Spanish Basic Vocabulary

Days of the Week

• Monday: lunes
• Tuesday: martes
• Wednesday: miércoles
• Thursday: jueves
• Friday: viernes
• Saturday: sábado
• Sunday: domingo

Number Vocabulary

• 1: uno
• 2: dos
• 3: tres
• 4: cuatro
• 5: cinco
• 6: seis
• 7: siete
• 8: ocho
• 9: nueve
• 10: diez
• 11: once
• 12: doce
• 13: trece
• 14: catorce
• 15: quince
• 16: dieciséis
• 17: diecisiete
• 18: dieciocho
• 19: diecinueve
• 20: veinte

Family Members

• Father: padre
• Mother: madre
• Brother: hermano
• Sister: hermana
• Son: hijo
• Daughter: hija
• Grandfather: abuelo
• Grandmother: abuela
• Grandson: nieto
• Granddaughter: nieta

Greetings

• Hello: hola
• Good morning: buenos días
• Good afternoon: buenas tardes
• Good evening: buenas noches
• Goodbye: adiós
• See you later: hasta luego
• How are you?: ¿cómo estás?
• I'm fine, thank you: estoy bien, gracias

Word Spelling

• Spanish words are written with accents to indicate stress and vowel pronunciation:
  • Acute accent (á, é, í, ó, ú) indicates stress on the vowel
  • Dieresis (ü) indicates a separate pronunciation of the vowel
• Vowels:
  • a, e, i, o, u, ü
• Consonants:
  • b, c, ch, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, ll, m, n, ñ, p, q, r, rr, s, t, v, x, y, z
• Silent letters:
  • h is silent in most cases
  • k and w are only used in foreign words

Days of the Week

• Monday is equivalent to "lunes" in Spanish
• Tuesday is equivalent to "martes" in Spanish
• Wednesday is equivalent to "miércoles" in Spanish
• Thursday is equivalent to "jueves" in Spanish
• Friday is equivalent to "viernes" in Spanish
• Saturday is equivalent to "sábado" in Spanish
• Sunday is equivalent to "domingo" in Spanish

Number Vocabulary

• The number 1 is equivalent to "uno" in Spanish
• The number 2 is equivalent to "dos" in Spanish
• The number 3 is equivalent to "tres" in Spanish
• The number 4 is equivalent to "cuatro" in Spanish
• The number 5 is equivalent to "cinco" in Spanish
• The number 6 is equivalent to "seis" in Spanish
• The number 7 is equivalent to "siete" in Spanish
• The number 8 is equivalent to "ocho" in Spanish
• The number 9 is equivalent to "nueve" in Spanish
• The number 10 is equivalent to "diez" in Spanish
• The number 11 is equivalent to "once" in Spanish
• The number 12 is equivalent to "doce" in Spanish
• The number 13 is equivalent to "trece" in Spanish
• The number 14 is equivalent to "catorce" in Spanish
• The number 15 is equivalent to "quince" in Spanish
• The number 16 is equivalent to "dieciséis" in Spanish
• The number 17 is equivalent to "diecisiete" in Spanish
• The number 18 is equivalent to "dieciocho" in Spanish
• The number 19 is equivalent to "diecinueve" in Spanish
• The number 20 is equivalent to "veinte" in Spanish

Family Members

• Father is equivalent to "padre" in Spanish
• Mother is equivalent to "madre" in Spanish
• Brother is equivalent to "hermano" in Spanish
• Sister is equivalent to "hermana" in Spanish
• Son is equivalent to "hijo" in Spanish
• Daughter is equivalent to "hija" in Spanish
• Grandfather is equivalent to "abuelo" in Spanish
• Grandmother is equivalent to "abuela" in Spanish
• Grandson is equivalent to "nieto" in Spanish
• Granddaughter is equivalent to "nieta" in Spanish

Greetings

• Hello is equivalent to "hola" in Spanish
• Good morning is equivalent to "buenos días" in Spanish
• Good afternoon is equivalent to "buenas tardes" in Spanish
• Good evening is equivalent to "buenas noches" in Spanish
• Goodbye is equivalent to "adiós" in Spanish
• See you later is equivalent to "hasta luego" in Spanish
• How are you? is equivalent to "¿cómo estás?" in Spanish
• I'm fine, thank you is equivalent to "estoy bien, gracias" in Spanish

Word Spelling

• Acute accents (á, é, í, ó, ú) indicate stress on the vowel in Spanish words
• Dieresis (ü) indicates a separate pronunciation of the vowel in Spanish words
• Spanish words are written with vowels a, e, i, o, u, and ü
• Spanish words are written with consonants b, c, ch, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, ll, m, n, ñ, p, q, r, rr, s, t, v, x, y, and z
• Letter h is silent in most cases in Spanish words
• Letters k and w are only used in foreign words in Spanish