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This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

Spanish vocabulary: function words

Pronouns, articles, demonstratives, possessives: the small words of Spanish grammar you cannot build a sentence without.

Here are 100 Spanish words on “Function words”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
un	aIndefinite article, masculine singular
una	aIndefinite article, feminine singular
un poco de	a little
todos	allDeterminer or pronoun, masculine plural
acaso	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
ella misma	herselfReflexive pronoun, feminine singular
le	himObject pronoun, to him or to her
su	hisSingular possessor, belonging to him or her
yo	ISubject pronoun, first person singular
mí	meStressed form, after a preposition or on its own
más de	more than
mi	myPossessive determiner, before the noun
no	noNegative answer
ya no	no longer
nada	nothingPronoun used on its own
de ello	of it
se	one
solo	only
otro	other
mismo	same
ella	sheSubject pronoun, feminine singular
de la	somePartitive article, feminine singular
del	somePartitive article, masculine singular
la	theDefinite article, feminine singular
el	theDefinite article, masculine singular
su	theirPlural possessor, belonging to them
hay	there isExistence
estos	theseDemonstrative determiner, plural
ellos	theySubject pronoun
este	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
esta	thisDemonstrative determiner, feminine singular
nosotros	weSubject pronoun, first person plural
qué	whatQuestion word, object
qué	whatQuestion word, subject
qué	whatBefore a verb
cuándo	when
sí	yesYes, contradicting a negative statement
te	youObject pronoun, informal address
tú	youSubject, informal address
usted	youSubject, formal or plural address

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
mucho	a lot of
toda	allDeterminer, feminine singular
todas	allDeterminer, feminine plural
cualquiera	anyone
tanto como	as much as
cada	eachDeterminer, before the noun
uno a otro	each otherMutual action between two people
bastante	enough of
todo el mundo	everybodyPeople in general, everyone together
él mismo	himselfReflexive pronoun, masculine singular
cómo	how
yo mismo	myself
nunca	never
nadie	nobodyEveryday use
ninguno	nonePronoun, used on its own
ningún	not anyDeterminer, in a negative sentence
nada	nothingNegation used with the verb
nuestro	ourPossessive determiner, belonging to us
varios	several
algunos	someIndefinite determiner, a small number
algo	somethingIndefinite pronoun, an unspecified thing
eso	thatDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something far away or already mentioned
aquel	that oneDemonstrative pronoun, masculine singular
ellos	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
ahí está	there isPointing out, presenting
este	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
aquellos	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, masculine plural
demasiado	too much
qué	whatOn its own or after a preposition
cuál	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
cuyo	whose
por qué	why
por qué no	why not
ti	youStressed form, after a preposition
tú mismo	yourself

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
de cualquier manera	any which way
cualquier cosa	anything
en cualquier momento	anytime
en cualquier lugar	anywhere
tal cual	as it is
cierto	certain
cada uno	each onePronoun, masculine singular
cada una	each onePronoun, feminine singular
suyo	his ownPossessive pronoun, used on its own
hasta dónde	how far
cuántos	how manyFollowed by a noun, to ask about a number
mío	minePossessive pronoun, used on its own
la mayoría	most
ni ni	neither nor
nadie	no oneFormal or legal register
sí mismo	oneselfEmphatic form, stresses the subject
nosotros mismos	ourselves
tal	such
un tal	such a
ellos mismos	themselvesReflexive pronoun, masculine plural
esto	this oneDemonstrative pronoun, refers to something close
aquellas	thoseDemonstrative pronoun, feminine plural
cuál	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
quienquiera	whoever
tuyo	yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish words on “Function words”. The full topic holds 120 in the KoKo app: 48 at the easy level, 42 at the medium level and 30 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Spanish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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.