History · Historia
13 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. What came before.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | history | la historia | la historia = history; also 'story'. |
 | past | el pasado | 🔗 Word familypasar (to pass, to happen). |
 | king | el rey | Plural los reyes can mean 'the king and queen'; feminine la reina. |
 | queen | la reina | 🔗 Word familyel reino (kingdom), reinar (to reign). |
 | empire | el imperio | 🔗 Word familyel emperador (emperor); adjective imperial. |
 | war | la guerra | World War: la Guerra Mundial; gue- sounds like 'ge' (hard g). |
 | revolution | la revolución | -ción nouns are always feminine; plural revoluciones drops the accent mark. |
 | battle | la batalla | Double ll sounds like 'y': ba-TA-ya. |
 | century | el siglo | Centuries take Roman numerals: el siglo XXI. |
 | ancient | antiguo | Before a noun it means 'former' (mi antiguo jefe); after it — 'ancient'. |
 | era | la época | Stress the first syllable: É-po-ca. |
 | conquest | la conquista | 🔗 Word familyconquistar (to conquer) and el conquistador. |
 | independence | la independencia | English -ence → Spanish -encia; adjective independiente. |