Spanish vocabulary begins with A (a)
- a causa de = because of
- a continuación = next
- a dedo = hitchhiking
- a escala mundial = worldwide
- a escote = to divide up the bill
- a finales = at the end (of)
- a la española = Spanish style
- a lo lejos = from far away
- a lo mejor = perhaps
- a mediados = in the middle
- a menudo = often = บ่อยๆ
- a pie = walking
- a principios = in the beginning
- a través de = via, through
- a veces = sometimes = บางเวลา
- ábaco m = abacus
- abajo = downstairs, down
- abandonar = abandon
- abdomen m = abdomen
- abdominales m = abdominal muscles
- abierto = open
- abogado m = lawyer
- abonado m = member
- abono m = voucher, season ticket
- abrazar = to hug
- abrazo m = embrace, hug
- abrigo m = coat
- abril m = April
- abrir f = to open
- abrir de par en par = to open wide
- absentismo m = absenteeism
- abstemio = abstemious
- abstenerse = to refrain from
- absurdo = absurd
- abuela f = grandmother
- abuelo m = grandfather
- abuelos m = grandparents
- abundante = abundant
- aburrido = boring
- aburrimiento m = boredom
- aburrirse = to be bored
- abuso m = abuse
- acabado = finished
- acabar + de = to have just + verb
- acabar de + inf. = just + have + past participle
- academia f = academy
- académico = academic
- acampada f = camping
- acceder = to get into
- accidente m = accident
- acción f = action
- aceite m oil
- aceituna f olive
- acelerar to accelerate
- acento m accent
- acepción f meaning, sense
- aceptación f acceptance
- aceptar to accept
- acera f pavement
- acercar to come closer
- acertar to get right
- aciago fateful, doomed
- aclaración f explanation
- aclarar to clear up
- acogedor cosy
- acogerse to take refuge
- acogida f reception
- acompañar to join someone
- acomplejado to have a complex
- acondicionado equipped
- aconsejar to advise
- acontecimiento m event
- acordarse to remember
- acortar to cut short
- acostar to put to bed
- acostarse to go to bed
- activamente actively
- actividad f activity
- acto m act
- actor m actor
- actuar to act
- acudir to go to
- acuerdo m agreement
- adaptación f adaptation
- adecuado adequate
- además besides, apart from that
- adicto m addict
- adiós m good-bye
- adivinanza f guess
- adivinar f to guess
- adjetivo m adjective
- administrativo m administrative assistant
- admirar to admire
- adolescente m/f adolescent
- adoptado adopted
- adorar to adore
- adorno m decoration
- adosado m detached (house)
- adquirir to acquire
- aduana f customs, border
- adulterio m adultery
- adulto m adult
- adverbio m adverb
- advertencia f warning
- advertir to warn
- aeropuerto m airport
- afectar to affect
- afeitarse to shave
- afianzamiento m consolidation
- afianzarse to establish oneself
- afición f hobby
- aficionado m fan
- afiliado affiliate
- afincado to be based in/at
- afirmación f affirmation
- afirmar affirm
- África f Africa
- africano African
- afueras f surroundings
- agarrado stingy, tight-fisted
- agarrados del brazo arm in arm
- agarrar to grasp
- agencia f agency
- agencia de viajes f travel agency
- agenda f address book, diary
- agenda apretada f tight schedule
- agitar to mix, shake
- agobio m stress
- agosto m August
- agotado exhausted
- agradable enjoyable
- agradecer to thank
- agradecimiento m thanks
- agresión f attack
- agrupar to put in groups
- agua f water
- aguafiestas m party-pooper
- agujero m hole
- ahora now
- ahorcar to hang
- ahorrar to save
- ahorro m saving
- aire acondicionado m air conditioning
- ajedrez m chess
- ajedrez m chess
- ajeno detached, beyond one’s control
- ajo m garlic
- al aire libre open air, outside
- al cabo de after
- al contado in cash
- al lado de beside
- al parecer apparently
- al poco tiempo soon after
- al principio in the beginning
- al revés on the contrary, back to front
- albergue m hostel
- albergue juvenil m youth hostel
- alcachofa f artichoke
- alcalde m mayor
- alcance m reach
- alcanzar to reach
- alcohol m alcohol
- aldea f township, small village
- alegre happy
- alegría f happiness
- alejarse to move away
- alemán German
- Alemania f Germany
- alergia f allergy
- alfabeto m alphabet
- alfombra f carpet
- algo something
- algodón m cotton
- alguien someone
- alguna vez sometimes
- algunas veces sometimes
- alimento m food
- alinear align
- aliviar to relieve
- alma f soul
- almacén m store, warehouse
- almendro m almond tree
- almohada f pillow
- almorzar to have lunch
- almuerzo m snack, lunch
- alojamiento m accommodation
- alojarse to stay
- alquilar to rent
- alrededor de about, around
- altar m altar
- altavoz m speaker
- alto high
- altura f height
- alubia f kidney bean
- alucinación f hallucination
- alucinante amazing
- alucinar to hallucinate
- aludir to allude to
- alumbrar to enlighten
- alumno m pupil
- ama f landlady
- ama de casa f housewife
- amabilidad f kindness
- amable friendly
- amanecer m dawn
- amante m/f lover
- amar to love
- amarillo yellow
- ambiente m ambience, atmosphere
- ámbito m field
- amenazar to threaten
- América f America
- amigo m friend
- amistad f friendship
- amor m love
- amoroso loving
- ampliar to amplify
- amplio roomy, with space
- amplitud f extent, space
- anacronismo m anachronism
- añadir to add
- análisis m analysis
- ancho wide
- anciano m old man
- Andalucía f Andalusia
- andaluz from Andalusia
- andando on foot
- andante walking
- andar to walk
- andén m platform
- anécdota f anecdote
- anestesista m/f anaesthetist
- anfitrión f host
- angustia f anxiety
- angustioso worrying
- anhelo m longing, yearning
- anillo m ring
- animado animated
- animadora f animation team, cheerleader
- animal m animal
- animar to encourage, cheer up
- ánimo m state of mind, cheer
- año m year
- Año Nuevo m New Year
- anoche last night
- anonimato m anonymous
- anotar write down
- ansia f worry, anxiety
- ansiolítica f anxiolytic drug
- anteanoche the night before last
- anteayer the day before yesterday
- antecedente m police record
- antelación f with advance notice
- antepasados m predecessors
- anterior earlier, previous
- antes before
- antibiótico m antibiotics
- anticuado antiquated
- antigüedad f antiquity
- antiguo old, former
- antipático unfriendly
- antónimo m antonym
- anunciar to announce
- anuncio m advertisement
- anuncio de publicidad m spot, advertisement
- anverso m front, obverse
- apagar to switch off
- aparcamiento m parking
- aparcar to park
- aparecer to appear
- aparición f appearance
- apariencia f appearance
- apartado section
- apartamento m apartment
- apasionado passionate
- apático apathetic
- apegar to get attached to
- apellido m surname
- apenas hardly
- aperitivo m aperitif
- apertura f opening
- apetecer to feel like it
- aplauso m applause
- aplazar to delay, put off
- apócope m apocope, apocopation
- aportación f contribution
- aportar to contribute
- apostar to bet
- apoyo m support
- aprender to learn
- aprendizaje m learning
- apretar to tighten, hug
- aprisa quickly
- aprobación f approval
- aprobar to approve
- aprovechar to take advantage of
- apuesta f bet
- apuñalar to stab
- apuntar to aim at
- apuntarse to sign up for
- apuntes m notes
- aquel that
- aquí here
- árabe Arabian, Arab
- árbol m tree
- arbol genealógico m family tree
- archivar to file
- archivo m file
- arder to burn
- área f area
- Argel Algiers
- Argentina f Argentina
- argumentar to argue
- argumento m argument
- arma f weapon
- armado armed
- armadura f armour
- armario m wardrobe
- armonioso harmonious
- arquitecto m architect
- arquitectura f architecture
- arraigarse to take root, establish
- arrancar to start
- arreglar to repair
- arrepentirse to regret something
- arriba up(stairs)
- arroba f at
- arrojarse to throw oneself
- arrollar to roll over, run over
- arroz m rice
- arruga f wrinkle
- arte m/f art
- artesanía f crafts
- artesano m artisan
- artículo determinado m definite article
- artículo indeterminado m indefinite article
- artritis f arthritis
- as m ace
- asado roasted
- asaltar to rob
- ascender to rise
- ascensor m lift
- asegurar to insure, to assure
- asegurarse to make sure
- asentimiento m assent
- asesinar to murder
- asesino m murderer
- asesorar to advise
- así like this
- así que so
- Asia f Asia
- asiático Asian
- asiento m seat
- asignatura f subject
- asimismo thus, so
- asistencia f assistance
- asistir to attend
- asociar to associate
- aspecto m aspect
- aspecto físico m physical trait
- aspiradora f hoover, vacuum cleaner
- aspirina f aspirin
- asqueroso disgusting
- astilla f splinter, chip
- astronauta m astronaut
- asturiano from Asturias
- asumir to assume, take on
- asustar to frighten
- atacar to attack
- atardecer m evening, dusk
- atascarse to get blocked
- atasco m traffic jam
- atención f attention
- atención al usuario f customer care
- atender to attend
- atentado terrorista m terrorist attack
- atentamente sincerely
- atento polite, attentive
- aterrizar to land
- atmósfera f atmosphere
- atmosférico atmospheric
- átono atonic, unstressed
- atraco m armed robbery
- atractivo attractive
- atraer to attract
- atrapado caught
- atravesar to go across
- atreverse to dare
- atributo m attribute, quality
- atún m tuna
- audición f listening comprehension
- audiencia f audience
- augurio m omen, augury
- aula f classroom
- aumento m rise
- aún yet
- aún no not yet
- aunque although
- auricular m headphones
- ausencia f absence
- Australia f Australia
- autobiografía f autobiography
- autobús m bus
- autocar m bus, coach
- autoestima f self-esteem
- autoestop m hitch-hiking
- autoevaluación f self-evaluation
- autógrafo m = autograph
- automóvil m = car
- autor m = author
- avance m = advance
- avanzar = to advance
- avaro = mean
- ave f = bird
- avenida f = avenue
- aventura f = adventure
- aventurero m = adventurer
- averiguar = to guess, find out
- avinagrarse = to turn sour, embitter
- avión m = airplane
- avisar = to warn, to inform
- ayer = yesterday
- ayuda f = help
- ayudar = to help
- ayunas = on an empty stomach
- ayuntamiento m = town hall
- azafata f = flight attendant
- azotar = whip, flog
- azteca = Aztec
- azúcar m = sugar
- azúcar de caña m = sugar cane
- azul = blue
