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May 18, 2021 by Faustina Mulnik Spanish Vocabulary 0 comments

The Ultimate Guide to Advanced Spanish Vocabulary

If you’re ready to take the next step towards fluency, then it’s time to learn advanced Spanish vocabulary!

Advanced Spanish vocabulary includes specialized words or phrases that you learn in later Spanish classes. It’s important to learn general and basic words as a beginner because they can be used for just about anything! But if you really want to level-up your Spanish, then this guide can help you to add some higher Spanish vocabulary into your wordbank!

Keep reading to uncover the advanced vocabulary for these super useful themes:

  • Tecnología (Technology)
  • Deportes (Sports)
  • Literatura (Literature)
  • Gobierno (Government)
  • Matemáticas (Math)
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Tecnología (Technology)

Technology is rapidly evolving and continues to become a greater part of our life. Make sure you stay up-to-date on the latest techy terms to keep your systems running smoothly!

  • La pantalla — monitor/screen
  • El ratón — mouse
  • El teclado — keyboard
  • La memoria — memory
  • El disco duro — hard drive
  • El micrófono — microphone
  • Los altavoces / Las bocinas — speakers
  • El cable — cable
  • El archivo — file
  • Los audifonos/auriculares — headphones
  • La memoria USB — USB memory stick
  • La impresora — printer
  • La red — network
  • La contraseña/clave — password

Example Sentences:

No se enciende mi computadora.
My computer won’t turn on.

Se estrelló mi computadora.
My computer crashed.

¿Cuánto me va a costar reparar?
How much will it cost to repair?

¿Tiene wifi?
Do you have wifi?

¿Cuál es la contraseña/clave para el wifi?
What is the password for the wifi?

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Deportes (Sports)

You probably already know how to say common sports like fútbol(soccer), baloncesto (basketball), and voleibol (volleyball). However, there are still dozens of more sports to learn! Take a look at this advanced Spanish vocabulary list of less common sports that you can use to impress your friends and teachers!

  • Los ejercicios aeróbicos — aerobics
  • Los deportes acuáticos — aquatics
  • El tiro con arco — archery
  • El bádminton — badminton
  • Los bolos / El boliche — bowling
  • El boxeo — boxing
  • El canotaje — canoeing
  • La porrista —- cheerleader
  • El buceo — diving
  • La esgrima — fencing
  • La caza — hunting
  • La patinaje sobre hielo — ice skating
  • La lucha libre — wrestling

Example Sentences:

¿Por qué no jugamos al bádminton? 
Why don’t we play badminton?

¿Qué quieres jugar? 
What do you want to play?

¡Gané! 
I won!

¡Mal perdedor! 
Sore loser!

¡Vamos! ¡Si se puede! 
Let’s go! You can do it!

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Literatura (Literature)

Spanish is a very rich language with lots of grammar and vocabulary! Mastering advanced Spanish vocabulary about literature can help you a lot if you want to be able to understand the plot in your next Spanish book, even if you don’t understand the whole meaning perfectly. The best way to learn new Spanish vocabulary is by reading or practicing with flashcards regularly. 

Here are some advanced words to add to your set!

  • La acotación — side note / stage direction
  • La aliteración — alliteration
  • El argumento / La trama — plot
  • El desenlace — ending / denouement / resolution
  • El discurso — speech / discourse
  • La fábula — fable
  • Las figuras retóricas — figures of speech
  • La ironía — irony
  • La metáfora — metaphor
  • La novela de suspenso — thriller
  • La oda — ode
  • La onomatopeya — onomatopoeia
  • El oxímoron — oxymoron
  • La paradoja — paradox
  • La parodia — parody
  • La retórica — rhetoric
  • El símil — simile
  • El tema — theme / topic
  • El tropo — trope

Example Sentences:

¿Has leído la fábula de la tortuga y la liebre?
Have you read the fable about the turtle and the hare?

No me gustan las películas que tengan un desenlace trágico.
I don’t like movies with a tragic ending.

Gobierno (Government)

Government is something that affects every single person in the world! Travelling to Spanish countries gives you the opportunity to meet people living in political systems that are often quite different from yours. 

Advanced Spanish government words will enable you to engage in discussions about political topics with people from Spanish-speaking countries. With an open mind and a sense of curiosity, there is a lot to learn about other governments — or even your own!

  • La monarquía — monarchy
  • La república — republic
  • La democracia — democracy
  • La dictadura — dictatorship
  • El anarquismo — anarchism
  • El capitalismo — capitalism
  • El centrismo — centrism
  • El conservadurismo — conservatism
  • El comunismo — communism
  • El fascismo — fascism
  • El liberalismo — liberalism
  • El progresismo — progressivism
  • El socialismo — socialism
  • El primer ministro — prime minister
  • El congresista/El diputado — congressman
  • El senador — senator
  • El político — politician
  • El candidato — candidate
  • El votante — voter
  • Corromperse — to become corrupt
  • Hacer campaña — to campaign
  • El parlamento — parliament
  • El congreso — congress
  • El senado — senate
  • La papeleta — ballot
  • La encuesta — poll

Example Sentences:

¿Vas a votar la próxima semana?
Are you going to vote next week?

Las encuestas dicen que…
The polls say that…

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Matemáticas (Math)

One of the first things you learn in Spanish class is how to count to 10. Now it’s time to multiply that knowledge! Add this mathematical list of advanced Spanish vocabulary to your flashcard pile. 

  • La aritmética — arithmetic
  • El álgebra — algebra
  • El cálculo — calculus
  • La estadística — statistics
  • La geometría — geometry
  • La física — physics
  • La trigonometría — trigonometry
  • La suma — addition
  • La resta — subtraction
  • La multiplicación — multiplication
  • La división — division
  • La ecuación — equation
  • más — plus
  • menos — minus
  • por — multiplied by
  • para / dividido por — divided by

Example Sentences:

Dos más dos son cuatro.
Two plus two is four. 

Tres por cuatro es igual a doce. 
Three multiplied by four is twelve. 

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2. What do you use to listen to music?

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3. The end of a story is called…

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4. The U.S. government has a…

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5. What word do you use to add numbers together?

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6. How do you ask for the wifi password?

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7. Which activity involves water?

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8. “All the animals are arriving in Argentina,” is an example of what?

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9. Who elects government leaders?

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10. Which of these involves lots of shapes?

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As a native English speaker, I’ve spent over 6 years perfecting my Spanish. My studies have led me to major in Spanish, translate documents at a local museum, and communicate with people I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to know. I’ve studied abroad in Spain, lived in Yellowstone National Park for a summer, and volunteered in Costa Rica. I’m a passionate travel enthusiast seeking to share my love for all things Latin America.
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