Spanish · Critical 100
The highest-leverage opening hundred Spanish words. Function words and the handful of verbs and nouns you will use in every conversation.
Curriculum
100 words
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | deof, from |
| 2 | quethat, which, what |
| 3 | serto be (identity, essential qualities) |
| 4 | nono, not |
| 5 | ato, at |
| 6 | lathe (feminine singular) |
| 7 | elthe (masculine singular) |
| 8 | estarto be (state, location) |
| 9 | yand |
| 10 | enin, on, at |
| 11 | loit, him; the (neuter) |
| 12 | una, an (masculine) |
| 13 | haberto have (auxiliary); there is / there are |
| 14 | tenerto have, to possess |
| 15 | porfor, by, through |
| 16 | hacerto do, to make |
| 17 | meme, myself |
| 18 | irto go |
| 19 | unaa, an (feminine) |
| 20 | poderto be able to, can |
| 21 | losthe (masculine plural) |
| 22 | sehimself, herself, themselves; oneself |
| 23 | teyou, yourself (informal) |
| 24 | decirto say, to tell |
| 25 | conwith |
| 26 | parafor, in order to |
| 27 | mimy |
| 28 | suhis, her, its, your (formal), their |
| 29 | quererto want, to love |
| 30 | todoall, everything, whole |
| 31 | perobut, however |
| 32 | síyes; if |
| 33 | bienwell, good, fine |
| 34 | esothat (general/neuter) |
| 35 | lasthe (feminine plural) |
| 36 | verto see, to watch, to look at |
| 37 | yoI |
| 38 | tuyour (informal singular) |
| 39 | buenogood, fine, okay |
| 40 | saberto know (facts), to taste |
| 41 | delof the, from the |
| 42 | comolike, as, how |
| 43 | aquíhere |
| 44 | alto the |
| 45 | másmore, most |
| 46 | esethat |
| 47 | lehim, her, you (indirect object) |
| 48 | creerto believe, to think |
| 49 | estothis (general/neuter) |
| 50 | deberto have to, to owe, must |