sol

Meaning

sun

Example

In summer the sun rises very early.

A way to remember it

Think "solar" and "parasol", a shade against the sun. Compare sal "salt".

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

More words at level A2

• subir to go up, to climb; to raise
• sueño sleepiness, sleep; dream
• suficiente enough, sufficient
• séptimo seventh
• tercero third
• terminar to finish, to end
• todavía still, yet
• tomar to take; to have (food or drink)

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