hola
/ˈo.la/
hello, hi, hey
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ESSpanishessentials
Top 100 Essential Words
The most frequently used Spanish words. Master these and you'll understand ~50% of everyday text.
adiós
/a.ˈðjos/
goodbye, bye, farewell
por favor
/poɾ fa.ˈβoɾ/
please, kindly, if you would
gracias
/ˈɡɾa.θjas/
thank you, thanks, gratitude
sí
/si/
yes, indeed, sure
no
/no/
no, not
agua
/ˈa.ɣwa/
water
comida
/ko.ˈmi.ða/
food, meal
casa
/ˈka.sa/
house, home
tiempo
/ˈtjem.po/
time, weather
día
/ˈdi.a/
day
noche
/ˈno.tʃe/
night
bueno
/ˈbwe.no/
good
malo
/ˈma.lo/
bad
grande
/ˈɡɾan.de/
big, large
pequeño
/pe.ˈke.ɲo/
small, little
nuevo
/ˈnwe.βo/
new
viejo
/ˈbje.xo/
old
hombre
/ˈom.bɾe/
man
mujer
/mu.ˈxeɾ/
woman
niño
/ˈni.ɲo/
boy, child
amigo
/a.ˈmi.ɣo/
friend
familia
/fa.ˈmi.lja/
family
comer
/ko.ˈmeɾ/
to eat
beber
/be.ˈβeɾ/
to drink
hablar
/a.ˈβlaɾ/
to speak, to talk
escribir
/es.kɾi.ˈβiɾ/
to write
leer
/le.ˈeɾ/
to read
ir
/iɾ/
to go
venir
/be.ˈniɾ/
to come
tener
/te.ˈneɾ/
to have
ser
/seɾ/
to be
estar
/es.ˈtaɾ/
to be (state)
hacer
/a.ˈθeɾ/
to do, to make
poder
/po.ˈðeɾ/
to be able, can
querer
/ke.ˈɾeɾ/
to want, to love
saber
/sa.ˈβeɾ/
to know
pensar
/pen.ˈsaɾ/
to think
trabajo
/tɾa.ˈβa.xo/
work, job
dinero
/di.ˈne.ɾo/
money
ciudad
/θju.ˈðað/
city
país
/pa.ˈis/
country
mundo
/ˈmun.do/
world
vida
/ˈbi.ða/
life
amor
/a.ˈmoɾ/
love
libro
/ˈli.βɾo/
book
siempre
/ˈsjem.pɾe/
always
nunca
/ˈnun.ka/
never
hoy
/oj/
today
mañana
/ma.ˈɲa.na/
tomorrow, morning