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Spanish B1 Vocabulary

Learn 304 Spanish B1 vocabulary words across 15 topics, the next step after Spanish A2, with el or la on every noun and subjunctive triggers marked in the notes. Checked against the Instituto Cervantes Plan curricular B1–B2 inventories and the DELE B1 exam guide; B1-oriented, not an official or complete DELE B1 list.

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  • Feelings and character

    preocupar

    to worry (someone)

  • Time and sequence

    at first / at the beginning

    al principio

  • Health and the body

    la herida

    wound / injury

  • Travel and transport

    to cancel

    anular

  • Environment and society

    el robo

    theft / robbery

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You start with Feelings and character, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Feelings and character

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  2. Section 2: Relationships and celebrations

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  3. Section 3: Wishes, doubts and opinions

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  4. Section 4: Linking ideas

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  5. Section 5: Time and sequence

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  6. Section 6: Work and job hunting

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  7. Section 7: Study and education

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  8. Section 8: Health and the body

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  9. Section 9: Food and cooking

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  10. Section 10: Home and housework

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  11. Section 11: Shopping, money and services

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  12. Section 12: Travel and transport

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  13. Section 13: Media, phone and internet

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  14. Section 14: Culture and leisure

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  15. Section 15: Environment and society

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Feelings and character20 cards

alegrarse de
to be glad (about)
divertirse
to have fun / enjoy yourself
aburrirse
to get bored
enfadarse
to get angry
enamorarse de
to fall in love with
deprimido
depressed / down
estresado
stressed
dar miedo
to scare / frighten
dar pena
to make sad / to feel sorry
preocupar
to worry (someone)
molestar
to bother / annoy
no soportar
can't stand
ponerse nervioso
to get nervous
de mal humor
in a bad mood
tener suerte
to be lucky
el sentido del humor
sense of humour
sincero
sincere / honest
hablador
talkative
vago
lazy
paciente
patient

2Relationships and celebrations20 cards

llevarse bien
to get on well
caer bien
to like (a person)
salir con
to go out with / to date
romper con
to break up with
discutir
to argue
la relación
relationship
el colega
colleague / mate
el abrazo
hug
el beso
kiss
felicitar
to congratulate
cumplir años
to have a birthday
el aniversario
anniversary
la despedida
farewell / leaving party
envolver
to wrap
la luna de miel
honeymoon
educar
to bring up / raise
portarse bien
to behave well
tratar
to treat (someone)
el compromiso
commitment / prior engagement
ligar
to flirt / to pick someone up

3Wishes, doubts and opinions21 cards

ojalá
I hope / if only
espero que
I hope (that)
querer que
to want (someone) to
quizá
maybe / perhaps
tal vez
maybe
a lo mejor
maybe (informal)
seguramente
probably
es probable que
it's likely that
no creo que
I don't think (that)
no es necesario que
there's no need (for someone) to
dudar
to doubt
estar seguro de
to be sure (of)
suponer
to suppose
darse cuenta de
to realise / notice
acordarse de
to remember
el punto de vista
point of view
la opinión
opinion
me parece bien
that's fine by me / sounds good
dar igual
not to matter / to be all the same
importar
to matter / to mind
tener razón
to be right

4Linking ideas20 cards

aunque
although / even though
sin embargo
however
así que
so (as a result)
por lo tanto
therefore
además
besides / what's more
como
since / as (giving a reason)
es que
the thing is
o sea
I mean / so
es decir
that is / in other words
por un lado
on the one hand
en primer lugar
firstly
por último
lastly / finally
en resumen
in short / to sum up
sobre todo
above all / especially
en concreto
specifically
en cuanto a
as for / regarding
para que
so that
antes de que
before (someone does something)
hasta que
until
mientras
while

5Time and sequence20 cards

últimamente
lately / recently
actualmente
currently / nowadays
el otro día
the other day
estar a punto de
to be about to
al día siguiente
the next day / the following day
al principio
at first / at the beginning
al final
in the end / at the end
de repente
suddenly
poco a poco
little by little
llevar + gerundio
to have been doing (for a time)
dejar de
to stop (doing)
seguir + gerundio
to keep doing / still be doing
volver a
to do again
tardar
to take (time) / to be long
a tiempo
on time / in time
anteayer
the day before yesterday
pasado mañana
the day after tomorrow
entonces
then / back then / so
el siglo
century
la década
decade

6Work and job hunting20 cards

el puesto de trabajo
job / position
el anuncio de trabajo
job advert
la experiencia
experience
la formación
training / education
la carta de presentación
cover letter
el contrato
contract
firmar
to sign
despedir
to fire / dismiss
las prácticas
internship / work placement
el horario
schedule / working hours
la huelga
strike
el sindicato
trade union
jubilarse
to retire
el informe
report
el presupuesto
budget / quote
atender
to serve / deal with
el trabajador
worker
el oficio
trade / craft
los recursos humanos
human resources
el funcionario
civil servant

7Study and education20 cards

la asignatura
(school) subject
la carrera
university degree
la matrícula
enrolment / tuition fee
matricularse
to enrol
la beca
grant / scholarship
el bachillerato
sixth form / final years of secondary school
los apuntes
(lecture) notes
el resumen
summary
equivocarse
to make a mistake / to be wrong
corregir
to correct / to mark
repasar
to revise / go over
de memoria
by heart
subrayar
to underline
elegir
to choose
el intercambio
exchange
la guardería
nursery / day care
la conferencia
lecture / talk
repetir curso
to repeat a year
licenciado
graduate
la redacción
essay / composition

8Health and the body21 cards

la salud
health
ponerse enfermo
to get ill
pedir hora
to make an appointment
el centro de salud
local health centre
la receta
prescription / recipe
la pastilla
pill / tablet
la vacuna
vaccine / jab
estar de baja
to be on sick leave
el análisis de sangre
blood test
la herida
wound / injury
romperse
to break (a bone)
caerse
to fall (over)
mareado
dizzy / sick
la tirita
plaster / Band-Aid
engordar
to put on weight
adelgazar
to lose weight
el corazón
heart
el hombro
shoulder
la rodilla
knee
el tobillo
ankle
la muñeca
wrist

9Food and cooking21 cards

freír
to fry
hervir
to boil
asar
to roast
pelar
to peel
a la plancha
grilled (on a hot plate)
crudo
raw
picante
spicy / hot
salado
salty / savoury
soso
bland / tasteless
saber a
to taste of
el marisco
seafood / shellfish
el embutido
cold cuts / cured sausage
los garbanzos
chickpeas
la sartén
frying pan
poner la mesa
to set the table
fregar los platos
to do the washing-up
para llevar
to take away
ir de tapas
to go out for tapas
la ración
portion (bigger than a tapa)
sentar mal
to disagree with (you)
caducado
out of date / expired

10Home and housework20 cards

el propietario
owner / landlord
la hipoteca
mortgage
el recibo
bill (for a utility) / receipt
la comunidad
residents' association / service charge
la mudanza
house move / removal
luminoso
bright / full of light
barrer
to sweep
planchar
to iron
pasar el aspirador
to vacuum / hoover
sacar la basura
to take out the rubbish
tender la ropa
to hang out the washing
hacer la cama
to make the bed
la cortina
curtain
el espejo
mirror
el horno
oven
el congelador
freezer
el electrodoméstico
household appliance
estropeado
broken (not working)
encender
to switch on / to light
apagar
to switch off / put out

11Shopping, money and services20 cards

las rebajas
the sales
el descuento
discount
estar de oferta
to be on special offer
la garantía
guarantee / warranty
la devolución
refund / return
quedar bien
to suit / fit well
de rayas
striped
el cambio
change (money) / exchange
la vuelta
change (given back)
en efectivo
in cash
sacar dinero
to withdraw money
abrir una cuenta
to open an account
gastar
to spend (money)
los impuestos
taxes
deber
to owe / must
el buzón
letterbox / postbox
el sobre
envelope
hacer cola
to queue
la bolsa
bag
el seguro
insurance

12Travel and transport21 cards

el equipaje
luggage
facturar
to check in (luggage)
la tarjeta de embarque
boarding pass
despegar
to take off
aterrizar
to land
hacer escala
to have a stopover
el andén
platform
hacer transbordo
to change (trains, lines)
el atasco
traffic jam
conducir
to drive
aparcar
to park
el paso de cebra
zebra crossing
el carril bici
cycle lane
el cinturón
belt / seat belt
la gasolinera
petrol station
el hostal
small, modest hotel
estar completo
to be full (no vacancies)
la tienda de campaña
tent
anular
to cancel
el visado
visa
hacer senderismo
to go hiking

13Media, phone and internet20 cards

los medios de comunicación
the media
la prensa
the press
la noticia
piece of news
la cadena
TV channel / network
el capítulo
episode / chapter
el documental
documentary
en versión original
in the original language
el recado
message (for someone)
colgar
to hang up / to post (online)
estar comunicando
to be engaged (a phone line)
quedarse sin batería
to run out of battery
la contraseña
password
el usuario
user
descargar
to download
adjuntar
to attach
reenviar
to forward
el buscador
search engine
la pantalla
screen
guardar
to save (a file) / to keep
pulsar
to press (a button or key)

14Culture and leisure20 cards

la obra
work (of art) / play / building works
el cuadro
painting
el escenario
stage
el público
audience
la cartelera
what's on (film and theatre listings)
el personaje
character (in a story)
la novela policiaca
crime novel
la letra
lyrics / letter (of the alphabet) / handwriting
el éxito
success / hit
el aficionado
fan / amateur
el entrenador
coach / trainer
el árbitro
referee
empatar
to draw (a game)
el juego de mesa
board game
la lotería
lottery
la jardinería
gardening
inscribirse en
to sign up for / join
el voluntario
volunteer
ir de copas
to go out for drinks
pasarlo bien
to have a good time

15Environment and society20 cards

el medio ambiente
the environment
la contaminación
pollution
reciclar
to recycle
el contenedor
(recycling) bin
el cambio climático
climate change
la ola de calor
heatwave
el paisaje
landscape / scenery
la selva
jungle / rainforest
el terremoto
earthquake
la hoja
leaf / sheet (of paper)
regar
to water (plants)
el ciudadano
citizen
los derechos
rights
la ley
law
el político
politician
el alcalde
mayor
la comunidad autónoma
autonomous community (region of Spain)
la guerra
war
la pobreza
poverty
el robo
theft / robbery

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Published September 28, 2026