Similar words
cerca
Close — almost and near overlap, as in "almost there."
Similar in other languages
French
presque
presque is the French word for the same thing — both mean "almost."
Portuguese
quase
quase is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "almost."
Practice
1 What does casi mean?
almost
2 Fill the gap: ___ son las nueve.
Full sentence: Casi son las nueve. (It's almost nine.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches casi?
casi: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.