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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| artículo | Noun | article | Leí un artículo interesante. | |
| artificial | Adjective | artificial | Es una flor artificial. | |
| asado | Adjective | roasted | Pedimos un pollo asado. | |
| ascender | Verb | to promote/climb | Logró ascender en su trabajo. | |
| asegurar | Verb | to assure/secure | Te puedo asegurar que es verdad. | |
| asesinar | Verb | to murder | Intentaron asesinar al rey. | |
| así | Verb | like this/so | No lo hagas así, hazlo de esta manera. | |
| asistir | Verb | to attend | Voy a asistir a la reunión. | |
| asno | Noun | donkey | El asno carga la leña. | |
| asombrar | Verb | to amaze | Su talento me va a asombrar. | |
| aspecto | Noun | appearance | Tiene un aspecto cansado. | |
| aspiradora | Noun | vacuum cleaner | Pasa la aspiradora por la alfombra. | |
| asunto | Noun | matter/issue | Tenemos que hablar de un asunto importante. | |
| asustar | Verb | to frighten | No me quieres asustar. | |
| atacar | Verb | to attack | El perro intentó atacar. | |
| atar | Verb | to tie | Tienes que atar los zapatos. | |
| atención | Noun | attention | Presta atención a la clase. | |
| atender | Verb | to attend to | El médico va a atender al paciente. | |
| atento | Adjective | attentive | El alumno es muy atento. | |
| aterrizar | Verb | to land | El avión va a aterrizar pronto. | |
| atraer | Verb | to attract | Las flores van a atraer a las abejas. | |
| atrapar | Verb | to catch | La policía logró atrapar al ladrón. | |
| atrás | Verb | behind/back | Mira hacia atrás. | |
| atrever | Verb | to dare | No me puedo atrever a saltar. | |
| atrevido | Adjective | daring | Es un plan muy atrevido. |
