Spanish A1 — Core Words: Verbs, Qualities & Adverbs flashcards
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The most frequent A1 verbs, adjectives and adverbs not yet in the folder, each with its English meaning, an original example sentence, the irregular present forms and, on most cards, the trap a beginner falls into.
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importar (v.)to matter (to someone); to importVerbs of feeling
No me importa el precio del boleto. — The price of the ticket doesn't matter to me.
Watch out: Works like gustar: the thing that matters is the subject. ¿Te importa si Clara viene también? = Do you mind if Clara comes too? -
encantar (v.)to love (a thing or activity), to delightVerbs of feeling
Me encanta bailar con mis amigas los sábados. — I love dancing with my friends on Saturdays.
Watch out: Works like gustar but stronger: me encantan los tacos. Encantado / Encantada = Pleased to meet you. -
decidir (v.)to decideVerbs of thinking
Siempre decidimos juntos dónde comer los domingos. — We always decide together where to eat on Sundays.
Watch out: Followed directly by an infinitive, no preposition: Decido estudiar medicina. -
prometer (v.)to promiseVerbs of saying & getting along
Te prometo que llamo a mi abuela esta noche. — I promise you I'll call my grandmother tonight.
Watch out: An infinitive follows with no preposition: Prometo llegar temprano. -
ocurrir (v.)to happen, to occurVerbs of happening & change
¿Qué ocurre? Estás muy callado hoy. — What's going on? You are very quiet today.
Watch out: Se me ocurre una idea = An idea comes to me. -
funcionar (v.)to work, to function (machines, plans)Verbs of doing
Mi teléfono no funciona desde ayer. — My phone hasn't worked since yesterday.
Watch out: A person works with trabajar; funcionar is mostly for things. -
importante (adj.)important (importante / importantes — one form for both genders)Qualities · true & right
Para Rosa, el examen del viernes es muy importante. — For Rosa, Friday's exam is very important.
Watch out: Lo importante es… = The important thing is… -
perfecto (adj.)perfect (perfecto / perfecta / perfectos / perfectas)Qualities · how things seem
Esta caja es perfecta para guardar las fotos viejas. — This box is perfect for keeping the old photos.
Watch out: ¡Perfecto! on its own = Great! / Fine!, a common way to agree to a plan. -
mayor (adj.)older; bigger, greater (mayor / mayores — one form for both genders)Qualities · size & state
Mi hermana mayor vive en Bogotá con su esposo. — My older sister lives in Bogotá with her husband.
Watch out: For age mayor is standard (much of Latin America also says más grande in speech); for size, más grande is the usual everyday choice. una persona mayor = an elderly person. -
bien (adv.)well; fineAdverbs of manner & degree
Hoy me siento bien, pero ayer tenía dolor de cabeza. — Today I feel well, but yesterday I had a headache.
Watch out: bien is the adverb, bueno the adjective: Es un buen cocinero; cocina bien.
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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
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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 verb forms 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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