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A1  ·  38 words

Everyday words A1 in Spanish

The words that stand between all the others.

These words belong to no subject and turn up in every one of them, which is why learning by topic leaves them out — and they are needed more often than any word in any other list. One pair among them is the difficulty every English speaker meets: por and para, where English says « for » for both. Para looks forward — a purpose, a destination, a recipient, a deadline: es para ti. Por looks back or through — a cause, a route, an exchange, a stretch of time: gracias por todo. Neither is a translation of the other.

The words

Noun (1)

internetthe internetNounA1
Busco la receta en internet.I am looking up the recipe on the internet.

Adjective (2)

igualthe same; it makes no differenceAdjectiveA1
Los dos vasos son iguales.The two glasses are the same.
diferentedifferentAdjectiveA1
Mi hermana y yo somos muy diferentes.My sister and I are very different.

Adverb (16)

aquíhereAdverbA1
Firme aquí, por favor.Sign here, please.
allíthereAdverbA1
La parada está allí.The stop is over there.
arribaupstairs, aboveAdverbA1
El baño está arriba.The bathroom is upstairs.
abajodownstairs, belowAdverbA1
Te espero abajo.I will wait for you downstairs.
dentroinsideAdverbA1
Vamos a esperar dentro.Let us wait inside.
fueraoutsideAdverbA1
Los niños juegan fuera.The children are playing outside.
siemprealwaysAdverbA1
Siempre llega tarde.He is always late.
nuncaneverAdverbA1
Nunca he estado allí.I have never been there.
yaalreadyAdverbA1
Ya está listo.It is ready already.
todavíastill, yetAdverbA1
Todavía no ha llegado.He has not arrived yet.
bastantequite, enoughAdverbA1
Es bastante caro.It is quite expensive.
demasiadotoo, too muchAdverbA1
Es demasiado tarde.It is too late.
casialmostAdverbA1
Casi siempre voy en bici.I almost always go by bike.
soloonly; aloneAdverbA1
Solo queda uno.There is only one left.
juntostogetherAdverbA1
Vamos juntos.We are going together.
quizáperhapsAdverbA1
Quizá llueva mañana.Perhaps it will rain tomorrow.

Preposition (10)

enin, on, atPrepositionA1
Estoy en el tren.I am on the train.
deof, fromPrepositionA1
Soy de Alemania.I am from Germany.
ato, atPrepositionA1
Vamos a Madrid.We are going to Madrid.
conwithPrepositionA1
Voy con mis padres.I am going with my parents.
sinwithoutPrepositionA1
Un café sin azúcar.A coffee without sugar.
parafor, in order toPrepositionA1
Es para ti.It is for you.
porthrough, because of, perPrepositionA1
Gracias por todo.Thank you for everything.
sobreon, aboutPrepositionA1
El libro está sobre la mesa.The book is on the table.
hastauntil, as far asPrepositionA1
Trabajo hasta las seis.I work until six.
desdesince, fromPrepositionA1
Vivo aquí desde marzo.I have lived here since March.

Phrase (3)

a vecessometimesPhraseA1
A veces trabajo el sábado.Sometimes I work on Saturdays.
otra vezagainPhraseA1
¿Puede repetirlo otra vez?Could you say that again?
claro que síof coursePhraseA1
¿Puedo pasar? — Claro que sí.May I come in? — Of course.

Noun (f) (3)

la cosathe thingNoun (f)A1
Tengo que hacer varias cosas.I have several things to do.
la vezthe time (occasion)Noun (f)A1
Es la primera vez.It is the first time.
la vidathe lifeNoun (f)A1
La vida en el pueblo es tranquila.Life in the village is quiet.

Noun (m) (3)

el sitiothe placeNoun (m)A1
Es un sitio muy tranquilo.It is a very quiet place.
el problemathe problemNoun (m)A1
No hay ningún problema.There is no problem.
el miedothe fearNoun (m)A1
Mi hija tiene miedo de los perros.My daughter is afraid of dogs.

This list belongs to Basic words: numbers, time, verbs — 21 lists and 1073 words that can also be practised as a whole.

Practise this list

From these 38 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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