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A new Spanish word or phrase every day.

The following are the Spanish Word of the Day entries for the past week:

November 7th, 2009
autodidacta = self-taught
Pronounced: ahoo-toh-dee-dáhc-toh

Type: noun

Example: Juan toca bien la guitarra y es autodidacta.

Translation: Juan plays the guitar well and he is self-taught.



November 6th, 2009
sepulcral = sepulchral
Pronounced: seh-poo-crahl

Type: adjective

Example: Había un silencio sepulcral - nadie se atrevió a hablar.

Translation: There was a deathly silence - no one dared to speak.



November 5th, 2009
helar = freeze
Pronounced: eh-láhr Example: ah eh-láh-doh

Type: verb

Example: Ha helado esta noche - mira el hielo en la calle.

Translation: It froze last night - look at the ice in the street.



November 4th, 2009
(el) glosario = glossary
Pronounced: gloh-sáh-ree-oh

Type: noun

Example: Creo que los nombres figuran en el glosario al final.

Translation: I think the names are shown in the glossary at the end.



November 3rd, 2009
(la) señora = lady
Pronounced: seh-nyóh-rah

Type: noun

Example: Había una señora en la tienda quejándose de los precios.

Translation: There was a lady in the shop complaining about the prices.



November 2nd, 2009
(el) señor = gentleman
Pronounced: séh-nyor

Type: noun

Example: Un señor vino y preguntó por ti esta mañana.

Translation: A gentleman came and asked for you this morning.



November 1st, 2009
(la) zanahoria = carrot
Pronounced: sah-nah-óh-ree-ah

Type: noun

Example: Las zanahorias de esta zona son las mejores.

Translation: The carrots from this area are the best.



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