The following is a list of common basic Spanish vocabulary. Most of it has been taken from our StartSpanish program which is designed to get beginners off to a fast start. Please be sure to take a look at the rest of our website for more information.

Some Basic Spanish Vocabulary

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Spanish Question Words (Interrogatives), Colors in Spanish, Countries and Nationalities in Spanish

Question words (interrogatives):

  • ¿Qué? - What?
  • ¿Cómo? - How?
  • ¿Cuándo? - When?
  • ¿A qué hora? - What time?
  • ¿Cuántos? / ¿Cuántas? - How many?
  • ¿Cuánto? / ¿Cuánta? - How much?
  • ¿Dónde? - Where?
  • ¿Por qué? - Why?
  • ¿Qué clase de...? - What kind of...?
  • ¿Quién? - Who?

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Basic colors

  • blanco - white
  • negro - black
  • rojo - red
  • azul - blue
  • marrón - brown
  • gris - gray
  • amarillo - yellow
  • verde - green
  • (de color) naranja - orange
  • (de color) rosa - pink

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Some countries and nationalities (languages)

Note: When there is a corresponding language, it's the same word as the nationality. For example, 'italiano' is both the nationality and the language. Also note that nationalities and languages are not capitalized in Spanish.

  • los Estados Unidos - The United States
  • americano - American
  • Canadá - Canada
  • canadiense - Canadian
  • Japón - Japan
  • japonés - Japanese
  • China - China
  • chino - Chinese
  • Brasil - Brazil
  • brasileño - Brazilian
  • Egipto - Egypt
  • egipcio - Egyptian
  • Grecia - Greece
  • griego - Greek
  • Italia - Italy
  • italiano - Italian
  • Alemania - Germany
  • alemán - German
  • Inglaterra - England
  • inglés - English
  • Irlanda - Ireland
  • irlandés - Irish
  • Escocia - Scotland
  • escocés - Scottish
  • Suecia - Sweden
  • sueco - Swedish
  • Noruega - Norway
  • noruego - Norwegian
  • Francia - France
  • francés - French

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