Today’s Spanish word of the day is “segundo”. It means “second”, both as an adjective referring to something or someone that comes second, and as a noun meaning the unit of time. Example sentences Llegaremos en un segundo. We’ll get there in a second. Vivo en el segundo piso. I live on the second floor. […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “desde”. It’s a preposition meaning “since” or “from”. The word originated as a contraction of the Latin phrase “de ex de”, meaning literally “from outside of”. Example sentences Desde aquí, puedo ver la playa. From here, I can see the beach. Vivo aquí desde 2015. I have lived
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pero”. It’s a conjunction meaning “but”. It’s one of the most common words in Spanish, and is essential for expressing contrasts and exceptions. Example sentences Quiero ir, pero no puedo. I want to go, but I can’t. Me gusta el café, pero prefiero el té. I like coffee,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “misión”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “mission”. Like the English word “mission”, it comes from Latin missio, which referred to the act of sending something or someone. Example sentences Tenemos una misión importante. We have an important mission. Rechazó la misión. He/She rejected the mission. La misión requiere
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “partir”. It’s a verb meaning, “to leave”, “to set off or start”, or “to split, cut or break”. Etymologically speaking, it’s related to the English words “part” and “depart”. Example sentences Voy a partir el jueves. I’m going to leave on Thursday. Partir de cero puede ser una
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “verdadero” (masculine), or “verdadera” (feminine). It’s an adjective meaning “true” or “real”. The Spanish word for “truth” is “verdad”, so the word “verdadero/verdadera” is formed by simply adding the suffix “-ero” (masculine) or “-era” (feminine) to this word. Example sentences Ella es una verdadera heroína. She is a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuidado”. It can be used as a noun meaning “care” or “attention”, or used as an interjection translating as “be careful!” or “watch out!” If you want to describe doing something “carefully”, you can use the phrase “con cuidado”, which literally translates as “with care”. Example sentences ¡Cuidado!
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sal”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “salt”. Like the English word “salt”, it comes from the Proto Indo European root *sal-. Proto Indo European was the ancestor language of both English and Spanish, and was spoken around 5,000 years ago. Salt hasn’t changed much in the last 5,000
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tren”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “train”. Both the English and Spanish word for train come from the Old French word “trainer”, meaning “to pull or drag”. Example sentences El tren llega a las siete de la mañana. The train arrives at seven in the morning. ¿A qué
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “otro”. It’s an adjective meaning “other”. It’s not a coincidence that the word looks a bit like English “other”. English and Spanish share a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European, which was spoken about 5,000 years ago. English “other” and Spanish “otro” both come from the same Proto-Indo-European word, which linguists
