International GCSE
International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0)
Minimum core vocabulary list
First examination 2014
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International GCSE in Spanish
Minimum core vocabulary The following vocabulary list is intended to help you plan work in relation to your programmes of study. Assessment tasks targeted at grades G to C will be based on this vocabulary list, although they may include some unfamiliar vocabulary. Occasional glossing of individual words may occur in the examinations, although this will be avoided whenever possible. As well as specified vocabulary, students will be expected to have knowledge of numbers, times, days of the week, months etc. Some of the vocabulary in the list is not unique to the topic under which it is listed and may appear under more than one heading. Adjectival forms of nouns are included although not always specifically listed here. The list does not include easily recognisable cognates or near cognates, words in common use in English, or English words in common use in Spanish.
Contents
Topic area A – Home and abroad 7
Topic area B – Education and employment 14
Topic area C – House, home and daily routine 19
Topic area D – The modern world 27
Topic area E – Social activities, fitness and health 30
Non-topic-specific vocabulary 35
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Topic area A — Home and abroad
Life in town and rural life
a pie – on foot jardín público (m) – public garden
aburrido/a – boring lago (m) – lake
afueras (f) – outskirts lejos – far
amar – to love lento/a – slow
aparcamiento (m) – car park lugar de interés turístico (m) – sight, place of interest
árbol (m) – tree metro (m) – underground
ascensor (m) – lift montaña (f) – mountain
aviso (m) – notice mosquito (m) – mosquito
ayuntamiento (m) – town hall museo (m) – museum
biblioteca (f) – library oveja (f) – sheep
caballo (m) – horse paisaje (m) – scenery
calle (f) – street palacio (m) – palace
campo (m) – countryside parque (m) – park
carretera (nacional) (f) – road pasatiempo (m) – pastime
castillo (m) – castle pato (m) – duck
centro (m) – centre peatón (m) – pedestrian
cerdo (m) – pig (ir de) pesca – (to go) fishing
césped (m) – grass pie (m) – foot
ciudad (f) – city pintoresco/a – picturesque, pretty
colina (f) – hill piscina (f) – swimming pool
comisaría (f) – police station planta (f) – floor/storey
cruce (m) – crossing plaza (f) – square
distrito (m) – district/zone plaza del mercado (f) – market square
divertido/a – funny/entertaining polideportivo (m) – sports centre
edificio (m) – building pollo (m) – chicken
en el extranjero – overseas/abroad pueblo (m) – village/town
estadio (m) – stadium puente (m) – bridge
estar situado/a – to be situated puerto (m) – port
flor (f) – flower quiosco (m) – news stand
fuego (m) – fire región (f) – region
fuente (f) – fountain río (m) – river
galería (f) – gallery semáforo (m) – traffic lights
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gallina (f) – hen sitio (m) – place
gallo (m) – cockerel taberna (f) – inn
gato (m) – cat tienda (f) – shop
granja (f) – farm torre (f) – tower
granjero/a (m/f) – farmer tráfico (m) – traffic
guapo/a – handsome, beautiful tranquilo/a (m/f) – quiet
habitante (m/f) – inhabitant vaca (f) – cow
histórico/a – historic vivir – to live
industrial – industrial zona peatonal (f) – pedestrian area
Weather and climate
abrigo (m) – coat hay niebla – it is foggy
buen/o/a – fine/good hay tormenta – it’s thundery
bufanda (f) – scarf hielo (m) – ice
calcetines (m) – socks impermeable (m) – raincoat
calor (m) – heat intervalos soleados – sunny intervals
caluroso/a – hot llover – to rain
cambiar – to change lluvia (f) – rain
chubasco (m) – shower malo/a – bad
cielo (m) – sky neblina (f) – mist
claro – clear/bright neblinoso/a – misty
clima (m) – weather/climate nevar – to snow
condado (m) – county nevoso/a – snowy
costa (f) – coast niebla (f) – fog
está a XX grados – it is X degrees nieve (f) – snow
está nevando – it is snowing norte (m) – north
estación (f) – season nube (f) – cloud
este (m) – east nublado/a – cloudy
estrella (f) – star oeste (m) – west
frío – cold paraguas (m) – umbrella
fuerte (m) – strong pronóstico (m) del tiempo – weather forecast
grado (m) – degree sol (m) – sun
hace buen tiempo – the weather is fine/good
sur (m) – south
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hace calor – it is warm temperatura (f) – temperature
hace frío – it is cold tiempo (m) – weather
hace mal tiempo – it is bad weather
tormenta (f) – storm
hace sol – it is sunny trueno (m) – thunder
hace viento – it is windy viento (m) – wind
hay hielo – it is icy
Travel, transport and directions
a la derecha – to the right gasoil (m) – diesel
a la izquierda – to the left gasolina (f) – petrol
accidente (m) – accident glorieta (f) – roundabout
adelantar – to overtake hacer autostop – to hitchhike
aduana (f) – customs hacia – towards
aerodeslizador (m) – hovercraft (billete de) ida y vuelta – return (ticket)
aeropuerto (m) – airport kilómetro (m) – kilometre
andar – to walk llegada (f) – arrival
andén (m) – platform llegar – to arrive
aparcar – to park llenar el tanque – to fill the tank
aterrizar – to land maletero (m) – boot (of car)
autobús (m) – bus metro (m) – metre/underground/tube
autocar (m) – coach motor (m) – engine
autopista (f) – motorway muy cerca – very near
averiado/a – broken neumático (m) – tyre
avión (m) – plane oficina (f) de objetos perdidos – lost-property office
bajar – to get out/get off parada de autobuses (f) – bus stop
barco (m) – boat parar – to stop
bicicleta (f) – bicycle pasar – to pass
billete (m) – ticket permiso (m) de conducir – driving license
buen viaje (m) – good journey pinchazo (m) – puncture
cambiar – to change preferencia (f) – priority
camión (m) – lorry, truck próximo/a – next
carnet de identidad (m) – identity card
puerta (f) (del coche) – (car) door
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carretera principal (f) – main road que tengas una buena estancia – have a nice stay
casco (m) – (crash) helmet rápido/a – fast
cerca – near recto/a – straight
chófer (m/f) – driver (of bus, taxi etc)
retraso (m) – delay
ciclomotor (m) – moped rincón (m) – corner
coche (m) – car rueda (f) – wheel
¿cómo llego a X? – how do I get to X?
sala (f) de espera – waiting room
conducir – to drive salida (f) – departure/exit
conductor/a (m/f) – driver salida de emergencia – emergency exit
controlador/a (m/f) – ticket inspector
seguir – to continue
consigna (f) – left-luggage office seguridad (f) – safety
cruce (m) – crossroads sencillo (m) – single (ticket)
cruzar – to cross sin plomo – unleaded (petrol)
derecho (m) – right (to do something)
subir – to get in/get on
despegar – to take off taquilla (f) – box office
dirección única (f) – one way taxi (m) – taxi
embotellamiento (m) – traffic jam todo recto – straight ahead
en el extranjero – overseas/abroad torcer – to turn
equipaje (m) – luggage tráfico (m) – traffic
estación (f) – station transbordador (m) – ferry
estación (f) de autobuses – bus station
transporte (m) público – public transport
estación de ferrocarril (f) – railway station
tranvía (m) – tram
estación de servicio – service station
tren (m) – train
estropeado/a – damaged velocidad (f) – speed
Eurotúnel (m) – Channel tunnel viajar – to travel
facturar – to check viaje (m) – journey
ferrocarril (m) – railway volar – to fly
frontera (f) – border
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Holidays and tourist information
actividades (f) – activities guía turística (f) – tourist guide
aire acondicionado (m) – air conditioning
habitación con dos camas individuales (f) – twin-bedded room
al aire libre – outdoors hacer camping – to go camping
albergue juvenil (m) – youth hostel hacer las maletas – to pack
alojamiento (m) – accommodation impotable – not for drinking
alquilar – to rent/to hire incluido/a – included
alquiler (m) – rent ir a nadar – to go swimming
amplio/a – spacious linterna (f) – torch
arena (f) – sand lleno/a – full
balcón (m) – balcony maleta (f) – suitcase
bañador (m) – swimsuit mar (m) – sea
bienvenido – welcome media pensión (f) – half board
bronceador (m) – suncream, sunblock, sunscreen
nadar (en el mar) – swim (in the sea)
cama matrimonial (f) – double bed oficina (f) de turismo – tourist office
cámara (f) – camera olvidar – to forget
cambio (m) – change pasaporte (m) – passport
campamento (m) – camp país (m) – country
campo (m) – countryside pensión completa (f) – full board
carrete (m) – film (for camera) persona (f) – person
casa de huéspedes (f) – guest house
plan (m) – plan
castillo de arena (m) – sandcastle plano (m) de la ciudad – street map
chalet (m) – bungalow playa (f) – beach
completa – booked up, fully booked
postal (f) – postcard
con antelación – in advance potable – drinkable
conocer – to make the acquaintance of, to meet
precio (m) – price
costa (f) – the seaside quedarse – to stay
dar la bienvenida – to welcome quince días (m) – fortnight
deshacer las maletas – to unpack recepción (f) – reception
describir – to describe reservar – to book
día festivo (m) – bank holiday saco (m) de dormir – sleeping bag
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divertido/a – fun sala (f) de juegos – games room
ducha (f) – shower salir – to leave
duchas (f) – shower block tabla de windsurf (f) – windsurfing board
enviar – to send tener vistas a – to overlook
época (f) – period tomar el sol – to sunbathe
esquí acuático (m) – water-skiing turista (m/f) – tourist
estancia (f) – stay vacaciones (f) – holidays
excursión (f) – excursion ver – to see
folleto (m) – leaflet/ brochure verano (m) – summer
formulario (m) – form (to fill in) videocámara (f) – camcorder, video camera
gafas de sol (f) – sunglasses visitar – to visit (a place)
gastar – to spend vista (f) – view
gratis – free
Services
apellido (m) – family name funcionar – to work
arreglar – to fix gracias – thanks
atención al cliente (f) – call centre guardia (m/f) – guard
biblioteca (f) – (lending) library información (f) – information
bolsa (f) – bag ladrón/ona (m/f) – thief
bombero/a (m/f) – firefighter llamada de emergencia (f) – emergency call
buzón (m) – postbox llamar por teléfono – to make a phone call
cabina (telefónica) (f) – telephone box
llamarse – to be called
cartero (m) – postman marcar un número – to dial a number
casa de cambio (f) – money changing office
no cuelgue, por favor – don’t put the phone down, please
comisaría (f) – police station nombre (m) – name
Correos (m) – Spanish postal service
oficina de objectos perdidos (f) – lost property office
cortar – to cut olvidar – to forget
corte (de pelo) (m) – (hair)cut peluquero/a (m/f) – hairdresser
dar las gracias – to give thanks perder – to lose
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defecto (m) – fault pérdida (f) – loss
dinero (m) – money perdón – sorry
encontrar – to find por favor – please
encontrarse – to meet with someone
querer – to want
enviar – to send recibir – to receive
error (m) – mistake rellenar – to fill in (a form)
fontanero/a (m/f) – plumber sello (m) – stamp
formulario (m) – printed form
Customs and religion
abrir – to open fuegos artificiales (m) – fireworks
año nuevo (m) – new year hoguera (f) – bonfire
árbol de Navidad (m) – Christmas tree
iglesia (f) – church
carnaval (m) – carnival intercambiar – to exchange
catedral (f) – cathedral luz (f) – light
celebración – celebration mezquita (f) – mosque
celebrar (m) – to celebrate morir – to die
cerilla (f) – match muerte (f) – death
champán (m) – champagne nacer – to be born
cumpleaños (m) – birthday nacimiento (m) – birth
Día de San Valentín (m) – St Valentine’s Day
Navidad (f) – Christmas
día del Año Nuevo – new year’s day
Papá Noel (m) – Father Christmas
Día de la Madre/del Padre (m) – Mother’s/Father’s Day
Pascua/Semana Santa (f) – Easter
día libre (m) – free day/day off prender fuego – to burn/set fire to
diosa (f) – goddess preparativos (m) – preparations
dios(es) (m) – god(s) regalar – to give a gift
divertirse – to have fun regalo (m) – gift
Feliz Año Nuevo – happy new year saludos (m) – best wishes
Feliz Navidad – happy Christmas tarjeta de felicitación (f) – greetings card
folklore (m) – folklore vela (f) – candle
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Topic area B — Education and employment
Childhood
adorar – to adore llorar – to cry
adulto/a (m/f) – grown-up muñeca (f) – doll
contar – to tell (a story) niñez (f) – childhood
correr – to run niño/a (m/f) – child
crecer – to grow up odiar – to hate
dormir – to sleep preferir – to prefer
escalar – to climb querer – to wish, to want, to love
joven (m/f) – young, young person regañar – to tell off, to scold
juego (m) – game repetir – to repeat
juguete (m) – toy saltar – to jump
School life and routine
a tiempo – on time goma (f) – rubber
abandonar – to drop/give up (a subject) hacer un examen – to take an exam
aburrido/a – boring historia (f) – history
alemán (m) or alemana (f) – German hora (f) – hour/lesson period
alumno/a (m/f) – student horario (m) – timetable
aprender – to learn informática (f) – computer science
aseos (m) – toilet(s) inglés (m) – English
asignatura (f) – subject instituto – secondary school/15–19 school
asistente de idiomas (español) (m/f) – (Spanish) language assistant
instructor/ora (m/f) – instructor
aula (f) – classroom interesante – interesting
bachillerato (m) – school leaving diploma (= A-levels)
italiano/a – Italian
bachillerato superior (m) – equivalent to GCSEs
laboratorio (m) – lab
bañarse – to have a bath/bathe lápiz (m) – pencil
biblioteca escolar (f) – school library lengua (f) – language
bien – well libro (m) – book
biología (f) – biology libro de texto (m) – textbook
bolígrafo (m) – pen llamar – to call
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calcetines (m) – socks maestro de escuela primaria (m/f) –
primary school teacher
calculadora (f) – calculator matemáticas (f) – maths
cambiar (la ropa) – to change (clothes) medias (f) – tights
camisa (f) – shirt mejorar – to improve
campo (m) de deporte – sports field mochila (f) – rucksack/school bag
cancha (f) de tenis – tennis courts moderno/a – modern
carpeta (f) – folder, file música (f) – music
cartilla (f) escolar – end-of-term report nota (f) – mark
cascos (m) – headphones obligatorio/a (m) – compulsory, core
charlar – to chat oficina (f) – office
chándal (m) – tracksuit oral – oral (exam)
chaqueta (f) – jacket ordenador (m) – computer
ciencias (f) – science subjects palabra (f) – word
cinturón (m) – belt patio (m) – playground
ciudadanía (f) – citizenship perder – to lose
colegio (m) – 11–15 school pantalones (m) – trousers
comedor (m) – dining room pantalones cortos (m) – pair of shorts
comida (f) – lunch, midday meal papel (m) – paper
consejero/a de carreras (m/f) – careers adviser
pasar lista – to take the register
copiar – to copy pizarra (f) – blackboard
corbata (f) – tie pizarra (interactiva digital) (f) – (interactive) whiteboard
correcto/a – right, correct plan (m) – plan
cuaderno (m) – notebook practicar – to practise
cuadro (m) – picture prácticas (f/pl) de trabajo – work experience
darse bien – to be good at preguntar – to ask a question
debatir – to debate primer curso (m) – first year of secondary school
deberes (m) – homework profesor/ora (m/f) – teacher
débil – weak pronunciación (f) – pronunciation
deporte (m) – sport proyector (m) – data projector
desesperado/a – hopeless prueba (f) – test (in class)
día (m) (de escuela) – (school) day psicología (f) – psychology
dibujar – to draw química (f) – chemistry
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dibujo (m) – drawing/art (subject) rayado/a – striped
diccionario (m) – dictionary recreo (m) – break, playtime, recreation
difícil – difficult regla (f) – ruler
director/ora de la escuela (m/f) – head teacher, principal
religión (f) – religion/R.E.
diseño (m) – design respuesta (f) – reply
durar – to last resumen (m) – summary
edificio (m) – building resumir – to summarise
educación (f) – education retroproyector (m) – overhead projector
educación física (f) – physical education (PE)
sacapuntas (m) – pencil sharpener
ejemplo (m) – example sala de profesores (m) – staffroom
empezar – to start salón de actos (m) – assembly hall
error (m) – mistake salón de música (m) – music room
escrito/a – written, in writing semestre (m) – semester
escuela (f) – school sentarse – to sit down
español (m) – Spanish sociología (f) – sociology
estar castigado/a – to be in detention supervisor/a (m/f) – supervisor
estricto/a – strict tarde – late
estuche (m) – pencil case terminar – to finish
estudiante (m/f) – student titulado/a – qualified
estudiar – to study título (m) – qualification
estudios (m) – studies trimestre (m) – term
explicar – to explain último año (m) – last/final year
fácil – easy útil – useful
falda (f) – skirt vacaciones (f) de verano – summer holidays
favorito/a – favourite vestido (m) – dress
física (f) – physics vestuario (f) – cloakroom/changing room
francés (m) – French videograbadora (f) – video recorder
geografía (f) – geography zapatos (m) – shoes
gimnasio (m) – gym
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Work/careers
aconsejar – to advise hombre (m) de negocios – businessman
actor/actriz (m/f) – actor/actress imprimir – to print
anuncio (m) – advertisement informática (f) – IT (information technology)
aprendiz/iza (m/f) – apprentice/trainee ingeniero/a (m/f) – engineer
aprendizaje (m) – apprenticeship ingeniero/a de informática (m/f) – IT engineer
archivar – to file ir a un curso de formación – to go on a (training) course
bien pagado/a – well paid jefe/jefa (m/f) – boss
caja (f) – till, cash desk licenciatura (f) – degree
cajero/a – cashier llamada (f) (telefónica) – phone call
calificado/a – qualified llamar – to call
camarero/a (m/f) – waiter/waitress malpagado/a – badly paid
cartero (m) – postman mecánico – mechanic
cita (f) – appointment/meeting médico/a – doctor
cliente/ta (m/f) – customer mensaje (m) – message
cocinero/a (m/f) – chef modelo (m/f) – model
comercio (m) – trade mujer (f) de negocios – businesswoman
compañía (f) – company negocio (m) – business
con experiencia (f) – experienced obrero – manual worker
consejero/a de carreras (m/f) – careers adviser
oficina (f) – office
consejo (m) – a piece of advice pagado/a – paid
constructor/a (m/f) – builder pagar – to pay
contable (m/f) – accountant panadero/a (m/f) – baker
contestador automático (m) – answering machine, answerphone
peluquero/a (m/f) – hairdresser
correo electrónico (m) – email periodista (m/f) – journalist
correspondencia (f) – correspondence, mail
piloto (m/f) – (airline) pilot
deportista (m/f) – sports man/woman policía (m/f) – police officer
dentista (m/f) – dentist presentador/ora (m/f) – presenter
dependiente (m/f) – shop assistant procesador (m) de textos – word processor
desempleado/a – unemployed profesor/ora (m/f) – teacher
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desempleo (m) – unemployment programa (m) – programme
director/ora (m/f) – director progreso (m) – progress
electricista (m/f) – electrician proyecto (m) – project
elegir – to choose reunión (f) – meeting
empleado/a (m/f) – employee/office worker
solicitar – to apply
empleador/dora (m/f) – employer sueldo (m) – salary
empleo (m) – job taxista (m/f) – taxi driver
enviar – to send teclear – to type
escribir a máquina – to type técnico/a informático/a (m/f) – IT technician
fábrica (f) – factory telefonear – to phone
fontanero/a (m/f) – plumber trabajar – to work
formación (f) – training trabajo (m) – work/job
formulario (m) – form (to fill in) trabajo de verano (m) – summer job
ganar – to win/earn tripulación (f) – cabin crew
guardar – to keep vendedor/a (m/f) – seller
guardería (f) – nursery
Future plans
alumno/a (m/f) – student futuro (m) – future
buscar – to look for necesitar – to need
comenzar – to begin, start permitir – to allow
conocer – to meet pretender – to intend to
cualificado/a – qualified profesión (f) – career
decidir – to decide to próximo – next
derecho – law (subject) querer – to wish, to want, to love
diploma (m) – diploma/certificate repasar – to study for (an exam)
empezar – to begin, start saber – to know
entrevista (f) – interview salir – to leave
esperar – to hope universidad (f) – university
estudiar los artes – to study arts subjects
viejo/a – old
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Topic area C — House, home and daily routine
Types of home
abrebotellas (f) – bottle opener lámpara (f) – lamp
abrelata (f) – tin opener lavabo (m) – sink
agradable – pleasant lavadora (f) – washing machine
alfombra (f) – carpet lavavajillas (m) – dishwasher
apartamento (m) – flat litera (f) – bunk bed
armario (m) – fitted cupboard luz (f) – light
aseo (m) – toilet llave (f) – key
baño (m) – bath manta (f) – blanket
bodega (f) – wine cellar microondas (m) – microwave
cama (f) – bed moderno (m) – modern, up to date
casa (f) – house muebles (m) – furniture
césped (m) – lawn nevera (f) – fridge
chalet (m) – detached house nombre (m) – name
cocina (f) – kitchen oficina (f) – office
comedor (m) – dining room papelera (f) – rubbish bin
cómoda (f) – chest of drawers pared (m) – wall
cómodo/a – comfortable patio (m) – patio
confortable – comfortable piso (m) – flat
congelador (m) – freezer planta (f) – storey, floor
cortina (f) – curtain planta (f) baja – ground floor
cristal (m) – glass puerta (f) – door
cuarto (m) de baño – bathroom radiador (m) – radiator
dormitorio (m) – bedroom salón (m) – living room, lounge
duchar(se) – to shower sartén (f) – frying pan
en la primera planta – on the first floor silla (f) – chair
escalera (f) – stairs sillón (m) – armchair
estéreo (m) – hi-fi/stereo system sofá (m) – sofa
estufa (f) – (wood-burning) stove suelo (m) – floor
frigorífico (m) – refrigerator taza (f) – cup
gas (m) – gas techo (m) – roof/ceiling
granja (f) – farm tocador (m) – dressing table
grifo (m) – tap ventana (f) – window
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habitación (f) – room vestíbulo (m) – hall
huerto (m) – vegetable garden vivir – to live
jardín (m) – garden
Self, family and friends
abuelo/a (m/f) – grandfather/grandmother largo/a – long
adoptivo/a – adopted lindo/a – sweet, cute
agotador/ora – tiring loco/a – mad, crazy
alto/a – tall madre (f) – mother
ama (f) de casa – housewife maleducado/a – rude, impolite
amable – kind mamá (m) – mummy
amigo/a (m/f) – friend marido (m) – husband
amistad (f) – friendship mascota (f) – pet
amor (m) – love mayor – older
anciano (m) – elderly menor – younger
X años de edad – X years old mimado/a – spoilt
apellido (m) – surname muerto/a – dead
asqueroso/a – nasty,unpleasant mujer (f) – woman, wife
bajo/a – short nacionalidad (f) – nationality
barba (f) – beard niño/a (m/f) – child
bebé (m) – baby novia – friend/girlfriend
boca (f) – mouth novio – friend/boyfriend
bonito/a – pretty padre (m) – father
calvo/a – bald padres (m) – parents
cansado/a – tired papá (m) – daddy
cansancio (m) – tiredness pariente (m/f) – relative
carácter (m) – character pelirrojo/a – red-headed, auburn, ginger
casado/a – married pelo (m) – hair
casarse – to get married pequeño/a – small
castaño/a – brunette perder – to lose
castaños (m) – brown (of eyes) perezoso/a – lazy
chico/a (m/f) – boy/girl perro (m) – dog
cobayo/a (m/f) – guinea pig pez dorado/de colores (m) – goldfish
colego/a – (school) friend piso (m) – flat
compartir – to share prima – female cousin
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conejo (m) – rabbit primo – male cousin
contento/a – happy querer – to wish, to want, to love
delgado/a – slim ratón (m) – mouse
deportista – sporty/sport-loving/athletic reírse – to laugh
deportivo/a – sporty rizado/a – curly
dirección (f) – address rubio/a – blonde
divorciado/a – divorced saber – to know (a fact)
educado/a – polite seguro/a de sí mismo/a – self-confident
egoísta – selfish simpático/a – pleasant
encontrar – to find/meet sobrino/a (m/f) – nephew/niece
enamorado/a de – to be in love with soltero/a – single
familia (f) – family tener X (años de edad) – to be X (years old)
feo/a – ugly tener pelo (oscuro) – to have (dark) hair
gafas (f) – glasses tío/tía (m/f) – uncle/aunt
gemelo/a (m/f) – twin tímido/a – shy
generoso (m) – generous tonto/a – stupid
hablador/a – chatty, talkative tortuga (f) – tortoise/turtle
hermano/a (m/f) – brother/sister travieso/a – naughty
hermanastro/a (m/f) – half-brother/sister triste – sad
hijo/a (m/f) – son/daughter único/a – unique, only
hombre (m) – man vecino/a (m/f) – neighbour
honrado/a – honest viejo/a – old
gato/a – cat voz (f) – voice
joven – young
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Helping around the house
a menudo – often hacer las tareas domésticas – to do the housework
a veces – sometimes hora (f) – time (of day)
abrebotellas (m) – bottle opener ir de compras – to go shopping
abrelatas (m) – can opener jabón (m) – soap
acostarse – to go to bed jersey (m) – sweater, pullover
afeitarse – to shave joya (f) – jewel
algodón (m) – cotton lana (f) – wool
almohada (f) – pillow lavar la ropa – to do the laundry
anillo (m) – ring (jewellery) lavar los platos – to wash the dishes
añadir – to add lavarse – to wash oneself
apagar – to switch off levantarse – to get up
armario (m) – cupboard limpiar – to clean
aspiradora (f) – vacuum cleaner limpiarse los dientes – to brush your teeth
ayudar – to help los lunes/los martes – on Mondays/on Tuesday...etc
bajar – to go downstairs llavero (m) – key ring
bañarse – to have a bath manta (f) – blanket
basura (f) – rubbish mantel (m) – tablecloth
bolso (m) – handbag maquillaje (m) – make-up
cacerola (f) – saucepan medias (f) – tights
cafetera (f) – coffee maker ordenar – to tidy up/to put away
caja (f) – box pantalón (m) – pair of trousers
cajón (m) – drawer par de – pair of
camiseta (f) – T-shirt pasar la aspiradora – to vacuum
camisón (m) – nightdress pasear con el perro – to walk the dog
cara (f) – face pendientes (m) – earrings
casi nunca – rarely, not often pertenencias (f) – things, belongings
cepillo (m) – hairbrush pijama (m) – pyjamas
cepillo de dientes – toothbrush pintalabios (m) – lipstick
champú (m) – shampoo planchar – to iron
chándal (m) – track suit plato (m) – plate
chaqueta (f) – jacket plato (de servir) (m) – (serving) dish
cepillar – to brush poner la mesa – to set the table
cerrar – to switch off/to close por la(s) mañana(s)/por la(s) tarde(s) – in the morning(s)/in the afternoon(s)
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cinturón (m) – belt prenda (f) – garment
cocinar – to cook prepararse para – to get ready (for)
colgante (m) – pendant (jewellery) regresar a casa – to return home
conocer – to know (a person) reloj (m) (de pulsera) – wristwatch
cortar – to cut sábana (f) – (bed)sheet
cubo (m) de basura – dustbin sacar (la basura) – to take out/empty (the rubbish bin)
cuchara (f) – spoon salir – to go out
cucharilla (f) – teaspoon (hecho de) seda – (made of) silk
cuchillo (m) – knife servir – to serve
cuidar – to mind (a child) sudadera (f) – sweatshirt
desayunar – to have breakfast tapa (f)/tapón (m) – cap
despertador (m) – alarm clock tarde – late
despertarse – to wake up taza (f) – cup
divertirse – to have fun tazón (m) – bowl
ducharse – to (take a) shower temprano/a – early
echar – to pour tenedor (m) – fork
edredón (m) – continental quilt, duvet tener calor – to be hot
en casa – at home tener frío – to be cold
encender – to switch on tener hambre – to be hungry
esperar – to wait for tener sed – to be thirsty
estante (m) – shelf toalla (de baño) (f) – (bath) towel
flor (f) – flower trabajar – to work
fregadero (m) – sink trabajar en el jardín – to work in the garden
fregar – to wash dishes traer – to bring
gato (m) – cat vaso (m) – glass
guantes (m) – gloves vestirse – to get dressed
hacer la cama – to make the bed zapatillas (f) deportivas – trainers
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Food and drinks
aceite (m) – oil legumbre (f) – vegetables
aceitunas (f) – olives limón (m) – lemon
agua (f) mineral – mineral water limonada (f) – lemonade
ahumada (f) – smoked mantequilla (f) – butter
albaricoque (m) – apricot manzana (f) – apple
aliño de aceite y vinagre (m) – oil and vinegar dressing
marisco (m) – seafood
almuerzo (f) – lunch mejillones (m) – mussels
aperitivo (m) – aperitif mejor – better
arroz (m) – rice melocotón (m) – peach
asado/a – roasted menú del día (m) – today’s special, dish of the day
atún (m) – tuna mermelada (f) – jam
azúcar (m) – sugar mostaza (f) – mustard
bien hecho/a – well done naranja (f) – orange
beber – to drink nata (f) – cream
bebida (f) – drink pan (m) – bread
bebida gaseosa (f) – fizzy drink pan con mantequilla – (slice of) bread and butter
beicon (m) – bacon pan (m) tostado – toast
bistec (m) – steak (beef) panecillo (m) – bread roll
bocadillo (de queso/jamon) – (cheese/ham) sandwich
panadería (f) – bread shop
bueno/a – good pasta (f) – pasta
cacerola (f) – casserole pastel (m) – cake
café (m) (con leche) – coffee (with milk) pastelería (f) – bakery
caracol (m) – snail patata (f) – potato
carne (f) – meat patatas (f) fritas – crisps
carne (f) de cordero – lamb/mutton paté de carne – meat paté
carne (f) de vaca – beef pato (m) – duck
carnicería (f) – butcher’s shop pavo (m) – turkey
comida (f) – food (pequeño) pedazo/trozo de – (small) piece of
cebolla (f) – onion pepino (m) – cucumber
cena (f) – dinner pera (f) – pear
cenar/almorzar – to have a meal pescado (m) – fish
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cerdo (m) – pork pescadería (f) – fishmonger’s shop
cereales (m) – cereals pimiento (m) – pepper
cereza (f) – cherry piña (f) – pineapple
cerveza (f) – beer plátano (m) – banana
champiñón (m) – mushroom plato (m) – meal
chocolate caliente (m) – hot chocolate pollo (m) – chicken
chorizo (m) – cooked meat sausage pomelo (m) – grapefruit
chuleta (f) – pork chop postre (m) – dessert/pudding
churrería (f) – pancake/waffle stall probar – to taste, to sample
ciruela (f) – plum ¡que aproveche! – enjoy your meal!
cola (f) – cola drink queso (m) – cheese
coles de Bruselas (f) – Brussel sprouts rábano (m) – radish
coliflor (f) – cauliflower rebanada de – slice of
comer – to eat receta (f) – recipe
comida (f) – meal/food repollo (m) – cabbage
conejo (m) – rabbit rico/a – tasty, full of flavour
confitería (f) – sweet shop sabor a – taste of
cordero (m) – lamb sabor (m) – flavour
delicioso/a – delicious sal (f) – salt
desayuno (m) – breakfast salchicha (f) – sausage
dulce – sweet salmón (m) – salmon
dulces (m) – sweets sidra (f) – cider
empanada de carne (f) – meat pie sopa (f) – soup
ensalada (f) verde – green salad tapa (m) – snack
entrada (f) – starter tarta (f) – cake
entremeses (m) – canapes té (m) – tea
espresso (m) – black coffee, espresso coffee
ternera (f) – veal
filete (m) – fillet tomate (m) – tomato
frambuesa (f) – raspberry tortilla (f) – Spanish potato omelette
fresa (f) – strawberry tortita (f) – pancake
fresco/a – fresh trucha (f) – trout
gamba (f) – shrimp, prawn turrón (m) – nougat
gofre (m) – waffle uva (f) – grape
guisantes (m) – peas vegetariano/a – vegetarian
harina (f) – flour verdura (f) – vegetable
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helado (m) – ice cream verduras crudas (f) – raw vegetables
huevo (m) – egg vinagre (m) – vinegar
jamón (m) – ham vino (m) – wine
judías verdes (f) – green beans yogur (m) – yog(h)urt
lata (f) – can/tin zanahoria (f) – carrot
leche (f) – milk zumo (m) – juice
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Topic area D — The modern world
Current affairs
actualidades (f) – current affairs espacio (m) – space
ataque (m) – attack espía (m/f) – spy
ayuda (f) caritativa/donación (f) (sin impuestos) – gift aid
frontera (f) – border
campeón/ona (m/f) – champion guerra (civil) (f) – (civil) war Casa Blanca (f) – the White House huelga (f) – strike centenario/a (m/f) – person aged 100 investigador/ora (m/f) – researcher
cien años de edad – 100 years old Juegos Olímpicos (m) – Olympic Games
cohete espacial (m) – space rocket manifestante (m) – demonstrator
consumo (m) de drogas (en el deporte) – drug taking (in sport)
medalla (f) – medal
crisis (f) – crisis (primer) ministro (m) – (prime) minister
debate (m) – debate noticias (f) – news
delincuente (m) – delinquent política (f) – politics/policy
demostración (f) (political) – (political) demonstration
político/a – politician
derechos humanos – human rights premio (m) – prize
descubrimiento (m) – discovery Premio Nobel (m) – Nobel Prize
descubrir – to discover Premios Goya (m) – Spanish film awards
desempleado/a – unemployed person recibir – to receive
desempleo (m) – unemployment reina (f) – queen
discutir – to discuss rey (m) – king
droga (f) – drug rico/a – rich
epidemia (f) – epidemic soldado (m) – soldier
The media actuación (f) – performance leer – to read
adulto/a (m/f) – adult lista de precios (f) – list of prices
aficionado/a – fan matar – to kill
alumno/a (m/f) – student moda (f) – fashion
anuncio (m) – advertisement mostrar – to show
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asiento (m) – seat novela (de aventuras) (f) – (adventure) novel
atasco (m) – traffic jam, holdup noticias (f) – news
billete (m) – ticket obra (f) – play
canal (de televisión) (m) – (television) channel
ola (f) – wave (sea)
canción (f) – song película de crimen (f) – crime film
cantante (m/f) – singer película de miedo (f) – horror film
cantar – to sing periódico (m) – newspaper
circulación (f) – traffic policíaca (f) – detective (film/novel)
comedia (f) – comedy precio (m) – price
comedia (f) de situación – sitcom presentador/ora del telediario (m/f) –newsreader/presenter
conmovedor/ora – moving programa (m) – programme, broadcast
costar – to cost programa concurso (m) – game show
cuanto/a – how much? programas (m pl) 'reality'– reality televisión
describir – to describe reducido/a – reduced
dibujos animados (m) – cartoons reportaje (de deporte) (m) – (sports) report
divertido/a – amusing reservar – to book (ahead)
doblado/a – dubbed serie (f) – series
documental (m) – documentary sesión (f) – performance, showing (of film), session
efectos especiales (m) – special effects subtitulado/a – subtitled
emisora de radio (f) – radio station tarifa (f) – tariff/price
empezar – to start telenovela (f) – serial, soap opera
entrada (f) – entrance televisión (f) – television/radio set
escuchar – to listen to terminar – to finish
estrella (f) – star (men and women) triste – sad
famoso/a (m/f) – celebrity (men and women)
tornado (m) – tornado
fin (m) – end ver – to watch, to look at
gracioso/a – funny víctimo/a – victim (men and women)
hacer zapping – to channel hop
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Environmental issues
ahorrar – to save limpio/a – clean
calentamiento global (m) – global warming lluvia ácida (f) – acid rain
cambio (m) – change madera – wood, timber
capa de ozono – (f) ozone layer medio ambiente (m) – environment
carbón (m) – coal orgánico/a – organic
catástrofe (m) – catastrophy petróleo (m) – crude oil, petroleum
contaminación (f) – contamination reciclaje (m) – recycling
contaminado/a – polluted seguridad (f) – safety
destruir – to destroy selva tropical (f) – rainforest
ecológico/a – ecological sequía (f) – drought
efecto invernadero (m) – greenhouse effect ser ecológico/a – to be ‘green’/ecologically aware
en peligro de extinción – endangered, disappearing
subir – to go up (temperature)
energía nuclear (f) – (nuclear) energy sucio/a – dirty
especie (f) – species temer – to fear, to be afraid
fuga de petróleo (f) – oil slick terremoto (m) – earthquake
incendio forestal (m) – (forest) fire tierra (f) – earth, world
inundación (f) – flood
Information and communication technology
ayuda (f) – help navegar internet – to surf the web
bajar/subir – to download/to upload ordenador (m) – computer
(sala de) chat (m) – chat room página (f) web – web page
chatear – to chat (online) pantalla (f) – screen
contraseña (f) – password pegar – to paste
copiar – to copy portátil (m) – laptop
correo electrónico (f) – electronic mail/email
ratón (m) – (computer) mouse
cortar – to cut red social (f) – social network
cursor (m) – cursor reproductor de DVD (m) – DVD player
disco duro (m) – hard disk/hard drive SMS (m) – text message
en línea – online software (m) – software
hacer clic – to click teclado (m) – keyboard
móvil (m) – mobile phone televisión por satélite (f) – satellite TV
música (f) – music
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Topic area E — Social activities, fitness and health
Special occasions acróbata (m/f) – acrobat hola – hello anillo con piedra (m) – ring with stone impresionante – impressive animal (m) – animal joyería (f) – jewel(s)/jewellery autoservicio (m) – self-service restaurant lazo (m) – ribbon besar – to kiss luz (f) – light bienvenido/a – welcome mantel (m) – table cloth boda (f) – wedding merienda (f) – picnic
botella (f) – bottle museo (m) – museum
ceremonia (f) – ceremony novia (f) – bride
circo (m) – circus novio (m) – groom
compromiso (m) – engagement parque acuatico (m) – waterpark, aquapark
con la familia, como una familia – with the family, as a family
parque de atracciones (m) – theme park
conocer – to meet/know (people) parque (m) zoológico – zoo
cumpleaños (m) – birthday perfume (m) – perfume
curioso/a – odd, curious, strange presentar – to introduce
darle la bienvenida (a alguien) – to welcome (someone)
prometido/a (m/f) – fiancé, betrothed
día de fiesta (m) – day off, holiday ¡que aproveche! – enjoy your meal
elegante – smart, stylish, ‘posh’ regalo (m) – present
emocionante – exciting, gripping reloj (m) – watch
encantado/a – delighted restaurante de comida rápida (m) – fast-food restaurant
especialidad (f) – speciality salida (f) – exit, way out
espectáculo (m) – show servilleta (f) – table napkin, serviette
esperar – to wait tarta de fiesta (f) – celebration cake
excursión (f) – (school) outing tutear – to address someone as 'tú'
felicidades (f) – congratulations vestido (m) – dress
fiesta (f) – party visitante (m)/invitado/a (m/f) – visitor
guardián (m) – (zoo)keeper visitar – to visit (people)
hacer deporte – to do sports
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Hobbies, interests, sport and exercise
ajedrez (m) – chess ir de paseo – to go for a walk
amigo/a por correspondencia (m/f) – penfriend
ir de pesca – to go fishing
andar – to walk jardinería (f) – gardening
atletismo (m) – athletics juego (m) de mesa – board game
bailar – to dance juego (m) electrónico – electronic game
balón (m) – ball jugador (m) – player
bolera (f) – (ten-pin) bowling alley juguete (m) – toy
bricolaje (m) – do it yourself (DIY) lectura (f) – reading
campo de deportes (m) – sports ground leer – to read
caña de pescar (f) – fishing rod montar a caballo – to ride a horse
club de jóvenes (m) – youth club montar en bicicleta – to ride a bike
correr – to run nadar – to swim
cuidar el jardín – to garden novela (f) – novel
deportivo/a – sporty ocio (m) – leisure
descansar – to rest partido de (m) – match of, game of
dibujar – to draw pasatiempo (m) – pastime/hobby
discoteca (f) – discotheque, nightclub pasear – to go for a walk
divertirse – to enjoy patinaje artístico – (figure) skating
en (mi) casa – at (my) home patines de hielo (m) – ice skates
en casa de X – at X’s house patines de rueda (m) – rollerskates
equipo (m) – team pelota (f) – (tennis) ball
escuchar – to listen pertenecer a – to belong to
estadio (m) – stadium piano (m) – piano
flauta (f) – flute pintar – to paint
flauta dulce (f) – (descant) recorder pista (f) de hielo – ice-skating rink
futból (m) – (foot)ball polideportivo (m) – sports centre
gimnasia (f) – gymnastics presentarse – to enter (for competition)
hacer bricolaje – to tinker, to do odd jobs raqueta (f) – racket
hacer deportes – to do sports relajarse – to relax
hacer entrenamiento con pesas – to do weight training
salir – to go out
hacer equitación – to ride horses saltar – to jump
hacer esquí acuático – to water ski tambores (m) – drums
hacer footing/jogging – to go jogging tiempo libre (m) – free time
hacer monopatín – to skate tirar – to throw
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hacer natación – to swim tocar – to touch/to play instruments
hacer vela – to sail traer – to fetch
hacer windsurf – to windsurf trompeta (f) – trumpet
ir a jugar a los bolos/la petanca – to go (tenpin) bowling
videojuego (m) – video game
ir a nadar – to go swimming violín (m) – violin
ir a patinar – to go rollerblading
Shopping and money matters
abierto/a – opening grandes almacenes (f) – department store
abrir – to open hacer la compra – to go shopping (for essentials)
ahorrar – to save/to make savings hipermercado (m) – hypermarket
autoservicio (m) – self-service ir de compras – to go shopping (for pleasure)
banco (m) – bank joyería (f) – jewellery
barato/a – cheap librería (f) – bookshop
bolsa (de plástico) (f) – (plastic) bag mercado (m) – market
bombonería (f) – sweet shop mirar escaparates – to window shop
caja (f) – till, cash desk monedero (m) – purse
cambio – (small) change, coins/currency panadería (f) – bakery
carnicería (f) – butcher’s shop papelería (f) – stationery shop
caro/a – expensive pedir – to order
cartero (m) – wallet precio (m) – price
casa de cambio (f) – foreign exchange office
propina (f) – tip
centro commercial (m) – shopping centre, shopping mall
rebajas (f) – sales
cerrando (m) – closing ropa (f) – clothes
cerrar – to close sección (f) – department (of store)
charcutería (f) – cooked meat shop servicio incluído – service included
cheque (m) de viaje – traveller’s cheque sombrero (m) – hat
cliente (m/f) – customer, client suéter (m) – jumper
comprar – to buy supermercado (m) – supermarket
compras (f) – purchases talla (f) – shoe size
costar – to cost tamaño (m) – clothes size
cuanto/a – how much tarjeta (f) de crédito – credit card
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cuenta (f) – bill tarjeta de débito (f) – debit card
cuero (m) – leather tendero/a (m/f) – shopkeeper
dinero (m) – pocket money tienda (f) – shop
elección (f) – choice tienda de regalos (m) – gift shop
escaparate (m) – shop window vender – to sell
estanco (m) – tobacconist zapatos (m) – shoes
farmacia (f) – chemist’s shop
Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issues
adelgazar – to lose weight mejorarse – to be better, to improve
agrandar – to get taller muela (f) – tooth
alcohol (m) – alcohol oído (m) – ear
asma (m) – asthma ojo (m) – eye
boca (f) – mouth pañuelo (m) – handkerchief
brazo (m) – arm pastilla (f) – pill, tablet
cabeza (f) – head pecho (m) – chest
caerse – to fall picadura (f) – bite
cita (f) – appointment/meeting picar – to bite
corazón (m) – heart pie (m) – foot
cuerpo (m) – body quedarse en la cama – to stay in bed
dedo (m) – finger marearse – to feel dizzy
descansar – to rest médico/a (m/f) – doctor
diarrea (f) – diarrhoea nariz (f) – nose
diente (m) – tooth pierna (f) – leg
dormir – to sleep receta (f) – prescription
ejercicio (m) – exercise respirar – to breathe
engordar – to put on weight rodilla (f) – knee
enfermarse – to become ill, to fall sick salud (f) – health
enfermedad (f) – illness sangre (f) – blood
enfermero/a (m/f) – nurse sano/a – healthy
enfermo/a – ill, sick sentirse enfermo/a – to feel sick
estar de buena forma – to be in good shape, to be very well
serio/a – serious
estar resfriado – to have a cold Servicios de Emergencias Médicas (m) – ambulance service
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estómago (m) – stomach sufrir – to suffer
estrés (m) – stress tabaco (m) – tobacco
fiebre (f) – fever tener dolor de cabeza – to have a headache
fumador/ora (m/f) – smoker tener dolor de espalda – to have backache
fumar – to smoke tener dolor de estómago – to have stomachache
garganta (f) – throat tener dolor de garganta – to have a sore throat
golpear – to hit, to knock tener dolor de muelas – to have toothache
gripe (f) – flu, influenza tener dolor de oídos (m) – to have earache
hacerse daño – to hurt oneself tener fiebre – to have a temperature
herido/a – injured tirita (f) – sticking plaster
hospital (m) – hospital tomar – to take
jarabe (m) – syrup tortícolis (m) – stiff neck
lengua (f) – tongue toser – to cough
mano (f) – hand vomitar – to be sick
medicina (f) – medicine
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Non-topic-specific vocabulary
Abbreviations/acronyms
AVE: Alta Velocidad Española – high- speed train
Sra: Señora – Mrs
IVA: Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido – VAT (Value Added Tax)
Srta: Señorita – Miss
ONU: Organización de las Naciones Unidas – UN (United Nations)
TVE: Televisión Española – Spanish TV
RENFE: Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles – Spanish Railways
UE: Unión Europea – EU (European Union)
Sr: Señor – Mr
Social conventions
adiós – goodbye hasta pronto – see you soon
buenas noches – good night hola – hello
buenas tardes – good afternoon lo siento/perdón – sorry
gracias – thank you por favor – please
hasta luego – see you later saludos (m) – regards
hasta manaña – see you tomorrow ¡socorro! – help!
Prepositions
a – to en caso de que – in case of
antes – before en la casa de – at the home of
a través de – through en la parte superior de – at the top of
cerca de – near enfrente de – opposite
con – with entre – between
contra – against excepto – except for
de – of/from fuera – out
debajo – below hacia – towards
debido a/a causa de – because of hasta – until
delante de – in front of lejos de – far from
desde – since para/por – for
después – after por todas partes – everywhere
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detrás – behind según – according to
durante – during/for sin – without
en – in sobre – about/on top of
Adjectives
actual – present-day ligero/a – light (weight)
agotado/a – exhausted limpio/a – clean
agotador/ora – tiring lleno/a – full
agradecido/a – grateful maduro/a – mature
al aire libre – in the open air magnífico/a – magnificent
alto/a – high maravilloso/a – marvellous
antiguo/a – old/former mejor – better
asqueroso/a – awful necesario/a – necessary
bajo/a – short (person) nuevo/a – new
bonito/a – beautiful numeroso/a – numerous
bueno/a – good otro/a – other
cansado/a – tired parecido/a – similar
cercano/a – near peligroso/a – dangerous
cerrado/a con llave – locked peor – worse
cómodo/a – comfortable pesado/a – heavy
corto/a – short, brief perfecto/a – perfect
de buen humor – in a good mood propio/a – (one’s) own
de pie – standing próximo/a – next
de prisa – in a hurry real – real/royal
débil – weak roto/a – broken
dinámico/a – dynamic ruidoso/a – noisy
divertido/a – fun salado/a – savoury/salty
duro/a – hard satisfecho/a – satisfied
encantador/a – charming serio/a – serious
enfadado/a – angry silencioso/a – silent
estupendo/a – great, terrific, sensational solo/a – alone
falso/a – false sucio/a – dirty
favorito/a – favourite tarde – late
feliz – happy temprano/a – early
feo/a – ugly típico/a – typical
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formidable – formidable/very good tonto/a – silly
fuerte – strong tranquilo/a – peaceful
gordo/a – fat último/a – last
gracioso/a – funny útil – useful
guapo/a – handsome, beautiful vale mucho – very valuable
igual – equal/same válido/a – valid
increíble – unbelievable verdadero/a – true
joven – young
Verbs
abrir – to open jugar – to play (a game)
aburrirse – to get bored lastimar – to regret, to be sorry
aceptar – to accept llamar – to call
acompañar – to accompany llevar – to take, to wear
agarrar – to hold llorar – to cry
agradar – to please mentir – to lie, to tell untruths
aprender – to learn merecer – to deserve
arreglarse – to manage, to cope morir – to die
bajar – to go down mostrar – to show
beber – to drink necesitar – to need
caerse – to fall over, to drop oír – to hear
callarse – to shut up pagar – to pay
cambiar – to change parar – to stop
cerrar – to close parecer – to seem, to appear
coger – to catch pedir – to ask for, to order
comer – to eat pedir prestado – to borrow
conducir – to drive pegar – to hit, to knock
conocer – to know pensar – to think
contar – to count/to tell a story, to reckon perdonar – to forgive, to excuse
creer – to believe permitir – to allow
cuidar – to look after poder – to be able to
dar – to give poner – to put, to place
darse (la) vuelta – to turn round preguntar – to ask
darse prisa – to hurry prestar – to lend
decidir – to decide probar – to try
decir – to say querer – to want
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dejar – to leave recordar – to remember, to recall
desear – to wish regresar – to return
discutir – to discuss, to argue reír – to laugh
dormir – to sleep saber- to know
elegir – to choose salir – to go out
encender – to turn on/to light saltar – to jump
encontrar – to find seguir – to follow
entender – to understand sentarse – to sit down
entrar – to enter sentir – to feel
empujar – to push ser – to be
enfadarse – to get angry sonreír – to smile
entrar – to go in subir – to go up
escapar – to escape tener – to have
escribir – to write tener éxito – to be successful
escuchar – to listen tener prisa – to hurry up
esperar – to wait, to hope tener que – to have to
estar – to be terminar – to finish
explicar – to explain tirar – to pull, throw
ganar – to win, to earn tocar – to touch/to play an instrument
hablar – to speak utilizar – to use
hacer – to make/do venir – to come
interesarse – to be interested in visitar – to visit
invitar – to invite vivir – to live
ir – to go volver – to return
ir de paseo – to go for a walk
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Colours amarillo/a – yellow naranja – orange
azul – blue negro/a – black
blanco/a – white oscuro/a – dark
castaño/a – chestnut, brown púrpura – purple
claro/a – clear/light rojo/a – red
gris – grey rosa – pink
marrón – brown verde – green
Adverbs
a menudo – often mal – badly
a veces – sometimes más – more
algo/un poco – rather mejor – better
allí – there muy – very
allí abajo – down there por allí – around there
allí arriba – up there por todas partes – everywhere
aquí – here pronto – soon
arriba – on top quizás – maybe/perhaps
bastante – quite recientemente – recently
bien – well siempre – always
casi – almost/nearly sin embargo – however
demasiado – too much sobre todo – above all
desde hace mucho tiempo – for a long time
todavía/aún – still (continuation), yet
inmediatamente – immediately ya – already
Quantities
bastante – enough un poco (m) de – a little of
billón (m) – billion un tercio (m) de – a third of
cien (m) – one hundred un trozo de – a slice of
mil (m) – one thousand una botella (f) de – a bottle of
millón (m) – one million una centena de – about one hundred
mitad (f) – half una decena de – about ten of
mucho – a lot una docena (f) de – a dozen of
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un cuarto (m) de – one quarter of una lata/caja (f) de – a can/box of
un millar de – about a thousand una olla (f) de – a pot of
un paquete (m) de – a packet of varios/as – various, several
Conjunctions
entonces – then porque – because
o – or primero/a – first
pero – but también – also
por eso – therefore y – and
Time expressions
a tiempo – on time mañana (f) – tomorrow, morning
a veces – sometimes medianoche (f) – midnight
ahora – now mediodía (m) – midday
al día siguiente – the next day mes (m) – month
al principio – at the beginning noche – evening (after dark), night
año (m) – year pasado mañana (m) – the day after tomorrow
ayer – yesterday pronto – soon
día (m) – day quince días – fortnight
en (el) invierno – in (the) winter semana (f) – week
en (el) otoño – in (the) autumn siempre – always
en (la) primavera – in (the) spring tarde (f) – afternoon
en (el) verano – in (the) summer todavía – yet, still
hasta mañana – see you/until tomorrow todos los días – every day
hoy – today vez (f) – time/occasion
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Other general expressions
el mío/la mía – mine mucho mejor – so much the better
allí está – it is there no hay de qué – don’t mention it/you’re welcome
aquí tiene – here you have no me importa – I don’t mind
¿cómo se escribe? – how do you spell it? normalmente – normally
con mucho gusto – with pleasure por supuesto – of course
depende – it depends ¡qué pena! – what a shame!
en mi opinión – in my opinion ¿qué tal? – how are you?
estar a punto de – to be about to ¡suerte! – good luck!
estar en proceso de (hacer) – to be in the process of (doing)
una vez más – once more
estoy harto/a – I have had enough vale – ok
mejor mal – so much the worse
Other words
algo – something número (m) – number
alguien – someone por ejemplo – for example
como – like porque – because
cosa (f) – thing Señor – Mr
eso – that Señora – Mrs
fin (m) – end Señorita – Miss
manera (f) – way sí – yes
medio/a – half tipo (m) – type
muy – very todo el mundo – everyone (the whole world)
no – no vez (f) – time
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Countries and continents
África – Africa Europa – Europe
Alemania – Germany Francia – France
América del Norte – North America Gran Bretaña – Great Britain
América del Sur/América Latina – South America/Latin America
Grecia – Greece
Asia – Asia Irlanda – Ireland
Austria – Austria Italia – Italy
Bangladesh – Bangladesh Holanda – Holland
Bélgica – Belgium (País de) Gales – Wales
Canadá – Canada Japón – Japan
China – China la India – India
Inglaterra – England Pakistán – Pakistan
Dinamarca – Denmark Portugal – Portugal
Escocia – Scotland Reino Unido – UK/United Kingdom
España – Spain Suecia – Sweden
Estados Unidos – USA Suiza – Switzerland
Nationalities etc
africano/a – African francés/francesa – French
alemán/alemana – German galés/galesa – Welsh
asiático/a – Asian griego/a – Greek
austríaco/a – Austrian holandés/holandesa – Dutch
belgo/a – Belgian indio/a – Indian
canadiense – Canadian inglés/inglesa – English
chino/a – Chinese irlandés/irlandesa – Irish
danés/danesa – Danish italiano/a – Italian
escocés/escocesa – Scottish japonés/japonesa – Japanese
español/ola – Spanish portugués/portuguesa – Portuguese
estadounidense – American (from the United States)
sueco/a – Swedish
europeo/a – European suizo/a – Swiss
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Areas and mountains
Los Pirineos – Pyrenees las Islas Baleares – Balearic Islands
Andalucía – Andalucía las Islas Canarias – Canary Islands
Cataluña – Cataluña Londres – London
Edimburgo – Edinburgh el País Vasco – Basque Country
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