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Week 21 · Problems at Home and Repairs

Problemas en casa y reparaciones

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 141

No sale agua caliente en la ducha.

There's no hot water in the shower.

Tuesday · day 142

La llave de la cocina gotea.

The kitchen tap is dripping.

Wednesday · day 143

Se fue la luz en todo el edificio.

The power is out in the whole building.

Thursday · day 144

La lavadora hace un ruido raro.

The washing machine is making a strange noise.

Friday · day 145

¿Cuándo puede venir a revisarlo?

When can you come and check it?

Saturday · day 146

¿Cuánto me va a cobrar por arreglarlo?

How much will you charge me to fix it?

Sunday · day 147

Me quedé afuera sin llaves.

I'm locked out without my keys.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 141): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “town square” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PLAZA; you met it in week 16, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to charge (money)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is COBRAR; you met it in week 21, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “tomatoes” and there are 7 bricks. The word is TOMATES; you met it in week 6, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “building” and there are 8 bricks. The word is EDIFICIO; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, A, S, O → PASO, which means “step”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 142): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “times (occasions)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is VECES; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “kitchen” and there are 6 bricks. The word is COCINA; you met it in week 21, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “rains” and there are 7 bricks. The word is LLUVIAS; you met it in week 13, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “bills (money)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is BILLETES; you met it in week 19, Monday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 143): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “night” and there are 5 bricks. The word is NOCHE; you met it in week 13, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “money” and there are 6 bricks. The word is DINERO; you met it in week 19, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “doctor (fem.)” and there are 7 bricks. 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 word is PEQUEÑOS; you met it in week 19, Saturday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, I, C, E → HICE, which means “I made, did”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 144): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I live” and there are 4 bricks. The word is VIVO; you met it in week 4, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “noise” and there are 5 bricks. The word is RUIDO; you met it in week 21, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “keys (for a door)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LLAVES; you met it in week 21, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “savings” and there are 7 bricks. The word is AHORROS; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  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.
Friday (day 145): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “color” and there are 5 bricks. The word is COLOR; you met it in week 7, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “it closes” and there are 6 bricks. The word is CIERRA; you met it in week 3, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to withdraw” and there are 7 bricks. The word is RETIRAR; you met it in week 19, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “cutting out” and there are 8 bricks. The word is CORTANDO; you met it in week 15, 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.
Saturday (day 146): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “free (available)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIBRE; you met it in week 16, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “time (duration)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is TIEMPO; you met it in week 14, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “dizzy (masc.)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is MAREADO; you met it in week 17, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “throat” and there are 8 bricks. The word is GARGANTA; you met it in week 17, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: B, I, E, N → BIEN, which means “well”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 147): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “subway (metro)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is METRO; you met it in week 10, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “park” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PARQUE; you met it in week 10, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “open (fem.)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ABIERTA; you met it in week 18, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “you tasted (tú)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PROBASTE; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, E, T, A → META, which means “goal”. 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.

W21 · 1There's no hot water in the shower.
No sale agua caliente en la ducha.
W21 · 2The kitchen tap is dripping.
La llave de la cocina gotea.
W21 · 3The power is out in the whole building.
Se fue la luz en todo el edificio.
W21 · 4The washing machine is making a strange noise.
La lavadora hace un ruido raro.
W21 · 5When can you come and check it?
¿Cuándo puede venir a revisarlo?
W21 · 6How much will you charge me to fix it?
¿Cuánto me va a cobrar por arreglarlo?
W21 · 7I'm locked out without my keys.
Me quedé afuera sin llaves.