Today’s Spanish word of the day is “negociar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to negotiate”, “to bargain”, or “to do business”.
The word comes from Latin negotiari, meaning “to do business”, which was formed by combining the prefix ne- (“not”) with the word otium (“leisure”), so it literally meant “not at leisure.”
“Negociar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other regular -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Tuvieron que negociar durante horas.
They had to negotiate for hours.
Es importante saber negociar sin perder el respeto.
It’s important to know how to negotiate without losing respect.
Estamos negociando los términos del contrato.
We’re negotiating the terms of the contract.
Aprendí a negociar regateando en mercados callejeros.
I learned to negotiate by haggling in street markets.
No todo se puede negociar.
Not everything is negotiable.
