Essential English Vocabulary for Everyday Life

Food

Common Food Items

Low fat (bajo en grasa), raw (crudo), tinned (conserva), hot/spicy (picante), fresh, frozen, bake (hornear), boil (hervir), fry (freir), grill, roast (asar), steam (al vapor vegetables), poach (escalfar).

aubergine (berenjena), lobster (langosta), squid (calamar), tuna (atún), courgette (calabacín), crab (cangrejo), mussels (mejillones), prawns (gamba), grapes (uvas), green beans (judías verdes), beetroot (remolacha), cabbage (repollo), duck (pato), cucumber (pepino), pork (cerdo), lamb (cordero), beef (ternera), raspberry (frambuesa).

Food Categories

vegetables (verduras), meats (carnes), fish and seafood (pescados y mariscos).

Money

Money-Related Verbs

bargain (chollo), cost (costar), be worth (tener valor), borrow (pedir prestado), can’t afford (no poder permitirselo), charge (cobrar), earn (ganar), inherit (heredar), invest (invertir), lend (prestar), owe (deber), raise (subir precio), save (ahorrar), waste (malgastar)

Money-Related Nouns

bill (factura), budget (presupuesto), contactless payment (pago sin contacto), insurance (seguro), loan (préstamo), mortgage (hipoteca), salary, tax (impuesto).

Questions with Prepositions

Talk about, good at (bueno en algo), forward to (alegrarte algo en el futuro), closest to (cercano a alguien), keen on (algo que te interesa), afraid of (tener miedo a algo), famous for, believe in (creer en algo), tired of (algo que te cansa), angry with/what about (enfadado con alguien/sobre qué), pleased with (algo que te agrada), depends on (depender de).

Sport

People in Sports

captain, coach, fans, players, referee/umpire (árbitro), spectators/the crowd

Places for Sports

sports hall (sala de deporte), stadium, team, court (tennis/basketball), football/rugby/hockey pitch, swimming/diving pool, athletics track, formula 1/motorcycling circuit, golf course, ski slope.

Families

Family Members

Step mother (madrastra), stepsister (hermanastra), brother in law (cuñado), great-grandfather (bisabuelo), only child (hijo único), adopted child, siblings (hermanos), immediate family, extended family, cousins (primos), nephew (sobrino), niece (sobrina), aunt (tía), uncle (tío).

Social Connections

networks (rrss).

Adjectives of Personality

Positive and Negative Traits

extroverted/shy, generous/mean (tacaño), hard-working/lazy (vago), talkative/quite, funny/serious, anxious, un-sociable, reliable (confiable), sensible (sensitivo), sensitive (sensible), ir/responsible, competitive, un/friendly, impatient, insecure, im/mature., bossy (mandón), affectionate (cariñoso), un-ambitious (ambicioso), charming (encantador), imaginative, dis-honest, independent, moody (malhumorado), rebellious, un-reliable (confiable), self-confident (seguro de si mismo), un-selfish (egoísta), spoilt (arruinado), stubborn (tenaz).

Negative Prefixes

un-, in-, dis-, im- (antes de b, m y p), ir- antes de r, il- antes de L. , un-imaginative, dis-organized, un-kind (amable)

Relationships

Types of Relationships

classmate (compañero de clase), close friend (amigo cercano), colleague (colega), couple (pareja), fiancé (prometido), fiancee (prometida), flatmate (compañero de piso), partner (pareja).

Relationship Verbs

be together (estar juntos), become friends (volverse amigos). break up (romper), get in touch (ponerse en contacto), get married (casarse), get on with (llevarse bien con alguien), get on well (llevarse bien), get to know (llegar a saber), go out together (salir juntos), have in common (tener en común), lose touch (perder contacto), meet (encontrarse/conocerse), propose (proponer).

Adjectives

-ED (Feeling) / -ING (Situation)

Depressed music, exciting sport, amazing scenery (paisaje) , disappointed by a birthday present, tiring shopping clothes, embarrassing, frightened (miedo) of heights (altura), tired in the morning, boring film

Quantity

Expressing Amounts

Too much (incontable), too many (contable), a lot of (muchas). a little (incontable), a few (contable).

enough + noun, adjective + enough, too + adjective

Prepositions

Common Prepositions and Examples

tired of, worried about, rude to, pleased with, married to, interested in, excited about, reminds of, looking forward to, depends on, good for, choose between, argue about, apologized to-for being (por ser), arrive in, belong to (pertenecer a), angry with, kinder to (más amable con), ask for, proud of (orgulloso de).

Writing

Formal Letter Format

dear mr./ mrs ____

quien soy, cuerpo (lenguaje formal sin contracciones) y despedida (formal: sincerely ___/kind regards) (informal: take care, see you soon, best regards).

Connectors

Linking Words and Phrases

Firstly, secondly, as well as (además de), actually (en realidad, de hecho), anyway (de todas formas), in other words (en otras palabras), that is to say (es decir), such as (por ejemplo), above all (sobre todo), in addition (además).

however (sin embargo), nevertheless (no obstante), even so (sin embargo/aun así), still (de todas maneras), instead (en lugar de), while (mientras que), on the other hand (por otro lado), nor (ni), notwithstanding (a pesar de que), because of (debido a), since (puesto que), due to (debido a) ,this is the reason why (esa es la razon de), this is why (es por eso), for this reason (por esto), thanks to (gracias a), although (aunque), in spite of (a pesar de), even if (incluso si), therefore (por lo tanto), thus (así), unless (a menos que), in case (en caso), not only…but also (no solo…sino que tambien), either…or (o…o), neither…nor (no…ni), whether…or (si..o), or else (o sino), so that (para que), finally (finalmente), nowadays (hoy en dia), currently/at present/ now/these days (actualmente), formerly (antiguamente), lastly (por último), mostly (generalmente), in general (en general), that is to say ( es decir), in other words (en otras palabras), definitely (definitivamente), in conclusion (en concusión), in short (en resumen), possibly (posiblemente), apparently (claramente), sadly (tristemente), unfortunately (desafortanadamente).