Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pena”. It’s a feminine noun that can have a range of meanings including “pity”, “shame”, “sorrow”, “trouble” and “sentence” (in the legal sense). It’s commonly used in the phrasal verb “valer la pena”, meaning “to be worth [it]”, for example: Another common usage is the phrase “dar pena” […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “par”. It’s a masculine noun that usually translates as “pair” or “couple”. It can also translate as the identically spelled English word “par” when it’s used to describe something being under, over, or at par with something else. The word “par” comes from Latin par, meaning “equal”. This
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “vale”. It’s an interjection that’s very common in Spain (but not so much in Latin America), and translates as “okay”. Originally, “vale” was used as a way of saying goodbye. It comes from Latin vale, which meant something like “be healthy”. However, these days it’s almost always used
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “médico” in the masculine form, or “médica” in the feminine form. It can be used as either a noun meaning “doctor”, or an adjective meaning “medical”. The word “doctor/doctora” also exists in Spanish, but “medico/médica” is more commonly used to refer to medical doctors. The word “medico” comes
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “escuchar”. Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sitio”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “place”. It can also mean “space” or “room” in phrases such as “¿Hay sitio?” (“Is there space/room?”). Like the English word “site”, it comes from the Latin word situs, meaning “situation” or “position”. In
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “escuchar”. It’s a verb usually translated as “to listen to”, though it can also be translated as “to hear” in some contexts. Like the distinction between “to listen to” and “to hear” in English, there’s usually a distinction between the verbs “escuchar” and “oír” in Spanish. “Oír” means
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cosa”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “thing”. It comes from the Latin word cause, meaning “cause” or “reason”, which is also the root of the English word “cause”. Example sentences Hay cosas que no se explican. There are things that can’t be explained. A veces, una cosa lleva
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “grupo”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “group”. Like the English word “group”, it comes from Italian gruppo. The word “grupo” can refer to any group of things or people, including musical groups. Example sentences Mi grupo de amigos se reúne cada viernes. My group of friends meets every
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “control”. It’s a masculine noun that means “control”—no surprises there! Like in English, it’s also used to refer to a television remote control, which in Spanish is “un control remoto”. Both the English and Spanish words “control” come from the French word contrôle, which was originally used in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “Dios”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “God”. Like the English word “God”, it can be capitalized or not depending on whether you are referring to a monotheistic God or one of many gods in a polytheistic tradition. Some common phrases involving the word “Dios” include the following: Example
