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

La fecha es el veinte (20) de noviembre del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is November 20, 2024.)

El postre de la semana es:     mbaipy he-é (polenta dulce).     (The dessert of the week is:     sweet polenta.)

Mbaipy he-é is a popular Paraguayan corn pudding that’s very simple to prepare.

Para preparar el mbaipy he-é necesitamos:     (To prepare mbaipy he-é, we need:)

harina de maíz	(corn flour)
leche	(milk)
canela	(cinnamon)
ralladura de naranja	(orange zest)
azúcar	(sugar)
miel de caña	(cane syrup)
canela molida	(ground cinnamon)

Warm up your cool fall days with some mbaipy he-é following this one-minute video receta (recipe). ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)

¡Que tengas un miércoles molido!     (May you have a ground Wednesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el diecinueve (19) de noviembre del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is November 19, 2024.)

El dicho de la semana es:  

No cuentes nada sin verlo bien.

(The saying of the week is:     Don’t tell anything without seeing it well.)

I believe this Paraguayan proverb advises us to get all the details and facts about situations or rumors before passing information on to others.

Practice saying this phrase whenever you want to tell someone about something you heard.

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

¡Que tengas un martes mixto!     (May you have a mixed Tuesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el dieciocho (18) de noviembre del año dos mil veinticuatro.     ​(The date is November 18, 2024.)

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

Apellido means “last name” or “family name.” To practice reading and familiarize ourselves with Spanish culture, we will learn common apellidos that begin with X.

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

1 (uno) – Xaime

2 (dos) – Xaramillo

3 (tres) – Xareno

4 (cuatro) – Xavier

5 (cinco) – Xicota

6 (seis) – Xifra

7 (siete) – Ximénez

8 (ocho) – Ximeno

9 (nueve) – Xiraldo

10 (diez) – Xuares

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

¡Que tengas un lunes laxo!     (May you have a relaxed Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el diez (10) de noviembre del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is November 10, 2024.)

Discover how many dólares la libra (dollars per pound) we need for frutas y vegetales at Merca Panamá in this ten-minute video.

¡Que tengas un domingo definido!     (May you have a well-defined Sunday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es sábado sabroso!     (Today is savory Saturday!)

La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de noviembre del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is November 16, 2024.)

El plato de la semana es:     bacalao con papas.     (The dish of the week is:     cod with potatoes.) 

Bacalao con papas is a coastal Panamanian stew with shredded codfish, vegetables, and potatoes.

Para preparar el bacalao con papas necesitamos:     (To prepare bacalao con papas, we need:)

papas	(potatoes)
agua	(water)
cebolla	(onion)
ajíes rojos	(red peppers)
ajo	(garlic)
tomates	(tomatoes)
orégano	(oregano)
culantro	(culantro)
achiote	(annatto)
aceite	(oil)

Watch this two-minute video receta (recipe) to prepare your bacalao con papas. ¡Buen provecho! (Bon appetit!)

¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo!     (May you have super savory Saturday!)

L. A. Feliz

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