The following is a list of common basic Spanish vocabulary.

Most of it has been

taken from our StartSpanish program which is designed to get beginners off to a
fast start. Please be sure to take a look at the rest of our website for more
information.

Some Basic Spanish Vocabulary

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Numbers in Spanish, Spanish Alphabet, Time in Spanish, Months and Days in Spanish

Numbers

0 cero

15 quince

80 ochenta

1 uno

16 diecisis

90 noventa

2 dos

17 diecisiete

100 cien

3 tres

18 dieciocho

101 ciento uno

4 cuatro

19 diecinueve

102 ciento dos, etc...

5 cinco

20 veinte

200 doscientos

6 seis

21 veintiuno

300 trescientos

7 siete

22 veintidos, etc...

400 cuatrocientos

8 ocho

30 treinta

500 quinientos

9 nueve

31 treinta y uno

600 seiscientos

10 diez

32 treinta y dos, etc...

700 setecientos

11 once

40 cuarenta

800 ochocientos

12 doce

50 cincuenta

900 novecientos

13 trece

60 sesenta

1000 mil

14 catorce

70 setenta

5000 cinco mil

The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:

1800 = mil ochocientos

1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis

2003 = dos mil tres

The years when spoken are treated just as you would read the number:

* 1800 = mil ochocientos

* 1956 = mil novecientos cincuenta y seis

* 2003 = dos mil tres

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The Spanish alphabet with each letter written in Spanish as it sounds in Spanish:
a-a

h - ache

n - ene

t - te

b - be

i-i

- ee

u-u

c - ce

j - jota

o-o

v - uve

d - de

k - ca

p - pe

w - uve doble

e-e

l - ele

q - cu

x - equis

f - efe

ll - elle

r - erre

y - i griega

g - ge

m - eme

s - ese

z - ceta

Variations: You may also hear ' w ' as 'doble uve'.

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Time

Qu hora es? (What time is it?)

1:00 Es la una
2:00 Son las dos
2:15 Son las dos y cuarto
2:20 Son las dos y veinte
2:30 Son las dos y media
2:40 Son las tres menos veinte
2:45 Son las tres menos cuarto
2:55 Son las tres menos cinco

3:00 Son las tres

Notes: You might also hear the time said as written numerically above:

2:45 (Son las dos cuarenta y cinco)

You might also hear after the half-hour and before the next hour as:

2:40 (Faltan veinte minutos para las tres) or 2:55 (Faltan cinco minutos para las tres)
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Months and Days
enero - January

agosto - August

lunes - Monday

febrero - February

septiembre - September

martes - Tuesday

marzo - March

octubre - October

mircoles - Wednesday

abril - April

noviembre - November

jueves - Thursday

mayo - May

diciembre - December

viernes - Friday

junio - June

sbado - Saturday

julio - July

domingo - Sunday

The complete date can be said like this:

Saturday, July 9th 1999 = el sbado da 9 de julio de mil novecientos noventa y nueve