wunder beta👋 My First Spanish Words
Hola, colors, ten fingers, animals, family, and the words you need at the table.
What you’ll learn
- Hello, Goodbye, and ColorsSay hola and adiós, and name eight colors in Spanish.Hola is the familiar hello at any hour. Adiós is goodbye; hasta luego and hasta mañana name when you will meet again. Colors: rojo, azul, amarillo, verde, naranja (also the fruit), morado, negro, blanco.
- Numbers and AnimalsCount from uno to diez and name common pets and farm animals.Numbers uno through diez, then perro (guau), gato (miau), pájaro, pez/peces, and farm words vaca, caballo, cerdo, gallina (cloc-cloc).
- My FamilyName family members in Spanish and say te quiero.Mamá, papá, hermano, hermana, abuela, abuelo. Te quiero is everyday family love; te amo exists but is not the default kid phrase.
- Yummy FoodsName common foods and use por favor and gracias at the table.Manzana, plátano (some families say banana), pan, leche, agua, queso, helado. Por favor, gracias, and buen provecho at the table.
Questions this course answers
How do you say hello in Spanish?
Hola is the familiar hello. You can say it morning, noon, or night.
What does adiós mean?
Adiós means goodbye. Hasta luego is see you later; hasta mañana is see you tomorrow.
What color is rojo?
Rojo means red. A red apple is una manzana roja.
What number is cinco?
Cinco means five. One hand: uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco.
What animal is un perro?
Un perro is a dog. In Spanish, dogs say guau guau.
Who is mamá?
Mamá means mom. You can also say madre. Papá means dad.
Grounded in trusted sources
- Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española, 23.ª ed. update: hola is an interjection used as a familiar greeting; adiós is used to say goodbye; naranja is first the fruit, then the color of ripe orange; morado is a color between red and blue; plátano is the musaceous fruit (banana is labeled regional: Arg., Col., Ec., Par., Ur.); querer means to love or have affection; mamá is colloquial for mother; gracias is the courtesy formula of thanks; guau represents a dog's bark; miau imitates a cat; gallo/gallina is the domestic fowl (the hen is the female); buen provecho is said especially to people who are eating or drinking, https://dle.rae.es/
- Real Academia Española, Nueva gramática de la lengua española, Interjecciones apelativas (hola and adiós listed among greetings and farewells, with buenas tardes and buenas noches as time-of-day forms), https://www.rae.es/gram%C3%A1tica/sintaxis/interjecciones-apelativas
- Instituto Cervantes, El español: lengua para el mundo 2025, 20 claves: potential speakers surpass 630 million; native-level speakers reach about 520 million; about 460 million natives live in Spanish-speaking countries, https://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/anuario/anuario_25/elm/p01.htm
- Instituto Cervantes, press note on Anuario 2024: Mexico is the country with the most Spanish speakers, more than 120 million of a worldwide community then counted above 600 million, https://cervantes.org/es/sobre-nosotros/sala-prensa/notas-prensa/anuario-espanol-mundo-2024-radiografia-estado-lengua-paises
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