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International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0)

Minimum core vocabulary list

First examination 2014

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International GCSE in Spanish

Minimum core vocabularyThe following vocabulary list is intended to help you plan work in relation to your programmes of study. Assessment tasks targeted at grades G to C will be based on this vocabulary list, although they may include some unfamiliar vocabulary. Occasional glossing of individual words may occur in the examinations, although this will be avoided whenever possible. As well as specified vocabulary, students will be expected to have knowledge of numbers, times, days of the week, months etc.Some of the vocabulary in the list is not unique to the topic under which it is listed and may appear under more than one heading. Adjectival forms of nouns are included although not always specifically listed here. The list does not include easily recognisable cognates or near cognates, words in common use in English, or English words in common use in Spanish.

Contents

Topic area A – Home and abroad 7Topic area B – Education and employment 14Topic area C – House, home and daily routine 19Topic area D – The modern world 27Topic area E – Social activities, fitness and health 30Non-topic-specific vocabulary

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Topic area A — Home and abroad Life in town and rural lifea pie – on foot jardín público (m) – public garden

aburrido/a – boring lago (m) – lake

afueras (f) – outskirts lejos – far

amar – to love lento/a – slow

aparcamiento (m) – car park lugar de interés turístico (m) – sight, place of interest

árbol (m) – tree metro (m) – underground

ascensor (m) – lift montaña (f) – mountain

aviso (m) – notice mosquito (m) – mosquito

ayuntamiento (m) – town hall museo (m) – museum

biblioteca (f) – library oveja (f) – sheep

caballo (m) – horse paisaje (m) – scenery

calle (f) – street palacio (m) – palace

campo (m) – countryside parque (m) – park

carretera (nacional) (f) – road pasatiempo (m) – pastime

castillo (m) – castle pato (m) – duck

centro (m) – centre peatón (m) – pedestrian

cerdo (m) – pig (ir de) pesca – (to go) fishing

césped (m) – grass pie (m) – foot

ciudad (f) – city pintoresco/a – picturesque, pretty

colina (f) – hill piscina (f) – swimming pool

comisaría (f) – police station planta (f) – floor/storey

cruce (m) – crossing plaza (f) – square

distrito (m) – district/zone plaza del mercado (f) – market square

divertido/a – funny/entertaining polideportivo (m) – sports centre

edificio (m) – building pollo (m) – chicken

en el extranjero – overseas/abroad pueblo (m) – village/town

estadio (m) – stadium puente (m) – bridge estar situado/a – to be situated puerto (m) – port

flor (f) – flower quiosco (m) – news stand

fuego (m) – fire región (f) – region

fuente (f) – fountain río (m) – river

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gallina (f) – hen sitio (m) – place

gallo (m) – cockerel taberna (f) – inn

gato (m) – cat tienda (f) – shop

granja (f) – farm torre (f) – tower

granjero/a (m/f) – farmer tráfico (m) – traffic

guapo/a – handsome, beautiful tranquilo/a (m/f) – quiet

habitante (m/f) – inhabitant vaca (f) – cow

histórico/a – historic vivir – to live

industrial – industrial zona peatonal (f) – pedestrian area

Weather and climateabrigo (m) – coat hay niebla – it is foggy

buen/o/a – fine/good hay tormenta – it’s thundery

bufanda (f) – scarf hielo (m) – ice

calcetines (m) – socks impermeable (m) – raincoat

calor (m) – heat intervalos soleados – sunny intervals

caluroso/a – hot llover – to rain cambiar – to change lluvia (f) – rain

chubasco (m) – shower malo/a – bad

cielo (m) – sky neblina (f) – mist

claro – clear/bright neblinoso/a – misty

clima (m) – weather/climate nevar – to snow

condado (m) – county nevoso/a – snowy

costa (f) – coast niebla (f) – fog

está a XX grados – it is X degrees nieve (f) – snow

está nevando – it is snowing norte (m) – north

estación (f) – season nube (f) – cloud

este (m) – east nublado/a – cloudy

estrella (f) – star oeste (m) – west

frío – cold paraguas (m) – umbrella

fuerte (m) – strong pronóstico (m) del tiempo – weather forecast

grado (m) – degree sol (m) – sun

hace buen tiempo – the weather is fine/good

sur (m) – south

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hace calor – it is warm temperatura (f) – temperature

hace frío – it is cold tiempo (m) – weather

hace mal tiempo – it is bad weather

tormenta (f) – storm

hace sol – it is sunny trueno (m) – thunder

hace viento – it is windy viento (m) – wind

hay hielo – it is icy

Travel, transport and directionsa la derecha – to the right gasoil (m) – diesel

a la izquierda – to the left gasolina (f) – petrol

accidente (m) – accident glorieta (f) – roundabout

adelantar – to overtake hacer autostop – to hitchhike

aduana (f) – customs hacia – towards

aerodeslizador (m) – hovercraft (billete de) ida y vuelta – return (ticket)

aeropuerto (m) – airport kilómetro (m) – kilometre

andar – to walk llegada (f) – arrival

andén (m) – platform llegar – to arrive

aparcar – to park llenar el tanque – to fill the tank

aterrizar – to land maletero (m) – boot (of car)

autobús (m) – bus metro (m) – metre/underground/tube

autocar (m) – coach motor (m) – engine

autopista (f) – motorway muy cerca – very near

averiado/a – broken neumático (m) – tyre

avión (m) – plane oficina (f) de objetos perdidos – lost-property office

bajar – to get out/get off parada de autobuses (f) – bus stop

barco (m) – boat parar – to stop

bicicleta (f) – bicycle pasar – to pass

billete (m) – ticket permiso (m) de conducir – driving license

buen viaje (m) – good journey pinchazo (m) – puncture

cambiar – to change preferencia (f) – priority

camión (m) – lorry, truck próximo/a – next

carnet de identidad (m) – identity card

puerta (f) (del coche) – (car) door

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carretera principal (f) – main road que tengas una buena estancia – have a nice stay

casco (m) – (crash) helmet rápido/a – fast

cerca – near recto/a – straight

chófer (m/f) – driver (of bus, taxi etc)

retraso (m) – delay

ciclomotor (m) – moped rincón (m) – corner

coche (m) – car rueda (f) – wheel

¿cómo llego a X? – how do I get to X?

sala (f) de espera – waiting room

conducir – to drive salida (f) – departure/exit

conductor/a (m/f) – driver salida de emergencia – emergency exit

controlador/a (m/f) – ticket inspector

seguir – to continue

consigna (f) – left-luggage office seguridad (f) – safety

cruce (m) – crossroads sencillo (m) – single (ticket)

cruzar – to cross sin plomo – unleaded (petrol)

derecho (m) – right (to do something)

subir – to get in/get on

despegar – to take off taquilla (f) – box office

dirección única (f) – one way taxi (m) – taxi

embotellamiento (m) – traffic jam todo recto – straight ahead

en el extranjero – overseas/abroad torcer – to turn

equipaje (m) – luggage tráfico (m) – traffic

estación (f) – station transbordador (m) – ferry

estación (f) de autobuses – bus station

transporte (m) público – public transport

estación de ferrocarril (f) – railway station

tranvía (m) – tram

estación de servicio – service station

tren (m) – train

estropeado/a – damaged velocidad (f) – speed

Eurotúnel (m) – Channel tunnel viajar – to travel

facturar – to check viaje (m) – journey

ferrocarril (m) – railway volar – to fly

frontera (f) – border


Holidays and tourist informationactividades (f) – activities guía turística (f) – tourist guide

aire acondicionado (m) – air conditioning

habitación con dos camas individuales (f) – twin-bedded room

al aire libre – outdoors hacer camping – to go camping

albergue juvenil (m) – youth hostel hacer las maletas – to pack

alojamiento (m) – accommodation impotable – not for drinking

alquilar – to rent/to hire incluido/a – included

alquiler (m) – rent ir a nadar – to go swimming

amplio/a – spacious linterna (f) – torch

arena (f) – sand lleno/a – full

balcón (m) – balcony maleta (f) – suitcase

bañador (m) – swimsuit mar (m) – sea

bienvenido – welcome media pensión (f) – half board

bronceador (m) – suncream, sunblock, sunscreen

nadar (en el mar) – swim (in the sea)

cama matrimonial (f) – double bed oficina (f) de turismo – tourist officecámara (f) – camera olvidar – to forget

cambio (m) – change pasaporte (m) – passport

campamento (m) – camp país (m) – country

campo (m) – countryside pensión completa (f) – full board

carrete (m) – film (for camera) persona (f) – person

casa de huéspedes (f) – guest house

plan (m) – plan

castillo de arena (m) – sandcastle plano (m) de la ciudad – street map

chalet (m) – bungalow playa (f) – beach

completa – booked up, fully booked postal (f) – postcard

con antelación – in advance potable – drinkable

conocer – to make the acquaintance of, to meet

precio (m) – price

costa (f) – the seaside quedarse – to stay

dar la bienvenida – to welcome quince días (m) – fortnight

deshacer las maletas – to unpack recepción (f) – reception

describir – to describe reservar – to book

día festivo (m) – bank holiday saco (m) de dormir – sleeping bag divertido/a – fun sala (f) de juegos – games room ducha (f) – shower salir – to leave


duchas (f) – shower block tabla de windsurf (f) – windsurfing board

enviar – to send tener vistas a – to overlook

época (f) – period tomar el sol – to sunbathe

esquí acuático (m) – water-skiing turista (m/f) – tourist

estancia (f) – stay vacaciones (f) – holidays

excursión (f) – excursion ver – to see

folleto (m) – leaflet/ brochure verano (m) – summer

formulario (m) – form (to fill in) videocámara (f) – camcorder, video camera

gafas de sol (f) – sunglasses visitar – to visit (a place)

gastar – to spend vista (f) – view

gratis – free

Servicesapellido (m) – family name funcionar – to work

arreglar – to fix gracias – thanks

atención al cliente (f) – call centre guardia (m/f) – guard

biblioteca (f) – (lending) library información (f) – information

bolsa (f) – bag ladrón/ona (m/f) – thief

bombero/a (m/f) – firefighter llamada de emergencia (f) – emergency call

buzón (m) – postbox llamar por teléfono – to make a phone call

cabina (telefónica) (f) – telephone box

llamarse – to be called

cartero (m) – postman marcar un número – to dial a number

casa de cambio (f) – money changing office

no cuelgue, por favor – don’t put the phone down, please

comisaría (f) – police station nombre (m) – name

Correos (m) – Spanish postal service

oficina de objectos perdidos (f) – lost property office

cortar – to cut olvidar – to forget

corte (de pelo) (m) – (hair)cut peluquero/a (m/f) – hairdresser

dar las gracias – to give thanks perder – to lose

defecto (m) – fault pérdida (f) – loss

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encontrar – to find por favor – please

encontrarse – to meet with someone

querer – to want

enviar – to send recibir – to receive

error (m) – mistake rellenar – to fill in (a form)

fontanero/a (m/f) – plumber sello (m) – stamp

formulario (m) – printed form

Customs and religionabrir – to open fuegos artificiales (m) – fireworks

año nuevo (m) – new year hoguera (f) – bonfire

árbol de Navidad (m) – Christmas tree

iglesia (f) – church

carnaval (m) – carnival intercambiar – to exchange

catedral (f) – cathedral luz (f) – light

celebración – celebration mezquita (f) – mosque

celebrar (m) – to celebrate morir – to die

cerilla (f) – match muerte (f) – death

champán (m) – champagne nacer – to be born

cumpleaños (m) – birthday nacimiento (m) – birth

Día de San Valentín (m) – St Valentine’s Day

Navidad (f) – Christmas

día del Año Nuevo – new year’s day Papá Noel (m) – Father Christmas

Día de la Madre/del Padre (m) – Mother’s/Father’s Day

Pascua/Semana Santa (f) – Easter

día libre (m) – free day/day off prender fuego – to burn/set fire to

diosa (f) – goddess preparativos (m) – preparations

dios(es) (m) – god(s) regalar – to give a gift divertirse – to have fun regalo (m) – gift

Feliz Año Nuevo – happy new year saludos (m) – best wishes

Feliz Navidad – happy Christmas tarjeta de felicitación (f) – greetings card

folklore (m) – folklore vela (f) – candle

Topic area B — Education and employment ChildhoodMinimum core vocabulary list – International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0) 13 – Issue 1 – September 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012

adorar – to adore llorar – to cry

adulto/a (m/f) – grown-up muñeca (f) – doll

contar – to tell (a story) niñez (f) – childhood

correr – to run niño/a (m/f) – child

crecer – to grow up odiar – to hate

dormir – to sleep preferir – to prefer

escalar – to climb querer – to wish, to want, to love

joven (m/f) – young, young person regañar – to tell off, to scold

juego (m) – game repetir – to repeat

juguete (m) – toy saltar – to jump

School life and routinea tiempo – on time goma (f) – rubber

abandonar – to drop/give up (a subject) hacer un examen – to take an exam

aburrido/a – boring historia (f) – history

alemán (m) or alemana (f) – German hora (f) – hour/lesson period

alumno/a (m/f) – student horario (m) – timetable

aprender – to learn informática (f) – computer science

aseos (m) – toilet(s) inglés (m) – English

asignatura (f) – subject instituto – secondary school/15–19 school

asistente de idiomas (español) (m/f) – (Spanish) language assistant

instructor/ora (m/f) – instructor

aula (f) – classroom interesante – interesting

bachillerato (m) – school leaving diploma (= A-levels)

italiano/a – Italian

bachillerato superior (m) – equivalent to GCSEs

laboratorio (m) – lab

bañarse – to have a bath/bathe lápiz (m) – pencil

biblioteca escolar (f) – school library lengua (f) – language

bien – well libro (m) – book biología (f) – biology libro de texto (m) – textbook

bolígrafo (m) – pen llamar – to call


calcetines (m) – socks maestro de escuela primaria (m/f) – primary school teacher

calculadora (f) – calculator matemáticas (f) – maths

cambiar (la ropa) – to change (clothes) medias (f) – tights

camisa (f) – shirt mejorar – to improve

campo (m) de deporte – sports field mochila (f) – rucksack/school bag

cancha (f) de tenis – tennis courts moderno/a – modern

carpeta (f) – folder, file música (f) – music

cartilla (f) escolar – end-of-term report nota (f) – mark

cascos (m) – headphones obligatorio/a (m) – compulsory, core

charlar – to chat oficina (f) – office

chándal (m) – tracksuit oral – oral (exam)

chaqueta (f) – jacket ordenador (m) – computer

ciencias (f) – science subjects palabra (f) – word

cinturón (m) – belt patio (m) – playground

ciudadanía (f) – citizenship perder – to lose

colegio (m) – 11–15 school pantalones (m) – trousers

comedor (m) – dining room pantalones cortos (m) – pair of shorts

comida (f) – lunch, midday meal papel (m) – paper

consejero/a de carreras (m/f) – careers adviser

pasar lista – to take the register

copiar – to copy pizarra (f) – blackboard

corbata (f) – tie pizarra (interactiva digital) (f) – (interactive) whiteboard

correcto/a – right, correct plan (m) – plan

cuaderno (m) – notebook practicar – to practise

cuadro (m) – picture prácticas (f/pl) de trabajo – work experience

darse bien – to be good at preguntar – to ask a question

debatir – to debate primer curso (m) – first year of secondary school

deberes (m) – homework profesor/ora (m/f) – teacher

débil – weak pronunciación (f) – pronunciation

deporte (m) – sport proyector (m) – data projector

desesperado/a – hopeless prueba (f) – test (in class)

día (m) (de escuela) – (school) day psicología (f) – psychology

dibujar – to draw química (f) – chemistry


dibujo (m) – drawing/art (subject) rayado/a – striped

diccionario (m) – dictionary recreo (m) – break, playtime, recreation

difícil – difficult regla (f) – ruler

director/ora de la escuela (m/f) – head teacher, principal

religión (f) – religion/R.E.

diseño (m) – design respuesta (f) – reply

durar – to last resumen (m) – summary

edificio (m) – building resumir – to summarise

educación (f) – education retroproyector (m) – overhead projector

educación física (f) – physical education (PE)

sacapuntas (m) – pencil sharpener

ejemplo (m) – example sala de profesores (m) – staffroom

empezar – to start salón de actos (m) – assembly hall

error (m) – mistake salón de música (m) – music room

escrito/a – written, in writing semestre (m) – semester

escuela (f) – school sentarse – to sit down

español (m) – Spanish sociología (f) – sociology

estar castigado/a – to be in detention supervisor/a (m/f) – supervisor

estricto/a – strict tarde – late

estuche (m) – pencil case terminar – to finish

estudiante (m/f) – student titulado/a – qualified

estudiar – to study título (m) – qualification

estudios (m) – studies trimestre (m) – term

explicar – to explain último año (m) – last/final year

fácil – easy útil – useful

falda (f) – skirt vacaciones (f) de verano – summer holidays

favorito/a – favourite vestido (m) – dress

física (f) – physics vestuario (f) – cloakroom/changing room

francés (m) – French videograbadora (f) – video recorder

geografía (f) – geography zapatos (m) – shoes

gimnasio (m) – gym


Work/careersaconsejar – to advise hombre (m) de negocios –

businessman

actor/actriz (m/f) – actor/actress imprimir – to print

anuncio (m) – advertisement informática (f) – IT (information technology)

aprendiz/iza (m/f) – apprentice/trainee ingeniero/a (m/f) – engineer

aprendizaje (m) – apprenticeship ingeniero/a de informática (m/f) – IT engineer

archivar – to file ir a un curso de formación – to go on a (training) course

bien pagado/a – well paid jefe/jefa (m/f) – boss

caja (f) – till, cash desk licenciatura (f) – degree

cajero/a – cashier llamada (f) (telefónica) – phone call

calificado/a – qualified llamar – to call

camarero/a (m/f) – waiter/waitress malpagado/a – badly paid

cartero (m) – postman mecánico – mechanic

cita (f) – appointment/meeting médico/a – doctor

cliente/ta (m/f) – customer mensaje (m) – message

cocinero/a (m/f) – chef modelo (m/f) – model

comercio (m) – trade mujer (f) de negocios – businesswoman

compañía (f) – company negocio (m) – business

con experiencia (f) – experienced obrero – manual worker

consejero/a de carreras (m/f) – careers adviser

oficina (f) – office

consejo (m) – a piece of advice pagado/a – paid

constructor/a (m/f) – builder pagar – to pay

contable (m/f) – accountant panadero/a (m/f) – baker

contestador automático (m) – answering machine, answerphone

peluquero/a (m/f) – hairdresser

correo electrónico (m) – email periodista (m/f) – journalist

correspondencia (f) – correspondence, mail

piloto (m/f) – (airline) pilot

deportista (m/f) – sports man/woman policía (m/f) – police officer

dentista (m/f) – dentist presentador/ora (m/f) – presenter

dependiente (m/f) – shop assistant procesador (m) de textos – word processor

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desempleo (m) – unemployment programa (m) – programme

director/ora (m/f) – director progreso (m) – progress

electricista (m/f) – electrician proyecto (m) – project

elegir – to choose reunión (f) – meeting

empleado/a (m/f) – employee/office worker

solicitar – to apply

empleador/dora (m/f) – employer sueldo (m) – salary

empleo (m) – job taxista (m/f) – taxi driver

enviar – to send teclear – to type

escribir a máquina – to type técnico/a informático/a (m/f) – IT technician

fábrica (f) – factory telefonear – to phone

fontanero/a (m/f) – plumber trabajar – to work formación (f) – training trabajo (m) – work/job

formulario (m) – form (to fill in) trabajo de verano (m) – summer job

ganar – to win/earn tripulación (f) – cabin crew

guardar – to keep vendedor/a (m/f) – seller

guardería (f) – nursery

Future plansalumno/a (m/f) – student futuro (m) – future

buscar – to look for necesitar – to need

comenzar – to begin, start permitir – to allow

conocer – to meet pretender – to intend to

cualificado/a – qualified profesión (f) – career

decidir – to decide to próximo – next

derecho – law (subject) querer – to wish, to want, to love

diploma (m) – diploma/certificate repasar – to study for (an exam)

empezar – to begin, start saber – to know

entrevista (f) – interview salir – to leave

esperar – to hope universidad (f) – university

estudiar los artes – to study arts subjects viejo/a – old


Topic area C — House, home and daily routine

Types of homeabrebotellas (f) – bottle opener lámpara (f) – lamp

abrelata (f) – tin opener lavabo (m) – sink

agradable – pleasant lavadora (f) – washing machine

alfombra (f) – carpet lavavajillas (m) – dishwasher

apartamento (m) – flat litera (f) – bunk bed

armario (m) – fitted cupboard luz (f) – light

aseo (m) – toilet llave (f) – key

baño (m) – bath manta (f) – blanket

bodega (f) – wine cellar microondas (m) – microwave

cama (f) – bed moderno (m) – modern, up to date

casa (f) – house muebles (m) – furniture

césped (m) – lawn nevera (f) – fridge

chalet (m) – detached house nombre (m) – name

cocina (f) – kitchen oficina (f) – office

comedor (m) – dining room papelera (f) – rubbish bin

cómoda (f) – chest of drawers pared (m) – wall

cómodo/a – comfortable patio (m) – patio

confortable – comfortable piso (m) – flat

congelador (m) – freezer planta (f) – storey, floor

cortina (f) – curtain planta (f) baja – ground floor

cristal (m) – glass puerta (f) – door

cuarto (m) de baño – bathroom radiador (m) – radiator

dormitorio (m) – bedroom salón (m) – living room, lounge

duchar(se) – to shower sartén (f) – frying pan

en la primera planta – on the first floor silla (f) – chair

escalera (f) – stairs sillón (m) – armchair

estéreo (m) – hi-fi/stereo system sofá (m) – sofa

estufa (f) – (wood-burning) stove suelo (m) – floor

frigorífico (m) – refrigerator taza (f) – cup

gas (m) – gas techo (m) – roof/ceiling

granja (f) – farm tocador (m) – dressing table

grifo (m) – tap ventana (f) – window


habitación (f) – room vestíbulo (m) – hall

huerto (m) – vegetable garden vivir – to live

jardín (m) – garden

Self, family and friendsabuelo/a (m/f) – grandfather/grandmother largo/a – long

adoptivo/a – adopted lindo/a – sweet, cute

agotador/ora – tiring loco/a – mad, crazy

alto/a – tall madre (f) – mother

ama (f) de casa – housewife maleducado/a – rude, impolite

amable – kind mamá (m) – mummy

amigo/a (m/f) – friend marido (m) – husband

amistad (f) – friendship mascota (f) – pet

amor (m) – love mayor – older

anciano (m) – elderly menor – younger

X años de edad – X years old mimado/a – spoilt

apellido (m) – surname muerto/a – dead

asqueroso/a – nasty,unpleasant mujer (f) – woman, wife

bajo/a – short nacionalidad (f) – nationality

barba (f) – beard niño/a (m/f) – child

bebé (m) – baby novia – friend/girlfriend

boca (f) – mouth novio – friend/boyfriend

bonito/a – pretty padre (m) – father

calvo/a – bald padres (m) – parents

cansado/a – tired papá (m) – daddy

cansancio (m) – tiredness pariente (m/f) – relative

carácter (m) – character pelirrojo/a – red-headed, auburn, ginger

casado/a – married pelo (m) – hair

casarse – to get married pequeño/a – small

castaño/a – brunette perder – to lose

castaños (m) – brown (of eyes) perezoso/a – lazy

chico/a (m/f) – boy/girl perro (m) – dog

cobayo/a (m/f) – guinea pig pez dorado/de colores (m) – goldfish

colego/a – (school) friend piso (m) – flat

compartir – to share prima – female cousin


conejo (m) – rabbit primo – male cousin

contento/a – happy querer – to wish, to want, to love

delgado/a – slim ratón (m) – mouse

deportista – sporty/sport-loving/athletic reírse – to laugh

deportivo/a – sporty rizado/a – curly

dirección (f) – address rubio/a – blonde

divorciado/a – divorced saber – to know (a fact)

educado/a – polite seguro/a de sí mismo/a – self-confident

egoísta – selfish simpático/a – pleasant

encontrar – to find/meet sobrino/a (m/f) – nephew/niece

enamorado/a de – to be in love with soltero/a – single

familia (f) – family tener X (años de edad) – to be X (years old)

feo/a – ugly tener pelo (oscuro) – to have (dark) hair

gafas (f) – glasses tío/tía (m/f) – uncle/aunt

gemelo/a (m/f) – twin tímido/a – shy

generoso (m) – generous tonto/a – stupid

hablador/a – chatty, talkative tortuga (f) – tortoise/turtle

hermano/a (m/f) – brother/sister travieso/a – naughty

hermanastro/a (m/f) – half-brother/sister triste – sad

hijo/a (m/f) – son/daughter único/a – unique, only

hombre (m) – man vecino/a (m/f) – neighbour

honrado/a – honest viejo/a – old

gato/a – cat voz (f) – voice

joven – young


Helping around the housea menudo – often hacer las tareas domésticas – to do the

housework

a veces – sometimes hora (f) – time (of day)

abrebotellas (m) – bottle opener ir de compras – to go shopping

abrelatas (m) – can opener jabón (m) – soap

acostarse – to go to bed jersey (m) – sweater, pullover

afeitarse – to shave joya (f) – jewel

algodón (m) – cotton lana (f) – wool

almohada (f) – pillow lavar la ropa – to do the laundry

anillo (m) – ring (jewellery) lavar los platos – to wash the dishes

añadir – to add lavarse – to wash oneself

apagar – to switch off levantarse – to get up

armario (m) – cupboard limpiar – to clean

aspiradora (f) – vacuum cleaner limpiarse los dientes – to brush your teeth

ayudar – to help los lunes/los martes – on Mondays/on Tuesday...etc

bajar – to go downstairs llavero (m) – key ring

bañarse – to have a bath manta (f) – blanket

basura (f) – rubbish mantel (m) – tablecloth

bolso (m) – handbag maquillaje (m) – make-up

cacerola (f) – saucepan medias (f) – tights

cafetera (f) – coffee maker ordenar – to tidy up/to put away

caja (f) – box pantalón (m) – pair of trousers

cajón (m) – drawer par de – pair of

camiseta (f) – T-shirt pasar la aspiradora – to vacuum

camisón (m) – nightdress pasear con el perro – to walk the dog

cara (f) – face pendientes (m) – earrings

casi nunca – rarely, not often pertenencias (f) – things, belongings

cepillo (m) – hairbrush pijama (m) – pyjamas

cepillo de dientes – toothbrush pintalabios (m) – lipstick

champú (m) – shampoo planchar – to iron

chándal (m) – track suit plato (m) – plate

chaqueta (f) – jacket plato (de servir) (m) – (serving) dish

cepillar – to brush poner la mesa – to set the table

cerrar – to switch off/to close por la(s) mañana(s)/por la(s) tarde(s) – in


the morning(s)/in the afternoon(s)

cinturón (m) – belt prenda (f) – garment

cocinar – to cook prepararse para – to get ready (for)

colgante (m) – pendant (jewellery) regresar a casa – to return home

conocer – to know (a person) reloj (m) (de pulsera) – wristwatch

cortar – to cut sábana (f) – (bed)sheet

cubo (m) de basura – dustbin sacar (la basura) – to take out/empty (the rubbish bin)

cuchara (f) – spoon salir – to go out

cucharilla (f) – teaspoon (hecho de) seda – (made of) silk

cuchillo (m) – knife servir – to serve

cuidar – to mind (a child) sudadera (f) – sweatshirt

desayunar – to have breakfast tapa (f)/tapón (m) – cap

despertador (m) – alarm clock tarde – late

despertarse – to wake up taza (f) – cup

divertirse – to have fun tazón (m) – bowl

ducharse – to (take a) shower temprano/a – early

echar – to pour tenedor (m) – fork

edredón (m) – continental quilt, duvet tener calor – to be hot

en casa – at home tener frío – to be cold

encender – to switch on tener hambre – to be hungry

esperar – to wait for tener sed – to be thirsty

estante (m) – shelf toalla (de baño) (f) – (bath) towel

flor (f) – flower trabajar – to work

fregadero (m) – sink trabajar en el jardín – to work in the garden

fregar – to wash dishes traer – to bring

gato (m) – cat vaso (m) – glass

guantes (m) – gloves vestirse – to get dressed

hacer la cama – to make the bed zapatillas (f) deportivas – trainers


Food and drinksaceite (m) – oil legumbre (f) – vegetables

aceitunas (f) – olives limón (m) – lemon agua (f) mineral – mineral water limonada (f) – lemonade

ahumada (f) – smoked mantequilla (f) – butter

albaricoque (m) – apricot manzana (f) – apple

aliño de aceite y vinagre (m) – oil and vinegar dressing

marisco (m) – seafood

almuerzo (f) – lunch mejillones (m) – mussels aperitivo (m) – aperitif mejor – better

arroz (m) – rice melocotón (m) – peach

asado/a – roasted menú del día (m) – today’s special, dish of the day

atún (m) – tuna mermelada (f) – jam

azúcar (m) – sugar mostaza (f) – mustard

bien hecho/a – well done naranja (f) – orange

beber – to drink nata (f) – cream

bebida (f) – drink pan (m) – bread

bebida gaseosa (f) – fizzy drink pan con mantequilla – (slice of) bread and butter

beicon (m) – bacon pan (m) tostado – toast

bistec (m) – steak (beef) panecillo (m) – bread roll

bocadillo (de queso/jamon) – (cheese/ham) sandwich

panadería (f) – bread shop

bueno/a – good pasta (f) – pasta

cacerola (f) – casserole pastel (m) – cake

café (m) (con leche) – coffee (with milk) pastelería (f) – bakery

caracol (m) – snail patata (f) – potato

carne (f) – meat patatas (f) fritas – crisps

carne (f) de cordero – lamb/mutton paté de carne – meat paté

carne (f) de vaca – beef pato (m) – duck

carnicería (f) – butcher’s shop pavo (m) – turkey

comida (f) – food (pequeño) pedazo/trozo de – (small) piece of

cebolla (f) – onion pepino (m) – cucumber

cena (f) – dinner pera (f) – pear

cenar/almorzar – to have a meal pescado (m) – fish


cerdo (m) – pork pescadería (f) – fishmonger’s shop

cereales (m) – cereals pimiento (m) – pepper

cereza (f) – cherry piña (f) – pineapple

cerveza (f) – beer plátano (m) – banana

champiñón (m) – mushroom plato (m) – meal

chocolate caliente (m) – hot chocolate pollo (m) – chicken

chorizo (m) – cooked meat sausage pomelo (m) – grapefruit

chuleta (f) – pork chop postre (m) – dessert/pudding

churrería (f) – pancake/waffle stall probar – to taste, to sample

ciruela (f) – plum ¡que aproveche! – enjoy your meal!

cola (f) – cola drink queso (m) – cheese

coles de Bruselas (f) – Brussel sprouts rábano (m) – radish

coliflor (f) – cauliflower rebanada de – slice of

comer – to eat receta (f) – recipe

comida (f) – meal/food repollo (m) – cabbage

conejo (m) – rabbit rico/a – tasty, full of flavour

confitería (f) – sweet shop sabor a – taste of

cordero (m) – lamb sabor (m) – flavour

delicioso/a – delicious sal (f) – salt

desayuno (m) – breakfast salchicha (f) – sausage

dulce – sweet salmón (m) – salmon

dulces (m) – sweets sidra (f) – cider

empanada de carne (f) – meat pie sopa (f) – soup

ensalada (f) verde – green salad tapa (m) – snack

entrada (f) – starter tarta (f) – cake

entremeses (m) – canapes té (m) – tea

espresso (m) – black coffee, espresso coffee

ternera (f) – veal

filete (m) – fillet tomate (m) – tomato

frambuesa (f) – raspberry tortilla (f) – Spanish potato omelette

fresa (f) – strawberry tortita (f) – pancake

fresco/a – fresh trucha (f) – trout

gamba (f) – shrimp, prawn turrón (m) – nougat

gofre (m) – waffle uva (f) – grape

guisantes (m) – peas vegetariano/a – vegetarian

harina (f) – flour verdura (f) – vegetable

helado (m) – ice cream verduras crudas (f) – raw vegetablesMinimum core vocabulary list – International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0) 25 – Issue 1 – September 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012

huevo (m) – egg vinagre (m) – vinegar

jamón (m) – ham vino (m) – wine

judías verdes (f) – green beans yogur (m) – yog(h)urt

lata (f) – can/tin zanahoria (f) – carrot

leche (f) – milk zumo (m) – juice


Topic area D — The modern world

Current affairsactualidades (f) – current affairs espacio (m) – space

ataque (m) – attack espía (m/f) – spy

ayuda (f) caritativa/donación (f) (sin impuestos) – gift aid

frontera (f) – border

campeón/ona (m/f) – champion guerra (civil) (f) – (civil) warCasa Blanca (f) – the White House huelga (f) – strikecentenario/a (m/f) – person aged 100 investigador/ora (m/f) – researcher

cien años de edad – 100 years old Juegos Olímpicos (m) – Olympic Games

cohete espacial (m) – space rocket manifestante (m) – demonstrator

consumo (m) de drogas (en el deporte) – drug taking (in sport)

medalla (f) – medal

crisis (f) – crisis (primer) ministro (m) – (prime) minister

debate (m) – debate noticias (f) – news

delincuente (m) – delinquent política (f) – politics/policy

demostración (f) (political) – (political) demonstration

político/a – politician

derechos humanos – human rights premio (m) – prize

descubrimiento (m) – discovery Premio Nobel (m) – Nobel Prize

descubrir – to discover Premios Goya (m) – Spanish film awards

desempleado/a – unemployed person recibir – to receive

desempleo (m) – unemployment reina (f) – queen

discutir – to discuss rey (m) – king

droga (f) – drug rico/a – rich epidemia (f) – epidemic soldado (m) – soldier

The mediaactuación (f) – performance leer – to read

adulto/a (m/f) – adult lista de precios (f) – list of prices

aficionado/a – fan matar – to kill

alumno/a (m/f) – student moda (f) – fashion

anuncio (m) – advertisement mostrar – to show


asiento (m) – seat novela (de aventuras) (f) – (adventure) novel

atasco (m) – traffic jam, holdup noticias (f) – news

billete (m) – ticket obra (f) – play

canal (de televisión) (m) – (television) channel

ola (f) – wave (sea)

canción (f) – song película de crimen (f) – crime film

cantante (m/f) – singer película de miedo (f) – horror film

cantar – to sing periódico (m) – newspaper

circulación (f) – traffic policíaca (f) – detective (film/novel)

comedia (f) – comedy precio (m) – price

comedia (f) de situación – sitcom presentador/ora del telediario (m/f) –newsreader/presenter

conmovedor/ora – moving programa (m) – programme, broadcast

costar – to cost programa concurso (m) – game show

cuanto/a – how much? programas (m pl) 'reality'– reality televisión

describir – to describe reducido/a – reduced

dibujos animados (m) – cartoons reportaje (de deporte) (m) – (sports) report

divertido/a – amusing reservar – to book (ahead)

doblado/a – dubbed serie (f) – series

documental (m) – documentary sesión (f) – performance, showing (of film), session

efectos especiales (m) – special effects subtitulado/a – subtitled

emisora de radio (f) – radio station tarifa (f) – tariff/price

empezar – to start telenovela (f) – serial, soap opera

entrada (f) – entrance televisión (f) – television/radio set

escuchar – to listen to terminar – to finish

estrella (f) – star (men and women) triste – sad

famoso/a (m/f) – celebrity (men and women)

tornado (m) – tornado

fin (m) – end ver – to watch, to look at

gracioso/a – funny víctimo/a – victim (men and women)

hacer zapping – to channel hop


Environmental issuesahorrar – to save limpio/a – clean

calentamiento global (m) – global warming lluvia ácida (f) – acid rain

cambio (m) – change madera – wood, timber

capa de ozono – (f) ozone layer medio ambiente (m) – environment

carbón (m) – coal orgánico/a – organic

catástrofe (m) – catastrophy petróleo (m) – crude oil, petroleum

contaminación (f) – contamination reciclaje (m) – recycling

contaminado/a – polluted seguridad (f) – safety

destruir – to destroy selva tropical (f) – rainforest

ecológico/a – ecological sequía (f) – drought

efecto invernadero (m) – greenhouse effect ser ecológico/a – to be ‘green’/ecologically aware

en peligro de extinción – endangered, disappearing

subir – to go up (temperature)

energía nuclear (f) – (nuclear) energy sucio/a – dirty

especie (f) – species temer – to fear, to be afraid

fuga de petróleo (f) – oil slick terremoto (m) – earthquake

incendio forestal (m) – (forest) fire tierra (f) – earth, world

inundación (f) – flood

Information and communication technologyayuda (f) – help navegar internet – to surf the web

bajar/subir – to download/to upload ordenador (m) – computer

(sala de) chat (m) – chat room página (f) web – web page

chatear – to chat (online) pantalla (f) – screen

contraseña (f) – password pegar – to paste

copiar – to copy portátil (m) – laptop

correo electrónico (f) – electronic mail/email

ratón (m) – (computer) mouse

cortar – to cut red social (f) – social network

cursor (m) – cursor reproductor de DVD (m) – DVD player

disco duro (m) – hard disk/hard drive SMS (m) – text message

en línea – online software (m) – software

hacer clic – to click teclado (m) – keyboard

móvil (m) – mobile phone televisión por satélite (f) – satellite TV


música (f) – music

Topic area E — Social activities, fitness and health

Special occasionsacróbata (m/f) – acrobat hola – helloanillo con piedra (m) – ring with stone impresionante – impressiveanimal (m) – animal joyería (f) – jewel(s)/jewelleryautoservicio (m) – self-service restaurant lazo (m) – ribbonbesar – to kiss luz (f) – lightbienvenido/a – welcome mantel (m) – table clothboda (f) – wedding merienda (f) – picnic

botella (f) – bottle museo (m) – museum

ceremonia (f) – ceremony novia (f) – bride

circo (m) – circus novio (m) – groom

compromiso (m) – engagement parque acuatico (m) – waterpark, aquapark

con la familia, como una familia – with the family, as a family

parque de atracciones (m) – theme park

conocer – to meet/know (people) parque (m) zoológico – zoo

cumpleaños (m) – birthday perfume (m) – perfume

curioso/a – odd, curious, strange presentar – to introduce

darle la bienvenida (a alguien) – to welcome (someone)

prometido/a (m/f) – fiancé, betrothed

día de fiesta (m) – day off, holiday ¡que aproveche! – enjoy your meal

elegante – smart, stylish, ‘posh’ regalo (m) – present

emocionante – exciting, gripping reloj (m) – watch

encantado/a – delighted restaurante de comida rápida (m) – fast-food restaurant

especialidad (f) – speciality salida (f) – exit, way out

espectáculo (m) – show servilleta (f) – table napkin, serviette

esperar – to wait tarta de fiesta (f) – celebration cake

excursión (f) – (school) outing tutear – to address someone as 'tú'

felicidades (f) – congratulations vestido (m) – dress

fiesta (f) – party visitante (m)/invitado/a (m/f) – visitor

guardián (m) – (zoo)keeper visitar – to visit (people)

hacer deporte – to do sports


Hobbies, interests, sport and exerciseajedrez (m) – chess ir de paseo – to go for a walk

amigo/a por correspondencia (m/f) – penfriend

ir de pesca – to go fishing

andar – to walk jardinería (f) – gardening

atletismo (m) – athletics juego (m) de mesa – board game

bailar – to dance juego (m) electrónico – electronic game

balón (m) – ball jugador (m) – player

bolera (f) – (ten-pin) bowling alley juguete (m) – toy

bricolaje (m) – do it yourself (DIY) lectura (f) – reading

campo de deportes (m) – sports ground leer – to read

caña de pescar (f) – fishing rod montar a caballo – to ride a horse club de jóvenes (m) – youth club montar en bicicleta – to ride a bike correr – to run nadar – to swim

cuidar el jardín – to garden novela (f) – novel

deportivo/a – sporty ocio (m) – leisure

descansar – to rest partido de (m) – match of, game of

dibujar – to draw pasatiempo (m) – pastime/hobby

discoteca (f) – discotheque, nightclub pasear – to go for a walk

divertirse – to enjoy patinaje artístico – (figure) skating

en (mi) casa – at (my) home patines de hielo (m) – ice skates

en casa de X – at X’s house patines de rueda (m) – rollerskates

equipo (m) – team pelota (f) – (tennis) ball

escuchar – to listen pertenecer a – to belong to

estadio (m) – stadium piano (m) – piano

flauta (f) – flute pintar – to paint

flauta dulce (f) – (descant) recorder pista (f) de hielo – ice-skating rink futból (m) – (foot)ball polideportivo (m) – sports centre gimnasia (f) – gymnastics presentarse – to enter (for competition)

hacer bricolaje – to tinker, to do odd jobs raqueta (f) – racket

hacer deportes – to do sports relajarse – to relax

hacer entrenamiento con pesas – to do weight training

salir – to go out

hacer equitación – to ride horses saltar – to jump

hacer esquí acuático – to water ski tambores (m) – drums

hacer footing/jogging – to go jogging tiempo libre (m) – free time

hacer monopatín – to skate tirar – to throw


hacer natación – to swim tocar – to touch/to play instruments

hacer vela – to sail traer – to fetch

hacer windsurf – to windsurf trompeta (f) – trumpet

ir a jugar a los bolos/la petanca – to go (tenpin) bowling

videojuego (m) – video game

ir a nadar – to go swimming violín (m) – violin

ir a patinar – to go rollerblading

Shopping and money mattersabierto/a – opening grandes almacenes (f) – department store

abrir – to open hacer la compra – to go shopping (for essentials)

ahorrar – to save/to make savings hipermercado (m) – hypermarket

autoservicio (m) – self-service ir de compras – to go shopping (for pleasure)

banco (m) – bank joyería (f) – jewellery

barato/a – cheap librería (f) – bookshop

bolsa (de plástico) (f) – (plastic) bag mercado (m) – market

bombonería (f) – sweet shop mirar escaparates – to window shop

caja (f) – till, cash desk monedero (m) – purse

cambio – (small) change, coins/currency panadería (f) – bakery

carnicería (f) – butcher’s shop papelería (f) – stationery shop

caro/a – expensive pedir – to order

cartero (m) – wallet precio (m) – price

casa de cambio (f) – foreign exchange office

propina (f) – tip

centro commercial (m) – shopping centre, shopping mall

rebajas (f) – sales

cerrando (m) – closing ropa (f) – clothes

cerrar – to close sección (f) – department (of store)

charcutería (f) – cooked meat shop servicio incluído – service included

cheque (m) de viaje – traveller’s cheque sombrero (m) – hat

cliente (m/f) – customer, client suéter (m) – jumper

comprar – to buy supermercado (m) – supermarket

compras (f) – purchases talla (f) – shoe size

costar – to cost tamaño (m) – clothes size

cuanto/a – how much tarjeta (f) de crédito – credit card32 Minimum core vocabulary list – International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0) – Issue 1 – September 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012

cuenta (f) – bill tarjeta de débito (f) – debit card

cuero (m) – leather tendero/a (m/f) – shopkeeper

dinero (m) – pocket money tienda (f) – shop

elección (f) – choice tienda de regalos (m) – gift shop

escaparate (m) – shop window vender – to sell

estanco (m) – tobacconist zapatos (m) – shoes

farmacia (f) – chemist’s shop

Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issuesadelgazar – to lose weight mejorarse – to be better, to improve

agrandar – to get taller muela (f) – tooth

alcohol (m) – alcohol oído (m) – ear

asma (m) – asthma ojo (m) – eye

boca (f) – mouth pañuelo (m) – handkerchief

brazo (m) – arm pastilla (f) – pill, tablet

cabeza (f) – head pecho (m) – chest

caerse – to fall picadura (f) – bite

cita (f) – appointment/meeting picar – to bite

corazón (m) – heart pie (m) – foot

cuerpo (m) – body quedarse en la cama – to stay in bed

dedo (m) – finger marearse – to feel dizzy

descansar – to rest médico/a (m/f) – doctor

diarrea (f) – diarrhoea nariz (f) – nose

diente (m) – tooth pierna (f) – leg

dormir – to sleep receta (f) – prescription

ejercicio (m) – exercise respirar – to breathe

engordar – to put on weight rodilla (f) – knee

enfermarse – to become ill, to fall sick salud (f) – health

enfermedad (f) – illness sangre (f) – blood

enfermero/a (m/f) – nurse sano/a – healthy

enfermo/a – ill, sick sentirse enfermo/a – to feel sick

estar de buena forma – to be in good shape, to be very well

serio/a – serious

estar resfriado – to have a cold Servicios de Emergencias Médicas (m) – ambulance service

estómago (m) – stomach sufrir – to sufferMinimum core vocabulary list – International GCSE in Spanish (4SP0) 33 – Issue 1 – September 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012

estrés (m) – stress tabaco (m) – tobacco

fiebre (f) – fever tener dolor de cabeza – to have a headache

fumador/ora (m/f) – smoker tener dolor de espalda – to have backache

fumar – to smoke tener dolor de estómago – to have stomachache

garganta (f) – throat tener dolor de garganta – to have a sore throat

golpear – to hit, to knock tener dolor de muelas – to have toothache

gripe (f) – flu, influenza tener dolor de oídos (m) – to have earache hacerse daño – to hurt oneself tener fiebre – to have a temperature

herido/a – injured tirita (f) – sticking plaster

hospital (m) – hospital tomar – to take

jarabe (m) – syrup tortícolis (m) – stiff neck

lengua (f) – tongue toser – to cough

mano (f) – hand vomitar – to be sick

medicina (f) – medicine


Non-topic-specific vocabularyAbbreviations/acronyms AVE: Alta Velocidad Española – high- speed train

Sra: Señora – Mrs

IVA: Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido – VAT (Value Added Tax)

Srta: Señorita – Miss

ONU: Organización de las Naciones Unidas – UN (United Nations)

TVE: Televisión Española – Spanish TV

RENFE: Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles – Spanish Railways

UE: Unión Europea – EU (European Union)

Sr: Señor – Mr

Social conventionsadiós – goodbye hasta pronto – see you soon buenas noches – good night hola – hello buenas tardes – good afternoon lo siento/perdón – sorry gracias – thank you por favor – please hasta luego – see you later saludos (m) – regards

hasta manaña – see you tomorrow ¡socorro! – help!

Prepositionsa – to en caso de que – in case of

antes – before en la casa de – at the home of

a través de – through en la parte superior de – at the top of

cerca de – near enfrente de – opposite

con – with entre – between

contra – against excepto – except for

de – of/from fuera – out

debajo – below hacia – towards

debido a/a causa de – because of hasta – until

delante de – in front of lejos de – far from

desde – since para/por – for

después – after por todas partes – everywhere


detrás – behind según – according to

durante – during/for sin – without

en – in sobre – about/on top of

Adjectivesactual – present-day ligero/a – light (weight)

agotado/a – exhausted limpio/a – clean

agotador/ora – tiring lleno/a – full

agradecido/a – grateful maduro/a – mature

al aire libre – in the open air magnífico/a – magnificent

alto/a – high maravilloso/a – marvellous

antiguo/a – old/former mejor – better

asqueroso/a – awful necesario/a – necessary

bajo/a – short (person) nuevo/a – new

bonito/a – beautiful numeroso/a – numerous

bueno/a – good otro/a – other

cansado/a – tired parecido/a – similar

cercano/a – near peligroso/a – dangerous

cerrado/a con llave – locked peor – worse

cómodo/a – comfortable pesado/a – heavy

corto/a – short, brief perfecto/a – perfect

de buen humor – in a good mood propio/a – (one’s) own

de pie – standing próximo/a – next

de prisa – in a hurry real – real/royal

débil – weak roto/a – broken

dinámico/a – dynamic ruidoso/a – noisy

divertido/a – fun salado/a – savoury/salty

duro/a – hard satisfecho/a – satisfied

encantador/a – charming serio/a – serious

enfadado/a – angry silencioso/a – silent

estupendo/a – great, terrific, sensational solo/a – alone

falso/a – false sucio/a – dirty

favorito/a – favourite tarde – late

feliz – happy temprano/a – early

feo/a – ugly típico/a – typical


formidable – formidable/very good tonto/a – silly

fuerte – strong tranquilo/a – peaceful

gordo/a – fat último/a – last

gracioso/a – funny útil – useful

guapo/a – handsome, beautiful vale mucho – very valuable

igual – equal/same válido/a – valid

increíble – unbelievable verdadero/a – true

joven – young

Verbsabrir – to open jugar – to play (a game)

aburrirse – to get bored lastimar – to regret, to be sorry

aceptar – to accept llamar – to call

acompañar – to accompany llevar – to take, to wear

agarrar – to hold llorar – to cry

agradar – to please mentir – to lie, to tell untruths

aprender – to learn merecer – to deserve

arreglarse – to manage, to cope morir – to die

bajar – to go down mostrar – to show

beber – to drink necesitar – to need

caerse – to fall over, to drop oír – to hear

callarse – to shut up pagar – to pay

cambiar – to change parar – to stop

cerrar – to close parecer – to seem, to appear

coger – to catch pedir – to ask for, to order

comer – to eat pedir prestado – to borrow

conducir – to drive pegar – to hit, to knock

conocer – to know pensar – to think

contar – to count/to tell a story, to reckon perdonar – to forgive, to excuse

creer – to believe permitir – to allow

cuidar – to look after poder – to be able to

dar – to give poner – to put, to place

darse (la) vuelta – to turn round preguntar – to ask

darse prisa – to hurry prestar – to lend

decidir – to decide probar – to try

decir – to say querer – to want


dejar – to leave recordar – to remember, to recall

desear – to wish regresar – to return discutir – to discuss, to argue reír – to laugh

dormir – to sleep saber- to know

elegir – to choose salir – to go out encender – to turn on/to light saltar – to jump

encontrar – to find seguir – to follow

entender – to understand sentarse – to sit down

entrar – to enter sentir – to feel

empujar – to push ser – to be

enfadarse – to get angry sonreír – to smile

entrar – to go in subir – to go up

escapar – to escape tener – to have

escribir – to write tener éxito – to be successful

escuchar – to listen tener prisa – to hurry up

esperar – to wait, to hope tener que – to have to

estar – to be terminar – to finish

explicar – to explain tirar – to pull, throw

ganar – to win, to earn tocar – to touch/to play an instrument

hablar – to speak utilizar – to use

hacer – to make/do venir – to come

interesarse – to be interested in visitar – to visit

invitar – to invite vivir – to live

ir – to go volver – to return

ir de paseo – to go for a walk


Colours

amarillo/a – yellow naranja – orange

azul – blue negro/a – black

blanco/a – white oscuro/a – dark

castaño/a – chestnut, brown púrpura – purple

claro/a – clear/light rojo/a – red

gris – grey rosa – pink

marrón – brown verde – green

Adverbsa menudo – often mal – badly

a veces – sometimes más – more algo/un poco – rather mejor – better

allí – there muy – very

allí abajo – down there por allí – around there allí arriba – up there por todas partes – everywhere

aquí – here pronto – soon

arriba – on top quizás – maybe/perhaps

bastante – quite recientemente – recently

bien – well siempre – always

casi – almost/nearly sin embargo – however

demasiado – too much sobre todo – above all

desde hace mucho tiempo – for a long time

todavía/aún – still (continuation), yet

inmediatamente – immediately ya – already

Quantitiesbastante – enough un poco (m) de – a little of billón (m) – billion un tercio (m) de – a third of cien (m) – one hundred un trozo de – a slice of

mil (m) – one thousand una botella (f) de – a bottle of

millón (m) – one million una centena de – about one hundred

mitad (f) – half una decena de – about ten of

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un cuarto (m) de – one quarter of una lata/caja (f) de – a can/box of

un millar de – about a thousand una olla (f) de – a pot of

un paquete (m) de – a packet of varios/as – various, several

Conjunctionsentonces – then porque – because

o – or primero/a – first

pero – but también – also

por eso – therefore y – and

Time expressionsa tiempo – on time mañana (f) – tomorrow, morning

a veces – sometimes medianoche (f) – midnight

ahora – now mediodía (m) – midday

al día siguiente – the next day mes (m) – month

al principio – at the beginning noche – evening (after dark), night

año (m) – year pasado mañana (m) – the day after tomorrow

ayer – yesterday pronto – soon

día (m) – day quince días – fortnight

en (el) invierno – in (the) winter semana (f) – week

en (el) otoño – in (the) autumn siempre – always

en (la) primavera – in (the) spring tarde (f) – afternoon

en (el) verano – in (the) summer todavía – yet, still

hasta mañana – see you/until tomorrow todos los días – every day

hoy – today vez (f) – time/occasion


Other general expressionsel mío/la mía – mine mucho mejor – so much the better

allí está – it is there no hay de qué – don’t mention it/you’re welcome

aquí tiene – here you have no me importa – I don’t mind ¿cómo se escribe? – how do you spell it? normalmente – normally

con mucho gusto – with pleasure por supuesto – of course depende – it depends ¡qué pena! – what a shame! en mi opinión – in my opinion ¿qué tal? – how are you?

estar a punto de – to be about to ¡suerte! – good luck! estar en proceso de (hacer) – to be in the process of (doing)

una vez más – once more

estoy harto/a – I have had enough vale – ok

mejor mal – so much the worse

Other wordsalgo – something número (m) – number

alguien – someone por ejemplo – for example como – like porque – because

cosa (f) – thing Señor – Mr

eso – that Señora – Mrs

fin (m) – end Señorita – Miss

manera (f) – way sí – yes

medio/a – half tipo (m) – type

muy – very todo el mundo – everyone (the whole world)

no – no vez (f) – time


Countries and continentsÁfrica – Africa Europa – Europe

Alemania – Germany Francia – France América del Norte – North America Gran Bretaña – Great Britain América del Sur/América Latina – South America/Latin America

Grecia – Greece

Asia – Asia Irlanda – Ireland Austria – Austria Italia – Italy

Bangladesh – Bangladesh Holanda – Holland

Bélgica – Belgium (País de) Gales – Wales

Canadá – Canada Japón – Japan

China – China la India – India

Inglaterra – England Pakistán – Pakistan

Dinamarca – Denmark Portugal – Portugal

Escocia – Scotland Reino Unido – UK/United Kingdom España – Spain Suecia – Sweden

Estados Unidos – USA Suiza – Switzerland

Nationalities etcafricano/a – African francés/francesa – French

alemán/alemana – German galés/galesa – Welsh

asiático/a – Asian griego/a – Greek

austríaco/a – Austrian holandés/holandesa – Dutch belgo/a – Belgian indio/a – Indian

canadiense – Canadian inglés/inglesa – English

chino/a – Chinese irlandés/irlandesa – Irish danés/danesa – Danish italiano/a – Italian escocés/escocesa – Scottish japonés/japonesa – Japanese

español/ola – Spanish portugués/portuguesa – Portuguese

estadounidense – American (from the United States)

sueco/a – Swedish

europeo/a – European suizo/a – Swiss


Areas and mountainsLos Pirineos – Pyrenees las Islas Baleares – Balearic Islands Andalucía – Andalucía las Islas Canarias – Canary Islands Cataluña – Cataluña Londres – London

Edimburgo – Edinburgh el País Vasco – Basque Country


September 2012

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