✨ Basic verbs and adjectives · Verbos y adjetivos básicos
Learn the most important basic verbs and adjectives in Spanish. 20 words.
Article colours: blue = masculine (el), pink = feminine (la), purple = both (el/la).
| Spanish | Translation | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| ser | to be | Yo soy español.I am Spanish. |
| estar | to be | Estoy en casa.I am at home. |
| tener | to have | Tengo un perro.I have a dog. |
| hablar | to speak | Hablo español.I speak Spanish. |
| comer | to eat | Como fruta cada día.I eat fruit every day. |
| vivir | to live | Vivo en Madrid.I live in Madrid. |
| ir | to go | Voy al trabajo en bus.I go to work by bus. |
| querer | to want | Quiero un café, por favor.I want a coffee, please. |
| hacer | to do | Hago la comida.I make the food. |
| poder | can | No puedo venir hoy.I can't come today. |
| trabajar | to work | Trabajo en una oficina.I work in an office. |
| estudiar | to study | Estudio español todos los días.I study Spanish every day. |
| grande | big | La casa es grande.The house is big. |
| pequeño | small | El coche es pequeño.The car is small. |
| bueno | good | Este libro es bueno.This book is good. |
| malo | bad | El tiempo es malo hoy.The weather is bad today. |
| nuevo | new | Tengo un teléfono nuevo.I have a new phone. |
| viejo | old | Mi abuelo es viejo.My grandfather is old. |
| bonito | pretty | El vestido es bonito.The dress is pretty. |
| feo | ugly | El edificio es feo.The building is ugly. |
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