Words

Misión

Misión

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “misión”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “mission”.  Like the English word “mission”, it comes from Latin missio, which referred to the act of sending something or someone. Example sentences Tenemos una misión importante. We have an important mission. Rechazó la misión. He/She rejected the mission. La misión requiere […]

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Partir

Partir

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “partir”. It’s a verb meaning, “to leave”, “to set off or start”, or “to split, cut or break”. Etymologically speaking, it’s related to the English words “part” and “depart”. Example sentences Voy a partir el jueves. I’m going to leave on Thursday. Partir de cero puede ser una

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Verdadero

Verdadero

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “verdadero” (masculine), or “verdadera” (feminine). It’s an adjective meaning “true” or “real”. The Spanish word for “truth” is “verdad”, so the word “verdadero/verdadera” is formed by simply adding the suffix “-ero” (masculine) or “-era” (feminine) to this word. Example sentences Ella es una verdadera heroína. She is a

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Cuidado

Cuidado

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuidado”. It can be used as a noun meaning “care” or “attention”, or used as an interjection translating as “be careful!” or “watch out!” If you want to describe doing something “carefully”, you can use the phrase “con cuidado”, which literally translates as “with care”. Example sentences ¡Cuidado!

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Sal

Sal

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sal”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “salt”. Like the English word “salt”, it comes from the Proto Indo European root *sal-. Proto Indo European was the ancestor language of both English and Spanish, and was spoken around 5,000 years ago. Salt hasn’t changed much in the last 5,000

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Tren

Tren

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tren”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “train”. Both the English and Spanish word for train come from the Old French word “trainer”, meaning “to pull or drag”. Example sentences El tren llega a las siete de la mañana. The train arrives at seven in the morning. ¿A qué

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Otro

Otro

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “otro”. It’s an adjective meaning “other”. It’s not a coincidence that the word looks a bit like English “other”. English and Spanish share a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European, which was spoken about 5,000 years ago. English “other” and Spanish “otro” both come from the same Proto-Indo-European word, which linguists

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Divertido

Divertido

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “divertido”. It’s an adjective meaning “fun” or “entertaining”. It’s related to the verb “divertir”, meaning “to entertain”. Example sentences Ese programa de televisión es realmente divertido. That TV show is really entertaining. Ir de compras con mi hermana es divertido. Going shopping with my sister is fun. Aprender

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Difícil

Difícil

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “difícil”. It’s an adjective meaning “difficult”. There are also times when it can mean “unlikely” or “improbable”. Like the English word “difficult”, it comes from the Latin word “difficilis”, which was the opposite of “facilis” (“easy”). Example sentences Aprender vocabulario no es tan difícil. Learning vocabulary isn’t too

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Tampoco

Tampoco

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tampoco”. It’s an adverb meaning “neither” or “nor”. The word was formed by combining the words “tan” (“so”) and “poco” (“little”). Example sentences Ella no fue al cine y yo tampoco. She didn’t go to the movies and neither did I. Nosotros tampoco sabemos la respuesta. We don’t

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