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).