It is not necessary that a good connoisseur of any language can speak that language with full confidence. As long as the fear of ‘what people will say’ remains in your mind, you will get stuck in the conversation. Similarly, if your pronunciation is not correct, you will hesitate to speak for fear of ‘people not laughing’ or you will not be able to say the right thing at the right time.
The post has been prepared to save you from these problems in conversation. You can learn the pronunciation of Spanish words from English and use them in your own speech.
List of basic English words with Spanish translation

No. | English | Spanish |
1 | hi/hello | Hola |
2 | hey | ey |
3 | yes | Sí |
4 | no | no |
5 | here | aquí |
6 | go | ir |
7 | come | venir |
8 | up | arriba |
9 | down | abajo |
10 | left | Izquierda |
11 | right | Derecha |
13 | straight | Derecha |
Question words
- how? – cómo?
- what? – qué?
- Why? – Por qué?
- Where? – dónde?
- When? – ¿Cuando?
- Which? – ¿Cual?
- Who? – ¿OMS?
- Whose? – ¿Cuyo?
25 Most Common Pronouns
- it – él
- I – i
- you – tú
- he – él
- they – ellos(masculine), ellas(feminine)
- we – Nosotras
- she – ella
- who – OMS
- them – ellas(feminine), ellos(masculine)
- me – a mí
- him – a él
- one – una, uno
- her – su
- us – nosotras
- something – algo
- nothing – nada
- anything – cualquier cosa
- himself – él mismo
- everything – toda
- someone – alguien
- themselves – Ellas mismas
- everyone – Todas, Todos
- itself – sí mismo
- anyone – alguien
- myself – mí mismo
This list is indicative only and actual words may change over time.
Phrases of etiquette
Thanks – Gracias
Please – Por favor
Welcome – Bienvenida
Kindly – Amable
Allow me – Me permitirá
After you – Después de usted
sorry – Lo siento
Excuse me – Disculpe
Pardon – Indulto
That’s all right – Eso está bien
It’s my pleasure – De nada.
20 Most Common Words
No. | English | Spanish |
1 | the | el |
2 | of | de |
3 | be | ser |
4 | use | usar |
5 | her | su |
6 | than | que |
7 | and | y |
8 | this | esto |
9 | an | un |
10 | would | haría |
11 | first | primero |
12 | have | tener |
13 | each | cada |
14 | make | hacer |
15 | water | agua |
16 | to | a |
17 | from | be |
18 | like | como |
19 | been | estado |
20 | in | en |
70 easy spanish vocabulary words
or – o
him – a él
call – llamar
is – es
one – una(feminine)
into – en
had – tenía
time – tiempo
oil – aceite
that – Esa(feminine)
by – por
their – su
has – tiene
its – es
word – palabra
if – si
look – mirar
now – ahora
but – pero
will – voluntad
two – dos
find – encontrar
was – era
not – no
up – arriba
more – más
long – larga, largo
for – para
other – otra, otro
write – escribir
down – abajo
on – en
all – toda, todo
about – acerca de
go – ir
day – día
are – son
were – eran
out – afuera
see – ver
did – hizo
as – como
many – muchas, muchos
number – número
get – conseguir
with – con
when – cuando
then – entonces
come – venir
his – su
your – su
them – ellas
way – forma
made – hecho
they – ellas, ellos
can – poder
these – these
could – podría
may – puede
said – dicha
so – entonces
people – gente
part – parte
at- en
there – allá
some – alguna
my – mi
Most common English words translated to spanish
able – capaz
about – acerca de
above – arriba
across – al otro lado de
act – acto
actor – actriz
active – activa
activity – actividad
add – agregar
afraid – asustada
after – después
again – de nuevo
age – edad
ago – atrás
agree – aceptar
air – aire
all – toda
alone – sola
along – a lo largo de
already – ya
always – siempre
am – soy
amount – cantidad
and – y
angry – enojada
another – otra
answer – respuesta
any – cualquier
anyone – alguien
anything – cualquier cosa
anytime – en cualquier momento
appear – aparecer
apple – manzana
area – área
arm – brazo
army – ejército
around – alrededor
arrive – llegar
art – arte
ask – preguntar
attack – ataque
autumn – otoño
away – lejos
below – abajo
besides – además
best – La mejor
better – mejor
between – entre
big – grande
bird – pájaro
birth nacimiento
bleed – sangrar
borrow – pedir prestado
both – ambas
bottom – abajo
carry – llevar
catch – atrapar
central – Central
century – siglo
certain – cierta, cierto
chance – oportunidad
change – oportunidad
dead – muerta
decide – decidir
decrease – disminuir
deep – profunda
famous – famosa
feel – sentir
female – femenina
fever – fiebre
few – pocas
fight – luchar
fill – llenar
finger – dedo
finish – finalizar
General – General
glad – contenta
glass – vaso
hand – mano
happen – suceder
happy – feliz
hard – dura
market – mercado
marry – casar
matter – asunto
measure – medida
medicine – medicamento
nation – nación
nature – naturaleza
near – cerca
nearly – cerca de
neither – ni
never – nunca
obey – cumplir
object – objeto
only – sola
open – abierta
opposite – opuesta
orange – naranja
outside – afuera
pain – dolor
parent – madre
partner – pareja
party – fiesta
pay – pagar
people – gente
perfect – perfecta
period – período
person – persona
petrol – gasolina
queen – Reina
question – pregunta
quick – rápida
quiet – tranquila
quite – bastante
radio – radio
rain – lluvia
rainy – lluviosa
raise – aumentar
reach – alcanzar
read – leer
ready – lista
real – real
really – en realidad
receive – recibir
record – registro
remember – recordar
remind – recordar
remove – eliminar
reply – responder
report – informe
rest – descansar
restaurant – restaurante
result – resultado
same – misma
sand – arena
save – ahorrar
say – decir
school – escuela
science – ciencia
scissors – tijeras
search – buscar
seat – asiento
second – segunda
see – ver
seem – vista
sentence – oración
serve – atender
seven – Siete
several – varias
sheep – oveja
sheet – hoja
shine – brillar
ship – barco
short – corta
should – should
shoulder – hombro
silence – silencio
teach – enseñar
terrible – horrible
think – pensar
understand – entender
unit – unidad
until – hasta
useful – útil
usual – habitual
usually – generalmente
vegetable – verdura
very – muy
village – aldea
voice – voz
visit – visita
value – valor
vacuum – vacío
vampire – vampira
verb – verbo
validation – validación
waste – desperdiciar
watch – mirar
weather – clima
wedding – boda
week – semana
weight – pesopeso
welcome – bienvenida
Family Relationship Name
Son – Hijo
Daughter – Hija
Mother – Madre
father – padre
Sister – Hermana
Brother – Hermano
Husband – Marido
Wife – Esposa
Grandfather – Abuelo
Grandmother – Abuela
Grandson – Nieto
Uncle – Tío
Aunt – Tía
Nephew – Sobrino
Niece – Sobrina
Cousins – Primos
Months of the Year
January – Enero
February – Febrero
March – Marzo
April – Abril
May – Mayo
June – Junio
July – Julio
August – Agosto
September – September
October – Octubre
November – Noviembre
December – Diciembre
Days of the Week
Sunday – Domingo
Monday – Lunes
Tuesday – Martes
Wednesday – Miércoles
Thursday – Jueves
Friday – Viernes
Saturday – Sabado
Hope this post, english to spanish translation sentences will help you to speak, thanks for reading the post.