Lucía Herrera
Native Spanish speaker from Valencia, now in Mexico City. I tutor Spanish online and keep a notebook of the words my students trip over. Every deck here comes from that notebook.
Decks by Lucía Herrera
100 Basic Spanish Words for Beginners (A1)
The 100 most useful Spanish words for beginners (A1): greetings, pronouns, core verbs, question words, everyday nouns, adjectives and connectors, with examples.
100 Most Common Spanish Verbs (with yo & tú forms)
The 100 Spanish verbs you will hear every day, each with its meaning, the yo and tú present-tense forms, and a short natural example. For A1 beginners.
Colors in Spanish: 25 Words with Gender Rules
Learn 25 Spanish color words for beginners: basic colors, shades like celeste and turquesa, plus light/dark combinations and gender agreement notes.
Common Spanish Phrases for Beginners (50 Essentials)
Fifty everyday Spanish phrases for absolute beginners: greetings, thank-yous, apologies and survival questions, with notes on tú vs. usted and Spain vs. Mexico usage.
Hard Spanish Words to Pronounce (rr, j, ñ + slang)
Thirty Spanish words my students stumble over: the trilled rr, the raspy j, ñ, vowel pile-ups, long words and a few slang traps. With tips and examples.
Irregular Spanish Verbs: 40 You Really Need (A2)
Forty common irregular Spanish verbs for A2 learners: stem changes, irregular yo forms and preterites, each with a natural example sentence and a usage note.
Numbers in Spanish 1–100 (Plus Dates and Prices)
Spanish numbers from 0 to 100, plus hundreds, mil, un millón and the ordinals first–tenth, with cards for prices, ages and dates. For A1 beginners.
Spanish Adjectives: The 100 Most Useful
The 100 Spanish adjectives beginners really need, with natural examples, gender-agreement notes and warnings about ser vs estar. Ideal for A1 learners.
Spanish Adjectives to Describe a Person (50 Words)
50 common Spanish adjectives for personality and appearance at A2 level, with natural example sentences, gender-agreement notes and ser/estar tips.
Spanish -AR Verbs: 50 Essentials for Beginners
The 50 most useful Spanish -AR verbs for A1 learners, with natural example sentences plus notes on stem changes, spelling quirks and Spain vs Latin America usage.
Spanish -ER Verbs: 40 Essentials for Beginners
40 common Spanish -ER verbs with present-tense notes, natural example sentences and clear warnings about the irregular ones. Built for A1 learners.
Spanish -IR Verbs: 40 Essential Verbs for Beginners
40 common Spanish -IR verbs with example sentences, from regular ones like vivir and abrir to irregulars like ir, decir and dormir. For A1 learners.
Spanish Possessive Adjectives: mi, tu, su + Long Forms
Short forms mi, tu, su, nuestro and vuestro plus the long forms mío, tuyo and suyo, with 20 A1 examples and notes on Spain vs Latin America.
Spanish Question Words (Qué, Quién, Cómo…) — 20 Cards
Learn the 20 Spanish question words with natural examples: qué, cuál, cómo, dónde, por qué, cuánto and more, plus the accent rule, for A1 learners.
Spanish Reflexive Verbs: 40 Everyday Verbs for A2
40 common Spanish reflexive verbs with natural example sentences: daily routine, feelings, mistakes and life events, plus notes on stem changes and regional use.
Spanish Swear Words: 30 Bad Words (Spain, Mexico, Argentina)
Thirty real Spanish swear words and insults with strength ratings 1-5, regional labels for Spain, Mexico and Argentina, and natural example sentences.
Spanish Transition Words: 40 Connectors for B1
Forty Spanish transition words grouped by function - adding, contrasting, cause, result, sequence and summing up - with natural examples and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With A (30 Essentials)
Thirty high-frequency Spanish words beginning with A — nouns, verbs and adjectives — with natural example sentences, gender notes and false-friend warnings.
Spanish Words That Start With B (30 Essentials)
Thirty everyday Spanish words beginning with B — nouns, verbs and adjectives — with natural example sentences plus gender, register and regional notes for beginners.
Spanish Words That Start With C (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with C: nouns, verbs and adjectives with natural example sentences, plus notes on gender, false friends and tricky spelling.
Spanish Words That Start With D
30 common Spanish words beginning with D — nouns, verbs and adjectives like día, dar, dejar and divertido — with natural examples and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With E (30 Everyday Words)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with E — verbs, nouns and adjectives — each with a natural example sentence plus gender and usage notes for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With F
30 common Spanish words beginning with F — nouns, verbs and adjectives — each with a natural example sentence, gender notes and usage warnings for learners.
Spanish Words That Start With G (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with G — nouns, verbs and adjectives — with natural example sentences, Spain vs. Latin America notes and usage warnings.
Spanish Words That Start With H: 30 Essentials
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with H — nouns, verbs and adjectives — with natural examples, gender notes and tips on the silent H.
Spanish Words That Start With I
30 common Spanish words beginning with the letter I - nouns, verbs and adjectives - with natural example sentences, gender notes and usage tips for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With J
30 common Spanish words beginning with J: nouns, verbs and adjectives like joven, jugar, jefe, jamás and jubilarse, with examples and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With K (30 Common Ones)
Thirty real Spanish words beginning with K, from kilo and kiosco to kafkiano and kermés, with natural examples, spelling variants and regional notes.
Spanish Words That Start With L (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with L: nouns, verbs and adjectives like luz, llegar, librería and listo, with examples, gender and false-friend notes.
Spanish Words That Start With M (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with M: nouns, verbs and adjectives, with natural examples, gender notes and warnings about muy vs. mucho and mal vs. malo.
Spanish Words That Start With N: 30 Essentials
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with N — nada, nadie, nunca, necesitar, nieve and more — with examples, translations and usage notes for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With O (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with the letter O: nouns, verbs and adjectives with examples, plus notes on oír vs escuchar, oreja vs oído and el/la orden.
Spanish Words That Start With P (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with P: nouns, verbs and adjectives, with natural example sentences, gender notes and false-friend warnings for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With Q (30 Essentials)
Thirty of the most useful Spanish words beginning with Q — from que and querer to quincena and quirófano — with examples, translations and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With R (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with R: nouns, verbs and adjectives with natural example sentences, gender notes and usage tips for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With S (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with S: verbs like ser, salir and soler, nouns like sed and sitio, plus everyday adjectives, with examples and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With T: 30 Everyday Essentials
Thirty common Spanish words that start with T — tener, tiempo, tomar, tarjeta and more — with examples, gender notes and Spain vs. Latin America tips.
Spanish Words That Start With U: 30 Everyday Terms
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with U — nouns, verbs and adjectives — with natural example sentences, gender and register notes, for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With V (30 Essentials)
Thirty common Spanish words beginning with V — nouns, verbs and adjectives like ver, vez, vaso and vergüenza — with examples and usage notes for A2 learners.
Spanish Words That Start With W
Thirty Spanish words that begin with W — web, wifi, whisky, wok, wéstern and more — with gender notes, pronunciation tips and natural example sentences.
Spanish Words That Start With X
30 real Spanish words beginning with X, from xilófono and xenofobia to Mexican words like xoloitzcuintle, with pronunciation notes, genders and examples.
Spanish Words That Start With Y (30 Essentials)
Thirty Spanish words beginning with the letter Y, from everyday ones like ya, yema and yerno to yacimiento, yugo and regional yapa, with examples and usage notes.
Spanish Words That Start With Z (30 Everyday Words)
Thirty Spanish words beginning with Z: nouns, verbs and adjectives, each with a natural example sentence and notes on Spain vs. Latin America usage.
Spanish Words Used in English: 40 Loanwords
40 Spanish words English borrowed - fiesta, patio, canyon, bodega, aficionado - with the real Spanish meaning, natural examples and false-friend warnings.
Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs (e→ie, o→ue, e→i)
40 common Spanish stem-changing verbs grouped by pattern (e→ie, o→ue, e→i), with present-tense forms, natural examples and usage notes for A2 learners.