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My Family and Appearance
Want to describe your family in Spanish? Start with the basics: padre (father), madre (mother), hermana (sister), and hermano (brother). Your grandparents are abuela and abuelo, whilst your aunties and uncles are tía and tío.
When talking about appearance, you'll need pelo (hair) colours like rubio (blonde), negro (black), and castaño (brown). Don't forget pelirrojo for ginger hair! Eye colours are just as important - ojos verdes (green eyes), ojos azules (blue eyes), and ojos cafés (brown eyes).
Hair texture matters too! Whether someone has pelo lacio (straight hair), pelo rizado (curly hair), or pelo ondulado (wavy hair), you'll be able to describe anyone perfectly.
Top tip: Practice by describing your own family members - it's the easiest way to remember these words!

Age and Describing People
Talking about age is dead simple in Spanish! Just say "Tengo [number] años" to say how old you are. For birthdays, use "Mi cumpleaños es" followed by the date.
Physical descriptions use words like alto (tall), corto (short), joven (young), and viejo (old). These are brilliant for describing characters in stories or talking about people you know.
You'll also need opinion words to express what you think about things. Divertido means fun or funny, interesante means interesting, and aburrido means boring. Excelente, fantástico, and brillante are all great ways to say something's amazing, whilst horrible and difícil help you express when things aren't going so well.
Remember: These describing words are perfect for making your Spanish conversations much more interesting and detailed!

Where You're From and Your Pets
When someone asks "¿De dónde eres?" (where are you from?), you can answer with "Vivo en" (I live in) or "Nací en" (I was born in). It's a conversation starter you'll use loads!
Mascotas (pets) are a brilliant topic for chatting in Spanish. Whether you've got a perro (dog), gato (cat), pez (fish), or even a serpiente (snake), you can talk about your furry (or scaly) friends. Don't forget hamster, conejo (rabbit), and caballo (horse).
Expressing likes and dislikes is absolutely essential! Use me gusta (I like), me encanta (I love), no me gusta (I don't like), and odio (I hate). Add mucho to make your feelings stronger - me gusta mucho means you really like something.
Quick trick: Start every Spanish conversation by asking about pets - everyone loves talking about their animals!

School Subjects
School chat becomes so much easier when you know your materias escolares (school subjects) in Spanish! You've got the obvious ones like inglés (English), matemáticas (mathematics), and ciencia (science).
Educación física is PE, whilst geografía and historia are geography and history. Creative subjects include arte (art), música (music), and teatro (theatre). Languages like español (Spanish) and francés (French) are dead useful too.
Don't forget informática (computing) and educación religiosa (religious education) - these pop up in loads of school conversations. Knowing these words means you can chat about your timetable, favourite lessons, and what homework you've got.
Study hack: Use these words with your like/dislike phrases from the previous page to talk about which subjects you love or hate!

Sports, Hobbies, and Numbers
Deportes (sports) vocabulary is brilliant for making friends! Fútbol (football) is massive in Spanish-speaking countries, but you can also chat about baloncesto (basketball), hockey, and natación (swimming). Fancy activities like equitación (horse riding) and patinaje sobre hielo (ice skating) show off your vocabulary skills.
Learning números (numbers) from uno to cien (one to one hundred) is absolutely essential. Start with 1-10: uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez. Then tackle the teens and twenties.
The big numbers follow patterns - veinte (20), treinta (30), cuarenta (40), up to cien (100). Once you've got these down, you can talk about ages, scores, prices, and loads more.
Practice tip: Count everything around you in Spanish - stairs, books, even your steps to school!

More Numbers
Getting comfortable with numbers from once (11) to cien (100) takes a bit of practice, but it's totally doable! The teens are a bit tricky - once, doce, trece, catorce, quince - but then they follow a pattern with dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve.
Veinte (20) is your gateway to the bigger numbers. After that, it's treinta (30), cuarenta (40), cincuenta (50), and so on. Each decade has its own name, but they're logical once you get the hang of them.
These numbers pop up everywhere - telling time, talking about money, giving ages, or even just counting things. They're some of the most useful words you'll learn in Spanish, so it's worth getting them solid.
Memory trick: Practice counting by tens (10, 20, 30...) first, then fill in the gaps - it's much easier than learning them all at once!

Holiday Destinations
Talking about destinos de vacaciones (holiday destinations) is perfect for dreamy conversations! You can chat about trips to España (Spain), Francia (France), Italia (Italy), or even Australia.
Closer to home, you've got Inglaterra (England), Escocia (Scotland), Gales (Wales), and Irlanda (Ireland). Fancy somewhere warmer? Try Grecia (Greece) or Turquía (Turkey) - both are popular Spanish holiday spots.
Alemania (Germany) is great for city breaks and culture. These country names are brilliant for talking about where you've been, where you're going, or where you'd love to visit. They're also dead useful for geography lessons!
Travel tip: Use these with "Vivo en" (I live in) or "Quiero visitar" (I want to visit) to create loads of conversation starters!

Food, Drink, and Weather
Comida y bebida (food and drink) vocabulary is essential for Spanish conversations! Start with basics like un bocadillo (sandwich), pollo (chicken), jamón (ham), and queso (cheese). Pizza and pasta are the same in both languages - easy wins!
For drinks, you've got agua (water), jugo (juice), café (coffee), té (tea), and leche (milk). Use como (I eat) and bebo (I drink) to talk about meals - desayuno (breakfast), almuerzo (lunch), and cena (dinner).
Clima (weather) chat is perfect for small talk! Sol (sun), lluvia (rain), nieve (snow), and viento (wind) cover most situations. Caliente (hot) and frío (cold) help you describe how it feels. Niebla (fog) and trueno (thunder) are great for dramatic weather stories.
Daily practice: Describe what you're eating and drinking, plus comment on the weather - you'll use these words every single day!

Activities and Seasons
Actividades (activities) help you chat about what you love doing! Ver televisión (watching TV), escuchar música (listening to music), and jugar videojuegos (playing video games) are dead popular with students your age.
More creative activities include dibujar (drawing), cocinar (cooking), hornear (baking), and leer un libro (reading a book). Social activities like chatear con amigos (chatting with friends) and pasar tiempo con familia (spending time with family) are brilliant conversation topics.
Meses y estaciones (months and seasons) complete your time vocabulary. From enero (January) to diciembre (December), plus the four seasons - primavera (spring), verano (summer), otoño (autumn), and invierno (winter). These help you talk about birthdays, holidays, and your favourite times of year.
Year-round practice: Use these words to describe what you do in different seasons and months - it makes your Spanish sound natural and interesting!
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Master Spanish Basics with KS3 Flashcards
Learning Spanish vocabulary is like unlocking a secret code that lets you chat with millions of people around the world! This guide covers all the essential Spanish words you'll need to talk about yourself, your family, and your daily life.

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My Family and Appearance
Want to describe your family in Spanish? Start with the basics: padre (father), madre (mother), hermana (sister), and hermano (brother). Your grandparents are abuela and abuelo, whilst your aunties and uncles are tía and tío.
When talking about appearance, you'll need pelo (hair) colours like rubio (blonde), negro (black), and castaño (brown). Don't forget pelirrojo for ginger hair! Eye colours are just as important - ojos verdes (green eyes), ojos azules (blue eyes), and ojos cafés (brown eyes).
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Age and Describing People
Talking about age is dead simple in Spanish! Just say "Tengo [number] años" to say how old you are. For birthdays, use "Mi cumpleaños es" followed by the date.
Physical descriptions use words like alto (tall), corto (short), joven (young), and viejo (old). These are brilliant for describing characters in stories or talking about people you know.
You'll also need opinion words to express what you think about things. Divertido means fun or funny, interesante means interesting, and aburrido means boring. Excelente, fantástico, and brillante are all great ways to say something's amazing, whilst horrible and difícil help you express when things aren't going so well.
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Where You're From and Your Pets
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School Subjects
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Food, Drink, and Weather
Comida y bebida (food and drink) vocabulary is essential for Spanish conversations! Start with basics like un bocadillo (sandwich), pollo (chicken), jamón (ham), and queso (cheese). Pizza and pasta are the same in both languages - easy wins!
For drinks, you've got agua (water), jugo (juice), café (coffee), té (tea), and leche (milk). Use como (I eat) and bebo (I drink) to talk about meals - desayuno (breakfast), almuerzo (lunch), and cena (dinner).
Clima (weather) chat is perfect for small talk! Sol (sun), lluvia (rain), nieve (snow), and viento (wind) cover most situations. Caliente (hot) and frío (cold) help you describe how it feels. Niebla (fog) and trueno (thunder) are great for dramatic weather stories.
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Activities and Seasons
Actividades (activities) help you chat about what you love doing! Ver televisión (watching TV), escuchar música (listening to music), and jugar videojuegos (playing video games) are dead popular with students your age.
More creative activities include dibujar (drawing), cocinar (cooking), hornear (baking), and leer un libro (reading a book). Social activities like chatear con amigos (chatting with friends) and pasar tiempo con familia (spending time with family) are brilliant conversation topics.
Meses y estaciones (months and seasons) complete your time vocabulary. From enero (January) to diciembre (December), plus the four seasons - primavera (spring), verano (summer), otoño (autumn), and invierno (winter). These help you talk about birthdays, holidays, and your favourite times of year.
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