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