519 Spanish words of level B1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Spanish vocabulary at the B1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
What is B1? Intermediate
B1 is the independent-user threshold. You handle most situations while travelling, describe experiences, and give short reasons and explanations.
What you can do at B1
- ✓Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling
- ✓Describe experiences, events, dreams and ambitions
- ✓Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
- ✓Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered
- ✓Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
Adjectives
/ˈal.to/
tall / high
/ˈlaɾ.ɣo/
long
/ˈkoɾ.to/
short
/ˈblan.ko/
white
/ˈne.ɣɾo/
black
/ˈro.xo/
red
/aˈθul/
blue
/ˈbeɾ.ðe/
green
/a.maˈɾi.ʝo/
yellow
/iˈɣwal/
equal
/es.peˈsjal/
special
/ˈpɾo.pjo/
own
/bo.ˈni.to/
pretty
/ˈfe.o/
ugly
/ˈfa.θil/
easy
/diˈfi.θil/
difficult
/ˈra.pi.ðo/
fast
/ˈlen.to/
slow
/ˈlim.pjo/
clean
/ˈsu.θjo/
dirty
/kaˈljen.te/
hot
/feˈliθ/
happy
/ˈtɾis.te/
sad
/kanˈsa.ðo/
tired
/o.kuˈpa.ðo/
busy
/ˈli.βɾe/
free
/ˈri.ko/
rich / delicious
/ˈpo.βɾe/
poor
/koˈleɣa/
colleague
/beɾɣeŋsə/
shame
/ˈfwerte/
strong
/esˈtɾexo/
narrow
/ɣoɾðo/
fat
/deɣˈaɣo/
thin
/aˈleɣɾe/
happy
/tranˈkilo/
quiet
/neɾˈvjoso/
nervous
/ˈseko/
dry
/moˈxado/
wet
/osˈkuro/
dark
/to.tal/
total
/peɾˈsonal/
personal
/tɾaβaˈxor/
worker
Adverbs
Nouns
/la ˈβoθ/
voice
/el moˈmen.to/
moment
/el ˈla.ðo/
side
/el ˈti.po/
type
/el paˈpel/
paper
/la si.tuˈa.θjon/
the situation
/la iˈma.xen/
image
/la ˈfweɾ.θa/
force
/la βeɾˈðað/
truth
/la ˈmen.te/
mind
/la ˈβi.ða/
life
/la ˈmweɾ.te/
death
/la raˈθon/
reason
/la ˈfoɾ.ma/
form / shape
/la ˈpaɾ.te/
part
/la ˈno.tʃe/
night
/la ma.ˈɲa.na/
morning
/la ˈtaɾ.ðe/
afternoon
/la se.ˈma.na/
week
/el mes/
month
/el ˈa.ɲo/
year
/el ˈdi.a/
day
/el ˈtjem.po/
time / weather
/el ˈmun.do/
the world
/el pa.ˈis/
country
/la θju.ˈðað/
city
/la ˈka.sa/
house
/la ˈpweɾ.ta/
door
/la ben.ˈta.na/
window
/la ˈme.sa/
table
/la ˈsi.ʝa/
chair
/el ˈli.βɾo/
book
/la pa.ˈla.βɾa/
word
/la pɾe.ˈɣun.ta/
question
/la res.ˈpwes.ta/
answer
/el pɾo.ˈβle.ma/
problem
/la so.lu.ˈθjon/
solution
/el ˈkam.bjo/
the change
/el de.sa.ˈro.ʝo/
the development
/el ɣo.ˈβjeɾ.no/
the government
/la po.ˈli.ti.ka/
the politics/policy
/la e.ko.ˈno.mja/
the economy
/el di.ˈne.ɾo/
the money
/el tɾa.ˈβa.xo/
the work/job
/el es.ˈtu.ðjo/
the study
/el ˈaɾ.te/
the art
/la ˈmu.si.ka/
the music
/la pe.ˈli.ku.la/
the movie
/sitwaˈθjon/
situation
/eðukaˈθjon/
education
/ˈsi.ɣlo/
century
/ˈɡe.ra/
war
/ˈmweɾ.te/
death
/ˈni.ɲa/
girl / child
/aˈmi.ɣa/
friend (female)
/ˈeɡ.si.to/
success
/soˈlu.θjon/
solution
/de.saˈro.ʝo/
development
/eks.peˈɾjen.θja/
experience
/im.poɾˈtan.θja/
importance
/di.feˈɾen.θja/
difference
/re.laˈθjon/
relationship
/pɾoˈθe.so/
process
/re.sulˈta.ðo/
result
/ko.mu.niˈðað/
community
/pɾeˈsen.te/
present
/res.pon.sa.bi.liˈðað/
responsibility
/miˈnis.tɾo/
minister
/pɾoˈðuk.to/
product
/seɾˈβi.sjo/
service
/kliˈen.te/
client
/ˈben.ta/
sale
/ˈkos.to/
cost
/taɾˈxe.ta/
card
/ko.no.siˈmjen.to/
knowledge
/esˈtu.ðjo/
study
/in.bes.ti.ɣaˈθjon/
research
/tek.no.loˈxi.a/
technology
/eˈki.po/
team/equipment
/pɾoˈɣɾa.ma/
program
/eɾˈmano/
brother
/eɾˈmana/
sister
/aˈβwelo/
grandfather
/aˈβwela/
grandmother
/ˈtio/
uncle
/ˈtia/
aunt
/ˈpɾimo/
cousin (male)
/ˈpɾima/
cousin (female)
/beˈβe/
baby
/seˈɲoɾ/
sir / gentleman
/seˈɲoɾa/
ma'am / lady
/ˈxente/
people
/beˈθino/
neighbor
/eðiˈfiθjo/
building
/ˈpweβlo/
town / village
/oˈtel/
hotel
/aeɾoˈpweɾto/
airport
/estaˈθjon/
station
/ˈpaɾke/
park
/ˈplaʝa/
beach
/miˈnuto/
minute
/ˈfetʃa/
date
/pɾimaˈβeɾa/
spring
/beˈɾano/
summer
/oˈto.ɲo/
autumn
/inˈbjeɾ.no/
winter
/ˈkaɾ.ta/
letter
/ˈʝa.βe/
key
/ˈka.xa/
box
/ˈbol.sa/
bag
/reˈɣa.lo/
gift
/a.βi.taˈθjon/
room
/koˈθi.na/
kitchen
/ˈba.ɲo/
bathroom
/paˈɾeð/
wall
/ˈpi.so/
floor
/ˈka.sa/
house
/ˈro.pa/
clothes
/kaˈmi.sa/
shirt
/θaˈpa.to/
shoe
/somˈbɾe.ɾo/
hat
/koˈmi.ða/
food
/beˈβi.ða/
drink
/ˈle.tʃe/
milk
/kaˈfe/
coffee
/te/
tea
/pan/
bread
/aˈroθ/
rice
/ˈkaɾ.ne/
meat
/pesˈka.ðo/
fish (food)
/ˈfɾu.ta/
fruit
/manˈθa.na/
apple
/berˈðu.ɾa/
vegetable
/ˈke.so/
cheese
/ˈwe.βo/
egg
/aˈθu.kaɾ/
sugar
/sal/
salt
/de.saˈʝu.no/
breakfast
/alˈmweɾ.θo/
lunch
/ˈθe.na/
dinner
/ˈla.ɣo/
lake
/ˈbos.ke/
forest
/ˈplan.ta/
plant
/ˈkli.ma/
climate
/ˈʝu.βja/
rain
/ˈbjen.to/
wind
/ˈfɾi.o/
cold
/kaˈloɾ/
heat
/ˈnje.βe/
snow
/tem.pe.ɾaˈtu.ɾa/
temperature
/ˈnu.βe/
cloud
/ˈxe.fe/
boss
/em.pleˈa.ðo/
employee
/kom.paˈɲe.ɾo/
colleague
/o.fi.ˈθi.na/
office
/ta.ˈɾe.a/
task
/pɾo.ˈʝek.to/
project
/re.u.ˈnjon/
meeting
/ne.ˈɣo.θjo/
business
/ˈkom.pɾa/
purchase
/ˈpa.ɣo/
payment
/des.ˈkwen.to/
discount
/ˈkam.bjo/
change
/kan.ˈθjon/
song
/te.ˈa.tɾo/
theater
/ˈxwe.ɣo/
game
/de.ˈpoɾ.te/
sport
/ˈfut.bol/
soccer
/ˈθi.ne/
cinema
/po.li.ˈθi.a/
police
/xus.ˈti.θja/
justice
/ˈpɾi.sa/
haste / hurry
/ˈsweɾ.te/
luck
/paθ/
peace
/aˈmoɾ/
love
/ˈo.ðjo/
hate
/ˈmje.ðo/
fear
/doˈloɾ/
pain
/ˈkweɾ.po/
body
/ˈmen.te/
mind
/ˈswe.ɲo/
sleep / dream
/boθ/
voice
/ˈka.ɾa/
face
/ˈpe.lo/
hair
/ˈo.xo/
eye
/oˈɾe.xa/
ear
/ˈbo.ka/
mouth
/ˈdjen.te/
tooth
/naˈɾiθ/
nose
/ˈkwe.ʝo/
neck
/ˈom.bɾo/
shoulder
/ˈbɾa.θo/
arm
/ˈde.ðo/
finger
/ˈpe.tʃo/
chest
/ko.ɾaˈθon/
heart
/esˈto.ma.ɣo/
stomach
/esˈpal.da/
back
/ˈpjeɾ.na/
leg
/roˈði.ʝa/
knee
/ˈpje/
foot
/ˈsan.ɡɾe/
blood
/ˈpjel/
skin
/ɡiˈta.ra/
guitar
/ˈpja.no/
piano
/muˈse.o/
museum
/pinˈtu.ɾa/
painting
/noˈβe.la/
novel
/poˈe.ma/
poem
/ˈmoðo/
mode
/ˈsitjo/
site
/ˈθona/
area
/ˈaɾea/
area
/ˈfɾase/
phrase
/esˈtado/
state
/ˈswelo/
soil
/oɾdenaˈðoɾ/
computer
/teˈklaðo/
keyboard
/ˈkamaɾa/
camera
/ba.te.ɾi.a/
battery
/enˈtʃufe/
plug
/ˈkaβle/
cable
/red/
network
/apliθaˈsjon/
application
/arˈtʃiβo/
archive
/us.wa.ɾjo/
user
/kon.tɾa.seɲa/
password
/noˈtiθja/
news
/reˈβista/
magazine
/ˈseɾje/
series
/eskulˈtura/
sculpture
/aɾˈtista/
artist
/akˈtoɾ/
actor
/kanˈtante/
singer
/eskɾiˈtoɾ/
writer
/diɾɛkˈtoɾ/
director
/ˈbwelo/
flight
/ˈpweɾ.to/
port
/reˈsɛrβa/
reserve
/tuˈrista/
tourist
/froŋˈteɾa/
border
/aˈdwa-na/
customs
/fakˈtura/
invoice
/oˈferta/
offer
/supeɾmeɾˈkaðo/
supermarket
/ˈmarka/
brand
/ka.li.ðað/
quality
/pan.ta.lon/
trousers
/aˈbɾiɣo/
coat
/buˈfaɲda/
scarf
/ɣwaŋte/
glove
/θinˈtuɾon/
belt
/bolso/
briefcase
/aˈnjilo/
ring
/θumo/ /θuˈmo/ /θuˈmo/ /t͡ʃuˈmo/
juice
/bi.no/
wine
/to.ma.te/
tomato
/θeˈβoʎa/
onion
/a.xo/
garlic
/leˈtʃuɣa/
lettuce
/aˈɾi.na/
flour
/ˈleŋɣwa/
tongue
/wesu/
bone
/enfeɾmeˈðað/
illness
/fiˈeβɾe/
fever
/ɣri.pe/
gripe
/pasˈtiʎa/
pill
/reˈse.ta/
recipe
/meˈðiko/
doctor
/enfeɾˈmeɾa/
nurse
/ospiˈtal/
hospital
/farˈmaθi.a/
pharmacy
/emˈpleo/
job
/swel.do/
salary
/kɔnˈtra.to/
contract
/entreviˈsta/
interview
/profeˈsjon/
profession
/peɾˈdiθa/
loss
/ˈdatu/
data
/ˈroβot/
robot
/plaˈneta/
planet
/insekˈto/
insect
/emosi'on/
emotion
/aleˈɣɾi.a/
joy
/enˈfaðo/
anger
/traðiˈsjon/
tradition
/kosˈtum.bɾe/
custom
/reliˈxjon/
religion
/kɾiˈmen/
crime
/tesˈtiɣo/
witness
/deˈli.to/
crime
/aˈlumo/
student
/eɣaˈmen/
exam
/leˈθjon/
lesson
/par.ti.do/
party
/biɾˈtoɾja/
victory
/deˈrota/
defeat
/aˈkweɾðo/
agreement
/aumẽn.to/
increase
/kɾeʃiˈmiento/
growth
/meˈxora/
improvement
/esˈfwɛɾθo/
effort
/ben.ta.xa/
advantage
/desβenˈtaja/
disadvantage
/be.ne.fi.ˈθjo/
benefit
/a.me.na.sa/
threat
/se.ɣu.ða.ɾiɑ/
security
/proteˈθekjon/
protection
/deθiˈsjon/
decision
/eˈlexjon/
choice
/oɱˈθjon/
option
/po.si.bi.li.dad/
possibility
/o.kaˈθjon/
occasion
/θirkuŋstãnθiʝa/
circumstance
/koŋdɪˈθjon/
condition
/konsɛkwenθi.a/
consequence
/oβexˈtiβo/
goal
/proˈpjoθo/
purpose
/inˈteŋsjon/
intention
/eˈta.pa/
stage
/ni.βel/
level
/ˈmeðiða/
measure
/proˈmeðjo/
average
/koneksjon/
connection
/ˈbiŋkulo/
link
/disˈtansi.a/
distance
/deɾeˈθjon/
direction
/tenˈdeŋsjə/ or /tenˈdeŋθja/
trend
/moða/
fashion
/esˈti.ɾo/
style
/diˈsenjo/
design
/ˈmeʎlo/
model
/ka.təˈɣo.ɾi.ɑ/
category
/es.pə.si.e/
species
/ˈxeɲeɾo/
gender
/raŋɣo/
range
/orˈden/
order
/sɛkwenθiɑ/
sequence
/tsoŋxento/
set
/miembro/
member
/ˈθjoθo/
associate
/θjuðaˈðano/
citizen
/aβiˈtan.te/
inhabitant
/poβlaˈθjon/
population
/faˈbrika/
factory
/pɾesu.pweˈsto/
budget
/imˈpwesto/
tax
/ˈdeuða/
debt
/saˈliɾjo/
salary
/ko.me.te.nja/
competition
/deˈmanða/
demand
/proβeˈðoɾ/
supplier
/puβliθiðad/
publicity
/kamˈpaɲa/
campaign
/ɡaɾaɲˈtia/
guarantee
/dʝeˈθjon/
management
/ad.min.istra.sión/
administration
/li.de.ˈraθ.go/
leadership
/xeˈɾente/
manager
/konfe.ren.si.a/
conference
/pɾesɛntaˈθjon/
presentation
/iɾfoɾme/
report
/ne.ɣoθjaˈθjon/
negotiation
/proˈpwesta/
proposal
/al.tərˈni.ti.βa/
alternative
/reˈkurso/
resource
/eɾaˈʝen.ta/
tool
/ma.te.ri.al/
material
/dis.poziˈtiβo/
device
/a.pa.ra.to/
device
/maˈkiŋa/
machine
/moˈtoɾ/
engine
/esˈtruktura/
structure
/is.tala.si.βon/
installation
/konstruˈθjon/
construction
/oβra/
work
/ˈplano/
plan
/des.ku.bri.ˈmi.en.to/
discovery
/kiˈmika/
chemistry
/sinˈtoma/
symptom
/teˈɾapi.ɐ/
therapy
/kontami.ti.a.sjón/
pollution
/seˈwi.a/
drought
/de.sa.sre/
disaster
/aˈbi.tat/
habitat
/ˈselβa/
jungle
/deˈsjerto/
desert
/kosta/
coast
/oˈse.a.no/
ocean
/maˈdeɾa/
wood
/koseˈtʃa/
harvest
/aɣriˈkultuɾa/
agriculture
/ɣa.na.de.ˈɾi.a/
livestock farming
/seˈmija/
seed
/raˈiθ/
root
/o.xa/
leaf
/ra.ma/
branch
/ˈfɾu.to/
fruit
/kwen.to/
tale
/leˈjenda/
legend
/peɾsoˈxaxe/
character
/esˈθena/
scene
/ɣiˈon/
script
/ahtuaˈθjon/
performance
/es.pes.ta.kulo/
spectacle
/funkˈsjon/
function
/konsjerto/
concert
/eksposiˈθjon/
exhibition
/ɡaˈleɾi.a/
gallery
/reˈseɲa/
review
/ˈbo.to/
vote
/ˈnoɾma/
standard
/reɣlaˈmento/
regulation
/ˈbiθtima/
victim
/ˈpɾweba/
test
/dehˈfensə/
defense
Verbs
/loˈɣɾaɾ/
to achieve
/de.sa.ro.ˈʝaɾ/
to develop
/kon.si.ðe.ˈɾaɾ/
to consider
/man.te.ˈneɾ/
to maintain/keep
/es.ta.βle.ˈθeɾ/
to establish
/foɾ.ˈmaɾ/
to form
/e.βi.ˈtaɾ/
to avoid
/o.fɾe.ˈθeɾ/
to offer
/pɾe.senˈtaɾ/
to present
/realˈmente/
really / truly
/simpleˈmente/
simply / just
/finalˈmente/
finally / eventually
/espeθjalˈmente/
especially / particularly
/xeneralˈmente/
generally / usually
/ko.menˈθaɾ/
to begin
/kom.pɾen.ˈdeɾ/
to understand
/ol.βi.ˈðaɾ/
to forget
/kan.ˈtaɾ/
to sing
/bai.ˈlaɾ/
to dance
/ko.ˈreɾ/
to run
/aθeite/
oil
/toz/
cough
/no.ta/
note
/ɣol/
goal
/en.tre.na.doɾ/
trainer
/proβar/
to try
/koθinaɾ/
to cook
/ɡasˈtar/
to spend
/aˈʝoɾ/
to save
/deskanˈsar/
to rest
/des.peɾˈtar/
to wake up
/levanˈtarse/
to get up
/kondeˈsiɾ/
to drive
/paˈraɾ/
to stop
/me.xo.ɾaɾ/
to improve
/proteˈxer/
to protect
/ro.mpɛr/
to break
/ɣwaɾˈðar/
to save
/e̞n̪βi̯a̠r/
to send
/manˈdar/
to command, to order
/eskoɲˈðer/
to hide
/aˈpojo/
support
/desˈsenθo/
descent
/aˈvans.e/
advance
/inˈten.to/
attempt
/ˈrjexo/
risk
/me.ta/
meta
/meˈðoθo/
method
/ˈres.to/
remainder
/pɾesˈtamo/
loan
/konsuˈmo/
consumption
/reˈθibo/
I receive
/kɔn.tɾol/
control
/inˈven.to/
to invent
/te.re.mo.to/
earthquake
/maˈɾea/
tide
/tallo/
to grow
/kondeˈna/
to condemn
How to learn B1 vocabulary
- 1.Move from isolated words to collocations and full phrases.
- 2.Read and listen to graded content daily to meet words in context.
- 3.Start thinking in the language for simple everyday topics.
- 4.Keep a simple daily journal in the target language to practice active sentence building.
Frequently asked questions
How many words at B1?+
Roughly 2,000–2,500 active words support independent B1 communication.
Is B1 fluent?+
B1 is 'independent user' — you communicate on familiar topics, but not yet fluently on complex ones.
Is B1 enough for work or study abroad?+
B1 is often the minimum for basic work; many universities require B2 or higher.
How can I transition from B1 to B2?+
Start consuming native materials (news, videos, podcasts) and actively write longer texts while correcting errors.