Top 100 high frequency words in Spanish

el / la

the

de

of, from

que

that, which

y

and

a

to, at

en

in, on

un

a, an

ser

to be

se

self, oneself

no

no

haber

to have (special form)

por

by, for, through

con

with

su

his, her, their, your

para

for, to, in order to

como

like, as

estar

to be

tener

to have

le

to him/to her

lo

the

lo

him

todo

all, every

pero

but, yet, except

m�s

more

hacer

to do, make

o

or

poder

to be able to, can

decir

to tell, say

este

this

esta

this

ir

to go

otro

other, another

ese

that

esa

that

la

her

si

if, whether

me

me

ya

already, still

ver

to see

porque

because

dar

to give

cuando

when

�l

he

muy

very, really

sin

without

vez

time, occurrence

mucho

much, many, a lot

saber

to know

qu�

what? which? how!

sobre

on top of, over, about

mi

my

alguno

some; someone

mismo

same

yo

I

tambi�n

also

hasta

until, up to; even

a�o

year

dos

two

querer

to want, love

entre

between

as�

like that

primero

first

desde

from, since

grande

large, great, big

eso

that

ni

not even, neither, nor

nos

us

llegar

to arrive

pasar

to pass, spend (time)

tiempo

time, weather

ella

she

ellas

them

s�

yes

d�a

day

uno

one

bien

well

poco

little few; a little bit

deber

should, ought to; to owe

entonces

so, then

poner

to put (on); get (+ adj.)

cosa

thing

tanto

much

hombre

man, mankind, husband

parecer

to seem, look like

nuestro

our

tan

such, a, too, so

donde

where

ahora

now

parte

part, portion

despu�s

after

vida

life

quedar

to remain, to stay

siempre

always

creer

to believe

hablar

to speak, talk

llevar

to take, to carry, to wear

dejar

to let, to leave

nada

nothing

cada

each, every

seguir

to follow

menos

less, fewer

nuevo

new

encontrar

to find