150 Spanish Words: Daily Routine & Household

Spanish vocabulary for music: la canción, el cantante, la banda, el concierto, la guitarra, el piano, la batería. Covers genres and instruments plus everything around a live show, from tickets and the queue to the encore.

Spanish vocabulary for getting around by road: el coche, el conductor, el motor, el neumático, el volante, el freno, plus road signs and traffic rules and the phrases used at a petrol station or a car rental desk.

Spanish vocabulary for everyday technology: el teléfono inteligente, el portátil, la tableta, el cargador, la batería, la pantalla, el teclado. Plus apps and accounts and the words for describing a fault or changing a setting.

Spanish vocabulary for building and renovating: la renovación, la reparación, remodelar, el contratista, el albañil, el arquitecto. Covers tools and materials, and how to explain a job or buy the right thing in a hardware shop.

Spanish vocabulary for renting abroad: alquiler, inquilino, propietario, contrato de arrendamiento, depósito, estudio. Covers reading a listing, understanding a lease and the questions worth asking before anything is signed.

Spanish vocabulary for looking after an animal: la mascota, el cachorro, el hámster, el loro, la tortuga, la raza. Plus feeding, grooming and daily care, and the words for describing a symptom to a vet and understanding the treatment.

Spanish vocabulary for celebrations: la boda, el cumpleaños, la fiesta, la celebración, el día festivo, el regalo, la invitación. Plus everyone involved in a wedding and the toasts and congratulations that are expected.

Spanish academic vocabulary for studying at a Spanish-speaking university: universidad, profesor, clase, semestre, título, beca. Covers following a lecture, structuring an essay, and handling enrolment, deadlines and coursework.

Spanish vocabulary for life online: publicación, muro, me gusta, compartir, comentario, seguidor and the verbs for posting, following and unfollowing. Plus the abbreviations and slang that fill comment threads and private chats.

Spanish vocabulary for crime and public safety: el delito, la policía, el agente, el sospechoso, la víctima, el testigo. Covers news coverage, the legal terms behind it and the language needed to report an incident at a station.

Spanish vocabulary for environmental topics: el cambio climático, el calentamiento global, el medio ambiente, la contaminación, la sostenibilidad. Covers recycling and waste, renewable energy and the terms used in news reports.

Spanish phrases for the phone, where there is no body language to fall back on: ¿puedo hablar con…?, ¿quién llama por favor?, llamo por mi pedido. Covers transfers, leaving a message and working through a customer service call.