Verbs-most common Spanish verbs, Vocab-most common words

abrir

to open

acostarse

to go to bed / lay down

almorzar

to have lunch

amar

to love

andar

to walk / ride / go (by)

aprender

to learn

asistir a

to attend

ayudar

to help

bailar

to dance

beber, tomar

to drink

buscar

to look for / search

caber

to fit

caer

to fall

cambiar

to change

caminar, andar

to walk

cantar

to sing

cerrar

to close

coger

to pick up / take / catch

comenzar(ie), empezar(ie)

to start / begin

comer

to eat

comprar

to buy

comprender, entender(ie)

to understand

conducir, manejar

to drive

conocer

to know (be familiar w/people, places, things)

conseguir (i,i), obtener

to get, to obtain

construir

to build/manufacture

contar(ue)

to count / tell (a story, etc.)

correr

to run

costar(ue)

to cost

creer, pensar(ie)

to think / believe

dar

to give

deber

to have to (must) ought to, to owe (like debt!)

decidir

to decide

decir(i,i)

to say / tell

dejar

to let / to allow/ to leave (...something somewhere)

despertarse(ie)

to wake up

divertirse(ie,i)

to have a good time / to amuse (oneself)

dormir(ue,u)

to sleep

elegir(i,i)

to choose, to elect

encontrar(ue)

to find/ to encounter

escoger,elegir(i,i)

to choose

escribir

to write

escuchar

to listen

esperar

to wait / hope

estar

to be (location, feelings, emotions)

estudiar

to study

ganar

to win, earn

gustar

to like (but really... "to be pleasing to")

haber

to have (helping verb!)

hablar

to speak

hacer

to make / to do

herir, lastimar(se)

to hurt

hervir(ie,i)

to boil

huir

to escape

ir

to go

jugar(ue)

to play (games/sports)

lavar

to wash

leer

to read

levantar(se)

to raise, lift / to get up

limpiar

to clean

llamar(se)

to call (oneself..."to be named")

llegar

to arrive

llevar

to take / carry / wear

llover(ue)

to rain

mentir(ie,i)

to lie

mirar

to watch / look at

morirse(ue,u)

to die

mostrar(ue)

to show

nacer

to be born

nadar

to swim

necesitar

to need

oír

to hear

pagar

to pay

parecer

to look like / seem

pasar

to pass

pedir(i,i)

to ask for / to order

pensar(ie)

to think / to plan

perder(ie)

to lose

poder(ue)

to be able to

poner

to put

practicar

to practice

preferir(ie,i)

to prefer

probar (se) (ue)

to taste, try (on)

quedar

to stay / remain / it's located on ...

querer(ie)

to want / like

recibir

to receive

recordar(ue)

to remember

reír

to laugh

repetir(i,i)

to repeat

romper

to break

saber

to know (facts & info, how to do an infinitive)

sacar

to take out

salir

to leave, to go out

seguir(i,i)

to follow / to continue

sentar(se) (ie)

to sit/seat

sentirse (ie,i)

to feel

ser

to be (characteristics, descriptions)

servir(ie,i)

to serve

sonar (ue)

to sound

subir

to go up, come up