Verbs | Meaning | Sample sentence |
Aburrir | to bore | Me aburre ver películas (I feel bored watching movies) |
Agradar | to like, to be nice | Me agrada estar aquí (It's nice to be here) |
Alegrar | to make feel happy | Me alegra saber que estás bien (I'm happy to know that you're OK) |
Apenar | to sadden | Nos apena que tú tengas que irte (We're sad that you have to go) |
Apetecer | to feel like | Me apetece comer espagueti (I feel like eating Spaghuetti) |
Bastar | to be enough | Me bastó leer el primer párrafo para saber que era un genio (I only had to read the first paragraph to know that he was a genius) |
Caer, Sentar, Sabe mal | to put out | Me cayó mal que no me invitaran (I was rather put out that they didn't ask me) |
Compensar, Valer la pena | to be worth it | Te compensa hacerlo (It's worth you doing it) |
Convenir | to be advisable | Te convendría olvidar ese asunto (You would be well advised to forget all about this business) |
Corresponder, Incumbir, Competer | to be one's responsibility | Te corresponde a tí cuidar al niño (It's your responsibility to take care of the child) |
Costar trabajo | to be difficult | Me cuesta trabajo entender su acento (I have difficulties understanding his accent) |
Chocar | to be shocking | Me choca mucho que la gente no respete la ley (It's shocking that people don't follow the law) |
Dar + noun | to make someone feel… etc | |
Dar igual | to not care | Me da igual (It doesn't matter) |
Dar rabia | to make angry | Me da rabia que los niños siempre hagan ruido (The noise the children make drives me mad) |
Dar nostalgia | to make feel nostalgic | Le da nostalgia ver la casa de su abuela (Seeing her grandmother's house makes her feel nostalgic) |
Dar miedo | to make feel scared | A los niños les da miedo cruzar por la calle (The children are scared crossing the street) |
Dar vergüenza | to make feel embarrased | Me da vergüenza pedirle dinero a mis padres (I feel embarrassed asking money to my parents) |
Desagradar | to not like | Me desagrada tener que decírselo (I don't like having to tell her) |
Disgustar | to upset | Me disgustó mucho que me mintiera (I was very upset that he lied to me) |
Doler | to be hurt | Les duele que digas eso (It hurts them that you're saying that) |
Emocionar | to be thrilled | Nos emocionan ver películas de terror (We're thrilled about watching horror movies) |
Encantar | to love | Te encanta pasear por la playa (You love walking along the beach) |
Entusiasmar | to be keen on | Me entusiasma visitar España (I'm keen on visiting Spain) |
Exasperar | to be exasperating | Me exasperó tener que esperar (I found having to wait exasperating) |
Extrañar | to be strange | Me extraña que no lo sepas (I'm surprised you don't know) |
Faltar | to be lacking | Me faltan 3 dolares (I'm lacking three dollars; I need three dollars) |
Fascinar | to love | Me fascina viajar (I love travelling) |
Fastidiar | to annoy | Me fastidia tener que repetir las cosas (It annoys me to have to repeat things) |
Hacer falta | to need | Me hacían falta 10 dolares para poder comprar el libro (I needed 10 dollars to buy the book) |
Importar | to matter | A algunos hombres no les importa que su novia cobre más que ellos (Some men don't mind that their girlfriend earn more than them) |
Impresionar | to move, shock, surprise | Me impresiona el accidente (The accident has taken be aback) |
Interesar | to be interested in | Le interesa el fútbol (He's interested in soccer) |
Molestar | to annoy | Me molesta el ruido de la ciudad (The city's noise annoys me) |
Parecer + adjective/ adverb | to seem … etc | |
Parecer bien | to consider it right | Me parece bien que ayudes a tus hermanos (I think it's right that you're helping your brothers) |
Parecer injusto | to think it's unfair | Me parece injusto que no podamos participar (I think it's unfair that we can't join) |
Preocupar | to worry | Me preocupa que sus hijos no vayan a la escuela (It worries me that her children don't go to school) |
Quedar | to have left | Os quedan dos libros por leer (You still have two books to read) |
Repugnar | to be disgusting | Me repugna beber de un vaso sucio (I find having to drink out of a dirty glass disgusting) |
Ser + adjective | to be… etc | |
Ser imposible | to not be possible | Me fue imposible ir a la cena (I couldn't go to the dinner) |
Ser indiferente | to not matter | Me es indiferente quien lo haga (It doesn't matter who does it) |
Servir | to be useful | Estos zapatos ya no me sirven (These shoes are no good to me ) |
Sobrar | to have too much | No me sobra el tiempo para hacerlo (I don't have enough time to do it) |
Sorprender | to be a surprise | Me sorprende que no hables inglés (I'm surprised you don't speak English) |
This blog is generally for people who have already basic knowledge of Spanish and wish to improve their communication skills.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Spanish verbs like "Gustar"
As a new learner of Spanish, it's a real struggle to figure out how the verb "Gustar" works, however when you finally get the hang of it, you are on your way to your Spanish mastery. Here I have a list of some verbs that work the same way as the verb "Gustar"
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 4
Meaning | Sample sentence | |
aceptar | to accept, approve, to agree to | No acepto la oferta (I'm not accepting the offer) |
realizar | to carry out | Realizó una magnifica labor (She did a magnificent job) |
suponer | to suppose | Supongo que se habrá ido (I supposed he's gone) |
comprender | to understand, comprehend | No comprendo la instrucción (I don't understand the instruction) |
lograr | to get, obtain, to achieve, attain | Logró el quinto puesto (She managed fifth place) |
explicar | to explain | Explícame qué fue lo que pasó (Explain me what happened) |
preguntar | to ask, inquire | ¡Deja de preguntar, por favor! (Please stop asking) |
tocar | to touch, to play (an instrument) | ¡No me toques! (Don't touch me!) |
reconocer | to recognize | No te reconocí (I didn't recognize you) |
estudiar | to study | Sigo estudiando (I'm still studying) |
alcanzar | to reach, catch up | No alcanzo las cajas (I can't reach the boxes) |
nacer | to be born | Nací en 1991 (I was born in 1991) |
dirigir | to direct | Hay que dirigir todos nuestros esfuerzos hacia este fin (We must direct all our efforts to this end) |
correr | to run | Tuve que correr para no llegar tarde (I had to run so as not to arrive late) |
utilizar | to use, utilize | La están utilizando (She's being used) |
pagar | to pay, pay for | Hay que pagar antes de entrar (You have to pay first before entering) |
ayudar | to help | Ayudan a empresas en apuros (They help companies in difficulty) |
gustar | to please, be pleasing | Me gusta el rojo (I like the red one) |
jugar | to play (a game or sport) | Los niños juegan después de la clase (The children play after class) |
escuchar | to listen, hear | Escúchame cuando te hablo (Listen to me when I'm talking to you) |
cumplir | to fulfil, carry out | Siempre cumple su promesa (He always keeps his promise) |
ofrecer | to offer | Me ofreció un té (He offered us tea) |
descubrir | to discover | Descubrí que me estaba mintiendo (I discovered he's lying to me) |
levantar | to raise, to lift | Que levante la mano quien quiere irse (Those who want to go, please raise your hand) |
intentar | to try, attempt | Hay que intentarlo otra vez (We have to try it again) |
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 3
meaning | Sample sentences | |
terminar | to finish, end | Terminaron el trabajo muy pronto (They finished off the work too soon) |
permitir | to permit, allow | Sus padres no le permiten salir muy tarde (Her parents don't allow her to go out late) |
aparecer | to appear, show up | La fecha de compra aparece en la factura (The sale date appears in the invoice) |
conseguir | to get, obtain | Siempre consigo lo que quiero (I always get what I want) |
comenzar | to begin, start, commence | Comencé a darme cuenta del error (I started to notice the error) |
servir | to serve | Seguiré sirviendo al pueblo (I will continue to serve the people) |
sacar | to take out, stick out | Saca al perro de aquí (take the dog out of here) |
necesitar | to need, require | Necesito tu ayuda (I need your help) |
mantener | to maintain, get | Mantener las tradiciones (Maintain the traditions) |
resultar | to turn out (to be) | Resulté ser yo quien tuviera que hacerlo (I turned out to be the one who had to do it) |
leer | to read | ¿tú lees la biblia? (Do you read the bible?) |
caer | to fall | Los precios caen (Prices fall) |
cambiar | to change | Estamos pensando en cambiar el color de la pared (We're thinking of changing the wall's color) |
presentar | to introduce | Te presentaré a mis padres (I'll introduce you to my parents) |
crear | to create, to make | El bloqueo ha creado una situación insostenible (The blockade has created an untenable situation) |
abrir | to open | La tienda no abre por la mañana (The store doesn't open in the morning) |
considerar | to consider | Considero que es injusto (I consider it unfair) |
oír | to hear | ¿Me oyes? (Do you hear me?) |
acabar | to finish, end | Acabaron con la comida en un minuto (They finished off the food within a minute) |
convertir | to convert, change | Convirtieron la habitación en un despacho (They converted the room into an office) |
ganar | to win, gain, earn, get, acquire | Ganaron la partida (They won the game) |
formar | to form, shape, fashion, make | Formaron la organización (They formed the organization) |
traer | to bring, to get, fetch, to carry | Tráeme un vaso de agua (Bring me a glass of water) |
partir | to divide, to leave | Parte el pan por la mitad (Cut the bread in half) |
morir | to die | Muchas personan mueren por cáncer (Many people die of cancer) |
Monday, January 2, 2017
100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 2
Meaning | Sample sentence | |
venir | to come | No puedo venir con vosotros (I can't come with you) |
pensar | to think | No quiero pensar en nuestros problemas (I don't want to think about our problems) |
salir | to leave, go out | Debemos salir cuanto antes (We have to leave as soon as possible) |
volver | to return, go back, come back | Dice que nunca más volverá (He says that he won't ever come back) |
tomar | to take, drink | Toma lo que quieras (Take whatever you want) |
conocer | to know (people, places) | Te conozco (I know you) |
vivir | to live | Vivimos tres años en España (We lived for three years in Spain) |
sentir | to feel, regret | Siento frío (I'm cold) |
tratar | to treat, handle | Su novio la trata muy mal (Her boyfriend treats her very badly) |
mirar | to watch, look at | Estaba mirando la foto (She was looking at the photo) |
contar | to count, relate, tell | Cuenta cuántos alumnos hay en la clase (Count how many pupils there are in the class) |
empezar | to begin, start | La misa empieza a las nueve (The mass starts at nine) |
esperar | to wait for, to hope | Te espero en el parque (I'll be waiting for you in the park) |
buscar | to search for, look for | Tuvimos que buscarlo por todas partes (We had to look for it everywhere) |
existir | to exist | Esta empresa existe desde hace diez años (The company has been in existence for 10 years) |
entrar | to enter, go in, come in | Entré en el despacho (I went into the office) |
trabajar | to work | No trabajo (I don't work) |
escribir | to write | Escribe una novela (He's writing a novel) |
perder | to lose | Estoy perdiendo la paciencia (I'm losing patience) |
producir | to produce | Esta fábrica ha producido cinco mil vehículos en un mes (This factory has produced five thousand vehicles in a month) |
ocurrir | to occur, happen | El accidente ocurrió cuando estábamos comiendo (The accident happened when we were eating) |
entender | to understand | No entiendo lo que quieres decir (I don't understand what you mean) |
pedir | to request, ask for | Pídele dinero a tus padres (Ask money to your parents) |
recibir | to receive, to welcome, greet | No he recibido ningún regalo (I haven't received any gift) |
recordar | to remember, remind | Recuerda que hay que terminarlo hoy (Remember that we have to finish this today) |
Sunday, January 1, 2017
100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 1
Meaning | Sample sentence | |
ser | to be (permanent quality) | Soy alto (I'm tall) |
haber | to have ( auxiliary verb) | He comido (I have eaten) |
estar | to be (health, location, state) | Estoy feliz (I'm happy) |
tener | to have | Tengo 3 hermanos (I have three brothers) |
hacer | to do, make | Tú no haces nada (You're nor doing anything) |
poder | to be able, can | Yo puedo ayudarte (I can help you) |
decir | to say, tell | Siempre dice mentiras (He always tells lies) |
ir | to go | Vamos a la playa cada verano (We go to the beach every summer) |
ver | to see | No te veo (I can't see you) |
dar | to give | No quiero darte problemas (I don't want to give you problems) |
saber | to know (information) | Sé cuál es su nombre (I know what his name is) |
querer | to want, love | Yo te quiero (I love you) |
llegar | to arrive, come, reach | El tren llegará en cinco mionutos (The train will arrive in five minutes) |
pasar | to pass | ¿Me pasas la sal? (Will you pass me the salt?) |
deber | must, should, ought to | Debes trabajar (You must work) |
poner | to put, place, set | Puse los libros en la mesa (I put the books on the table) |
parecer | to seem, appear | Parece que ha llovido tanto (It seems it has rained so much) |
quedar | to stay, remain | Quedaron allí una semana (They stayed there a week) |
creer | to believe | Creo que se han perdido (I believe they've got lost) |
hablar | to speak | ¿Hablas español? (Do you speak Spanish) |
llevar | to take | Por favor, lleva los platos a la cocina (Please, take the plates to the kitchen) |
dejar | to leave something | Podemos dejar el gato aquí (We can leave the cat here) |
seguir | to follow, continue | Debes seguir la instrucción (You have to follow the instructions) |
encontrar | to find, encounter | No encuentro las llaves (I can't find the keys) |
llamar | to call, to name | Prefiero llamar por teléfono (I prefer to call by phone) |
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