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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| evitar | Verb | to avoid | Intento evitar los problemas. | |
| exacto | Adjective | exact | Ese es el número exacto. | |
| excelente | Adjective | excellent | Es una idea excelente. | |
| excepción | Noun | exception | Hay una excepción a la regla. | |
| excursión | Noun | excursion/trip | Mañana hacemos una excursión. | |
| exigir | Verb | to demand | No puedes exigir tanto. | |
| existencia | Noun | existence | Creo en la existencia de vida en otros planetas. | |
| éxito | Noun | success | El proyecto fue un éxito. | |
| experiencia | Noun | experience | Tengo mucha experiencia en esto. | |
| expresar | Verb | to express | Es difícil expresar mis sentimientos. | |
| expresión | Noun | expression | Es una expresión muy común. | |
| extender | Verb | to extend/spread | Van a extender el plazo. | |
| extranjero | Noun | foreigner/abroad | Quiero viajar al extranjero. | |
| extraño | Adjective | strange | Escuché un ruido extraño. | |
| extremo | Adjective | extreme | Es un deporte extremo. | |
| factura | Noun | bill/invoice | Tengo que pagar la factura de la luz. | |
| falta | Noun | lack/fault | Me hace falta más tiempo. | |
| faltar | Verb | to lack/miss | No puedes faltar a clase. | |
| familiar | Adjective | familiar/family | Es una reunión familiar. | |
| famoso | Adjective | famous | Es un actor famoso. | |
| fantástico | Adjective | fantastic | Tuvimos un viaje fantástico. | |
| favor | Noun | favor | ¿Me puedes hacer un favor? | |
| felicidad | Noun | happiness | El dinero no da la felicidad. | |
| felicitar | Verb | to congratulate | Quiero felicitar al ganador. | |
| felizmente | Verb | happily | Vivieron felizmente. |
