It's fun to learn words in another language and it might even help you a lot one day, especially if you need to study a language in school or use another language in a job. You might be able to help someone else. Being able to communicate with other people is always a good thing so, here are some words and phrases for you to learn (I do not try to explain any grammar or rules of usage or the male and female definition of words in the Spanish language - these are vocabulary words only):
ENGLISH WORD - SPANISH WORD [PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION]
1. house - casa [caw-saw]
2. car - coche [co-che]
3. bed - cama [caw-maw]
4. table - mesa [may-sah]
5. chair - silla [see-yah]
6. door - puerta [pwhere-tah]
7. window - ventana [ven-tah-nah]
8. love - amor [ah-more]
9. "I love you." - Te amo. [tay ah-moh]
10. "Where is _____?" - ¿Dónde está ______? [Doan-day eh-staw ______?]
11. "How are you?" - FORMAL: ¿Cómo está usted? [co-moh eh-staw oo-stead?]
INFORMAL (with friends/family): ¿Cómo estás? [co-moh eh-staws?]
12. "With your permission..." - Con su permiso [cohn soo pear-meeso]
13. "I am hungry." - Tengo hambre. [tayn-go ahm-bray] (the "h" is not heard)
14. "I am thirsty." - Tengo sed. [tayn-go said]
15. "I am afraid." - Tengo miedo. [tayn-go mee-aide-oh] (long "a" sound)
16. "I am happy." - Estoy feliz. [eh-stoy fay-leez]
17. The United States of America - Los Estados Unidos de América
18. cat - gato [gah-toe] kitten - gatito [gah-tee-toe]
19. dog - perro [pear-oh] (the double "r" sound is trilled)
20. rabbit - conejo [coh-nay-hoe]
21. mouse - ratón [rah-tone] rat - rata [rah-tah]
22. breakfast - desayuno [dess-aye-oo-noh]
23. dinner - cena [say-nah]
24. the beach - la playa [lah ply-yah]
25. the mountains - las montañas [loss moan-tahn-yahs]
26. the city - la ciudad [lah see-oo-dahd]
27. mother - madre [mah-dray]
28. father - padre [pah-dray]
29. sister - hermana [air-mah-nah] (no "h" sound)
30. brother - hermano [air-mah-noh]
31. school - escuela [ehs-cway-lah] high school - escuela secundaria [ehs-cway-lah say-coon-dahr-ee-uh]
32. my job - mi trabajo [me trah-bah-hoe]
33. to work (verb) - trabajar [trah-bah-har]
34. to sleep (verb) - dormir [door-meer]
35. "She is sleeping." - Ella está durmiendo. [eh-yah eh-stah dir-mee-ehn-doe]
36. Sunday - domingo [doe-ming-go]
37. Monday - lunes [loon-ess]
38. Tuesday - martes [mar-tess]
39. Wednesday - miercoles [mee-air-coe-less]
40. Thursday - jueves [way-vess]
41. Friday - viernes [vee-air-ness]
42. Saturday - sabado [sah-bah-doe]
43. week - semana [say-mah-nah] weekend - fin de la semana [feen day lah say-mah-nah]
44. "Happy Birthday." - feliz cumpleaños [fay-lees coom-plee-ahn-yos]
45. "What time is it?" (when something is scheduled like a TV show... when is it on TV?) - ¿Cuándo es? [qwan-doe ess] "What time is it?" (asking for the time right now) - ¿Qué hora es? [kay oar-ah ess]
46. "How do you say _______ in Spanish?" - ¿Cómo se dice ________? [Coe-moh say dee-say ________] The underscore or blank line represents the word you want translated. You fill in the word.
47. "How do you say _______ in English?" - ¿Cómo se dice ________ en inglés? [Coe-moh say dee-say ________ ehn een-glace]
48. dangerous - peligroso [pay-lee-grow-soh]
49. funny (amusing) - divertido [dee-vair-tee-doh]
50. "It's a joke." - Es un chiste. [ess oon chee-stay]
51. the truth - la verdad [lah vair-dahd] Really? (Is that really true?) - ¿Verdad? [vair-dahd]
52. a lie - una mentira [oo-nah main-teer-ah] liar - mentiroso [main-teer-oh-soh]
53. freedom - libertad [lee-bear-tahd]
54. blouse or shirt - camisa [cah-mee-sah]
55. dress - bestido [vess-tee-doh]
56. pants (long pants like jeans or slacks) - pantalones [pahn-tah-loh-nays]
57. "Let's go." - Vamos. [vah-mose]
58. "I want to leave." - Quiero ir. [care-oh ear]
59. "I am sick (ill)." - Estoy infermo. (boy) [eh-stoy een-fair-moh] - Estoy inferma (girl) [eh-stoy een-fair-mah]
60. "He is sick (ill)." - Él está infermo. [ail eh-stah een-fair-moh] (my aplogies for any misspellings, two translators and two spellings for infermo - was also spelled enfermo)
61. "How old are you?" - ¿Cuántos años tiene? [qwan-tohs ahn-yos tee-ain-nay]
ENGLISH WORD - SPANISH WORD [PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION]
1. house - casa [caw-saw]
2. car - coche [co-che]
3. bed - cama [caw-maw]
4. table - mesa [may-sah]
5. chair - silla [see-yah]
6. door - puerta [pwhere-tah]
7. window - ventana [ven-tah-nah]
8. love - amor [ah-more]
9. "I love you." - Te amo. [tay ah-moh]
10. "Where is _____?" - ¿Dónde está ______? [Doan-day eh-staw ______?]
11. "How are you?" - FORMAL: ¿Cómo está usted? [co-moh eh-staw oo-stead?]
INFORMAL (with friends/family): ¿Cómo estás? [co-moh eh-staws?]
12. "With your permission..." - Con su permiso [cohn soo pear-meeso]
13. "I am hungry." - Tengo hambre. [tayn-go ahm-bray] (the "h" is not heard)
14. "I am thirsty." - Tengo sed. [tayn-go said]
15. "I am afraid." - Tengo miedo. [tayn-go mee-aide-oh] (long "a" sound)
16. "I am happy." - Estoy feliz. [eh-stoy fay-leez]
17. The United States of America - Los Estados Unidos de América
18. cat - gato [gah-toe] kitten - gatito [gah-tee-toe]
19. dog - perro [pear-oh] (the double "r" sound is trilled)
20. rabbit - conejo [coh-nay-hoe]
21. mouse - ratón [rah-tone] rat - rata [rah-tah]
22. breakfast - desayuno [dess-aye-oo-noh]
23. dinner - cena [say-nah]
24. the beach - la playa [lah ply-yah]
25. the mountains - las montañas [loss moan-tahn-yahs]
26. the city - la ciudad [lah see-oo-dahd]
27. mother - madre [mah-dray]
28. father - padre [pah-dray]
29. sister - hermana [air-mah-nah] (no "h" sound)
30. brother - hermano [air-mah-noh]
31. school - escuela [ehs-cway-lah] high school - escuela secundaria [ehs-cway-lah say-coon-dahr-ee-uh]
32. my job - mi trabajo [me trah-bah-hoe]
33. to work (verb) - trabajar [trah-bah-har]
34. to sleep (verb) - dormir [door-meer]
35. "She is sleeping." - Ella está durmiendo. [eh-yah eh-stah dir-mee-ehn-doe]
36. Sunday - domingo [doe-ming-go]
37. Monday - lunes [loon-ess]
38. Tuesday - martes [mar-tess]
39. Wednesday - miercoles [mee-air-coe-less]
40. Thursday - jueves [way-vess]
41. Friday - viernes [vee-air-ness]
42. Saturday - sabado [sah-bah-doe]
43. week - semana [say-mah-nah] weekend - fin de la semana [feen day lah say-mah-nah]
44. "Happy Birthday." - feliz cumpleaños [fay-lees coom-plee-ahn-yos]
45. "What time is it?" (when something is scheduled like a TV show... when is it on TV?) - ¿Cuándo es? [qwan-doe ess] "What time is it?" (asking for the time right now) - ¿Qué hora es? [kay oar-ah ess]
46. "How do you say _______ in Spanish?" - ¿Cómo se dice ________? [Coe-moh say dee-say ________] The underscore or blank line represents the word you want translated. You fill in the word.
47. "How do you say _______ in English?" - ¿Cómo se dice ________ en inglés? [Coe-moh say dee-say ________ ehn een-glace]
48. dangerous - peligroso [pay-lee-grow-soh]
49. funny (amusing) - divertido [dee-vair-tee-doh]
50. "It's a joke." - Es un chiste. [ess oon chee-stay]
51. the truth - la verdad [lah vair-dahd] Really? (Is that really true?) - ¿Verdad? [vair-dahd]
52. a lie - una mentira [oo-nah main-teer-ah] liar - mentiroso [main-teer-oh-soh]
53. freedom - libertad [lee-bear-tahd]
54. blouse or shirt - camisa [cah-mee-sah]
55. dress - bestido [vess-tee-doh]
56. pants (long pants like jeans or slacks) - pantalones [pahn-tah-loh-nays]
57. "Let's go." - Vamos. [vah-mose]
58. "I want to leave." - Quiero ir. [care-oh ear]
59. "I am sick (ill)." - Estoy infermo. (boy) [eh-stoy een-fair-moh] - Estoy inferma (girl) [eh-stoy een-fair-mah]
60. "He is sick (ill)." - Él está infermo. [ail eh-stah een-fair-moh] (my aplogies for any misspellings, two translators and two spellings for infermo - was also spelled enfermo)
61. "How old are you?" - ¿Cuántos años tiene? [qwan-tohs ahn-yos tee-ain-nay]
62. "She is eleven years old." - Ella tiene once años. [a-yah tee-ain-nay ohn-say ahn-yohs]
63. "I am thirteen years old." - Tengo trece años. [tayn-goh tray-say ahn-yohs]
Spanish uses "I have" for age instead of "I am" so literally, they are saying "I have thirteen years" instead of saying "I am thirteen years."
64. green - verde [vair-day]
65. blue - azul [ah-sool]
66. purple - morado [moh-raw-doh] or púrpura [poor-poor-ah] (the double "o's" in the phonetic pronunciation guide have the "oo" sound).
67. yellow - amarillo [ahm-ah-ree-yoh] (the double "L" in Spanish has a "y" sound.)
68. red -
69. pink -
70. friend (boy) -
71. friend (girl) -
72. friends (group, boys and girls) -
73. policeman -
74. emergency -
75. "I have a medical emergency." -
76. "Call the police." -
77. "I need a doctor." -
78. "I want _____."
79. "How much does this cost?" -
80. "Forgive me." -
81. "I am sorry." -
82. "Excuse me." -
83. "Of course" or "For certain" -
84. "How many?" -
85. "How many children do you have?" -
86. tree -
87. flower -
88. lake -
89. river -
90. fish -
91. bear -
92. monkey -
93. sky -
94. Heaven -
95. earth (dirt) -
96. bicycle -
97. book -
98. food (in general) -
99. "Please." -
100. "Thank you." -
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