Learn DELE Spanish Vocabulary (A1–B2): 613 Flashcards from Hola to Aproximadamente

The DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) is the Instituto Cervantes' official Spanish certificate, and every level from A1 to B2 rests on the same foundation: a core of everyday vocabulary you must recognise instantly in reading, listening, writing and speaking. The DELE Spanish Vocabulary (A1–B2) deck (code BF2535) on Flip It packs 613 English → Spanish flashcards covering exactly that core, ordered from the greetings of A1 up to the abstract adjectives and adverbs of B2.

Sample cards from the deck

What the 613 cards cover

The deck follows the DELE themes in order of difficulty, so studying it front to back walks you up the CEFR ladder:

• A1 survival Spanish – greetings (hola, ¿cómo estás?, me llamo), numbers (cinco, ocho), colours (amarillo, rosa), months (enero, julio), time words (semana, reloj).
• Family and home – hijo, bebé, abuela, escaleras, cuaderno, edificio, jardín.
• Food and shopping – huevo, fresa, aceite, camarero, vaqueros.
• City, travel and nature – ciudad, cielo, tren, vacaciones, tormenta, derecha, metro.
• Work, health and daily life (A2–B1) – salario, jefe, estudiante, farmacia, cita, salud, dedo, cara, hambre.
• High-frequency verbs – saber, responder, sentir, nadar, salir, ganar, reparar, odiar, recordar, terminar, pintar.
• Adjectives and adverbs (B1–B2) – bajo, joven, mojado, sorprendido, útil, solo, tranquilo, seguro, incierto, el mejor, después, bastante, quizás, aproximadamente.

Question words such as dónde are included too, which matters because DELE listening tasks constantly hinge on them.

Two DELE-specific study tips

1. Learn nouns with their article. The deck gives you cuaderno, tormenta, salud; as you review, say el cuaderno, la tormenta, la salud out loud. DELE writing tasks at A2 and B1 are marked on gender and number agreement, and the article is the cheapest way to lock the gender into memory. Watch the traps: la mano, el día, el problema.

2. Split the cognates from the false friends. About ten cards are identical in both languages (radio, pasta, chocolate, hotel, hospital, taxi, metro, simple, similar) – skip them fast. Spend that time on the words whose Spanish form looks nothing like English: vaqueros (jeans), camarero (waiter), cita (appointment, not "city"), sorprendido (surprised). Those are the ones DELE examiners use to separate a B1 from a B2 candidate.

How to schedule it

At 613 cards, 20 new cards a day gets you through the deck in a month, with spaced-repetition reviews keeping the earlier A1 material alive while you push into B2 adjectives. Reverse the deck (Spanish → English) for the reading and listening papers, and keep it English → Spanish for the writing and speaking papers where you need active recall.

Go further

If you are preparing DELE for professional reasons, pair this deck with our Spanish business and medical vocabulary guide, which picks up where the general B2 vocabulary stops.

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