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Week 14 · Small Talk

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Play each sentence at normal and slow speed, pause, and repeat it out loud. The audio uses an AI-generated voice (Latin American Spanish).

Monday · day 92

¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana?

What did you do on the weekend?

Tuesday · day 93

¿Cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?

How long have you been living here?

Wednesday · day 94

Y tú, ¿en qué trabajas?

And you, what do you do for work?

Thursday · day 95

Este barrio me encanta, es muy tranquilo.

I love this neighborhood, it's so quiet.

Friday · day 96

¿Ya probaste la comida de aquí?

Have you tried the local food yet?

Saturday · day 97

¿En serio? ¡Qué padre!

Really? How cool!

Sunday · day 98

Bueno, me dio gusto platicar contigo.

Well, it was nice chatting with you.

Step-by-step solutions

Try the pyramid in the book first. The solutions are hidden: open them one at a time.

Monday (day 92): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “it takes (time)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TARDA; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “seeing” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VIENDO; you met it in week 7, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “you did (tú)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HICISTE; you met it in week 14, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “you tasted (tú)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PROBASTE; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: D, I, C, E → DICE, which means “says (he/she)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 93): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “pleasure” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GUSTO; you met it in week 14, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “time (duration)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TIEMPO; you met it in week 14, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to keep, store” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GUARDAR; you met it in week 12, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “living (verb)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VIVIENDO; you met it in week 14, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, O, D, O → TODO, which means “everything”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 94): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “seven” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SIETE; you met it in week 12, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “gate, door” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PUERTA; you met it in week 11, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “you allow (usted)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PERMITE; you met it in week 11, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “you work (tú)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TRABAJAS; you met it in week 14, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, R, E, S → TRES, which means “three”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 95): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “shower” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DUCHA; you met it in week 12, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “neighborhood” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BARRIO; you met it in week 14, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to show (not teach)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MOSTRAR; you met it in week 9, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to chat” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PLATICAR; you met it in week 14, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: C, A, S, I → CASI, which means “almost”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 96): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “says (he/she)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DICE; you met it in week 2, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “food” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is COMIDA; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “stops (bus)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PARADAS; you met it in week 10, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “umbrella” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PARAGUAS; you met it in week 13, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: C, A, S, A → CASA, which means “house”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 97): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I made, did” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HICE; you met it in week 12, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “serious (masc.)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SERIO; you met it in week 14, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “nights” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NOCHES; you met it in week 12, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “right (side)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DERECHA; you met it in week 9, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: C, O, S, A → COSA, which means “thing”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 98): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I think, believe” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CREO; you met it in week 8, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “hours” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HORAS; you met it in week 11, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “twenty” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VEINTE; you met it in week 8, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “straight ahead” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DERECHO; you met it in week 9, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, A, T, O → RATO, which means “while (time)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.

Printable review cards

Print, cut along the lines and fold each card in half: English on the front, Spanish on the back.

W14 · 1What did you do on the weekend?
¿Qué hiciste el fin de semana?
W14 · 2How long have you been living here?
¿Cuánto tiempo llevas viviendo aquí?
W14 · 3And you, what do you do for work?
Y tú, ¿en qué trabajas?
W14 · 4I love this neighborhood, it's so quiet.
Este barrio me encanta, es muy tranquilo.
W14 · 5Have you tried the local food yet?
¿Ya probaste la comida de aquí?
W14 · 6Really? How cool!
¿En serio? ¡Qué padre!
W14 · 7Well, it was nice chatting with you.
Bueno, me dio gusto platicar contigo.