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 […]
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
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
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
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).
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “destino”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “destiny”, “fate” or “destination”. It’s related to the Spanish verb “destinar” meaning “to allocate” or “to assign”, which came from the Latin word destinare. This Latin root also gave us the English words “destiny” and “destination”. Example sentences Nuestro destino es Madrid.
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “oportunidad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “opportunity” or “chance”. Like the English word “opportunity”, it comes from Latin opportunitas, meaning “suitableness” or “favorable time”. Example sentences Esta es una gran oportunidad para ti. This is a great opportunity for you. No tuve la oportunidad de conocerlo. I didn’t
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “carrera”. It’s a feminine noun that can mean “career”, “race”, or “course” depending on context. It can also be used to refer to a university degree. Some common phrases involving the word “carrera” include the following: The word “carrera” comes from Latin Latin cararia meaning “a road for
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuál”. It’s a pronoun that means “which”, but can also translate as “what” or “that” depending on the context. The word “cuál” comes from Latin qualis meaning “of what kind?”. This is also the root of the English words “qualify” and “quality”. Cuál vs. cual The word “cuál”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “idiota”. It’s an adjective and noun meaning “idiot” or “foolish”. Like the English word “idiot”, it ultimately derives from Greek idiōtēs, meaning “layman” or “private citizen”, as in someone who didn’t take part in public affairs. The meaning gradually evolved to become more of an insult and refer
