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 […]
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
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
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “asesinar”. It’s a verb meaning “to murder” or “to assassinate”. It looks a lot like the English word “assassinate”, but it has a broader meaning in Spanish. It’s the most common verb used to refer to murder in general in Spanish, though it can also refer to political
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “café”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “coffee” or “café/coffee shop”. The word “café” can also be used to mean “brown”, instead of the using the word “marrón”. This is more common in Latin America than Spain. When using the word “café” to mean “brown”, it’s usually used in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “policía”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “police”. It can also mean “police officer”, in which case it can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the police officer you’re referring to. Like in English, there are a lot of slang words for the police, some of
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “aunque”. It’s a conjunction that can translate as “even though”, “although” or “even if”. If you think about it, the idea of “even though” or “although” is a bit different to that of “even if”. They all introduce a new clause, but “even though” and “although” introduce something
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
