1000 Most Common Basque Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Basque words. Learn english to basque words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Basque Words

 

Number	Basque Words	in English
1	bezala	as
2	I	I
3	bere	his
4	duten	that
5	zuen	he
6	izan zen	was
7	for	for
8	an	on
9	daude	are
10	Honekin	with
11	dute	they
12	izan	be
13	at	at
14	bat	one
15	dute	have
16	honetan	this
17	tik	from
18	arabera	by
19	hot	hot
20	hitza	word
21	baina	but
22	zer	what
23	batzuk	some
24	da	is
25	berau	it
26	you	you
27	edo	or
28	izan	had
29	du	the
30	of	of
31	arte	to
32	eta	and
33	a	a
34	in	in
35	dugu	we
36	ahal	can
37	out	out
38	beste	other
39	ziren	were
40	bertan	which
41	egin	do
42	beren	their
43	denbora	time
44	bada	if
45	izango	will
46	nola	how
47	esan	said
48	baten	an
49	bakoitzak	each
50	esango	tell
51	ez du	does
52	set	set
53	hiru	three
54	nahi	want
55	aire	air
56	ondo	well
57	halaber	also
58	jolastu	play
59	txiki	small
60	end	end
61	jarri	put
62	hasiera	home
63	irakurri	read
64	eskuko	hand
65	portuko	port
66	handi	large
67	ortografia	spell
68	gehitu	add
69	are	even
70	lurrak	land
71	hemen	here
72	muztioa	must
73	big	big
74	handiko	high
75	hala nola,	such
76	jarraitu	follow
77	ekintza	act
78	zergatik	why
79	eskatu	ask
80	gizonak	men
81	aldaketa	change
82	joan	went
83	argia	light
84	nolako	kind
85	off	off
86	behar	need
87	etxea	house
88	argazki	picture
89	saiatu	try
90	gurekin	us
91	berriro	again
92	animalia	animal
93	puntua	point
94	amak	mother
95	munduan	world
96	gertu	near
97	eraikitzeko	build
98	auto	self
99	lurra	earth
100	aita	father
101	edozein	any
102	berria	new
103	lana	work
104	part	part
105	hartu	take
106	lortu	get
107	leku	place
108	egin	made
109	bizi	live
110	non	where
111	ondoren	after
112	atzera	back
113	apur	little
114	bakarrik	only
115	txandan	round
116	man	man
117	urteko	year
118	dugunik	came
119	show	show
120	behin	every
121	ona	good
122	me	me
123	eman	give
124	gure	our
125	pean	under
126	izena	name
127	oso	very
128	bidez	through
129	besterik	just
130	formulario	form
131	Gogoratu	sentence
132	handia	great
133	uste	think
134	esan	say
135	lagun	help
136	txikia	low
137	line	line
138	datoz	differ
139	txanda	turn
140	kausa	cause
141	askoz	much
142	esan nahi	mean
143	aurretik	before
144	mugimendu	move
145	eskuineko	right
146	mutiko	boy
147	zaharra	old
148	too	too
149	bera	same
150	zuen	she
151	guztiak	all
152	ez	there
153	denean	when
154	sortu	up
155	erabilera	use
156	zure	your
157	era	way
158	buruz	about
159	asko	many
160	Orduz	then
161	horiek	them
162	idatzi	write
163	iba	would
164	bezala	like
165	beraz,	so
166	horiek	these
167	bere	her
168	luzea	long
169	egiteko	make
170	gauza	thing
171	ikusi	see
172	zion	him
173	bi	two
174	ditu	has
175	begiratu	look
176	gehiago	more
177	egun	day
178	Could	could
179	joan	go
180	zatoz	come
181	egin	did
182	zenbakia	number
183	soinua	sound
184	no	no
185	gehien	most
186	jende	people
187	nire	my
188	baino gehiago	over
189	jakingo	know
190	ura	water
191	baino	than
192	deia	call
193	lehenengoa	first
194	nor	who
195	may	may
196	behera	down
197	albo	side
198	izan	been
199	orain	now
200	aurkitu	find
201	burua	head
202	stand	stand
203	egin	own
204	orria	page
205	beharko lukete	should
206	country	country
207	aurkitu	found
208	erantzuna	answer
209	eskola	school
210	hazten	grow
211	azterketa	study
212	oraindik	still
213	ikasi	learn
214	landare	plant
215	cover	cover
216	janaria	food
217	eguzkia	sun
218	lau	four
219	arteko	between
220	egoera	state
221	mantentzeko	keep
222	begi	eye
223	inoiz ez	never
224	azken	last
225	utzi	let
226	pentsatu	thought
227	hiria	city
228	zuhaitz	tree
229	zeharkatuko	cross
230	baserriko	farm
231	gogor	hard
232	hasiera	start
233	agian	might
234	istorioa	story
235	saw	saw
236	urrun	far
237	sea	sea
238	marraztu	draw
239	utzi	left
240	berandu	late
241	run	run
242	ez	don’t
243	bitartean	while
244	prentsa	press
245	itxi	close
246	gauean	night
247	benetako	real
248	bizitza	life
249	gutxi	few
250	iparraldean	north
251	liburua	book
252	egiteko	carry
253	hartu	took
254	zientzia	science
255	jan	eat
256	gela	room
257	lagun	friend
258	hasi	began
259	ideia	idea
260	arrain	fish
261	mendia	mountain
262	gelditzeko	stop
263	behin	once
264	base	base
265	entzun	hear
266	zaldi	horse
267	ebaki	cut
268	Ziur	sure
269	ikusi	watch
270	kolorea	color
271	aurpegi	face
272	egurra	wood
273	nagusia	main
274	open	open
275	badirudi	seem
276	elkarrekin	together
277	hurrengo	next
278	zuri	white
279	haurrak	children
280	hasiko	begin
281	lortu	got
282	oinez	walk
283	Adibidez	example
284	erraztasuna	ease
285	paper	paper
286	taldea	group
287	beti	always
288	music	music
289	horiek	those
290	bai	both
291	marka	mark
292	askotan	often
293	gutuna	letter
294	arte	until
295	milia	mile
296	ibaiaren	river
297	autoa	car
298	oinak	feet
299	zainketa	care
300	bigarren	second
301	nahikoa	enough
302	arrunta	plain
303	neska	girl
304	ohikoa den	usual
305	gazte	young
306	prest	ready
307	Goiko	above
308	inoiz	ever
309	gorria	red
310	zerrenda	list
311	nahiz	though
312	sentitzen	feel
313	eztabaida	talk
314	txori	bird
315	laster	soon
316	gorputza	body
317	txakur	dog
318	familiari	family
319	zuzeneko	direct
320	pose	pose
321	utzi	leave
322	song	song
323	neurtzeko	measure
324	atea	door
325	produktua	product
326	beltza	black
327	laburra	short
328	numeral	numeral
329	class	class
330	haizea	wind
331	question	question
332	gertatuko	happen
333	osoa	complete
334	ontzia	ship
335	Zonalde	area
336	erdia	half
337	rock	rock
338	ordena	order
339	sua	fire
340	hegoaldean	south
341	arazoa	problem
342	pieza	piece
343	esan	told
344	bazekien	knew
345	gainditu	pass
346	geroztik	since
347	top	top
348	osoa	whole
349	king	king
350	kalean	street
351	hazbeteko	inch
352	biderkatu	multiply
353	nothing	nothing
354	ikastaroa	course
355	egonaldia	stay
356	gurpila	wheel
357	osoa	full
358	indarrean	force
359	blue	blue
360	objektu	object
361	erabakitzeko	decide
362	azalera	surface
363	sakona	deep
364	ilargia	moon
365	uharteko	island
366	oinez	foot
367	sistema	system
368	lanpetuta	busy
369	proba	test
370	record	record
371	txalupa	boat
372	ohikoa	common
373	urre	gold
374	posible	possible
375	hegazkina	plane
376	orde	stead
377	lehorra	dry
378	galdetzen	wonder
379	barre	laugh
380	mila	thousand
381	ago	ago
382	ran	ran
383	egiaztatu	check
384	Partida	game
385	forma	shape
386	equate	equate
387	hot	hot
388	miss	miss
389	ekarri	brought
390	bero	heat
391	elurra	snow
392	pneumatikoen	tire
393	ekarri	bring
394	bai	yes
395	urrutiko	distant
396	bete	fill
397	ekialdean	east
398	margotzeko	paint
399	hizkuntza	language
400	artean	among
401	unitatea	unit
402	power	power
403	herri	town
404	fina	fine
405	zenbait	certain
406	hegan	fly
407	erori	fall
408	ekar	lead
409	oihu	cry
410	dark	dark
411	makina	machine
412	ohar	note
413	itxaron	wait
414	plan	plan
415	zifra	figure
416	izarra	star
417	kutxa	box
418	noun	noun
419	eremu	field
420	gainerakoak	rest
421	zuzena	correct
422	gai	able
423	libra	pound
424	done	done
425	edertasuna	beauty
426	Pase	drive
427	koa	stood
428	eduki	contain
429	aurrean	front
430	irakasteko	teach
431	astea	week
432	final	final
433	eman	gave
434	berdea	green
435	oh	oh
436	azkarra	quick
437	garatzea	develop
438	ozeano	ocean
439	epela	warm
440	free	free
441	minutu	minute
442	indartsu	strong
443	bereziak	special
444	mind	mind
445	atzean	behind
446	argi	clear
447	buztana	tail
448	ekoizteko	produce
449	Izan	fact
450	espazioa	space
451	entzun	heard
452	onena	best
453	ordu	hour
454	hobeto	better
455	egia	true
456	zehar	during
457	ehun	hundred
458	bost	five
459	gogoratu	remember
460	urrats	step
461	hasieran	early
462	eutsi	hold
463	west	west
464	lurrean	ground
465	interes	interest
466	iristeko	reach
467	azkarra	fast
468	aditza	verb
469	abestu	sing
470	entzuteko	listen
471	sei	six
472	taula	table
473	bidaia	travel
474	gutxiago	less
475	goizean	morning
476	hamar	ten
477	sinple	simple
478	hainbat	several
479	bokal	vowel
480	aldera	toward
481	gerra	war
482	arautuko	lay
483	aurka	against
484	eredua	pattern
485	motela	slow
486	zentroa	center
487	maitasun	love
488	pertsona	person
489	dirua	money
490	balioko	serve
491	agertzen	appear
492	errepide	road
493	mapa	map
494	euri	rain
495	arau	rule
496	gobernatzeko	govern
497	tira	pull
498	hotza	cold
499	oharra	notice
500	ahotsa	voice
501	energia	energy
502	ehiza	hunt
503	probable	probable
504	ohean	bed
505	anaia	brother
506	arrautza	egg
507	ride	ride
508	zelula	cell
509	sinesten	believe
510	agian	perhaps
511	jaso	pick
512	Bat-batean	sudden
513	zenbatu	count
514	karratu	square
515	arrazoia	reason
516	luzera	length
517	adierazten	represent
518	art	art
519	gaia	subject
520	eskualdea	region
521	tamaina	size
522	aldatu egiten dira	vary
523	konformatu	settle
524	hitz egin	speak
525	pisu	weight
526	Oro	general
527	izotz	ice
528	Gaia	matter
529	zirkulua	circle
530	bikotea	pair
531	besteak beste,	include
532	arraila	divide
533	silaba	syllable
534	sentitu	felt
535	grand	grand
536	pilota	ball
537	oraindik	yet
538	uhin	wave
539	jaregin	drop
540	bihotza	heart
541	Ni	am
542	gaur	present
543	heavy	heavy
544	dantza	dance
545	motorra	engine
546	posizio	position
547	arm	arm
548	zabal	wide
549	sail	sail
550	materiala	material
551	Frakzio	fraction
552	basoa	forest
553	eseri	sit
554	lasterketa	race
555	leihoa	window
556	denda	store
557	udan	summer
558	trena	train
559	loa	sleep
560	frogatzeko	prove
561	bakarti	lone
562	hanka	leg
563	ariketa	exercise
564	horma	wall
565	catch	catch
566	mount	mount
567	Nahi	wish
568	zerua	sky
569	taula	board
570	poza	joy
571	negua	winter
572	sat	sat
573	idatzizko	written
574	basa	wild
575	instrumentua	instrument
576	mantendu	kept
577	beira	glass
578	belarra	grass
579	behi	cow
580	lana	job
581	ertza	edge
582	zeinu	sign
583	bisita	visit
584	iraganean	past
585	bigun	soft
586	fun	fun
587	distiratsua	bright
588	gas	gas
589	eguraldi	weather
590	Hileko	month
591	milioi	million
592	bear	bear
593	akabera	finish
594	zoriontsu	happy
595	espero	hope
596	lore	flower
597	clothe	clothe
598	arraro	strange
599	gone	gone
600	merkataritza	trade
601	melodia	melody
602	bidaia	trip
603	bulegoa	office
604	jasotzeko	receive
605	ilara	row
606	ahoa	mouth
607	zehatza	exact
608	sinbolo	symbol
609	hiltzen	die
610	gutxienez	least
611	arazoak	trouble
612	oihu	shout
613	salbu	except
614	idatzi	wrote
615	hazia	seed
616	tonua	tone
617	apunta	join
618	iradokitzen	suggest
619	garbi	clean
620	break	break
621	andre	lady
622	patiora	yard
623	igoko	rise
624	txarra	bad
625	kolpe	blow
626	olioa	oil
627	odol	blood
628	ukitu	touch
629	hazi	grew
630	cent	cent
631	nahastu	mix
632	taldeak	team
633	wire	wire
634	kostua	cost
635	galduta	lost
636	marroi	brown
637	higadura	wear
638	lorategia	garden
639	berdina	equal
640	bidali	sent
641	aukeratu	choose
642	jaitsi	fell
643	kabitzen	fit
644	osotasunean	flow
645	azoka	fair
646	bankua	bank
647	biltzeko	collect
648	gorde	save
649	kontrola	control
650	hamartarrekin	decimal
651	belarria	ear
652	else	else
653	nahiko	quite
654	hautsi	broke
655	Kasu	case
656	Erdialdetik	middle
657	hiltzeko	kill
658	semea	son
659	laku	lake
660	une	moment
661	eskala	scale
662	ozen	loud
663	udaberrian	spring
664	behatzen	observe
665	Umearen	child
666	zuzen	straight
667	kontsonante	consonant
668	nazioa	nation
669	hiztegia	dictionary
670	esnea	milk
671	abiadura	speed
672	metodo	method
673	organoaren	organ
674	ordaindu	pay
675	adina	age
676	atalean	section
677	soineko	dress
678	hodei	cloud
679	sorpresa	surprise
680	lasaiak	quiet
681	harria	stone
682	tiny	tiny
683	Igoera	climb
684	cool	cool
685	diseinua	design
686	pobrea	poor
687	asko	lot
688	esperimentua	experiment
689	behean	bottom
690	giltza	key
691	burdina	iron
692	bakar	single
693	makila	stick
694	laua	flat
695	hogei	twenty
696	azala	skin
697	irribarre	smile
698	crease	crease
699	zulo	hole
700	salto	jump
701	haurra	baby
702	zortzi	eight
703	herriko	village
704	bete	meet
705	erroa	root
706	erosi	buy
707	goratzen	raise
708	konpontzeko	solve
709	metal	metal
710	ala	whether
711	push	push
712	zazpi	seven
713	paragrafoan	paragraph
714	hirugarren	third
715	errejimena	shall
716	mantendutako	held
717	ilea	hair
718	deskribatuko	describe
719	sukaldari	cook
720	solairuan	floor
721	bai	either
722	emaitza	result
723	erre	burn
724	muino	hill
725	seguru	safe
726	katu	cat
727	mendean	century
728	kontuan hartu	consider
729	mota	type
730	legea	law
731	bit	bit
732	kostaldean	coast
733	kopia	copy
734	Esaldi	phrase
735	isila	silent
736	altu	tall
737	harea	sand
738	lurzoruaren	soil
739	roll	roll
740	tenperatura	temperature
741	hatz	finger
742	industria	industry
743	balio	value
744	borroka	fight
745	gezur	lie
746	beat	beat
747	urduritu	excite
748	natural	natural
749	ikuspegia	view
750	zentzu	sense
751	capital	capital
752	izango ez	won’t
753	aulkia	chair
754	arriskuan	danger
755	fruta	fruit
756	aberatsa	rich
757	lodi	thick
758	soldadu	soldier
759	prozesua	process
760	funtzionatzeko	operate
761	praktikan	practice
762	Aparteko	separate
763	zaila	difficult
764	doctor	doctor
765	mesedez	please
766	babesteko	protect
767	eguerdian	noon
768	laborantza	crop
769	modernoa	modern
770	elementu	element
771	hit	hit
772	ikaslearen	student
773	korner	corner
774	festa	party
775	hornikuntza	supply
776	zeinen	whose
777	kokatzeko	locate
778	ring	ring
779	pertsonaia	character
780	intsektuen	insect
781	harrapatu	caught
782	epea	period
783	adierazten	indicate
784	radio	radio
785	mintzatu	spoke
786	atomo	atom
787	giza	human
788	historia	history
789	efektu	effect
790	elektrikoa	electric
791	espero	expect
792	hezur	bone
793	trenbide	rail
794	imajinatu	imagine
795	ematen	provide
796	ados	agree
797	horrela	thus
798	leuna	gentle
799	emakumea	woman
800	Kapitainak	captain
801	asmatzen	guess
802	beharrezkoa	necessary
803	zorrotz	sharp
804	Ezenarro	wing
805	sortu	create
806	bizilaguna	neighbor
807	garbiketa	wash
808	Bat	bat
809	baizik	rather
810	Zaleak	crowd
811	arto	corn
812	alderatu	compare
813	poema	poem
814	katea	string
815	kanpai	bell
816	mendekoak	depend
817	haragi	meat
818	RUB	rub
819	hodi	tube
820	ospetsua	famous
921	dolarrak	dollar
822	erreka	stream
823	beldurra	fear
284	ikusmena	sight
825	mehe	thin
826	triangelu	triangle
827	planeta	planet
828	presarik	hurry
829	buruzagi	chief
830	kolonia	colony
831	erlojuaren	clock
832	mine	mine
833	Berdinketa	tie
834	idatzi	enter
835	nagusien	major
836	freskoa	fresh
837	bilaketa	search
838	bidali	send
839	horia	yellow
840	pistola	gun
841	baimendu	allow
842	inprimatu	print
843	hildako	dead
844	Leku	spot
845	basamortuko	desert
846	trajea	suit
847	egungo	current
848	igogailua	lift
840	igo	rose
850	iristen	arrive
851	master	master
852	pista	track
853	gurasoa	parent
854	shore	shore
855	zatiketa	division
856	fitxa	sheet
857	substantzia	substance
858	mesede	favor
859	konektatu	connect
860	post	post
861	pasatzeko	spend
862	akordeak	chord
863	gantz	fat
864	pozik	glad
865	original	original
866	share	share
867	geltokia	station
868	dad	dad
869	ogia	bread
870	kobratzen	charge
871	egokia	proper
872	bar	bar
873	eskaintza	offer
874	segmentu	segment
875	esklabu	slave
876	ahate	duck
877	instant	instant
878	merkatua	market
879	maila	degree
880	populatu	populate
881	Chick	chick
882	maitea	dear
883	etsaiaren	enemy
884	erantzun	reply
885	edari	drink
886	gerta	occur
887	laguntza	support
888	hitzaldian	speech
889	natura	nature
890	sorta	range
891	lurrun	steam
892	motion	motion
893	bidea	path
894	likidoa	liquid
895	saioa hasi	log
896	ekarri	meant
897	zatidura	quotient
898	hortzak	teeth
899	shell	shell
900	lepoan	neck
901	oxigeno	oxygen
902	azukre	sugar
903	heriotza	death
904	nahiko	pretty
905	skill	skill
906	emakumeak	women
907	denboraldian	season
908	irtenbide	solution
909	iman	magnet
910	zilar	silver
911	eskerrik	thank
912	adarra	branch
913	partidu	match
914	atzizkia	suffix
915	batez ere,	especially
916	piku	fig
917	beldur	afraid
918	handi	huge
919	arreba	sister
920	steel	steel
921	eztabaidatzeko	discuss
922	aurrera	forward
923	antzeko	similar
924	orientatzea	guide
925	Eskarmentu	experience
926	puntuazio	score
927	sagar	apple
928	erosi	bought
929	buru	led
930	zelaia	pitch
931	berokia	coat
932	masa	mass
933	txartel	card
934	band	band
935	soka	rope
936	lapsus	slip
937	irabazi	win
938	amets	dream
939	arratsaldean	evening
940	baldintza	condition
941	feed	feed
942	tresna	tool
943	guztira	total
944	oinarrizko	basic
945	usaina	smell
946	haran	valley
947	ezta	nor
948	bikoitza	double
949	eserlekua	seat
950	jarraitzeko	continue
951	bloke	block
952	taula	chart
953	hat	hat
954	saltzeko	sell
955	arrakasta	success
956	konpainia	company
957	kenketak	subtract
958	ekitaldia	event
959	bereziki	particular
960	akordio	deal
961	igeri	swim
962	epe	term
963	kontrakoa	opposite
964	emaztea	wife
965	zapatila	shoe
966	sorbaldaren	shoulder
967	hedapena	spread
968	antolatu	arrange
969	camp	camp
970	asmatuko	invent
971	kotoia	cotton
972	Born	born
973	zehazteko	determine
974	quart	quart
975	bederatzi	nine
976	kamioi	truck
977	zarata	noise
978	maila	level
979	aukera	chance
980	bildu	gather
981	denda	shop
982	tarte	stretch
983	bota	throw
984	distira	shine
985	jabetza	property
986	zutabe	column
987	molekula	molecule
988	hautatu	select
989	oker	wrong
990	grisa	gray
991	errepikatu	repeat
992	eskatzen	require
993	zabal	broad
994	prestatu	prepare
995	gatza	salt
996	sudurra	nose
997	plural	plural
998	haserrea	anger
999	erreklamazioa	claim
1000	kontinenteko	continent