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Spanish vocabulary: people

Common Spanish words for people, the most frequent first. Each word has its English meaning and a real line from the Lexayo story, so you see it in use.

  • la vida noun life

    Ha sido el mejor viaje de mi vida.

    It's been the best trip of my life.

  • el hombre noun man

    Ramón, eres el hombre más difícil de Madrid.

    Ramón, you are the most difficult man in Madrid.

  • la persona noun person

    always feminine, also for men

    Entonces, ¿conoce a la persona que entró?

    So, do you know the person who came in?

  • la gente noun people

    singular: la gente es…

    ¿Cruzo aquí? Hay mucha gente.

    Do I cross here? There are a lot of people.

  • el señor · señora noun gentleman; Mr; sir

    ¿Y el señor? ¿Es tu padre?

    And the man? Is he your father?

  • el amigo · amiga noun friend

    ¿Quién es tu amigo, Nuria?

    Who is your friend, Nuria?

  • la mujer noun woman; wife

    Es cocinero. Y su mujer es profesora.

    He is a cook. And his wife is a teacher.

  • el niño · niña noun child, boy

    ¿Y vivían otros niños aquí?

    And did other children live here?

  • el chico · chica noun boy, lad; guy

    ¿Nuria? ¿Eres la chica nueva?

    Nuria? Are you the new girl?

  • el nombre noun name

    Hola. Nombre, por favor.

    Hello. Name, please.

  • el grupo noun group

    Hay un grupo de turistas en la plaza.

    There's a group of tourists in the square.

  • joven adjective young; (noun) young person

    plural: jóvenes

    ¡Nuria! Es guapo y muy joven.

    Nuria! He's handsome and very young.

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