Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tomar”. It’s a verb that can have several meanings, including “to get”, “to take” and “to drink”. It’s similar to the English word “to take” in that it’s a very versatile word with a lot of different applications. You could use “tomar” in the context of taking possession […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “izquierda”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “left” or “left hand”. It can also be used as an adjective (“izquierda” in the feminine form and “izquierdo” in the masculine form), also translating as “left”. The word comes from Basque ezkerra, meaning “left”. Basque is a unique language spoken in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pena”. It’s a feminine noun that can have a range of meanings including “pity”, “shame”, “sorrow”, “trouble” and “sentence” (in the legal sense). It’s commonly used in the phrasal verb “valer la pena”, meaning “to be worth [it]”, for example: Another common usage is the phrase “dar pena”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “par”. It’s a masculine noun that usually translates as “pair” or “couple”. It can also translate as the identically spelled English word “par” when it’s used to describe something being under, over or at par with something else. The word “par” comes from Latin par, meaning “equal”. This
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “abogado” in the masculine form, or “abogada” in the feminine form. It’s a noun meaning “lawyer”. It could also translate as “attorney” (American English), or “barrister” or “solicitor” (British English). It comes from the Latin word advocatus meaning “one called to help another”, from which we get several
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “vale”. It’s an interjection that’s very common in Spain (but not so much in Latin America), and translates as “okay”. Originally, “vale” was used as a way of saying goodbye. It comes from Latin vale, which meant something like “be healthy”. However, these days it’s almost always used
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “escuchar”. Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sitio”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “place”. It can also mean “space” or “room” in phrases such as “¿Hay sitio?” (“Is there space/room?”). Like the English word “site”, it comes from the Latin word situs, meaning “situation” or “position”. In
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “escuchar”. It’s a verb usually translated as “to listen to”, though it can also be translated as “to hear” in some contexts. Like the distinction between “to listen to” and “to hear” in English, there’s usually a distinction between the verbs “escuchar” and “oír” in Spanish. “Oír” means
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “grupo”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “group”. Like the English word “group”, it comes from Italian gruppo. The word “grupo” can refer to any group of things or people, including musical groups. Example sentences Mi grupo de amigos se reúne cada viernes. My group of friends meets every
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “control”. It’s a masculine noun that means “control”—no surprises there! Like in English, it’s also used to refer to a television remote control, which in Spanish is “un control remoto”. Both the English and Spanish words “control” come from the French word contrôle, which was originally used in
