en/es translate | es/en translate | dictionary
Essential Phrases
| English | Spanish | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| yes | si | |
| no | no | |
| please | por favor | |
| sorry | lo siento | |
| hello | hola | |
| i want to go | quiero ir | |
| i'm hungry | tengo hambre | "i have hunger" |
| i'm thirsty | tengo sed | "i have thirst" |
| how do you say | como se dice | |
| who | quien | |
| why | por que | |
| i dont understand | no comprendo | |
| how much does it cost | cuánto cuesta | |
| i'm lost | estoy perdido | |
| does not work | no funciona | |
Colors
PROFESSIONS
| Spanish | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| soldado | soldier | |
| engenero | engineer | |
| programador | programmer | |
| empressario | businessman | or entrepreneur |
| doctor | doctor | |
| abogado | lawyer | |
| profesor | teacher | |
| maestro | teacher | |
| conductor | driver | |
| granjero | farmer | |
| cocinero | cook |
Food & Drink
| Spanish | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| pan | bread | |
| gaseosa | soda | |
| bebidos | drink | |
| cafe | coffee | |
| lomo | steak | meat |
| carne | meat | |
| lechuga | lettuce | |
| cebolla | onion | |
| salsa | sauce | |
| sal | salt | |
| pollo | chickens | |
| pimienta negra | black pepper | |
| dulce | sweet | |
| picante | spicy | |
| aji | chilli pepper | |
| pimienta | pepper | |
| vinagre | vinegar | |
| tomate | tomato | |
| mani | peanut | |
| amargo | bitter |
Time Phrases
| Spanish | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| anoche | last night | |
| ayer | yesterday | |
| manana | tomorrow | |
| semana | week | |
| mes | months | |
| a veces | sometimes | |
| siempre | always | |
| por siempre | forever | also: "sin cesar" and "para siempre" |
| constantamente | constantly |
Family stuff
| Spanish | English | Examples or notes |
|---|---|---|
| padre | father | padres: parents |
| madre | mother | |
| hijos | sons | |
| hijas | daughters | |
| tio/tia | uncle/aunt | |
| primo/prima | cousin | |
| abuelo/abuela | grandfather/grandmother | |
| ninos | children |
Outdoors & Weather
| precipisio | precipice |
|---|---|
| montana | mountain |
| cerro | hill,also: colina |
| desierto | desert |
| clima | climate |
| nieve | snow |
| lluvia | rain |
| sol | sun,luz de sol: sunshine |
| nubo | cloud,nubosidad: cloudy |
| puente | bridge,DNCW: punto/point |
| rio | river |
| mar | sea |
| oceano | ocean,atlantico, pacifico |
Misc. Useful Nouns
| spanish | English | notes or examples |
|---|---|---|
| mochilla | backpack | backpacker: mochillero |
| cuidad | caution | DNCW: "ciudad" |
| humanos | humans | humanidad: humanity |
| gente | people | |
| book | libro | |
| mesa | table | |
| precio | price | |
| grasa | fat | grease (in food) |
| tienda | shop | |
| peluqueria | barbershop |
Geography
| lugar | place |
|---|---|
| pais | country |
| pueblo | town, pueblito: village |
| ciudad | city, pronounce: "see-oo-dad" |
Entertainment
| Spanish | English | Examples or Notes |
|---|---|---|
| pelicula | movie | |
| novella | novel | |
| libros | books | |
| historia | story |
Misc Adjectives
| Spanish | English | Examples or Notes |
|---|---|---|
| dulce | sweet | |
| tanto | silly | |
| antigua | antique | |
| viejo | old | |
| joven | young | |
| facil | easy | |
| dificil | difficult | |
| corto | short | |
| moderna | modern | |
| triste | sad | |
| feliz | happy | |
| interesante | interesting | |
| caro | expensive | |
| barato | cheap | |
| amable | nice | friendly |
| acido | acidic | |
| aburrido | boring | |
| chevere | cool | |
| duro | hard | |
| suave | soft | |
| fuerte | strong | |
| alto | tall | |
| bajo | short | |
| gordo | fat | |
| feo | ugly | |
| bonita | beautiful | |
| guapo | handsome | |
| sublime | sublime | |
| asombroso | amazing | |
| magnifico | magnificent | |
| inteligente | intelligent | also: ingenioso, habil, astuto |
| sucio | filthy | |
| humeda | wet | |
| seco | dry |
Need practice
Building related
| spanish | English | Examples or notes |
|---|---|---|
| ventana | window | |
| edificio | building | |
| infrastructura | infrastructure | |
| puerta | door | |
| pared | wall | |
| techo | roof | |
| piso | floor |
Materials
| Spanish | English | Examples or notes |
|---|---|---|
| madera | wood | |
| plastico | plastic | |
| metal | metal | |
| algodon | cotton | |
| roca | rock | also: el rock |
| piedra | stone |
Adjectives
Need practice
| debil | weak |
|---|---|
| complejo | complex |
| simple | simple |
| largo | long |
| corto | short |
| flaco | skinny only for persons |
| delgado | skinny only for things |
| flaco | skinny |
| estrecha | narrow |
| grueso | thick, coarse |
Verbs
| Spanish | English | Notes or Examples |
|---|---|---|
| convivo | to live with | |
| subir | to climb | |
| conmigo | to go with me | |
| contigo | to go with you | |
| leer | to read | |
| creer | to belive | |
| crecer | to grow | crezco / creces / crece / crecemos / crecen |
| escribir | to write | |
| regressar | to return | also: retorno, volver |
| encontrar | to find/meet | encuentro / encuentras / encuentra / encontramos / encuentran |
| cortar | to cut | corto / cortas / corta / cortamos / cortan DNCW: "corto"/"short" |
| comer | to eat | como / comes, come, comemos, comen |
| aprender | to learn | aprendo / aprendes / aprende / aprendemos / aprenden |
| abrir | to open | abro / abres / abre / abremos / abren opened: "abierto" |
| permitir | to permit | permito / permites / permite / permitimos / permiten permission: permisso |
| escoger | to choose | escojo / escoges / escoge / escogemos / escogen |
Need PRACTICE
| hacer | to do/make hago | haces | hace | hacemos | hacen DNCW: haber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| silbar | to whistle | ||||
| volver | to return vuelvo | vuelves | vuelve | volvemos | vuelven also: retorno, regressar |
| gastar | to spend used for both "time" and "money" | ||||
| ganar | to win gano / ganas / gana / ganamos / ganan | ||||
| perder | to lose | ||||
| limpiar | to clean also: "cepillar" | to brush | |||
| ensuciar | to dirty | ||||
| descansar | to rest | ||||
| robar | to steal | ||||
| deber | must/have/owe | debo / debes / debe / debemos deben | |||
| usar | to use | ||||
| llamar | to call | llamo / llamas / llama / llamamos / llaman "called": llamado | |||
| mandar | to send | ||||
| asistir a | to attend | ||||
| llorar | to cry | ||||
| poder | to be able to | yo puedo / tu puedes / el puede / nosotros podemos / ellos pueden | |||
| querar | to want | quiero / quieres / quiere / queremos / quieren | |||
| soler | tend to/use to | suelo /sueles / suele / solemos / suelen | |||
| despertar | to wake up | despierto / despiertas / despierta / despertamos / despiertan | |||
| armar | to assemble | armo / armas / arma / armamos / arman opposite: disarmar | |||
| venir | to come/arrive | vengo vienes viene venimos vienen | |||
| montar | to ride | monto / montes / monte / montemos / monten works with bikes / motos / horses | |||
| escuchar | to hear/listen | escucho / escuchas / escucha / escuchamos / escuchan |
Verbs to practice
[jtable] compartir to share recoger to collect [/jtable]
Irregular verbs
Only irregular in the first person singular. Other conjugated forms are regular.
| dar | give | yo doy | tu das | el da | nosotros damos | ellos dan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hacer | make | do hago | haces | hace | hacemos | hacen |
| conocer | know | conozco | conoces | conoce | conocemos | conocen only for places or persons |
| saber | know | se | sabes | sabe | sabemos | saben knowledge of other things |
| estar | be | estoy | estas | esta | estamos | estan |
| conducir | drive | conduzco | conduces | conduce | conducimos | conducen |
| offrecer | offer | |||||
| poner | put | |||||
| traer | bring | |||||
| salir | leave | |||||
| ver | see | |||||
| valer | value | |||||
| volar | to fly | vuelo | vuelas | vuela | volamos | vuelan |
| ver | to see | veo | ves | ve | vemos | ven |
| parecer | to resemble | parezco | pareces | parece | paracemos | paracen only for visuals? aparecer? comparecer? |
SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS
[jtable] preparar, to prepare, preparo, preparas, prepara, preparamos, preparan recibir, to receive, recibo, recibes, recibe, recibimos, reciben, also to welcome [/jtable]
** Verbs ending in -uir and not preceded by a g, add y except for nosotros.
IRREGULAR VERBS English Conjugation Examples or Notes
| huir | flee |
|---|---|
| destruir | destroy |
| incluir | include |
| construir | construct, build |
| distribuir distribute | |
| contribuir | contribute |
| influir | influence |
These verbs change the stems from e to ie in all forms except nosotros
| preferir | prefer | preference: preferencia |
|---|---|---|
| cerrar | close | cierro / cierras / cierra / cerramos / cierran closed: cerrado |
| empezar | begin | |
| encendar | light | |
| hervir | light | |
| mentir | lie | |
| perder | lose | |
| sentir | feel |
** this group changes the stems from o to ue in all forms except nosotros
| querar | to want |
|---|---|
| pensar | to think, pienso / piensas / piensa / pensamos / piensan |
| entender | to understand |
| preferir | influence |
| cerrar | influence |
| empezar | begin |
| encendar | light |
| hervir | light |
| mentir | lie |
| perder | lose |
| sentir | feel |
| recomendar | recommend |
| despertar | awake |
This group changes the stems from e to an i except in nosotros
Double-irregular verbs
| conseguir | get | yo consigo / tu consigues / el consigue / nosotros / ellos |
|---|---|---|
| corregir | correct | yo / tu / el / nosotros / ellos |
| elegir | elect | |
| freir | fry | |
| sonreir | smile | |
| reir | laugh | |
| repetir | repeat | |
| vestir | dress |
the verbs have one change in the first person and another in the rest of the conjugations except nosotros.
| vengo come |
|---|
| oir hear |
| decir say/tell |
| tener to have yo tengo / tu tienes / el tiene / nos. tenemos / ell. tienen |
| prevenir to prevent |
| intervenir to intervene |
| predecir to predict |
| mantener to mantener |
Completely irregular verbs
| ir | to go | yo voy / tu vas / el va / nos. vamos / ell. van useful for expressing la futura |
|---|---|---|
| ser | to be | yo soy / tu eres / el es / nos. somos / ell. son |
| haber | there is/are | hay / has / ha / hemos / han DNCW: hacer |
Qualifiers and Connectors
| juntos together |
|---|
| todo all, whole, entire, every |
| cosa thing |
| tambien also |
| para for |
| por for used with specific numeric values (ex: prices) |
To Practice
| casi | almost |
|---|---|
| cada | each, every |
| ambos | both |
| first | primero |
| todavia | still |
| pertenencias | belongings |
| bolsas | bags |
| aun no | not yet |
| cercana | closest |
| acerca | about |
| alrededor | around |
| demasiado | too much |
Not sorted
| algo something |
|---|
| algun some compare with algunos? |
| todo all |
| todos everything |
Phrases
Need PRACTICE
| otra vez | again |
|---|---|
| una vez | one time |
| muy + adjectivo | very muy bien |
| mucho + sustantivo | many mucho lluvia |
| a veces | sometimes |
| tampoco .. ni | neither..nor |
| tambien | also |
| es mejor | its better |
| ejercicio | exercise |
| piernas | legs |
| quemar | burn sunburn? |
| herramientas | tools |
| rueda | wheel |
| gente | people |
| error | error |
| favorito | favorite |
| canasta | basket |
| pepa | seed |
| granja | farm |
| granjeros | farmers |
| punto | point |
| equipo | equipment also: team |
| mil | thousand |
| cientos | hundred |
| crater | crater |
| de repente | suddenly |
| pensativo | thoughtful see also: pensir |
| traducir | to translate |
| traduccion | translation |
| preferido | favorite also: preferencia |
| por fin | at last, at long last |
| trato hecho | it's a deal |
| mas o menos | more or less, so-so |
| insignificancia | insignificance | |