Today's
WOTD is: "guía" = guide
In
Spanish, “guía”
is a feminine noun of uncertain origin, which means guide*,
as in:
- Ese periódico publica una buena guía de espectáculos (that newspaper publishes a very good theatre guide/ entertainment page);
*NB When referring to a
person “guía” is also masculine, as in:
- Pedro es muy buen guía turístico (Pedro is a very good tourist guide)
The
related action word/ verb “guiar”
means to guide
or to lead,
as in:
- El mapa nos guió hasta aquí (the map led us/ guided us here);
A
couple of Spanish expressions with the word “guía”
are:
- Guía de calles (street guide/ map);
- Guía de espectáculos (theatre/ entertainment guide);
- Guía telefónica (telephone directory);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "guía" in the YouTube clip: "Guía mi luz"-David Demaría con India Martínez
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “guía”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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