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¡Hoy es jueves jovial! (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el veinticinco (25) de abril del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is April 25, 2024.)

Visitemos Tegucigalpa, Honduras.   (Let’s visit Tegucigalpa, Honduras.)

Let’s find out what to visit in the Honduran capital in this one-minute video.

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

pista de ejercicio	(exercise track)
aviación	(aviation)
fuerza aérea	(air force)
cabaña	(cabin)
rapel	(absailing; rapelling)
parque acuático	(water park)
toboganes de alta velocidad	(high-speed toboggans)

¡Que tengas un jueves jactancioso! (May you have a boastful Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es miércoles melado! (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)

La fecha es el veinticuatro (24) de abril del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is April 24, 2024.)

El postre de la semana es: ayote en miel. (The dessert of the week is: ayote en miel.)

Ayote en miel means “pumpkin in honey.” This Honduran confection is cinnamon-spiced pumpkin slices in syrup.

Para preparar el ayote en miel necesitamos:     (To prepare ayote en miel, we need:)

ayote	(pumpkin)
panela	(raw cane sugar)
ramitas de canela	(cinnamon sticks)
agua	(water)

In less than a minute, learn to spice up your kitchen with ayote en miel in this video receta (recipe). ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)

¡Que tengas un miércoles meloso! (May you have a super sweet Wednesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es martes meditativo! (Today is meditative Tuesday!)

La fecha es el veintitrés (23) de abril del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is April 23, 2024.)

El dicho de la semana es:

Gallina que come huevos, aunque le quemen el pico.

(The saying of the week is:   Hen that eats eggs, even though they burn her beak.)

This Honduran saying is used to criticize bad habits.

Practice saying this phrase whenever you observe others stubbornly engaging in harmful activities.

Can you think of a similar saying in English? Please share it with us.

¡Que tengas un martes mentalizado!   (May you have a mentally prepared Tuesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico!   (Today is linguistic Monday!)

La fecha es el veintidós (22) de abril del año dos mil veinticuatro.     ​(The date is April 22, 2024.)

La letra de la semana es A. (The letter of the week is A.)

Apellido means “last name” or “family name.” To practice reading and familiarize ourselves with Spanish culture, we’re going to learn some common apellidos that begin with the letter A.  

Apellidos que inician con la letra A     (family names that start with the letter A):

1 (uno) – Acosta

2 (dos) – Aguilar

3 (tres) – Aguilera

4 (cuatro) – Alcázar

5 (cinco) – Alonso

6 (seis) – Álvarez

7 (siete) – Aparicio

8 (ocho) – Arias

9 (nueve) – Avellaneda

10 (diez) – Ávila

For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.

¡Que tengas un lunes laboral!     (May you have a working Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es domingo dividido!     (Today is divided Sunday!)

La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de abril del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is April 21, 2024.)

Let’s listen to an Equatoguinean explain the cost of living in this nine-minute video. 

Here is new vocabulary from the video:

derrochar	(to use up)
asfalto	(asphalt)
carretera	(highway)
material de la casa	(material of the house)
muebles	(furniture)
desplazarse	(to get around)
pijos	(posh)
suponer	(to suppose)
rondar	(to be around)
despensa	(store; corner store)
por encima	(over; above)
rey	(king)
matrícula	(enrollment)

¡Que tengas un domingo desplazado!     (May you have an out of place Sunday!)

L. A. Feliz

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