Words

Cierto

Cierto

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cierto”. It’s an adjective meaning “true”, “certain” or “some”. It’s often used with the verb “ser” (“to be”) to say that something is true, for example: When used after a noun, it usually means “true”, for example: When used before a noun, it usually means “certain” or “some”, […]

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Puerta

Puerta

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “puerta”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “door”. The word “puerta” can refer to any kind of door or gateway, including metaphorical ones. For example: The word “puerta” comes from Latin porta, meaning “gate” or “entrance”. This is also the root of the English words “porter” (“gatekeeper”) and “portal”.

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Usar

Usar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “usar”. It’s a verb meaning “to use”. You can use the verb “usar” to refer to using things like objects. For example: It can also mean “to wear”, especially in Latin America. For example: The word “usar” comes from the Latin root uti, meaning “to make use of”.

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Jugar

Jugar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “jugar”. It’s a verb meaning “to play”. It’s important to note that when referring to playing musical instruments, the verb “tocar” is used instead of “jugar”. For example, you would say “tocar el piano” (“play the piano”), not “jugar el piano”. The word “jugar” comes from the Latin

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Serio

Serio

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “serio”. It’s an adjective meaning “serious”. When applied to people, “serio” can also imply that someone is reliable or trustworthy, for example: The word “serio” comes from the Latin word serius, which meant “weighty” or “important”, though in Classical Latin it was only applied to things, not people.

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Para

Para

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “para”. It’s a preposition meaning “for”, “to” or “in order to”. “Para” can be used to refer to a purpose or direction, for example: It can also be used to indicate a deadline, as in the following example: The word “para” is often confused with the word “por”,

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Casar

Casar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “casar”. It’s a verb meaning “to marry” or “to wed”. The reflexive form, “casarse”, translates as “to get married”. Like the English verb “to marry”, it can also be used in a more metaphorical sense to refer to things that pair well together, for example: The word “casar”

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Gustar

Gustar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “gustar”. It’s a verb that literally means “to please”, but is used in a lot of situations where we would use the verb “to like” in English. It can also mean “to taste” in the context of trying food. Using the verb “gustar” can be tricky for English

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Más

Más

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “más”. It’s most frequently used as an adverb to mean “more”. When used in conjunction with an adjective, it means “most”, for example: “Más” also means “plus” in mathematics, for example: As you can see, the word “más” is quite versatile. It’s used in a lot of common

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Quedar

Quedar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “quedar”. It’s a verb meaning “to stay,” or “to remain”. Here’s a quick example: However, “quedar” is quite a versatile verb that can have a lot of other meanings depending on the context. These include “to meet” or “to meet up”, “to agree”, “to fit” and “to be

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