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Las palabras más usadas en inglés

En inglés existen las content words, es decir, palabras, que contienen la mayor parte del mensaje de la oración y pueden ser sustantivos, adjetivos, verbos y adverbios. Por ejemplo: person (persona), gentle (amable), live (vivir), quickly (rápidamente).

También existen las grammar words, “palabras gramaticales”, cuya función principal es dar orden y coherencia al mensaje de la oración, y pueden ser pronombres, preposiciones y determinantes. Por ejemplo: they (ellos), under (debajo), those (aquellos).

Aunque la mayor parte del contenido de la comunicación está dado por las content words, ambos grupos de palabras son necesarios para la formación de la oración y la transmisión del mensaje en inglés.

• Ver además: Palabras plurales en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: nouns (sustantivos)

Algunos sustantivos muy utilizados en inglés son:

Sustantivo	Traducción	Ejemplo
body	cuerpo	It’s good to protect your body from the sun.
book	libro	I’m reading a good book at the moment.
boy	niño	The little boy stood by his mother the whole party.
brother	hermano	My brother is older than me.
child	niño	When you are a child, life always looks bright.
city	ciudad	My best friend lives in another city.
clock	reloj de pared	The clock on that wall is very valuable.
computer	computadora	Ted wants to buy a new computer for work.
cup	taza	I need a cup of coffee.
day	día	Have a nice day!
dog	perro	There’s a dog barking in the distance.
door	puerta	Someone knocked at the door.
eye	ojo	My father has an eye for detail.
face	rostro	Grandma has a worried look on her face.
family	familia	Part of our family lives in the south.
father	padre	My father is a lawyer.
flower	flor	Mary’s favorite flower is the poppy.
food	comida	I’ll buy some food at the store on my way home.
football / soccer	fútbol	Soccer is becoming very popular among women.
girl	niña	There’s a new girl in my class.
glass	vaso	He offered me a glass of orange juice.
hand	mano	The boss shook my hand and congratulated me.
house	casa	We live in a big house by the sea.
language	idioma	Wendy doesn’t speak any foreign language.
life	vida	The author of this book had a very interesting life.
man	hombre	There’s a man at the door.
market	mercado	We buy our groceries at the market every week.
milk	leche	Would you like some milk with your coffee?
month	mes	The visitors are coming at the end of the month.
mother	madre	My mother bought tickets for the concert.
noise	ruido	What’s that noise in the street?
person / people	persona / gente	Kate is a nice person.
place	lugar	A sports club is a usual place to make friends.
plant	planta	Mom takes care of the plants in the garden.
river	río	The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
school	escuela	All the kids at school have cell phones.
sea	mar	Do you prefer the sea to the mountain?
sister	hermana	My sister is taller than me.
star	estrella	Pick a star and make a wish.
store / shop	negocio	Ben runs a furniture store.
student	estudiante	There are three students in my pottery class.
sun	sol	The sun is the brightest and biggest star in our galaxy.
teacher	maestro	We have a new math teacher at school.
thing	cosa	The thing I can’t stand is selfishness.
time	tiempo, vez	What is the time?
town	pueblo	My grandfather comes from a small town in Italy.
university	universidad	Do you plan to attend university?
watch	reloj	I want to buy a Swiss watch.
water	agua	Would you like some water?
week	semana	I always finish my week very tired.
window	ventana	Please close the window before leaving.
woman	mujer	Patricia is an amazing woman.
work	trabajo	My father always has a lot of work.
world	mundo	The Black Sea has the saltiest waters in the world.
year	año	We visited Ireland last year.

• Ver también: Sustantivos en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: verbs (verbos)

Algunos de los verbos principales, auxiliares y verbos modales más utilizados son:

Verbo	Traducción	Ejemplo
answer	responder	I’ll answer your message as soon as I can.
ask	preguntar	Can I ask a question, please?
be	ser, estar	The most famous quote is “To be or not to be”.
believe	creer	Do you believe in ghosts?
bring	traer	You can bring a friend to the party if you want.
buy	comprar	My parents plan to buy a new apartment.
can	poder	Can you make it tomorrow at 2 p.m.?
come	venir	My friends want to come over for dinner.
could	podía, podría	Could I make a suggestion?
do / does	hacer auxiliares del present simple (sin traducción).	The students always do their homework.
enjoy	disfrutar	I enjoy listening to pop music.
get	conseguir	Could you get me a coffee, please?
give	dar	I give you a hand with that.
go	ir	Let’s go to the park.
have / has	tener auxiliares del present perfect (sin traducción)	I have a lot of friends.
hear	oír	Did you hear that noise?
know	saber, conocer	I don’t know any people at the party.
like	gustar	They like dancing.
live	vivir	You live far from school.
look	mirar	Look at the sky!
love	amar	I really love animals.
make	hacer	Make yourself comfortable.
may	quizás, puede que	It may rain in the evening.
might	puede que	The company might hire a new CEO.
listen	escuchar con atención	Do you usually listen to the radio?
remember	recordar	I don’t remember his name.
say	decir	Can you say that again?
see	ver	We could see the landscape from our hotel window.
sell	vender	They sell very good products at the new store.
should	debería	You should take a rest.
speak	hablar	Speak out, please.
sing	cantar	The choir children sing beautifully.
study	estudiar	I never study on weekends.
take	llevar	Take the cookies to the freezer for five minutes.
talk	hablar	Could we talk in private?
use	usar	My aunt doesn’t know how to use a computer.
walk	caminar	I like to walk along the beach.
watch	mirar	My brothers watch TV all day long.
will	verbo modal futuro (sin traducción)	They will sign the contract as soon as possible.
work	trabajar	My parents work for a big company.
would	verbo modal. Indica condicional / potencial (sin traducción).	Would you travel back in time if you could?

• Puede servirte: Verbos en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: adjectives (adjetivos)

Algunos de los adjetivos más utilizados en inglés son:

Adjetivo	Traducción	Ejemplo
bad	malo	This is a bad example for children.
beautiful	bello	What beautiful scenery!
big	grande	They run a big corporation.
black	negro	She likes black cats.
blue	azul	I love the blue skies of the Mediterranean region.
dark	oscuro	It was a dark night.
early	temprano	You have to get up early to go to school.
good	bueno	The meal was really good.
green	verde	You have the green light to start the project.
happy	feliz	The story has a happy ending.
heavy	pesado	How heavy is your bag?
kind	amable	That’s kind of you, thanks.
late	tarde	It’s getting late, come on!
long	largo	There was a long line to buy tickets for the show.
new	nuevo	My father has a new car.
nice	agradable	They had a nice chat.
old	viejo	We visited many old castles in Europe.
pretty	bonito	What a pretty little child you are!
red	rojo	You can’t cross if the light is red.
short	bajo	Johnny is short for his age.
small	pequeño	I’ve got a small problem.
sorry	apenado	I’m sorry I kept you waiting.
tall	alto	He’s a tall handsome boy.
white	blanco	It’s a black and white movie.
young	joven	You’re too young to live alone.

• Puede servirte: Adjetivos en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: adverbs (adverbios)

Algunos de los adverbios más utilizados son:

Adverbio	Traducción	Ejemplo
always	siempre	They always work quietly.
early	temprano	It’s too early to say.
ever	alguna vez	Have you ever been to Greece?
first	primero	First, boil the liquid for a few minutes.
here / there	aquí / allá	The restrooms are over there.
last	último	His last novel was great.
late	tarde	I’m sorry I’m late.
never	nunca	They’ve never traveled abroad.
next	después, luego	What happens next?
no	no	No, it’s not that way.
now	ahora	I want to speak to you now.
then	entonces, después, luego	I’ll explain everything and then you’ll understand.
well	bien	I don’t play soccer well.
yes	sí	Yes, I will!
yet	todavía, aún	The guests haven’t arrived yet.

• Puede servirte: Adverbios en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: grammar words

Algunas grammar words, tales como adjetivos posesivos, artículos, conjunciones y determinantes son:

Grammar word	Traducción	Ejemplo
my	mi	My computer is too old.
your	tu	Your house is bigger.
his / her / its	su	His job is really interesting.
our	nuestro	Our boss is cool.
their	su, de ellos	Their mother is a doctor.
a / an	un, una	A dolphin is a large sea mammal.
the	el, la, los, las	The theater is next to the city hall.
this	este, esta	This is the best I can do.
that	aquel, aquella, ese, esa	How much is that shirt?
these	estos, estas	These shoes are new.
those	aquellos, aquellas, esos, esas	Those people are Spanish.
all	todo, todos	All men are created equal.
some	algunos, algunas	Some antiques have been robbed.
much / many	mucho(a), muchos(as)	There isn’t much food left.
one	uno	One of my friends saw the thief.
after	después	Emma is coming over after school.
and	y	You and me are good friends.
because	porque	I like them because they’re honest.
but	pero	It was raining but I went running.
if	si	What would you do if you were rich?
or	o	Do you prefer the golden or the silver pen?
so	entonces	It was snowing, so we stayed at home.

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: pronouns (pronombres)

Algunos pronombres en inglés son:

Pronombre	Traducción	Ejemplo
I	yo	I am at home today.
you	tú	You are my favorite person.
he	él	He doesn’t know what to do.
she	ella	She is a brilliant student.
it	sujeto neutro (sin traducción)	It is nice and warm today.
we	nosotros	We study at Juilliard.
they	ellos	They are welcome at home.
mine	mío	Karl is a friend of mine.
yours	tuyo	That backpack is yours.
his	suyo	They prefer his.
hers	suyo	Hers is much better.
ours	nuestro	This house is not ours.
theirs	suyo	The fault is theirs.
everybody	todos	Everybody knows that.
somebody / anybody	alguien	There’s somebody at the door.
when	cuando	Tell me when you’re ready.
while	mientras	The phone rang while I was having a shower.
how	cómo	How do you go to work?
what	qué	What are they saying?
when	cuándo	When did it happen?
where	dónde	Where do you live?
which	cuál	Which do you like best?
who	quién	Who told you that?

• Puede servirte: Pronombres en inglés

Las palabras más usadas en inglés: prepositions (preposiciones)

Algunas de las preposiciones más utilizadas son:

Preposición o adverbio	Traducción	Ejemplo
about	sobre	What is the book about?
after	después	Don’t go out after dark.
at	a las, en	They arrived at 10 p.m.
before	antes	Dad told me that we had to be back before midnight.
between	entre	The theater is between the city hall and the museum.
by	para, por	You have to get this finished by Friday.
for	para	This present is for you.
from	desde, de	I come from Mexico.
in	en	The concert is in March.
of	de	The beginning of the movie is shocking.
off	de, fuera, apagado	The lights are off.
on	sobre, en encendido	Please leave the envelope on the desk.
out	fuera	I’ll be out of the office.
over	por encima de	The boys jumped over the fence to cut some flowers.
through	a través de	We passed through the town on our way to Atlanta.
to	a, hacia	Are you going to school?
until	hasta	We stayed up until 2 a.m.
with / without	con / sin	Can I go with you?

• Puede servirte: Preposiciones de tiempo «in», «on», «at»

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