Top Three Spanish Words

My three favorite words.....they just don´t have an equivalent in English without laboriously explaining yourself!!

3) Falta
·used for just about everything, kind of means that something is lacking. For example: ¨falta mas¨ = we have more to go, or ¨falta tres¨ = there´s three left, or ¨falta Brian¨ = Brian´s not here, or ¨falta esos¨ = these aren´t right yet.....etc. Pretty useful, hugh?!?

2) Demorar
·means the amount of time something takes or lasts. For example: ¨Angela demora mucho¨ = Angela taks a lot of time, or ¨quanto demora¨ = how much time will it take? One word for an entire phrase in English - exciting!!!

1) Aprovechar - the absolute best word in Spanish!!! I just love it because it´s so forward-looking and positive.
·means to take advantage of something in a positive way (well, mostly positive). For example: ¨aprovecha el tiempo¨ = use time to your advantage, or ¨aprovecha el sol¨ = enjoy the sun while you still have it, or in my case, ¨aprovecha el Peru¨ = do everything I can to make sure I get the best out of Peru possible.

*****DISCLAIMER****** My deepest apologies to all of my fluent Spanish speaking friends who will probably say that I have no clue whatsoever about the Spanish language and that I´m completely misusing my favorite words. But, as Helen The Linguist knows, I can aprovechar my right to turn their meanings into anything I want since language is subjective anyway! :)

Enjoy!!!