Today’s Spanish word of the day is “culpar”. It’s a verb meaning “to blame” or “to accuse”. The word “culpar” comes from Latin culpare meaning “to blame”. Some English words from the same root include “culpable” and “culpability”. “Culpar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other -ar verbs. Example […]
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “médico” in the masculine form, or “médica” in the feminine form. It can be used as either a noun meaning “doctor”, or an adjective meaning “medical”. The word “doctor/doctora” also exists in Spanish, but “medico/médica” is more commonly used to refer to medical doctors. The word “medico” comes
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “cosa”. It’s a feminine noun meaning “thing”. It comes from the Latin word cause, meaning “cause” or “reason”, which is also the root of the English word “cause”. Example sentences Hay cosas que no se explican. There are things that can’t be explained. A veces, una cosa lleva
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “derecho”. It can be used as a masculine noun meaning “law” or “right”, or as an adjective or adverb meaning “right”, “straight” or “upright”. The word “derecho” comes from Latin directus from the verb dirigere meaning “to set straight”. Example sentences Estudié derecho… pero ahora me dedico a
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “Dios”. It’s a masculine noun meaning “God”. Like the English word “God”, it can be capitalized or not depending on whether you are referring to a monotheistic God or one of many gods in a polytheistic tradition. Some common phrases involving the word “Dios” include the following: Example
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “adónde”. It’s an adverb meaning “where” or “where to”. The word was formed by combining the preposition “a” (“to”) with the word “dónde” (“where”), so it literally means “to where”. The difference between the words “adónde” and “dónde” is that “adónde” implies some kind of movement or direction,
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “frente”. It can be used as a feminine noun meaning “forehead”, a masculine noun meaning “front”, or a preposition meaning “opposite” or “against”. The word comes from Latin frontis, meaning “forehead”, from which we also get the English word “front”. Example sentences El frente de la casa está
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “ayer”. It’s an adverb meaning “yesterday”. The word comes from Latin heri, which had the same meaning. Example sentences Ayer llovió mucho. It rained a lot yesterday. Ayer fue un día muy largo. Yesterday was a very long day. Ayer no fue un buen día para tomar decisiones
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “seguir”. It’s a verb meaning “to follow”, “to continue” or “to keep on”. The word “seguir” comes from Latin sequi, meaning “to follow”. Some English words from the same root include “sequence”, “consequence” and “segue”. “Seguir” is an irregular verb. Here’s how to conjugate it in the present
Today’s Spanish word of the day is “trasero” in the masculine form, or “trasera” in the feminine form. It’s an adjective meaning “rear”, “back”, or “backside”. It’s a compound word formed from “tras” (“behind”) with the suffix “-ero”, Example sentences Revisaron la parte trasera del coche. They checked the back of the car. La rueda
