Today’s Spanish word of the day is “suerte”.
It’s a feminine noun meaning “luck”, “fortune”, “chance” or “fate”.
The word “suerte” comes from Latin sors, which could mean “lot”, “share”, “fate” or “destiny”. English words from the same root include “sort” and “sorcery”.
Some common expressions involving the word “suerte” include:
- Probar suerte – To try one’s luck
- Buena suerte – Good luck
- Mala suerte – Bad luck
- Tener suerte – To be lucky (literally “to have luck”)
- Por suerte – Luckily/Fortunately
Example sentences
Tuviste mucha suerte.
You were very lucky.
¡Buena suerte en tu examen!
Good luck on your exam!
Por suerte, llegamos a tiempo.
Luckily, we arrived on time.
A pesar de su mala suerte en el amor, seguía siendo optimista.
Despite his bad luck in love, he remained optimistic.
¡Ojalá tengas mejor suerte que yo!
I hope you have better luck than me!
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