Words

Ninguno

Ninguno

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ninguno”. It’s a versatile word that can be used as an adjective or a pronoun depending on the context. When used in affirmative clauses, it can translate as “no”, “none”, “no one” or “nobody”, for example: Since Spanish uses double negatives while English does not, when the word […]

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Regresar

Regresar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “regresar”. It’s a verb meaning “to return” or “to come back”. The word “regresar” comes from the Spanish word “regreso” (“return”), which in turn comes from Latin regressus, meaning “a return”. This is also the root of the English word “regress”. In English, “to regress” implies going backwards

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Tras

Tras

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tras”. It’s a preposition meaning “after” or “behind”. It can be used to mean “after” when referring to the order in which things happen, for example: It can also be used to mean “behind” when describing where something is located, for example: The word “tras” comes from the

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Edad

Edad

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “edad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “age”. The standard way to refer to how old someone is in Spanish is to literally say that someone has a particular number of years, or has a particular age. This contrasts to English, where we would say that we are a

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Empezar

Empezar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “empezar”. It’s a verb meaning “to start” or “to begin”. The word “empezar” is thought to come from combining the Spanish words “en” (“in”) and “pieza” (“piece”). It’s thought that the word originally referred to taking a piece of something and starting to use it. “Empezar” is an

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Dónde

Dónde

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dónde”. It’s an adverb meaning “where”. When used in a question, it’s written with an accent (“dónde”), for example: This rule applies even if the question is an indirect question. This means referring to something that you don’t know the answer for, even if you’re not directly asking

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Prueba

Prueba

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “prueba”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “test”, “trial” or “proof”. The word can be used to refer to tests such as exams, for example: It can also be used to mean “proof”, for example: The word “prueba” ultimately derives from the Latin verb probare, meaning “to demonstrate” or

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Incluso

Incluso

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “incluso”. It’s an adverb meaning “even” or “including”. Like the English word “even”, it can be used to emphasize something that might seem surprising or unexpected given the context, for example: The word “incluso” comes from the Latin word inclusus, which meant “included”. This is also the root

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Volver

Volver

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “volver”. It’s a verb meaning “to return” or “to come/go back”. As well as referring literally to returning to a particular place, it can also be used in a figurative sense to refer to repeating a particular action or state, for example: The word “volver” comes from Latin

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Manera

Manera

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “manera”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “way” or “manner”. Some useful expressions that use the word “manera” include: The word “manera” comes from Latin manuaria, which meant “pertaining to the hand”, and could refer to the way in which things were done, particularly when done by hand. Example

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