Two lists: the words I picked up from my own scripts (each one used to be a separate card), and a study-skills word list I built while reading a Spanish article about concept maps and diagrams.
Words from my scripts
These come from the Advertencia script and my motto.
Español
Type
English
Example
aburrido / aburrida
adj
boring, tedious; bored (with estar)
Lo que decía era tan aburrido que me quedé dormido. What he was saying was so boring that I fell asleep.
acceder (a)
verb
to access, get into; to agree to
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corriente
adj; nf
ordinary, common; (la corriente) current, electricity
Es un reloj corriente. It’s an ordinary watch. Se ha ido la corriente. The power has gone. The common currents: the run of the mill!
extrañar
verb
to miss (someone); to surprise
Cuando viaja, extraña mucho a sus perros. When she travels, she misses her dogs a lot. extraño / extraña = strange
házmelo saber
phrase
let me know
haz (do/make!, imperative of hacer) + me (to me) + lo (it) + saber (to know): “make it known to me”. The accent on há keeps the stress where it was.
malvado / malvada
adj; n
wicked, evil; villain
Memory trick:mal = bad, so malvado = a bad person. (-ado isn’t really a “person” suffix, but the trick works.)
montón (el)
nm
pile, heap; a lot
Había un montón de fotos antiguas. There were loads of old photos.
tratar (de)
verb
to try (to); to treat
Trataré de responderte. I will try to answer you. (trataré = future, “I will try”)
Study-skills word list
Words from an article on mapas conceptuales (concept maps), cuadros sinópticos (summary charts) and diagramas de flujo (flow charts). I’ve corrected the machine translations where they were wrong (estudio is “study”, not “studio”; acciones here is “actions”, not “shares”; partida is “starting point”, not “game”).
Español
English
abajo
bottom
acciones
actions
actividad
activity
adecuados
suitable
además
also
agrupar
group
alcanzar
reach
analizar
analyze
anotar
to note down
anotándolas
writing them down
aprender
learn
asociar
associate
aunque
although
bajo
low; under
borrador
draft
cabo
(llevar a cabo) to carry out
característica
feature, characteristic
caso
case
central
central
centro
center
ciertas
certain
clara
clear
clase
class
clave
key
coloca
places
colocar
place
colocarlos
place them
colocarse
to be placed, to position oneself
colores
colors
componentes
components
comprensión
comprehension
comunes
common
concepto
concept
conceptos
concepts
conceptuales
conceptual
conectar
connect
construyendo
building
contiene
contains
contribuyen
(they) contribute
crea
creates
crear
create
creatividad
creativity
crece
grows
cuestión
question
cuál
which (one)
decisiones
decisions
deseas
you want
dichas
said, aforementioned (f pl)
diferencia
difference
diferentes
different
dinámica
dynamic
disponible
available
eficaz
effective
eficiente
efficient
ejemplo
example
elegir
choose
elementos
elements
embargo
(sin embargo) however
empresa
company
encapsular
encapsulate
encerrados
enclosed
encuentran
(they) are found
enlace
link
ensayos
essays; trials
entrada
entry, input
espacialmente
spatially
específicas
specific
esquema
scheme
estimulan
(they) stimulate
estudio
study
explicar
explain
extenderse
spread
extienden
(they) extend
final
final, end
flechas
arrows
flujo
flow
flujos
flows
funciona
works
función
function
fácil
easy
general
general
griego
Greek
gráfica
graph
gráficas
graphics
guías
guides
hacía
was doing, used to do (from hacer); not to be confused with hacia, towards
herramienta
tool
horizontal
horizontal
identificación
identification
identificar
identify
imagen
image
importancia
importance
importante
important
incluso
including
interactivo
interactive
interesar
interest
investigación
research
jerarquía
hierarchy
jerárquico
hierarchical
leer
read
ligados
linked
limpia
clean
lineal
linear
lista
list
llave
brace; key
llaves
braces { }; keys
llevan
(they) lead to, carry
llevar
carry
llevarse
(llevarse a cabo) to be carried out
líneas
lines
mapa-conceptual-esquema
concept-map diagram
memoria
memory
metas
goals
método
method
necesarias
needed
necesarios
needed
niveles
levels
numerados
numbered
orden
order
ordena
orders, arranges
organizarse
get organized
parten
(they) start from
particular
particular
partida
departure, starting point (punto de partida)
partiendo
starting from
pasos
steps
pensamientos
thoughts
permita
allows (subjunctive)
plasmar
translate
posiciones
positions
principal
main
principales
main
proceso
process
productividad
productivity
propósito
purpose
propósitos
purposes
provee
provides
proviene
comes from
proyecto
project
pude
I could, I was able to
pudiendo
being able to
pueden
(they) can
punto
point
quizás
maybe
radial
radial
rara
rare, strange
realizar
perform
realizarse
to be carried out
recopilar
collect
recordando
remembering
recordar
remember
rectángulos
rectangles
recuadros
boxes (in a diagram)
recursos
resources
relacionan
(they) relate
relacionar
relate
relevante
relevant
representaciones
renderings
representar
represent
resto
rest
resultados
results
sean
(they) be (subjunctive of ser)
según
according to
señalando
pointing
siempre
always
siendo
being
significa
means
sigue
follows, continues
siguientes
following
simbología
symbology
simular
simulate
sintetizar
synthesize
sinóptico
synoptic
subrayándolas
underlining
subtemas
subtopics
sucesivamente
successively
suele
usually (does)
surgen
(they) arise
tanto
both
tareas
tasks
tema
topic
terciarias
tertiary
tiene
has
tipo
type
tipos
types
trabajo
work
usuario
user
utiliza
uses
utilizados
used
utilizan
(they) use
variados
varied
veces
times
versión
version
vez
time, occasion (rara vez = rarely)
visuales
visuals
vuelven
(they) return
índices
indices
óvalos
ovals
útiles
useful
Core vocabulary by theme
High-frequency words, added October 2026. Words already in my notes above aren’t repeated. Practise them on the Spanish practice page.
Greetings and basics
Spanish
English
Note
hola
hello
adiós
goodbye
gracias
thank you
por favor
please
de nada
you’re welcome
perdón
sorry, excuse me
sí
yes
no
no
vale
OK
Spain
bueno
good, well
People and family
Spanish
English
Note
la persona
person
el hombre
man
la mujer
woman; wife
el niño
boy, child
la niña
girl
el amigo
friend (m)
la amiga
friend (f)
la familia
family
el padre
father
la madre
mother
el hermano
brother
la hermana
sister
el hijo
son
la hija
daughter
el abuelo
grandfather
la abuela
grandmother
el esposo
husband
el tío
uncle
la tía
aunt
el primo
cousin (m)
el vecino
neighbour
la gente
people
singular in Spanish: la gente es
Numbers
Spanish
English
Note
cero
zero
uno
one
dos
two
tres
three
cuatro
four
cinco
five
seis
six
siete
seven
ocho
eight
nueve
nine
diez
ten
once
eleven
doce
twelve
quince
fifteen
veinte
twenty
treinta
thirty
cuarenta
forty
cincuenta
fifty
cien
one hundred
mil
one thousand
primero
first
segundo
second
último
last
Time
Spanish
English
Note
el día
day
masculine despite -a
la semana
week
el mes
month
el año
year
la hora
hour; time (of day)
el minuto
minute
hoy
today
mañana
tomorrow; morning (la mañana)
ayer
yesterday
ahora
now
luego
later, then
nunca
never
a veces
sometimes
temprano
early
tarde
late; afternoon (la tarde)
la noche
night
el lunes
Monday
el martes
Tuesday
el miércoles
Wednesday
el jueves
Thursday
el viernes
Friday
el sábado
Saturday
el domingo
Sunday
enero
January
febrero
February
marzo
March
abril
April
mayo
May
junio
June
julio
July
agosto
August
septiembre
September
octubre
October
noviembre
November
diciembre
December
Food and drink
Spanish
English
Note
la comida
food; meal
el agua
water
feminine, but el agua
el pan
bread
la leche
milk
el café
coffee
el té
tea
el vino
wine
la cerveza
beer
el jugo
juice
Latin America; zumo in Spain
la carne
meat
el pollo
chicken
el pescado
fish (as food)
el arroz
rice
el huevo
egg
el queso
cheese
la fruta
fruit
la manzana
apple
la naranja
orange
el plátano
banana
la verdura
vegetable
la sal
salt
el azúcar
sugar
el desayuno
breakfast
el almuerzo
lunch
la cena
dinner
la cuenta
the bill
Travel and places
Spanish
English
Note
la ciudad
city
el pueblo
town, village; people
el país
country
la calle
street
la tienda
shop
el mercado
market
el banco
bank; bench
el hospital
hospital
la escuela
school
la iglesia
church
la playa
beach
el mar
sea
la montaña
mountain
el río
river
el aeropuerto
airport
el avión
plane
el tren
train
el autobús
bus
el coche
car
Spain and Mexico; carro or auto elsewhere in Latin America
