Today’s Spanish word of the day is “llegar”. It’s a verb meaning “to arrive” or “to come”. It comes from the Latin word plicare, meaning “to fold”. It came to mean “to arrive” by an analogy with the idea of folding something back on itself. The Latin word plicare might not look much like Spanish […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dolor”. It’s a masculine noun that can translate as “pain”, “ache” or “sorrow”. It comes from the identical Latin word dolor, which also meant “pain” or “grief”. It’s related to the verb “doler”, meaning “to hurt”. You’ve probably come across the woman’s name Dolores before. It might seem
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “viejo” in the masculine form, or “vieja” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “old” when used to refer to people and other living creatures. When used to refer to possessions such as clothes, it could mean “worn out” or “used”. The words “viejo” and “vieja” can
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “regreso”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “return” or “return journey”. It comes from the Latin word regressus, which meant “return” or “going back”, and is also the root of several English words including “regress” and “regression”. Another common Spanish word that translates as “return” is “vuelta”. However, “vuelta”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tierra”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “land” or “earth”. It can also translate as “ground”, “soil” or “homeland”. If you want to refer to “planet Earth” in Spanish, you would say “planeta Tierra”. The word “tierra” comes from Latin terra, which is also the root of several English
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “lado”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “side”. The phrase “al lado” literally means “to the side”, but can translate as “next” or “next to”, for example: Informally, it can also mean “place”, for example: The word “lado” comes from Latin latus, which is also the root of the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “libertad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “freedom” or “liberty”. It comes from the Latin word libertas, which is also the root of the English word “liberty”. A few related words in Spanish include “libre” (“free”, as in without restrictions), “liberar” (“to free”) and “liberación” (“liberation”). Example sentences Lucharon
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ahí”. It’s an adverb meaning “there”. Confusingly, Spanish has several other, very similar, words that also translate as “there”. However, they have slightly different uses. Here’s a quick summary: “Ahí” can also be used to refer to relatively recent moments in the past, similar to how the word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “amigo” in the masculine form, or “amiga” in the feminine form. It’s can be used as a noun meaning “friend” or an adjective meaning “friendly”. It comes from the Latin word amicus, which also meant “friend” and is the root of several English words including “amicable”. The word
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”
