Today’s Spanish word of the day is “amar”. It’s a verb meaning “to love”. The reflexive form, “amarse”, means “to love each other”, for example: The word “amar” comes from Latin amare, which is also the root of several English words including “amorous”, “enamor” and “amicable”. “Amar” is a regular verb that has the same […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “dirección”. It’s a feminine noun that can mean “direction”, “address” (as in a street address), or “management”. Like the English word “direction”, it comes from Latin directio, meaning “a straight line”. Example sentences ¿Cuál es la dirección de tu casa? What’s the address of your house? El auto
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuidar”. It’s a verb meaning “to take care of”, “care for” or “to look after”. It’s often used in the reflexive form “cuidarse”, meaning “to look after oneself” or “to take care of oneself”. For example, it’s common to say “¡cuídate!” (literally “take care of yourself!”) when saying
Today’s Spanish word of the day is a two for one: “rey” and “reina”. The masculine noun “rey” means “king”, while the feminine noun “reina” means “queen”. The masculine form “rey” comes from Latin rex, meaning “king”, while the feminine form “reina” comes from the related Latin word regina, meaning “queen”. Some related English words
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “diferente”. As you might have guessed, it’s an adjective meaning “different”. Like other Spanish adjectives that end in -e, the word form doesn’t change depending on the gender of the noun you’re referring to. Like English “different”, Spanish “diferente” comes from Latin differentem, which also meant “different” or
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “abajo”. It’s an adverb that can translate as “down”, “below”, “underneath”, “downward” or “downstairs”. The word “abajo” is formed from joining the prefix a-, meaning “towards”, to the adjective “bajo”, meaning “short” or “low”. Abajo vs. debajo Confusingly, the Spanish words “abajo” and “debajo” both sound very similar
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “asunto”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “issue” or “matter”. It comes from the Latin word assumere, which meant “to assume” or “to take up”, and is also the root of the English word “assume”. Example sentences Este es un asunto urgente que necesita atención inmediata. This is an
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pasar”. You might guess that it means “to pass”, and you’d be right. However, it can also have several other meanings, including “to happen”, “to spend” (as in “to spend time”), “to cross” (as in “to cross the street”) and “to meet” (as in “to meet a requirement”).
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “luna”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “moon”. It can be used to refer to both the Moon (that orbits the Earth), as well as “moons” in general, for example the moons of Saturn. Like in English, the word is capitalized when referring to Earth’s moon (“la Luna”). The
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hospital”. It won’t surprise you to learn that it means “hospital”! However, bear in mind that the Spanish pronunciation of the word is quite different to English. The h is silent in Spanish, and the final –tal syllable is stressed rather than the initial hos-. The word “hospital”
