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Spanish A1 — Core Words: Food, Town, Travel & Time flashcards

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The next most frequent A1 words not yet in the folder: food, shops and money, towns and places, getting around and directions, nature, time words, numbers and amounts, and everyday abstract nouns, each with an original example sentence and, on most cards, the trap to watch for.

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  1. el vino (n.)
    wine

    Mis padres toman vino tinto con la cena. — My parents drink red wine with dinner.

    Watch out: Red wine is vino tinto, not vino rojo.
    Food · shops & money
  2. el dólar (n.)
    dollar

    En esta tienda, el café cuesta dos dólares. — In this store, coffee costs two dollars.

    Watch out: The plural dólares keeps the stress on the first syllable.
    Food · shops & money
  3. el mundo (n.)
    world

    En el mapa del mundo de su habitación, Leo marca los países que visita. — On the world map in his room, Leo marks the countries he visits.

    Watch out: Todo el mundo also means everybody: Todo el mundo habla de eso.
    Places & nature
  4. el coche (n.)
    car

    Pablo lleva a su abuela al médico en coche los jueves. — Pablo drives his grandmother to the doctor on Thursdays.

    Watch out: The everyday word in Spain; much of Latin America says el carro, and Argentina and Chile el auto.
    Getting around
  5. aquí (adv.)
    here

    Mi mejor amigo vive aquí, en esta calle. — My best friend lives here, on this street.

    Watch out: Acá is the everyday alternative in much of Latin America, especially Argentina.
    Directions & position
  6. ahora (adv.)
    now

    Ahora los niños duermen; hablamos en voz baja. — The children are sleeping now; we are talking quietly.

    Watch out: In Mexico ahorita can mean right now or in a little while.
    Time & calendar
  7. el número (n.)
    number

    Mi hermana tiene el número 9 en el equipo de baloncesto. — My sister is number 9 on the basketball team.

    Watch out: Your shoe size is also your número: ¿Qué número calzas?
    Numbers & amounts
  8. la forma (n.)
    shape; form, way

    El jardín de mi abuelo tiene forma de triángulo. — My grandfather's garden is shaped like a triangle.

    Watch out: Estar en forma = to be in shape.
    Ideas & situations
  9. la seguridad (n.)
    safety, security

    Por seguridad, cierro la puerta con llave. — For safety, I lock the door.

    Watch out: El cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.
    Life & society
  10. libre (adj.)
    free (not busy, not taken; at liberty) (libre / libres)

    En mi tiempo libre, hago pan y cuido las plantas del balcón. — In my free time, I bake bread and look after the plants on the balcony.

    Watch out: Free of charge is gratis, not libre.
    Describing words

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  • Word selection follows a frequency list of Spanish content words (OpenSubtitles 2018 via hermitdave/FrequencyWords: word lists CC BY-SA 4.0, code MIT; lemmas by simplemma), banded to A1 by rank and checked against the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular (PCIC) A1 inventories as a reference; meanings and gender checked against the Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española (dle.rae.es). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
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