You’ve nailed the polite basics-greetings, ordering a coffee, asking for directions. Now it’s time to push past the survival stage and actually start chatting. This CEFR-aligned A2 Spanish vocabulary list is built for exactly that moment. It gives you around 800 words that sit right in the sweet spot between beginner and confident speaker.
No obscure words that only appear in exams-just the vocabulary you’ll hear in real conversations: words for describing your weekend, making plans, comparing things, and handling everyday situations without freezing up. Each entry comes with a clear meaning and a natural example sentence so you can see the word in action. There’s a play button for every term-your ears get practice too.
Work through the list at your own pace, steal the example sentences for your own chats, and when you’re ready to study offline, use the free PDF download button right below the table. It’s a clean reference, not a lecture-grab what you need and start talking.
Use this list as a starting point, then keep going in the Yak Yacker Spanish section for more words, phrases, and study-friendly reference pages.
Quick Quiz
Think you’ve already got a handle on A2 vocabulary? The quick quiz below will give you a friendly reality check-no grades, just a nudge toward the words that need a second look.
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| casado | Adjective | married | Él está casado con María. | |
| casar | Verb | to marry | Se van a casar el próximo año. | |
| casco | Noun | helmet | Ponte el casco para ir en moto. | |
| casino | Noun | casino | Jugaron a las cartas en el casino. | |
| caso | Noun | case | Es un caso muy extraño. | |
| castaña | Noun | chestnut | Comimos una castaña asada. | |
| castellano | Noun | Castilian/Spanish | Hablo castellano e inglés. | |
| castigar | Verb | to punish | El profesor va a castigar al niño. | |
| casualidad | Noun | coincidence | Fue una pura casualidad. | |
| catarro | Noun | cold/catarrh | Tengo un catarro muy fuerte. | |
| catástrofe | Noun | catastrophe | El terremoto fue una catástrofe. | |
| catedral | Noun | cathedral | La catedral es muy hermosa. | |
| causa | Noun | cause | ¿Cuál es la causa del problema? | |
| causar | Verb | to cause | La tormenta va a causar problemas. | |
| cazar | Verb | to hunt | Fueron a cazar al bosque. | |
| cazuela | Noun | casserole | Hizo una cazuela de mariscos. | |
| chimenea | Noun | fireplace/chimney | Encendimos el fuego en la chimenea. | |
| cicatriz | Noun | scar | Me quedó una cicatriz de la operación. | |
| ciencia | Noun | science | Me gusta estudiar ciencia. | |
| científico | Noun | scientist | El científico hizo un descubrimiento. | |
| cierto | Adjective | certain/true | Es cierto lo que dices. | |
| cigarro | Noun | cigar/cigarette | Fumó un cigarro. | |
| cima | Noun | summit | Llegaron a la cima de la montaña. | |
| cinta | Noun | tape/ribbon | Ató el regalo con una cinta. | |
| circo | Noun | circus | Los payasos actúan en el circo. |
