250 Most Common Spanish Words

el, la

the

de

of, from

que

that, which

y

and

a

to, at

en

in, on

un

a, an

ser

to be

no

no

haber

to have

por

by, for, through

con

with

para

for, to, in order to

como

like, as

estar

to be (location)

tener

to have

todo

all, every

pero

but, yet, except

más

more

hacer

to do, make

o

or

poder

to be able to; can

decir

to tell, say

este

this (m) [esta (f)]

ir

to go

otro

other, another

ese

that (m) [esa (f)]

si

if, whether

ya

already, still

ver

to see

porque

because

dar

to give

cuando

when

muy

very, really

sin

without

vez

time (specific occurrence)

mucho

much, many, a lot

saber

to know (a fact), find out

qué

what?, which?, how?

sobre

on top of, over, about

alguno

some, someone

mismo

same

también

also

hasta

until, up to, even

año

year

dos

two

querer

to want, love

entre

between, among

así

like that

primero

first

desde

from, since

grande

large, great, big

eso

that

ni

not even, neither, nor

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, spend (time)

tiempo

time (general), weather

sí

yes

día

day

uno

one

bien

well

poco

little, few, a little bit

deber

should, ought to; to owe

entonces

so, then

poner

to put (on), get

cosa

thing

tanto

so much, so many

hombre

man, mankind, husband

parecer

to seem, look like

nuestro

our

tan

such, as, too, so

donde

where

ahora

now

parte

part, portion

después

after

vida

life

quedar

to remain, stay

siempre

always, forever

creer

to believe, think

hablar

to speak, talk

llevar

to take, carry

dejar

to let, leave

nada

nothing, not at all

cada

each, every

seguir

to follow, keep on

menos

less, fewer

nuevo

new

encontrar

to find

algo

something, somewhat

sólo

only, just

pues

then, well then

llamar

to call, name

venir

to come

pensar

to think

aquel

that (over there)

momento

moment, time

sino

but, except, rather

esto

this

salir

to leave, go out

volver

to return, to do again