The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Galician language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English (en) | Galician (Galego) |
| I | eu |
| you *(sing.)* | ti |
| he | el |
| we | nós |
| you *(pl.)* | vós |
| they | eles |
| this | este |
| that | ese |
| here | aquí |
| there | alí |
| who | quen |
| what | que |
| where | onde,ú |
| when | cando |
| how | como |
| not | non |
| all | todo |
| many | moitos |
| some | algún |
| few | pouco |
| other | outro |
| one | un |
| two | dous, dúas |
| three | tres |
| four | catro |
| five | cinco |
| big | grande |
| long | longo |
| wide | largo |
| thick | groso |
| heavy | pesado |
| small | pequeno |
| short | curto |
| narrow | estreito |
| thin | delgado, fraco |
| woman | muller |
| man (adult male) | home |
| man (human being) | home |
| child | neno |
| wife | esposa, muller |
| husband | esposo, home, marido |
| mother | nai, mai |
| father | pai |
| animal | animal |
| fish | peixe |
| bird | ave, paxaro |
| dog | can |
| louse | piollo |
| snake | cobra, serpe |
| worm | verme, miñoca |
| tree | árbore |
| forest | monte, bosque |
| stick | pau, vara |
| fruit | froito sg, froita pl |
| seed | semente |
| leaf | folla |
| root | raíz |
| bark | casca, cortiza, tona |
| flower | flor |
| grass | herba |
| rope | corda |
| skin | pel |
| meat | carne |
| blood | sangue |
| bone | óso |
| fat | graxa |
| egg | ovo |
| horn | corno |
| tail | rabo |
| feather | pluma |
| hair | pelo |
| head | cabeza |
| ear | orella |
| eye | ollo |
| nose | nariz |
| mouth | boca |
| tooth | dente |
| tongue | lingua |
| fingernail | uña |
| foot | pé |
| leg | perna |
| knee | xeonllo |
| hand | man |
| wing | á |
| belly | barriga |
| guts | tripas |
| neck | pescozo |
| back | lombo, costas |
| breast | peito |
| heart | corazón |
| liver | fígado |
| drink | beber |
| eat | comer |
| bite | morder |
| suck | chupar |
| spit | cuspir |
| vomit | vomitar |
| blow | soprar |
| breathe | respirar |
| laugh | rir |
| see | ver |
| hear | oír |
| know (facts) | saber |
| think | pensar |
| smell | cheirar |
| fear | temer |
| sleep | durmir |
| live | vivir |
| die | morrer |
| kill | matar |
| fight | loitar |
| hunt | cazar |
| hit | bater |
| cut | cortar |
| split | partir |
| stab | apuñalar |
| scratch | rabuñar |
| dig | cavar |
| swim | nadar |
| fly *(v.)* | voar |
| walk | andar, camiñar |
| come | vir |
| lie | estar deitado |
| sit | sentar |
| stand | estar de pé |
| turn | virar |
| fall | caer |
| give | dar |
| hold | soster, termar |
| squeeze | apertar |
| rub | fretar |
| wash | lavar |
| wipe | limpar |
| pull | tirar |
| push | puxar |
| throw | tirar |
| tie | atar |
| sew | coser |
| count | contar |
| say | dicir |
| sing | cantar |
| play | xogar |
| float | flotar |
| flow | fluír |
| freeze | conxelar, xear |
| swell | inchar |
| sun | sol |
| moon | lúa |
| star | estrela |
| water | auga |
| rain | chuvia |
| river | río |
| lake | lago |
| sea | mar |
| salt | sal |
| stone | pedra |
| sand | area |
| dust | po |
| earth | terra |
| cloud | nube |
| fog | néboa |
| sky | ceo |
| wind | vento |
| snow | neve |
| ice | xeo |
| smoke | fume |
| fire | lume |
| ash | cinza |
| burn | queimar |
| road | estrada |
| mountain | monte |
| red | vermello |
| green | verde |
| yellow | amarelo |
| white | branco |
| black | negro |
| night | noite |
| day | día |
| year | ano |
| warm | quente |
| cold | frío |
| full | cheo |
| new | novo |
| old | vello |
| good | bo |
| bad | malo |
| rotten | podre |
| dirty | lixoso |
| straight | recto |
| round | redondo |
| sharp | afiado |
| dull | cego |
| smooth | suave |
| wet | húmido |
| dry | seco |
| correct | correcto |
| near | preto |
| far | lonxe |
| right (adj.) | dereita |