Today’s Spanish word of the day is “loco” in the masculine form, or “loca” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “crazy” or “insane.” It can also be used as a noun to refer to a crazy person. Like the English word “crazy”, “loco” doesn’t always have a negative connotation. For example, you could […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ayudar”. It’s a verb meaning “to help” or “to assist”. The word “ayudar” comes from the Latin adiutare, meaning “to give help to”. Some English words from the same root include “aid” and “adjutant” (a military officer who assists superior officers). “Ayudar” is a regular verb conjugated in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “libro.” It’s a masculine noun meaning “book.” The word “libro” comes from the Latin liber, which originally referred to the inner bark of trees, which was used as a writing surface before the invention of paper. Some related English words include “library” and “libretto” (the text of an
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mil.” It means “thousand” and can be used as an adjective or noun. Some examples of its use as an adjective include “mil personas” (“a thousand people”) and “mil euros” (“a thousand euros”). When used as a noun, it doesn’t require an indefinite pronoun, unlike in English. For
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dejar.” It’s a verb that can mean “to leave” or “to let” (in the sense of “to allow”). It can also mean “to stop” in expressions such as “dejar de” (to stop doing something), for example “dejé de fumar” (I stopped smoking). It’s thought that the word “dejar”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “primero.” It’s an adjective meaning “first”. When used before a singular masculine noun, it loses the final o and becomes just “primer”, for example “el primer capítulo” (the first chapter). The word “primero” comes from the Latin primarius, meaning “first” or “primary”. Some English words from this root
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “personal.” It can be used as an adjective meaning “personal”, or as a masculine noun meaning “staff” or “personnel”. Although it’s written identically to the English word “personal”, Spanish “personal” is pronounced quite differently, with pure e and a vowels and the stress on the final syllable. In
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dormir.” It’s a verb meaning “to sleep.” The reflexive form “dormirse” can mean “to fall asleep.” For example: The word “dormir” comes from Latin dormire, meaning “to sleep”. This is also the root of several English words related to sleep, including “dormant” and “dormitory”. “Dormir” is an irregular
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hotel”. Unsurprisingly, it means “hotel”! It’s pronounced a bit differently in Spanish to in English though, with a silent h, a shorter o, and a soft t. Both English and Spanish “hotel” come from the French word hôtel, which originally meant a palace or large house before acquiring
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “trabajo”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “work”, “job” or “labor”. It can also be used to refer to an individual assignment or task. The word “trabajo” comes from the verb “trabajar”, meaning “to work”. The etymology of “trabajar” is contested, but the most common theory is that it
