposo/husband
932tren /ˈtɾen/train
933encontramos /enkonˈtɾamos/to meet
934dale /ˈdale/to give, to give out
935verdadero /beɾdaˈdeɾo/true, real
936tuya /ˈtuʝa/yours, your
937alma /ˈalma/soul
938hazlo /ˈaθlo/to do, perform, execute, carry out
939disculpa /disˈkulpa/excuse
940junto /ˈxunto/together
941anda /ˈanda/to walk, to go
942tendré /tenˈdɾe/to have; to possess
943matrimonio /matɾiˈmonjo/matrimony
944saberlo /saˈβeɾlo/to know, to understand
945locura /loˈkuɾa/madness, craziness
946oro /ˈoɾo/gold
947permiso /peɾˈmiso/permission
948director /diɾeɡˈtoɾ/conductor
949peligro /peˈliɡɾo/danger, peril
950libertad /libeɾˈta/liberty, freedom
951alegro /aˈleɡɾo/to make happy
952baja /ˈbaxa/short
953tendremos /tenˈdɾemos/to have; to possess
954derecha /deˈɾet͡ʃa/straight
955encuentra /enˈkwɛntɾa/to meet
956pies /ˈpjes/foot
957segunda /seˈɡunda/second
958maravilloso /maɾabiˈʝoso/wonderful, marvelous
959espacio /esˈpaθjo/space
960rato /ˈrato/a while, bit
961abuelo /aˈbwelo/grandfather
962esperaba /ˌespeˈɾaβa/to hope
963mirando /miˈɾando/to look at
964salud /saˈlud/health
965sorpresa /soɾˈpɾesa/surprise
966ninguno /ninˈɡuno/no; none
967miren /ˈmiɾen/to look at
968triste /ˈtɾiste/As a temporary state
969aun /aˈun/even
970pensado /penˈsado/to think, ponder
971maestro /maˈestɾo/master
972según /seˈɡun/according to
973infierno /inˈfjeɾno/hell
974podrían /poˈðɾian/to be able to, can
975tipos /ˈtipos/dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion
976tía /ˈtia/uncle
977crimen /ˈkɾimen/crime
978conocido /konoˈθido/to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with
979consejo /konˈsexo/advice, counsel, piece of advice
980ante /ˈante/in front of, before
981iglesia /iˈɡlesja/church
982intento /inˈtento/to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth…
983mayoría /maʝoˈɾia/majority
984doy /ˈdoi/to give, to give out
985hicimos /iˈθimos/to do, perform, execute, carry out
986escena /esˈθena/scene
987piso /ˈpiso/floor, ground
988señal /seˈɲal/sign
989honor /oˈnoɾ/honor
990llamas /ˈʝamas/flame
991abre /ˈabɾe/to open, open up
992cerebro /θeˈɾebɾo/brain
993veras /ˈbeɾas/truth; reality
994viendo /ˈbjendo/to see, to spot
995pone /ˈpone/to put, to place
996pregunto /pɾeˈɣunto/to ask
997cocina /koˈθina/kitchen
998vestido /besˈtido/dressed
999inteligente /inteliˈxente/intelligent
1,000vieja /ˈbjexa/old person

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