Spanish Vocabulary: Common Words and Their Definitions for Learners

actual

current, of the present

actualmente

at present, at the present time

anciano/anciana

old man (woman)

antiguo

ancient, former, old

apoyar

to support

arena

sand

asistir a

to attend, to be present at

atender

to take care of, to attend to, to pay attention to

auditorio

audience

bien educado

well mannered

campo

field, countryside

carácter

character

collar

necklace

colorado

red

conferencia

lecture

confidencia

secret, trust

constipado

common cold

copa

wine glass

calidad

quality

cualidad

quality, attribute, characteristic

cuenta

bill, account

dato

fact

decepcionado

disappointed

diario

newspaper

disgusto

unpleasantness, annoyance, displeasure

editor/editora

publisher, editor

embarazada

pregnant

en realidad

actually

éxito

success

fábrica

factory

funcionar

to work (device, apparatus, machine)

grande

large

idioma

language

ignorar

not to know

introducir

to insert, to usher in

largo

long

lectura

reading

letra

letter (alphabet)

librería

bookstore

mantel

tablecloth

mayor

older

pan

bread

pariente(s)

relative(s)

personaje

character (in a play)

presentar

to introduce (a person)

realizar

to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve

realmente

actually

recordar

to remember

restar

to subtract, to deduct

sano

sane

sensible

sensitive

sopa

soup

soportar

to tolerate, to bear, to endure

suceso

event, happening

tabla

board, plank, table of contents

tinta

ink

vaso

glass

actually

en realidad, realmente

assist (to)

ayudar

attend, take care of

asistir, atender

audience (formal interview)

audiencia

auditorium

auditorio, salón de actos

blind (window)

persiana

camp

campamento

collar

cuello

confidence

confianza

cup

taza

date (calendar)

fecha

disgust

asco

editor

redactor/redactora

embarrassed

avergonzado

event, happening

suceso

exit

salida

fabric

tela

factory

fábrica

hearing (trial)

audiencia

idiom

modismo

introduce (a person to)

presentar

large

grande

lecture

conferencia

letter (missive)

carta

library

biblioteca

ask (a question)

preguntar, hacer una pregunta

ask for (inquire about)

preguntar por

ask for (request)

pedir

be

ser, estar

become (change in physical or emotional state)

ponerse + adjective

become (change through conscious effort)

hacerse

become (goal achieved over time)

llegar a ser

become (sudden, involuntary change)

volverse + adjective

know (be acquainted with a person/place/thing)

conocer

know (facts)

saber

know how to + infinitive

saber + infinitive

leave (behind)

dejar

leave (go away)

irse

leave (go out)

salir

move (change location of something)

mover

move (change place of residence/work/etc.)

mudarse

move (put in motion)

mover

move (to put oneself in motion)

moverse