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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| frente | Noun | front/forehead | Estoy frente al banco. | |
| fresco | Adjective | fresh | Compramos pescado fresco en el mercado. | |
| frito | Adjective | fried | Me encantan los huevos fritos. | |
| frutería | Noun | fruit shop | Las manzanas de esa frutería son frescas. | |
| fuente | Noun | fountain | Hay una fuente muy bonita en el parque. | |
| fuerza | Noun | strength/force | No tengo fuerza para levantar esto. | |
| fumar | Verb | to smoke | Está prohibido fumar aquí. | |
| función | Noun | function/show | La función empieza a las siete. | |
| funcionar | Verb | to work/function | El reloj dejó de funcionar. | |
| fundamental | Adjective | fundamental | El agua es fundamental para la vida. | |
| futuro | Noun | future | Pienso mucho en el futuro. | |
| gallina | Noun | hen | La gallina pone huevos todos los días. | |
| gamba | Noun | prawn/shrimp | Pelar las gambas puede ser difícil. | |
| garaje | Noun | garage | Aparqué el coche en el garaje. | |
| garganta | Noun | throat | Me duele la garganta al tragar. | |
| gas | Noun | gas | Cocinamos con gas. | |
| gastar | Verb | to spend | No quiero gastar mucho dinero. | |
| general | Adjective | general | Es una regla general. | |
| generalmente | Verb | generally | Generalmente me levanto temprano. | |
| género | Noun | genre/gender | Me gusta este género musical. | |
| genial | Adjective | great/brilliant | Es una idea genial. | |
| gesto | Noun | gesture | Hizo un gesto con la mano. | |
| gigante | Adjective | giant | Vimos un árbol gigante. | |
| global | Adjective | global | Es un problema global. | |
| gobernar | Verb | to govern | El presidente va a gobernar el país. |
