Spanish Most Common Words

a to, at abajo down, downstairs, below el abanico | fan (to move air) abierto open abrazar to embrace el abrazo | embrace, hug el abrigo | overcoat abrir to open acá here acabar to finish la acción | action aceptar to accept acerca de | about acercarse to approach acompañar to accompany, go with aconsejar to advise acordarse to remember acostarse to go to bed actual present, current el acuerdo | agreement adelante ahead, forward además moreover, besides adentro inside adiós goodbye adónde where la aduana | customs house el aeropuerto | airport afeitarse to shave afuera outside el agente | agent agradable pleasant agradecer to thank el agua | water aguantar to stand la aguja | needle ahora now el aire | airport al + infinitive | on, upon el alcalde | mayor la alcoba | bedroom arriba up, above arrojar to throw el/la arte | art el artículo | article el/la artista | artist asado roasted el ascensor | elevator asegurar to insure los aseos | (pl) restroom, toilets así thus, this way el asiento | seat asistir a | to attend el asunto | matter, affair atrás back, behind, backward atrasado slow atravesar to cross atreverse to dare aunque although el autobús | bus el automóvil | automobile, car la autoridad | authority la avenida | avenue averiguar to ascertain, find out el avión | airplane avisar to inform, warn el aviso | notice, warning ayer yesterday ayudar to help el ayuntamiento | city hall, town hall bailar to dance el baile | dance bajar to go down, get off bajo low, short (stature) el banco | bank, bench la bandera | flag bañarse to bathe el baño | bath, bathroom barato cheap, inexpensive la barba | chin, beard el barco | boat, ship el barrio | district, neighborhood bastante enough, sufficient bastar to suffice, be enough el baúl | trunk beber to drink la bebida | drink, beverage bello beautiful besar to kiss el beso | kiss la biblioteca | library bien well bienvenido welcome el billete | ticket, bill (bank note) la blusa | blouse la boca | mouth la boda | wedding el boleto | ticket la bolsa | bag, purse el bosillo | pocket bonito pretty borracho drunk; drunkard el bosque | forest, woods botar to throw out, discard la botella | bottle el brazo | arm breve brief la broma | joke, jest buen, bueno | good, all right el bulto | package, bundle el buque | ship, boat buscar to look for el caballero | gentleman, sir caber to fit in, to be room for la cabeza | head cada each caer to fall la cafetería | bar with food service la caja | box, cash register cajero(a) cashier el calcetín | sock la calentura | fever caliente warm, hot el calor | heat, warmth la calle | street la cama | bed la cámera | camera la camarera | chambermaid, waitress el camarero | waiter cambiar to change, exchange el cambio | change exchange caminar to walk el camino | road el camión | truck; bus (mexico) la camisa | shirt la camiseta | T-shirt, undershirt la campana | bell el campo | country, field la canción | song cansado tired cantar to sing la capital | capital (city) el capital | capital (money) la cara | face !caramba! gosh! la cárcel | jail el cariño | affection, love cariñoso affectionate caro expensive el carro | car la carta | letter, playing card la cartera | wallet, purse la carretera | highway la casa | house, home casado married casarse to get married casi almost el caso | case, matter, thing el castillo | castle la casualidad | chance, coincidence el catarro | cold (respiratory) la catedral | cathedral la cena | supper, dinner cenar to eat supper (dinner) el centro | center, business district el cepillo | brush cerca de | near cerrado closed cerrar to close la cesta | basket ciego blind el cielo | sky, heaven cierto certain, sure, true el cine | movie theater, movies la cinta | tape el cinturón | belt la cita | appointment, date la ciudad | city, town claro clear, light (color) of course la clase | class, kind, type el/la cliente | client, customer el clima | climate cobrar to collect, charge, cash la cocina | kitchen cocinar to cook cocinero(a) cook el coche | car, coach coger to take, catch la cola | line (queue), tail el collar | necklace la comedia | play, comedy el comedor | dining room comenzar to begin comer to eat supper (dinner) los comestibles | foods, groceries la comida | food, meal como as, like cómodo comfortable compañero(a) companion, friend la compaña | company comprar to buy comprender to understand el compromiso | engagement con with conducir to drive, conduct la conferencia | conference, lecture confuso confused conmigo with me conocer to know, to meet conseguir to get, obtain el consulado | consulate contar to count, tell contento content, glad contestar to answer, reply continuar to continue, go on contra against contrario contrary la copa | (wine) glass, drink el corazón | heart la corbata | tie correcto correct el correo | mail, post office corregir to correct correr to run la corrida (de toros) | bullfight cortar to cut cortés polite corto short la cosa | thing coser to sew la costa | coast costar to cost la costumbre | custome creer to believe, think criado(a) servant el crimen | crime crudo raw la cruz | cross cruzar to cross el cuaderno | notebook la cuadra | (city) block el cuadro | picture ?cuál? which, which one? cuando when ?cuánto? how much el cuarto | room, quarter, fourth cubrir to cover la cuchara | tablespoon la cucharita | teaspoon el cuchillo | knife el cuello | neck, collar la cuenta | check, bill (restaurant) el cuento | story, tale el cuero | leather el cuerpo | body el cuidado | care cuidarse to take care (of oneself) el cumpleaños | birthday cumplir to complete, fulfill el cura | priest el curso | course, class la chaqueta | jacket el cheque | check, bill (restaurant) chico(a) boy, girl, kid el chiste | joke, jest chocar to collide, crash, shock el chófer | driver