Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tren”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “train”. Both the English and Spanish word for train come from the Old French word “trainer”, meaning “to pull or drag”. Example sentences El tren llega a las siete de la mañana. The train arrives at seven in the morning. ¿A qué […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “otro”. It’s an adjective meaning “other”. It’s not a coincidence that the word looks a bit like English “other”. English and Spanish share a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-European, which was spoken about 5,000 years ago. English “other” and Spanish “otro” both come from the same Proto-Indo-European word, which linguists
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “divertido”. It’s an adjective meaning “fun” or “entertaining”. It’s related to the verb “divertir”, meaning “to entertain”. Example sentences Ese programa de televisión es realmente divertido. That TV show is really entertaining. Ir de compras con mi hermana es divertido. Going shopping with my sister is fun. Aprender
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “difícil”. It’s an adjective meaning “difficult”. There are also times when it can mean “unlikely” or “improbable”. Like the English word “difficult”, it comes from the Latin word “difficilis”, which was the opposite of “facilis” (“easy”). Example sentences Aprender vocabulario no es tan difícil. Learning vocabulary isn’t too
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “tampoco”. It’s an adverb meaning “neither” or “nor”. The word was formed by combining the words “tan” (“so”) and “poco” (“little”). The Spanish “n” sound tends to be pronounced like an “m” when followed immediately by a “p”, explaining why “tan” + “poco” became “tampoco”. Example sentences Ella
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “nada”. It’s an indefinite pronoun meaning “nothing”. Since Spanish uses the double negative, there are times when “nada” can be translated as “anything”, for example in the phrase “no tengo nada” (“I don’t have anything”). This literally means “I don’t have nothing”, which would generally be considered grammatically
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “orden”. It’s a noun that means “order”. Like in English, it can refer to a few different things, including: Confusingly, the word “orden” is masculine when referring to the arrangement of something or a sense or order and discipline, but feminine when referring to a command or a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “porque”. It’s a conjunction meaning “because”. Confusingly, Spanish has three words/phrases formed from the words “por” + “que”, with slightly different meanings and uses.: Example sentences No fui a la fiesta porque estaba cansado. I didn’t go to the party because I was tired. Vamos al parque porque
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “hermoso” in the masculine form, or “hermosa” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “beautiful” or “lovely”. Example sentences Me encanta tu hermoso vestido. I love your gorgeous dress. Esta canción tiene una letra hermosa. This song has beautiful lyrics. Esa pintura es realmente hermosa. That painting
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “traje”. It’s a masculine noun which usually means “suit”. It can also mean “outfit” or “costume”, for example in the phrase “traje de flamenca”, which translates as “flamenco outfit” and refers to the type of dress typically worn by flamenco dancers. Example sentences Mi padre siempre lleva un
