Today’s Spanish word of the day is “muerte”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “death”. It comes from the Latin word mors, meaning “death”, which is related to the verb “morir” (“to die”). Some related English words from the same Latin roots include “mortal” and “mortality”. Example sentences La muerte de su perro lo dejó muy […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “banco”. It’s a masculine noun that can mean “bank” (as in the financial institution), or can refer to a bench or similar pieces of furniture such as a pew or stool. The word can also be used to mean “school”, as in a school of fish rather than
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “suceder”. It’s a verb meaning “to happen”. It can also mean “to succeed” in the sense of “to follow”. If you want to talk about “succeeding” as in achieving, you wouldn’t use the verb “suceder”. You could instead use the verb “lograr” (“to manage/achieve”), or an expression such
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “grande”. It’s an adjective meaning “big” or “large”. As you probably know, the standard way to use adjectives in Spanish is after the noun, for example “una casa grande” means “a big house”. However, it’s often also possible to use an adjective before a noun, though this can
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pagar”. It’s a verb meaning “to pay”. Depending on the context, it can also translate as “to pay off”, “to repay” or “to pay for”. The word comes from Latin pacare, which meant “to pacify”. This is also the root of the English word “pay”, which came into
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bonito” in the masculine form, or “bonita” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “pretty”, “beautiful” or “lovely”. The word “bonito” was formed by adding a diminutive “-ito” ending to the word “bueno” (“good”), which derives from Latin bonus. Confusingly, “bonito” is also a type of fish
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “aquí”. It’s an adverb meaning “here”. It can also mean “now” in phrases such as “de aquí en adelante” (“from now on”). Confusingly, Spanish has two very similar words for “here”: “aquí” and “acá”. The usage of both words overlaps substantially, but “aquí” tends to be used more
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “amigo” in the masculine form, or “amiga” in the feminine form. It’s can be used as a noun meaning “friend” or an adjective meaning “friendly”. It comes from the Latin word amicus, which also meant “friend” and is the root of several English words including “amicable”. The word
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “durar”. It’s a verb usually meaning “to last”. It comes from the Latin word durus, meaning “hard”. This is also the root of the English word “durable”. Physical objects that last a long time tend to be hard and durable, so it makes sense that the word “durar”
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
