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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
