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Week 42 · Neighbors and Community

Vecinos y comunidad

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 288

Somos los nuevos vecinos de al lado.

We're the new neighbors next door.

Tuesday · day 289

¿A qué hora pasa el camión de la basura?

What time does the garbage truck come by?

Wednesday · day 290

¿Me presta una escalera un ratito?

Could I borrow a ladder for a bit?

Thursday · day 291

¿Puede bajar un poco la música?

Could you turn the music down a bit?

Friday · day 292

El sábado hay limpieza en el parque.

There's a park clean-up on Saturday.

Saturday · day 293

Cualquier cosa, me avisa.

If you need anything, just let me know.

Sunday · day 294

¿Ya estás en el grupo del edificio?

Are you in the building's group chat yet?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 288): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “side” and there are 4 bricks. The word is LADO; you met it in week 42, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “book” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LIBRO; you met it in week 33, Friday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “new (masc. pl.)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is NUEVOS; you met it in week 42, Monday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “cleaning” and there are 8 bricks. The word is LIMPIEZA; you met it in week 42, 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 289): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “hair” and there are 4 bricks. The word is PELO; you met it in week 41, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “to help” and there are 6 bricks. The word is AYUDAR; you met it in week 2, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “onion” and there are 7 bricks. The word is CEBOLLA; you met it in week 28, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “manual (car)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is ESTÁNDAR; you met it in week 36, Wednesday.
  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.
Wednesday (day 290): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I do” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HAGO; you met it in week 39, Saturday.
  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 “truck” and there are 6 bricks. The word is CAMIÓN; you met it in week 42, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “nervous (fem.)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is NERVIOSA; you met it in week 40, Thursday.
  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 291): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “call (usted)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is LLAME; you met it in week 39, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “it seems” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PARECE; you met it in week 40, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “opinion” and there are 7 bricks. The word is OPINIÓN; you met it in week 40, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “last name” and there are 8 bricks. The word is APELLIDO; you met it in week 38, Monday.
  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.
Friday (day 292): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “it ran out” and there are 5 bricks. The word is ACABÓ; you met it in week 34, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “pretty (fem.)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is BONITA; you met it in week 41, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “space, blank” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ESPACIO; you met it in week 38, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “license” and there are 8 bricks. The word is LICENCIA; you met it in week 38, Thursday.
  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.
Saturday (day 293): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “idea” and there are 4 bricks. The word is IDEA; you met it in week 40, Tuesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “envelope” and there are 5 bricks. The word is SOBRE; you met it in week 37, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “wood” and there are 6 bricks. The word is MADERA; you met it in week 41, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “second (masc.)” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SEGUNDO; you met it in week 38, 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.
Sunday (day 294): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “son” and there are 4 bricks. The word is HIJO; you met it in week 39, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “class (lesson)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is CLASE; you met it in week 32, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “to arrive” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LLEGAR; you met it in week 23, Wednesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “happy (masc.)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is CONTENTO; you met it in week 40, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, A, G, O → HAGO, which means “I do”. 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.

W42 · 1We're the new neighbors next door.
Somos los nuevos vecinos de al lado.
W42 · 2What time does the garbage truck come by?
¿A qué hora pasa el camión de la basura?
W42 · 3Could I borrow a ladder for a bit?
¿Me presta una escalera un ratito?
W42 · 4Could you turn the music down a bit?
¿Puede bajar un poco la música?
W42 · 5There's a park clean-up on Saturday.
El sábado hay limpieza en el parque.
W42 · 6If you need anything, just let me know.
Cualquier cosa, me avisa.
W42 · 7Are you in the building's group chat yet?
¿Ya estás en el grupo del edificio?