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Los 100 Verbos Mas Usados en Espanol
The
100 Most Used Verbs in Spanish
| accept allow ask believe borrow break bring buy can/be able cancel change clean comb complain cough count cut dance draw drink drive eat explain fall fill find finish fit fix fly forget give go have hear hurt know learn leave listen live look lose make/do need open | aceptar permitir/dejar preguntar
creer prestar
romper traer
comprar poder
cancelar cambiar
limpiar peinar
quejarse toser
contar cortar
bailar dibujar
beber conducir
comer explicar
caerse llenar
encontrar terminar
caber reparar
volar olvidar
dar ir
tener oir
dañar, herir saber/conocer aprender salir/marcharse escuchar vivir mirar perder hacer necesitar abrir | close/shut organize pay play put rain read reply run say see sell send sign sing sit sleep smoke speak spell spend stand start/begin study succeed swim take talk teach tell think translate travel try turn off turn on type understand use wait wake up want watch work worry write | cerrar organizar pagar jugar poner llover leer responder correr decir ver vender enviar firmar cantar sentarse dormir fumar hablar deletrear gastar ponerse de pie comenzar estudiar tener exito nadar * tomar hablar enseñar decir pensar traducir viajar intentar apagar encender escribir a máquina entender
utilizar/usar esperar despertar querer/desear mirar trabajar preocuparse escribir |
Some Questions asked by my students:
1. Uses o "por" and "para":
How does one say "for" in Spanish? Simple question, huh? Not
really. In fact, understanding the answer to that seemingly simple question is one of the more difficult problems facing many
Spanish students. Por and para,
frequently are used for the English word "for." Here are the basic rules for por
and para uses:
Uses for por:
Indicating means of transportation: Viajo por avión.
I travel by plane.
Introducing the agent of an action after a passive verb: Leo un libro
escrito escrito por Dr. Oz
Expressing movement along, through,
around, by or about: Decido caminar por el parque. I decide
to walk through the park.
Denoting a time or duration when something occurs. Camine
por dos horas. I walked for 2 hours.
Expressing the cause (like "due to", or "because
of", not the purpose) of an action: Me caí por la nieve. I fell down because (due to) of the snow.
Meaning per: Perdi Diez por ciento de mi peso. I lost 10 percent of by weight.
Meaning supporting or in favor of: Trabajamos por los derechos humanos.
We work for human rights.
Used in numerous expressions: Por ejemplo. For example. Por
favor. Please.
Uses for para:
Meaning for the purpose of or
in order to: Para bailar la bamba, se necesita una poca de gracia. In order to dance the bamba you
need a little grace.
With a noun or pronoun as object, meaning for the benefit of or directed
to: Es para usted. It's for you.
Meaning to or in the direction
of when referring to a specific place: Voy para Europa. I'm heading to Europe.
Meaning by or for when referring to a specific time: Necesito el
regalo para mañana. I need the gift for tomorrow. Vamos a la casa de mi madre para el fin de semana.
We're going to my mother's for the weekend.
Some ideas to make it easier to remember words:
1. English words ending in "tion", like construction, imagination, nation, relation, solution,, etc... would
be ending in "cion" in Spanish. For example, Construccion, imaginacion, nacion, relacion, and they are
always female words (isn't it nice to have an "always" rule in Spanish?  ) So: La construccion, la inaginacion, la nacion, relacion, la solucion.
We are always looking for creative ways to help our students
remember what they learn. If you have any creative suggestions, share with the rest of the class! e-mail us at
spahishabq@gmail.com
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