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Week 18 · At the Pharmacy

En la farmacia

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 120

¿Hay una farmacia abierta por aquí?

Is there a pharmacy open around here?

Tuesday · day 121

¿Tiene algo para el dolor de cabeza?

Do you have something for a headache?

Wednesday · day 122

¿Necesito receta para esto?

Do I need a prescription for this?

Thursday · day 123

¿Cuántas veces al día lo tomo?

How many times a day do I take it?

Friday · day 124

Dice: una pastilla cada ocho horas.

It says: one pill every eight hours.

Saturday · day 125

¿Se toma con comida o en ayunas?

Do I take it with food or on an empty stomach?

Sunday · day 126

¿Dónde encuentro el protector solar?

Where can I find the sunscreen?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 120): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “to leave (behind)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DEJAR; you met it in week 15, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “empty stomach (en ...)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AYUNAS; you met it in week 18, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “open (fem.)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ABIERTA; you met it in week 18, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “pharmacy” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FARMACIA; you met it in week 18, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, Y, E, R → AYER, which means “yesterday”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 121): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “red (fem.)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is ROJA; you met it in week 11, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “head” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CABEZA; you met it in week 18, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “rains” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LLUVIAS; you met it in week 13, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “pill” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PASTILLA; you met it in week 18, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, Z, U, L → AZUL, which means “blue”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 122): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “cold (noun)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FRÍO; you met it in week 13, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “town square” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PLAZA; you met it in week 16, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “prescription” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is RECETA; you met it in week 18, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “I need” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NECESITO; you met it in week 18, 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.
Thursday (day 123): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “times (occasions)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VECES; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “Tuesday” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MARTES; you met it in week 16, Friday.
  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 “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 124): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “to go out” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, S, is already printed). The word is SALIR; you met it in week 12, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “number” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NÚMERO; you met it in week 15, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to change” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CAMBIAR; you met it in week 16, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “you confirm (usted)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CONFIRMA; you met it in week 16, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, R, M, O → ARMO, which means “I put together”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 125): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “free (available)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LIBRE; you met it in week 16, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “suitcase” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MALETA; you met it in week 11, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to drop me off” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DEJARME; you met it in week 10, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “perfect (masc.)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PERFECTO; you met it in week 16, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, A, J, O → BAJO, which means “I get off”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 126): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “pretty (fem.)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LINDA; you met it in week 12, Sunday.
  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 “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 “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: D, E, J, O → DEJO, which means “I leave (put)”. 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.

W18 · 1Is there a pharmacy open around here?
¿Hay una farmacia abierta por aquí?
W18 · 2Do you have something for a headache?
¿Tiene algo para el dolor de cabeza?
W18 · 3Do I need a prescription for this?
¿Necesito receta para esto?
W18 · 4How many times a day do I take it?
¿Cuántas veces al día lo tomo?
W18 · 5It says: one pill every eight hours.
Dice: una pastilla cada ocho horas.
W18 · 6Do I take it with food or on an empty stomach?
¿Se toma con comida o en ayunas?
W18 · 7Where can I find the sunscreen?
¿Dónde encuentro el protector solar?