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Week 19 · At the Bank and Changing Money

En el banco y cambio de dinero

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 127

Quisiera cambiar estos billetes a pesos.

I'd like to change these bills into pesos.

Tuesday · day 128

¿A cómo está el cambio hoy?

What's the exchange rate today?

Wednesday · day 129

¿Cobran comisión por retirar dinero?

Do you charge a fee to withdraw money?

Thursday · day 130

El cajero se quedó con mi tarjeta.

The ATM kept my card.

Friday · day 131

Quiero abrir una cuenta de ahorros.

I want to open a savings account.

Saturday · day 132

¿Me lo da en billetes más pequeños?

Could I have it in smaller bills?

Sunday · day 133

¿Dónde firmo, aquí abajo?

Where do I sign, down here?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 127): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “autumn, fall” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, O, is already printed). The word is OTOÑO; you met it in week 13, Saturday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “money” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DINERO; you met it in week 19, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to withdraw” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is RETIRAR; you met it in week 19, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “bills (money)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, B, is already printed). The word is BILLETES; you met it in week 19, Monday.
  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.
Tuesday (day 128): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “pain” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, D, is already printed). The word is DOLOR; you met it in week 18, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “it closes” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CIERRA; you met it in week 3, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: 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.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “small (masc. pl.)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PEQUEÑOS; you met it in week 19, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, I, C, O → RICO, which means “tasty (masc.)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 129): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I sign” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FIRMO; you met it in week 19, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: 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.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “savings” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AHORROS; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  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: M, E, S, A → MESA, which means “table”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 130): 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 “flight” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VUELO; you met it in week 11, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “cash machine” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, C, is already printed). The word is CAJERO; you met it in week 19, Thursday.
  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: R, O, J, A → ROJA, which means “red (fem.)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 131): show the solution
  1. Row 1: 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.
  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 “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.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “favorite (fem.)” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, F, is already printed). The word is FAVORITA; you met it in week 13, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: D, E, D, O → DEDO, which means “finger”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 132): 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 “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.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “mangoes” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, M, is already printed). The word is MANGOS; you met it in week 6, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: 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.
  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.
Sunday (day 133): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “foot” and there are 3 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PIE; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to open” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is ABRIR; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “black (masc. pl.)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, N, is already printed). The word is NEGROS; you met it in week 6, Thursday.
  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: E, R, E, S → ERES, which means “you are (tú, ser)”. 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.

W19 · 1I'd like to change these bills into pesos.
Quisiera cambiar estos billetes a pesos.
W19 · 2What's the exchange rate today?
¿A cómo está el cambio hoy?
W19 · 3Do you charge a fee to withdraw money?
¿Cobran comisión por retirar dinero?
W19 · 4The ATM kept my card.
El cajero se quedó con mi tarjeta.
W19 · 5I want to open a savings account.
Quiero abrir una cuenta de ahorros.
W19 · 6Could I have it in smaller bills?
¿Me lo da en billetes más pequeños?
W19 · 7Where do I sign, down here?
¿Dónde firmo, aquí abajo?