Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ropa”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “clothes” or “clothing”. It’s related to the English word “robe”, and originally came from an ancient Germanic word meaning “booty” or “plunder”, from which we also get the word “rob” in English. It’s assumed the word acquired the meaning “clothes” (or “robe” […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “propio”. It’s an adjective that can mean “own”, “typical” or “appropriate”. The word “propio” comes from Latin proprius, which in turn came from the phrase pro privo, which meant “for the individual”. Example sentences Cada uno tiene su propio estilo. Everyone has their own style. Lo compré con
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “forma”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “form”, “shape,” or “way” (as in “manner”). A related word is the verb “formar”, which can mean “to form”, “to make up” or “to train/educate”. Like the English word “form”, Spanish “forma” comes from Latin forma, which could have several meanings include
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ejército”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “army”. Like in English, it can also be used more metaphorically to refer to a group working together, for example: The word “ejército” comes from the Latin exercitus, which also meant “army”, or a military group more generally. Latin exercitus is related
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “preocupar”. It’s a verb meaning “to worry” or “to be concerned” or “to bother”. It can also be used in the reflexive form, “preocuparse”, meaning “to worry about”, for example: A common phrase using the reflexive form is “no te preocupes”, meaning “don’t worry about it”. The meaning
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “perfecto”. It’s an adjective meaning “perfect” or “flawless”. It can also mean “absolute” or “complete”, for example: When talking about grammar, the word “perfecto” is used to refer to forms of the past tense in which an action is described as being completed rather than ongoing. The word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “deber”. It’s a versatile verb that can refer to obligations, translating as “should”, “must” or “to have to”. It can also mean “to owe”. In the reflexive form (“deberse”), it refers to the cause of something and means “to be due to”, for example: The word “deber” can
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “feliz”. It’s an adjective meaning “happy” or “joyful”. The word “feliz” comes from Latin felix, meaning “happy” or “fruitful”. This is also the root of several English words including “felicity”, “felicitous”, “felicitation” as well as the names Felix and Felicity. Example sentences Mi perro está feliz corriendo por
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “situación”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “situation”, “circumstance” or “position”. The word “situación” ultimately derives from Latin situs, meaning “site” or “position”. This is also the root of the English words “site” and “situation”. Example sentences Mi nueva situación laboral me permite trabajar desde casa. My new work
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “coche”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “car” or “automobile”. The word “coche” is used in Spain and will be understood throughout Latin Ameria, but other Spanish-speaking countries prefer to use other words to mean “car”. The most common words for car in Spanish-speaking Latin America are “carro” and
