Spanish to English Dictionary

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A

  • abrir
    verb
    to open
  • agua
    noun
    water
    "Quiero agua, por favor."
    I want water, please.
  • ahora
    adv
    now
    "Ven aquí ahora."
    Come here now.
  • amigo
    noun
    friend
    "Él es mi mejor amigo."
    He is my best friend.
  • amor
    noun
    love
    "El amor lo es todo."
    Love is everything.
  • año
    noun
    year
  • aprender
    verb
    to learn
  • ayer
    adv
    yesterday

B

  • bailar
    verb
    to dance
  • beber
    verb
    to drink
  • blanco
    adj
    white
  • boca
    noun
    mouth
  • bonito
    adj
    pretty / nice
  • bueno
    adj
    good
    "Es un buen día."
    It is a good day.

C

  • cariño
    noun
    darling / affection
    "Te amo, cariño."
    I love you, darling.
  • casa
    noun
    house / home
    "Voy a casa."
    I'm going home.
  • claro
    adv
    of course / clear
  • comer
    verb
    to eat
  • comida
    noun
    food
  • cómo
    adv
    how
  • corazón
    noun
    heart
  • cuándo
    adv
    when

D

  • decir
    verb
    to say / tell
  • después
    adv
    after / later
  • día
    noun
    day
    "Buen día."
    Good day.
  • dinero
    noun
    money
  • dónde
    adv
    where
  • dormir
    verb
    to sleep

E

  • ella
    pronoun
    she
  • entender
    verb
    to understand
  • escuchar
    verb
    to listen
  • español
    noun
    Spanish
  • esperar
    verb
    to wait / hope
  • estar
    verb
    to be (temporary)
    "Estoy bien."
    I'm fine.

F

  • fácil
    adj
    easy
  • familia
    noun
    family
  • feliz
    adj
    happy
  • fuego
    noun
    fire
  • fuerte
    adj
    strong / loud

G

  • gente
    noun
    people
  • gracias
    phrase
    thank you
    "Muchas gracias."
    Thank you very much.
  • grande
    adj
    big / large
  • guapo
    adj
    handsome / good-looking
  • gusto
    noun
    pleasure / taste

H

  • hablar
    verb
    to speak / talk
  • hacer
    verb
    to do / make
  • hermano
    noun
    brother
  • hola
    phrase
    hello
  • hombre
    noun
    man
  • hoy
    adv
    today

I

  • idea
    noun
    idea
  • importante
    adj
    important
  • inglés
    noun
    English
  • ir
    verb
    to go
    "Voy al trabajo."
    I'm going to work.

J

  • jefe
    noun
    boss
  • joven
    adj
    young
  • jugar
    verb
    to play

L

  • leer
    verb
    to read
  • lejos
    adv
    far
  • linda
    adj
    pretty / cute
  • lluvia
    noun
    rain
  • luz
    noun
    light

M

  • mamá
    noun
    mom
  • mañana
    noun
    tomorrow / morning
  • mar
    noun
    sea
  • mucho
    adv
    a lot
    "Te quiero mucho."
    I love you a lot.
  • mujer
    noun
    woman
  • música
    noun
    music

N

  • nada
    pronoun
    nothing
  • noche
    noun
    night
    "Buenas noches."
    Good night.
  • novia
    noun
    girlfriend
  • novio
    noun
    boyfriend
  • nuevo
    adj
    new
  • nunca
    adv
    never

O

  • oír
    verb
    to hear
  • ojo
    noun
    eye
  • otro
    adj
    other / another

P

  • papá
    noun
    dad
  • pero
    conj
    but
  • perro
    noun
    dog
  • playa
    noun
    beach
  • poco
    adv
    a little
  • por favor
    phrase
    please
  • pronto
    adv
    soon

Q

  • qué
    pronoun
    what
  • querer
    verb
    to want / love
    "Te quiero."
    I love you.
  • quizás
    adv
    maybe

R

  • rápido
    adj
    fast / quick
  • rico
    adj
    rich / delicious
  • rojo
    adj
    red

S

  • salir
    verb
    to leave / go out
  • ser
    verb
    to be (permanent)
    "Soy estudiante."
    I am a student.
  • adv
    yes
  • siempre
    adv
    always
  • sol
    noun
    sun

T

  • también
    adv
    also / too
  • tarde
    noun
    late / afternoon
  • te amo
    phrase
    I love you
  • te quiero
    phrase
    I love you / I want you
  • tiempo
    noun
    time / weather
  • trabajar
    verb
    to work

U

  • uno
    adj
    one
  • usted
    pronoun
    you (formal)

V

  • venir
    verb
    to come
  • ver
    verb
    to see
  • verdad
    noun
    truth
  • vida
    noun
    life
  • viejo
    adj
    old

Y

  • ya
    adv
    already / now
  • yo
    pronoun
    I

Z

  • zapato
    noun
    shoe

É

  • él
    pronoun
    he

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