A | B |
rojo | red |
verde | green |
blanco | white |
negro | black |
amarillo | yellow |
anaranjado | orange |
violeta o morado | violet/ purple |
rosa o rosado | pink |
marrón o café | brown |
gris | grey |
azul | blue |
celeste | sky blue |
moreno | dark-skinned |
castaño | for brown hair or eyes |
rubio | blonde |
pelirrojo | red-headed |
hay | there is / there are |
quiere | (s)he, it, or formal you WANTS |
va | (s)he, it, or formal you GOES |
le dice | (s)he, it, or formal you SAYS to him/her |
le da | (s)he, it, or formal you GIVES to him/her |
se sienta | (s)he, it, or formal you SITS DOWN |
se levanta | (s)he, it, or formal you STANDS UP |
grita | (s)he, it, or formal you SHOUTS |
había | there WAS / there WERE |
quería | (s)he WANTED |
fue | (s)he WENT |
le dijo | (s)he SAID to him/her |
le dio | (s)he GAVE to him/her |
se sentó | (s)he SAT DOWN |
se levantó | (s)he STOOD UP |
gritó | (s)he SHOUTED |
camina | (s)he WALKS |
caminó | (s)he WALKED |
uno | 1 |
dos | 2 |
tres | 3 |
cuatro | 4 |
cinco | 5 |
seis | 6 |
siete | 7 |
ocho | 8 |
nueve | 9 |
diez | 10 |
once | 11 |
doce | 12 |
trece | 13 |
catorce | 14 |
quince | 15 |
dieciséis | 16 |
diecisiete | 17 |
dieciocho | 18 |
diecinueve | 19 |
veinte | 20 (sounds like bayeentay) |
veintiuno | 21 |
veintidós | 22 |
veintitrés | 23 |
veinticuatro | 24 |
veinticinco | 25 |
veintiséis | 26 |
veintisiete | 27 |
veintiocho | 28 |
veintinueve | 29 |
treinta | 30 |
buenos días | good day (good morning) |
buenas tardes | good afternoon/early evening |
buenas noches | good night |
¿Qué tal? | How are you/ what's up? |
¿Cómo estás? | How are you? (familiar) |
¿Cómo está usted? | How are you? (formal/polite) |
¿Cómo te va? | How's it going for you? |
¿Qué pasa? | What's happening? |
bien | fine/well |
muy bien | very fine |
mal | bad |
muy mal | very bad |
así así / normal | so-so |
adiós | Goodbye |
hasta mañana | See you tomorrow (until tomorrow) |
hasta luego | see you later ("until later") |
hasta la vista | see you later ("until the view") |
Nos vemos | See you (we see each other) |
Chao | Goodbye (from Italian "ciao") |
¿Cómo te llamas? | What's your name? (what do you call yourself?) |
¿Cómo se llama Ud.? | What's your name? (Formal) |
mucho gusto | pleased to meet you (much pleasure) |
encantado | delighted/enchanted |
por favor | please |
gracias | thank you |
de nada | you're welcome ("of nothing") |
Lo siento | I'm sorry (really, really sorry) |
perdón | excuse me (apologize for a small offense) |
disculpa | escuse me (apologize for a small offense) |
hasta entonces | see you then (until then) |
¿Y tú? | And you? (familiar) |
¿Y usted (Ud.) ? | And you? (formal) |
igualmente | equally (nice to meet you too) |
levántate | stand up |
siéntate | sit down |
levanta la mano | raise your hand |
baja la mano | lower your hand |
salta | jump |
camina / anda | walk |
para | stop |
rápidamente | quickly |
lentamente | slowly |
toca | touch |
empuja | push |
la mesa | the table |
las tijeras | the scissors |
el libro | the book |
mira a otra persona | look at another person |
pega | hit |
da una vuelta | give a spin (turn around) |
pon | put |
señala a otra persona | point to another person |
tira | throw |
baila | dance |
levanta un pie | raise one foot |
una vez | once |
dos veces | twice |
tres veces | three times |
tócate la nariz | touch your nose |
pégate el estómago | hit your stomach |