Spanish Greetings & Basics Vocabulary
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 40 beginner words (A1–A2) for greetings & basics, with their English translations and part of speech, across 2 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Spanish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| family | familia | noun | A1 |
| friend | amigo | noun | A1 |
| goodbye | adiós | interj | A1 |
| hello | hola | interj | A1 |
| here | aquí | adv | A1 |
| house | casa | noun | A1 |
| no | no | interj | A1 |
| please | por favor | interj | A1 |
| sorry | lo siento | interj | A1 |
| thank you | gracias | interj | A1 |
| there | allí | adv | A1 |
| yes | sí | interj | A1 |
| excuse me | disculpe | interj | A2 |
| English | Spanish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | edad | noun | A1 |
| all | todo | det | A1 |
| always | siempre | adv | A1 |
| and | y | conj | A1 |
| answer | respuesta | noun | A1 |
| because | porque | conj | A1 |
| birthday | cumpleaños | noun | A1 |
| but | pero | conj | A1 |
| every | cada | det | A1 |
| inside | dentro | adv | A1 |
| many | muchos | adj | A1 |
| name | nombre | noun | A1 |
| never | nunca | adv | A1 |
| often | a menudo | adv | A1 |
| or | o | conj | A1 |
| outside | fuera | adv | A1 |
| phone | teléfono | noun | A1 |
| some | algunos | det | A1 |
| together | juntos | adv | A1 |
| usually | generalmente | adv | A1 |
| address | dirección | noun | A2 |
| correo electrónico | noun | A2 | |
| enough | suficiente | adv | A2 |
| few | pocos | adj | A2 |
| help | ayudar | verb | A2 |
| so | así que | conj | A2 |
| understand | entender | verb | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The greetings & basics packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
