Today’s Spanish word of the day is “edificio”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “building”. It comes from the Latin word aedificium (“building”), which is also the root of the English word “edifice”. Example sentences El edificio es muy alto. The building is very tall. En el centro histórico de Cartagena, los edificios coloniales cuentan la […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is a two for one: “hermano” and “hermana”. These words mean “brother” and “sister” respectively. The masculine plural “los hermanos” can refer to either a group of brothers or a mixed gender group of siblings, whereas the feminine “las hermanas” would refer to a group of sisters. The words
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “creer”. It’s a verb meaning “to believe”. It can also translate as “to think” in some contexts. The word “creer” derives from Latin credere, which also meant “to believe”. This is also the root of several English words including “credible”, “credit” and “credo”. “Creer” follows the same conjugation
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bajo”. It can be used as an adjective meaning “short” or “low”, or as a preposition meaning “under”. In music, it also means “bass”, as in “bass guitar”. The word “bajo” comes from bassus, which meant “short” or “low”. This is also the root of the English word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cena”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “dinner”, as in the evening meal. It comes from the identical Latin word cena, which referred to a meal eaten at three in the afternoon. This word is thought to come from the Indo-European root *sker-, meaning “to cut”, which is also
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tomar”. It’s a verb that can have several meanings, including “to get”, “to take” and “to drink”. It’s similar to the English word “to take” in that it’s a very versatile word with a lot of different applications. You could use “tomar” in the context of taking possession
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “izquierda”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “left” or “left hand”. It can also be used as an adjective (“izquierda” in the feminine form and “izquierdo” in the masculine form), also translating as “left”. The word comes from Basque ezkerra, meaning “left”. Basque is a unique language spoken in
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pena”. It’s a feminine noun that can have a range of meanings including “pity”, “shame”, “sorrow”, “trouble” and “sentence” (in the legal sense). It’s commonly used in the phrasal verb “valer la pena”, meaning “to be worth [it]”, for example: Another common usage is the phrase “dar pena”
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “par”. It’s a masculine noun that usually translates as “pair” or “couple”. It can also translate as the identically spelled English word “par” when it’s used to describe something being under, over or at par with something else. The word “par” comes from Latin par, meaning “equal”. This
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “abogado” in the masculine form, or “abogada” in the feminine form. It’s a noun meaning “lawyer”. It could also translate as “attorney” (American English), or “barrister” or “solicitor” (British English). It comes from the Latin word advocatus meaning “one called to help another”, from which we get several
