Words

Dañar

Dañar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dañar.” It’s a verb meaning “to damage” or “to harm”. It can be used to refer to both physical damage as well as psychological hurt. Another way to talk about damage is to use the noun “daño” (“damage”), which is related to the verb dañar. This word can […]

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Hacer

Hacer

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hacer”. It’s one of the most common verbs in Spanish, and means “to do” or “to make”. It’s an incredibly versatile word that comes up in all kinds of phrases. Here’s a quick overview of how to conjugate “hacer” in the present tense: Remember, personal pronouns are optional

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Ayuda

Ayuda

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ayuda”. It’s a feminine noun usually translated as “help”, though it could also mean “aid” or “assistance”. It comes from the verb “ayudar”, meaning “to help”. Example Sentences No entiendo este problema. ¿Puedes darme una ayuda? I don’t understand this problem. Can you give me some help? Si

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Vista

Vista

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “vista”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “sight” or “view”. It comes from the Latin verb videre meaning “to see”, and is related to English words such as “vision” and “visible”. Example sentences La vista desde aquí es increíble. The view from here is incredible. Perdió la vista con

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Acordar

Acordar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “acordar”. It’s a verb meaning “to agree”. The reflexive form, “acordarse”, means “to remember”. Like the English word “accord”, it comes from Latin accordare, meaning “to make agree”. Example sentences Acordamos no hablar del tema. We agreed not to talk about it. No me acuerdo de su nombre.

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Norte

Norte

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “norte”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “north”. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to a sense of direction, purpose or guiding light, for example in the phrase “perder el norte”, meaning “to lose one’s way”. Like the English word “north”, it comes from Old English norð

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Iglesia

Iglesia

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “iglesia”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “church”. Like the English word “church”, it can be used to refer both to a physical building as well as the institution of the church. The word “iglesia” comes from Greek ekklēsía meaning “assembly”, from which we also get the English word

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Matar

Matar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “matar”. It’s a verb meaning “to kill”. It comes from Latin mactare, which had the same meaning. “Matar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other regular -ar verbs. Example sentences Esto me está matando. This is killing me. El cazador mató al

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Ojo

Ojo

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ojo”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “eye”. It’s also used as an idiomatic expression to mean “attention” or “watch out”. The word “ojo” comes from Latin oculus, which had the same meaning, and is also the root of several English words including “ocular” and “binocular”. Example sentences Mi

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Viaje

Viaje

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “viaje”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “trip” or “journey”. One related Spanish word is the verb “viajar”, meaning “to travel”. Some common phrases involving the word “viaje” include: The word “viaje” comes from the Catalan or Occitan word viatge, which also means “trip” or “journey”. Example sentences Planeamos

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