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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| femenino | Adjective | feminine | Es un nombre femenino. | |
| fenomenal | Adjective | phenomenal/great | Me siento fenomenal. | |
| feria | Noun | fair | Vamos a la feria del libro. | |
| ferrocarril | Noun | railway | Viajamos en ferrocarril. | |
| festejar | Verb | to celebrate | Vamos a festejar tu cumpleaños. | |
| festival | Noun | festival | El festival de música es en verano. | |
| figura | Noun | figure/shape | Dibuja una figura geométrica. | |
| fijar | Verb | to fix/set | Tenemos que fijar una fecha. | |
| fila | Noun | row/line | Haz fila para entrar. | |
| filete | Noun | steak | Pidió un filete con patatas fritas. | |
| fin | Noun | end | Es el fin de la película. | |
| final | Noun | final/end | Llegamos al final del camino. | |
| finalmente | Verb | finally | Finalmente terminamos el trabajo. | |
| firmar | Verb | to sign | Tienes que firmar el documento. | |
| físico | Adjective | physical | El ejercicio físico es bueno. | |
| flojo | Adjective | loose/lazy | El nudo está flojo. | |
| fondo | Noun | bottom/background | El mar tiene un fondo de arena. | |
| forma | Noun | shape/form | La mesa tiene forma redonda. | |
| fórmula | Noun | formula | Esta es la fórmula matemática. | |
| fotografía | Noun | photography/photograph | Me gusta la fotografía. | |
| fracaso | Noun | failure | Su primer negocio fue un fracaso. | |
| frecuencia | Noun | frequency | Voy al gimnasio con frecuencia. | |
| frecuente | Adjective | frequent | Es un error frecuente. | |
| fregar | Verb | to scrub/wash dishes | Me toca fregar los platos. | |
| freír | Verb | to fry | Voy a freír unas patatas. |
