100 Commonly Used Spanish Words

Ser

to be (permanent)

Estar

to be (temporary)

Tener

to have

Hacer

to do, to make

Ir

to go

Poder

to be able to, can

Decir

to say, to tell

Ver

to see

Dar

to give

Saber

to know (facts)

Querer

to want, to love

Llegar

to arrive

Pasar

to pass, to happen

Deber

to owe, must, should

Poner

to put, to place

Parecer

to seem, to appear

Quedar

to stay, to remain

Creer

to believe

Hablar

to speak

Llevar

to carry, to wear

Dejar

to leave, to let

Seguir

to follow, to continue

Encontrar

to find

Llamar

to call

Venir

to come

Pensar

to think

Salir

to leave, to go out

Volver

to return

Tomar

to take, to drink

Conocer

to know (people, places)

Vivir

to live

Sentir

to feel

Tratar

to try, to treat

Mirar

to look at

Contar

to count, to tell

Empezar

to begin

Esperar

to wait, to hope

Buscar

to search, to look for

Entrar

to enter

Trabajar

to work

Escribir

to write

Perder

to lose

Producir

to produce

Ocurrir

to occur, to happen

Entender

to understand

Pedir

to ask for, to request

Recibir

to receive

Recordar

to remember

Terminar

to finish, to end

Permitir

to allow, to permit

Aparecer

to appear

Conseguir

to get, to obtain

Comenzar

to start, to begin

Servir

to serve

Sacar

to take out, to remove

Necesitar

to need

Mantener

to maintain, to keep

Resultar

to result, to turn out

Leer

to read

Caer

to fall

Cambiar

to change

Presentar

to present, to introduce

Crear

to create

Abrir

to open

Considerar

to consider

Oír

to hear

Acabar

to finish, to end

Convertir

to convert, to turn into

Ganar

to win, to earn

Formar

to form, to shape

Traer

to bring

Partir

to leave, to depart, to divide

Morir

to die

Aceptar

to accept

Realizar

to carry out, to achieve

Suponer

to suppose

Comprender

to understand

Lograr

to achieve, to manage

Explicar

to explain

Preguntar

to ask

Tocar

to touch, to play (an instrument)

Reconocer

to recognize

Estudiar

to study

Alcanzar

to reach, to achieve

Nacer

to be born

Dirigir

to direct, to manage

Correr

to run

Utilizar

to use

Pagar

to pay

Ayudar

to help

Gustar

to like

Jugar

to play

Escuchar

to listen

Cumplir

to fulfill, to carry out

Ofrecer

to offer

Descubrir

to discover

Levantar

to lift, to raise

Intentar

to try, to attempt

Usar

to use

Olvidar

to forget