Today’s Spanish word of the day is “país”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “country” or “nation”. The word “país” comes from French pays, which also means “country” and derived from the late Latin word pagensis, meaning “of a settlement”. Some related English words include “pagan”, which originally meant “villager”, and “peasant”. Some related words in […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “saber”. It’s a verb meaning “to know”. In particular, it refers to things like knowing facts and knowing how to do things, rather than knowing people, for which there is another verb (“conocer”). Here are a few examples of how “saber” and “conocer” can be used: The word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tardar”. It’s a verb meaning “to take time”. It’s used to say that something takes a long time. The word “tardar” comes from tardare, meaning “to delay” or “to be slow”. This makes it related to a few English words such as “tardy” and “tarry”. “Tardar” is a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “teléfono”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “telephone”. The word “móvil” (from “teléfono móvil” meaning “mobile telephone” is frequently used in Spain to mean “mobile phone” or “cellphone”, whereas in Latin America the term “celular” (from “teléfono celular” meaning “cellphone”) is more common. A landline is known as a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mientras”. It’s a versatile word that can be translated as “while”, “as long as”, “whereas”, “meanwhile” or “in the meantime”. When followed by a verb in the subjunctive form, it means “as long as”, for example: When followed by the word “que”, it means “whereas” or “while”, for
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “increíble”. It’s an adjective meaning “incredible”, “unbelievable” or “amazing”. It comes from Latin incredibilis meaning “unbelievable”, which is also the root of the English word “incredible”. Example sentences La vista desde aquí es increíble. The view from here is incredible. Es una historia increíble pero real. It’s an
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cabeza”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “head”, both literally and figuratively. The word comes from Latin capitia, which was a diminuitive of caput, meaning “head”. Several English words including “capital”, “captain” and “decapitate” share this root. Example sentences Me duele la cabeza. I have a headache. Ella está
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ley”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “law”. It comes from the Latin word lex (from legis), which also meant “law” and is the root of several English words including “legal”, “loyal” and “legislation”. Example sentences Nadie está por encima de la ley. No one is above the law.
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “llamada”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “call”, as in “phone call”. Some common phrases involving the word “llamada” include: The word “llamada” comes from the verb “llamar”, meaning “to call”. This word in turn comes from Latin clamare, meaning “to cry” or “to shout”, from which we get
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “encantar”. It’s a verb that can mean “to love” or “to enchant/bewitch”. When used to mean “to love”, the thing that is loved is the subject of the phrase, not the person doing the loving. Therefore, to say “I love it”, you’d say “me encanta”, which is literally
