Starting Spanish at A1? These 200 words are a practical first target — not because they top a frequency chart, but because they unlock basic conversation: greetings, questions, core verbs, colors, family, food, and everyday nouns. Each word has a simple English meaning meant for beginners, not a dictionary essay.
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200 Spanish words for A1 beginners
Words you can use in a first conversation. Browse the list below.
| # | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | to, at |
| 2 | abrir | to open |
| 3 | adiós | goodbye |
| 4 | aeropuerto (aeropuertos) | airport |
| 5 | agua (aguas) | water |
| 6 | ahora | now |
| 7 | algo | something |
| 8 | allí | there |
| 9 | alto (altos, alta, altas) | tall, high |
| 10 | amar | to love |
| 11 | amarillo (amarillos, amarilla, amarillas) | yellow |
| 12 | amigo (amigos, amiga, amigas) | friend |
| 13 | año (años) | year |
| 14 | aquí | here |
| 15 | autobús (autobuses) | bus |
| 16 | avión (aviones) | airplane |
| 17 | ayer | yesterday |
| 18 | ayudar | to help |
| 19 | azul (azules) | blue |
| 20 | bailar | to dance |
| 21 | bajo (bajos, baja, bajas) | short, low |
| 22 | banco (bancos) | bank |
| 23 | barato (baratos, barata, baratas) | cheap |
| 24 | beber | to drink |
| 25 | bicicleta (bicicletas) | bicycle |
| 26 | blanco (blancos, blanca, blancas) | white |
| 27 | boca (bocas) | mouth |
| 28 | bonito (bonitos, bonita, bonitas) | pretty, nice |
| 29 | bueno (buenos, buena, buenas) | good |
| 30 | cabeza (cabezas) | head |
| 31 | café (cafés) | coffee |
| 32 | caliente (calientes) | hot |
| 33 | caminar | to walk |
| 34 | camisa (camisas) | shirt |
| 35 | cansado (cansados, cansada, cansadas) | tired |
| 36 | cantar | to sing |
| 37 | carne (carnes) | meat |
| 38 | caro (caros, cara, caras) | expensive |
| 39 | casa (casas) | house, home |
| 40 | cero (ceros) | zero |
| 41 | cerrar | to close |
| 42 | cerveza (cervezas) | beer |
| 43 | cinco | five |
| 44 | coche (coches) | car |
| 45 | comer | to eat |
| 46 | comida (comidas) | food |
| 47 | cómo | how |
| 48 | comprar | to buy |
| 49 | con | with |
| 50 | conocer | to know, to meet |
| 51 | correr | to run |
| 52 | corto (cortos, corta, cortas) | short |
| 53 | cuándo | when |
| 54 | cuánto (cuántos, cuánta, cuántas) | how much, how many |
| 55 | cuatro | four |
| 56 | cuerpo (cuerpos) | body |
| 57 | dar | to give |
| 58 | de | of, from |
| 59 | deber | should, to owe |
| 60 | derecha (derechas) | right (direction) |
| 61 | día (días) | day |
| 62 | diez | ten |
| 63 | dinero | money |
| 64 | disculpe | excuse me |
| 65 | dólar (dólares) | dollar |
| 66 | dónde | where |
| 67 | dormir | to sleep |
| 68 | dos | two |
| 69 | el (los, la, las) | the (masculine) |
| 70 | él (ellos, ella, ellas) | he |
| 71 | en | in, on |
| 72 | encontrar | to find |
| 73 | enojado (enojados, enojada, enojadas) | angry |
| 74 | enseñar | to teach |
| 75 | entender | to understand |
| 76 | es | is (he/she/it is) |
| 77 | escuela (escuelas) | school |
| 78 | ese (esos, esa, esas) | that |
| 79 | estación (estaciones) | station, season |
| 80 | estar | to be (location or feeling) |
| 81 | este (estos, esta, estas) | this |
| 82 | estudiante (estudiantes) | student |
| 83 | estudiar | to study |
| 84 | euro (euros) | euro |
| 85 | familia (familias) | family |
| 86 | feliz (felices) | happy |
| 87 | feo (feos, fea, feas) | ugly |
| 88 | frío (fríos, fría, frías) | cold |
| 89 | fruta (frutas) | fruit |
| 90 | gracias | thank you |
| 91 | grande (grandes) | big |
| 92 | gustar | to like |
| 93 | hablar | to speak |
| 94 | hacer | to do, to make |
| 95 | hermano (hermanos, hermana, hermanas) | brother |
| 96 | hijo (hijos, hija, hijas) | son |
| 97 | hola | hello |
| 98 | hora (horas) | hour, time |
| 99 | hospital (hospitales) | hospital |
| 100 | hotel (hoteles) | hotel |
| 101 | hoy | today |
| 102 | ir | to go |
| 103 | izquierda (izquierdas) | left (direction) |
| 104 | joven (jóvenes) | young |
| 105 | la (las) | the (feminine) |
| 106 | largo (largos, larga, largas) | long |
| 107 | leche (leches) | milk |
| 108 | llamar | to call |
| 109 | lluvia (lluvias) | rain |
| 110 | madre (madres) | mother |
| 111 | maestro (maestros, maestra, maestras) | teacher |
| 112 | malo (malos, mala, malas) | bad |
| 113 | mañana (mañanas) | tomorrow, morning |
| 114 | manejar | to drive |
| 115 | mano (manos) | hand |
| 116 | más | more |
| 117 | menos | less |
| 118 | mes (meses) | month |
| 119 | minuto (minutos) | minute |
| 120 | mucho (muchos, mucha, muchas) | a lot, much |
| 121 | muy | very |
| 122 | nada | nothing |
| 123 | nadar | to swim |
| 124 | nariz (narices) | nose |
| 125 | necesitar | to need |
| 126 | negro (negros, negra, negras) | black |
| 127 | nieve (nieves) | snow |
| 128 | no | no |
| 129 | noche (noches) | night |
| 130 | nosotros (nosotras) | we |
| 131 | nueve | nine |
| 132 | nuevo (nuevos, nueva, nuevas) | new |
| 133 | nunca | never |
| 134 | ocho | eight |
| 135 | oficina (oficinas) | office |
| 136 | ojo (ojos) | eye |
| 137 | oreja (orejas) | ear |
| 138 | padre (padres) | father |
| 139 | pan (panes) | bread |
| 140 | pantalón (pantalones) | pants |
| 141 | para | for |
| 142 | pequeño (pequeños, pequeña, pequeñas) | small |
| 143 | perdón | sorry, excuse me |
| 144 | persona (personas) | person |
| 145 | pescado (pescados) | fish |
| 146 | peso (pesos) | peso (money), weight |
| 147 | pie (pies) | foot |
| 148 | poco (pocos, poca, pocas) | a little, few |
| 149 | poder | to be able to, can |
| 150 | pollo (pollos) | chicken |
| 151 | por favor | please |
| 152 | por qué | why |
| 153 | precio (precios) | price |
| 154 | qué | what |
| 155 | querer | to want |
| 156 | quién (quiénes) | who |
| 157 | restaurante (restaurantes) | restaurant |
| 158 | rojo (rojos, roja, rojas) | red |
| 159 | ropa | clothes |
| 160 | saber | to know |
| 161 | seis | six |
| 162 | semana (semanas) | week |
| 163 | ser | to be |
| 164 | sí | yes |
| 165 | siempre | always |
| 166 | siete | seven |
| 167 | sin | without |
| 168 | sol (soles) | sun |
| 169 | sombrero (sombreros) | hat |
| 170 | también | also, too |
| 171 | tarde (tardes) | afternoon, late |
| 172 | taxi (taxis) | taxi |
| 173 | té (tés) | tea |
| 174 | tener | to have |
| 175 | tiempo (tiempos) | time, weather |
| 176 | tienda (tiendas) | store, shop |
| 177 | todo (todos, toda, todas) | all, everything |
| 178 | trabajar | to work |
| 179 | trabajo (trabajos) | work, job |
| 180 | tren (trenes) | train |
| 181 | tres | three |
| 182 | triste (tristes) | sad |
| 183 | tú | you (informal) |
| 184 | un (unos, una, unas) | a, an |
| 185 | uno | one |
| 186 | usted (ustedes) | you (formal) |
| 187 | venir | to come |
| 188 | ver | to see |
| 189 | verde (verdes) | green |
| 190 | verdura (verduras) | vegetable |
| 191 | viejo (viejos, vieja, viejas) | old |
| 192 | viento (vientos) | wind |
| 193 | vino (vinos) | wine |
| 194 | vivir | to live |
| 195 | y | and |
| 196 | yo | I |
| 197 | zapato (zapatos) | shoe |
| 198 | soy | I am |
| 199 | estoy | I am (location or feeling) |
| 200 | voy | I go |
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