Essential Vocabulary for Spanish Learners
Spanish Vocabulary
Common Words and Phrases
Shopping & Commerce
- advertising campaign – campaña publicitaria
- afford – permitirse
- at a glance – a simple vista
- at the same time – a la vez
- be short of money – andar apurado
- billboard – valla publicitaria
- brand – marca
- good value – buen precio
- budget – presupuesto
- by mistake – por error
- chain store – tienda de una cadena
- count on – contar con
- credit card – tarjeta de crédito
- deliver – repartir
- high end – gama alta
- display – expositor
- homemade – casero
- entire – completo
- in advance – con antelación
- exchange – cambiar
- in case – por si acaso
- fitting room – probador
- in the sales – rebajas
- for a change – para variar
- in time – a tiempo
- free delivery – envío gratis
- label – etiqueta
- on condition – a condición de
- online tracking – seguimiento en línea
- out of date – desfasado
- out of the question – imposible
- outfit – conjunto
- showroom – sala de venta
- owe – deber
- shipping cost – gastos de envío
- prevent – evitar
- social status – estatus social
- preventative – preventivo
- sum – cantidad
- prevention – prevención
- valuable – valioso
- price tag – etiquetar
- value – valorar
- purchase – comprar
- valued – valorado
- refund – reembolso/devolver
- refundable – reembolsable
- regret – arrepentirse
- reject – rechazar
- second-hand – de segunda mano
- self-made – hecho a sí mismo
- sell out – agotarse
- well-known – conocido
- without doubt – sin duda
Entertainment
- appeal to – atraer
- audience – público
- ban on – prohibición de
- be worth seeing – merece la pena verlo
- break from – descanso
- break-up – separación
- broadcast – emitir
- catch – captura
- catchy – con gancho
- cause of – causa de
- come out – estrenarse
- composed – sereno
- compose – componer
- composition – composición
- cut off – cortar
- demand for – demanda de
- drag – arrastrar
- float – flotar
- hit the big time – triunfar
- impact on – impacto en/sobre
- interest in – interés en
- let-down – decepción
- live performance – directo
- long-running – que lleva mucho tiempo en antena
- megabyte – megabyte
- megacity – megaciudad
- megastar – gran estrella
- misbehave – portarse mal
- misunderstand – malinterpretar
- misunderstanding – malentendido
- misunderstood – incomprendido
- need to – necesidad de
- on location – en exteriores
- outrageous – extravagante
- outstanding – excepcional
- overcrowded – lleno
- overestimate – sobrestimar
- overrated – sobrevalorado
- perform – representar
- performer – intérprete
- protective – protector
- reaction to – reacción a
- rebuild – rehacer
- recording – grabación
- relate to – identificarse con
- related – relacionado
- relocate – mudarse
- remake – nueva versión
- rethink – reconsiderar
- revolution in – revolución en
- solution to – solución a/para
- star in – protagonizar
- stunning – increíble
- subject of – tema de
- turn up – subir
- use of – uso de
- venue – recinto
Grammar
Modals
- Ability: can, to be able to, (when: could), I am not able to: I can’t
- Obligation: must, to have to, need to, are obliged to
- Prohibition: mustn’t, not allowed to, not permitted to, mandatory
- Advice: should, ought to, shouldn’t
- Probability: must, can, could, may, might
- Permission: Can, could, may… I/We?
- Absence of obligation: Don’t have to, needn’t, be not obliged to
Pronouns
- who – personas
- which – animales, cosas
- that – personas, animales, cosas
- whose – posesión
- where – lugar
- when – tiempo
Modal Verb Examples
- You mustn’t drive without a licence.
- Sarah may lend Simon some money.
- It can be very hot here in the summer.
- Shall we bring you some magazines?
- You needn’t be over 18 to get married.
- I must pass the exam.
- You won’t have to come tomorrow.
- Perhaps, it may rain tonight.
- You mustn’t drive without a seat belt.