Today’s Spanish word of the day is “acabar”. It’s a verb meaning “to finish”, “to end”, “to use up”. In the reflexive form (“acabarse”), it can mean “to run out”, for example: When followed by “de” and another verb in the infinitive, it means “to have just done something”, for example: Etymologically speaking, the verb […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “realidad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “reality”. The phrase “en realidad” usually translates as “actually”. The word “realidad” comes from Latin realitas which in turn came from the word realis meaning “actual” or “belonging to the thing itself”. Related English words include “reality”, “real” and “realize”. Example sentences
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cambio”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “change”, “exchange” or “shift”. Like the English word “change”, it can also refer to small amounts of physical cash. It comes from Latin cambium, meaning “exchange” or “barter”. Some related Spanish verbs include “cambiar” (“to change”) and “intercambiar” (“to exchange”). Some common
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dentro”. It’s an adverb meaning “inside”, “indoors” or “within”. It comes from the Latin phrase de intro, meaning “from within”. Example sentences El gato está dentro de la casa. The cat is inside the house. Dentro de una hora salimos. We’re leaving within an hour. Dentro de mi
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “amor”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “love”. It comes from Latin amor, which had the same meaning. Some English words from the same root include “amorous” and “enamor”. Example sentences El amor mueve el mundo. Love moves the world. Mi amor por ti no cambia. My love for
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).
