Spanish Core Vocabulary and Dominican Slang

A comprehensive list of 1000 essential Spanish words, verb tenses (including present, past, and future), native Dominican slang, and internet/social media vocabulary.

hablar

to speak

hablo

I speak

hablé

I spoke

hablaba

I used to speak

hablaré

I will speak

estoy hablando

I am speaking

comer

to eat

como

I eat

comí

I ate

comía

I used to eat

comeré

I will eat

estoy comiendo

I am eating

vivir

to live

vivo

I live

viví

I lived

vivía

I used to live

viviré

I will live

estoy viviendo

I am living

tener

to have

tengo

I have

tuve

I had

tenía

I used to have

tendré

I will have

he tenido

I have had

hacer

to do/make

hago

I do

hice

I did

hacía

I used to do

haré

I will do

estoy haciendo

I am doing

ir

to go

voy

I go

fui

I went

iba

I used to go

iré

I will go

voy a ir

I am going to go

ver

to see

veo

I see

vi

I saw

veía

I used to see

veré

I will see

estoy viendo

I am seeing/watching

decir

to say

digo

I say

dije

I said

decía

I used to say

diré

I will say

estoy diciendo

I am saying

dar

to give

doy

I give

di

I gave

daba

I used to give

daré

I will give

querer

to want/love

quiero

I want

quise

I wanted

quería

I used to want

querré

I will want

poder

can/to be able

puedo

I can

pude

I could

podía

I used to be able

podré

I will be able

tamo

estamos

toy

estoy

vamo

vamos

pa

para

na

nada

to

todo

velda

verdad

manito

bro

klk

qué lo que

qué lo que

what's up

dime a ver

tell me

de una

right away

al cien

fully

ta to

everything good

en olla

broke

prendío

lit/hyped

activao

active/hyped

de pana

for real

bacano

cool

jevi

cool

vaina

thing/stuff

tigre

dude

coro

hangout/group

chin

little bit

pila

a lot

quillao

mad

rulay

chilling

frontear

flex

privar

act like

lambón

kiss-up

o sea

I mean/like

como que

kinda like

literalmente

literally

en verdad

honestly

de verdad

seriously

la verdad

truthfully

ni modo

oh well