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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Numbers in Spanish, Spanish Alphabet, Time in Spanish, Months and Days in Spanish

Numbers



0 cero 15 quince 80 ochenta
1 uno 16 dieciséis 90 noventa
2 dos 17 diecisiete 100 cien
3 tres 18 dieciocho 101 ciento uno
4 cuatro 19 diecinueve 102 ciento dos, etc...
5 cinco 20 veinte 200 doscientos
6 seis 21 veintiuno 300 trescientos
7 siete 22 veintidos, etc... 400 cuatrocientos
8 ocho 30 treinta 500 quinientos
9 nueve 31 treinta y uno 600 seiscientos
10 diez 32 treinta y dos, etc... 700 setecientos
11 once 40 cuarenta 800 ochocientos
12 doce 50 cincuenta 900 novecientos
13 trece 60 sesenta 1000 mil
14 catorce 70 setenta 5000 cinco mil

The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:

  • 1800 = mil ochocientos
  • 1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis
  • 2003 = dos mil tres

The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:

  • * 1800 = mil ochocientos
  • * 1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis
  • * 2003 = dos mil tres

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The Spanish alphabet with each letter written in Spanish as it sounds in Spanish:

a - a h - ache n - ene t - te
b - be i - i ñ - eñe u - u
c - ce j - jota o - o v - uve
d - de k - ca p - pe w - uve doble
e - e l - ele q - cu x - equis
f - efe ll - elle r - erre y - i griega
g - ge m - eme s - ese z - ceta

Variations: You may also hear ' w ' as 'doble uve'.

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Time



¿Qué hora es? (What time is it?)
1:00 Es la una
2:00 Son las dos
2:15 Son las dos y cuarto
2:20 Son las dos y veinte
2:30 Son las dos y media
2:40 Son las tres menos veinte
2:45 Son las tres menos cuarto
2:55 Son las tres menos cinco
3:00 Son las tres

Notes: You might also hear the time said as written numerically above:

2:45 (Son las dos cuarenta y cinco)

You might also hear after the half-hour and before the next hour as:

2:40 (Faltan veinte minutos para las tres) or 2:55 (Faltan cinco minutos para las tres)

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Months and Days

enero - January agosto - August lunes - Monday
febrero - February septiembre - September martes - Tuesday
marzo - March octubre - October miércoles - Wednesday
abril - April noviembre - November jueves - Thursday
mayo - May diciembre - December viernes - Friday
junio - June   sábado - Saturday
julio - July   domingo - Sunday

The complete date can be said like this:

Saturday, July 9th 1999 = el sábado día 9 de julio de mil novecientos noventa y nueve

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