Spanish Vocabulary
Themed word lists with translation and transcription. Pick a topic below and start practicing.
Spanish house vocabulary: rooms, furniture and home words
The core words to start with are la casa (house), el hogar (home), la habitación (room), la cocina (kitchen) and el baño (bathroom). With these you can already talk about where you live and which part ...
Spanish hotel vocabulary: booking, check-in and your room
A hotel stay in Spanish runs through a short, predictable set of words. You make la reserva (the reservation), arrive at el hotel, speak to someone at la recepción (the front desk), and pick up la ...
Spanish airport vocabulary: check-in, security and boarding
At a Spanish-speaking airport you can get a long way with a handful of core words: el aeropuerto (the airport), el vuelo (the flight), el billete or el boleto (the ticket), el pasaporte (the passport) ...
Asking for directions in Spanish: phrases that work
The two questions that get you almost anywhere are ¿Dónde está…? (Where is…?) and ¿Cómo llego a…? (How do I get to…?). The first asks where a place is; the second asks for the route to it. Notice that ...
Ir vs venir in Spanish: go, come, and direction
Use ir for movement away from the current reference point: “go.” Use venir for movement toward the speaker, listener or place the conversation is focused on: “come.” English sometimes says “come” ...
Pedir vs preguntar in Spanish: two ways to ask
English uses “ask” for two different actions. Spanish separates them. Use preguntar when you ask a question or ask for information. Use pedir when you ask for a thing, request help, order food or ask ...
Llevar vs traer in Spanish: bring, take, or carry?
Use traer when something moves toward the speaker, listener or reference place: “bring it here.” Use llevar when something moves away from here or to another destination: “take it there.” Llevar also ...
Saber vs conocer in Spanish: how to say "know"
Spanish splits English “know” into two verbs. Use saber for facts, information and learned abilities: you know what, that or how. Use conocer for familiarity with a person, place, book, song ...