Zombie apocalypse vocabulary in Spanish

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Last updated Oct 6, 2025 • Reading time: 1 minute

Here's a classic vocab list. It may seem silly, but some of these words may turn out to be extremely helpful should the zombie apocalypse strike.

El Apocalipsis Zombi: vocabulario básico

  • El zombi – the zombie
  • El refugio – the refuge / the shelter
  • La plaga – the plague / the infestation
  • La infección – the infection
  • La civilización – civilization
  • La humanidad – humanity
  • Esconderse – to hide
  • Agua potable – drinking water
  • El generador eléctrico – the generator
  • Morder – to bite
  • Correr – to run
  • Acercarse – to get closer
  • Cuarentena – quarantine
  • El walkie talkie – the walkie talkie
  • La frecuencia de radio – the radio frequency
  • Comer cerebros – to eat brains

And here are seven cult zombie movies in Spanish:

  • REC (2007, Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza)
  • REC 2 (2009, Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza)
  • REC 3: Génesis (2012, Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza)
  • REC 4: Apocalipsis (2014, Jaume Balagueró)
  • Cementerio del terror (1985, Rubén Galindo Jr.)
  • El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (1973, Amando de Ossorio)
  • Apocalypze (2011, Fernando Chávez)
Dan Berges
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Dan Berges is the Managing Director of Berges Institute.

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