The word decepcionar has always seemed to not quite be the word I want. It is the word that is often used to translate disappoint. The word seems like it should be deceive, not disappoint. But, it does mean to disappoint. This is also a transitive verb. Therefore it needs an object. You cannot say […]

Tonight we went Christmas caroling. One of the songs says “henchidos de amor.” The word henchir is to fill up or to stuff, inflate. This phrase is in the song O Come, All Ye Faithful or Venid, Fieles Todos. I don’t know if the usage would be a physical swelling of something or just figurative. […]

The verb gustar is most commonly associated with the word like. It would be used in most places that we use the word like in English. However, it is not a grammatical equivalent, which is why English speakers have such a hard time knowing how to use gustar. But if you think of gustar as […]

Generally, when we say goodbye we say adiós. But there is another more formal term, despedirse which means to take leave or to say goodbye. Without the reflexive se, despedir just means to dismiss.

Llevar and traer are similar words in that they involve the transportation of an object. But which is used depends on how it is used. Llevar means to take and traer means to bring. A package that is to be transported to a place other than where you are, no matter by whom, is llevar […]

With today being Thanksgiving, el Día de Acción de Gracias, I thought I would give you another way to say thank you. Agradecer is a bit trickier in that it is a verb and not a noun like gracias. If you try to apply the word appreciate to agradesco, it will really help you understand […]

Quehacer is two simple words, que and hacer, joined together to make a new word. Que and hacer of course are that and to do. Quehacer is occupation, business or tarea.