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Week 17 · At the Doctor

En el consultorio

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 113

Tengo cita con la doctora a las diez.

I have an appointment with the doctor at ten.

Tuesday · day 114

Me duele la garganta desde ayer.

I've had a sore throat since yesterday.

Wednesday · day 115

Tengo un poco de fiebre y tos.

I have a slight fever and a cough.

Thursday · day 116

Me siento mareado desde la mañana.

I've felt dizzy since this morning.

Friday · day 117

Soy alérgico al polen.

I'm allergic to pollen.

Saturday · day 118

¿Me lo puede explicar más despacio?

Could you explain it more slowly?

Sunday · day 119

¿Cuándo tengo que volver?

When do I need to come back?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 113): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “cough” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TOS; you met it in week 17, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “you have (usted)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TIENE; you met it in week 4, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “sleeves” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MANGAS; you met it in week 7, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “doctor (fem.)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DOCTORA; you met it in week 17, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: S, I, G, O → SIGO, which means “I follow”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 114): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “yesterday” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AYER; you met it in week 17, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to come back” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VOLVER; you met it in week 17, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “message” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MENSAJE; you met it in week 15, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “throat” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, G, is already printed). The word is GARGANTA; you met it in week 17, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, O, J, A → ROJA, which means “red (fem.)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 115): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I live” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VIVO; you met it in week 4, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “late (adverb)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TARDE; you met it in week 15, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “fever” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FIEBRE; you met it in week 17, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to explain” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is EXPLICAR; you met it in week 17, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: I, D, E, A → IDEA, which means “idea”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 116): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “soy (the bean)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SOYA; you met it in week 5, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “it hurts” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DUELE; you met it in week 17, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I feel” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SIENTO; you met it in week 17, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “dizzy (masc.)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MAREADO; you met it in week 17, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, L, T, A → ALTA, which means “tall (fem.)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 117): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I get off” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BAJO; you met it in week 10, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “it arrived” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LLEGÓ; you met it in week 11, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I listen” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ESCUCHO; you met it in week 15, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “cutting out” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CORTANDO; you met it in week 15, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, G, U, A → AGUA, which means “water”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 118): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “blue” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AZUL; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “street” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CALLE; you met it in week 9, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “sorry” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PERDÓN; you met it in week 15, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “moment” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MOMENTO; you met it in week 15, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: L, A, D, O → LADO, which means “side”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 119): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “night” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NOCHE; you met it in week 13, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “receipt” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is RECIBO; you met it in week 8, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “sunny” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SOLEADO; you met it in week 13, Sunday.
  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: H, O, L, A → HOLA, which means “hello”. 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.

W17 · 1I have an appointment with the doctor at ten.
Tengo cita con la doctora a las diez.
W17 · 2I've had a sore throat since yesterday.
Me duele la garganta desde ayer.
W17 · 3I have a slight fever and a cough.
Tengo un poco de fiebre y tos.
W17 · 4I've felt dizzy since this morning.
Me siento mareado desde la mañana.
W17 · 5I'm allergic to pollen.
Soy alérgico al polen.
W17 · 6Could you explain it more slowly?
¿Me lo puede explicar más despacio?
W17 · 7When do I need to come back?
¿Cuándo tengo que volver?