Which Spanish words should I learn first?

The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.

What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Spanish words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Your first 100 Spanish words

New to Spanish? Here are 100 easy words to start with: verbs, the small words of grammar and everyday vocabulary, translated into English.

These words come from the 26 grammar and everyday-life topics of KoKo. The app holds 2,397 words at this level.

Grammar 24 words

Spanish	English
decir	to say
leer	to read
reír	to laugh
matar	to kill
bajo	low
bueno	good
crudo	raw
duro	hard
ahí	there
aquí	here
mal	badly
poco	little
a	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
de	fromProvenance, origin
y	and
o	or
ahí	thereAdverbial pronoun of place, replaces a complement
este	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
del	somePartitive article, masculine singular
de ello	of it
entrar	to come in
subir	to get on
devolver	to give back
salir	to get out

Everyday life 76 words

Spanish	English
no	no
sí	yes
gracias	thank you
hola	hiInformal greeting
uno	one
diez	ten
pocos	few
seis	six
fin	end
mayo	May
verano	summer
agosto	August
hueso	boneHard part of the skeleton
cuello	neck
espalda	back
nariz	nose
moratón	bruise
reposo	rest
salud	health
virus	virus
amigo	friend
bebé	baby
hijo	son
marido	husbandEveryday use
loco	crazy
decepcionado	disappointed
apuro	embarrassment
alegría	joy
llave	key
cama	bed
pared	wall
suelo	floor
tornillo	screw
madera	wood
clavo	nail
pegamento	glue
medias	stockings
cuello	collar
distinguido	smart
cuero	leather
ajo	garlic
trigo	wheat
agua	water
zumo	juice
ecológico	organic
cuenco	bowl
hambre	hunger
sabor	flavour
bolsa	bag
caro	expensive
código PIN	PIN code
coste	cost
calle	street
estación de tren	train station
parque	park
plano	map
autobús	bus
autocar	coach
moto	motorbike
puerto	harbour
vuelo	flight
cuenta	bill
lugar	site
guía	guide
puerto de montaña	mountain pass
este	east
lago	lake
pico	beak
gallo	rooster
nido	nest
oro	gold
arco	arch
hierro	iron
enlace	link
página	page
llamada	call

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Which Spanish words should I learn first?: The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.
What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Spanish words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.