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First useful words: Spanish words for beginners

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gustar [ɡusˈtaɾ] like verb pasable [paˈsaβle] okay adjective parte delantera [ˈpaɾ.te ðe.lanˈte.ɾa] front noun espalda [esˈpal.da] back noun izquierdo [izˈkjeɾðo] left adjective iré [iˈɾe] will verb pese [ˈpe.se] despite preposition literalmente [li.te.ɾal.'men.te] exactly adverb en realidad [en re.a.li.djad] in fact adverb ‑ría (condicional) [ˈɾia] would verb en su lugar [en su lu'ɣaɾ] instead adverb dentro de [ˈdendo ðe] within preposition durante casi For nearly phrase consiguió got verb pelusa Fluff noun por delante [poɾ deˈlante] ahead adverb más que [mas ke] than conjunction mediante [me'ðjante] by means of preposition tal y como está As well as it is phrase no meterse en Stay out of phrase salir Come out verb expresamente specially adverb muy probablemente most likely adverb supongo I suppose phrase voy a Gonna verb poderoso Mighty adjective de un lado a otro To and fro adverb si no hubiera sido por if it hadn't been for conjunction trasero Rear adjective por todas partes All over phrase abajo Downstairs adverb pues adiós Good bye then phrase mucho más allá de Far beyond preposition y [i] and conjunction Tengo [ˈtengo] I have verb tener [teˈneɾ] have verb también [tamˈbjen] also adverb solo [ˈsolo] only adverb sobre [ˈso.βɾe] over preposition sin embargo [sin emˈbaɾgo] however adverb Sin [sin] without preposition simplemente [simpleˈmente] simply adverb si [si] whether conjunction sí [si] yes interjection quizás [kiˈsas] perhaps adverb probablemente [pɾoˈbablemente] probably adverb porque [ˈpoɾke] because conjunction por lo tanto [poɾ lo ˈtanto] therefore phrase Por favor [poɾ faˈboɾ] please phrase por [poɾ] because of preposition Podría [poˈðɾia] might verb Podemos [poˈdemos] we can verb pero [ˈpeɾo] but conjunction para [ˈpaɾa] by preposition o [o] or conjunction no [no] no adverb muy [mwi] very adverb mientras tanto [ˈmjentɾas ˈtanto] meanwhile adverb más allá de [mas aˈʝa de] beyond preposition Lejos [ˈlexos] away adverb juntos [ˈxuntos] together adverb incluso [iŋˈkluso] inclusive adverb hola [ˈola] hello interjection hasta luego [ˈasta ˈlwego] see you later phrase hasta [ˈasta] until preposition hacia atrás [ˈasja aˈtɾas] backward adverb hace poco [a.se ˈpo.ko] just adverb gracias [ˈɡɾasjas] thanks phrase excepto [ekˈsepto] except preposition especialmente [espesjalˈmente] especially adverb entre [ˈentɾe] between preposition Entonces [enˈtonses] at that time adverb encima [enˈsima] on top adverb en todos lados [en ˈtodos ˈlados] everywhere phrase en ningún lugar [en niŋˈgun luˈgaɾ] nowhere phrase en cualquier lugar [en kwalˈkjeɾ luˈgaɾ] anywhere phrase en algún lugar [en alˈgun luˈgaɾ] somewhere phrase En [en] into preposition detrás [deˈtɾas] behind adverb demasiado [demaˈsjado] too adverb Deber [deˈβeɾ] must verb Debe [ˈdebe] must verb debajo de [deˈbaxo de] beneath preposition De verdad [de beɾˈdad] really phrase de lo contrario [de lo konˈtɾaɾjo] otherwise phrase De [de] belonging preposition contra [ˈkontɾa] against preposition Con [kon] with preposition completamente [kompletaˈmente] completely adverb Como [ˈkomo] as conjunction Casi [ˈkasi] almost adverb bien [ˈbjen] well adverb bastante [basˈtante] quite adverb bajo [ˈbaxo] low adjective aunque [aʊ̯ŋ.ke] though conjunction atrasado [atɾaˈsado] overdue adjective Así que [aˈsi ke] therefore conjunction arriba [aˈriba] up adverb Aquí [aˈki] here adverb apagado [apaˈgado] off adjective Allí [aˈʝi] yonder adverb Al otro lado de [al ˈotɾo ˈlado de] across preposition al lado de [al ˈlado de] beside preposition afuera [aˈfweɾa] outside adverb adiós [aˈdjos] goodbye interjection adentro [aˈdentɾo] inside adverb adelante [adeˈlante] forward adverb abajo [aˈbaxo] down adverb más de more than preposition si whether conjunction dondequiera que wherever conjunction sobre upon preposition agradar To please verb aunque Though conjunction gracias Thanks phrase seguro sure adjective tal such adjective más liso smoother adjective deber should verb en lugar de Rather than phrase bastante Rather adverb quizás perhaps adverb sobre over preposition fuera out adverb de of preposition no not adverb podría Might verb poder may verb hace poco just adverb es ese Is that phrase en into preposition si no te importa If you Don't mind phrase puta hooker noun superar Get over phrase reenvió forwarded verb justo Fair adjective aunque Even though conjunction completamente entirely adverb previsto Due adjective abajo down adverb por consiguiente consequently adverb ¡salud! Cheers interjection lejos away adverb en at preposition también As well phrase junto a alongside preposition

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