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Basic Spanish Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (to) Enter | entrar |
| (to) look at | mirar |
| (to) take in | tomar |
| (to) take out | sacar |
| (to) teach | enseñar |
| (to) win/earn | ganar |
| (to) prepare | preparar |
| (to) work | trabahar |
| (to) sing | cantar |
| (to) listen | escuchar |
| (to) play (an instrument) | tocar |
| (to) throw | tirar |
| (to) kick or throw one's foot | lanzar |
| (to) stop | parar |
| (to) pass | pasar |
| (to) dribble | driblar |
| (to) make a basket | encestar |
| (to) block | bloquear |
| (to) trap | atrapar |
| (to) bat | batear |
| (to) steal | robar |
| (to) score | marcar |
| (to) start | empezar (e->ie) |
| (to) begin or commence | comenzar (e->ie) |
| (to) call | llamar |
| (to) play (as in sports) | jugar |
| (to) cut | cortar |
| (to) walk | caminar |
| (to) remain, (to) stay | quedar |
| Hello/Hi | Hola |
| How are you? (formal) | ¿Cómo está usted? |
| How are you? (informal) | ¿Qué tal?/¿Cómo estás? |
| Not much. | No mucho. |
| And you? (informal) | ¿Y tú? |
| And you? (formal) | ¿Y usted? |
| Fine. | Bien. |
| Very well. | Muy bien. |
| Thanks. | Gracias. |
| So-so. | Regular. |
| More or less. | Más o menos. |
| I am not okay. | No estoy muy bien. |
| I am (very) bad. | Estoy (muy) mal. |
| I'm sorry. | Lo siento. |
| Me too. | Yo también. |
| What is your name? (informal) | ¿Cómo te llamas? |
| What is your name? (formal) | ¿Cómo se llama? |
| What are your names? (formal) | ¿Cómo se llaman? |
| Glad to meet you. | Mucho gusto. |
| You as well. | Igualmente. |
| Pleased to meet you. (said to a boy) | Encantado. (masculine) |
| Pleased to meet you. (said to a girl) | Encantada. (feminine) |
| Good morning. | Buenos diás. |
| Good afternoon. | Buenas tardes. |
| Good evening./Good night. | Buenas noches. |
| I have to leave. | Tengo que irme. |
| Goodbye. | Adiós. |
| Bye. | Chao. |
| See you later. | Hasta luego. |
| Until tomorrow./See you tomorrow. | Hasta mañana. |
| My name is... | Soy.../Mi nombre es... |
| (to) go | ir |
| on | sobre/arriba de |
| the | el/la |
| and | y |
| here | aqui |
| (to) jump | brincar/saltar |
| too | tambien |
| we | nosotros |
| a | un/una |
| (to) find | encontrar |
| (to) have | tener |
| one | uno/una |
| to | a |
| who | quien |
| in | en/adentro |
| once | una vez |
| upon | sobre/encima |
| what | que |
| (to) do | hacer |
| for | por/para |
| I | yo |
| is | es |
| me | mi |
| my | mio |
| (to) say | dijar |
| you (informal) | tú |
| you (formal) | usted |
| are | son |
| away | lejos/a distancia/fuera |
| he | él |
| (to) live | vivir |
| (to) pull | jalar/tirar |
| they | ellos |
| where | donde |
| animal | el animal |
| bird | el pájaro |
| cold | frio |
| (to) fall | caerse |
| flower | flor |
| full | lleno/llena |
| (to) look | mirar |
| of | de |
| (to) see | ver |
| all | todo/toda |
| (to) call | llamar |
| (to) eat | comer |
| every | cada |
| first | primer |
| never | nunca |
| paper | el papel |
| I shall go. | yo ire. |
| why | porque |
| blue | azul |
| color | color |
| funny | divertido |
| green | verde |
| (to) like | gustar |
| many | muchas |
| some | algunos |
| red | rojo/roja |
| black | negro/negra |
| white | blanco/blanca |
| yellow | amarillo/amarilla |
| naranja | orange |
| pink | rosa |
| brown | marrón |
| grey | gris |
| January | enero |
| Febuary | febrero |
| March | marzo |
| April | abril |
| May | mayo |
| June | junio |
| July | julio |
| August | agosto |
| September | septiembre |
| October | octubre |
| November | noviembre |
| December | diciembre |
| Monday | lunes |
| Tuesday | martes |
| Wednesday | miércoles |
| Thursday | jueves |
| Friday | viernes |
| Saturday | sábado |
| Sunday | domingo |
| 0 | cero |
| 1 | uno |
| 2 | dos |
| 3 | tres |
| 4 | cuatro |
| 5 | cinco |
| 6 | seis |
| 7 | siete |
| 8 | ocho |
| 9 | nueve |
| 10 | diez |
| 11 | once |
| 12 | doce |
| 13 | trece |
| 14 | catorce |
| 15 | quince |
| 16 | dieciseis |
| 17 | diecisiete |
| 18 | dieciocho |
| 19 | diecinueve |
| 20 | veinte |
| 21 | veintiuno |
| 22 | veintidos |
| 23 | veintitres |
| 24 | veinticuatro |
| 25 | veinticinco |
| 26 | veintiseis |
| 27 | veintisiete |
| 28 | veintiocho |
| 29 | veintinueve |
| 30 | treinta |
| 31 | treinta y uno |
| 32 | treinta y dos |
| 33 | treinta y tres |
| 40 | cuarenta |
| 50 | cincuenta |
| 60 | sesenta |
| 70 | setenta |
| 80 | ochenta |
| 90 | noventa |
| 100 | cien |
| 1000 | mil |
| 1981 | mil novencientos ochenta y uno |
| 200 | doscientos |
| 100 | cien |
| 131 | cien treinta y uno |
| 200 | doscientos |
| 300 | trescientos |
| 400 | cuatrocientos |
| 500 | quinientos |
| 600 | seiscientos |
| 700 | setecientos |
| 800 | ochocientos |
| 900 | novencientos |
| 1,000,000 | un millon |
| 160 | ciento sesenta |
| 230 | doscientos treinta |
| 470 | cuatrocientos setenta |
| 710 | setecientos diez |
| 15,300 | quence mil trecientos |