Today’s Spanish word of the day is “desear”. It’s a verb meaning “to wish”, “to want”, or “to desire”. While “querer” is more commonly used for everyday wanting, “desear” expresses a stronger kind of longing, or sometimes more formality. Its meaning is often similar to that of English “to wish” or “to yearn for”, and […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “marido”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “husband”. Another common word for “husband” is “esposo”, which can be used interchangeably with “marido”, though “esposo” tends to sound a bit more formal and is used more frequently in legal contexts. Some countries also favor one word over the other: “Marido”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ser”. It’s one of the two Spanish verbs that mean “to be”, the other being “estar”. Summarising the differences between “ser” and “estar” and when to use each is tricky, but generally “ser” is used for essential or permanent characteristics, while “estar” is used for temporary states and
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “peligro”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “danger”, “risk”, or “hazard”. You’ll often see it in warning signs to alert you to danger (¡Peligro!). The word “peligro” comes from Latin periculum, which is also the source of a few English words including “peril” and “perilous”. The related adjective in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “recordar”. It’s a verb meaning “to remember” or “to remind”. While in English we have two separate words for remembering and reminding, in Spanish you can use “recordar” for both. However, when using the word to mean “remind”, you need to add an indirect object pronoun (me, te,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “malo”. It’s an adjective usually meaning “bad” or “evil”. It can also mean “sick” or “ill”. When used before a singular masculine noun, the word “malo” is shortened to “mal”, for example: This form of the word can also be used as a noun meaning “evil” or “sickness”,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “totalmente”. It’s an adverb meaning “totally”, “fully”, “completely” or “entirely”. It’s formed by adding the suffix -mente to the word “total”. The word “totalmente” is just one of several adverbs that are almost identical in Spanish as in English, with the key difference being that English -ly becomes
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cumpleaños”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “birthday”. The word “cumpleaños” is a compound word formed from the verb “cumplir” (“to fulfill”) and “años” (“years”), so it literally means “fulfill years”. Despite being a singular noun, “cumpleaños” always ends in an s, because the “años” part of the word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “próximo”. It’s an adjective that can mean “next” (as in “following”) or “close/near”, either in a literal sense or more metaphorically, for example when referring to relationships. The word “próximo” comes from Latin proximus (“nearest”), from which we get the English words “proximity” and “approximate”. Example sentences ¿Cuándo
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “secreto”. It’s a masculine noun and an adjective meaning “secret”. Both Spanish “secreto” and English “secret” come from Latin secretum, which meant “secrecy” or “mystery”. This word in turn derived from the Latin adjective secretus, meaning “set apart” or “hidden”, from which we also get the word “secretary”
