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Every Spanish word and phrase on this site, and in our printables, was copied from one of the pages below and checked against it on 31 October 2026. The site’s facts (dates, figures and quotes) were checked the same way. Words we couldn’t find in these sources were left out.

How we handle tú and usted, Spain and Latin America, and pronunciation

• Tú and usted. BBC Languages: there are different ways of saying “you”: tú for people you can be on first-name terms with, and usted in other cases. The plurals are vosotros and ustedes. BBC Languages: A Guide to Spanish: 10 facts about the Spanish language (archived page) ↗ We don’t add rules of our own about when to use each.
• Spain and Latin America. BBC Languages: the differences between the Spanish spoken in Spain and Latin American Spanish mainly lie in pronunciation and intonation, and they won’t get in the way of communication. BBC Languages: A Guide to Spanish: 10 facts about the Spanish language (archived page) ↗
• Pronunciation. No invented sound-alike spellings and no recordings of our own. BBC Languages’ archived Mi Vida Loca is a video course for beginners in basic Spanish. BBC Languages: Spanish Quick Fix (archived page) ↗
• Place names. The American place names and their meanings are the ones BBC Languages gives. We don’t add place-name meanings of our own.
• Speaker numbers. The Instituto Cervantes figures are our English wording of its Spanish press release. The Instituto Cervantes presented the yearbook on 24 October 2026. Instituto Cervantes press release, 24 October 2026: the yearbook «El español en el mundo 2026» ↗

Main sources

1. BBC Languages: A Guide to Spanish: 10 facts about the Spanish language (archived page)
2. BBC Languages: A Guide to Spanish: The Spanish alphabet (archived page)
3. BBC Languages: Spanish Quick Fix (archived page)
4. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish (Cambridge University Press): one entry per English word
5. Instituto Cervantes press release, 24 October 2026: the yearbook «El español en el mundo 2026»

Cambridge Dictionary entries (118)

1. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: hello
2. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: good morning
3. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: good afternoon
4. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: good night
5. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: goodbye
6. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: good evening
7. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: how are you
8. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: name
9. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: please
10. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: thank you
11. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: yes
12. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: no
13. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: welcome
14. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sorry
15. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: excuse me
16. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: happy birthday
17. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: merry christmas
18. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: spanish
19. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: spain
20. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: friend
21. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: one
22. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: two
23. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: three
24. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: four
25. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: five
26. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: six
27. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: seven
28. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: eight
29. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: nine
30. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: ten
31. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: eleven
32. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: twelve
33. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: thirteen
34. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: fourteen
35. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: fifteen
36. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sixteen
37. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: seventeen
38. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: eighteen
39. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: nineteen
40. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: twenty
41. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: red
42. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: blue
43. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: green
44. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: yellow
45. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: black
46. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: white
47. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: orange
48. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: pink
49. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: purple
50. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: brown
51. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: grey
52. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: monday
53. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: tuesday
54. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: wednesday
55. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: thursday
56. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: friday
57. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: saturday
58. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sunday
59. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: january
60. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: february
61. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: march
62. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: april
63. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: may
64. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: june
65. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: july
66. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: august
67. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: september
68. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: october
69. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: november
70. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: december
71. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: spring
72. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: summer
73. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: autumn
74. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: winter
75. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: day
76. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: week
77. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: month
78. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: year
79. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: today
80. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: tomorrow
81. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: yesterday
82. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: morning
83. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: weather
84. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sun
85. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: rain
86. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: snow
87. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: wind
88. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: cloud
89. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: dog
90. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: cat
91. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: pig
92. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: horse
93. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: cow
94. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sheep
95. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: duck
96. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: rabbit
97. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: mouse
98. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: fish
99. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: bird
100. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: frog
101. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: apple
102. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: bread
103. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: milk
104. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: cheese
105. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: water
106. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: banana
107. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: rice
108. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: soup
109. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: castle
110. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: house
111. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: tree
112. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: flower
113. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: book
114. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: sea
115. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: school
116. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: attention
117. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: publication
118. Cambridge Dictionary, English–Spanish: liberation

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