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Week 22 · Your First Day at Work

Tu primer día de trabajo

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 148

Hoy es mi primer día aquí.

Today is my first day here.

Tuesday · day 149

¿Dónde dejo mis cosas?

Where can I leave my things?

Wednesday · day 150

¿A quién le pregunto si tengo dudas?

Who do I ask if I have questions?

Thursday · day 151

¿Me puedes enseñar cómo funciona esto?

Can you show me how this works?

Friday · day 152

¿A qué hora es el almuerzo?

What time is lunch?

Saturday · day 153

Todavía me estoy acostumbrando.

I'm still getting used to it.

Sunday · day 154

Gracias por la paciencia, de verdad.

Thanks for your patience, really.

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 148): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I leave (put)” and there are 4 bricks. The word is DEJO; you met it in week 22, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “first (before masc.)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PRIMER; you met it in week 22, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to show, teach” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ENSEÑAR; you met it in week 22, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “lunch” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ALMUERZO; you met it in week 22, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: D, I, E, Z → DIEZ, which means “ten”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 149): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “rent (noun)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is RENTA; you met it in week 20, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “truth” and there are 6 bricks. The word is VERDAD; you met it in week 22, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “still (yet)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is TODAVÍA; you met it in week 22, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “I ask” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PREGUNTO; you met it in week 22, Wednesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: R, E, Í, R → REÍR, which means “to laugh”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 150): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “month” and there are 3 bricks. The word is MES; you met it in week 20, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “questions, doubts” and there are 5 bricks. The word is DUDAS; you met it in week 22, Wednesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “empty stomach (en ...)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is AYUNAS; you met it in week 18, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “it works” and there are 8 bricks. The word is FUNCIONA; you met it in week 22, Thursday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: M, A, N, O → MANO, which means “hand”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 151): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “cough” and there are 3 bricks. The word is TOS; you met it in week 17, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to open” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ABRIR; you met it in week 19, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I buy” and there are 6 bricks. The word is COMPRO; you met it in week 10, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “a little bit” and there are 7 bricks. The word is POQUITO; you met it in week 2, Tuesday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: T, I, P, O → TIPO, which means “kind, type”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Friday (day 152): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “light, power” and there are 3 bricks. The word is LUZ; you met it in week 21, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “things” and there are 5 bricks. The word is COSAS; you met it in week 22, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “food” and there are 6 bricks. The word is COMIDA; you met it in week 14, Friday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “I need” and there are 8 bricks. The word is NECESITO; you met it in week 18, Wednesday.
  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.
Saturday (day 153): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I can” and there are 5 bricks. The word is PUEDO; you met it in week 20, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “tomorrow” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MAÑANA; you met it in week 13, Sunday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “with me” and there are 7 bricks. The word is CONMIGO; you met it in week 11, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “deposit” and there are 8 bricks. The word is DEPÓSITO; you met it in week 20, Friday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, A, G, O → PAGO, which means “I pay”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Sunday (day 154): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “foot” and there are 3 bricks. The word is PIE; you met it in week 9, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “yesterday” and there are 4 bricks. The word is AYER; you met it in week 17, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “pain” and there are 5 bricks. The word is DOLOR; you met it in week 18, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to come back” and there are 6 bricks. The word is VOLVER; you met it in week 17, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: P, E, L, O → PELO, which means “hair”. 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.

W22 · 1Today is my first day here.
Hoy es mi primer día aquí.
W22 · 2Where can I leave my things?
¿Dónde dejo mis cosas?
W22 · 3Who do I ask if I have questions?
¿A quién le pregunto si tengo dudas?
W22 · 4Can you show me how this works?
¿Me puedes enseñar cómo funciona esto?
W22 · 5What time is lunch?
¿A qué hora es el almuerzo?
W22 · 6I'm still getting used to it.
Todavía me estoy acostumbrando.
W22 · 7Thanks for your patience, really.
Gracias por la paciencia, de verdad.