10,000 most common Spanish words
Ranked by how often each word turns up in everyday Spanish, with its meaning in English.
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.
| # | Word | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | de | of, from |
| 2 | que | that |
| 3 | no | not |
| 4 | a | to |
| 5 | la | the |
| 6 | el | the |
| 7 | y | and |
| 8 | es | to be |
| 9 | en | in, at, on |
| 10 | lo | it; the |
| 11 | un | a, an |
| 12 | por | by |
| 13 | qué | what; which |
| 14 | me | me |
| 15 | una | a, an |
| 16 | los | the |
| 17 | se | oneself, himself, herself |
| 18 | te | yourself |
| 19 | con | with |
| 20 | para | for, to |
| 21 | está | to be |
| 22 | mi | my |
| 23 | pero | but |
| 24 | sí | yes, yeah |
| 25 | si | if, whether |
| 26 | bien | well |
| 27 | eso | that one |
| 28 | su | his, her, their |
| 29 | las | the |
| 30 | yo | first-person singular pronoun in the nominative case; I |
| 31 | del | of the, from the |
| 32 | como | as |
| 33 | aquí | here |
| 34 | tu | your |
| 35 | al | to the, at the |
| 36 | más | more; -er |
| 37 | le | to him, for him; dative of él |
| 38 | esto | this |
| 39 | todo | all; every |
| 40 | ya | now, right now, anymore, no longer |
| 41 | estoy | to be |
| 42 | ahora | now |
| 43 | muy | apocopic form of mucho; very |
| 44 | ha | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 45 | esta | this |
| 46 | así | like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way,… |
| 47 | vamos | to go |
| 48 | algo | something, anything |
| 49 | hay | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 50 | bueno | good |
| 51 | tengo | to have; to possess |
| 52 | él | he, him, masculine personal third person subject and… |
| 53 | cuando | when |
| 54 | estás | to be |
| 55 | sé | to know, to understand |
| 56 | tú | you |
| 57 | nos | we |
| 58 | nada | nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything |
| 59 | cómo | how? |
| 60 | este | this |
| 61 | o | or |
| 62 | he | here is |
| 63 | ser | to be |
| 64 | tiene | to have; to possess |
| 65 | puedo | to be able to, can |
| 66 | ella | she, her |
| 67 | quiero | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 68 | hacer | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 69 | fue | to go |
| 70 | gracias | grace, charm |
| 71 | vez | time, instance |
| 72 | era | to be |
| 73 | soy | to be |
| 74 | sólo | superseded spelling of solo |
| 75 | todos | all; every |
| 76 | porque | because |
| 77 | son | to be |
| 78 | tienes | to have; to possess |
| 79 | creo | to believe |
| 80 | voy | to go |
| 81 | sabes | to know, to understand |
| 82 | estaba | to be |
| 83 | puede | to be able to, can |
| 84 | eres | to be |
| 85 | ese | that |
| 86 | usted | second person formal; you |
| 87 | entonces | then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point |
| 88 | hola | hello, hi, hey |
| 89 | solo | only; solely; just |
| 90 | verdad | truth |
| 91 | casa | to marry, wed someone to |
| 92 | tan | so, as |
| 93 | quién | who?, whom?; whose? |
| 94 | sus | your |
| 95 | tiempo | time |
| 96 | dos | two |
| 97 | esa | that |
| 98 | nunca | never |
| 99 | dónde | where?; in what place? |
| 100 | va | to go |
| 101 | oh | oh |
| 102 | favor | favor/favour |
| 103 | mucho | much, a lot of |
| 104 | mí | me |
| 105 | quieres | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 106 | siento | to feel |
| 107 | señor | mister, sir, lord |
| 108 | mejor | better |
| 109 | hace | ago |
| 110 | has | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 111 | decir | to say, to tell |
| 112 | también | also, too, as well |
| 113 | sobre | over, above, on, upon, atop |
| 114 | dios | god |
| 115 | sin | without |
| 116 | tenemos | to have; to possess |
| 117 | están | to be |
| 118 | ti | you |
| 119 | puedes | to be able to, can |
| 120 | ver | to see, to spot |
| 121 | hombre | man |
| 122 | vida | life |
| 123 | alguien | someone, somebody |
| 124 | cosas | thing |
| 125 | siempre | always |
| 126 | hasta | even |
| 127 | ahí | there |
| 128 | ir | to go |
| 129 | años | year |
| 130 | antes | earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand |
| 131 | estar | to be |
| 132 | ni | Used when negating two or more elements, and not, not A or… |
| 133 | poco | little, not much |
| 134 | día | day |
| 135 | uno | one |
| 136 | noche | after dark, at night, nocturnally |
| 137 | hecho | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 138 | mis | apocopic form of mío, my |
| 139 | estamos | to be |
| 140 | otra | other, another |
| 141 | acuerdo | agreement |
| 142 | trabajo | to work |
| 143 | nosotros | we |
| 144 | parece | to seem, to see fit |
| 145 | gente | people |
| 146 | sea | to be |
| 147 | padre | Father |
| 148 | mira | to look at |
| 149 | mismo | right, exactly, immediately |
| 150 | dijo | to say, to tell |
| 151 | nadie | no one; nobody |
| 152 | quiere | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 153 | podría | to be able to, can |
| 154 | hablar | to talk; to speak; to communicate using words |
| 155 | vas | to go |
| 156 | ellos | he, him, masculine personal third person subject and… |
| 157 | tal | such |
| 158 | pasa | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 159 | fuera | outside |
| 160 | después | later, afterwards, afterward, post |
| 161 | han | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 162 | desde | since |
| 163 | dinero | money |
| 164 | mundo | world, earth |
| 165 | claro | certainly, naturally, of course |
| 166 | momento | moment, instant |
| 167 | les | the |
| 168 | tener | to have; to possess |
| 169 | estado | to be |
| 170 | otro | other, another |
| 171 | había | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 172 | mañana | tomorrow |
| 173 | tenía | to have; to possess |
| 174 | madre | mother |
| 175 | vale | a voucher; an IOU |
| 176 | lugar | place |
| 177 | haciendo | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 178 | donde | where, in what place |
| 179 | seguro | for sure |
| 180 | sabe | to know, to understand |
| 181 | podemos | to be able to, can |
| 182 | tus | apocopic form of tuyo, your |
| 183 | espera | to hope |
| 184 | nuevo | new |
| 185 | sido | to be |
| 186 | cosa | thing |
| 187 | hijo | son |
| 188 | allí | there |
| 189 | menos | less |
| 190 | tipo | like |
| 191 | amigo | friend |
| 192 | gran | apocopic form of grande; great, grand |
| 193 | nuestro | ours |
| 194 | mujer | woman |
| 195 | mamá | mum, mom |
| 196 | luego | then |
| 197 | papá | dad |
| 198 | días | day |
| 199 | dice | to say, to tell |
| 200 | hoy | today, tonight |
| 201 | tres | three |
| 202 | buena | good |
| 203 | necesito | to need |
| 204 | dije | to say, to tell |
| 205 | oye | to hear |
| 206 | gusta | to like in a general sense |
| 207 | quería | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 208 | será | to be |
| 209 | haber | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 210 | parte | to divide, split |
| 211 | todas | all; every |
| 212 | crees | to believe |
| 213 | buen | apocopic form of bueno |
| 214 | conmigo | with me |
| 215 | nombre | name |
| 216 | mierda | nothing |
| 217 | nuestra | our, ours, to us |
| 218 | mal | badly, poorly, ill |
| 219 | debe | to owe |
| 220 | realmente | really, actually, genuinely |
| 221 | estas | this |
| 222 | aún | still, yet |
| 223 | mío | mine; of mine |
| 224 | toda | all; every |
| 225 | hacerlo | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 226 | cada | each; every |
| 227 | visto | to see, to spot |
| 228 | importa | to matter, to be important |
| 229 | contigo | with you |
| 230 | tienen | to have; to possess |
| 231 | hemos | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 232 | razón | reason |
| 233 | alguna | some, any |
| 234 | tanto | so much; as much; that much |
| 235 | saber | to know, to understand |
| 236 | hizo | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 237 | veces | by, times |
| 238 | serio | serious, earnest, sober, solemn |
| 239 | ven | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 240 | idea | idea |
| 241 | eh | hey! |
| 242 | tarde | late |
| 243 | problema | problem, issue, challenge |
| 244 | hora | hour |
| 245 | cierto | a certain, a specific |
| 246 | dicho | said |
| 247 | quien | who |
| 248 | demasiado | too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch |
| 249 | amor | love |
| 250 | entre | between |
| 251 | ve | to see, to spot |
| 252 | pasado | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 253 | familia | family |
| 254 | estos | this |
| 255 | policía | Civility, polity, public order, police, fineness, neatness,… |
| 256 | debería | to owe |
| 257 | ustedes | you, you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye |
| 258 | chica | boy; kid |
| 259 | esos | that |
| 260 | chicos | small |
| 261 | cuenta | to count; to tally |
| 262 | haces | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 263 | todavía | still, yet |
| 264 | salir | to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out |
| 265 | algún | apocopic form of alguno; some, any |
| 266 | vaya | to go |
| 267 | unos | about, approximately |
| 268 | veo | to see, to spot |
| 269 | amigos | friend |
| 270 | hermano | brother |
| 271 | pensé | to think, ponder |
| 272 | sabía | to know, to understand |
| 273 | cabeza | head |
| 274 | ah | ah |
| 275 | cariño | affection, fondness |
| 276 | digo | to say, to tell |
| 277 | van | to go |
| 278 | hombres | man |
| 279 | buenas | good |
| 280 | somos | to be |
| 281 | cualquier | apocopic form of cualquiera; any; whatever; whichever |
| 282 | forma | shape; form; figure |
| 283 | mientras | meanwhile |
| 284 | lado | side |
| 285 | debo | to owe |
| 286 | sería | to be |
| 287 | caso | to marry, wed someone to |
| 288 | pueden | to be able to, can |
| 289 | pasó | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 290 | primera | first, first up |
| 291 | genial | very well |
| 292 | chico | small |
| 293 | supuesto | supposed, self-styled, alleged |
| 294 | hice | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 295 | pues | so, then; in that case |
| 296 | adiós | goodbye, farewell |
| 297 | muchas | much, a lot of |
| 298 | personas | person |
| 299 | señora | great big; whopping |
| 300 | volver | to return, to revert, to get back |
| 301 | esas | that |
| 302 | quizá | perhaps, maybe |
| 303 | contra | against, versus |
| 304 | camino | to walk |
| 305 | durante | during, in, over |
| 306 | hablando | to talk; to speak; to communicate using words |
| 307 | manera | way; manner; method; style |
| 308 | muerto | to die |
| 309 | persona | person |
| 310 | rápido | rapidly, quickly, fast |
| 311 | cuál | what; which |
| 312 | ayuda | to help |
| 313 | historia | history |
| 314 | iba | to go |
| 315 | supongo | to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to… |
| 316 | nueva | new |
| 317 | entiendo | to understand, to fathom |
| 318 | dentro | inside |
| 319 | casi | almost |
| 320 | puerta | door |
| 321 | ves | to see, to spot |
| 322 | pasar | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 323 | primero | first; first of all; firstly |
| 324 | significa | to signify |
| 325 | semana | week |
| 326 | hacia | toward, towards |
| 327 | quizás | alternative form of quizá |
| 328 | espero | to hope |
| 329 | juntos | together |
| 330 | año | year |
| 331 | niños | child, boy |
| 332 | pronto | soon |
| 333 | tío | uncle |
| 334 | suerte | luck, fortune |
| 335 | ciudad | city |
| 336 | siquiera | at least, at the least |
| 337 | feliz | happy, merry |
| 338 | venir | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 339 | hija | daughter; female equivalent of hijo |
| 340 | gustaría | to like in a general sense |
| 341 | minutos | minute |
| 342 | cuánto | how much; how many |
| 343 | os | you, to you, for you; dative and accusative of vosotros |
| 344 | hey | hey! |
| 345 | muerte | death |
| 346 | dejar | to leave |
| 347 | realidad | reality |
| 348 | deja | to leave |
| 349 | problemas | problem, issue, challenge |
| 350 | vi | to see, to spot |
| 351 | da | to give, to give out |
| 352 | importante | important, that cares, that matters |
| 353 | dijiste | to say, to tell |
| 354 | corazón | heart |
| 355 | miedo | fear |
| 356 | jefe | chief; president; head; leader of a business, political… |
| 357 | agua | water |
| 358 | haré | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 359 | justo | right, just |
| 360 | horas | hour |
| 361 | poder | to be able to, can |
| 362 | buenos | good |
| 363 | esposa | wife |
| 364 | manos | hand |
| 365 | debes | to owe |
| 366 | viene | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 367 | venga | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 368 | nuestros | our, ours, to us |
| 369 | ojos | eye |
| 370 | adelante | forward |
| 371 | encontrar | to meet |
| 372 | mano | hand |
| 373 | cinco | five |
| 374 | niño | child, boy |
| 375 | ninguna | no; none |
| 376 | otros | other, another |
| 377 | cara | face |
| 378 | cuidado | to look after, take care of |
| 379 | bajo | low |
| 380 | cerca | close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh |
| 381 | viejo | old |
| 382 | déjame | to leave |
| 383 | noches | night |
| 384 | bastante | quite, rather, pretty, fairly |
| 385 | fin | end |
| 386 | tomar | to take |
| 387 | único | only; single; sole |
| 388 | misma | same; identical; one and the same; indicates that the two… |
| 389 | escucha | to listen to, to hear out |
| 390 | ningún | apocopic form of ninguno |
| 391 | suficiente | sufficient, enough |
| 392 | punto | point |
| 393 | cuándo | when |
| 394 | sigue | to follow |
| 395 | haya | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 396 | equipo | team |
| 397 | grande | big, large |
| 398 | necesita | to need |
| 399 | llegar | to arrive, get |
| 400 | incluso | even |
| 401 | algunos | some, any |
| 402 | doctor | doctor |
| 403 | difícil | difficult, hard, tough, challenging, rough, tricky, trying,… |
| 404 | aunque | though, although, even though, albeit |
| 405 | hubiera | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 406 | primer | apocopic form of primero |
| 407 | coche | car, automobile |
| 408 | hago | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 409 | clase | lecture |
| 410 | cuatro | four |
| 411 | mas | but |
| 412 | dices | to say, to tell |
| 413 | pequeño | small; little |
| 414 | llama | to summon, to call |
| 415 | toma | to take |
| 416 | hiciste | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 417 | allá | there, over there, thither, yonder |
| 418 | última | final; last |
| 419 | arriba | above, over |
| 420 | tierra | Earth |
| 421 | guerra | war, warfare |
| 422 | pensar | to think, ponder |
| 423 | pueda | to be able to, can |
| 424 | igual | in the same way; just like |
| 425 | loco | crazy, insane, mad, nuts |
| 426 | sangre | blood |
| 427 | mujeres | woman |
| 428 | vuelta | change |
| 429 | fui | to go |
| 430 | trabajar | to work |
| 431 | tenido | to have; to possess |
| 432 | juego | to play |
| 433 | deberías | to owe |
| 434 | cuerpo | body |
| 435 | e | and |
| 436 | algunas | some, any |
| 437 | entrar | to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside;… |
| 438 | cree | to believe |
| 439 | podía | to be able to, can |
| 440 | debemos | to owe |
| 441 | oportunidad | opportunity, chance, shot, break, occasion, time |
| 442 | teléfono | telephone |
| 443 | necesitamos | to need |
| 444 | final | final |
| 445 | listo | clever, smart |
| 446 | fiesta | party |
| 447 | muchos | much, a lot of |
| 448 | estabas | to be |
| 449 | quieren | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 450 | vete | to go |
| 451 | auto | car, automobile |
| 452 | dar | to give, to give out |
| 453 | vivir | to live; to be alive |
| 454 | posible | possible |
| 455 | ok | OK |
| 456 | hermana | sister; female equivalent of hermano |
| 457 | número | number |
| 458 | meses | month |
| 459 | exactamente | exactly |
| 460 | culpa | fault |
| 461 | abajo | down, downwards |
| 462 | escuela | school |
| 463 | ido | to go |
| 464 | fuerte | hard |
| 465 | diciendo | to say, to tell |
| 466 | habla | to talk; to speak; to communicate using words |
| 467 | esté | to be |
| 468 | ello | it, neuter third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun |
| 469 | pregunta | to ask |
| 470 | chicas | small |
| 471 | eran | to be |
| 472 | unas | an; a |
| 473 | pasando | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 474 | atrás | behind |
| 475 | malo | bad |
| 476 | capitán | captain |
| 477 | bebé | to drink |
| 478 | segundo | second |
| 479 | sabemos | to know, to understand |
| 480 | mayor | big, large |
| 481 | comida | having had lunch; having already eaten |
| 482 | morir | to die |
| 483 | conozco | to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with |
| 484 | dame | to give, to give out |
| 485 | fácil | easily |
| 486 | comer | to eat |
| 487 | vino | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 488 | lista | clever, smart |
| 489 | haga | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 490 | necesitas | to need |
| 491 | hijos | son |
| 492 | probablemente | probably, likely |
| 493 | padres | cool, acceptable, easy |
| 494 | habitación | room |
| 495 | creer | to believe |
| 496 | pensando | to think, ponder |
| 497 | fueron | to go |
| 498 | dime | to say, to tell |
| 499 | trata | to treat |
| 500 | buscando | to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour |
| 501 | tuve | to have; to possess |
| 502 | tampoco | neither; nor; also not |
| 503 | amo | to love, have great affection for, care about |
| 504 | joven | young, youthful |
| 505 | podrías | to be able to, can |
| 506 | sola | sole; one; only; single |
| 507 | par | even |
| 508 | única | only; single; sole |
| 509 | hacen | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 510 | seguir | to follow |
| 511 | simplemente | simply |
| 512 | dicen | to say, to tell |
| 513 | medio | half, incompletely |
| 514 | puta | fucking, goddamn |
| 515 | saben | to know, to understand |
| 516 | sentido | to feel |
| 517 | hagas | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 518 | segura | secure; safe |
| 519 | esperar | to hope |
| 520 | lejos | far, far away |
| 521 | arma | weapon, arm |
| 522 | alto | up, high, highly |
| 523 | pequeña | small; little |
| 524 | dólares | dollar |
| 525 | seis | six |
| 526 | estaban | to be |
| 527 | seguridad | safety, security |
| 528 | maldita | cursed |
| 529 | estuvo | to be |
| 530 | preocupes | to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to… |
| 531 | palabra | word |
| 532 | esperando | to hope |
| 533 | queda | quiet, still |
| 534 | oficina | office |
| 535 | matar | to kill, slay |
| 536 | iré | to go |
| 537 | cama | bed |
| 538 | además | in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also,… |
| 539 | último | final; last |
| 540 | oído | to hear |
| 541 | habría | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 542 | estará | to be |
| 543 | dio | to give, to give out |
| 544 | recuerdo | to remember, to recollect |
| 545 | siendo | to be |
| 546 | acerca | only used in acerca de |
| 547 | tenga | to have; to possess |
| 548 | luz | light |
| 549 | correcto | correct, right |
| 550 | demonios | the hell, on earth |
| 551 | nuestras | our, ours, to us |
| 552 | verte | to see, to spot |
| 553 | dormir | to sleep |
| 554 | sitio | site, place |
| 555 | ayudar | to help |
| 556 | conseguir | to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain |
| 557 | di | to give, to give out |
| 558 | marido | husband |
| 559 | paz | peace |
| 560 | idiota | idiotic |
| 561 | plan | plan |
| 562 | dado | given, considering |
| 563 | cuanto | whatever quantity, as much, however much |
| 564 | peor | bad |
| 565 | murió | to die |
| 566 | pueblo | town, village |
| 567 | vivo | to live; to be alive |
| 568 | venido | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 569 | basta | as long as; provided that; only if |
| 570 | paso | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 571 | deberíamos | to owe |
| 572 | música | music |
| 573 | diga | to say, to tell |
| 574 | minuto | minute |
| 575 | anoche | last night |
| 576 | llamar | to summon, to call |
| 577 | piensa | to think, ponder |
| 578 | país | country |
| 579 | digas | to say, to tell |
| 580 | rey | king |
| 581 | perdón | sorry, pardon me |
| 582 | mucha | much, a lot of |
| 583 | falta | lack, shortage |
| 584 | pienso | to think, ponder |
| 585 | diablos | the hell |
| 586 | perdido | to lose |
| 587 | niña | girl, female equivalent of niño |
| 588 | señorita | young woman |
| 589 | diez | ten |
| 590 | lleva | to take somewhere |
| 591 | hospital | hospital |
| 592 | grandes | big, large |
| 593 | maldito | cursed |
| 594 | otras | other, another |
| 595 | llamado | to summon, to call |
| 596 | hacemos | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 597 | llevar | to take somewhere |
| 598 | fuego | fire |
| 599 | aqui | misspelling of aquí |
| 600 | tuvo | to have; to possess |
| 601 | poner | to put, to place |
| 602 | calle | street |
| 603 | acaba | to finish; to end |
| 604 | prueba | to prove |
| 605 | increíble | incredible, unbelievable |
| 606 | real | real |
| 607 | libro | book |
| 608 | orden | order |
| 609 | semanas | week |
| 610 | especial | special |
| 611 | mía | mine, my; of mine |
| 612 | café | brown |
| 613 | duro | hard |
| 614 | empezar | to start, begin, to get started |
| 615 | afuera | out, outside |
| 616 | queremos | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 617 | perro | dog, domesticated for thousands of years and of highly… |
| 618 | cielo | sky |
| 619 | puesto | to put, to place |
| 620 | viaje | to travel, journey |
| 621 | detrás | behind, at the rear |
| 622 | cuarto | fourth |
| 623 | querida | sweetheart |
| 624 | haría | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 625 | preguntas | question |
| 626 | piensas | to think, ponder |
| 627 | querido | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 628 | libre | free |
| 629 | buscar | to seek, search for, look for, try to find, to scour |
| 630 | cual | like, as, in the manner of |
| 631 | diré | to say, to tell |
| 632 | suena | to sound, to ring |
| 633 | jugar | to play |
| 634 | cambio | to change, to shift, to switch, to alter |
| 635 | película | film |
| 636 | millones | million |
| 637 | habrá | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 638 | llamada | called |
| 639 | resto | rest, remainder |
| 640 | vemos | to see, to spot |
| 641 | extraño | strange, unusual, odd, weird, bizarre, uncanny, rare,… |
| 642 | mala | devil |
| 643 | presidente | president, head |
| 644 | irme | to go |
| 645 | ropa | garment, clothing, clothes, robes |
| 646 | perder | to lose |
| 647 | vuelve | to return, to revert, to get back |
| 648 | agente | agent |
| 649 | palabras | word |
| 650 | información | information, data |
| 651 | raro | rare |
| 652 | hará | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 653 | entiendes | to understand, to fathom |
| 654 | éste | this one |
| 655 | trabajando | to work |
| 656 | tratando | to treat |
| 657 | general | general, overall |
| 658 | trato | to treat |
| 659 | usar | to use |
| 660 | perfecto | perfect |
| 661 | derecho | straight |
| 662 | modo | way, manner |
| 663 | ayer | yesterday |
| 664 | conoces | to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with |
| 665 | demás | others, other ones |
| 666 | quieras | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 667 | podríamos | to be able to, can |
| 668 | noticias | notice |
| 669 | asesino | murderous, homicidal |
| 670 | encontrado | to meet |
| 671 | control | control, or running of a business |
| 672 | odio | hate, hatred, loathing |
| 673 | frente | forehead, brow |
| 674 | sexo | sex |
| 675 | decirle | to say, to tell |
| 676 | estaré | to be |
| 677 | divertido | entertaining, amusing, funny |
| 678 | armas | weapon, arm |
| 679 | recuerdas | to remember, to recollect |
| 680 | amiga | friend |
| 681 | grupo | group |
| 682 | asunto | matter, issue, business |
| 683 | acabo | to finish; to end |
| 684 | mensaje | message |
| 685 | encima | on top of something |
| 686 | atención | attention |
| 687 | diferente | differently |
| 688 | uh | used to express disappointment or disdain |
| 689 | cállate | shut up! |
| 690 | daño | damage |
| 691 | sucede | to happen, to befall, to occur |
| 692 | cambiar | to change, to shift, to switch, to alter |
| 693 | siguiente | following |
| 694 | sino | but |
| 695 | seas | to be |
| 696 | médico | doctor |
| 697 | boca | mouth, oral cavity |
| 698 | dejó | to leave |
| 699 | error | error |
| 700 | jamás | never |
| 701 | largo | long |
| 702 | pena | punishment, sentence |
| 703 | voz | voice |
| 704 | futuro | future |
| 705 | siente | to feel |
| 706 | secreto | secret |
| 707 | baño | bath |
| 708 | mil | thousand |
| 709 | decirte | to say, to tell |
| 710 | pensaba | to think, ponder |
| 711 | novia | boyfriend |
| 712 | propia | own |
| 713 | sueño | sleep, slumber |
| 714 | haz | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 715 | fuerza | force |
| 716 | deben | to owe |
| 717 | supone | to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to… |
| 718 | estábamos | to be |
| 719 | ambos | both |
| 720 | ay | ah!, alas! |
| 721 | estuve | to be |
| 722 | encontré | to meet |
| 723 | vuelto | to return, to revert, to get back |
| 724 | dolor | pain, ache, aching soreness, tenderness |
| 725 | dile | to say, to tell |
| 726 | encanta | to charm, to enchant |
| 727 | edad | age |
| 728 | darle | to give, to give out |
| 729 | pie | foot |
| 730 | negro | black |
| 731 | ganar | to gain |
| 732 | aire | air |
| 733 | lamento | lament |
| 734 | verlo | to see, to spot |
| 735 | asesinato | assassination |
| 736 | vio | to see, to spot |
| 737 | adónde | to where, whither, whereto |
| 738 | llegado | to arrive, get |
| 739 | disculpe | excuse me; pardon me |
| 740 | s | abbreviation of sur; south |
| 741 | cita | date |
| 742 | estaría | to be |
| 743 | fuiste | to go |
| 744 | sistema | system |
| 745 | gusto | taste |
| 746 | pobre | poor |
| 747 | negocio | business, enterprise |
| 748 | mente | mind, intellect |
| 749 | tuyo | yours |
| 750 | campo | countryside, country |
| 751 | mire | to look at |
| 752 | situación | situation, scenario, picture |
| 753 | tras | after, following, in the wake of; upon |
| 754 | hotel | hotel |
| 755 | vosotros | you, you guys; second person plural personal pronoun |
| 756 | funciona | to work, to function |
| 757 | foto | photo, photograph |
| 758 | abogado | lawyer, solicitor, counsel |
| 759 | loca | crazy, insane, mad, nuts |
| 760 | propio | own |
| 761 | alrededor | around |
| 762 | próxima | near |
| 763 | terminado | to finish, to end, to terminate, to conclude |
| 764 | hablas | speech |
| 765 | pagar | to pay |
| 766 | mató | to kill, slay |
| 767 | llamo | to summon, to call |
| 768 | personal | personal |
| 769 | sientes | to feel |
| 770 | ocurre | to happen, to occur |
| 771 | ésta | this one |
| 772 | recuerda | to remember, to recollect |
| 773 | mitad | half |
| 774 | quiera | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 775 | pelo | hair |
| 776 | tenías | to have; to possess |
| 777 | viste | to see, to spot |
| 778 | oficial | official |
| 779 | llegó | to arrive, get |
| 780 | compañía | company, enterprise, business, firm |
| 781 | relación | relation |
| 782 | conoce | to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with |
| 783 | pase | to pass, to hand, to slip |
| 784 | montón | heap, pile |
| 785 | mejores | better |
| 786 | creí | to believe |
| 787 | cena | to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal |
| 788 | sentir | to feel |
| 789 | través | bend, turn |
| 790 | accidente | accident |
| 791 | i | to go |
| 792 | ellas | they, them |
| 793 | caja | box, case |
| 794 | tranquilo | calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet |
| 795 | bonito | pretty, cute |
| 796 | eras | era, age |
| 797 | asi | misspelling of así |
| 798 | pudo | to be able to, can |
| 799 | vive | to live; to be alive |
| 800 | vista | seen |
| 801 | estúpido | stupid |
| 802 | línea | line |
| 803 | caballeros | horseman |
| 804 | haremos | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 805 | dan | to give, to give out |
| 806 | quédate | to be, to end up |
| 807 | tienda | tent |
| 808 | comprar | to buy |
| 809 | entendido | to understand, to fathom |
| 810 | centro | center |
| 811 | salvo | except, apart from |
| 812 | mes | month |
| 813 | sol | sun |
| 814 | tonto | stupid |
| 815 | hambre | hunger |
| 816 | mesa | table |
| 817 | respuesta | reply, response, answer |
| 818 | completamente | completely |
| 819 | carta | letter |
| 820 | totalmente | totally |
| 821 | imposible | impossible |
| 822 | pruebas | proof; evidence |
| 823 | novio | boyfriend |
| 824 | normal | normal, standard, regular, fine |
| 825 | gustan | to like in a general sense |
| 826 | pude | to be able to, can |
| 827 | traje | to bring |
| 828 | dirección | direction |
| 829 | siete | seven |
| 830 | dijeron | to say, to tell |
| 831 | placer | to like |
| 832 | sean | to be |
| 833 | tendrá | to have; to possess |
| 834 | barco | boat |
| 835 | blanco | white |
| 836 | profesor | professor |
| 837 | servicio | service |
| 838 | muchacho | boy or young adult |
| 839 | reunión | meeting, session, appointment |
| 840 | dejado | to leave |
| 841 | ley | law |
| 842 | quisiera | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 843 | hubo | have; forms the perfect aspect |
| 844 | programa | programme, program |
| 845 | carrera | race |
| 846 | cumpleaños | birthday |
| 847 | muchachos | boy or young adult |
| 848 | culo | ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks |
| 849 | canción | song |
| 850 | hermosa | gorgeous, beautiful, handsome, lovely |
| 851 | universidad | university, college |
| 852 | boda | wedding |
| 853 | decirme | to say, to tell |
| 854 | cualquiera | anyone, whoever, whomever |
| 855 | tengas | to have; to possess |
| 856 | hacía | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 857 | estés | to be |
| 858 | sala | room |
| 859 | llevo | to take somewhere |
| 860 | decisión | decision |
| 861 | espere | to hope |
| 862 | don | a title of respect to a man, prefixed to first names |
| 863 | necesario | necessary, requisite |
| 864 | sal | to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out |
| 865 | entra | to enter; to come in; to get in; to go in; to get inside;… |
| 866 | prisa | hurry, rush, urgency |
| 867 | carajo | cock |
| 868 | embargo | embargo |
| 869 | interesante | interesting |
| 870 | tendrás | to have; to possess |
| 871 | escuchar | to listen to, to hear out |
| 872 | abuela | grandmother, female equivalent of abuelo |
| 873 | hicieron | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 874 | detective | detective |
| 875 | horrible | horrible |
| 876 | suelo | dirt, earth, ground, soil |
| 877 | fotos | photo, photograph |
| 878 | cárcel | prison |
| 879 | acá | here |
| 880 | siéntate | to seat |
| 881 | decía | to say, to tell |
| 882 | intentando | to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth… |
| 883 | vámonos | to go |
| 884 | maldición | curse |
| 885 | silencio | silence |
| 886 | muerta | dead |
| 887 | capaz | maybe, perhaps |
| 888 | salió | to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out |
| 889 | club | club |
| 890 | terminar | to finish, to end, to terminate, to conclude |
| 891 | temo | to have an obsession |
| 892 | broma | joke, prank, practical joke |
| 893 | gobierno | government |
| 894 | prometo | to promise |
| 895 | cámara | room |
| 896 | media | half |
| 897 | terrible | terrible, awful, horrible |
| 898 | llamó | to summon, to call |
| 899 | regalo | present, gift |
| 900 | amable | kind, amiable, gracious |
| 901 | dulce | sweet |
| 902 | muertos | dead |
| 903 | querías | to desire, to want, to want to |
| 904 | ataque | attack |
| 905 | das | to give, to give out |
| 906 | navidad | Christmas present |
| 907 | negocios | business, enterprise |
| 908 | pudiera | to be able to, can |
| 909 | ocho | eight |
| 910 | avión | aeroplane, airplane, plane |
| 911 | investigación | investigation |
| 912 | acabó | to finish; to end |
| 913 | juro | ownership |
| 914 | mantener | to keep |
| 915 | ejército | army |
| 916 | papel | paper |
| 917 | partes | part; section; portion; share; piece; bit; cut; proportion |
| 918 | ten | to have; to possess |
| 919 | gracioso | funny, amusing |
| 920 | diría | to say, to tell |
| 921 | principio | principle |
| 922 | delante | in front of, before |
| 923 | teniente | lieutenant |
| 924 | deseo | desire, wish |
| 925 | vayas | joke; taunt |
| 926 | nave | ship, vessel |
| 927 | sale | to go out, to leave, to depart, to head out |
| 928 | basura | trash, waste, garbage, rubbish, nonsense |
| 929 | vine | to come, by default the speaker's location |
| 930 | contacto | contact |
| 931 | esposo | husband |
| 932 | tren | train |
| 933 | encontramos | to meet |
| 934 | dale | to give, to give out |
| 935 | verdadero | true, real |
| 936 | tuya | yours, your |
| 937 | alma | soul |
| 938 | hazlo | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 939 | disculpa | excuse |
| 940 | junto | together |
| 941 | anda | to walk, to go |
| 942 | tendré | to have; to possess |
| 943 | matrimonio | matrimony |
| 944 | saberlo | to know, to understand |
| 945 | locura | madness, craziness |
| 946 | oro | gold |
| 947 | permiso | permission |
| 948 | director | director |
| 949 | peligro | danger, peril |
| 950 | libertad | liberty, freedom |
| 951 | alegro | to make happy |
| 952 | baja | short |
| 953 | tendremos | to have; to possess |
| 954 | derecha | straight |
| 955 | encuentra | to meet |
| 956 | pies | foot |
| 957 | segunda | second |
| 958 | maravilloso | wonderful, marvelous |
| 959 | espacio | space |
| 960 | rato | a while, bit |
| 961 | abuelo | grandfather |
| 962 | esperaba | to hope |
| 963 | mirando | to look at |
| 964 | salud | health |
| 965 | sorpresa | surprise |
| 966 | ninguno | no; none |
| 967 | miren | to look at |
| 968 | triste | As a temporary state |
| 969 | aun | even |
| 970 | pensado | to think, ponder |
| 971 | maestro | master |
| 972 | según | according to |
| 973 | infierno | hell |
| 974 | podrían | to be able to, can |
| 975 | tipos | dolled up, smartened up, dressed for a special occasion |
| 976 | tía | uncle |
| 977 | crimen | crime |
| 978 | conocido | to know, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with |
| 979 | consejo | advice, counsel, piece of advice |
| 980 | ante | in front of, before |
| 981 | iglesia | church |
| 982 | intento | to try, to attempt; especially: to strain or put forth… |
| 983 | mayoría | majority |
| 984 | doy | to give, to give out |
| 985 | hicimos | to do, perform, execute, carry out |
| 986 | escena | scene |
| 987 | piso | floor, ground |
| 988 | señal | sign |
| 989 | honor | honor |
| 990 | llamas | flame |
| 991 | abre | to open, open up |
| 992 | cerebro | brain |
| 993 | veras | truth; reality |
| 994 | viendo | to see, to spot |
| 995 | pone | to put, to place |
| 996 | pregunto | to ask |
| 997 | cocina | kitchen |
| 998 | vestido | dressed |
| 999 | inteligente | intelligent |
| 1,000 | vieja | old person |
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