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The next most frequent Spanish words after A1, split into parts in frequency order. Part 1: people, feelings, work, things, describing words, place, everyday verbs and accidents, each with an original example sentence and its translation.

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  1. el presidente (n.)
    president; chairperson

    El presidente del club habló con los socios ayer por la tarde. — The club president spoke with the members yesterday afternoon.

    Watch out: A woman is usually la presidenta; la presidente is also correct.
    People & relationships
  2. el abogado / la abogada (n.)
    lawyer

    Mi prima estudió Derecho y ahora trabaja como abogada. — My cousin studied law and now works as a lawyer.

    Watch out: The degree or field is el Derecho; la ley is a law, or the law you must obey.
    People & relationships
  3. llorar (v.)
    to cry, weep

    Mi sobrino lloró mucho cuando se le escapó el globo rojo. — My nephew cried a lot when his red balloon flew away.

    Watch out: Only tears: to cry out or shout is gritar.
    Feelings & communication
  4. mentir (v.)
    to lie, tell a lie (e→ie: yo miento, tú mientes)

    Mi hermano me mintió sobre el examen y después me pidió perdón. — My brother lied to me about the exam and later apologized.

    Watch out: The preterite changes e→i in the third person: mintió, mintieron. A lie is una mentira.
    Feelings & communication
  5. la ley (n.)
    law (plural: las leyes)

    Según la nueva ley, los perros pueden viajar en el metro. — Under the new law, dogs can travel on the metro.

    Watch out: A law, or the law in general (cumplir la ley). Law as a subject or degree is el Derecho.
    Work & society
  6. la caja (n.)
    box; checkout, cash register

    Guardé los juguetes viejos en una caja debajo de la cama. — I put the old toys away in a box under the bed.

    Watch out: Pague en la caja = pay at the checkout. A cashier is el cajero / la cajera.
    Things & nature
  7. pobre (adj.)
    poor (pobre / pobres — one form for both genders)

    Muchas familias pobres no tienen agua potable en casa. — Many poor families do not have drinking water at home.

    Watch out: Before the noun it means unfortunate: ¡pobre perro! = poor dog!
    Describing words
  8. afuera (adv.)
    outside

    Hace calor adentro; vamos a sentarnos afuera un rato. — It is hot inside; let's sit outside for a while.

    Watch out: Spain prefers fuera: vamos fuera. Before a noun, fuera de is used everywhere, and Latin America also says afuera de: fuera de la casa.
    Place & position
  9. arreglar (v.)
    to fix, repair; to tidy up

    Mi papá arregló la bicicleta en menos de una hora. — My dad fixed the bike in less than an hour.

    Watch out: arreglarse = to get ready, dress up: me arreglo para la fiesta.
    Everyday verbs
  10. el daño (n.)
    damage, harm

    Se me cayó el teléfono, pero por suerte no sufrió ningún daño. — I dropped my phone, but luckily it suffered no damage.

    Watch out: hacer daño = to hurt: ¿Te hiciste daño? = Did you hurt yourself?
    Accidents & crime

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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 A2 by rank and checked against the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular (PCIC) A2 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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