Spanish B1 — Core Vocabulary, Part 1 flashcards
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The most frequent Spanish words beyond A2, in frequency-order parts. Part 1: 73 nouns, verbs, adjectives, an adverb and a preposition, each with an original example sentence and its translation, plus gender and irregular forms where they apply.
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el / la colega (n.)colleaguePeople
Mi colega de la oficina me ayudó con el informe ayer. — My colleague from the office helped me with the report yesterday.
Watch out: The form never changes for gender: el colega, la colega. In Spain it also means buddy in casual speech. -
el héroe (n.)heroPeople
Para mi hijo, el bombero que lo rescató es un héroe. — For my son, the firefighter who rescued him is a hero.
Watch out: The feminine is la heroína, which also means heroin, the drug. -
el apartamento (n.)apartment, flatHome & daily life
Encontramos un apartamento con dos habitaciones a diez minutos del centro. — We found a two-bedroom apartment ten minutes from downtown.
Watch out: Much of Latin America also says el departamento; Spain says el piso. -
la pared (n.)wall (of a room or building)Home & daily life
El sofá no cabe contra esa pared porque hay una ventana. — The sofa does not fit against that wall because there is a window.
Watch out: A free-standing wall, such as one around a garden, is often el muro. -
el norte (n.)northPlaces & directions
Monterrey es una ciudad industrial en el norte de México. — Monterrey is an industrial city in the north of Mexico.
Watch out: Compass points are lowercase unless part of a name: América del Norte. -
enfadarse (v.)to get angry, to get annoyedFeelings & reactions
Mi hermana se enfada cuando alguien usa su ropa sin permiso. — My sister gets angry when someone wears her clothes without asking.
Watch out: Most of Latin America prefers enojarse; enfadarse is the usual word in Spain. -
común (adj.)common; sharedDescribing things
En México es común comer tarde, entre las dos y las cuatro. — In Mexico it is common to have the main meal late, between two and four.
Watch out: En común = in common; the plural comunes loses the accent. -
la cuestión (n.)matter, issueTalking & thinking
La cuestión del estacionamiento divide a los vecinos del edificio. — The parking issue divides the residents of the building.
Watch out: A question you ask is una pregunta; la cuestión is the issue under discussion. -
firmar (v.)to signWork & records
Tuve que firmar tres veces porque el bolígrafo no escribía. — I had to sign three times because the pen would not write.
Watch out: La firma = signature, and also a firm (company). -
la pistola (n.)pistol, handgunConflict & danger
El policía llevaba una pistola en el cinturón. — The police officer carried a pistol on his belt.
Watch out: A spray gun or glue gun is also a pistola: pistola de silicona.
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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 B1 by rank and checked against the Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular (PCIC) B1 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, Nueva gramática de la lengua española, Ortografía de la lengua española and Diccionario de americanismos, and glosses and regional labels against SpanishDict, WordReference and the Cambridge Spanish–English Dictionary (reference only; no text copied).
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