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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hoja | Noun | leaf/sheet | Escribe en una hoja de papel. | |
| homenaje | Noun | tribute | Le hicieron un homenaje. | |
| hondo | Adjective | deep | El río es muy hondo. | |
| honesto | Adjective | honest | Es un hombre muy honesto. | |
| honor | Noun | honor | Es un honor conocerte. | |
| horario | Noun | schedule | Mi horario es de nueve a cinco. | |
| horizonte | Noun | horizon | El sol se oculta en el horizonte. | |
| horrible | Adjective | horrible | Tuvo un día horrible. | |
| horror | Noun | horror | Qué horror de película. | |
| hortaliza | Noun | vegetable | Compró hortalizas frescas. | |
| hueco | Noun | hole/gap | Hay un hueco en la pared. | |
| huelga | Noun | strike | Los trabajadores están en huelga. | |
| huella | Noun | footprint/mark | Dejó su huella en la arena. | |
| huérfano | Noun | orphan | El niño es huérfano. | |
| huerto | Noun | orchard/garden | Tenemos un huerto con tomates. | |
| huésped | Noun | guest | El hotel tiene muchos huéspedes. | |
| huida | Noun | escape | La huida fue rápida. | |
| huir | Verb | to flee/escape | Tuvieron que huir del peligro. | |
| humano | Adjective | human | El cuerpo humano es complejo. | |
| humedad | Noun | humidity | Hay mucha humedad hoy. | |
| humor | Noun | humor/mood | Hoy estoy de buen humor. | |
| hundir | Verb | to sink | El barco se va a hundir. | |
| huracán | Noun | hurricane | El huracán causó daños. | |
| hurtar | Verb | to steal | Intentaron hurtar en la tienda. | |
| idea | Noun | idea | Tengo una buena idea. |
