Pisar

Pisar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pisar”.

It’s a verb meaning “to tread”, “to step on”, or “to walk on”.

It comes from the Latin word pinsere, meaning “to stamp” or “to crush”. This is also the source of the Spanish word “piso”, meaning “floor”.

“Pisar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.

El astronauta pisó la luna por primera vez.

The astronaut stepped on the moon for the first time.

No pises las flores del jardín.

Don’t step on the flowers in the garden.

Pisamos uvas para hacer vino en el festival.

We tread grapes to make wine at the festival.

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