How to Say "to grind" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to grind” is “moler” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
turning something solid into powder
Examples
Necesito moler los granos de café para el desayuno.
I need to grind the coffee beans for breakfast.
El antiguo molino muerde el trigo para hacer harina.
The old mill grinds the wheat to make flour.
Muele la pimienta directamente sobre la carne.
Grind the pepper directly onto the meat.
The 'O' to 'UE' Swap
For this verb, the 'o' changes to 'ue' whenever you stress that syllable (like in 'yo muelo'), but it stays as 'o' in the 'we' (nosotros) and 'you all' (vosotros) forms.
Don't forget the stem change
Mistake: “Yo molo el café.”
Correction: Yo muelo el café. (Remember the o-to-ue change in the present tense!)
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