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Week 47 · A Day in the City

Un día en la ciudad

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 323

¿Qué me recomiendas hacer hoy?

What do you recommend I do today?

Tuesday · day 324

Vamos caminando, el centro está cerca.

Let's walk; downtown is close.

Wednesday · day 325

Quiero ver el mercado de artesanías.

I want to see the crafts market.

Thursday · day 326

Descansemos un poco en esa plaza.

Let's rest for a bit in that square.

Friday · day 327

Mi barrio tiene mucha vida de noche.

My neighborhood is really lively at night.

Saturday · day 328

Esta calle es peatonal, sin carros.

This street is pedestrian-only, no cars.

Sunday · day 329

¿Comemos en el puesto de la esquina?

Shall we eat at the stall on the corner?

Step-by-step solutions

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

Monday (day 323): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “today” and there are 3 bricks. The word is HOY; you met it in week 47, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “eyes” and there are 4 bricks. The word is OJOS; you met it in week 41, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “cars (Lat. Am.)” and there are 6 bricks. The word is CARROS; you met it in week 47, Saturday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “corner” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ESQUINA; you met it in week 47, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: H, O, R, A → HORA, which means “hour”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Tuesday (day 324): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “box” and there are 4 bricks. The word is CAJA; you met it in week 41, Thursday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “size (clothes)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is TALLA; you met it in week 7, Monday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “stall” and there are 6 bricks. The word is PUESTO; you met it in week 47, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “nice gesture” and there are 7 bricks. The word is DETALLE; you met it in week 43, Sunday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: A, L, T, A → ALTA, which means “tall (fem.)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Wednesday (day 325): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “fruit” and there are 5 bricks. The word is FRUTA; you met it in week 45, Friday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “flowers” and there are 6 bricks. The word is FLORES; you met it in week 45, Saturday.
  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 “fire (blaze)” and there are 8 bricks. The word is INCENDIO; you met it in week 39, Monday.
  5. Grey bricks from top to bottom: F, R, Í, O → FRÍO, which means “cold (noun)”. It matches the printed check, so every row is right.
Thursday (day 326): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “I put together” and there are 4 bricks. The word is ARMO; you met it in week 32, Sunday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “old (fem.)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is VIEJA; you met it in week 41, Saturday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “let's see” and there are 6 bricks. The word is VEAMOS; you met it in week 45, Sunday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “space, blank” and there are 7 bricks. The word is ESPACIO; you met it in week 38, Wednesday.
  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.
Friday (day 327): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “today” and there are 3 bricks. The word is HOY; you met it in week 47, Monday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “cap (with a visor)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is GORRA; you met it in week 45, Tuesday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “I arrived” and there are 6 bricks. The word is LLEGUÉ; you met it in week 43, Tuesday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “we leave” and there are 7 bricks. The word is SALIMOS; you met it in week 44, Tuesday.
  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.
Saturday (day 328): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “river” and there are 3 bricks. The word is RÍO; you met it in week 45, Wednesday.
  2. Row 2: the clue is “times (occasions)” and there are 5 bricks. The word is VECES; you met it in week 18, Thursday.
  3. Row 3: the clue is “garden” and there are 6 bricks. The word is JARDÍN; you met it in week 32, Thursday.
  4. Row 4: the clue is “to chat” and there are 8 bricks. The word is PLATICAR; you met it in week 14, Sunday.
  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.
Sunday (day 329): show the solution
  1. Row 1: the clue is “today” and there are 3 bricks. The word is HOY; you met it in week 47, Monday.
  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 “scenery” and there are 7 bricks. The word is PAISAJE; you met it in week 44, Saturday.
  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, J, O → HIJO, which means “son”. 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.

W47 · 1What do you recommend I do today?
¿Qué me recomiendas hacer hoy?
W47 · 2Let's walk; downtown is close.
Vamos caminando, el centro está cerca.
W47 · 3I want to see the crafts market.
Quiero ver el mercado de artesanías.
W47 · 4Let's rest for a bit in that square.
Descansemos un poco en esa plaza.
W47 · 5My neighborhood is really lively at night.
Mi barrio tiene mucha vida de noche.
W47 · 6This street is pedestrian-only, no cars.
Esta calle es peatonal, sin carros.
W47 · 7Shall we eat at the stall on the corner?
¿Comemos en el puesto de la esquina?