Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mamá”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “mom”. It’s more affectionate and less formal than the word “madre”, which translates as “mother”. The word “mamá” is thought to come from the sounds that babies make when calling for their mothers. Similar words exist in many languages across the world. […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “maestro” in the masculine form, or “maestra” in the feminine form. It’s a noun meaning “teacher” or “master”. Unlike in English, where the word “maestro” has quite a specific use, in Spanish it can be used as a more general word meaning “schoolteacher”. The word “maestro” comes from
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “honor”. It won’t come as a surprise that it means “honor”! Like in English, the h in Spanish “honor” is silent, but the stress is on the second syllable. Like in English, there are a few common phrases using the word “honor” in Spanish. These include the following:
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.
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
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
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”
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
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”,
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”.
