Spanish

In Spanish, “movies” is usually las películas, while el cine fits when you mean moviegoing or the film industry. You’ll hear a few different words for “movies” depending on what you’re talking about: the films themselves, a night out at the theater, or the art and business of film. Spanish gives you clean options for […]

In Spanish, “to lick” is lamer, an -er verb you can conjugate to talk about tasting, cleaning, or showing affection. If you’ve tried to order ice cream, talk about a dog’s kisses, or describe someone licking a cut, you’ve needed one small verb that does a lot of work. In Spanish, that verb is lamer.

In past-time Spanish, empezar becomes forms like empecé, empezaba, and he empezado depending on whether the start was completed, ongoing, repeated, or tied to now. Empezar means “to begin” or “to start.” You’ll use it for classes, projects, jobs, habits, meetings, and stories. Past tenses are where people trip, mostly for two reasons: picking the

In Spanish, most people say amigo for a male friend, then add a short detail like “del trabajo” when you want extra clarity. “Male friend” sounds simple in English, but Spanish handles it a little differently. In many cases, the language already signals gender through the noun, so you don’t need to bolt “male” onto

The Spanish name people use most for teal is verde azulado, a blue-green shade that sits between green and blue. Teal is one of those colors everyone recognizes, but not everyone names the same way. In English, “teal” can mean a muted blue-green, a darker turquoise, or a deep greenish blue. In Spanish, speakers usually

Start with high-use words, pair them with a simple pattern, and you’ll understand and say more in minutes. Spanish gets easier when you stop chasing lists and start collecting the words you’ll meet. They’re short, common, and ready to drop into real sentences. This article teaches words used in greetings, directions, food, and daily chat.

In Spanish, “¡Para!” and “¡Basta!” are the most direct ways to say “stop it,” and your tone decides how sharp they land. You’ll see “stop it” translated a dozen ways online, then freeze when you have to pick one fast. Spanish gives you choices because people stop things for different reasons: a joke went too

Use olvidé or se me olvidó, then match the object and moment so it sounds natural in Spanish. You’ll hear “I forgot” a lot in Spanish, yet the best choice shifts with the situation. Did you forget a name? Leave your phone behind? Forget to do something? Spanish has more than one clean way to

The most common Spanish word is “pintor” (female: “pintora”), and the best choice depends on whether you mean an artist or a house painter. If you’re trying to translate “painter” into Spanish, you’ll see two paths right away: the person who paints art, and the person who paints walls. Spanish has clear options for both.

In Spanish, the everyday word for a stone is “piedra,” with other choices used when you mean rock, pebble, or a medical stone. You see the word “stone” in English and it can mean a lot of things. It can be a small pebble in your shoe, a hefty rock used in landscaping, a gemstone