Today’s Spanish word of the day is “centrar”. It’s a verb meaning “to center”, “to focus”, or “to concentrate”. It’s often used in the reflexive form (“centrarse”), for example: The verb “centrar” comes from the Latin word centrum, which is also the root of English words such as “center”. Some related Spanish words include the […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pronto”. It can be used as an adverb meaning “quickly”, “fast”, “soon” or “early”. It can also be used as an adjective meaning “quick” or “prompt”. The word “pronto” in also used in English, having entered the English language from Spanish in the 1800s. However, in Spanish it’s
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “poner”. It’s a verb meaning “to put”. In the reflexive form (“ponerse”), it can be translated as “to put on”. It can also mean “to get”, “to become” or “to turn” in the sense of taking on a different attitude or condition. Here are a few examples of
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bueno” in the masculine form, or “buena” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective translating as “good”. When used before masculine singular nouns, it becomes “buen” rather than “bueno”. “Bueno” is easy to confuse with the word “bien”. “Bueno” is an adjective meaning “good”, while “bien” is an
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”. A related Spanish word is the verb “regresar”, meaning “to return”. Another
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
