Spanish A1 — Core Words: People, Home & Daily Life flashcards
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The most frequent A1 words about people, family, body, home, messages, free time and daily life that the folder's other decks do not yet card, each with an original example sentence and, on most cards, the gender or usage trap to watch.
Learn deck · part of Spanish A1–B2 · written against: CEFR levels A1–B2; neutral Latin-American Spanish with Spain variants noted. Updated 2026-10-10.
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el hombre (n.)manPeople
Ese hombre alto es el profesor de mi hija. — That tall man is my daughter's teacher.
Watch out: The h is silent: say OM-bre. -
la mujer (n.)woman; wifePeople
La mujer del quiosco me guarda el periódico todos los lunes. — The woman at the newsstand saves the newspaper for me every Monday.
Watch out: mi mujer = my wife in many countries; mi esposa is the neutral way to say it. -
la mamá (n.)momFamily & relationships
Mi mamá me manda fotos de su jardín todos los domingos. — My mom sends me photos of her garden every Sunday.
Watch out: Written and stressed ma-MÁ; the accent mark is not optional. -
el papá (n.)dadFamily & relationships
Mi papá prepara el desayuno todos los sábados. — My dad makes breakfast every Saturday.
Watch out: el papa (no accent) = the Pope, and la papa = potato in Latin America. -
el cuerpo (n.)bodyBody & health
Mi entrenadora dice que el cuerpo necesita agua y descanso. — My coach says the body needs water and rest. -
la habitación (n.)room; bedroomHome & things
La habitación de Lola huele a pintura fresca. — Lola's room smells of fresh paint.
Watch out: The everyday word at home in Spain, and the word hotels use; in Latin America you will often hear el cuarto (in Mexico also la recámara). -
la palabra (n.)wordTalking & messages
Mi hijo aprende diez palabras nuevas cada semana. — My son learns ten new words every week.
Watch out: Te doy mi palabra = I give you my word, as in English. -
la fiesta (n.)party; holiday, festivalFree time
La fiesta de los vecinos termina a medianoche con fuegos artificiales. — The neighbors' party ends at midnight with fireworks.
Watch out: un día de fiesta = a public holiday. -
la vida (n.)lifeDaily life & problems
Mi abuela tiene una vida muy tranquila en un pueblo pequeño. — My grandmother has a very quiet life in a small town.
Watch out: ¿Qué es de tu vida? = What have you been up to? -
tonto (adj.)silly, dumb (tonto / tonta / tontos / tontas)Describing people & things
Mi papá cuenta chistes tontos, pero a todos nos encantan. — My dad tells silly jokes, but we all love them.
Watch out: Milder than estúpido: friends use it playfully.
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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- 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.
- Usage notes were also checked against the RAE/ASALE Diccionario panhispánico de dudas and the Diccionario de americanismos, and glosses against the Cambridge Spanish–English Dictionary and SpanishDict (reference only; no text copied).
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