The DELE A2 exam isn’t about fancy grammar tricks – it’s about getting through real situations without freezing. Ordering tapas, describing your weekend, asking for help at the station: that’s what this level is all about. This CEFR-aligned A2 list hands you around 800 practical Spanish words you’re likely to meet on the test and in everyday chats, not the dusty relics from a textbook appendix.
Every entry gives you a straightforward meaning and a natural example sentence, so you can see how the word behaves in the wild – not just a translation you’ll forget by tomorrow. You also get audio playback for each word, because your ears need practice just as much as your eyes.
Work through the list at your own speed. When you’re ready to take your study offline, the free PDF download button is waiting right below the table – no sign-up, no fuss.
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Quick Quiz
Think you can match a word to its meaning without peeking? The quick quiz below gives you a no-pressure nudge toward the ones 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? |
