Today’s Spanish word of the day is “raro” in the masculine form, or “rara” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “strange”, “weird” or “odd”. As you might have guessed, it can also mean “rare”, as in uncommon or exceptional. Both English “rare” and Spanish “raro” come from the Latin word rarus, which described […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “claro”. It can be used as an adjective, adverb or interjection depending on the context. As an adjective, it can translate as “clear”, “bright”, “light” or “pale”. For example: As an adverb, it means “clearly” or “of course”. For example: When used as an interjection, it can translate
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “seguro”. It can be used as an adjective, adverb or noun. As an adjective, it usually means “safe” or “secure”, though it can also mean “reliable” or “confident” depending on the context. When used as an adverb, “seguro” translates as “surely” or “for sure”. As a noun it
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “regalar”. It’s a verb meaning “to give” (as a gift) or “to give away” (for free). The reflexive form “regalarse” means “to treat oneself”. “Regalar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs. Example sentences Voy a regalarle un libro a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “llevar”. It’s a versatile verb that can have several meanings, including “to take”, “to carry”, “to bring” and “to wear”. The reflexive form “llevarse” is often used to mean “to get along with someone”, for example: It can also refer to spending time on something. In this context,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “terrible”. Can you guess what it means? That’s right, it means “terrible”! No surprises there. It’s important to remember that Spanish follows quite different pronunciation rules to English, so the Spanish word “terrible” is pronounced quite differently to its English equivalent. The double r is trilled, and the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is a two for one: “esposo” and “esposa”. “Esposo” is a masculine noun meaning “husband”, while “esposa” is a feminine noun meaning “wife”. Confusingly, there are some other very common ways of referring to a husband and wife: The words “esposo” and “esposa” come from the Latin word sponsus,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “aquí”. It’s an adverb meaning “here”. It can also mean “now” in phrases such as “de aquí en adelante” (“from now on”). Confusingly, Spanish has two very similar words for “here”: “aquí” and “acá”. The usage of both words overlaps substantially, but “aquí” tends to be used more
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “centrar”. It’s a verb meaning “to center”, “to focus”, or “to concentrate”. It’s often used in the reflexive form (“centrarse”), for example: The verb “centrar” comes from the Latin word centrum, which is also the root of English words such as “center”. Some related Spanish words include the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pronto”. It can be used as an adverb meaning “quickly”, “fast”, “soon” or “early”. It can also be used as an adjective meaning “quick” or “prompt”. The word “pronto” in also used in English, having entered the English language from Spanish in the 1800s. However, in Spanish it’s
