They're chosen for coverage: with the core verbs (ser, estar, tener, ir, querer, poder), the question words, and everyday nouns, you can build or understand a surprising share of beginner conversations. Rare words can wait.

Why do some cards note things like "traits" or "facts"?

Spanish has two verbs for "to be" (ser/estar) and two for "to know" (saber/conocer). The short notes keep the pairs distinct so you don't have to unlearn anything later.

Should I study Spanish→English or English→Spanish?

Start Spanish→English (recognition), which is how this deck flows. Once the deck feels easy, quiz yourself in reverse out loud: production is a harder, separate skill.

Yes. All 100 cards, no account. Your best scores are saved in your browser.

100 Essential Spanish Words Flash Cards

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All 100 cards in this deck

holahello
adiósgoodbye
por favorplease
graciasthank you
de nadayou're welcome
síyes
nono
perdónsorry / excuse me
buenos díasgood morning
buenas nochesgood night
¿cómo?how?
¿qué?what?
¿quién?who?
¿dónde?where?
¿cuándo?when?
¿por qué?why?
yoI
túyou (informal)
élhe
ellashe
nosotroswe
ellosthey
serto be (lasting traits)
estarto be (states & places)
tenerto have
hacerto do / to make
irto go
venirto come
quererto want
poderto be able to / can
saberto know (facts)
conocerto know (people & places)
hablarto speak
comerto eat
beberto drink
vivirto live
verto see
mirarto look at
escucharto listen
leerto read
escribirto write
comprarto buy
pagarto pay
abrirto open
cerrarto close
entenderto understand
necesitarto need
ayudarto help
trabajarto work
estudiarto study
dormirto sleep
amarto love
darto give
decirto say / to tell
la casathe house
la ciudadthe city
la callethe street
el aguathe water
la comidathe food
el panthe bread
la lechethe milk
el caféthe coffee
el dinerothe money
el tiempothe time / the weather
el díathe day
la nochethe night
la semanathe week
el añothe year
hoytoday
mañanatomorrow
ayeryesterday
ahoranow
despuésafter / later
antesbefore
aquíhere
allíthere
muchoa lot / much
pocolittle / few
másmore
menosless
grandebig
pequeñosmall
buenogood
malobad
nuevonew
viejoold
bonitopretty
felizhappy
tristesad
calientehot
fríocold
fácileasy
difícildifficult
rápidofast
lentoslow
el amigothe friend
la familiathe family
el hombrethe man
la mujerthe woman
el niñothe child / the boy

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About this deck

A small number of words does most of the work in any language. This deck collects 100 Spanish words worth learning first: greetings and politeness, the question words, subject pronouns, the thirty-odd verbs that power everyday sentences, and the nouns, adjectives, and time words that fill them out. Spanish on the front, English on the back.

The verbs deserve special attention. Spanish splits "to be" into ser (lasting traits) and estar (states and locations), and "to know" into saber (facts) and conocer (people and places). The cards note the distinction so you learn the right one from day one. Nouns come with their article (el agua, la casa) because learning gender with the word is far easier than bolting it on later.

Work through the deck a chunk at a time rather than all 100 at once: twenty cards a day for a week beats one heroic session. Grade yourself honestly; misses re-queue automatically and the end-of-session report lets you re-drill just the words that didn't stick. Pair the deck with hearing real Spanish (music, shows, a patient friend) and these 100 words will start assembling into sentences surprisingly fast.

Frequently asked questions

Why these 100 words?: They're chosen for coverage: with the core verbs (ser, estar, tener, ir, querer, poder), the question words, and everyday nouns, you can build or understand a surprising share of beginner conversations. Rare words can wait.
Why do some cards note things like "traits" or "facts"?: Spanish has two verbs for "to be" (ser/estar) and two for "to know" (saber/conocer). The short notes keep the pairs distinct so you don't have to unlearn anything later.
Should I study Spanish→English or English→Spanish?: Start Spanish→English (recognition), which is how this deck flows. Once the deck feels easy, quiz yourself in reverse out loud: production is a harder, separate skill.
Is this deck free?: Yes. All 100 cards, no account. Your best scores are saved in your browser.

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