spanish word of the day: rematar

Rematar. (verb) - To close out, to wrap up, to finish off.


Popped in to my favorite tapas bar to grab a quick snack before heading to the library. Greeted the bartender with an, "Hola, Que tal?"

He replied, "Rematando la manana."

"Ohhh...siii," I responded. Then thought to myself, confusedly, 'But. But. It's 3:30 pm!"



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spanish word of the day: rastas

Rastas. (noun) dreadlocks.

In Spain they say ‘rastas’ instead of dreadlocks. Imagine my surprise when arranging to meet someone new for the first time, and they send me a text saying they’ll be the one ‘con rastas’ (with rastas), and when I show up, I’m like… “Oh. It’s just you by yourself.... Nice hair.”

spanish word of the day: abrigar

Abrigar. (verb) To bundle up. To protect oneself from the cold.

As I was leaving the apartment with my bike, I ran into my elderly neighbor, Sr. Braulio.

"Vas en bici?" He asked, looking a little dubious. (Are you going by bike?)

"Siiii," I replied. Then followed with, "Tengo mis guantes, mi bufonda..." (I got my gloves, my scarf...)

"Ahh..." He responded. "Hay que abrigar!"(Ya gotta bundle up!)

spanish word of the day: caber

Caber (verb) - to fit, to have room for.

As is my usual habit on Thursdays, I go have a coffee and a churrito in the cafeteria at school after my first and only class of the day. Today, the churritos weren't yet ready when I arrived and ordered my coffee. The guy who runs the cafeteria set out a mini muffin for me to eat while the churritos finished cooking.

"Oh, no..." I protested, "Yo puedo esperar por el churrito." (I can wait for the churrito.)

"Tu eres grande," he replied. "Te cabe!" (You're big. You have room for it!)

Sir!!