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 […]
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”). The Spanish “n” sound tends to be pronounced like an “m” when followed immediately by a “p”, explaining why “tan” + “poco” became “tampoco”. Example sentences Ella
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tipo”. It’s a noun meaning “type” or “kind”. In informal speech in Spain, it can also be used as a casual way of referring to a man, similar to the English words “guy” and “dude”. Like the English word “type”, it comes from Latin typus, meaning “figure”, “form”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “nada”. It’s an indefinite pronoun meaning “nothing”. Since Spanish uses the double negative, there are times when “nada” can be translated as “anything”, for example in the phrase “no tengo nada” (“I don’t have anything”). This literally means “I don’t have nothing”, which would generally be considered grammatically
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “orden”. It’s a noun that means “order”. Like in English, it can refer to a few different things, including: Confusingly, the word “orden” is masculine when referring to the arrangement of something or a sense or order and discipline, but feminine when referring to a command or a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “porque”. It’s a conjunction meaning “because”. Confusingly, Spanish has three words/phrases formed from the words “por” + “que”, with slightly different meanings and uses.: Example sentences No fui a la fiesta porque estaba cansado. I didn’t go to the party because I was tired. Vamos al parque porque
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hombre”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “man”. Like in English, in some contexts it can also mean “mankind”, or “humanity” as a whole. The word comes from Latin “homo”, from which we get the scientific name for the human species, Homo sapiens. Example sentences Ese hombre es mi
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “acercar”. It’s a verb meaning “to move closer” or “to bring closer”. When used as a reflexive verb (“acercarse”), it means “to approach”. “Acercar” comes from the word “cerca”, meaning “close”. Example sentences Me acerqué a la ventana para ver mejor el paisaje. I got closer to the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “placer”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “pleasure”. It can be a useful word to know if you want to say it was a pleasure to meet someone, or do something. Both Spanish “placer” and English “pleasure” come from the Latin word placere, meaning “to please”. Example sentences Es
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mejor”. It means “better” and can be used as an adjective or adverb. It can also mean “best” if it’s preceded by the definite article “el” or “la”, as in “la mejor pizza del mundo” (“the best pizza in the world”). Example sentences Este restaurante es mejor que
