Spanish 101: Basic Vocabulary, Subject Pronouns, Ser, Telling Time, and Tener

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Spanish greetings, courtesies, introductions, subject pronouns, conjugations of ser and tener, noun gender patterns and articles, and telling time.

¡Hola!

Hello; hi

Buenos días

Good morning

Buenas tardes

Good afternoon

Buenas noches

Good evening; Good night

Adiós

Goodbye

Hasta luego

See you later

Hasta mañana

See you tomorrow

Nos vemos

See you

¿Cómo se llama usted?

What's your name? (formal)

¿Cómo te llamas?

What's your name? (familiar)

Me llamo…

My name is…

Mucho gusto

Pleased to meet you

Encantado/a

Delighted; Pleased to meet you

Igualmente

Likewise

Por favor

Please

(Muchas) gracias

Thank you (very much); Thanks (a lot)

De nada / No hay de qué

You're welcome

Lo siento

I'm sorry

Con permiso / Perdón

Pardon me; Excuse me

¿Cómo está usted?

How are you? (formal)

¿Cómo estás?

How are you? (familiar)

¿Qué pasa?

What's happening? / What's going on?

¿Qué tal?

How are you? / How is it going?

¿De dónde es usted?

Where are you from? (formal)

¿De dónde eres?

Where are you from? (familiar)

Soy de…

I'm from…

el mapa

Map (masculine noun ending in -a)

el problema

Problem (masculine noun ending in -ma)

el/la estudiante

Student

Yo

I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

Tú

You (familiar second-person singular subject pronoun)

Usted

You (formal second-person singular subject pronoun)

Él / Ella

He / She (third-person singular subject pronouns)

Nosotros / Nosotras

We (first-person plural subject pronouns, masculine/feminine)

Ustedes

Y'all / You all (second-person plural subject pronoun)

Ellos / Ellas

They (third-person plural subject pronouns, masculine/feminine)

SER

To be

Soy

I am (present tense ser form for yo)

Eres

You are (present tense ser form for tú)

Es

He is, she is, or you (formal) are (present tense ser form for usted, él, ella)

Somos

We are (present tense ser form for nosotros/nosotras)

Son

Y'all are or they are (present tense ser form for ustedes, ellos, ellas)

el, la, los, las

Definite articles meaning 'the' in Spanish (masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, feminine plural)

un, una, unos, unas

Indefinite articles meaning 'a / an / some' in Spanish (masculine singular, feminine singular, masculine plural, feminine plural)

Masculine noun endings

Noun endings that typically signify masculine grammatical gender, including -o, -or, -ma, and -s

Feminine noun endings

Noun endings that typically signify feminine grammatical gender, including -a, -ora, -ción, and -dad

-ista

A common noun suffix used for both masculine and feminine individuals (e.g., el turista, la turista)

¿Qué hora es?

What time is it?

Es la una

It's 1:00 (the singular form used specifically for one o'clock)

Son las…

It's… (the plural form used for telling time from two o'clock through twelve o'clock)

y cuarto / y quince

Quarter past / fifteen minutes after the hour

y media / y treinta

Half past / thirty minutes after the hour

Mediodía

Noon (es mediodía / a mediodía)

Medianoche

Midnight (es medianoche / a medianoche)

de la mañana

In the morning / A.M.

de la tarde

In the afternoon / P.M.

de la noche

In the evening, night / P.M.

menos (in telling time)

Used from minutes :31 to :59 to subtract minutes from the upcoming next hour (e.g., time to next hour)

Tener

To have

Tengo

I have (present tense tener form for yo)

Tienes

You have (present tense tener form for tú)

Tiene

You (formal) have, he has, or she has (present tense tener form for usted, él, ella)

Tenemos

We have (present tense tener form for nosotros/nosotras)

Tienen

Y'all have or they have (present tense tener form for ustedes, ellos, ellas)