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Week 2 · Polite Words and Asking for Help

Palabras amables y pedir ayuda

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 8

Disculpe, ¿me puede ayudar?

Excuse me, could you help me?

Tuesday · day 9

¿Puede hablar un poquito más lento?

Could you speak a little slower?

Wednesday · day 10

¿Cómo se dice esto en español?

How do you say this in Spanish?

Thursday · day 11

Perdón, ¿me lo repite, por favor?

Sorry, could you say that again, please?

Friday · day 12

Muchas gracias, es muy amable.

Thank you so much, that's very kind of you.

Saturday · day 13

No hay de qué, para servirle.

Don't mention it, happy to help.

Sunday · day 14

Con permiso, ¿puedo pasar?

Excuse me, may I get through?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 8): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “to pass” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PASAR; you met it in week 2, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to help” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AYUDAR; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “Spanish (language)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ESPAÑOL; you met it in week 2, Wednesday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: S, A, L → SAL, which means “salt”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 9): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “you repeat (usted)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is REPITE; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “permission” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PERMISO; you met it in week 2, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I introduce” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PRESENTO; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, O, S → TOS, which means “cough”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 10): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “hello” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, H, is already printed). The word is HOLA; you met it in week 1, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “Spanish (language)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ESPAÑOL; you met it in week 2, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I introduce” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PRESENTO; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, Ñ, O → AÑO, which means “year”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 11): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “you repeat (usted)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, R, is already printed). The word is REPITE; you met it in week 2, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “a little bit” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is POQUITO; you met it in week 2, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I introduce” and there are 8 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PRESENTO; you met it in week 1, Saturday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, I, E → PIE, which means “foot”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 12): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I call” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, L, is already printed). The word is LLAMO; you met it in week 1, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to help” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AYUDAR; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “Spanish (language)” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ESPAÑOL; you met it in week 2, Wednesday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, L → MAL, which means “wrong, badly”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Saturday (day 13): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “you are (tú, ser)” and there are 4 bricks (the first letter, E, is already printed). The word is ERES; you met it in week 1, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “everyone (masc./mixed)” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, T, is already printed). The word is TODOS; you met it in week 1, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to help” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AYUDAR; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: S, O, Y → SOY, which means “I am (ser)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 14): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “we see” and there are 5 bricks (the first letter, V, is already printed). The word is VEMOS; you met it in week 1, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “kind (adj.)” and there are 6 bricks (the first letter, A, is already printed). The word is AMABLE; you met it in week 2, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “permission” and there are 7 bricks (the first letter, P, is already printed). The word is PERMISO; you met it in week 2, Sunday.
  4. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, E, S → MES, which means “month”. 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.

W2 · 1Excuse me, could you help me?
Disculpe, ¿me puede ayudar?
W2 · 2Could you speak a little slower?
¿Puede hablar un poquito más lento?
W2 · 3How do you say this in Spanish?
¿Cómo se dice esto en español?
W2 · 4Sorry, could you say that again, please?
Perdón, ¿me lo repite, por favor?
W2 · 5Thank you so much, that's very kind of you.
Muchas gracias, es muy amable.
W2 · 6Don't mention it, happy to help.
No hay de qué, para servirle.
W2 · 7Excuse me, may I get through?
Con permiso, ¿puedo pasar?