Basque - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Basque language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zero
zero
1
bat
one
2
bi
two
3
hiru
three
4
lau
four
5
bost
five
6
sei
six
7
zazpi
seven
8
zortzi
eight
9
bederatzi
nine
10
hamar
ten
11
hamaika
eleven
12
hamabi
twelve
13
hamahiru
thirteen
14
hamalau
fourteen
15
hamabost
fifteen
16
hamasei
sixteen
17
hamazazpi
seventeen
18
hemezortzi
eighteen
19
hemeretzi
nineteen
20
hogei
twenty
30
hogeita hamar
thirty
40
berrogei
forty
50
berrogeita hamar
fifty
60
hirurogei
sixty
70
hirurogeita hamar
seventy
80
laurogei
eighty
90
laurogeita hamar
ninety
100
ehun
hundred
1K
mila
thousand
1M
milioi
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
zuri
white
⚫
beltz
black
🔴
gorri
red
🔵
urdin
blue
🟡
hori
yellow
🟢
berde
green
🟣
more
purple
🟤
marroi
brown
🟠
laranja
orange
🌸
arrosa
pink
⭐
urre
gold
🌑
zilar
silver
☁️
gris
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
txakur
dog
🐱
katu
cat
🐴
zaldi
horse
🐮
behi
cow
🐷
txerri
pig
🐦
txori
bird
🐟
arrain
fish
🐭
sagu
mouse
🦊
azeri
fox
🐇
untxi
rabbit
🐻
hartz
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefante
elephant
🐢
dortoka
turtle
🦒
jirafa
giraffe
🦆
ahate
duck
🕷️
armiarma
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familia
family
🧔
gizon
man
👩
emakume
woman
👦
mutil
boy
👧
neska
girl
👶
haur
child
👨🦳
aita
father
👩🦳
ama
mother
👴
aitona
grandfather
👵
amona
grandmother
🧑🦰
anaia
brother
👩🦱
arreba
sister
🧑
lagun
friend
👥
jende
people
🙋
pertsona
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
etxe
house
🏢
eraikin
building
🏫
eskola
school
🏪
denda
store
🛣️
errepide
road
🌆
hiri
city
🌳
zuhaitz
tree
💧
ur
water
☀️
eguzki
sun
☁️
hodei
cloud
📚
liburu
book
🖊️
boligrafo
pen
📱
telefono
phone
🔑
giltza
key
🚗
auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
sagar
apple
🍌
platano
banana
🍞
ogi
bread
🧀
gazta
cheese
🥩
haragi
meat
🥛
esne
milk
☕
kafe
coffee
🍵
te
tea
💧
ur
water
🍺
garagardo
beer
🍷
ardo
wine
🍽️
janari
food
🍳
arrautza
egg
🍚
arroz
rice
🥕
barazki
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
egun
day
🌙
gau
night
⏰
ordu
hour
🗓️
aste
week
📅
hilabete
month
🗓️
urte
year
🗓️
astelehen
Monday
🗓️
astearte
Tuesday
🗓️
asteazken
Wednesday
🗓️
ostegun
Thursday
🗓️
ostiral
Friday
🗓️
larunbat
Saturday
🗓️
igande
Sunday
🌅
goiz
morning
🌆
arratsalde
evening
🕛
orain
now
🔜
laster
soon
🕒
denbora
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
hitz egin
to speak
🚶
ibili
to walk
🏃
korrika egin
to run
🍽️
jan
to eat
🍷
edan
to drink
😴
lo egin
to sleep
📖
irakurri
to read
✍️
idatzi
to write
👀
ikusi
to see
👂
entzun
to hear
💭
pentsatu
to think
🤔
jakin
to know
❤️
maitatu
to love
👍
gustatu
to like
👋
etorri
to come
🚪
ireki
to open
🔒
itxi
to close
💡
ikasi
to learn
➕
eman
to give
💸
erosi
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
pozik
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
haserre
angry
👍
on
good
👎
txar
bad
⬆️
handi
big
⬇️
txiki
small
🆕
berri
new
🕰️
zahar
old
💯
asko
many
🤏
gutxi
few
🥵
bero
hot
🥶
hotz
cold
💪
indartsu
strong
👶
ahul
weak
✨
eder
beautiful
👹
itsusi
ugly
✅
zuzen
correct
❌
oker
wrong
⚡
azkar
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
eta
and
➡️
baina
but
👉
edo
or
🤔
zeren
because
👉
beraz
so
🤨
hala ere
however
🤔
beraz
therefore
➕
ere
also
🕒
noiz
when
🤔
ba
if
🕒
aurretik
before
🕒
ondoren
after
🕒
geroztik
since
🕒
bitartean
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
irakasle
teacher
🧑⚕️
mediku
doctor
👩💻
ingeniari
engineer
👨🍳
sukaldari
chef
🧑🌾
nekazari
farmer
👮
polizia
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
bulegari
office worker
🔬
zientzialari
scientist
🛒
saltzaile
salesperson
Your Basque Journey Starts Now!
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