Quizá

Quizá

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

It’s an adverb meaning “maybe”, “perhaps” or “possibly”.

An alternate form of the word “quizá”, which means exactly the same thing and can be used interchangeably with “quizás”.

The word “quizá/quizás” comes from the Latin phrase qui sapit, meaning (“who knows”).

No sé… quizás sí, quizás no.

I don’t know… maybe yes, maybe no.

Quizá llueva mañana.

Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

Quizá los gatos dominen el mundo y solo estén esperando.

Maybe cats rule the world and are just waiting.

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