The 500 most common

words in English by
Andrew D. Miles

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 500
Common
Words in
English
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C o v e r p h o t o g r a p h b y An d r e w D . M il e s

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 baby bebe
A back atrs

a un; una bad malo

about acerca de bar bar

accident accidente be ser; estar

act actuar beautiful hermoso

admit admitir because porque

after despus bed cama

again nuevamente before antes

against contra behind detrs
agenda agenda believe creer
agree estar de acuerdo beside al lado
air aire bet apostar
all todo better mejor
almost casi between entre
alone solo big grande
already ya birthday cumpleaos
also tambin black negro
always siempre blame culpa
an un; una blood sangre
and y body cuerpo
angry enfadado book libro
answer respuesta both ambos
apartment apartamento boy nio
appreciate apreciar boyfriend novio
around alrededor break romper
ask preguntar bring traer
brother hermano

B building edificio
bus autobs

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business negocios coffee caf
busy ocupado cold frio
but pero come venir
buy comprar company compaa
bye adis complete completo
computer ordenador
control control
C count contar

call llamar country pas

calm calmar couple pareja

can poder course curso

car coche court corte

careful cuidadoso crazy loco

case caso cut cortar

catch agarrar
cause causa
certainly ciertamente
D
chair silla dance bailar
change cambiar dark oscuro
check comprobar date fecha
child nio daughter hija
children nios day da
choice eleccin dear querido
city ciudad decision decisin
class clase definitely definitivamente
clean limpio deserve merecer
clear claro different diferente
close cerrar dinner cena
clothes ropa do hacer
club club doctor doctor

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dog perro family familia
dollar dlar far lejos
door puerta fast rpido
dream sueo father padre
dress vestido favour favor
drink beber feel sentir
drive conducir few pocos
drop dejar caer find encontrar
finish terminar

E fire fuego
first primero
early temprano
five cinco
easy fcil
fix arreglar
eat comer
follow seguir
eight ocho
food comida
end finalizar
foot pie
www.amazon.com
enjoy disfrutar
forget olvidar
enough suficiente
forgive perdonar
even par
four cuatro
evidence evidencia
free gratis
exactly exactamente
friend amigo
except excepto
full lleno
excuse excusa
fun diversin
explain explicar
funny divertido
future futuro
F
face cara G
fact hecho
fair justo game juego

fall caer gift regalo

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girl nia him l
give dar himself l mismo
glasses gafas his de l
go ir hit pegar
good bueno hold sostener
guess adivinar home casa
honest honesto
honour honor
H hope esperanza

hair pelo hospital hospital

half medio hot caliente

hand mano hotel hotel

handle manejar hour hora

hang colgar house casa

happen suceder how cmo

happy feliz human humano

hard duro hundred cien

hate odiar hurry darse prisa

have tener hurt hacer dao

he l husband marido

head cabeza
hear or
heart corazn
I
hello hola I yo
help ayudar ice hielo
her de ella idea idea
here aqu if si
herself ella misma imagine imaginar
hi hola important importante
high alto information informacin

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inside adentro like gustar
instead en lugar de line lnea
interesting interesante list lista
listen escuchar

J
little pequeo
live vivir

jail crcel long largo

job trabajo look mirar

lose perder
lost perdido
K love amor

keep mantener luck suerte

kid chico lucky afortunado

kind amable lunch almuerzo

kiss besar
know saber
M
mad enfadado
L make hacer

last ltimo man hombre

late tarde many muchos

later ms tarde marriage casamiento

law ley marry casarse

learn aprender maybe tal vez

leave irse me yo

left izquierda mean significar

less menos meet reunirse

lie mentir meeting reunin

life vida mention mencionar
light luz mess lo

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message mensaje nobody nadie
middle medio nothing nada
million milln now ahora
mine mo number nmero
minute minuto

O
miss errar
mistake error
moment momento obvious obvio
money dinero offer ofrecer
month mes office oficina
more ms old viejo
morning maana once una vez
mother madre one uno
mouth boca only solamente
move mover open abrir
movie pelcula order ordenar
music msica our nuestro
my mi outside afuera
myself yo mismo owe deber

N P
name nombre pain dolor
near cerca paper papel
need necesitar part parte
never nunca party fiesta
new nuevo pass pasar
next prximo past pasado
night noche pay pagar
no no pen bolgrafo

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pencil lpiz queue cola
people gente quiet tranquilo
perfect perfecto

R
perhaps quizs
person persona
personal personal read leer
phone telfono ready listo
pick levantar real real
place lugar realize realizar
plan plan really realmente
play jugar reason razn
please por favor red rojo
point punto relax relajarse
police polica remember recordar
poor pobre respect respetar
possible posible rest descansar
power poder right derecha
president presidente ring anillo
pretty bonito road camino
prison prisin room habitacin
probably probablemente run correr
problem problema
protect proteger
proud orgulloso
S
prove probar same igual
put poner save ahorrar
say decir

Q school escuela
second segundo
question pregunta secret secreto

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see ver spend gastar
send enviar stand pararse
serious serio start comenzar
seven siete state estado
sex sexo stay permanecer
she ella step paso
shoot disparar stick palo
short corto stop parar
shut cerrar story historia
sick enfermo straight recto
side lado street calle
sign firmar strong fuerte
simple simple suppose suponer

since desde sure seguro

sir seor surprise sorpresa

sister hermana sweet dulce

sit sentarse
situation situacin
six seis
T
sleep dormir table mesa
small pequeo take tomar
some alguno talk hablar
something algo tape cinta
sometimes a veces team equipo
son hijo tell decir
soon pronto ten diez
sorry perdn terrible terrible
sound sonar test test
speak hablar that aquel
special especial the el; la

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their de ellos twenty veinte
then entonces two dos

U
there all
these estos
they ellos under debajo
thing cosa understand entender
think pensar until hasta
this esto use usar
those aquellos
thousand mil
three tres
V
through a travs very muy
throw arrojar voice voz
tie atar
time tiempo
today hoy W
together juntos wait esperar
tomorrow maana wake despertar
tonight esta noche walk caminar
too tambin want querer
total total war guerra
touch tocar watch observar
tough duro water agua
town pueblo we nosotros
trip viaje wear llevar puesto
true verdadero wedding boda
trust confiar week semana
truth verdad welcome bienvenido
try intentar well bien
turn turno what qu

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when cundo
where dnde
X Y Z
which cul year ao
while mientras yellow amarillo
white blanco yes s
who quin you t; usted
whole entero young joven
why porqu your tu; su
wife esposa yours tuyo; suyo
win ganar yourself t mismo; usted mismo
wish desear zone zona
without sin
woman mujer Some common prepositions (at,
on, of etc.) were not included in
wonderful maravilloso this list because their meanings
word palabra change substantially with
context.
work trabajar
world mundo Words with more than one
possible translation appear only
worry preocuparse with their most frequent
worse peor meaning.

write escribir
wrong equivocado

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