Today’s Spanish word of the day is “entender”. It’s a verb that means “to understand”. The reflexive form “entenderse” can mean “to understand one another” or “to get along with”. The word “entender” comes from Latin intendere, which meant “to turn one’s attention”, and is also the root of the English word “intend”. “Entender” is […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “Navidad”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “Christmas”. It can refer specifically to the 25th of December, or the whole festive season. In Spanish-speaking countries, the 24th of December is a bigger event than the 25th, with a shared meal and the exchanging of presents taking place on Christmas
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “parecer”. It’s a verb meaning “to seem” or “to look like”. It shouldn’t be confused with the verb “aparecer”, which means “to appear” or “to turn up”. Both “parecer” and “aparecer” derive from Latin parere, meaning “to beget” or “to bring forth”, which is also the root of
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “grande”. It’s an adjective meaning “big” or “large”. As you probably know, the standard way to use adjectives in Spanish is after the noun, for example “una casa grande” means “a big house”. However, it’s often also possible to use an adjective before a noun, though this can
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ganar”. It’s a verb that can have several meanings, including “to earn”, “to gain” and “to win”. Like the English word “gain”, it’s thought to ultimately derive from a Germanic word related to hunting or fishing. Unlike in English, Spanish doesn’t always distinguish between “earning” and “winning”, so
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “papá”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “dad”, or “daddy”. Like the English word “dad”, “papá” is informal. The more formal way to refer to your father is “padre” (“father”). The plural, “los papás”, translates as “parents”, so “mis papás” would translate as “my parents” or “my mom and
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “probablemente”. It’s an adverb meaning “probably”. You may have noticed that while many English adverbs end in -ly, many Spanish adverbs end in -mente. Here are just a few examples: This doesn’t mean that all Spanish adverbs end in -mente, but it’s a common pattern. The Spanish word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “calle”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “street”. Like in English, Spanish has several different words for types of street and road. Here are a few of the most common: The word “calle” comes from Latin callis, meaning “path”. Example sentences Hay un perro sentado en la esquina de
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “gusto”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “taste”, “flavor”, “pleasure” or “liking”. The word “gusto” is used in a few conventional polite phrases. These include “con gusto” to mean “you’re welcome” when someone thanks you for something, and “mucho gusto” to mean “nice to meet you” when meeting someone
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “trato”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “deal” or “contract”. It can also mean “manner” or “treatment” (in the sense of behavior towards someone rather than medical treatment). The word for “treatment” in a medical context is “tratamiento”. Confusingly, “trato” is also the first-person singular form of the verb
