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Word in Spanish Meaning in English
1 que that
2 de of, from
3 no no
4 a to
5 la the
(for singular feminine nouns)

2. 6 el the (for masculine singular nouns)
7 es he is, she is, it is (for essential
characteristics)
8 y and
9 en in, on, at
10 lo it, him (direct-object pronoun)
11 un a, an (for singular masculine nouns)
12 por for, by, through
13 qué what / how (as in “how nice!”)
14 me me, myself
15 una a, an (for singular feminine nouns)
16 te you (direct-object pronoun)
17 los the (for plural masculine nouns)

3. 18 se himself, herself, itself
19 con with
20 para for, to
21 mi my
22 está he is, she is, it is (non-permanent
characteristics)
23 si if
24 bien well, good
25 pero but
26 yo I
27 eso that
28 las the (for plural feminine nouns)
29 sí yes

4. 30 su his, her, its
31 tu your
32 aquí here
33 del of the, from the, in the
34 al to the
35 como how, as, like
36 le him, her, formal you (indirect object
pronoun)
37 más more
38 esto this (for singular masculine nouns)
39 ya already
40 todo everything
41 esta this one (for singular feminine
nouns)

5. 42 vamos let’s go, come on
43 muy very
44 hay there is
45 ahora now
46 algo something
47 estoy I am (non-permanent
characteristics)
48 tengo I have
49 nos us
50 tú you
51 nada nothing
52 cuando when
53 ha he has, she has, it has (auxiliary)

6. 54 este this one (for singular masculine
nouns)
55 sé I know
56 estás you are (non-permanent
characteristics)
57 así like this
58 puedo I can
59 cómo how
60 quiero I want
61 sólo only, just
62 soy I am (for essential characteristics)
63 tiene he has, she has, it has
64 gracias thank you
65 o or

7. 66 él he
67 bueno good
68 fue he was, she was, it was
69 ser to be (for permanent characteristics)
70 hacer to do, to make
71 son they are (for permanent
characteristics)
72 todos all of us, all of them
73 era he was, she was, it was (permanent
characteristics)
74 eres you are (permanent characteristics)
75 vez time (as in “one time”)
76 tienes you have
77 creo I believe

8. 78 ella she
79 he I have (auxiliary)
80 ese that one
81 voy I go
82 puede he can, she can, it can
83 sabes you know
84 hola hello
85 sus his, her (for plural nouns)
86 porque because
87 Dios God
88 quién who
89 nunca never
90 dónde where

9. 91 quieres you want
92 casa house
93 favor favor
94 esa that one (for singular feminine
nouns)
95 dos two
96 tan so
97 señor mister
98 tiempo time
99 verdad truth
100 estaba I was (non-permanent
characteristics)
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