Today’s Spanish word of the day is “gente”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “people”. The word “gente” is always feminine, regardless of the gender of the people you are talking about. The word comes from the Latin word gens meaning “tribe”, “nation” or “family”, which came from earlier words related to giving birth and bringing […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “capitán” in the masculine form, or “capitana” in the feminine form. It’s a noun meaning “captain”. It can be used to refer to captains in the army, the navy or in sports teams. Like the English word “captain”, it comes from late Latin capitaneus, which referred to a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cuánto”. It can be used as an adverb, adjective or pronoun usually translating as “how much”. The plural, “cuántos”, translates as “how many”. It’s often one of the first words you learn in Spanish, since it’s used in phrases such as “¿Cuántos años tienes?” (“How old are you?”)
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “gobierno”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “government”. The related verb meaning “to govern” is “gobernar”. This word comes from Latin gubernare, which is also the root of the English words “to govern” and “government”. Example sentences El gobierno hizo un anuncio importante. The government made an important announcement.
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pelo”. It’s a masculine noun that usually translates as “hair”. When referring to animal hair, it can also be translated as “fur” or “coat”. When referring to fabric and materials, it can be translated as “down” (as in “down pillows”) or “pile” (as in “carpet pile”). The Spanish
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “lamentar”. It’s a verb meaning “to regret”, “to be sorry about” or “to lament”. Like the English word “lament”, it comes from Latin lamentari (“to lament”). “Lamentar” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs. Example sentences Lamento mucho tu pérdida.
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “rápido”. It’s an adjective meaning “fast” or “quick”. As you might have guessed, it comes from the same word as English “rapid”. Both words come from Latin rapidus meaning “quick” or “swift”. The adverb form of “rápido” is “rápidamente” (“quickly”). Many Spanish adjectives can be turned into adverbs
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “favor”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “favor”, both in the sense of something you might do to help someone, as well as in the sense of having support or gaining favor. The most common use of the word “favor” is actually in the expression “por favor” (“please”), which
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “conocer”. It’s a verb meaning “to know”. It comes from Latin cognoscere (“to know”), which is also the root of several English words such as “cognition”, “cognizance” and “recognize”. “Conocer” is an irregular verb conjugated with the same pattern as a few other -er verbs including “agradecer” (to
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mayor”. It’s an adjective meaning “bigger/greater” when referring to things or places, and “older” when referring to people. When combined with a definite article (el, la or lo), it means “the biggest” or “the greatest”, for example: It can also be used as a masculine plural noun (“los
