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#	Spanish	English	Type	Level
1	de	of	Preposition	A1
2	que	that	Conjunction	A1
3	no	no	Verb	A1
4	a	to	Preposition	A1
5	la	the	Adjective	A1
6	el	the	Adjective	A1
7	y	and	Conjunction	A1
8	es	is	Verb	A1
9	en	in	Preposition	A1
10	lo	it	Noun	A1
11	un	a	Adjective	A1
12	por	for	Preposition	A1
13	qué	what	Question word	A1
14	me	me	Noun	A1
15	una	a	Adjective	A1
16	los	the	Adjective	A1
17	se	oneself	Noun	A1
18	te	you	Noun	A1
19	con	with	Preposition	A1
20	para	in order to	Preposition	A1
21	está	is	Verb	A1
22	mi	my	Adjective	A1
23	pero	but	Conjunction	A1
24	sí	yes	Verb	A1
25	si	if	Conjunction	A1
26	bien	well	Verb	A1
27	eso	that	Noun	A1
28	su	his	Adjective	A1
29	las	the	Adjective	A1
30	yo	I	Noun	A1
31	del	of the	Preposition	A1
32	como	I eat	Verb	A1
33	aquí	here	Verb	A1
34	tu	your	Adjective	A1
35	al	to the	Preposition	A1
36	más	more	Verb	A1
37	le	to/for him	Noun	A1
38	esto	this	Noun	A1
39	todo	all	Adjective	A1
40	ya	already	Verb	A1
41	estoy	I am	Verb	A1
42	ahora	now	Verb	A1
43	muy	very	Verb	A1
44	ha	has	Verb	A2
45	esta	this	Adjective	A1
46	así	like this	Verb	A1
47	vamos	we go	Verb	A1
48	algo	something	Noun	A1
49	hay	there is / there are	Verb	A1
50	bueno	good	Adjective	A1
51	tengo	I have	Verb	A1
52	él	he	Noun	A1
53	cuando	when	Conjunction	A1
54	estás	you are	Verb	A1
55	sé	I know	Verb	A1
56	tú	you	Noun	A1
57	nos	us	Noun	A1
58	nada	nothing	Noun	A1
59	cómo	how	Verb	A1
60	este	this	Adjective	A1
61	o	or	Conjunction	A1
62	he	I have	Verb	A2
63	ser	to be	Verb	A1
64	tiene	has	Verb	A1
65	puedo	I can	Verb	A1
66	ella	she	Noun	A1
67	quiero	I want	Verb	A1
68	hacer	to do	Verb	A1
69	fue	was	Verb	A1
70	gracias	Thank you	Interjection	A1
71	vez	time	Noun	A1
72	era	was	Verb	A1
73	soy	I am	Verb	A1
74	sólo	only	Verb	A1
75	todos	all	Adjective	A1
76	porque	because	Conjunction	A1
77	son	are	Verb	A1
78	tienes	you have	Verb	A1
79	creo	I think	Verb	A1
80	voy	I go	Verb	A1
81	sabes	you know	Verb	A1
82	estaba	was	Verb	A1
83	puede	can	Verb	A1
84	eres	you are	Verb	A1
85	ese	that	Adjective	A1
86	usted	you	Noun	A1
87	entonces	then	Verb	A2
88	hola	hello	Interjection	A1
89	solo	alone	Adjective	A1
90	verdad	truth	Noun	A1
91	casa	house	Noun	A1
92	tan	as	Verb	A1
93	quién	who	Noun	A1
94	sus	their	Adjective	A1
95	tiempo	time	Noun	A1
96	dos	two	Adjective	A1
97	esa	that	Adjective	A1
98	nunca	never	Verb	A1
99	dónde	where	Verb	A1
100	va	goes	Verb	A1
101	oh	oh	Interjection	A1
102	favor	favor	Noun	A1
103	mucho	a lot of	Adjective	A1
104	mí	me	Noun	A1
105	quieres	you want	Verb	A1
106	siento	I'm sorry	Verb	A1
107	señor	Mr.	Noun	A1
108	mejor	better	Adjective	A1
109	hace	makes	Verb	A1
110	has	you have	Verb	A1
111	decir	to say	Verb	A1
112	también	too	Verb	A1
113	sobre	on	Preposition	A1
114	dios	God	Noun	A1
115	sin	without	Preposition	A1
116	tenemos	we have	Verb	A1
117	están	they are	Verb	A1
118	ti	you	Noun	A1
119	puedes	you can	Verb	A1
120	ver	to see	Verb	A1
121	hombre	man	Noun	A1
122	vida	life	Noun	A1
123	alguien	someone	Noun	A1
124	cosas	things	Noun	A1
125	siempre	always	Verb	A1
126	hasta	until	Preposition	A1
127	ahí	there	Verb	A1
128	ir	to go	Verb	A1
129	años	years	Noun	A1
130	antes	before	Verb	A1
131	estar	to be	Verb	A1
132	ni	nor	Conjunction	A2
133	poco	few	Adjective	A1
134	día	day	Noun	A1
135	uno	one	Adjective	A1
136	noche	night	Noun	A1
137	hecho	fact	Noun	A2
138	mis	my	Adjective	A1
139	estamos	we are	Verb	A1
140	otra	another	Noun	A1
141	acuerdo	agreement	Noun	A2
142	trabajo	work	Noun	A1
143	nosotros	we	Noun	A1
144	parece	it seems	Verb	A1
145	gente	people	Noun	A1
146	sea	be	Verb	A2
147	padre	father	Noun	A1
148	mira	Look	Interjection	A1
149	mismo	same	Adjective	A1
150	dijo	he said	Verb	A1
151	nadie	nobody	Noun	A1
152	quiere	wants	Verb	A1
153	podría	could	Verb	A2
154	hablar	to talk	Verb	A1
155	vas	you go	Verb	A1
156	ellos	they	Noun	A1
157	sr.	Mr.	Other	A1
158	tal	such	Adjective	B1
159	pasa	he/she/it passes	Verb	A1
160	fuera	outside	Verb	A1
161	después	afterwards	Verb	A1
162	han	have	Verb	A2
163	desde	from	Preposition	A1
164	dinero	money	Noun	A1
165	mundo	world	Noun	A1
166	claro	clear	Adjective	A1
167	momento	moment	Noun	A1
168	les	to them	Noun	A1
169	tener	to have	Verb	A1
170	estado	state	Noun	A2
171	otro	another	Adjective	A1
172	había	there was	Verb	A2
173	mañana	morning	Noun	A1
174	tenía	had	Verb	A2
175	madre	mother	Noun	A1
176	vale	Okay	Interjection	A1
177	lugar	place	Noun	A1
178	haciendo	doing	Verb	A1
179	donde	where	Verb	A2
180	seguro	sure	Adjective	A1
181	sabe	knows	Verb	A1
182	podemos	we can	Verb	A1
183	tus	your	Adjective	A1
184	espera	the wait	Noun	A2
185	nuevo	brand-new	Adjective	A1
186	sido	been	Verb	A2
187	cosa	thing	Noun	A1
188	hijo	son	Noun	A1
189	allí	there	Verb	A1
190	menos	less	Verb	A1
191	tipo	type	Noun	A1
192	amigo	friend	Noun	A1
193	gran	great	Adjective	A1
194	nuestro	our	Adjective	A1
195	mujer	woman	Noun	A1
196	mamá	mom	Noun	A1
197	luego	then	Verb	A1
198	papá	dad	Noun	A1
199	días	days	Noun	A1
200	dice	he/she/it says	Verb	A1
201	hoy	today	Verb	A1
202	tres	three	Adjective	A1
203	buena	good	Adjective	A1
204	necesito	I need	Verb	A1
205	dije	I said	Verb	A1
206	oye	he/she hears	Verb	A1
207	gusta	is pleasing to	Verb	A1
208	quería	I wanted	Verb	A1
209	será	will be	Verb	A2
210	haber	to have	Verb	A2
211	parte	part	Noun	A1
212	todas	all	Adjective	A1
213	crees	you believe	Verb	A1
214	buen	good	Adjective	A1
215	conmigo	with me	Noun	A1
216	nombre	name	Noun	A1
217	mierda	shit	Noun	B1
218	nuestra	our	Adjective	A1
219	mal	badly	Verb	A1
220	realmente	really	Verb	A2
221	estas	these	Adjective	A1
222	aún	still	Verb	A2
223	mío	mine	Noun	A1
224	toda	the whole	Adjective	A1
225	hacerlo	to do it	Verb	A1
226	cada	each	Adjective	A1
227	visto	seen	Adjective	A2
228	importa	it matters	Verb	A1
229	contigo	with you	Noun	A1
230	tienen	they have	Verb	A1
231	hemos	we have	Verb	A2
232	razón	right	Noun	A2
233	alguna	some	Adjective	A1
234	tanto	so much	Adjective	A2
235	saber	to know	Verb	A1
236	hizo	did	Verb	A1
237	veces	times	Noun	A1
238	serio	serious	Adjective	A2
239	ven	Come	Verb	A1
240	idea	idea	Noun	A1
241	eh	right?	Interjection	A1
242	tarde	afternoon	Noun	A1
243	problema	problem	Noun	A1
244	hora	hour	Noun	A1
245	cierto	true	Adjective	A2
246	dicho	said	Verb	A2
247	quien	who	Noun	A2
248	demasiado	too	Verb	A2
249	amor	love	Noun	A1
250	entre	between	Preposition	A1
251	ve	go	Verb	A1
252	pasado	last	Adjective	A1
253	familia	family	Noun	A1
254	estos	these	Adjective	A1
255	policía	the police	Noun	A1
256	debería	should	Verb	B1
257	ustedes	you	Noun	A1
258	chicos	kids / children	Noun	A1
259	cuenta	bill	Noun	A1
260	haces	you do	Verb	A1
261	todavía	still	Verb	A1
262	salir	to leave	Verb	A1
263	algún	some	Adjective	A1
264	vaya	Wow!	Interjection	A2
265	unos	some	Adjective	A1
266	veo	I see	Verb	A1
267	amigos	friends	Noun	A1
268	hermano	brother	Noun	A1
269	pensé	I thought	Verb	A1
270	sabía	knew	Verb	A2
271	cabeza	head	Noun	A1
272	ah	oh	Interjection	A1
273	cariño	affection	Noun	A2
274	digo	I say	Verb	A1
275	van	they go	Verb	A1
276	hombres	men	Noun	A1
277	buenas	Hello / Hi	Interjection	A1
278	somos	we are	Verb	A1
279	cualquier	any	Adjective	A2
280	forma	shape	Noun	A1
281	mientras	while	Conjunction	A2
282	lado	side	Noun	A1
283	debo	I have to	Verb	A1
284	sería	would be	Verb	A2
285	caso	case	Noun	A2
286	pueden	they can	Verb	A1
287	pasó	happened	Verb	A1
288	primera	first	Adjective	A1
289	genial	great	Adjective	A2
290	chico	boy	Noun	A1
291	supuesto	assumption	Noun	B1
292	hice	I did	Verb	A1
293	pues	well...	Conjunction	A1
294	adiós	goodbye	Interjection	A1
295	muchas	many	Adjective	A1
296	personas	people	Noun	A1
297	señora	Mrs.	Noun	A1
298	volver	to return	Verb	A1
299	esas	those	Adjective	A1
300	quizá	maybe	Verb	A2
301	contra	against	Preposition	A2
302	camino	road	Noun	A1
303	durante	during	Preposition	A1
304	hablando	speaking	Verb	A1
305	manera	way	Noun	A1
306	muerto	dead	Adjective	A2
307	persona	person	Noun	A1
308	rápido	fast	Adjective	A1
309	cuál	which	Noun	A1
310	ayuda	help	Noun	A1
311	historia	history	Noun	A1
312	iba	was going / were going	Verb	A1
313	supongo	I suppose	Verb	A2
314	nueva	new	Adjective	A1
315	entiendo	I understand	Verb	A1
316	dentro	inside	Verb	A1
317	casi	almost	Verb	A1
318	puerta	door	Noun	A1
319	ves	you see	Verb	A1
320	pasar	to pass	Verb	A1
321	primero	first	Adjective	A1
322	significa	it means	Verb	A1
323	semana	week	Noun	A1
324	hacia	toward	Preposition	A1
325	quizás	maybe	Verb	A2
326	espero	I wait for	Verb	A1
327	juntos	together	Adjective	A1
328	año	year	Noun	A1
329	niños	children	Noun	A1
330	pronto	soon	Verb	A1
331	tío	uncle	Noun	A1
332	suerte	luck	Noun	A1
333	ciudad	city	Noun	A1
334	siquiera	at least	Verb	B1
335	feliz	happy	Adjective	A1
336	venir	to come	Verb	A1
337	hija	daughter	Noun	A1
338	gustaría	would like	Verb	A2
339	minutos	minutes	Noun	A1
340	cuánto	all that	Noun	B1
341	os	you	Noun	A2
342	hey	hey	Interjection	A1
343	muerte	death	Noun	A2
344	dejar	to leave	Verb	A1
345	realidad	reality	Noun	A2
346	deja	leaves (behind)	Verb	A1
347	problemas	problems	Noun	A1
348	vi	I saw	Verb	A1
349	da	he/she gives	Verb	A1
350	importante	important	Adjective	A1
351	dijiste	you said	Verb	A2
352	corazón	heart	Noun	A1
353	miedo	fear	Noun	A2
354	jefe	boss	Noun	A2
355	agua	water	Noun	A1
356	haré	I will do	Verb	A2
357	justo	fair	Adjective	B1
358	horas	hours	Noun	A1
359	poder	to be able to	Verb	A1
360	buenos	good	Adjective	A1
361	esposa	wife	Noun	A1
362	manos	hands	Noun	A1
363	debes	you must	Verb	A1
364	viene	he/she/it comes	Verb	A1
365	venga	come	Verb	A2
366	nuestros	our	Adjective	A1
367	ojos	eyes	Noun	A1
368	adelante	Come in!	Interjection	A1
369	encontrar	to find	Verb	A1
370	mano	hand	Noun	A1
371	cinco	five	Adjective	A1
372	niño	boy	Noun	A1
373	ninguna	no	Adjective	A1
374	otros	other	Adjective	A1
375	cara	face	Noun	A1
376	cuidado	care	Noun	A2
377	bajo	short	Adjective	A1
378	cerca	near	Verb	A1
379	viejo	old	Adjective	A1
380	déjame	let me	Verb	A1
381	noches	nights	Noun	A1
382	bastante	quite	Verb	A2
383	fin	end	Noun	A1
384	tomar	to have	Verb	A1
385	único	only	Adjective	A2
386	misma	same	Adjective	A1
387	escucha	he/she listens	Verb	A1
388	ningún	no	Adjective	A1
389	suficiente	enough	Adjective	A2
390	punto	period	Noun	A1
391	cuándo	when	Verb	A1
392	sigue	he/she follows	Verb	A1
393	haya	there is / there are	Verb	B1
394	equipo	team	Noun	A1
395	grande	big	Adjective	A1
396	necesita	he needs / she needs / it needs	Verb	A1
397	llegar	to arrive	Verb	A1
398	incluso	even	Verb	A2
399	algunos	some	Adjective	A1
400	doctor	doctor	Noun	A1
401	difícil	difficult	Adjective	A1
402	aunque	although	Conjunction	A2
403	hubiera	had	Verb	B2
404	primer	first	Adjective	A1
405	coche	car	Noun	A1
406	hago	I do	Verb	A1
407	clase	class	Noun	A1
408	cuatro	four	Adjective	A1
409	mas	but	Conjunction	C1
410	dices	you say	Verb	A1
411	pequeño	small	Adjective	A1
412	llama	llama	Noun	A1
413	toma	take	Verb	A1
414	hiciste	you did	Verb	A1
415	allá	over there (far away)	Verb	A2
416	última	last	Adjective	A1
417	arriba	up	Verb	A1
418	tierra	ground	Noun	A1
419	guerra	war	Noun	A2
420	pensar	to think	Verb	A1
421	pueda	can	Verb	A2
422	igual	same	Adjective	A1
423	loco	crazy	Adjective	A2
424	sangre	blood	Noun	A2
425	mujeres	women	Noun	A1
426	vuelta	turn	Noun	A2
427	fui	I went	Verb	A1
428	trabajar	to work	Verb	A1
429	tenido	had	Verb	A2
430	juego	game	Noun	A1
431	deberías	you should	Verb	A2
432	cuerpo	body	Noun	A1
433	e	and	Conjunction	A2
434	algunas	some	Adjective	A1
435	entrar	to enter	Verb	A1
436	cree	he/she thinks	Verb	A1
437	podía	could	Verb	A2
438	debemos	we must	Verb	A2
439	oportunidad	opportunity	Noun	A2
440	teléfono	telephone	Noun	A1
441	necesitamos	we need	Verb	A1
442	final	final	Adjective	A2
443	listo	ready	Adjective	A1
444	fiesta	party	Noun	A1
445	muchos	many	Adjective	A1
446	estabas	you were	Verb	A1
447	quieren	they want	Verb	A1
448	vete	go away	Verb	A2
449	auto	car	Noun	A1
450	dar	to give	Verb	A1
451	vivir	to live	Verb	A1
452	posible	possible	Adjective	A1
453	ok	OK	Interjection	A1
454	hermana	sister	Noun	A1
455	número	number	Noun	A1
456	meses	months	Noun	A1
457	exactamente	exactly	Verb	A2
458	culpa	fault	Noun	A2
459	abajo	down	Verb	A1
460	escuela	school	Noun	A1
461	ido	gone	Verb	A2
462	fuerte	strong	Adjective	A1
463	diciendo	saying	Verb	A2
464	habla	he/she speaks	Verb	A1
465	esté	be	Verb	A2
466	ello	it	Noun	B2
467	pregunta	question	Noun	A1
468	chicas	girls	Noun	A1
469	eran	they were	Verb	A2
470	unas	some	Adjective	A1
471	pasando	passing	Verb	A2
472	atrás	back	Verb	A1
473	malo	bad	Adjective	A1
474	capitán	captain	Noun	A2
475	sra.	Mrs.	Other	A1
476	bebé	baby	Noun	A1
477	segundo	second	Adjective	A1
478	sabemos	we know	Verb	A1
479	mayor	older	Adjective	A1
480	comida	food	Noun	A1
481	morir	to die	Verb	A2
482	conozco	I know	Verb	A1
483	dame	give me	Verb	A1
484	fácil	easy	Adjective	A1
485	comer	to eat	Verb	A1
486	vino	wine	Noun	A1
487	lista	list	Noun	A1
488	haga	(that I/he/she/you) do	Verb	A2
489	necesitas	you need	Verb	A1
490	hijos	children	Noun	A1
491	probablemente	probably	Verb	A2
492	padres	parents	Noun	A1
493	habitación	room	Noun	A1
494	creer	to think	Verb	A1
495	pensando	thinking	Verb	A1
496	fueron	they went	Verb	A1
497	dime	tell me	Verb	A1
498	trata	trafficking	Noun	B2
499	buscando	looking for	Verb	A1
500	tuve	I had	Verb	A1
501	tampoco	neither	Verb	A1
502	amo	I love	Verb	A1
503	joven	young	Adjective	A1
504	podrías	could you	Verb	A2
505	sola	alone	Adjective	A1
506	par	pair	Noun	A1
507	única	only	Adjective	A2
508	hacen	they do	Verb	A1
509	seguir	to follow	Verb	A2
510	dr.	Dr.	Other	A1
511	simplemente	simply	Verb	A2
512	dicen	they say	Verb	A1
513	medio	half	Adjective	A1
514	puta	prostitute	Noun	C1
515	saben	they know	Verb	A1
516	sentido	sense	Noun	A2
517	hagas	you do / you make	Verb	B1
518	segura	safe	Adjective	A1
519	esperar	to wait for	Verb	A1
520	lejos	far	Verb	A1
521	arma	weapon	Noun	A2
522	alto	tall	Adjective	A1
523	pequeña	small	Adjective	A1
524	dólares	dollars	Noun	A1
525	seis	six	Adjective	A1
526	estaban	were	Verb	A1
527	seguridad	safety	Noun	A2
528	maldita	damn	Adjective	B1
529	estuvo	was	Verb	A1
530	preocupes	(don't) worry	Verb	A1
531	palabra	word	Noun	A1
532	esperando	waiting	Verb	A2
533	queda	he/she/it stays; remains; is left	Verb	A1
534	oficina	office	Noun	A1
535	matar	to kill	Verb	A2
536	iré	I will go	Verb	A2
537	cama	bed	Noun	A1
538	además	besides	Verb	A1
539	último	last	Adjective	A2
540	oído	ear	Noun	A2
541	estará	will be	Verb	A2
542	recuerdo	memory	Noun	A1
543	luz	light	Noun	A1
544	correcto	correct	Adjective	A1
545	verte	to see you	Verb	A1
546	dormir	to sleep	Verb	A1
547	sitio	place	Noun	A1
548	ayudar	to help	Verb	A1
549	conseguir	to get	Verb	A2
550	di	say	Verb	A1
551	marido	husband	Noun	A1
552	paz	peace	Noun	A2
553	idiota	idiot	Noun	B1
554	plan	plan	Noun	A1
555	dado	die	Noun	A1
556	cuanto	as much... as	Adjective	B1
557	peor	worse	Adjective	A2
558	murió	he died	Verb	A2
559	pueblo	town	Noun	A1
560	vivo	I live	Verb	A1
561	venido	come	Other	A1
562	basta	Enough!	Interjection	A1
563	paso	step	Noun	A1
564	deberíamos	we should	Verb	A2
565	música	music	Noun	A1
566	minuto	minute	Noun	A1
567	anoche	last night	Verb	A1
568	llamar	to call	Verb	A1
569	piensa	he thinks / she thinks / it thinks	Verb	A1
570	país	country	Noun	A1
571	digas	you say	Verb	A2
572	rey	king	Noun	A1
573	perdón	Sorry	Interjection	A1
574	mucha	a lot of	Adjective	A1
575	falta	lack	Noun	A2
576	pienso	I think	Verb	A1
577	diablos	what the hell	Interjection	B1
578	perdido	lost	Adjective	A2
579	niña	girl	Noun	A1
580	señorita	Miss	Noun	A1
581	diez	ten	Adjective	A1
582	lleva	he/she carries	Verb	A1
583	hospital	hospital	Noun	A1
584	grandes	big	Adjective	A1
585	maldito	damn	Adjective	B1
586	otras	other	Adjective	A1
587	llamado	call	Noun	A2
588	hacemos	we do	Verb	A1
589	llevar	to carry	Verb	A1
590	fuego	fire	Noun	A1
591	aqui	here	Verb	A1
592	tuvo	he/she/you had	Verb	A1
593	poner	to put	Verb	A1
594	calle	street	Noun	A1
595	acaba	he/she/it finishes	Verb	A1
596	prueba	test	Noun	A2
597	increíble	incredible	Adjective	A2
598	real	real	Adjective	A2
599	libro	book	Noun	A1
600	orden	order	Noun	A2
601	semanas	weeks	Noun	A1
602	especial	special	Adjective	A2
603	mía	my	Adjective	A1
604	café	coffee	Noun	A1
605	duro	hard	Adjective	A1
606	empezar	to start	Verb	A1
607	afuera	outside	Verb	A1
608	queremos	we want	Verb	A1
609	perro	dog	Noun	A1
610	cielo	sky	Noun	A1
611	jack	jack	Noun	B2
612	puesto	job	Noun	B1
613	viaje	trip	Noun	A1
614	detrás	behind	Verb	A1
615	cuarto	room	Noun	A1
616	querida	dear	Adjective	A2
617	haría	I would do / I would make	Verb	A2
618	preguntas	questions	Noun	A1
619	piensas	you think	Verb	A1
620	querido	dear	Adjective	A1
621	libre	free	Adjective	A2
622	buscar	to look for	Verb	A1
623	cual	which	Noun	B1
624	diré	I will say	Verb	A2
625	suena	it rings	Verb	A1
626	jugar	to play	Verb	A1
627	cambio	change	Noun	A1
628	película	movie	Noun	A1
629	millones	millions	Noun	A2
630	habrá	there will be	Verb	A2
631	llamada	call	Noun	A1
632	resto	rest	Noun	A2
633	vemos	we see	Verb	A1
634	extraño	strange	Adjective	A2
635	mala	bad	Adjective	A1
636	presidente	president	Noun	A2
637	srta.	Miss	Other	A1
638	irme	to leave	Verb	A1
639	ropa	clothes	Noun	A1
640	perder	to lose	Verb	A1
641	vuelve	returns / comes back	Verb	A1
642	agente	agent	Noun	A2
643	palabras	words	Noun	A1
644	información	information	Noun	A1
645	raro	strange	Adjective	A2
646	hará	he/she will do	Verb	A2
647	entiendes	you understand	Verb	A1
648	éste	this one	Noun	A1
649	trabajando	working	Other	A1
650	tratando	trying	Verb	A2
651	general	general	Adjective	A1
652	trato	deal	Noun	A2
653	usar	to use	Verb	A1
654	perfecto	perfect	Adjective	A1
655	derecho	right	Adjective	A1
656	modo	way	Noun	A2
657	ayer	yesterday	Verb	A1
658	conoces	you know	Verb	A1
659	demás	the rest	Noun	A2
660	quieras	you want	Verb	A2
661	podríamos	we could	Verb	A2
662	noticias	news	Noun	A1
663	asesino	murderer	Noun	B1
664	encontrado	found	Other	A1
665	control	control	Noun	B1
666	odio	hatred	Noun	B1
667	frente	forehead	Noun	A2
668	sexo	sex	Noun	A2
669	decirle	to tell him/her/you	Verb	A1
670	estaré	I will be	Verb	A2
671	divertido	fun	Adjective	A1
672	armas	weapons	Noun	A2
673	recuerdas	you remember	Verb	A1
674	amiga	friend	Noun	A1
675	grupo	group	Noun	A1
676	asunto	subject	Noun	A2
677	acabo	I finish	Verb	A2
678	mensaje	message	Noun	A1
679	encima	on top of	Verb	A1
680	atención	attention	Noun	A1
681	diferente	different	Adjective	A1
682	uh	uh	Interjection	A1
683	cállate	Be quiet	Verb	A2
684	daño	damage	Noun	A2
685	sucede	it happens	Verb	A2
686	cambiar	to change	Verb	A1
687	siguiente	next	Adjective	A1
688	sino	but rather	Conjunction	A2
689	seas	you be	Verb	A2
690	médico	doctor	Noun	A1
691	boca	mouth	Noun	A1
692	dejó	left	Verb	A1
693	error	error	Noun	A2
694	jamás	never	Verb	A2
695	largo	long	Adjective	A1
696	pena	pity	Noun	A2
697	voz	voice	Noun	A1
698	futuro	future	Noun	A2
699	siente	he/she feels	Verb	A1
700	secreto	secret	Noun	A2
701	baño	bathroom	Noun	A1
702	mil	thousand	Adjective	A1
703	decirte	to tell you	Verb	A1
704	sam	Municipal Assistance Service	Other	C1
705	pensaba	I was thinking	Verb	A2
706	novia	girlfriend	Noun	A1
707	propia	own	Adjective	A2
708	sueño	sleepiness	Noun	A1
709	haz	do	Verb	A1
710	fuerza	strength	Noun	A2
711	deben	they must	Verb	A2
712	supone	he/she supposes	Verb	B1
713	estábamos	we were	Verb	A2
714	ambos	both	Adjective	A2
715	ay	ouch	Interjection	A1
716	estuve	I was	Verb	A1
717	encontré	I found	Verb	A1
718	vuelto	returned	Verb	A2
719	dolor	pain	Noun	A1
720	dile	tell him	Verb	A1
721	encanta	to love (something)	Verb	A1
722	edad	age	Noun	A1
723	darle	to give (to) him/her/it	Verb	A2
724	pie	foot	Noun	A1
725	negro	black	Adjective	A1
726	ganar	to win	Verb	A1
727	york	cooked ham	Noun	A2
728	aire	air	Noun	A1
729	lamento	lament	Noun	B1
730	verlo	to see it	Verb	A1
731	asesinato	murder	Noun	B2
732	vio	he/she/it saw	Verb	A1
733	adónde	where to	Verb	A1
734	llegado	arrived	Verb	A1
735	disculpe	excuse me	Interjection	A1
736	s	s	Noun	A1
737	cita	appointment	Noun	A2
738	estaría	I would be / he/she/you formal would be	Verb	B1
739	fuiste	you went	Verb	A1
740	sistema	system	Noun	A2
741	gusto	pleasure	Noun	A1
742	pobre	poor	Adjective	A2
743	negocio	business	Noun	A1
744	mente	mind	Noun	A2
745	tuyo	yours	Noun	A1
746	campo	countryside	Noun	A1
747	mire	look	Verb	A1
748	situación	situation	Noun	A2
749	tras	after	Preposition	A2
750	hotel	hotel	Noun	A1
751	vosotros	you all	Noun	A1
752	funciona	it works	Verb	A1
753	foto	photo	Noun	A1
754	abogado	lawyer	Noun	A2
755	loca	crazy	Adjective	A2
756	propio	own	Adjective	A2
757	alrededor	around	Verb	A2
758	próxima	next	Adjective	A1
759	terminado	finished	Adjective	A2
760	hablas	you speak	Verb	A1
761	pagar	to pay	Verb	A1
762	mató	he/she killed	Verb	A2
763	llamo	I call	Verb	A1
764	personal	personal	Adjective	A2
765	sientes	you feel	Verb	A1
766	ocurre	it happens	Verb	A2
767	ésta	this one	Noun	A1
768	recuerda	remembers	Verb	A1
769	mitad	half	Noun	A1
770	quiera	want	Verb	A2
771	pelo	hair	Noun	A1
772	tenías	you had	Verb	A2
773	viste	you saw	Verb	A2
774	oficial	official	Adjective	A2
775	llegó	he/she/it arrived	Verb	A1
776	compañía	company	Noun	A2
777	relación	relationship	Noun	A2
778	conoce	he knows / she knows	Verb	A1
779	pase	pass	Noun	A2
780	montón	a lot	Noun	A1
781	mejores	better	Adjective	A2
782	creí	I believed	Verb	A2
783	cena	dinner	Noun	A1
784	sentir	to feel	Verb	A1
785	través	through	Noun	A2
786	accidente	accident	Noun	A2
787	i	i	Noun	A1
788	ellas	they	Noun	A1
789	caja	box	Noun	A1
790	tranquilo	calm	Adjective	A1
791	bonito	pretty	Adjective	A1
792	eras	you were	Verb	A1
793	asi	like this / like that	Verb	A1
794	pudo	was/were able to	Verb	A2
795	vive	lives	Verb	A1
796	vista	sight	Noun	A2
797	estúpido	stupid	Adjective	B1
798	línea	line	Noun	A1
799	caballeros	gentlemen	Noun	A2
800	haremos	we will do	Verb	A2
801	dan	they give	Verb	A1
802	quédate	stay	Verb	A1
803	tienda	shop	Noun	A1
804	comprar	to buy	Verb	A1
805	entendido	Understood	Interjection	A1
806	centro	center	Noun	A1
807	salvo	except	Preposition	B1
808	mes	month	Noun	A1
809	sol	sun	Noun	A1
810	tonto	silly	Adjective	A2
811	hambre	hunger	Noun	A1
812	michael	Michael	Noun	A1
813	mesa	table	Noun	A1
814	respuesta	answer	Noun	A1
815	completamente	completely	Verb	A2
816	david	David	Noun	A1
817	carta	letter	Noun	A1
818	totalmente	completely	Verb	A2
819	imposible	impossible	Adjective	A2
820	pruebas	tests	Noun	A2
821	novio	boyfriend	Noun	A1
822	normal	normal	Adjective	A1
823	gustan	they are pleasing to	Verb	A1
824	frank	frankfurter	Noun	B1
825	pude	I was able to	Verb	A2
826	traje	suit	Noun	A2
827	dirección	address	Noun	A1
828	siete	seven	Adjective	A1
829	dijeron	they said	Verb	A2
830	placer	pleasure	Noun	A2
831	sean	be	Verb	A2
832	tendrá	he/she/it will have	Verb	A2
833	barco	ship	Noun	A1
834	blanco	white	Adjective	A1
835	tom	Tom	Noun	A1
836	profesor	teacher	Noun	A1
837	servicio	service	Noun	A2
838	muchacho	boy	Noun	A1
839	reunión	meeting	Noun	A2
840	dejado	left	Verb	A2
841	ley	law	Noun	A2
842	quisiera	I would like	Verb	A2
843	hubo	there was	Verb	A2
844	programa	program / show	Noun	A1
845	carrera	race	Noun	A2
846	cumpleaños	birthday	Noun	A1
847	muchachos	boys	Noun	A1
848	culo	butt	Noun	A2
849	canción	song	Noun	A1
850	hermosa	beautiful	Adjective	A1
851	universidad	university	Noun	A1
852	boda	wedding	Noun	A1
853	decirme	to tell me	Verb	A1
854	cualquiera	any	Adjective	A2
855	tengas	you have	Verb	A2
856	hacía	was doing / was making	Verb	A2
857	estés	you are	Verb	A2
858	sala	living room	Noun	A1
859	llevo	I carry	Verb	A1
860	decisión	decision	Noun	A2
861	espere	Wait	Verb	A1
862	don	Don	Noun	A2
863	necesario	necessary	Adjective	A1
864	sal	salt	Noun	A1
865	entra	he/she enters	Verb	A1
866	prisa	hurry	Noun	A1
867	carajo	damn!	Interjection	C1
868	embargo	embargo	Noun	B1
869	interesante	interesting	Adjective	A2
870	tendrás	you will have	Verb	A2
871	escuchar	to listen to	Verb	A1
872	abuela	grandmother	Noun	A1
873	hicieron	they did	Verb	A2
874	detective	detective	Noun	A2
875	horrible	horrible	Adjective	A2
876	suelo	floor	Noun	A2
877	fotos	photos	Noun	A1
878	cárcel	prison	Noun	A2
879	acá	here	Verb	A1
880	mike	mic / mike	Noun	B1
881	siéntate	Sit down	Verb	A1
882	decía	was saying / was telling	Verb	A2
883	intentando	trying	Verb	A2
884	vámonos	Let's go	Verb	A1
885	maldición	curse	Noun	B1
886	silencio	silence	Noun	A2
887	muerta	dead	Adjective	A2
888	capaz	capable	Adjective	A2
889	salió	he/she/it left	Verb	A1
890	club	club	Noun	A2
891	terminar	to finish	Verb	A1
892	temo	I fear	Verb	A2
893	broma	joke	Noun	A2
894	gobierno	government	Noun	A2
895	prometo	I promise	Verb	A1
896	cámara	camera	Noun	A1
897	media	half	Adjective	A1
898	terrible	terrible	Adjective	A2
899	llamó	he/she called	Verb	A1
900	regalo	gift	Noun	A1
901	amable	kind	Adjective	A1
902	dulce	sweet	Adjective	A1
903	muertos	the dead	Noun	A2
904	querías	you wanted	Verb	A2
905	ataque	attack	Noun	A2
906	das	you give	Verb	A1
907	navidad	Christmas	Noun	A1
908	negocios	business	Noun	A2
909	pudiera	could	Verb	B1
910	ocho	eight	Adjective	A1
911	avión	airplane	Noun	A1
912	investigación	investigation	Noun	A2
913	acabó	finished	Verb	A1
914	juro	I swear	Verb	A2
915	mantener	to keep	Verb	A2
916	ejército	army	Noun	A2
917	papel	paper	Noun	A1
918	partes	parts	Noun	A1
919	ten	have	Verb	A1
920	gracioso	funny	Adjective	A2
921	diría	I would say	Verb	B1
922	principio	beginning	Noun	A2
923	delante	in front	Verb	A1
924	teniente	lieutenant	Noun	B1
925	deseo	wish	Noun	A2
926	vayas	you go	Verb	A2
927	nave	ship	Noun	B1
928	sale	he/she/it leaves	Verb	A1
929	basura	trash	Noun	A1
930	vine	I came	Verb	A1
931	contacto	contact	Noun	A2
932	esposo	husband	Noun	A1
933	tren	train	Noun	A1
934	encontramos	we find	Verb	A1
935	dale	Go for it!	Interjection	A2
936	verdadero	true	Adjective	A2
937	tuya	yours	Noun	A1
938	alma	soul	Noun	B1
939	hazlo	do it	Verb	A1
940	disculpa	apology	Noun	A2
941	junto	together	Adjective	A2
942	anda	he/she walks; you walk	Verb	A1
943	tendré	I will have	Verb	A2
944	matrimonio	marriage	Noun	A2
945	saberlo	to know it	Verb	A2
946	locura	madness	Noun	B1
947	oro	gold	Noun	A2
948	permiso	permission	Noun	A1
949	director	director	Noun	A2
950	peligro	danger	Noun	A2
951	libertad	freedom	Noun	B1
952	alegro	I'm glad	Verb	A1
953	baja	low	Adjective	A1
954	tendremos	we will have	Verb	A2
955	derecha	the right	Noun	A1
956	encuentra	he/she/it finds	Verb	A1
957	pies	feet	Noun	A1
958	segunda	second	Adjective	A1
959	maravilloso	wonderful	Adjective	A2
960	espacio	space	Noun	A1
961	rato	a while	Noun	A1
962	abuelo	grandfather	Noun	A1
963	esperaba	was waiting	Verb	A2
964	mirando	looking	Verb	A1
965	salud	health	Noun	A1
966	sorpresa	surprise	Noun	A2
967	ninguno	no	Adjective	A2
968	miren	look	Verb	A1
969	triste	sad	Adjective	A1
970	aun	even	Verb	B1
971	pensado	thought	Verb	A2
972	maestro	teacher	Noun	A1
973	según	according to	Preposition	A2
974	infierno	hell	Noun	B1
975	podrían	they could	Verb	B1
976	tipos	types	Noun	A2
977	tía	aunt	Noun	A1
978	crimen	crime	Noun	B1
979	conocido	well-known	Adjective	A2
980	consejo	advice	Noun	A2
981	ante	before	Preposition	B1
982	iglesia	church	Noun	A1
983	intento	attempt	Noun	A2
984	mayoría	majority	Noun	A2
985	doy	I give	Verb	A1
986	hicimos	we did	Verb	A1
987	escena	scene	Noun	A2
988	piso	apartment	Noun	A1
989	señal	sign	Noun	A2
990	honor	honor	Noun	B1
991	llamas	you call	Verb	A1
992	abre	he/she opens	Verb	A1
993	cerebro	brain	Noun	A2
994	veras	really	Verb	A2
995	viendo	seeing	Other	A1
996	pone	he/she/it puts	Verb	A1
997	pregunto	I ask	Verb	A1
998	cocina	kitchen	Noun	A1
999	vestido	dress	Noun	A1
1000	inteligente	intelligent	Adjective	A1

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Knowing the 1,000 most common Spanish words lets you understand roughly 85–88% of everyday spoken Spanish. The top 2,000–3,000 words push that past 90%, which is enough for comfortable conversation, reading, and travel.

What are the most common Spanish words?

The most frequent Spanish words are short function words like "de" (of), "que" (that), "no" (no), "la/el" (the), "y" (and), and "es" (is). High-frequency verbs such as "ser", "estar", "tener", "hacer", and "poder" follow close behind.

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