Tony Buzan, in his book 'Using your Memory', points out that just 100 words comprise 50% of all words used in conversation in a language. Learning these core 100 words gets you a long way towards being able to speak in that language, albeit at a basic level. The 100 basic words used in English and Spanish conversations are shown below. Remember that letters in parentheses indicate the Spanish feminine form. Also use Estoy to say where you are or a temporary mood and Soy to describe more permanent characteristics.
1An/. Uno(a) | 2 After/. después | 3. Again/ otra vez | 4. All/ todos(as) | 5. Almost/ casi |
6. Also/también | 7. Always/ siempre | 8. And/y | 9. Because/ porque | 10. Before/ antes |
11. Big/grande | 12. But/pero | 13. (I) can/puedo | 14. /(I) come/venfo | 15. Either/or/o |
16 / (I) find/encuentro | 17. First/ primero | 18For/para | 19.Friend/amigo(a) | 20. From/from |
21. (I) go/ voy | 22. Good/bueno | 23. Good-bye/ adiós | 24. Happy/feliz | 25. (I) have/tengo |
26. He/ él | 27. Hello/hola | 28. Here/ aquí | 29. How/ cómo | 30. I/ yo |
31. (I) am/ soy-estoy | 32. If/ si | 33. In/en | 34 (I) know/ Lo se | 35. Last/ último |
36. (I) like/ me gusta | 37. Little/ pequeño | 38. (I) love/amo | 39. (I) make/ hago | 40. Many/muchos |
41. One/uno | 42. More/más | 43. Most/el más | 44. Much/mucho | 45. My/mi |
46. New/nuevo | 47. No/no | 48. Not/no | 49. Now/ahora | 50. Of/de |
51. Often/ a menudo | 52. On/ sobre | 53. One/uno | 54. Only/solo | 55. Or/o |
56. Other/otros(as) | 57. Our/nuestro | 58. Out/fuera | 59. Over/sobre | 60. People/gente |
61. Place/lugar | 62. Please/por favor | 63. Same/ igual | 64. (I) see/ veo | 65. She/ella |
66. So/ asi | 67. Some/algunos(as) | 68. Sometimes/ A veces | 69. Still /quiero(a) | 70. Such / como |
71. (I) tell/ digo | 72. Thank you/gracias | 73. That/ eso | 74. The/ el/la | 75. Their/ sus |
76. Them/ellos | 77. Then/ entonces | 78. There is/ hay | 79. They/ ellos | 80. Thing/cosa |
81. (I) think/pienso | 82. This/este | 83. Time/ tiempo-hora | 84. To/ a | 85. Under/ bajo |
86. Up/arribo | 87. Us/nosotros | 88. (I) use/uso | 89. Very/muy | 90. We/nosotros |
91. What/que | 92. When/cuando | 93. Where/ donde | 94. Which/cual | 95. Who/quien |
96. Why/por qué | 97. With/con | 98. Yes/si | 99. You/ tú | 100. You/ustedes |
(Extract reproduced from Use Your Memory by Tony Buzan with the permission of BBC Worldwide Limited, © Tony Buzan)
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