Glossary · 76 entries
Common Spanish verbs
The verbs you will use every day: being, having, going, wanting, and doing things. Each page has the meaning, the most useful forms, three examples, and audio.
Beginner (A1)
- abrirto open
- aprenderto learn
- ayudarto help
- bailarto dance
- beberto drink
- buscarto look for, to search
- caminarto walk
- cantarto sing
- cerrarto close, to shut
- cocinarto cook
- comerto eat
- comprarto buy
- correrto run
- darto give
- decirto say, to tell
- dormirto sleep
- entenderto understand
- escribirto write
- escucharto listen, to hear
- estarto be (location, state, feelings)
- estudiarto study
- gustarto like, to be pleasing
- hablarto speak, to talk
- hacerto do, to make
- haythere is, there are
- irto go
- jugarto play (games, sports)
- leerto read
- llamarto call, to name
- llegarto arrive, to reach
- mirarto look at, to watch
- necesitarto need
- pagarto pay, to pay for
- pedirto ask for, to order, to request
- poderto be able to, can, may
- ponerto put, to place
- preguntarto ask (a question)
- quererto want, to love
- saberto know (facts), to know how to
- salirto leave, to go out
- serto be (identity, origin, description)
- tenerto have, to own
- trabajarto work
- usarto use, to wear
- venirto come
- verto see, to watch
- viajarto travel
- vivirto live
Elementary (A2)
- cambiarto change
- comenzarto begin, to start
- conducirto drive
- conocerto know (people, places), to meet
- creerto believe, to think
- empezarto begin, to start
- encantarto love, to really like
- encontrarto find, to meet
- enseñarto teach, to show
- esperarto wait, to hope, to expect
- explicarto explain
- ganarto win, to earn
- haberto have (auxiliary); there is/are
- oírto hear
- olvidarto forget
- pensarto think
- perderto lose, to miss
- recordarto remember, to remind
- regresarto return, to go back
- responderto answer, to reply
- seguirto follow, to continue
- terminarto finish, to end
- tocarto touch; to play (an instrument)
- traerto bring
- venderto sell
- volverto return, to come back
Intermediate (B1)
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