Today’s Spanish word of the day is “conocer”. It’s a verb meaning “to know”. It comes from Latin cognoscere (“to know”), which is also the root of several English words such as “cognition”, “cognizance” and “recognize”. “Conocer” is an irregular verb conjugated with the same pattern as a few other -er verbs including “agradecer” (to […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mayor”. It’s an adjective meaning “bigger/greater” when referring to things or places, and “older” when referring to people. When combined with a definite article (el, la or lo), it means “the biggest” or “the greatest”, for example: It can also be used as a masculine plural noun (“los
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ataque”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “attack”. Like the English word “attack”, it comes from the Italian verb attaccare (to attack). Example sentences El ataque sorprendió a todos. The attack surprised everyone. Tuvo un ataque de pánico en medio de la multitud. He/She had a panic attack in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “baño”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “bathroom” or “bath”. Comes from Latin balneum, from which Spanish also gets the verb “bañar” (“to bathe”). Example sentences Necesito ir al baño. I need to go to the bathroom. El baño está al final del pasillo. The bathroom is at the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “vida”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “life”. It can also mean “living” in phrases such as “ganarse la vida” (“to earn a living”). The word “vida” comes from Latin vita, which is also the origin of English words such as “vital” and the phrase “curriculum vitae”. Example sentences
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
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “luz”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “light”. It can refer to both the physical phenomenon of visible light as well as lamps and other devices used to produce it artificially. In Spanish-speaking countries, the word “luz” is also used to refer to the electricity or power supply, even
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “final”. It usually translates as “final” or “end”. Like the English word “final”, it can be used as an adjective or noun depending on the context. When used as an adjective, “final” is used in a similar way to English “final”, except that it comes after the noun:
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bajar”. It’s a verb meaning “to go down”, “to decrease”, “to take down” or “to lower”. It can also mean “to download”. When referring to cars and other forms of transport, it means “to get out” or “to get off”, for example: The word “bajar” comes from the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “enseguida”. It’s an adverb meaning as “immediately” or “right away”. It’s a compound word formed from the elements “en” (“in”) and “seguida” (“continuing”). Other ways of saying “enseguida” in Spanish include “ya” and “ahora mismo”. For example, if you wanted to say “I’m going to call the doctor
