🇪🇸 Free Spanish Vocabulary Flashcards
8 beginner decks covering the 157 most useful Spanish words — every word listed below with its English translation, free to read and free to study with spaced repetition.
Start studying free →Why start with these Spanish words?
Spanish rewards beginners faster than almost any language: it is spoken by over 500 million people across Spain and Latin America, and it is phonetic — once you know the sounds, every word is pronounced exactly as written. The decks above front-load the vocabulary you will actually use in your first conversations: greeting someone, counting, ordering food, finding your way. Learn ten words a day with spaced repetition and within two weeks you will recognise hundreds of words in real Spanish. One tip: say every word aloud as you flip the card — Spanish vowels are short and pure (a, e, i, o, u never change), and training your mouth early pays off for years.
How to study these decks
Read a deck below to preview every word, then sign up free to study it with spaced repetition — the method that schedules each card back right before you would forget it. Ten words a day is the sweet spot: enough to progress fast, small enough to sustain. Say each word out loud as you go, and practise English → Spanish as well as the easier direction, because that is the one that lets you speak. For the method behind it, see our guide to learning a language with flashcards.
Numbers 1–20 20 cards
Counting is the first superpower in any language — prices, times, quantities and phone numbers all run on these twenty words.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| one | uno |
| two | dos |
| three | tres |
| four | cuatro |
| five | cinco |
| six | seis |
| seven | siete |
| eight | ocho |
| nine | nueve |
| ten | diez |
| eleven | once |
| twelve | doce |
| thirteen | trece |
| fourteen | catorce |
| fifteen | quince |
| sixteen | dieciséis |
| seventeen | diecisiete |
| eighteen | dieciocho |
| nineteen | diecinueve |
| twenty | veinte |
Greetings & Basics 18 cards
The polite essentials: hello, thank you, please, sorry — the twenty phrases that set the tone of every conversation you'll ever have.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| hello | hola |
| good morning | buenos días |
| good afternoon | buenas tardes |
| good night | buenas noches |
| goodbye | adiós |
| see you later | hasta luego |
| please | por favor |
| thank you | gracias |
| you're welcome | de nada |
| yes | sí |
| no | no |
| excuse me | perdón |
| I'm sorry | lo siento |
| how are you? | ¿cómo estás? |
| fine, thanks | bien, gracias |
| nice to meet you | mucho gusto |
| I don't understand | no entiendo |
| do you speak English? | ¿hablas inglés? |
Days & Months 20 cards
Plans, bookings and birthdays: the days of the week and months of the year, plus 'today' — the vocabulary of every calendar conversation.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| Monday | lunes |
| Tuesday | martes |
| Wednesday | miércoles |
| Thursday | jueves |
| Friday | viernes |
| Saturday | sábado |
| Sunday | domingo |
| January | enero |
| February | febrero |
| March | marzo |
| April | abril |
| May | mayo |
| June | junio |
| July | julio |
| August | agosto |
| September | septiembre |
| October | octubre |
| November | noviembre |
| December | diciembre |
| today | hoy |
Family Words 19 cards
Mother, brother, grandmother, friend — the people words that come up in every getting-to-know-you conversation.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| mother | la madre |
| father | el padre |
| brother | el hermano |
| sister | la hermana |
| son | el hijo |
| daughter | la hija |
| grandfather | el abuelo |
| grandmother | la abuela |
| uncle | el tío |
| aunt | la tía |
| cousin | el primo / la prima |
| wife | la esposa |
| husband | el marido |
| family | la familia |
| friend (m) | el amigo |
| friend (f) | la amiga |
| child | el niño / la niña |
| baby | el bebé |
| parents | los padres |
Food & Drink 20 cards
Menus, markets and breakfast tables: the core food and drink words you'll use every single day abroad.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| water | el agua |
| bread | el pan |
| milk | la leche |
| coffee | el café |
| tea | el té |
| beer | la cerveza |
| wine | el vino |
| cheese | el queso |
| egg | el huevo |
| meat | la carne |
| chicken | el pollo |
| fish | el pescado |
| rice | el arroz |
| fruit | la fruta |
| apple | la manzana |
| vegetables | las verduras |
| salt | la sal |
| sugar | el azúcar |
| breakfast | el desayuno |
| dinner | la cena |
Travel & Directions 20 cards
Airports, tickets, left and right: the survival kit for getting anywhere — and for asking where anywhere is.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| airport | el aeropuerto |
| train | el tren |
| bus | el autobús |
| car | el coche |
| ticket | el billete |
| hotel | el hotel |
| beach | la playa |
| city | la ciudad |
| street | la calle |
| map | el mapa |
| left | izquierda |
| right | derecha |
| straight ahead | todo recto |
| near | cerca |
| far | lejos |
| where is…? | ¿dónde está…? |
| station | la estación |
| luggage | el equipaje |
| passport | el pasaporte |
| help | ayuda |
Colours & Adjectives 20 cards
Colours plus the little describing words — big, small, new, expensive — that make your sentences suddenly specific.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| red | rojo |
| blue | azul |
| green | verde |
| yellow | amarillo |
| black | negro |
| white | blanco |
| orange | naranja |
| pink | rosa |
| purple | morado |
| grey | gris |
| brown | marrón |
| big | grande |
| small | pequeño |
| new | nuevo |
| old | viejo |
| beautiful | bonito |
| ugly | feo |
| expensive | caro |
| cheap | barato |
| good | bueno |
20 Most Useful Verbs 20 cards
To be, to have, to want, to go: the twenty verbs that power the majority of everyday sentences.
| English | Spanish (Español) |
|---|---|
| to be (permanent) | ser |
| to be (state/place) | estar |
| to have | tener |
| to do / make | hacer |
| to go | ir |
| to come | venir |
| to want | querer |
| to be able to | poder |
| to speak | hablar |
| to eat | comer |
| to drink | beber |
| to live | vivir |
| to see | ver |
| to know (facts) | saber |
| to give | dar |
| to say | decir |
| to work | trabajar |
| to buy | comprar |
| to love | amar |
| to sleep | dormir |