B1 Spanish is where you stop sounding like a walking phrasebook and start sharing real stories-but you still need the words to describe a lousy day, explain why you’re changing jobs, or talk about that weird dream you had. This CEFR-aligned B1 vocabulary list hands you around 1,000 practical Spanish words that live right in that messy, wonderful middle ground between beginner and confident speaker.
Every entry gives you a straightforward meaning and a natural example sentence so you can see the word in action, not just a dictionary entry. You’ll also find audio playback built right into the table-tap to check your pronunciation because your ears deserve practice too. When you want to study offline, the free PDF download button sits below the table, ready to go.
This is for learners who’ve nailed the basics and are ready to talk about feelings, plans, and opinions without freezing. Work through the list at your own speed, steal the examples for your own chats, and let the audio guide your accent one word at a time. No dusty textbook relics, just the vocabulary that gets you from “I understand” to “I can say that.”
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 locked these B1 words into memory? The quick quiz below will give you a friendly nudge toward the ones that need a little extra love-no grades, just a helpful pat on the back.
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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? |
