Ancient in Spanish 🇪🇸

Antiguo – antique – ancient

Antiguo sounds a lot like antique!

Lots of antiques are ancient!

ANTIGUO = ANCIENT

Another way to think of it… the island of antigua is ancient.

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Tips to remember the word ‘antiguo’:
– Relate ‘antiguo’ to the English word ‘antique,’ which sounds similar and both relate to old or ancient things.
– Think of the ‘anti-‘ prefix meaning ‘before’ and ‘guo’ resembling ‘go,’ as in before we go, referring to the past.
– Visualize an old, ancient building or artifact when you hear ‘antiguo,’ this image can help lock the word in your memory.

Explanations:
– ‘Antiguo’ is an adjective in Spanish that describes something that is old, ancient, or from a time long past.

Other words with a similar meaning:
– ‘Viejo’ (old)
– ‘Ancestral’ (ancestral, indicating something from one’s ancestors which is typically very old)
– ‘Arcaico’ (archaic, something that is old and out of use)
– ‘Histórico’ (historic, which carries the connotation of being significant as well as old)

Alternate meanings/slang:
– In some contexts, ‘antiguo’ might be used in a more affectionate or nostalgic way to refer to something that is ‘old-fashioned’ or ‘from the good old days.’
– It is not commonly used as slang.

Examples of sentences using ‘antiguo’:
– Este templo es muy antiguo; se construyó hace más de mil años. (This temple is very ancient; it was built more than a thousand years ago.)
– Guardo un reloj antiguo que perteneció a mi bisabuelo. (I keep an old watch that belonged to my great-grandfather.)
– En esa calle, las casas son todas antiguas y conservan su belleza original. (On that street, the houses are all old and preserve their original beauty.)
– Esa canción me recuerda a la escuela; es un éxito antiguo. (That song reminds me of school; it’s an old hit.)

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