| A | B |
| ¿Cómo? | How? What? |
| ¿Cuáles? | Which (ones)? What? |
| ¿Cuándo? | When? |
| ¿De dónde? | Where from? |
| ¿De qué? | From which? Of what? |
| ¿De quién(es)? | Whose? |
| ¿Por qué? | Why? |
| ¿Qué? | What? |
| ¿Quién(es)? | Who? |
| Palabras interrogativas | Question Words |
| Los lugares | Places |
| la capital | capital city |
| la ciudad | city |
| el país | country |
| Las personas | People |
| el/la amigo/a | friend |
| la madre | mother |
| el/la muchacho/a | the boy/girl |
| el/la novio/a | boyfriend/girlfriend; fiancé |
| el padre | father |
| los padres | parents |
| alto/a | tall |
| bajo/a | short |
| bonito/a | pretty |
| delgado/a | slender |
| feo/a | ugly |
| flaco/a | skinny |
| gordito/a | plump |
| gordo/a | fat |
| guapo/a | handsome |
| joven | young |
| moreno/a | brunette, dark |
| nuevo/a | new |
| pelirrojo/a | redhaired |
| pobre | poor |
| rubio/a | blond |
| rico/a | rich |
| viejo/a | old |
| argentino/a | Argentine |
| canadiense | Canadian |
| colombiano/a | Columbian |
| chileno/a | Chilean |
| dominicano/a | Dominican |
| español/a | Spanish |
| mexicano/a | Mexican |
| norteamericano/a | American |
| panamño/a | Panamanian |
| puertorriquaño/a | Puerto Rican |
| vebezolano/a | Venezuelan |
| La hora | The Time |
| ¿Qué hora es? | What time is it? |
| Es la una... | It's one (o'clock)... |
| Son las dos... | It's two (o'clock)... |
| ...de la mañana (tarde/noche) | ...in the morning (afternoon/night) |
| ...en punto | ...sharp (on the dot) |
| ...y cuarto | ... fifteen (quarter past) |
| ...y media | ...thirty (half past) |
| ahora (mismo) | (right) now |
| entonces | then |
| muy | very |
| por la mañana (tarde/noche) | in (during) the morning (afternoon/evening) |
| tambien | also |
| tarde | late |
| temprano | early |
| pero | but |
| porque | because |
| ¿De veras? | Is that right? (Really?) |
| la fiesta | party |
| profesión | profession |
| descripción | description |
| actor/actriz | actor/actress |
| agente secreto | secret agent |
| atleta | athlete |
| boxeador | boxer |
| dictador | dictator |
| doctor | doctor |
| poeta | poet |
| político | political |
| presidente | president |
| brillante | brillant |
| idealista | idealistic |
| cínico | cynical |
| intelectual | intelectual |
| cómico | funny |
| nervioso | nervous |
| conservador | conservative |
| ayudar | to help |
| bailar | to dance |
| buscar | to look for |
| caminar | to walk |
| comprar | to buy |
| conversar | to converse, to chat |
| enseñar (a) | to teach |
| escuchar | to listen |
| estudiar | to study |
| estudio | I study |
| hablar | to speak |
| hablo | I speak |
| llegar | to arrive |
| llego a casa | I arrive home |
| mirar | to look at, to watch |
| nadar | to swim |
| necesitar | to need |
| practicar | to practice; to play (a sport) |
| preparar | to prepare |
| regresar | to return |
| tener | to have |
| tengo | I have |
| tomar | to take; to drink |
| trabajar | to work |
| trabajo | I work |
| tratar de (+inf) | to try (to do something) |
| viajar | to travel |
| tener... | to be... |
| tener calor | to be hot |
| tener cuidado | to be careful |
| tener frío | to be cold |
| tener hambre | to be hungry |
| tener miedo | to be afraid |
| tener prisa | to be in a hurry |
| tener razón | to be right |
| tener sed | to be thirsty |
| tener sueño | to be sleepy |
| tener ganas de (+inf) | to feel like (doing something) |
| tener que (+inf) | to have to (+inf) |
| la administración de empresas | business administration |
| el arte | art |
| las bellas artes | fine arts |
| la biología | biology |
| las ciencias (físicas) | (physical) sciences |
| las ciencas políticas | political science |
| las ciencas sociales | social sciences |
| las comunicaciones | communications |
| el derecho | law |
| la educatión física | physical education |
| la filosofía y letras | humaities/liberal arts |
| la geografía | geography |
| la historia | history |
| los idiomas (extranjeros) | (foreign) languages |
| la informática | computer science |
| la ingeniería | engineering |
| las matemáticas | mathematics |
| el mercadeo | marketing |
| la medicina | medicine |
| la pedagogía | education |
| el baloncesto, el básquetbol | basketball |
| el béisbol | baseball |
| el fútbol | soccer |
| el fútbol norteamericano | football |
| la natación | swimming |
| el tenis | tennis |
| la ayuda | help |
| el examen | exam |
| la librería | bookstore |
| el viaje | the trip |
| difícil | difficult |
| fácil | easy |
| hoy | today |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| ¿Qué te gusta hacer? | What do you like to do? |
| Me gusta (+inf) | I like (+inf) |
| Me gusta nadar. | I like to swim. |