Words

Encantar

Encantar

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “encantar”. It’s a verb that can mean “to love” or “to enchant/bewitch”. When used to mean “to love”, the thing that is loved is the subject of the phrase, not the person doing the loving. Therefore, to say “I love it”, you’d say “me encanta”, which is literally

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Través

Través

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “través”. It’s mainly used in the phrase “a través”, meaning “through” or “across”. The word “través” comes from Latin transversus, which meant “turned or directed across”. This is also the root of the English words “traverse” and “transverse”. Example sentences Caminamos a través del bosque. We walked through

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Real

Real

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “real”. It’s an adjective that often means “real”, “genuine” or “authentic”, like the English word “real”. It can also mean “royal”, and is used in things like the names of the soccer team Real Madrid (“Royal Madrid”) and organizations such as the Real Academia Española (“Royal Spanish Academy”).The

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Presidente

Presidente

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “presidente” in the masculine form, or “presidenta” in the feminine form. The word “president/a” comes from the the Latin verb praesidere, meaning “to preside” (“to act as head or chief”). This is also the root of the English words “preside” and “president”. Example sentences Fue elegida presidenta del

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Pequeño

Pequeño

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pequeño” in the masculine form, or “pequeña” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective that can mean “small”, “little” or “young” depending on context. Like in English, you can refer to younger siblings by referring to them as “little”, for example: While the word “pequeño” is the most

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Tal

Tal

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tal”. It can be used as an adjective or pronoun, and usually translates as “such”, though it can also mean “that kind of”, “so” or “a certain”. It’s usually used to say that something is a particular kind of thing, for example: You’ll also hear the word “tal”

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Habitación

Habitación

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “habitación”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “room”, especially a bedroom or hotel room. Other related words include: “Habitación” is more formal than these alternatives, and often used in written or polite contexts. The word “habitación” comes from the Latin verb habitare, meaning “to inhabit”, which is also the

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Culpa

Culpa

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “culpa”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “blame”, “fault” or “guilt”. A common expression is “echar la culpa a alguien” (literally “to throw blame at someone”), which means “to blame someone”. Here’s an example of this usage: The phrase “tener la culpa” means “to be at fault”, for example:

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Juego

Juego

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “juego”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “game” or “play” (as in the act of playing). It can also be used to refer to rides and attractions at amusement parks. Interestingly, the word “juego” can also refer to a set of objects, for example a set of sheets or

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Así

Así

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “así”. It’s an adverb meaning “like this” or “like that”. It can also be translated as “in this way” or “in that way”. It’s used in some common phrases, including the following: The phrase “así de…” can be used before an adjective to emphasize it, like how you

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