1000 Most Common Words in Spanish
A study by Mark Davies of Brigham Young University found that by learning the 1000 most common words in a language, you can understand 76% of all nonfiction writing, 79.6% of all fiction writing and 87.8% of all oral speech. When you are a beginning language learner, why waste your time learning uncommon words? Our "1000 Words" vocabulary lessons will get you up and running quickly in Spanish by teaching you the most common words based on information from the Real Academia Española. You can study them at your own pace or make it more manageable by signing up to receive a daily email with one word each day. The 1000 Words lessons include . . .
- An image which is helpful for visual learners
- Audio to hear and practice with the pronunciation of the word
- A definition and sentence example to get familiar with the word in context
- An opportunity to write a practice sentence using the new word to reinforce your learning
- A quick review exercise of previous words so that you don't forget them
Note: The translation of the word is the most common use, not every use of the word. Most verb forms are covered in the Spanish Course, not the 1000 Words pages. The order of some of the words has been modified to make it more appropriate for a beginning Spanish course.
Important Links
Pronouns - Pronunciation - Verbs
