Words

Realidad

Realidad

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “realidad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “reality”. The phrase “en realidad” usually translates as “actually”. The word “realidad” comes from Latin realitas which in turn came from the word realis meaning “actual” or “belonging to the thing itself”. Related English words include “reality”, “real” and “realize”. Example sentences […]

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Cambio

Cambio

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cambio”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “change”, “exchange” or “shift”. Like the English word “change”, it can also refer to small amounts of physical cash. It comes from Latin cambium, meaning “exchange” or “barter”. Some related Spanish verbs include “cambiar” (“to change”) and “intercambiar” (“to exchange”). Some common

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Dentro

Dentro

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dentro”. It’s an adverb meaning “inside”, “indoors” or “within”. It comes from the Latin phrase de intro, meaning “from within”. Example sentences El gato está dentro de la casa. The cat is inside the house. Dentro de una hora salimos. We’re leaving within an hour. Dentro de mi

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Amor

Amor

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “amor”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “love”. It comes from Latin amor, which had the same meaning. Some English words from the same root include “amorous” and “enamor”. Example sentences El amor mueve el mundo. Love moves the world. Mi amor por ti no cambia. My love for

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Preguntar

Preguntar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “preguntar”. It’s a verb meaning “to ask”. The word “preguntar” comes from Latin percontari, meaning “to interrogate”. “Preguntar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other regular -ar verbs. Example sentences ¿Puedo preguntarte algo? Can I ask you something? Preguntó por ti esta

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Importar

Importar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “importar”. It’s a verb that usually means “to matter” or “to be important”, and can be used to express ideas such as caring or minding about something. It can also be used to mean “to import” when referring to things like trade and commerce. It comes from the

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Pueblo

Pueblo

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pueblo”. It’s a masculine noun that can mean “town” or “village”, or mean “people” as in a nation or ethnic group. The word “pueblo” comes from Latin populus, meaning “inhabitants”, “people” or “nation”. Some English words from the same root include “people”, “public” and “popular”. Example sentences Vengo

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Poco

Poco

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “poco” in the masculine form, or “poca” in the feminine form. It means “little”, “not much” or “few”, and can be used as an adjective, adverb or pronoun depending on context. The word “poco” is often used with the diminutive ending “-ito/-ita” for emphasis or to add an

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Crear

Crear

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “crear”. It’s a verb meaning “to create”, “to produce” or “to make”. It comes from Latin creare, meaning “to make”, “to bring forth” or “to produce”. This is also the root of several English words including “create”, “creator” and “creative”. “Crear” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated

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Cuando

Cuando

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuando”. It can be used as an adverb, conjunction or preposition that usually translates as “when”. Like the English word “when”, it can be used at the start of a question phrase, or alternatively in a subordinate clause (a phrase that can’t stand alone as a complete sentence).

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