Learn Basic Spanish Words

By Noah M. Benjamin

If you want to learn basic Spanish words, I have some good news for you. First of all, if you're reading this, then you know English. So guess what? You already know lots of Spanish! Let me explain.

Spanish and English are very similar languages. Take a look at the following (randomly selected) words: exactamente, famoso, occasion, posibilidad, atractivo. Chances are you were able to understand those words: exactly, famous, occasion, possibility, attractive. Not all words are that similar to their English counterparts, but the fact remains: so many of the words you want to know are similar to their English counterparts, that often times you could even guess what the word is and it will be understood!

The truth is, you could learn the top 100 or 200 most-used Spanish words and be able to get by in any Spanish-speaking country.

The top 10 most common Spanish words are:

1. El / la (the)

2. de (of)

3. que (that / what)

4. y (and)

5. a (to)

6. en (in)

7. un (a)

8. ser (to be)

9. se (pronoun for him/herself)

10. no (no)

Chances are you probably already knew many of these words as well.

To really learn basic Spanish words, most people need Spanish software that immerses them in the language, all while using basic vocabulary. Using this training style, most people can learn very basic Spanish in just a week or two.

Start speaking the language with someone else (although it may be hard at first) and reading in the language (using a good translation tool) and you will be conversational in two months if you apply yourself!

That's it for my quick "learn basic Spanish words" lesson. Good luck in your quest to learn Spanish!

You can teach yourself Spanish quickly and easily, with the right resources. Find out what the top language students use to quickly pick up new languages.