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Imposible

Imposible

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “imposible”. As you might have guessed, it’s an adjective meaning “impossible”. Like English “impossible”, the word “imposible” comes from Latin impossibilis, which had the same meaning. Some related Spanish words include the following: Example sentences Sin tu ayuda, esto sería imposible. Without your help, this would be impossible. […]

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Dar

Dar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dar”. It’s a verb meaning “to give”. Depending on the context, it can be translated in a number of different ways beside just “to give”. These include “to produce or yield”, “to strike or hit”, “to feel or cause an emotion” and “to perform or carry out an

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Foto

Foto

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “foto”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “photo” or “picture”. Since the word ends in o, you might expect it to be masculine. However, “foto” is a shortened form of the word “fotografía”, which is feminine, hence why “foto” is also feminine. Like the English word “photography”, “fotografía” comes

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Funcionar

Funcionar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “funcionar”. It’s a verb meaning “to work” or “to function”. “Funcionar” can be used to talk about whether things like machines and systems work correctly, for example: It’s not used to refer to people working though. In that case, you would use the verb “trabajar”. The word “funcionar”

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Blanco

Blanco

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “blanco”. It’s an adjective meaning “white”. It can also be used as a noun to mean either “blank” (as in a blank space), or “target” (as in something you shoot at). The word “blanco” can also refer to people with fair skin, and the plural “los blancos” can

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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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Veras

Veras

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “veras”, which is only really used in the expression “de veras”. This expression can translate as “really”, “truly” or “for real”, for example: It’s often used in conversations to stress that something is true or to make sure the listener understands that what’s being said is genuine or

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Pues

Pues

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pues”. It’s a conjunction that roughly translates as “well” or “then”, depending on the context. “Pues” is a versatile word, and can be used to connect thoughts or express hesitation, for example: It can also be used as a filler word where we might use “er” or “um”

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