101 Most common Spanish Words - With Audio
I have compiled a list of the most commonly used words in the Spanish language. For each word, it's English translation is shown as well as an audio clip to demonstrate pronounciation. If you are interested in learning Spanish, this is a great place to begin. If you like this presentation, be sure to check out our 101 most common Spanish phrases collection.
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Word |
English translation |
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| Articles |
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1. el |
the (masculine) |
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2. la |
the (feminine) |
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3. los |
the (plural - masculine) |
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4. las |
the (plural - feminine) |
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5. un |
a (masculine) |
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6. una |
a (feminine) |
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| Subject Pronouns (____ did it) |
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7. yo |
I |
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8. tu |
you (friendly, informal) |
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9. el |
he |
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10. ella |
she |
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11. usted |
you (polite, formal) |
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12. nosotros |
we |
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13. ellos |
they |
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| Object Pronouns (It was done to ____) |
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14. me |
me, myself |
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15. te |
you, yourself |
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16. lo |
it |
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17. le |
him, her |
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18. les |
them |
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19. nos |
us, ourselves |
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20. se |
himself, herself, themselves, itself |
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21. este |
this (masculine) |
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22. esta |
this (feminine) |
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23. esto |
this thing |
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24. eso |
that thing |
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25. ese |
that (masculine) |
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26. esa |
that (feminine) |
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| Prepositions |
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27. en |
in, into, by |
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28. entre |
between, amongst |
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29. con |
with |
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30. de |
of, from, made of |
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31. desde |
since, from(direction) |
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32. hasta |
until, as far as, up to |
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33. para |
for, in order to, toward |
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34. por |
because of, by way of |
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35. sin |
sin |
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36. sobre |
about, on top of, over, above |
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| Conjunctions |
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37. como |
how, as |
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38. cuando |
when |
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39. donde |
where |
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40. ni |
nor , neither |
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41. o |
or, either |
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42. pero |
but |
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43. porque |
why, because |
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44. que |
what, that, then, which |
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45. si |
yes, if |
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46. y |
and |
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| Possessive |
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47. mi |
my |
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48. su | your, his, her, it's, their |
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| Adverbs |
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49. ahora |
now |
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50. así |
this way, like this, that way, like that, as this, as that |
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51. aquí |
here |
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52. bien |
good, well |
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53. después |
later, after, next |
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54. entonces |
then, at that time |
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55. más |
more |
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56. menos |
less |
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57. muy |
very |
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58. no |
no, not |
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59. siempre |
always |
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60. sólo |
alone, only, single |
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61. también |
also |
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62. tan |
so |
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63. ya |
already |
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Verbs |
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64. decir |
to say, to tell |
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65. era |
was (unknown time period) |
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66. es |
is (permanently) |
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67. está |
is (temporarily) |
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68. fue |
was (known time period) |
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69. había |
had (past tense, ie. I had spoken Spanish) |
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70. hace |
do, does, make, makes |
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71. hacer |
to do, to make |
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72. han |
have (past tense, ie. I have learned Spanish) |
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73. hay |
there is, there are |
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74. puede |
can |
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75. ser |
to be |
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76. tiene |
has |
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77. va |
go, goes |
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| Nouns |
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78. año |
year |
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79. algo |
something |
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80. casa |
house |
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81. cosa |
thing |
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82. día |
day |
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83. hombre |
man |
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84. lugar |
place |
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85. mundo |
world |
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86. mujer |
woman |
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87. nada |
nothing |
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88. parte |
part |
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89. tiempo |
time, weather |
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90. trabajo |
work |
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91. vez |
time (instance) |
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92. vida |
life |
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Adjectives |
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93. cada |
each |
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94. mismo |
same |
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95. otra |
other, another (feminine) |
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96. otro |
other, another, (masculine) |
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97. otros |
other (plural), others |
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98. poco |
little, few, not much |
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99. tanto |
so much |
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100. todo |
all, every |
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101. todos |
all (plural), every (plural) |
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