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First 50 Spanish Words Every Beginner Should Learn

Lalo TeamยทUpdated April 17, 2026ยท3 min read

Start your Spanish journey with the 50 most essential high-frequency words. These cover roughly 40% of everyday conversation.

These 50 words cover ~40% of everyday Spanish

Pronouns(6)

se

himself, herself, itself, themselves

/se/

lo

it, him (direct object)

/lo/

le

him, her, you (formal, indirect object)

/le/

me

me, myself

/me/

uno

one

/uno/

te

you (informal, object), yourself

/te/

Determiners(6)

su

his, her, its, your (formal), their

/su/

sus

his, her, its, your (formal), their (plural)

/sus/

este

this (masculine)

/este/

esta

this (feminine)

/esta/

mi

my

/mi/

ese

that (masculine)

/ese/

Articles(6)

la

the (feminine singular)

/la/

el

the (masculine singular)

/el/

los

the (masculine plural)

/los/

las

the (feminine plural)

/las/

un

a, an, one (masculine)

/un/

una

a, an, one (feminine)

/una/

Core Verbs(4)

es

is (third person singular of ser)

/es/

ser

to be (permanent/essential)

/seษพ/

hay

there is, there are

/ai/

son

are (third person plural of ser)

/son/

Adverbs(7)

no

no, not

/no/

mรกs

more, most, plus

/mas/

ya

already, now, yet

/สa/

sรญ

yes, itself

/si/

muy

very

/mui/

tambiรฉn

also, too

/tamหˆbjen/

donde

where

/donde/

Prepositions(10)

de

of, from, about

/de/

en

in, on, at

/en/

a

to, at

/a/

por

for, by, through

/poษพ/

con

with

/kon/

para

for, in order to

/paษพa/

entre

between, among

/entษพe/

sin

without

/sin/

sobre

about, on, over

/sobษพe/

hasta

until, up to, even

/asta/

Connectors(9)

que

that, which, who

/ke/

y

and

/i/

como

like, as, how

/komo/

pero

but

/peษพo/

o

or

/o/

porque

because

/poษพke/

cuando

when

/kwando/

ni

neither, nor, not even

/ni/

si

if, whether

/si/

Contractions(2)

del

of the, from the

/del/

al

to the, at the

/al/

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