The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Spanish language. The words listed below are not the most common Spanish words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Spanish español (castellano) |
| I | yo |
| you (singular) | tú, usted *(formal)* |
| he | él |
| we | nosotros |
| you (plural) | vosotros, ustedes *(formal)* |
| they | ellos |
| this | este |
| that | ese, aquel |
| here | aquí, acá |
| there | ahí |
| who | quien |
| what | que |
| where | donde |
| when | cuando |
| how | como |
| not | no |
| all | todo |
| many | muchos |
| some | algunos |
| few | poco |
| other | otro |
| one | uno |
| two | dos |
| three | tres |
| four | cuatro |
| five | cinco |
| big | grande |
| long | largo |
| wide | ancho |
| thick | gordo |
| heavy | pesado |
| small | pequeño |
| short | corto |
| narrow | estrecho |
| thin | delgado, flaco |
| woman | mujer |
| man (male) | hombre |
| man (human) | hombre |
| child | niño |
| wife | esposa, mujer |
| husband | esposo, marido |
| mother | madre |
| father | padre |
| animal | animal |
| fish | pez, pescado |
| bird | pájaro |
| dog | perro |
| louse | piojo |
| snake | serpiente |
| worm | gusano |
| tree | árbol |
| forest | bosque |
| stick | palo |
| fruit | fruta |
| seed | semilla |
| leaf | hoja |
| root | raíz |
| bark (of a tree) | corteza |
| flower | flor |
| grass | hierba |
| rope | cuerda |
| skin | piel |
| meat | carne |
| blood | sangre |
| bone | hueso |
| fat (noun) | grasa |
| egg | huevo |
| horn | cuerno |
| tail | cola |
| feather | pluma |
| hair | cabello |
| head | cabeza |
| ear | oreja |
| eye | ojo |
| nose | nariz |
| mouth | boca |
| tooth | diente |
| tongue | lengua |
| fingernail | uña |
| foot | pie |
| leg | pierna |
| knee | rodilla |
| hand | mano |
| wing | ala |
| belly | barriga |
| guts | tripas |
| neck | cuello |
| back | espalda |
| breast | pecho |
| heart | corazón |
| liver | hígado |
| to drink | beber |
| to eat | comer |
| to bite | morder |
| to suck | chupar |
| to spit | escupir |
| to vomit | vomitar |
| to blow | soplar |
| to breathe | respirar |
| to laugh | reír |
| to see | ver |
| to hear | oír |
| to know | saber |
| to think | pensar |
| to smell | oler |
| to fear | temer |
| to sleep | dormir |
| to live | vivir |
| to die | morir |
| to kill | matar |
| to fight | pelear |
| to hunt | cazar |
| to hit | golpear |
| to cut | cortar |
| to split | partir |
| to stab | apuñalar |
| to scratch | arañar, rascar |
| to dig | cavar |
| to swim | nadar |
| to fly | volar |
| to walk | caminar |
| to come | venir |
| to lie (as in a bed) | echarse *(action)* |
| to sit | sentarse *(action)* |
| to stand | levantarse *(action)*, estar de pie *(state)* |
| to turn (intransitive) | girar |
| to fall | caer |
| to give | dar |
| to hold | tener |
| to squeeze | apretar |
| to rub | frotar |
| to wash | lavar |
| to wipe | limpiar |
| to pull | tirar de, jalar |
| to push | empujar |
| to throw | tirar |
| to tie | atar |
| to sew | coser |
| to count | contar |
| to say | decir |
| to sing | cantar |
| to play | jugar |
| to float | flotar |
| to flow | fluir |
| to freeze | helar |
| to swell | hincharse |
| sun | sol |
| moon | luna |
| star | estrella |
| water | agua |
| rain | lluvia |
| river | río |
| lake | lago |
| sea | mar |
| salt | sal |
| stone | piedra |
| sand | arena |
| dust | polvo |
| earth | tierra |
| cloud | nube |
| fog | niebla |
| sky | cielo |
| wind | viento |
| snow | nieve |
| ice | hielo |
| smoke | humo |
| fire | fuego |
| ash | cenizas |
| to burn | quemar |
| road | camino |
| mountain | montaña |
| red | rojo |
| green | verde |
| yellow | amarillo |
| white | blanco |
| black | negro |
| night | noche |
| day | día |
| year | año |
| warm | cálido |
| cold | frío |
| full | lleno |
| new | nuevo |
| old | viejo |
| good | bueno |
| bad | malo |
| rotten | podrido |
| dirty | sucio |
| straight | recto |
| round | redondo |
| sharp (as a knife) | agudo, afilado |
| dull (as a knife) | embotado, romo |
| smooth | liso |
| wet | mojado |
| dry | seco |
| correct | correcto |
| near | cerca |
| far | lejos |
| right | derecha |