Words 1–100
buenas tardes
good afternoon (used as a greeting in the afternoon (the part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm)); good evening (used as a greeting in the evening (the time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight; the period after the end of regular office working hours))
Interjection
buenas noches
greeting used after sunset (roughly after 6 PM), good evening; used as a farewell in the late evening or night or said to someone going to sleep, good night
Interjection
de nada
it's nothing, think nothing of it, you're welcome, don't mention it, no worries (informal), my pleasure
Interjection
sí
yes, yeah, (used to respond affirmatively to a question, used both informally and formally); Used to give positive emphasis to a verb, which is often replaced. Functions similarly to English do.
Particle
bien
well (adverbial form of bueno); well; fine; okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo); properly; willingly; very; as well
Adverb
haber
to have; forms the perfect aspect; to hold, to possess; to exist; there be; “there is”, “there are” (hay); “there was”, “there were” (hubo/había); to have to; to be necessary; used to denote a past obligation
Verb
bueno
good (of good quality); good (at/with something); good (in a good state); good (morally); to treat well, be good to; healthy, good; (of food) tasty, yummy, good (tasting good); not sick; hot, sexy
Adjective
malo
bad (of bad quality); bad (at/with something); bad (in a bad state); bad (morally), evil, mean; to treat badly, be mean/cruel to; harmful, bad; (of food) tasting bad; (of food) bad, spoiled, rotten; sick, ill
Adjective
él
he, him, masculine personal third person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions); it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (usually used after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)
Pronoun
ella
she, her (used subjectively and after prepositions); it (used subjectively and after prepositions to refer to feminine nouns)
Pronoun
ellas
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to women and feminine nouns)
Pronoun
llamar
to summon, to call; to call (on the telephone); to knock (on a door); to ring (a doorbell); to refer to, to call; to appeal; to attract; to be called
Verb
de
of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner; from (with the source or provenance of or at); of (expressing composition, substance); about (concerning; with regard to); of; from (indicating cause); of (indicates a quality or characteristic); from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at); of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective); from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of); than (in certain phrases); …
Preposition
en
in, at, on; in (a time); in (a language); used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English; in (in various expressions)
Preposition
a
to; by; at; Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
Preposition
para
for, to (expressing a recipient); to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action); by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline); for (expressing contrast from what is expected); for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective); for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss); come (used to indicate a point in time at or after which a stated event or situation occurs); toward (indicates direction); to (indicates destination)
Preposition
ahora
now (at the present time); just now, just a moment ago (in the past); very soon, in a moment (in the future); of nowadays, of today, latter-day; today; however, on the other hand; sometimes...other times
Adverb
siempre
always; in spite of it, still...at least; all the same, ultimately, in the end; of course
Adverb
entonces
then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point; then, therefore, so, thus; in that case
Adverb
el
masculine singular definite article; the; feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed /a/
Article
estar
to be (have a temporary or permanent location in space); to be present; to be (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion); to be (auxiliary verb for the progressive/continuous aspect, preceding the gerund of the verb); to be in a state (in a passive voice sense); to be, stay (denotes a copula, in a transient fashion); to be (still); to be in a long-term state (in specific idioms)
Verb
persona
person (an individual; usually a human being); a socially distinguished person, a personality; a wise or otherwise excellent person; a character (an individual with a specific role in a literary work)
Noun
hombre
man, (adult male human); man, (all humans collectively); mankind, humankind; man, (individual of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina); husband; top; ombre (Spanish card game)
Noun
abuelo
grandfather; an elderly person; loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
Noun
tío
uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent); unknown or any male person, dude, guy; friend, mate, pal, man, bro; mister (title conferred on an adult male)
Noun
familia
family (group of people related to each other); family (grouping of things possessing common characteristics); relative, relation (member of one's family)
Noun
viejo
old (having existed for a long time); old (having lived for many years); old (former, previous); stale (no longer novel or interesting)
Adjective
señora
Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region; lady; wife
Noun