spanish-gcse-aqa-vocabulary - Spanish GCSE Vocabulary for AQA

Sep 28, 2026

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Spanish GCSE vocabulary material aligned to AQA Listening and Reading assessments. The document provides guidance on which word lists are used for Foundation Tier versus Higher Tier, while noting that unfamiliar vocabulary may also appear. It includes a general vocabulary list organized by grammar and functions such as comparisons, conjunctions, connectives, prepositions, negatives, important verbs, and question forms, plus core phrase categories like opinions, time expressions, location and distance, colour, weather, and other everyday topics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages30

Reading Time1 h 16 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

GENERAL VOCABULARY

Comparisons

Conjunctions

Connectives

Prepositions

Negatives

Important Verbs

Asking Questions

Common Questions

Greetings and Exclamations

Opinions

Expressions of Time

Time

Location/Distance

Colour

Weights & Measures

Shape

Weather

Access

Correctness

Materials

Abbreviations

FOUNDATION TIER

Health

Relationship & Choices

Free Time & The Media

Holidays

Home & Local Area

Environment

School/College & Future Plans

Current & Future Jobs

HIGHER TIER

GCSE Spanish Vocabulary for AQA TABLE OF CONTENTS | CONTENT | PAGE NUMBER | | --- | --- | | GENERAL VOCABULARY | 2-9 | | Comparisons | 2 | | Conjunctions | 2 | | Connectives | 2 | | Prepositions | 2 | | Negatives | 3 | | Important Verbs | 3 | | Asking Questions | 3 | | Common Questions | 3 | | Greetings and Exclamations | 3-4 | | Opinions | 4-5 | | Expressions of Time | 5-6 | | Time | 6-7 | | Location/Distance | 7 | | Colour | 7-8 | | Weights & Measures | 8 | | Shape | 8 | | Weather | 8-9 | | Access | 9 | | Correctness | 9 | | Materials | 9 | | Abbreviations | 9 | | FOUNDATION TIER: | 10-25 | | Health | 10-12 | | Relationship & Choices | 12-14 | | Free Time & The Media | 14-17 | | Holidays | 17-19 | | Home & Local Area | 20-21 | | Environment | 21-22 | | School/College & Future Plans | 2-24 | | Current & Future Jobs | 24-25 | | HIGHER TIER | 26-28 | | Health | 26 | | Relationship & Choices | 26-27 | | Free Time & The Media | 27 | | Holidays | 27 | | Home & Local Area | 28 | | Environment | 28 | | School/College & Future Plans | 28 | | Current & Future Jobs | 28 | CORE VOCABULARY LISTS FOR SPANISH GCSE The Listening and Reading assessments for Foundation Tier are based on the General Vocabulary List and the Foundation Vocabulary List. At Higher Tier the assessments are based on the General Vocabulary List, the Foundation Vocabulary List and the Higher Vocabulary List. In addition, you should also expect to encounter some unfamiliar vocabulary and may be tested on it. GENERAL VOCABULARY LIST – You will be expected to use and understand the following vocabulary. It isnot restricted to specific settings and can occur in any of the topic areas. | COMPARISONS: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | bastante | quite | bien | well | | demasiado | Too | igual de | same as/equal to | | más (que) | more (than) | máximo | maximum | | mayor | older | la mayoría | the majority | | mejor | best/better | menor | younger | | menos (que) | less (than) | minimo | minimum | | mismo | same | muy | very | | parecido a | similar to | peor | worse | | poco | few (little)/not very | por ejemplo | for example | | tan (+ adj)….como | as (+ adj) as | tanto (+noun)….como | as much/many as | | comparar | to compare | | | | CONJUNCTIONS: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | a pesar de | despite/in spite of | así que | so | | aun (si) | even (if) | aunque | although | | como | as/like | cuando | when | | incluso | including | mientras (que) | whilst | | o/u (before o-/ho-) | Or | pero | but | | por eso | that’s why | por lo tanto | therefore | | porque | because | pues | then/well | | si | If | sin embargo | however | | tal vez | perhaps/maybe | también | also | | y/e (before i-/hi-) | and | ya (que) | since/as | | CONNECTIVES: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | además | as well (as)/(apart from) | además de | apart from | | claro que | clear that/of course | dado que | given that | | es decir | that is | por un lado/por otro lado | on the one hand/on the other hand | | por otra parte | anyway/in any case | sin duda | without doubt | | | | | | | PREPOSITIONS: | | | | | a | at/to/on (transport) | con | with | | de | of/from | en | in/on | | hacia | toward(s) | hasta | until | | para | For | por | for/because of/by | | según | according to | sin | without | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | NEGATIVES: | | | | | Jamás | Never | Ni ni | Neither Nor | | Nada | Nothing (not anything) | Nadie | No one/nobody | | Ninguno/a + noun | No + noun/not any | No | Not | | Nunca | Never | Sino | If not | | Tampoco | Not…either | Ya no | Any more | | THE IMPORTANT VERBS: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Acabar de + infin | To have just + verb | Dar | To give | | Deber (+ infin) | To owe (have to) | Estar | To be (location/feeling) | | Hacer | To do/make | Hacerse | To become | | Hay | There is/are | Hay que + infin | To have to + verb | | Ir | To go | Ir a + infin | To go to + verb | | Irse | To leave | Ocurrir | To

FAQs

What vocabulary lists do the AQA assessments use for Foundation Tier and Higher Tier?

Foundation Tier assessments are based on the General Vocabulary List and the Foundation Vocabulary List. Higher Tier assessments are based on the General Vocabulary List, the Foundation Vocabulary List, and the Higher Vocabulary List.

Does the document say unfamiliar vocabulary may appear in the exam?

Yes. It states that you should expect to encounter some unfamiliar vocabulary and may be tested on it.

How is the general vocabulary list organized in the material?

It is organized into functional and grammatical groups such as comparisons, conjunctions, connectives, prepositions, negatives, important verbs, and question types, alongside other topic categories like time and location.

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