600 Essential Spanish Verb Forms — Present, Past & Future Tenses

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 words learners regularly get wrong — vergüenza, murciélago, ferrocarril, arquitectura, pelirrojo — grouped by the sound behind the mistake: rolled r, the silent h and vowels that shift under an English accent.

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 sport and training: fútbol, partido, equipo, gol, jugador, plus exercises and gym equipment, and the words needed to follow a match — rules, scoring and the commentary around a competition.

Spanish vocabulary for the world outside: sol, lluvia, cielo, mar, río and the phrases used in a weather forecast, plus the animals, plants and landscapes that come up in ordinary conversation. Each with an English translation.

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.

Whole Spanish sentences from conversations that actually happen — ¿cómo estás?, estoy bien gracias, mucho gusto, buenos días. Ready to use as they stand, each with a translation and the situation it belongs in.

Word pairs where Mexican and Peninsular Spanish part ways: carro and coche, camión and autobús, banqueta and acera, cajuela and maletero. Includes the words best avoided on one side of the Atlantic, shown side by side.

Advanced Spanish vocabulary for the DELE exam, grouped by the topics it actually tests: sociedad, gobierno, economía, investigación, población, desarrollo. Includes the formal register and linking words written tasks expect.