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496 essential Spanish words at A1-A2 covering high-frequency everyday vocabulary. Masculine and feminine Azure neural TTS voices.

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English of, from	Spanish de	masc	fem

English that, which	Spanish que	masc	fem

English in, on, at	Spanish en	masc	fem

English he, him, it	Spanish él	masc	fem

English of the, from the	Spanish del	masc	fem

English for, by, through	Spanish por	masc	fem

English no, not	Spanish no	masc	fem

English with	Spanish con	masc	fem

English for, to	Spanish para	masc	fem

English to the, at the	Spanish al	masc	fem

English to have	Spanish tener	masc	fem

English like, as, how	Spanish como	masc	fem

English I, me, we	Spanish yo	masc	fem

English more, most	Spanish más	masc	fem

English all, everything	Spanish todo	masc	fem

English to do, to make	Spanish hacer	masc	fem

English but	Spanish pero	masc	fem

English year	Spanish el año	masc	fem

English to say, to tell	Spanish decir	masc	fem

English much, a lot	Spanish mucho	masc	fem

English if, whether	Spanish si	masc	fem

English already, now	Spanish ya	masc	fem

English you	Spanish tú	masc	fem

English also, too	Spanish también	masc	fem

English about, on, over	Spanish sobre	masc	fem

English when	Spanish cuando	masc	fem

English day	Spanish el día	masc	fem

English between, among	Spanish entre	masc	fem

English to give	Spanish dar	masc	fem

English from, since	Spanish desde	masc	fem

English new	Spanish nuevo	masc	fem

English to see	Spanish ver	masc	fem

English two	Spanish dos	masc	fem

English time (instance)	Spanish la vez	masc	fem

English first	Spanish primero	masc	fem

English so much	Spanish tanto	masc	fem

English until	Spanish hasta	masc	fem

English part	Spanish la parte	masc	fem

English without	Spanish sin	masc	fem

English because	Spanish porque	masc	fem

English to want	Spanish querer	masc	fem

English where	Spanish donde	masc	fem

English like this	Spanish así	masc	fem

English that	Spanish ese	masc	fem

English to know	Spanish saber	masc	fem

English time	Spanish el tiempo	masc	fem

English to arrive	Spanish llegar	masc	fem

English better	Spanish mejor	masc	fem

English well	Spanish bien	masc	fem

English only	Spanish solo	masc	fem

English one	Spanish uno	masc	fem

English life	Spanish la vida	masc	fem

English to follow	Spanish seguir	masc	fem

English this	Spanish este	masc	fem

English person	Spanish la persona	masc	fem

English country	Spanish el país	masc	fem

English what	Spanish qué	masc	fem

English to happen	Spanish pasar	masc	fem

English now	Spanish ahora	masc	fem

English to go	Spanish ir	masc	fem

English to carry, to wear	Spanish llevar	masc	fem

English to find	Spanish encontrar	masc	fem

English place	Spanish el lugar	masc	fem

English after, later	Spanish después	masc	fem

English during	Spanish durante	masc	fem

English to leave, to let	Spanish dejar	masc	fem

English to count, to tell	Spanish contar	masc	fem

English neither, nor	Spanish ni	masc	fem

English other, another	Spanish otro	masc	fem

English good	Spanish buen/bueno	masc	fem

English work, job	Spanish el trabajo	masc	fem

English who, whom	Spanish quien	masc	fem

English moment	Spanish el momento	masc	fem

English way, form	Spanish la forma	masc	fem

English big, great	Spanish gran/grande	masc	fem

English woman	Spanish la mujer	masc	fem

English made, done	Spanish hecho	masc	fem

English hour, time	Spanish la hora	masc	fem

English something	Spanish algo	masc	fem

English world	Spanish el mundo	masc	fem

English thing	Spanish la cosa	masc	fem

English always	Spanish siempre	masc	fem

English game, match, party	Spanish el partido	masc	fem

English last	Spanish último	masc	fem

English against	Spanish contra	masc	fem

English three	Spanish tres	masc	fem

English to speak, to talk	Spanish hablar	masc	fem

English before	Spanish antes	masc	fem

English city	Spanish la ciudad	masc	fem

English to believe, to think	Spanish creer	masc	fem

English older, bigger	Spanish mayor	masc	fem

English political	Spanish político	masc	fem

English government	Spanish el gobierno	masc	fem

English less, fewer	Spanish menos	masc	fem

English to wait, to hope	Spanish esperar	masc	fem

English nothing	Spanish nada	masc	fem

English to put	Spanish poner	masc	fem

English house, home	Spanish la casa	masc	fem

English national	Spanish nacional	masc	fem

English to stay, to remain	Spanish quedar	masc	fem

English middle, means	Spanish el medio	masc	fem

English to try, to treat	Spanish tratar	masc	fem

English besides, also	Spanish además	masc	fem

English team, equipment	Spanish el equipo	masc	fem

English people	Spanish la gente	masc	fem

English case	Spanish el caso	masc	fem

English name	Spanish el nombre	masc	fem

English problem	Spanish el problema	masc	fem

English man	Spanish el hombre	masc	fem

English to return	Spanish volver	masc	fem

English then, later	Spanish luego	masc	fem

English which	Spanish cual	masc	fem

English little, few	Spanish poco	masc	fem

English to leave, to go out	Spanish salir	masc	fem

English today	Spanish hoy	masc	fem

English although, even though	Spanish aunque	masc	fem

English to seem	Spanish parecer	masc	fem

English group	Spanish el grupo	masc	fem

English type, kind	Spanish el tipo	masc	fem

English how	Spanish cómo	masc	fem

English to come	Spanish venir	masc	fem

English to look for	Spanish buscar	masc	fem

English to take	Spanish tomar	masc	fem

English agreement	Spanish el acuerdo	masc	fem

English son	Spanish el hijo	masc	fem

English while	Spanish mientras	masc	fem

English point	Spanish el punto	masc	fem

English family	Spanish la familia	masc	fem

English according to	Spanish según	masc	fem

English second	Spanish segundo	masc	fem

English together	Spanish junto	masc	fem

English yes	Spanish sí	masc	fem

English story	Spanish la historia	masc	fem

English big	Spanish grande	masc	fem

English to work	Spanish trabajar	masc	fem

English past	Spanish pasado	masc	fem

English important	Spanish importante	masc	fem

English to know	Spanish conocer	masc	fem

English then	Spanish entonces	masc	fem

English tall	Spanish alto	masc	fem

English week	Spanish la semana	masc	fem

English own	Spanish propio	masc	fem

English general	Spanish general	masc	fem

English public	Spanish público	masc	fem

English to win	Spanish ganar	masc	fem

English never	Spanish nunca	masc	fem

English service	Spanish el servicio	masc	fem

English some	Spanish alguno	masc	fem

English system	Spanish el sistema	masc	fem

English social	Spanish social	masc	fem

English to live	Spanish vivir	masc	fem

English to think	Spanish pensar	masc	fem

English way, manner	Spanish la manera	masc	fem

English small, little	Spanish pequeño	masc	fem

English month	Spanish el mes	masc	fem

English father, parent	Spanish el padre	masc	fem

English president	Spanish el presidente	masc	fem

English only, unique	Spanish único	masc	fem

English only	Spanish sólo	masc	fem

English much, many	Spanish mucho	masc	fem

English to ask for	Spanish pedir	masc	fem

English Argentine, Argentinian	Spanish argentino	masc	fem

English night	Spanish la noche	masc	fem

English united, joined	Spanish unido	masc	fem

English thank you, thanks	Spanish gracias	masc	fem

English zone, area	Spanish la zona	masc	fem

English toward, towards	Spanish hacia	masc	fem

English water	Spanish el agua	masc	fem

English to receive	Spanish recibir	masc	fem

English end	Spanish el fin	masc	fem

English child, boy	Spanish el niño	masc	fem

English center, centre	Spanish el centro	masc	fem

English final	Spanish final	masc	fem

English program	Spanish el programa	masc	fem

English hand	Spanish la mano	masc	fem

English to use	Spanish usar	masc	fem

English number	Spanish el número	masc	fem

English to need	Spanish necesitar	masc	fem

English project	Spanish el proyecto	masc	fem

English state	Spanish el estado	masc	fem

English company	Spanish la empresa	masc	fem

English under	Spanish bajo	masc	fem

English Spanish	Spanish español	masc	fem

English to present	Spanish presentar	masc	fem

English clear	Spanish claro	masc	fem

English called	Spanish llamado	masc	fem

English change	Spanish el cambio	masc	fem

English inside	Spanish dentro	masc	fem

English here	Spanish aquí	masc	fem

English to feel	Spanish sentir	masc	fem

English level	Spanish el nivel	masc	fem

English different	Spanish diferente	masc	fem

English relationship	Spanish la relación	masc	fem

English topic	Spanish el tema	masc	fem

English through	Spanish el través	masc	fem

English still	Spanish aún	masc	fem

English work	Spanish la obra	masc	fem

English seen	Spanish visto	masc	fem

English four	Spanish cuatro	masc	fem

English to begin	Spanish comenzar	masc	fem

English million	Spanish el millón	masc	fem

English almost	Spanish casi	masc	fem

English to remember	Spanish recordar	masc	fem

English side	Spanish el lado	masc	fem

English to allow	Spanish permitir	masc	fem

English main	Spanish principal	masc	fem

English to begin	Spanish empezar	masc	fem

English friend	Spanish el amigo	masc	fem

English long	Spanish largo	masc	fem

English late	Spanish tarde	masc	fem

English to play	Spanish jugar	masc	fem

English to call	Spanish llamar	masc	fem

English to include	Spanish incluir	masc	fem

English to like	Spanish gustar	masc	fem

English town	Spanish el pueblo	masc	fem

English death	Spanish la muerte	masc	fem

English example	Spanish el ejemplo	masc	fem

English tomorrow	Spanish mañana	masc	fem

English law	Spanish la ley	masc	fem

English war	Spanish la guerra	masc	fem

English right	Spanish derecho	masc	fem

English to lose	Spanish perder	masc	fem

English such	Spanish tal	masc	fem

English well	Spanish pues	masc	fem

English to show	Spanish mostrar	masc	fem

English earth	Spanish la tierra	masc	fem

English international	Spanish internacional	masc	fem

English idea	Spanish la idea	masc	fem

English book	Spanish el libro	masc	fem

English result	Spanish el resultado	masc	fem

English to finish	Spanish terminar	masc	fem

English five	Spanish cinco	masc	fem

English strength	Spanish la fuerza	masc	fem

English nobody	Spanish nadie	masc	fem

English young person	Spanish el/la joven	masc	fem

English body	Spanish el cuerpo	masc	fem

English activity	Spanish la actividad	masc	fem

English money	Spanish el dinero	masc	fem

English near	Spanish cerca	masc	fem

English to change	Spanish cambiar	masc	fem

English line	Spanish la línea	masc	fem

English study	Spanish el estudio	masc	fem

English to lack	Spanish faltar	masc	fem

English minute	Spanish el minuto	masc	fem

English possible	Spanish posible	masc	fem

English sure	Spanish seguro	masc	fem

English street	Spanish la calle	masc	fem

English class	Spanish la clase	masc	fem

English word	Spanish la palabra	masc	fem

English both	Spanish ambos	masc	fem

English total	Spanish total	masc	fem

English to die	Spanish morir	masc	fem

English use	Spanish el uso	masc	fem

English badly	Spanish mal	masc	fem

English truth	Spanish la verdad	masc	fem

English thousand	Spanish mil	masc	fem

English police	Spanish la policía	masc	fem

English to enter	Spanish entrar	masc	fem

English someone	Spanish alguien	masc	fem

English local	Spanish local	masc	fem

English to understand	Spanish entender	masc	fem

English to use	Spanish utilizar	masc	fem

English step	Spanish el paso	masc	fem

English to finish	Spanish acabar	masc	fem

English region	Spanish la región	masc	fem

English game	Spanish el juego	masc	fem

English there	Spanish ahí	masc	fem

English reality	Spanish la realidad	masc	fem

English strong	Spanish fuerte	masc	fem

English to write	Spanish escribir	masc	fem

English majority	Spanish la mayoría	masc	fem

English school	Spanish la escuela	masc	fem

English brother	Spanish el hermano	masc	fem

English real	Spanish real	masc	fem

English help	Spanish la ayuda	masc	fem

English information	Spanish la información	masc	fem

English action	Spanish la acción	masc	fem

English to get	Spanish conseguir	masc	fem

English to leave	Spanish partir	masc	fem

English image	Spanish la imagen	masc	fem

English community	Spanish la comunidad	masc	fem

English to pay	Spanish pagar	masc	fem

English current, present	Spanish actual	masc	fem

English ready, smart	Spanish listo	masc	fem

English reason	Spanish la razón	masc	fem

English plan	Spanish el plan	masc	fem

English first	Spanish primero	masc	fem

English to try	Spanish intentar	masc	fem

English to ask	Spanish preguntar	masc	fem

English white	Spanish blanco	masc	fem

English special	Spanish especial	masc	fem

English personal	Spanish personal	masc	fem

English next, following	Spanish siguiente	masc	fem

English situation	Spanish la situación	masc	fem

English career, race	Spanish la carrera	masc	fem

English good	Spanish bueno	masc	fem

English to happen, to occur	Spanish ocurrir	masc	fem

English base, basis	Spanish la base	masc	fem

English to help	Spanish ayudar	masc	fem

English known, famous	Spanish conocido	masc	fem

English test, proof	Spanish la prueba	masc	fem

English previous, former	Spanish anterior	masc	fem

English equal, same	Spanish igual	masc	fem

English to participate	Spanish participar	masc	fem

English opportunity	Spanish la oportunidad	masc	fem

English series	Spanish la serie	masc	fem

English road, path	Spanish el camino	masc	fem

English province	Spanish la provincia	masc	fem

English due, owing to	Spanish debido	masc	fem

English organization	Spanish la organización	masc	fem

English movie, film	Spanish la película	masc	fem

English love	Spanish el amor	masc	fem

English data, fact	Spanish el dato	masc	fem

English still, yet	Spanish todavía	masc	fem

English area	Spanish el área	masc	fem

English security, safety	Spanish la seguridad	masc	fem

English age	Spanish la edad	masc	fem

English favor	Spanish el favor	masc	fem

English member	Spanish el miembro	masc	fem

English smaller, younger	Spanish menor	masc	fem

English beginning, principle	Spanish el principio	masc	fem

English July	Spanish julio	masc	fem

English sense, meaning	Spanish el sentido	masc	fem

English measure, measurement	Spanish la medida	masc	fem

English capital	Spanish la capital	masc	fem

English king	Spanish el rey	masc	fem

English December	Spanish diciembre	masc	fem

English October	Spanish octubre	masc	fem

English to decide	Spanish decidir	masc	fem

English May	Spanish mayo	masc	fem

English six	Spanish seis	masc	fem

English value, courage	Spanish el valor	masc	fem

English to create	Spanish crear	masc	fem

English space	Spanish el espacio	masc	fem

English place, site	Spanish el sitio	masc	fem

English there	Spanish allí	masc	fem

English next	Spanish próximo	masc	fem

English to appear	Spanish aparecer	masc	fem

English to continue	Spanish continuar	masc	fem

English difficult	Spanish difícil	masc	fem

English model	Spanish el modelo	masc	fem

English March	Spanish marzo	masc	fem

English to open	Spanish abrir	masc	fem

English to be able to	Spanish poder	masc	fem

English face	Spanish la cara	masc	fem

English to fall	Spanish caer	masc	fem

English different	Spanish distinto	masc	fem

English interest	Spanish el interés	masc	fem

English free	Spanish libre	masc	fem

English field, countryside	Spanish el campo	masc	fem

English fountain, source	Spanish la fuente	masc	fem

English company	Spanish la compañía	masc	fem

English January	Spanish enero	masc	fem

English product	Spanish el producto	masc	fem

English rest, remainder	Spanish el resto	masc	fem

English head	Spanish la cabeza	masc	fem

English world, global	Spanish mundial	masc	fem

English order	Spanish el/la orden	masc	fem

English light	Spanish la luz	masc	fem

English control	Spanish el control	masc	fem

English news	Spanish la noticia	masc	fem

English June	Spanish junio	masc	fem

English player	Spanish el jugador	masc	fem

English to offer	Spanish ofrecer	masc	fem

English date	Spanish la fecha	masc	fem

English daughter	Spanish la hija	masc	fem

English director	Spanish el director	masc	fem

English mister, sir	Spanish el señor	masc	fem

English photo	Spanish la foto	masc	fem

English message	Spanish el mensaje	masc	fem

English how much	Spanish cuanto	masc	fem

English quantity, amount	Spanish la cantidad	masc	fem

English boss	Spanish el jefe	masc	fem

English to mean	Spanish significar	masc	fem

English music	Spanish la música	masc	fem

English November	Spanish noviembre	masc	fem

English certain, true	Spanish cierto	masc	fem

English black	Spanish negro	masc	fem

English August	Spanish agosto	masc	fem

English necessary	Spanish necesario	masc	fem

English market	Spanish el mercado	masc	fem

English Chinese	Spanish chino	masc	fem

English right, law	Spanish el derecho	masc	fem

English to look, to watch	Spanish mirar	masc	fem

English alive, living	Spanish vivo	masc	fem

English trip, journey	Spanish el viaje	masc	fem

English April	Spanish abril	masc	fem

English September	Spanish septiembre	masc	fem

English advice, council	Spanish el consejo	masc	fem

English to reach, to achieve	Spanish alcanzar	masc	fem

English answer, response	Spanish la respuesta	masc	fem

English business	Spanish el negocio	masc	fem

English door	Spanish la puerta	masc	fem

English February	Spanish febrero	masc	fem

English to serve	Spanish servir	masc	fem

English color	Spanish el color	masc	fem

English Mexican	Spanish mexicano	masc	fem

English season	Spanish la temporada	masc	fem

English paper, role	Spanish el papel	masc	fem

English bad	Spanish malo	masc	fem

English education	Spanish la educación	masc	fem

English to go up, to climb	Spanish subir	masc	fem

English common	Spanish común	masc	fem

English popular	Spanish popular	masc	fem

English attention	Spanish la atención	masc	fem

English bottom, background	Spanish el fondo	masc	fem

English health	Spanish la salud	masc	fem

English turn, return	Spanish la vuelta	masc	fem

English song	Spanish la canción	masc	fem

English success	Spanish el éxito	masc	fem

English peace	Spanish la paz	masc	fem

English low, short	Spanish bajo	masc	fem

English club	Spanish el club	masc	fem

English function, show	Spanish la función	masc	fem

English old	Spanish viejo	masc	fem

English holy, saint	Spanish santo	masc	fem

English natural	Spanish natural	masc	fem

English to wish, to want	Spanish desear	masc	fem

English to send	Spanish enviar	masc	fem

English European	Spanish europeo	masc	fem

English who	Spanish quién	masc	fem

English fourth, room	Spanish cuarto	masc	fem

English private	Spanish privado	masc	fem

English way, manner	Spanish el modo	masc	fem

English there	Spanish allá	masc	fem

English to begin, to start	Spanish iniciar	masc	fem

English to read	Spanish leer	masc	fem

English fast	Spanish rápido	masc	fem

English dollar	Spanish el dólar	masc	fem

English position	Spanish la posición	masc	fem

English communication	Spanish la comunicación	masc	fem

English open	Spanish abierto	masc	fem

English economy	Spanish la economía	masc	fem

English complete	Spanish completo	masc	fem

English future	Spanish el futuro	masc	fem

English title	Spanish el título	masc	fem

English culture	Spanish la cultura	masc	fem

English meter/subway	Spanish el metro	masc	fem

English red	Spanish rojo	masc	fem

English voice	Spanish la voz	masc	fem

English to take out	Spanish sacar	masc	fem

English decision	Spanish la decisión	masc	fem

English doubt	Spanish la duda	masc	fem

English article	Spanish el artículo	masc	fem

English to return	Spanish regresar	masc	fem

English to touch/play	Spanish tocar	masc	fem

English to buy	Spanish comprar	masc	fem

English vote	Spanish el voto	masc	fem

English event	Spanish el evento	masc	fem

English half	Spanish medio	masc	fem

English eye	Spanish el ojo	masc	fem

English south	Spanish el sur	masc	fem

English around	Spanish alrededor	masc	fem

English worse/worst	Spanish peor	masc	fem

English really	Spanish realmente	masc	fem

English artist	Spanish el/la artista	masc	fem

English address/direction	Spanish la dirección	masc	fem

English central	Spanish central	masc	fem

English hospital	Spanish el hospital	masc	fem

English price	Spanish el precio	masc	fem

English experience	Spanish la experiencia	masc	fem

English rich/delicious	Spanish rico	masc	fem

English river	Spanish el río	masc	fem

English enough/quite	Spanish bastante	masc	fem

English to listen	Spanish escuchar	masc	fem

English to work/function	Spanish funcionar	masc	fem

English heart	Spanish el corazón	masc	fem

English prize	Spanish el premio	masc	fem

English to celebrate	Spanish celebrar	masc	fem

English easy	Spanish fácil	masc	fem

English human	Spanish humano	masc	fem

English material	Spanish el material	masc	fem

English north	Spanish el norte	masc	fem

English century	Spanish el siglo	masc	fem

English old, ancient	Spanish antiguo	masc	fem

English party, celebration	Spanish la fiesta	masc	fem

English to form	Spanish formar	masc	fem

English medical	Spanish médico	masc	fem

English present	Spanish presente	masc	fem

English especially	Spanish especialmente	masc	fem

English neither, not either	Spanish tampoco	masc	fem

English student	Spanish el/la estudiante	masc	fem

English yesterday	Spanish ayer	masc	fem

English to close	Spanish cerrar	masc	fem

English to fulfill, turn (age)	Spanish cumplir	masc	fem

English soccer, football	Spanish el fútbol	masc	fem

English foot	Spanish el pie	masc	fem

English to announce	Spanish anunciar	masc	fem

English letter, menu	Spanish la carta	masc	fem

English construction	Spanish la construcción	masc	fem

English entrance, ticket	Spanish la entrada	masc	fem

English bank, bench	Spanish el banco	masc	fem

English teacher, professor	Spanish el profesor	masc	fem

English to sell	Spanish vender	masc	fem

English victory	Spanish la victoria	masc	fem

English maximum	Spanish máximo	masc	fem

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