toques
“toques” means “touches” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:
touches, knocksAlso: flair, notes
📝 In Action
Necesita unos toques de sal para mejorar el sabor.
B1It needs a few touches of salt to improve the flavor.
Escuché unos toques en la ventana y me asusté.
A2I heard some knocks on the window and got scared.
La pintura tiene unos toques impresionistas muy bonitos.
B2The painting has some very beautiful Impressionistic touches (flair).
Word Connections
that you touch, that you play (an instrument)Also: don't touch, that you knock
📝 In Action
Mi madre insiste en que toques el piano todos los días.
A2My mother insists that you play the piano every day.
¡No toques las flores! Son muy delicadas.
A1Don't touch the flowers! They are very delicate.
¿Crees que toques la lotería algún día?
B1Do you think you might win the lottery one day? (Figurative use of 'tocar')
Word Connections
Indicative
Present
Imperfect
Preterite
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
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Quick Quiz: toques
Question 1 of 1
Which sentence uses 'toques' as a noun (meaning 'touches' or 'flair')?
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📚 Etymology
Comes from the verb 'tocar', which evolved from the Vulgar Latin verb *toccare*, meaning 'to strike' or 'to hit'.
First recorded: 12th century
Cognates (Related words)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the verb form spelled with 'qu' instead of 'c'?
The verb 'tocar' needs to keep its hard 'k' sound. In Spanish, a 'c' before an 'e' or 'i' changes the sound to an 's' or 'th' sound. By changing the 'c' to 'qu' before the 'e' in 'toques', the original hard 'k' sound is maintained.
Is 'toques' the same as 'toque de queda'?
No, 'toques' is the plural of the noun 'toque'. 'Toque de queda' (curfew) is a specific, fixed phrase. However, sometimes people shorten it and say 'hay toques' (there are curfews) to refer to the curfew situation.