Core Verbs
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Vocabulary Words (120)
es
/es/
is (from ser)
hay
/ai/
there is / there are
tratar
/tɾa.ˈtaɾ/
to treat / to deal with
mirar
/mi.ˈɾaɾ/
to look
contar
/kon.ˈtaɾ/
to count / to tell
existir
/ek.sis.ˈtiɾ/
to exist
escribir
/es.kɾi.ˈβiɾ/
to write
perder
/peɾ.ˈðeɾ/
to lose
producir
/pɾo.ðu.ˈθiɾ/
to produce
ocurrir
/o.ku.ˈriɾ/
to happen / to occur
recibir
/re.θi.ˈβiɾ/
to receive
permitir
/peɾ.mi.ˈtiɾ/
to allow / to permit
aparecer
/a.pa.ɾe.ˈθeɾ/
to appear
conseguir
/kon.se.ˈɣiɾ/
to get / to achieve
morir
/mo.ˈɾiɾ/
to die
explicar
/eks.pli.ˈkaɾ/
to explain
preguntar
/pɾe.ɣun.ˈtaɾ/
to ask
responder
/res.pon.ˈdeɾ/
to answer, to respond
ayudar
/a.ʝu.ˈðaɾ/
to help
mostrar
/mos.ˈtɾaɾ/
to show
jugar
/xu.ˈɣaɾ/
to play (game/sport)
ganar
/ɡa.ˈnaɾ/
to win, to earn
cerrar
/θe.ˈraɾ/
to close
leer
/le.ˈeɾ/
to read
estudiar
/es.tu.ˈðjaɾ/
to study
aprender
/a.pɾen.ˈdeɾ/
to learn
enseñar
/en.se.ˈɲaɾ/
to teach, to show
levantar
/le.βan.ˈtaɾ/
to raise, to lift
sentar
/sen.ˈtaɾ/
to seat, to sit (reflexive)
sacar
/sa.ˈkaɾ/
to take out, to pull out
meter
/me.ˈteɾ/
to put in, to insert
subir
/su.ˈβiɾ/
to go up, to climb, to upload
bajar
/ba.ˈxaɾ/
to go down, to lower, to download
haber
/aˈβeɾ/
there to be
comer
/koˈmeɾ/
to eat
beber
/beˈβeɾ/
to drink
dormir
/doɾˈmiɾ/
to sleep
escuchar
/eskuˈtʃaɾ/
to listen
traer
/tɾaˈeɾ/
to bring
viajar
/bjaˈxaɾ/
to travel
comprar
/komˈpɾaɾ/
to buy
vender
/benˈdeɾ/
to sell
pagar
/paˈɣaɾ/
to pay
costar
/kosˈtaɾ/
to cost
lograr
/loˈɣɾaɾ/
to achieve
desarrollar
/de.sa.ro.ˈʝaɾ/
to develop
considerar
/kon.si.ðe.ˈɾaɾ/
to consider
mantener
/man.te.ˈneɾ/
to maintain/keep
establecer
/es.ta.βle.ˈθeɾ/
to establish
formar
/foɾ.ˈmaɾ/
to form
evitar
/e.βi.ˈtaɾ/
to avoid
ofrecer
/o.fɾe.ˈθeɾ/
to offer
presentar
/pɾe.senˈtaɾ/
to present
comenzar
/ko.menˈθaɾ/
to begin
vestido
/bejˈstiðo/
clothes
aceite
/aθeite/
oil
tos
/toz/
cough
médico
/meˈðiko/
doctor
fiesta
/fi-es-ta/
party
nota
/no.ta/
note
partido
/par.ti.do/
party
gol
/ɣol/
goal
jugador
/xuɣaðoɾ/
player
entrenador
/en.tre.na.doɾ/
trainer
oír
/oir/
to hear
tocar
/to.kar/
to touch
oler
/o.leɾ/
to smell
probar
/proβar/
to try
cocinar
/koθinaɾ/
to cook
gastar
/ɡasˈtar/
to spend
ahorrar
/aˈʝoɾ/
to save
descansar
/deskanˈsar/
to rest
despertar
/des.peɾˈtar/
to wake up
levantarse
/levanˈtarse/
to get up
sentarse
/senˈtaɾse/
to sit down
caminar
/kaminaɾ/
to walk
saltar
/sal.tar/
to jump
nadar
/naðar/
to swim
volar
/boˈlar/
to fly
conducir
/kondeˈsiɾ/
to drive
parar
/paˈraɾ/
to stop
proteger
/proteˈxer/
to protect
romper
/ro.mpɛr/
to break
guardar
/ɣwaɾˈðar/
to save
enviar
/e̞n̪βi̯a̠r/
to send
esconder
/eskoɲˈðer/
to hide
acuerdo
/aˈkweɾðo/
agreement
apoyo
/aˈpojo/
support
aumento
/aumẽn.to/
increase
descenso
/desˈsenθo/
descent
crecimiento
/kɾeʃiˈmiento/
growth
mejora
/meˈxora/
improvement
retraso
/reˈtɾaso/
delay
esfuerzo
/esˈfwɛɾθo/
effort
logro
/loɣro/
achievement
riesgo
/ˈrjexo/
risk
amenaza
/a.me.na.sa/
threat
elección
/eˈlexjon/
choice
causa
/kau̯sa/
cause
plan
/plan/
plan
método
/meˈðoθo/
method
suma
/su.ma/
sum
resto
/ˈres.to/
remainder
consumo
/konsuˈmo/
consumption
recibo
/reˈθibo/
I receive
control
/kɔn.tɾol/
control
invento
/inˈven.to/
to invent
calentamiento
/kalentaˈmjento/
warming
ola
/o.la/
hello
marea
/maˈɾea/
tide
cosecha
/koseˈtʃa/
harvest
pesca
/peˈska/
to fish
cultivo
/kulˈtiβo/
cultivation
tallo
/tallo/
to grow
cuento
/kwen.to/
tale
autor
/a.u.toɾ/
author
lector
/ˈlektɔr/
reader
actuación
/ahtuaˈθjon/
performance
voto
/ˈbo.to/
vote
prueba
/ˈpɾweba/
test
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