Spanish

Spanish You Hear in Spain

Recognise common conversational words and everyday vocabulary used in Spain.

4 min

The idea

Small everyday words can make fast replies easier to follow.

Learn what these expressions do in conversation. Their exact meaning depends on tone and context.

Recognise short replies.

01Vale.BAH-lehOkay / agreed.02Venga.BEN-gahCome on / okay then, depending on context.03Claro.Of course / sure.04Bueno…Well… Often used to begin a reply.

Recognise common everyday vocabulary.

01El móvilel MOH-beelThe mobile phone.02El ordenadorel or-deh-nah-DORThe computer.03El zumoThe juice.04El billeteThe ticket, or a banknote depending on context.

Coger is an ordinary verb for taking transport in Spain.

Voy a coger el metro means I am going to take the metro. You may hear tomar in other varieties of Spanish; local vocabulary is not the only correct vocabulary.

Listen for informal plural forms.

01¿Queréis algo?Do you all want anything?02¿Tenéis reserva?Do you all have a reservation?03¿De dónde sois?Where are you all from?04These forms address more than one person informally in much of Spain.

Read the small word in its situation.

Agreeing to a plan

¿A las ocho? Vale.At eight? Okay.

Closing a conversation

Venga, hasta luego.Okay then, see you later.

Remember this

Learn the whole reply, not just the dictionary meaning.

Vale, venga and claro become easier when you connect them to the moment in the conversation.

Lesson complete

Reviewed 2026-09-07

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