Ojo

Ojo

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

It’s a masculine noun meaning “eye”. It’s also used as an idiomatic expression to mean “attention” or “watch out”.

The word “ojo” comes from Latin oculus, which had the same meaning, and is also the root of several English words including “ocular” and “binocular”.

Mi visión es más clara en mi ojo izquierdo que en el derecho.

My vision is clearer in my left eye than my right.

¡Ojo con lo que dices!

Watch what you say!

Tiene buen ojo para la fotografía.

She has a good eye for photography.

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