Today’s Spanish word of the day is “medio” in the masculine form, or “media” in the feminine form. It’s a versatile word that can be an adjective, adverb or noun depending on the context. As an adjective, it can mean “half”, “average” or “middle”. It also translates as “half” when used as an adverb. As […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bañar”. It’s a verb meaning “to bathe”. The reflexive verb “bañarse” means “to bathe oneself”. Many people will use “bañarse” to refer both to washing oneself in the bath and in the shower, even though there is a shower-specific verb, “ducharse”, meaning “to have a shower”. The word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “alguien”. It’s an indefinite pronoun meaning “someone” or “somebody”. In interrogative clauses (questions), it means “anyone” or “anybody”, for example: The word “alguien” comes from Latin aliquis, which also meant “someone”. Example sentences Alguien está en la puerta. Someone is at the door. ¿Alguien quiere más café? Does
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “durar”. It’s a verb usually meaning “to last”. It comes from the Latin word durus, meaning “hard”. This is also the root of the English word “durable”. Physical objects that last a long time tend to be hard and durable, so it makes sense that the word “durar”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “música”. It’s a feminine noun that means “music”. Like the English word “music”, it comes from the Latin word musica, which in turn came from Greek mousikos, meaning “pertaining to the Muses”. The Greeks believed that nine goddesses called the Muses were the source of artistic inspiration. Some
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “allí”. It’s an adverb meaning “there”. It’s very similar to word, “allá”, which also translates as “there”, but is usually used more in the sense of “over there”, referring to less precise and more distant locations. In contrast to “allá”, “allí” tends to be used for things that
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “suponer”. It’s a verb meaning “to suppose”, “to imagine” or “to assume”. Like the English word “suppose”, “suponer” comes from Latin supponere, which was a word formed by joining the prefix sub- (“under”) and ponere (“to put”). “Suponer” is an irregular verb that is conjugated according to the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “lugar”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “place” or “spot”. It comes from the Latin word locus, which also meant “place” or “spot”, and is the root of several English words including “locus” (as in “locus of control”), and “local”. The word “lugar” is used in several common expressions,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “salir”. It’s a verb usually meaning “to go out” or “to leave”. It’s a versatile verb that can have many different meanings depending on the context. As well as meaning “to go out” or “to leave”, it can also mean “to turn/work out” and “to cost”. The word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “santo”. It can be an adjective meaning “holy” or “saintly”, or a noun meaning “saint”. As a noun, “santo” is the masculine form referring to male saints, while “santa” is the feminine form referring to female saints. As you may have noticed, the word is usually abbreviated to
