Comprehensive Spanish Verb Matrix & Daily Routine Vocabulary

This flashcard set covers the top 95 conversational Spanish verbs, including the 'Big 5' absolute essentials, routine reflexive verbs, productivity terms, physical movement, and functional conversational phrases. Every card provides the infinitive term and its transcript-based definition.

Ser

To be (Permanent traits: identity, origin, time, who you are).

Estar

To be (Temporary states: location, feelings, current physical state).

Tener

To have (Possession, age, obligation like "tener que").

Hacer

To do / To make (Actions, tasks, daily routines).

Ir

To go (Crucial for physical movement and saying what you will do via "ir a").

Poder

To be able to / Can.

Querer

To want / To love.

Deber

Should / Must / Owe.

Necesitar

To need.

Soler

To usually do [something].

Decir

To say / To tell.

Hablar

To speak / To talk.

Llamar / Llamarse

To call / To be named.

Preguntar

To ask a question.

Pedir

To request / To order food / To ask for a favor.

Responder / Contestar

To answer.

Escuchar

To listen to.

Saber

To know (Facts, information, how to do a skill).

Conocer

To know (People, places, familiarity).

Ver

To see / To watch.

Or

To hear.

Pensar

To think.

Creer

To believe / To think (opinion).

Entender / Comprender

To understand.

Recordar

To remember.

Olvidar

To forget.

Poner / Ponerse

To put / To place (or "to put on" clothes/emotion).

Llevar

To carry / To take something from A to B / To wear.

Traer

To bring something here.

Tomar

To take / To drink.

Comer

To eat.

Dormir / Dormirse

To sleep / To fall asleep.

Venir

To come here.

Salir

To leave / To go out.

Llegar

To arrive.

Trabajar

To work.

Comprar

To buy.

Pagar

To pay.

Dar

To give.

Dejar

To leave behind / To let or allow.

Pasar

To pass / To spend time / To happen.

Quedar / Quedarse

To meet up / To remain / To stay in a place.

Buscar

To look for.

Encontrar

To find.

Seguir

To follow / To continue doing something.

Parecer

To seem / To look like.

Cambiar

To change.

Ayudar

To help.

Terminar / Acabar

To finish / To have just done something (acabar de).

Despertarse

To wake up.

Levantarse

To get up / To stand up.

Ducharse / Ba
arse

To shower / To bathe.

Vestirse

To get dressed.

Sentarse

To sit down.

Acostarse

To go to bed.

Sentirse

To feel (emotions/physical health).

Empezar / Comenzar

To start / To begin.

Intentar / Tratar de

To try / To attempt to do something.

Organizar

To organize.

Revisar

To check / To review / To look over.

Enviar / Mandar

To send (emails, texts, mail).

Recibir

To receive.

Aprender

To learn.

Ense
ar

To teach / To show.

Explicar

To explain.

Reunirse

To meet up / To have a meeting.

Mover / Moverse

To move [something] / To move [yourself].

Abrir

To open.

Cerrar

To close.

Tirar / Lanzar

To throw.

Recoger

To pick up / To gather.

Limpiar

To clean.

Romper

To break.

Subir

To go up / To climb / To get into a vehicle.

Bajar

To go down / To get out of a vehicle.

Caminar / Andar

To walk.

Contar

To tell (a story/secret) / To count.

Compartir

To share.

Disfrutar / Pasarlo bien

To enjoy / To have a good time.

Rer / Sonrer

To laugh / To smile.

Llorar

To cry.

Preocuparse

To worry.

Molestar

To annoy / To bother.

Agradecer

To thank / To appreciate.

Faltar

To be missing / To lack (e.g., Me falta tiempo = I lack time).

Bastar

To be enough (e.g., 
Basta! = Enough!).

Importar

To matter / To care about (e.g., No me importa = I don't care).

Significar

To mean.

Asegurar

To assure / To make sure.

Funcionar

To work (as in a machine or a plan functioning).

Ocurrir / Pasar

To occur / To happen.

Pareto Principle

A strategy suggesting that a tiny group of words (the top 50 high-yield verbs) does roughly 80% to 90% of the heavy lifting in everyday speech.