Galician and Spanish: 261 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third — that is all tren and bomba are — and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Galician | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| quegl /kɪ/es /ke/ | that | #1 | #2 |
| egl /ˈe/es /e/ | and | #6 | #435 |
| estágl /ɪsˈtaː/es /esˈta/ | to be | #19 | #21 |
| pero/ˈpeɾo/ | but | #25 | #23 |
| congl /koŋ/es /kon/ | with | #28 | #19 |
| aquí/aˈki/ | here | #29 | #33 |
| ti/ˈti/ | you | #38 | #118 |
| era/ˈeɾa/ | to be | #51 | #72 |
| ser/ˈseɾ/ | to be | #54 | #63 |
| estagl /ˈɛstɐ/es /ˈesta/ | this | #59 | #45 |
| porque/ˈpoɾke/ | because | #65 | #76 |
| estegl [ˈestɪ]es /ˈeste/ | this | #66 | #60 |
| nuncagl /ˈnuŋka/es /ˈnunka/ | never | #81 | #98 |
| estás/esˈtas/ | to be | #84 | #54 |
| estaba/esˈtaba/ | to be | #86 | #82 |
| día/ˈdia/ | day | #87 | #134 |
| vida/ˈbida/ | life | #89 | #122 |
| tangl /ˈtaŋ/es /tan/ | so, as | #98 | #92 |
| están/esˈtan/ | to be | #111 | #117 |
| esgl /ɛs/es /ˈes/ | to be | #115 | #8 |
| irgl /iɾ/es /ˈiɾ/ | to go | #127 | #128 |
| ese/ˈese/ | that | #128 | #85 |
| esagl /ˈɛsɐ/es /ˈesa/ | that | #133 | #97 |
| creo/ˈkɾeo/ | to believe | #144 | #79 |
| estar/esˈtaɾ/ | to be | #145 | #131 |
| estamos/esˈtamos/ | to be | #156 | #139 |
| días/ˈdias/ | day | #167 | #198 |
| lugar/luˈɡaɾ/ | place | #174 | #176 |
| tres/ˈtɾes/ | three | #179 | #201 |
| menos/ˈmenos/ | less | #181 | #189 |
| ohgl [ˈɔː]es /ˈo/ | oh | #195 | #101 |
| momento/moˈmento/ | moment, instant | #212 | #166 |
| talgl [ˈtal]es /ˈtal/ | such | #220 | #157 |
| será/seˈɾa/ | to be | #221 | #208 |
| amor/aˈmoɾ/ | love | #223 | #249 |
| vamos/ˈbamos/ | to go | #224 | #47 |
| país/paˈis/ | country | #248 | #578 |
| desde/ˈdesde/ | since | #255 | #162 |
| historiagl /isˈtɔɾja/es /isˈtoɾja/ | history | #257 | #313 |
| amigo/aˈmiɡo/ | friend | #259 | #191 |
| cabeza/kaˈbeθa/ | head | #262 | #273 |
| somos/ˈsomos/ | to be | #267 | #280 |
| familia/faˈmilja/ | family | #272 | #253 |
| dentro/ˈdentɾo/ | inside | #275 | #318 |
| fingl /ˈfiŋ/es /ˈfin/ | end | #277 | #385 |
| horagl [ˈɔɾɐ]es /ˈoɾa/ | hour | #278 | #244 |
| amigos/aˈmiɡos/ | friend | #285 | #269 |
| sería/seˈɾia/ | to be | #288 | #286 |
| razóngl /raˈθoŋ/es /raˈθon/ | reason | #291 | #232 |
| eran/ˈeɾan/ | to be | #300 | #471 |
| contigo/konˈtiɡo/ | with you | #310 | #229 |
| mamágl [maˈma]es /maˈma/ | mum, mom | #311 | #195 |
| cincogl /ˈθiŋko/es /ˈθinko/ | five | #321 | #373 |
| igual/iˈɡwal/ | in the same way; just like | #336 | #424 |
| lado/ˈlado/ | side | #343 | #284 |
| estado/esˈtado/ | to be | #350 | #169 |
| paz/ˈpaθ/ | peace | #358 | #559 |
| corazóngl /koɾaˈθoŋ/es /koɾaˈθon/ | heart | #360 | #354 |
| tío/ˈtio/ | uncle | #362 | #333 |
| comer/koˈmeɾ/ | to eat | #365 | #486 |
| semana/seˈmana/ | week | #369 | #325 |
| ahgl [ˈaː]es /ˈa/ | ah | #387 | #274 |
| estaban/esˈtaban/ | to be | #388 | #526 |
| palabra/paˈlabɾa/ | word | #418 | #531 |
| punto/ˈpunto/ | point | #446 | #392 |
| sol/ˈsol/ | sun | #468 | #813 |
| seisgl /ˈsejs/es /ˈseis/ | six | #477 | #525 |
| luz/ˈluθ/ | light | #479 | #548 |
| sur/ˈsuɾ/ | south | #480 | #1,200 |
| tomar/toˈmaɾ/ | to take | #489 | #386 |
| cama/ˈkama/ | bed | #490 | #537 |
| toma/ˈtoma/ | to take | #492 | #415 |
| futuro/fuˈtuɾo/ | future | #502 | #704 |
| palabras/paˈlabɾas/ | word | #506 | #649 |
| propiogl /ˈpɾɔpjo/es /ˈpɾopjo/ | own | #515 | #760 |
| mar/ˈmaɾ/ | sea | #519 | #1,016 |
| grupo/ˈɡɾupo/ | group | #526 | #681 |
| pregunta/pɾeˈɡunta/ | to ask | #536 | #469 |
| pobregl /ˈpɔbɾe/es /ˈpobɾe/ | poor | #551 | #746 |
| músicagl [ˈmusikɐ]es /ˈmusika/ | music | #554 | #572 |
| malo/ˈmalo/ | bad | #555 | #475 |
| falta/ˈfalta/ | lack, shortage | #559 | #583 |
| sistemagl /sisˈtɛma/es /sisˈtema/ | system | #563 | #744 |
| capitángl /kapiˈtaŋ/es /kapiˈtan/ | captain | #579 | #476 |
| dólares/ˈdolaɾes/ | dollar | #581 | #524 |
| mes/ˈmes/ | month | #582 | #812 |
| perder/peɾˈdeɾ/ | to lose | #585 | #646 |
| durogl [ˈduɾʊ]es /ˈduɾo/ | hard | #588 | #613 |
| frío/ˈfɾio/ | cold | #590 | #1,024 |
| papelgl /paˈpɛl/es /paˈpel/ | paper | #592 | #916 |
| vozgl /ˈbɔθ/es /ˈboθ/ | voice | #593 | #703 |
| equipogl /ɛˈkipo/es /eˈkipo/ | team | #596 | #396 |
| atencióngl /atenˈθjoŋ/es /atenˈθjon/ | attention | #602 | #686 |
| silenciogl /siˈlɛnθjo/es /siˈlenθjo/ | silence | #605 | #885 |
| pagar/paˈɡaɾ/ | to pay | #621 | #765 |
| hospitalgl /ɔspiˈtal/es /ospiˈtal/ | hospital | #627 | #591 |
| simplemente/ˌsimpleˈmente/ | simply | #631 | #511 |
| libro/ˈlibɾo/ | book | #633 | #607 |
| exactamentegl /ɛkˌsaktaˈmente/es /eɡˌsaɡtaˈmente/ | exactly | #634 | #459 |
| semanas/seˈmanas/ | week | #637 | #609 |
| estabas/esˈtabas/ | to be | #663 | #448 |
| hotelgl /ɔˈtɛl/es /oˈtel/ | hotel | #666 | #754 |
| esposa/esˈposa/ | wife | #679 | #363 |
| estará/estaˈɾa/ | to be | #685 | #542 |
| batallagl /baˈtaɟa/es /baˈtaʝa/ | battle | #688 | #1,337 |
| pangl /ˈpaŋ/es /ˈpan/ | bread | #691 | #1,504 |
| direccióngl /diɾekˈθjoŋ/es /diɾeɡˈθjon/ | direction | #693 | #828 |
| soldado/solˈdado/ | soldier | #694 | #1,439 |
| calor/kaˈloɾ/ | heat | #705 | #1,333 |
| oficinagl /ʊfiˈθinɐ/es /ofiˈθina/ | office | #707 | #534 |
| aquel/aˈkel/ | that | #712 | #1,269 |
| público/ˈpubliko/ | public | #713 | #1,069 |
| médicogl /ˈmɛdiko/es /ˈmediko/ | doctor | #722 | #696 |
| arma/ˈaɾma/ | weapon, arm | #723 | #521 |
| pelo/ˈpelo/ | hair | #728 | #775 |
| opinióngl /ɔpiˈnjoŋ/es /opiˈnjon/ | opinion | #734 | #1,049 |
| existegl /eˈʃiste/es /eɡˈsiste/ | to exist | #735 | #1,083 |
| airegl /ˈajɾe/es /ˈaiɾe/ | air | #736 | #732 |
| aprender/apɾenˈdeɾ/ | to learn | #743 | #1,202 |
| escribir/eskɾiˈbiɾ/ | to write | #751 | #1,152 |
| serángl /seˈɾaŋ/es /seˈɾan/ | to be | #753 | #1,213 |
| relacióngl /relaˈθjoŋ/es /relaˈθjon/ | relation | #759 | #781 |
| pronto/ˈpɾonto/ | soon | #763 | #332 |
| alma/ˈalma/ | soul | #767 | #937 |
| mesa/ˈmesa/ | table | #768 | #816 |
| televisióngl /telebiˈsjoŋ/es /telebiˈsjon/ | television | #806 | #1,515 |
| estaría/estaˈɾia/ | to be | #809 | #742 |
| militar/miliˈtaɾ/ | military | #811 | #1,851 |
| arte/ˈaɾte/ | art | #817 | #1,191 |
| posible/poˈsible/ | possible | #818 | #454 |
| causagl /ˈkawsa/es /ˈkausa/ | cause | #821 | #1,076 |
| raro/ˈraɾo/ | rare | #827 | #651 |
| bebergl [beˈβeɾ]es /beˈbeɾ/ | to drink | #828 | #1,032 |
| usar/uˈsaɾ/ | to use | #838 | #659 |
| necesitogl /neθeˈsito/es /ˌneseˈsito/ | to need | #854 | #203 |
| memoriagl /meˈmɔɾja/es /meˈmoɾja/ | memory | #855 | #1,437 |
| metros/ˈmetɾos/ | meter | #863 | #1,405 |
| librosgl /ˈlibɾos/es /ˈliβɾos/ | book | #871 | #1,211 |
| completamentegl /komˌplɛtaˈmente/es /komˌpletaˈmente/ | completely | #876 | #818 |
| posicióngl /posiˈθjoŋ/es /posiˈθjon/ | position | #888 | #1,109 |
| perfectogl /ˌpeɾˈfetto/es /peɾˈfeɡto/ | perfect | #908 | #660 |
| gusto/ˈɡusto/ | taste | #917 | #745 |
| interesante/inteɾeˈsante/ | interesting | #930 | #869 |
| baño/ˈbaɲo/ | bath | #931 | #707 |
| domingogl /doˈmiŋɡo/es /doˈminɡo/ | Sunday | #937 | #1,931 |
| alta/ˈalta/ | tall | #942 | #1,155 |
| cancióngl /kanˈθjoŋ/es /kanˈθjon/ | song | #954 | #849 |
| amiga/aˈmiɡa/ | friend | #964 | #680 |
| próximagl /ˈpɾoʃima/es /ˈpɾoɡsima/ | near | #966 | #762 |
| preguntar/pɾeɡunˈtaɾ/ | to ask | #967 | #1,462 |
| trae/ˈtɾae/ | to bring | #970 | #1,047 |
| flores/ˈfloɾes/ | flower | #985 | #1,313 |
| humano/uˈmano/ | human | #987 | #1,133 |
| vender/benˈdeɾ/ | to sell | #989 | #1,477 |
| visita/biˈsita/ | to visit | #991 | #1,353 |
| gato/ˈɡato/ | cat | #992 | #1,486 |
| espada/esˈpada/ | sword, which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack | #997 | #1,796 |
| oestegl /ɔˈɛste/es /oˈeste/ | west | #999 | #1,696 |
| bailargl /bajˈlaɾ/es /baiˈlaɾ/ | to dance | #1,002 | #1,195 |
| teatro/teˈatɾo/ | theater | #1,031 | #1,814 |
| diferentes/difeˈɾentes/ | different | #1,038 | #1,217 |
| procesogl /pɾoˈθɛso/es /pɾoˈθeso/ | process | #1,043 | #1,874 |
| comandante/komanˈdante/ | commander | #1,046 | #1,220 |
| decisióngl /deθiˈsjoŋ/es /deθiˈsjon/ | decision | #1,050 | #860 |
| azul/aˈθul/ | blue | #1,053 | #1,216 |
| brazos/ˈbɾaθos/ | arm | #1,055 | #1,425 |
| cantar/kanˈtaɾ/ | to sing | #1,058 | #1,570 |
| estación/estaˈθjon/ | station | #1,065 | #1,153 |
| lugaresgl /luˈɡaɾes/es /luˈɣaɾes/ | place | #1,079 | #1,591 |
| máquina/ˈmakina/ | machine | #1,081 | #1,287 |
| humanos/uˈmanos/ | human | #1,087 | #1,273 |
| ideasgl /iˈdɛas/es /iˈdeas/ | idea | #1,090 | #1,538 |
| interior/inteˈɾjoɾ/ | inner, interior | #1,104 | #1,236 |
| fegl [fɛ]es /ˈfe/ | faith | #1,107 | #1,434 |
| brazo/ˈbɾaθo/ | arm | #1,115 | #1,341 |
| verde/ˈbeɾde/ | green | #1,117 | #1,561 |
| absoluto/absoˈluto/ | absolute | #1,118 | #1,362 |
| programa/pɾoˈɡɾama/ | programme, program | #1,130 | #844 |
| inglésgl /iŋˈɡles/es /inˈɡles/ | English | #1,133 | #1,391 |
| probar/pɾoˈbaɾ/ | to prove | #1,140 | #1,263 |
| prisióngl /pɾiˈsjoŋ/es /pɾiˈsjon/ | prison | #1,152 | #1,066 |
| cortegl /ˈkɔɾte/es /ˈkoɾte/ | to cut | #1,155 | #1,005 |
| imposible/impoˈsible/ | impossible | #1,156 | #821 |
| pesargl [peˈsaɾ]es /peˈsaɾ/ | to weigh | #1,159 | #1,361 |
| especialmente/espeˌθjalˈmente/ | specially | #1,165 | #1,374 |
| sido/ˈsido/ | to be | #1,174 | #185 |
| tégl /ˈtɛ/es /ˈte/ | tea | #1,179 | #1,103 |
| tocar/toˈkaɾ/ | to touch | #1,191 | #1,232 |
| investigacióngl /imbestiɡaˈθjoŋ/es /imbestiɡaˈθjon/ | investigation | #1,194 | #911 |
| historias/isˈtoɾjas/ | history | #1,210 | #1,609 |
| animal/aniˈmal/ | animal | #1,216 | #1,666 |
| ambos/ˈambos/ | both | #1,234 | #719 |
| vestido/besˈtido/ | dressed | #1,259 | #998 |
| sensacióngl /sensaˈθjoŋ/es /sensaˈθjon/ | sensation | #1,292 | #1,933 |
| traer/tɾaˈeɾ/ | to bring | #1,295 | #1,265 |
| planeta/plaˈneta/ | planet | #1,297 | #1,139 |
| preparado/pɾepaˈɾado/ | to prepare | #1,302 | #1,307 |
| zapatosgl /θaˈpatos/es /saˈpatos/ | shoe | #1,318 | #1,180 |
| entrada/enˈtɾada/ | entrance | #1,326 | #1,283 |
| peso/ˈpeso/ | to weigh | #1,329 | #1,736 |
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