Basic Spanish vocabulary · Básico
You already know more Spanish than you think: English shares thousands of Latin roots with it — familia, color, estudiar — and Spanish is spelled exactly the way it sounds, every time. These 24 chapters cover the everyday core: say each word out loud, picture it, and it sticks.
🎓 Built to run alongside both courses and the conjugation marathon
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🌎 Word tables prefer standard Latin-American Spanish — when Spain (or Mexico, or Argentina…) says it differently, the notes column flags it.
Foundations Fundamentos
The skeleton of every sentence: who, which verb, how many — and the little words that hold it all together.
PronounsPronombres10 wordsEssential verbsVerbos comunes18 wordsNumbersNúmeros22 wordsConnector wordsConectores18 wordsQuestion wordsPreguntas8 words
Everyday essentials Lo esencial
The words you'll meet on day one and keep using forever.
Greetings & courtesySaludos20 wordsQuestion wordsPreguntas8 wordsTime & days of the weekEl tiempo y los días19 wordsColorsColores11 wordsFamilyLa familia16 wordsFood & drinkComida y bebida17 wordsPlaces around townLugares15 wordsCore adjectivesAdjetivos básicos19 words
Out and about, and at home En la ciudad y en casa
Shopping, real food on real plates — and finding your way there.
FruitLas frutas19 wordsVegetablesLas verduras19 wordsDishes & mealsLos platos21 wordsClothingLa ropa20 wordsHouse & homeLa casa20 wordsDirectionsLas direcciones20 words
People and the world La gente y el mundo
Bodies and looks, animals and weather — and what people do all day.