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
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 “calmar”. As you might have guessed, it’s a verb meaning “to calm” or “to soothe”. The pronominal verb form “calmarse” can be translated as “to calm down” or “to quiet down”. While “calmar” looks a lot like the English word “calm”, remember that the ‘l’ is pronounced in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “estado”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “state”, both in the sense of a political state and in the sense of a state of being. When referring to finances, it can translate as “statement”, for example “estado de cuenta” (“bank statement”). In some contexts, it can also translate as
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tanto” in the masculine form, or “tanta” in the feminine form. It can be used as an adverb, adjective or pronoun meaning “so much”. For example: The plural (“tantos”/“tantas”) translates as “so many”. For example: The word is shortened to “tan” before adjectives and adverbs. In these contexts,
