Spanish is the world's second most-spoken native language, with over 500 million speakers across 20+ countries. Whether you're preparing for travel, advancing your career, or connecting with Spanish-speaking communities, building a strong vocabulary foundation is the key to fluency.
Essential Spanish words for absolute beginners (CEFR A1). Greetings, numbers, colors, pronouns, basic verbs, prepositions, and survival phrases with example sentences.
Spanish words for basic conversations (CEFR A2). Opinions, feelings, descriptions, hobbies, personality traits, and social interactions with example sentences.
Spanish words for daily life (CEFR A1). Family, food, home, body parts, clothes, weather, animals, and everyday objects with example sentences.
Spanish words for work and education (CEFR B1). Career, job interviews, university, professional skills, and workplace vocabulary with example sentences.
Spanish words for health and lifestyle (CEFR B1). Medical terms, mental health, nutrition, fitness, wellness, and daily habits with example sentences.
Spanish words for science and technology (CEFR B2). Research, artificial intelligence, medicine, energy, innovation, and scientific method with example sentences.
Advanced Spanish words for academic and research contexts (CEFR C1). Scholarly discourse, methodology, critical analysis, argumentation, and formal register with example sentences.
Essential Spanish travel words (A1–A2). Airport, hotel, directions, restaurants, shopping, transportation, emergencies, and sightseeing with example sentences and English translations.
Fifty Spanish phrases for your trip to Spain, as a five-day plan of ten a day: greetings and manners, café and restaurant, paying and shops, getting around and signs, hotel and help. Every card has a pronunciation respelling, a real example exchange and a tip on when to use it and what catches tourists out, plus a bonus group of numbers 1–10. About 10 minutes a day.
Spanish words for travel situations (CEFR A2). Airport, hotel, restaurant, directions, sightseeing, transportation, and booking with example sentences.
Spanish words for daily routines (CEFR A2). Work, shopping, health basics, technology, schedules, and household tasks with example sentences.
Spanish words for media and culture (CEFR B1). News, social media, arts, music, traditions, entertainment, and cultural topics with example sentences.
Spanish opens doors to one of the largest linguistic communities in the world. It's the official language of 20 countries, widely spoken in the United States, and one of the six official languages of the United Nations. For English speakers, Spanish is one of the most accessible languages to learn, sharing thousands of cognates and a familiar alphabet.
500+ million native speakers across Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and 17 other countries.
The US Foreign Service Institute estimates 600–750 hours to reach professional proficiency. With consistent daily vocabulary study and spaced repetition, you can reach A2 conversational level in 3–4 months.
Complete beginners should start at A1. If you already know basic greetings and can count to 20, try A2. Browse the A1 word list — if you know most words, move up a level.
Yes. All public decks on Words on Repeat are free to use. Create an account, copy any deck to your library, and start studying with spaced repetition.
In Spain the bread on your table is a line on the bill, and the bill only comes when you ask. The Spanish phrases that fix both, free in the Spanish Trip Kit.
Read article → How Many Spanish Words Do You Need? (A1 to Fluent, With Real Numbers)You need about 1,000 Spanish words for daily conversation and 4,000 for fluency. See the word count for every CEFR level and test how many you already know.
Read article → Learn Spanish Vocabulary from YouTube: Turn Videos into FlashcardsExtract Spanish vocabulary from any YouTube video - AI creates flashcards with translations, example sentences, and grammar notes. Free step-by-step guide.
Read article → Best Flashcard App for Learning Spanish in 2026We compared 7 flashcard apps for Spanish learners - CEFR coverage, grammar notes, SRS algorithms, and pricing. Find the best one for your level.
Read article →Uploaded files are processed in memory and never stored.
Documentation — Public Decks — Anki Alternative — Contact — Privacy — Terms