Word lists · C1
Same thing, different word: Latin America and Spain
Everyday words that change from country to country: car, computer, phone, juice, potato, to drive, swimming pool, pavement, to park, to take, flat, bus, money. The gym uses the Latin American form by default; recognise the Spanish one (and a few regional ones) when you read or travel.
Recognition only
These words are labelled by register. You'll learn to understand them; the drills never ask you to type them.
| # | Word | Type | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2140 | el carro | noun · m | car; cart | B1 |
| 596 | el auto | noun · m | car (Latin America) | A1 |
| 454 | el coche | noun · m | car | A1 |
| 2391 | el ordenador | noun · m | computer (Spain) | B1 |
| 1913 | el celular | noun · m | mobile phone | B1 |
| 1636 | el móvil | noun · m | mobile phone (Spain); motive | B1 |
| 4158 | el jugo | noun · m | juice | C1 |
| 7460 | el zumo | noun · m | juice | C2 |
| 920 | la papa | noun · f | potato (Latin America) | A2 |
| 3531 | la patata | noun · f | potato | B2 |
| 1137 | manejar | verb | to drive (Latin America); to handle, to manage | A2 |
| 543 | conducir | verb | to drive (Spain); to lead (to) | A1 |
| 2496 | la piscina | noun · f | swimming pool | B1 |
| 7369 | la acera | noun · f | pavement | C2 |
| 3890 | estacionar | verb | to park | B2 |
| 7771 | aparcar | verb | to park; to shelve; to put on hold | C2 |
| 2038 | agarrar | verb | to grab, to hold; to take (a bus, a taxi) | B1 |
| 1100 | coger | verb | to take, to catch (Spain); vulgar in much of Latin America (to have sex) | A2 |
| 484 | el departamento | noun · m | flat (Latin America); department | A1 |
| 813 | el piso | noun · m | floor, storey; flat (Spain) | A2 |
| 1612 | el camión | noun · m | lorry; bus (Mexico) | B1 |
| 3437 | el colectivo | noun · m | bus; collective, group | B2 |
| 1197 | la plata | noun · f | silver; money (Latin America, informal) | A2 |
| 3591 | la lana | noun · f | wool; money | B2 |
| 8098 | el refrigerador | noun · m | refrigerator; fridge | C2 |
| 9242 | la nevera | noun · f | fridge (Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Caribbean); cool box (nevera portátil) | C2 |