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
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| Word | Type | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cacahuete | Noun | peanut | Soy alérgico al cacahuete. | |
| cacao | Noun | cocoa | El chocolate se hace con cacao. | |
| cacerola | Noun | saucepan | Cocina la sopa en la cacerola. | |
| cadera | Noun | hip | Se rompió la cadera al caer. | |
| calamar | Noun | squid | Pedimos un bocadillo de calamar. | |
| calcular | Verb | to calculate | Tienes que calcular el precio. | |
| caldera | Noun | boiler | La caldera no funciona bien. | |
| caldo | Noun | broth | Me tomé un caldo caliente. | |
| calefacción | Noun | heating | Hace frío enciende la calefacción. | |
| calentar | Verb | to heat | Voy a calentar la comida. | |
| calidad | Noun | quality | Este producto es de buena calidad. | |
| calmar | Verb | to calm | Intenta calmar al niño. | |
| calzar | Verb | to wear shoes | ¿Qué número sueles calzar? | |
| calzoncillos | Noun | underpants | Compró unos calzoncillos nuevos. | |
| cambio | Noun | change | Necesito cambio de cien euros. | |
| campana | Noun | bell | Sonó la campana de la iglesia. | |
| campaña | Noun | campaign | Empezó la campaña electoral. | |
| campeón | Noun | champion | Es el campeón del mundo. | |
| campeonato | Noun | championship | Ganaron el campeonato de fútbol. | |
| campesino | Noun | peasant/farmer | El campesino trabaja la tierra. | |
| caña | Noun | cane/reed | Pescó un pez con la caña. | |
| canal | Noun | channel/canal | Cambia de canal en la tele. | |
| canasta | Noun | basket | Metió el balón en la canasta. | |
| cancha | Noun | court | Jugamos en la cancha de baloncesto. | |
| cañón | Noun | cannon/canyon | Dispararon el cañón. |
