Basque Vocabulary

The Basque vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: bat	Two: bi	Three: hiru
Four: lau	Five: bost	Six: sei
Seven: zazpi	Eight: zortzi	Nine: bederatzi
Ten: hamar	First: lehen	Second: bigarren

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: astelehena	Tuesday: asteartea	Wednesday: asteazkena
Thursday: osteguna	Friday: ostirala	Saturday: larunbata
Sunday: igandea	Now: orain	Yesterday: atzo
Today: gaur	Tonight: gaur gauean	Tomorrow: bihar

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: fruta	Apples: sagarrak
Bananas: bananak	Tomatoes: tomateak
Potatoes: patatak	Onions: tipulak

Red: gorria	Green: berdea	Blue: urdina
White: zuria	Black: beltza	Grey: grisa

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: gosaria	Lunch: bazkaria
Dinner: afaria	Milk: esnea
Coffee: kafea	Bread: ogia

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: eguzkitsua	Windy: haizetsua	Rainy: euria egiten ari da
Snowy: elurra egiten ari da	Cold: hotza	Hot: beroa

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: mutila	Girl: neska
Son: semea	Daughter: alaba
Brother: anaia, neba	Sister: arreba, ahizpa
Man: gizona	Woman: emakumea
Father: aita	Mother: ama
Grandfather: aitona	Grandmother: amona

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: etxea	Toilet: komuna	Room: gela
Bedroom: logela	Kitchen: sukaldea	Table: taula

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: katua	Dog: txakurra	Mouse: sagua
Bird: txoria	Cow: behia	Horse: zaldia

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: galtzerdiak	Shoes: zapatak	Trousers: prakak
Shirt: alkondara	Sweater: jertsea	Coat: berokia

Most popular languages in the world:

English: ingelesa	French: frantsesa	German: alemana
Spanish: gaztelania	Italian: italiera	Portuguese: portugalera
Greek: greziera	Russian: errusiera	Arabic: arabiera
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: txinera	Japanese: japoniera

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxia	Bus: autobusa
Hotel: hotela	Reservation: erreserba
Airport: aireportua	Passport: pasaportea

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: ikaslea	Teacher: irakaslea	Pen: boligrafoa
Books: liburuak	Page: orrialdea	Dictionary: hiztegia

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: eskua	Feet: oinak	Hair: ilea
Eye: begia	Mouth: ahoa	Nose: sudurra

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: anbulantzia	Doctor: osagilea
Hospital: ospitalea	Pharmacy: farmazia
Police: polizia	Stomach Ache: urdaileko mina

As you can see, this Basque vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.