Survival: Beginner Spanish vocabulary

20 Spanish words about survival at beginner level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• asíadverblike this or like that
• soloadverbonly or alone
• veznountime or occasion
• tanadverbso or as
• favornounfavour or please chunk
• ahíadverbthere
• otradetermineranother or other feminine singular
• mismoadjectivesame
• tiponountype or kind
• otrodetermineranother or other masculine singular
• mundonounworld
• granadjectivegreat or large
• serioadjectiveserious
• conmigopronounwith me
• contigopronounwith you
• quizáadverbmaybe or perhaps
• partenounpart or area
• razónnounreason
• ideanounidea
• cuidadonouncare or careful warning