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Communication Verbs in Spanish
Communication verbs are the backbone of any language — they let you express ideas, share information, and connect with people. From hablar (to speak) and escuchar (to listen) to escribir (to write) and publicar (to publish), mastering these verbs will immediately improve your ability to interact in Spanish at every level.
253 verbs in this category
All Communication verbs
- ser to be (essential/permanent)Conjugate →
- decir to say / to tellConjugate →
- saber to know (facts)Conjugate →
- parecer to seem / to appearConjugate →
- hablar to speak / to talkConjugate →
- llamar to call / to nameConjugate →
- tratar to try / to treat / to deal withConjugate →
- mirar to look at / to watchConjugate →
- contar to count / to tell (a story)Conjugate →
- escribir to writeConjugate →
- ocurrir to occur / to happenConjugate →
- entender to understandConjugate →
- pedir to ask for / to requestConjugate →
- recibir to receiveConjugate →
- aparecer to appearConjugate →
- resultar to result / to turn outConjugate →
- leer to readConjugate →
- presentar to present / to introduceConjugate →
- oír to hearConjugate →
- escuchar to listenConjugate →
- ofrecer to offerConjugate →
- suponer to suppose / to assumeConjugate →
- mostrar to showConjugate →
- explicar to explainConjugate →
- preguntar to ask (a question)Conjugate →
- repetir to repeatConjugate →
- responder to respond / to answerConjugate →
- señalar to point out / to signalConjugate →
- referir to referConjugate →
- doler to hurt / to acheConjugate →
- olvidar to forgetConjugate →
- asegurar to assure / to insureConjugate →
- enviar to sendConjugate →
- lanzar to throw / to launchConjugate →
- publicar to publishConjugate →
- indicar to indicateConjugate →
- cubrir to coverConjugate →
- revelar to revealConjugate →
- proponer to proposeConjugate →
- comunicar to communicateConjugate →
- confirmar to confirmConjugate →
- describir to describeConjugate →
- mencionar to mentionConjugate →
- comentar to comment / to discussConjugate →
- discutir to discuss / to argueConjugate →
- suceder to happen / to occurConjugate →
- mentir to lieConjugate →
- conectar to connectConjugate →
- enseñar to teach / to showConjugate →
- opinar to have an opinion / to thinkConjugate →
- debatir to debateConjugate →
- argumentar to argue / to reasonConjugate →
- convencer to convinceConjugate →
- persuadir to persuadeConjugate →
- prometer to promiseConjugate →
- jurar to swear / to take an oathConjugate →
- engañar to deceive / to cheatConjugate →
- desconfiar to distrustConjugate →
- insultar to insultConjugate →
- agradecer to thank / to be gratefulConjugate →
- disculpar to excuse / to forgiveConjugate →
- felicitar to congratulateConjugate →
- saludar to greetConjugate →
- invitar to inviteConjugate →
- rechazar to rejectConjugate →
- exigir to demand / to requireConjugate →
- rogar to beg / to prayConjugate →
- suplicar to beg / to pleadConjugate →
- mandar to send / to order / to commandConjugate →
- protestar to protestConjugate →
- quejarse to complainConjugate →
- denunciar to report / to denounceConjugate →
- acusar to accuseConjugate →
- arrestar to arrestConjugate →
- traducir to translateConjugate →
- interpretar to interpret / to performConjugate →
- narrar to narrate / to tellConjugate →
- componer to composeConjugate →
- grabar to recordConjugate →
- transmitir to transmit / to broadcastConjugate →
- emitir to emit / to broadcastConjugate →
- entrevistar to interviewConjugate →
- editar to editConjugate →
- difundir to spread / to broadcastConjugate →
- informar to inform / to reportConjugate →
- reportar to reportConjugate →
- anunciar to announce / to advertiseConjugate →
- publicitar to advertise / to publicizeConjugate →
- exponer to expose / to exhibit / to presentConjugate →
- advertir to warn / to noticeConjugate →
- amenazar to threatenConjugate →
- concluir to concludeConjugate →
- corresponder to correspond / to matchConjugate →
- disculparse to apologizeConjugate →
- enojar to anger / to annoyConjugate →
- exagerar to exaggerateConjugate →
- expresar to expressConjugate →
- extrañar to miss (someone) / to find strangeConjugate →
- gritar to shout / to screamConjugate →
- incluir to includeConjugate →
- influir to influenceConjugate →
- insistir to insistConjugate →
- justificar to justifyConjugate →
- marcar to mark / to score / to dialConjugate →
- molestar to bother / to annoyConjugate →
- dispensar to dispense, to excuseConjugate →
- encargar to entrust, to orderConjugate →
- estrenar to premiere, to use for first timeConjugate →
- captar to capture, to graspConjugate →
- percatar to noticeConjugate →
- interrogar to interrogateConjugate →
- citar to citeConjugate →
- aportar to contributeConjugate →
- convocar to convene, to call togetherConjugate →
- percibir to perceiveConjugate →
- presumir to presume, to show offConjugate →
- simbolizar to symbolizeConjugate →
- recomendar to recommendConjugate →
- brindar to toast, to offerConjugate →
- enlazar to link, to connectConjugate →
- acoger to welcome, to take inConjugate →
- encarnar to embody, to incarnateConjugate →
- especificar to specifyConjugate →
- abarcar to encompass, to coverConjugate →
- honrar to honorConjugate →
- implicar to imply, to involveConjugate →
- conmover to move emotionally, to touchConjugate →
- precisar to specify, to needConjugate →
- propiciar to foster, to bring aboutConjugate →
- alentar to encourageConjugate →
- simular to simulate, to feignConjugate →
- despachar to dispatch, to send offConjugate →
- remitir to remit, to sendConjugate →
- alegar to allege, to claimConjugate →
- elogiar to praise, to eulogizeConjugate →
- disimular to conceal, to disguiseConjugate →
- protagonizar to star in, to leadConjugate →
- vincular to link, to bindConjugate →
- negar to deny, to refuseConjugate →
- suscitar to provoke, to arouseConjugate →
- proclamar to proclaimConjugate →
- sugerir to suggestConjugate →
- predecir to predict, to foretellConjugate →
- acentuar to accentuate, to emphasizeConjugate →
- predicar to preachConjugate →
- deplorar to deploreConjugate →
- infundir to instill, to infuseConjugate →
- mentar to mention, to nameConjugate →
- mediar to mediate, to interveneConjugate →
- encaminar to direct, to guideConjugate →
- reprochar to reproach, to criticizeConjugate →
- inculcar to instill, to inculcateConjugate →
- vacilar to hesitateConjugate →
- intercambiar to exchangeConjugate →
- improvisar to improviseConjugate →
- desmentir to deny, to refuteConjugate →
- vociferar to shout, to vociferateConjugate →
- encomendar to entrustConjugate →
- regatear to haggle, to bargainConjugate →
- desenmascarar to unmask, to exposeConjugate →
- maldecir to curseConjugate →
- demandar to demand, to sueConjugate →
- apaciguar to appease, to calmConjugate →
- propagar to propagate, to spreadConjugate →
- publicarse to be publishedConjugate →
- resumir to summarize, to sum upConjugate →
- tantear to feel out, to estimateConjugate →
- patrocinar to sponsor, to patronizeConjugate →
- menospreciar to undervalue, to despiseConjugate →
- recabar to request, to gatherConjugate →
- satirizar to satirizeConjugate →
- acallar to silence, to quietConjugate →
- encubrir to conceal, to cover upConjugate →
- desalentar to discourage, to disheartenConjugate →
- augurar to augur, to predictConjugate →
- glorificar to glorifyConjugate →
- adivinar to guess, to divineConjugate →
- gloriar to glory, to boastConjugate →
- contrastar to contrastConjugate →
- deletrear to spell outConjugate →
- congregar to congregate, to gatherConjugate →
- auspiciar to sponsor, to supportConjugate →
- disentir to dissentConjugate →
- enaltecer to exalt, to praiseConjugate →
- liderar to leadConjugate →
- reafirmar to reaffirmConjugate →
- recalcar to emphasize, to stressConjugate →
- franquear to clear, to frankConjugate →
- rebatir to refute, to rebutConjugate →
- retractar to retractConjugate →
- pregonar to proclaim or announceConjugate →
- desvirtuar to distort or undermineConjugate →
- pontificar to pontificateConjugate →
- disuadir to dissuadeConjugate →
- vulgarizar to vulgarize, to popularizeConjugate →
- encabezar to head, to leadConjugate →
- conmemorar to commemorateConjugate →
- relatar to relate, to narrateConjugate →
- descifrar to decipher, to decodeConjugate →
- dignificar to dignifyConjugate →
- reivindicar to claimConjugate →
- compenetrar to understand each other deeplyConjugate →
- malinterpretar to misinterpretConjugate →
- parangonar to compare, to likenConjugate →
- aclarar to clarify, to clear upConjugate →
- apuntar to note down, to point, to aimConjugate →
- bloquear to block, to lockConjugate →
- callar to be quiet, to silenceConjugate →
- aconsejar to advise, to recommendConjugate →
- afirmar to affirm, to state, to assertConjugate →
- bromear to joke, to kid aroundConjugate →
- caracterizar to characterize, to portrayConjugate →
- criticar to criticizeConjugate →
- corroborar to corroborate, to confirmConjugate →
- conversar to converse, to chatConjugate →
- asombrar to astonish, to amazeConjugate →
- balbucear to babble, to stammerConjugate →
- diferir to differConjugate →
- fingir to pretendConjugate →
- hablar de to talk aboutConjugate →
- gesticular to gesticulateConjugate →
- golpetear to tapConjugate →
- entonar to intoneConjugate →
- guardar silencio to keep silentConjugate →
- gimotear to whineConjugate →
- enunciar to enunciateConjugate →
- halagar to flatterConjugate →
- guiñar to winkConjugate →
- interrumpir to interruptConjugate →
- nombrar to name / to appointConjugate →
- lacrar to seal with waxConjugate →
- moderar to moderateConjugate →
- insinuar to insinuate / to hintConjugate →
- pronunciar to pronounce, to deliver (a speech)Conjugate →
- omitir to omit, to leave outConjugate →
- recapitular to recapitulate, to sum upConjugate →
- redirigir to redirectConjugate →
- rehusar to refuse, to declineConjugate →
- platicar to chat, to talk (Latin America)Conjugate →
- rectificar to rectify, to correctConjugate →
- resaltar to highlight, to stand outConjugate →
- plasmar to capture, to embody, to expressConjugate →
- redactar to write up, to draftConjugate →
- silenciar to silence, to muteConjugate →
- urgir to urge, to be urgentConjugate →
- testificar to testify, to bear witnessConjugate →
- terciar to intervene, to mediate, to step inConjugate →
- solidarizar to show solidarity, to stand togetherConjugate →
- solicitar to request, to apply forConjugate →
- titular to title, to call, to headConjugate →
- vanagloriar to boast, to brag, to vauntConjugate →
- susurrar to whisper, to murmurConjugate →
- vocear to shout, to cry out, to call outConjugate →