Today’s Spanish word of the day is “deseo”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “desire” or “wish”. The word comes from Latin desidium, which referred to an erotic desire. However, the modern-day Spanish word “deseo” can refer to all kinds of wishes and desires, not just those of an erotic nature! Example sentences El genio preguntó: […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is a two for one: “hijo” and “hija”. These words mean “son” and “daughter” respectively. If you have at least one son and one daughter, you would refer to them collectively as “mis hijos”, which might appear to mean “my sons”, but would actually translate into English as “my
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “libre”. It’s an adjective meaning “free” in the sense of “at liberty” or “vacant”. When talking about things that are “free” in the sense of “without cost”, it would be more common to use the word “gratis” rather than “libre”. The word “libre” comes from Latin liber which
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “maldito”. It’s an adjective translating as “darn”, “damn”, “damned” or “cursed”. The word “maldito” comes from the Latin verb maledicere, meaning “to speak badly of”, which is also the source of the Spanish verb “maldecir” meaning “to curse”. Since “mal” means “bad” and “decir” means “to say”, the
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “bastar”. It’s a verb meaning “to be enough” or “to suffice”. It’s commonly used in the refrain “¡Ya basta!”, translating as “That’s enough!” or “Enough already!” It’s related to the adjective “bastante”, meaning “enough” or “quite a lot”. The word “bastar” derives from the Greek word bastazein, meaning
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “sobre”. It’s a preposition meaning “on”, “about” or “over”. It can be used in lots of different contexts, as you will see in the example sentences below. The word “sobre” can also be used as a noun meaning “envelope”. It acquired this additional meaning since an envelope is
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ver”. It’s a verb meaning “to see” or “to watch”. The word “ver” comes from Latin videre, which also meant “to see” and is the source of the English word “video”. “Ver” is technically an irregular verb, but the conjugation is quite simple in the tense: Another common
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “extrañar”. It’s a verb meaning “to miss”, in the sense of missing someone or something. In some contexts, it can also mean “to be surprised”. The word comes from Latin extraneus meaning “foreign” or “external”. This Latin word is also the root of several English words such as
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pelear”. It’s a verb meaning “to fight” or “to argue”. It comes from the word “pelo” (“hair”), presumably since if you get into a fight you might end up grabbing someone’s hair! “Pelear” is a regular verb that has the same conjugation pattern as other regular -ar verbs.
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
