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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| educar | Verb | to educate | Es importante educar a los niños. | |
| efectivo | Noun | cash | Pagué la cuenta en efectivo. | |
| efecto | Noun | effect | La medicina hace efecto rápido. | |
| ejército | Noun | army | Él está en el ejército. | |
| el | Other | the (masculine) | El coche es rojo. | |
| elección | Noun | choice/election | Es una buena elección. | |
| electricidad | Noun | electricity | Se fue la electricidad por la tormenta. | |
| eléctrico | Adjective | electric | Tengo un coche eléctrico. | |
| elemento | Noun | element | El agua es un elemento vital. | |
| elevar | Verb | to raise/elevate | Van a elevar los precios. | |
| ello | Noun | it/that | No quiero hablar de ello. | |
| embargo | Noun | embargo/however | Sin embargo, no fui. | |
| emisión | Noun | emission/broadcast | La emisión empieza a las ocho. | |
| emitir | Verb | to emit/broadcast | Van a emitir el partido. | |
| emoción | Noun | emotion | Siento mucha emoción. | |
| empate | Noun | tie/draw | El partido terminó en empate. | |
| empeñar | Verb | to insist/pawn | Se va a empeñar en hacerlo. | |
| empleado | Noun | employee | Soy empleado de esta compañía. | |
| emplear | Verb | to employ/use | Vamos a emplear este método. | |
| enchufe | Noun | plug/socket | Conecta el cargador al enchufe. | |
| encuentro | Noun | meeting/encounter | Tuvimos un encuentro casual. | |
| energía | Noun | energy | No tengo mucha energía hoy. | |
| enorme | Adjective | enormous | Viven en una casa enorme. | |
| enterar | Verb | to find out | Me acabo de enterar de la noticia. | |
| entonces | Verb | then | Entonces, ¿qué hacemos? |
