Today’s Spanish word of the day is “baño”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “bathroom” or “bath”. Comes from Latin balneum, from which Spanish also gets the verb “bañarse” (to have a bath or to bathe). Example sentences Necesito ir al baño. I need to go to the bathroom. El baño está al final del pasillo. […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “vida”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “life”. It can also mean “living” in phrases such as “ganarse la vida” (to earn a living). The word “vida” comes from Latin vita, which is also the origin of English words such as “vital” and “curriculum vitae”. Example sentences La vida
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “luz”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “light”. It can refer to both the physical phenomenon of visible light as well as lamps and other devices used to produce it artificially. The word is also used to refer to the electricity or power supply. For example, to say there
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “final”. It usually translates as “final” or “end”. Like the English word “final”, it can be used as an adjective or noun depending on the context. When used as an adjective, “final” is used in a similar way to English “final”, except that it comes after the noun:
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sentir”. It’s a verb meaning “to feel”. The common expression “lo siento” (I’m sorry) literally means “I feel it”. “Sentir” is an irregular verb conjugated with the same pattern as a few other -ir verbs including “mentir” (to lie) and “preferir” (to prefer). Here’s the conjugation in the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bajar”. It’s a verb meaning “to go down”, “to decrease”, “to take down” or “to lower”. When referring to cars and other forms of transport, it means “to get out” or “to get off”, for example: The word “bajar” comes from the adjective “bajo”, meaning “short” or “low”,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “enseguida”. It’s an adverb meaning as “immediately” or “right away”. It’s a compound word formed from the elements “en” (in) and “seguida” (continuing). Other ways of saying “enseguida” in Spanish include “ya” and “ahora mismo”. For example, if you wanted to say “I’m going to call the doctor
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “único”. It’s an adjective meaning as “unique” or “sole”. It can also be translated “only” in phrases such as “hijo único” (only child). Both English “unique” and Spanish “único” come from Latin unicus, meaning “single”, “sole” or “alone of its kind”. This word is also related to English
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “mismo”. It usually translates as “same”, and can be used as an adjective, pronoun or adverb. As an adjective, it means “same” and agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: As a pronoun, it can mean “the same person”, “the same one” or “the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “correr”. It’s a verb meaning “to run”. “Correr” is a regular verb. Here’s the conjugation in the present tense: As well as referring to running in a literal sense, the word can also be used metaphorically in phrases such as the following: Example sentences Me gusta correr en
