Spanish A1 Vocabulary: 300 Essential Words and Phrases

Build a usable A1 foundation with 300 high-value words and phrases.

300 cardsLast updated 2026-08-16

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This deck is built for a true beginner who wants to understand and produce useful Spanish, not memorize a disconnected word dump. Its 300 independently selected entries cover introductions, people, numbers, time, home, food, travel, shopping, health and the highest-utility verbs and connectors. Nouns include the article where it helps you learn gender; verbs use the infinitive; phrases model a natural A1 exchange. Every back gives a concise English meaning and an original Spanish example with translation, and regional variants are flagged rather than treated as errors. Import it and the whole deck joins your spaced-repetition schedule. Entries you already know stretch out and drop out of sight; the ones that keep slipping come back until they stop slipping. What goes down is the number of entries you still don't know — not the time it takes to flip past 300 cards you mostly do.

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Front	Back
hola — what does it mean?	hello; hi.
buenos días — what does it mean?	good morning; good day.
¿cómo estás? — what does it mean?	how are you?
gracias — what does it mean?	thank you.
sí — what does it mean?	yes.
perdón — what does it mean?	sorry; excuse me.
me llamo — what does it mean?	I am called; my name is.
la edad — what does it mean?	age.
la nacionalidad — what does it mean?	nationality.
el lunes — what does it mean?	Monday.
el teléfono — what does it mean?	telephone; phone number.
el hombre — what does it mean?	man.
el niño — what does it mean?	boy; child.
el profesor — what does it mean?	teacher.
el compañero — what does it mean?	classmate; partner.
el miércoles — what does it mean?	Wednesday.
el sábado — what does it mean?	Saturday.
la señora — what does it mean?	Mrs.; ma’am; woman.
uno — what does it mean?	one.
cuatro — what does it mean?	four.
seis — what does it mean?	six.
ocho — what does it mean?	eight.
diez — what does it mean?	ten.
doce — what does it mean?	twelve.
catorce — what does it mean?	fourteen.
dieciséis — what does it mean?	sixteen.
diecinueve — what does it mean?	nineteen.
cero — what does it mean?	zero.
la clase — what does it mean?	class; lesson.
el libro — what does it mean?	book.
el bolígrafo — what does it mean?	pen.
la goma de borrar — what does it mean?	eraser (goma de borrar is widely understood; borrador is common in many Latin American regions).
el trabajo — what does it mean?	work; job.
la oficina — what does it mean?	office.
la mesa del profesor — what does it mean?	teacher’s desk.
la pregunta — what does it mean?	question.
hablar — what does it mean?	to speak; to talk.
escribir — what does it mean?	to write.
cerrar — what does it mean?	to close.
levantar la mano — what does it mean?	to raise your hand.
Inglaterra — what does it mean?	England.
Argentina — what does it mean?	Argentina.
Perú — what does it mean?	Peru.
Francia — what does it mean?	France.
el día — what does it mean?	day.
el año — what does it mean?	year.
hoy — what does it mean?	today.
ayer — what does it mean?	yesterday.
tarde — what does it mean?	late; afternoon.
después — what does it mean?	after; later.
siempre — what does it mean?	always.
a veces — what does it mean?	sometimes.
el reloj — what does it mean?	clock; watch.
la medianoche — what does it mean?	midnight.
la familia — what does it mean?	family.
el hermano — what does it mean?	brother.
el abuelo — what does it mean?	grandfather.
la esposa — what does it mean?	wife.
la casa — what does it mean?	house; home.
el baño — what does it mean?	bathroom.
la mesa — what does it mean?	table.
el techo — what does it mean?	ceiling; roof.
la ropa — what does it mean?	clothes; clothing.
la falda — what does it mean?	skirt.
el abrigo — what does it mean?	coat.
el pijama — what does it mean?	pajamas; pyjamas.
rojo — what does it mean?	red.
blanco — what does it mean?	white.
claro — what does it mean?	light; clear.
nuevo — what does it mean?	new.
feo — what does it mean?	ugly; unpleasant.
gordo — what does it mean?	fat; chubby.
la comida — what does it mean?	food; meals and what people eat.
el pan — what does it mean?	bread.
la carne — what does it mean?	meat.
el queso — what does it mean?	cheese.
la tienda — what does it mean?	shop; store.
el dinero — what does it mean?	money.
la caja — what does it mean?	checkout; till; box.
el recibo — what does it mean?	receipt.
el autobús — what does it mean?	bus (autobús is widely understood; bus, camión, colectivo and guagua are used in different regions).
la bicicleta — what does it mean?	bicycle.
el aeropuerto — what does it mean?	airport.
la maleta — what does it mean?	suitcase.
el médico — what does it mean?	doctor.
la fiebre — what does it mean?	fever.
doler — what does it mean?	to hurt; to ache.
frío — what does it mean?	cold.
hacer — what does it mean?	to do; make.
poder — what does it mean?	to be able to; can.
y — what does it mean?	and.
porque — what does it mean?	because.
aquí — what does it mean?	here.
la plaza — what does it mean?	square; plaza.
el conductor — what does it mean?	driver; conductor.
comer — what does it mean?	to eat.
caro — what does it mean?	expensive.
el museo — what does it mean?	museum.
la toalla — what does it mean?	towel.
el pescado — what does it mean?	fish.

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Which Spanish variety does the deck use?

It teaches widely understood international Spanish. Cards flag common Spain or Latin American alternatives when a beginner is likely to encounter both.

Editorial method and sources

Memly's editors use the primary sources below to check scope and terminology, then independently write and review the cards.

Europass (European Commission): CEFR self-assessment grid