Every new word of A1, day by day. Tap ▶ to hear it, ＋ to add it to your cards. This word list is based on ELELex (CEFRLex project, CENTAL, UCLouvain) and the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular, and is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
766 words
day 1 · ¡hola!
holahello, hi
buenos díasgood morning
adiósgoodbye, bye
hasta luegosee you later, bye
qué talhow are you?, how’s it going?
cómohow
yoI
meme, myself
teyou, yourself (to a friend)
serto be (who or what)
llamarseto be called
bienwell, fine, good
yand
day 2 · nice to meet you
túyou (to a friend)
ustedyou (polite)
encantadonice to meet you
graciasthank you, thanks
de nadayou’re welcome
por favorplease
perdónsorry, excuse me
síyes
nono; not
muyvery
muchoa lot, much, many
el señorsir, Mr; gentleman
buenas nochesgood evening, good night
day 3 · where are you from?
deof, from
dóndewhere
EspañaSpain
InglaterraEngland
MéxicoMexico
MadridMadrid
el inglésEnglish; the English language
el españolSpanish; Spaniard
mexicanoMexican
el paíscountry
la ciudadcity, town
vivirto live
enin, at, on
day 4 · this is Lucía
élhe; him
ellashe; her
nosotroswe
vosotrosyou (plural, friends)
ellosthey (men, or a mixed group)
ellasthey (women)
ustedesyou (plural, polite)
el amigofriend
el compañeroclassmate, colleague
el/la estudiantestudent
el profesorteacher
quiénwho
tambiéntoo, also
day 5 · do you speak Spanish?
hablarto speak, to talk
aprenderto learn
entenderto understand
ato, at
la palabraword
buenas tardesgood afternoon, good evening
quéwhat
pocolittle, not much
másmore
lo sientoI’m sorry
valeOK, all right
perobut
el nombrename
podercan, to be able to
repetirto repeat, to say again
day 6 · zero to ten
cerozero (0)
unoone (1)
dostwo (2)
tresthree (3)
cuatrofour (4)
cincofive (5)
seissix (6)
sieteseven (7)
ochoeight (8)
nuevenine (9)
diezten (10)
el númeronumber
el teléfonotelephone, phone
day 7 · a book, the book
elthe (masculine)
lathe (feminine)
una, an (masculine)
unaa, an (feminine); one
el librobook
la casahouse, home
el cochecar
el móvilmobile phone
la mesatable; desk
la fotophoto
la cosathing
nuevonew
oor
cómo se dicehow do you say…?
day 8 · two coffees, please
losthe (masculine plural)
lasthe (feminine plural)
unossome (masculine)
el cafécoffee; café
el tétea
el aguawater
la lechemilk
el panbread
la manzanaapple
la naranjaorange (the fruit)
conwith
sinwithout
tomarto have (food, drink); to take
quererto want; to love
day 9 · how old are you?
onceeleven (11)
docetwelve (12)
trecethirteen (13)
catorcefourteen (14)
quincefifteen (15)
dieciséissixteen (16)
diecisieteseventeen (17)
dieciochoeighteen (18)
diecinuevenineteen (19)
veintetwenty (20)
cuántohow much, how many
tenerto have
el añoyear
day 10 · big numbers
veintiunotwenty-one (21)
treintathirty (30)
cuarentaforty (40)
cincuentafifty (50)
sesentasixty (60)
setentaseventy (70)
ochentaeighty (80)
noventaninety (90)
ciena hundred (100)
cientohundred (in 101–199)
doscientostwo hundred (200)
quinientosfive hundred (500)
mila thousand (1,000)
day 11 · what’s this?
estethis
esethat (near you)
aquelthat (over there)
estothis (thing)
esothat (thing)
aquíhere
el papelpaper; a piece of paper
la cartaletter (post)
la tarjetacard
la notanote; mark (at school)
bonitopretty, nice, lovely
grandebig, large
pequeñosmall, little
day 12 · my favourite colour
el colorcolour
blancowhite
negroblack
rojored
azulblue
verdegreen
amarilloyellow
grisgrey
la rosapink; rose
marrónbrown
oscurodark
otroanother, other
cuálwhich (one)
gustarto please (me gusta = I like)
day 14 · my family
la familiafamily
el padrefather
la madremother
el hermanobrother
la hermanasister
el hijoson
la hijadaughter
mimy
tuyour (to a friend)
suhis, her, their; your (usted)
nuestroour
la mamámum
el papádad
day 15 · Lucía’s grandparents
el abuelograndfather, grandad
la abuelagrandmother, grandma
el maridohusband
la mujerwoman; wife
el novioboyfriend
la parejapartner; couple
el niñochild, boy
el chicoboy, guy, young man
el hombreman
vuestroyour (to a group of friends)
mayorolder; elderly
delof the (de + el)
la edadage
day 16 · what is he like?
altotall; high
bajoshort; low
jovenyoung
viejoold
simpáticonice, friendly
inteligenteintelligent, clever
serioserious
buenogood
malobad
fuertestrong
el pelohair
el ojoeye
la caraface
day 17 · how are you today?
estarto be (how, where)
cansadotired
contentohappy, pleased
felizhappy
librefree (not busy)
soloalone; only
juntotogether
hoytoday
ahoranow
mañanatomorrow
ayeryesterday
sentirto feel
pasarto happen; to spend (time); to pass
porquebecause
por quéwhy?
day 18 · Sunday with the family
llamarto call, to phone
visitarto visit
ayudarto help
esperarto wait (for); to hope
cuidarto look after, to take care of
trabajarto work
llegarto arrive, to get (somewhere)
escucharto listen (to)
mirarto look (at), to watch
estudiarto study
la gentepeople
la personaperson
siemprealways
hacerto do, to make; (weather) to be
day 19 · keeping in touch
escribirto write
leerto read
recibirto receive, to get
compartirto share
responderto answer, to reply
creerto believe, to think
comprenderto understand
conocerto know (a person, a place)
quethat
el mensajemessage, text
internetthe internet
nuncanever
la rednetwork; social media (las redes)
saberto know (facts); to know how to
day 21 · my flat
haberthere is, there are (hay)
el pisoflat, apartment; floor
la habitaciónroom; bedroom
la cocinakitchen; cooking
el bañobathroom, toilet
el salónliving room
el jardíngarden
la camabed
la puertadoor
la ventanawindow
el edificiobuilding
normalnormal, ordinary
el parpair; a couple (of)
day 22 · where is it?
allíthere, over there
cercanear, close (by)
sobreon (top of); about
entrebetween; among
la izquierdaleft
la derecharight (side)
la frentefront; forehead
interiorinside, interior
exterioroutside, exterior
la luzlight
el aireair
el espaciospace, room
el lugarplace
day 23 · my street
la callestreet
la plazasquare (in a town)
el parquepark
el bancobank; bench
la tiendashop
el mercadomarket
el barbar, café
el restauranterestaurant
el centrocentre; town centre
el sitioplace, spot; room (space)
la zonaarea, part of town
el pueblovillage, small town
antiguoold (with history); former
day 24 · around town
irto go
claroof course; clear; light (colour)
alto the (a + el)
el cinecinema
el museomuseum
el teatrotheatre
el hospitalhospital
la bibliotecalibrary
la oficinaoffice
la iglesiachurch
el hotelhotel
la policíapolice; police officer
santosaint; name day
day 25 · plants & pets
tampoconot… either, neither
el perrodog
el animalanimal; pet
la plantaplant; floor (of a building)
la florflower
el árboltree
abrirto open
cerrarto close, to shut
lavarto wash
ponerto put; to set
dejarto leave (something); to let
traerto bring
llevarto take, to carry; to wear
day 26 · jobs around the house
loit, him (object)
malbadly; wrong, bad
usarto use
funcionarto work (machines, things)
moverto move (something)
quitarto take away, to remove
tirarto throw (away); to pull
echarto throw; to put in, to pour
sacarto take out; to take (photos)
subirto go up; to take up; to upload
bajarto go down; to take down
encontrarto find
day 28 · what time is it?
la horahour; time (on the clock)
el minutominute
segundosecond (2nd); a second
el mediohalf; middle
el cuartoquarter; room; fourth
menosless, fewer; to (in times)
el puntopoint, dot
la tardeafternoon, evening; late
la mañanamorning
la nochenight, evening
el díaday
porin (the morning…); for; through
cuándowhen?
day 29 · my morning
sehimself, herself, themselves
levantarseto get up
ducharseto have a shower
acostarseto go to bed
vestirseto get dressed
dormirto sleep
el desayunobreakfast
salirto go out, to leave
volverto come back, to go back
empezarto start, to begin
terminarto finish, to end
luegothen, later
despuésafter, afterwards
day 30 · every Monday
el lunesMonday
el martesTuesday
el miércolesWednesday
el juevesThursday
el viernesFriday
el sábadoSaturday
el domingoSunday
la semanaweek
el finend
el horariotimetable; opening hours
cadaeach, every
todoall, every; everything
duranteduring; for (a time)
day 31 · my birthday is in May
el eneroJanuary
el febreroFebruary
el marzoMarch
el abrilApril
el mayoMay
el junioJune
el julioJuly
el agostoAugust
el septiembreSeptember
el octubreOctober
el noviembreNovember
el diciembreDecember
el mesmonth
el cumpleañosbirthday
day 32 · what’s the weather like?
la primaveraspring
el veranosummer
el otoñoautumn
el inviernowinter
el calorheat; hot
el fríocold
el solsun
el vientowind
el tiempoweather; time
casialmost, nearly
bastantequite, fairly; enough
tanso (+ adjective)
day 33 · plans for the weekend
venirto come
decirto say, to tell
verto see; to watch
darto give
oírto hear
seguirto follow; to carry on, to be still
quedarto meet up; to be left
el planplan
próximonext
últimolast
entoncesthen, so
mientraswhile
hasta mañanasee you tomorrow
day 35 · at the café
el vinowine
la cervezabeer
la frutafruit
el huevoegg
el quesocheese
el pescadofish (as food)
la carnemeat
la comidafood; lunch, meal
la cenadinner, supper
el platoplate, dish; course
ricotasty, delicious; rich
day 36 · I love it!
encantarto delight (me encanta = I love)
leto/for him, her, you (usted)
nosus; to us; ourselves
osyou, to you (friends, plural)
lesto them; to you (ustedes)
tiyou (after a, para: a ti)
míme (after a, para: a mí)
odiarto hate
el gustotaste; pleasure
la señoraMrs; madam; lady
igualthe same; equal
mejorbetter; best
day 37 · dinner out
comerto eat; to have lunch
beberto drink
cenarto have dinner
probarto try, to taste
pedirto ask for; to order
servirto serve
la cuentathe bill; account
pagarto pay (for)
especialspecial
sentarseto sit down
rápidofast, quick; quickly
yaalready; now
asílike this, like that; so
day 38 · cooking with Javier
parafor; (in order) to
necesitarto need
elegirto choose
contarto count; to tell
recordarto remember
olvidarto forget
fácileasy
difícildifficult, hard
la formaform, shape; way
la maneraway, manner
la ideaidea
el tipotype, kind
day 39 · the party
algosomething; anything
nadanothing; not anything
alguiensomeone; anyone
nadienobody; not anyone
algunosome, any; one of
variosseveral
ninor; not even
la fiestaparty; holiday
celebrarto celebrate
bailarto dance
cantarto sing
disfrutarto enjoy
la canciónsong
day 40 · at the supermarket
comprarto buy
venderto sell
el precioprice
el dineromoney
baratocheap
caroexpensive, dear
costarto cost
el euroeuro
el productoproduct
el totaltotal
el millónmillion
day 42 · which way to the station?
primerofirst
tercerothird
la estaciónstation; season
el metrothe metro, underground; metre
el caminoway, path, road
derechostraight (on)
el pasostep
la direccióndirection; address
la salidaexit, way out; departure
la entradaentrance, way in; ticket (for a show)
la víatrack, platform (at a station)
la línealine
el momentomoment
antesbefore; earlier
prontosoon; early
day 43 · trains & planes
el trentrain
el autobúsbus, coach
el aviónplane
el aeropuertoairport
el viajetrip, journey
viajarto travel
desdefrom; since
hastauntil, till; as far as
haciatowards
el puertoport, harbour
el turismotourism
extranjeroforeign; foreigner
perderto lose; to miss (a train)
tempranoearly
day 44 · by the sea, in the mountains
SevillaSeville
dondewhere (in a description)
cuandowhen (not a question)
el ríoriver
la playabeach
la montañamountain
la costacoast
la islaisland
el campocountryside; field; pitch
el mundoworld
el nortenorth
el sursouth
la capitalcapital (city)
conmigowith me
contigowith you (tú)
day 45 · at the tourist office
la informacióninformation
la ayudahelp
el problemaproblem
buscarto look for
entrarto go in, to come in
pararto stop
cambiarto change
la vueltareturn, way back; walk round
la regiónregion
la provinciaprovince
la vistaview; sight
la áreaarea
siif
day 46 · photos of the trip
la cámaracamera
la imagenimage, picture
el recuerdosouvenir; memory
mostrarto show
enviarto send
mandarto send
la webwebsite, the web
prepararto prepare, to get ready
publicarto post, to publish
la veztime (one time, two times)
el textotext
ahah, oh
caerto fall, to drop
day 47 · a walk in the park
andarto walk
caminarto walk
correrto run
nadarto swim
el paseowalk, stroll
el alrededoraround
antebefore, in front of (formal)
segúnaccording to
contraagainst
segurosure; safe
justojust, right, exactly
largolong
el muertodead; (colloquial) exhausted
el vecinoneighbour
el barrioneighbourhood, area of town
day 49 · what do you do?
el trabajowork; job
el abogadolawyer
el directordirector, head, manager
el jefeboss
el trabajadorworker; hard-working
el actoractor
el músicomusician
la empresacompany, firm
la compañíacompany (firm; group; being with someone)