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malo

"malo" means "bad" in Spanish. It is number 476 on the frequency list, in A1 (adj).

Meaning

bad; bad, evil, mean; devil

IPA

/ˈmalo/

Forms in this course

mala, malas, malos

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Eres malo.
  You're mean.
  Tatoeba: JnRouvignac / CK
• ¿Es malo?
  Is it bad?
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK
• Soy malo.
  I'm mean.
  Tatoeba: arh / CK

Learned together

In the course, "malo" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• posible possible
• exactamente exactly
• abajo down, downwards
• fuerte strong
• atrás behind
• segundo second
• fácil easy, facile, simple
• probablemente probably, likely
• tampoco neither

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