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¡Viva viernes!     (Long live Friday! In other words, TGIF!)

La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de febrero del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is February 21, 2025.)

Y En Cambio Tú (And You, However) is a hit by the classic Salvadoran rock group Los Vikings de Usulután.

“Y en cambio tú, que me has dado a mí todo aquello que no basta a un amor como el nuestro” (And you, however, who’ve given me all of that that’s not enough for a love like ours),

“Y en cambio tú, que me has dado a mí horas largas de esperarte” (And you, however, who’ve given me long hours of waiting for you),

“Que tristeza hay en mis ojos” (What sadness is in my eyes),

“Aunque sí, comprendo que te he esperado tanto” (Even though, yes, I understand that I’ve waited so much for you),

“Aunque sí, amor deseo una y mil veces” (Even though, yes, I desire love a thousand and one times),

“No resisto que tú no me hayas dado nada a mí” (I can’t stand that you haven’t given me anything),

“Nada de nada a mí” (Nothing at all to me).

¡Cantemos! (Let’s sing!)  Sing along to la letra (the lyrics).

¡Que tengas un viernes verificado!     (May you have a courageous Friday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veinte (20) de febrero del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is February 20, 2025.)

Visitemos Jiquilisco, El Salvador.   (Let’s visit Jiquilisco, El Salvador.)

Let’s go deep into Bosque Chaguantique and watch monkeys in this three-minute video tour.

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

animales silvestres

(wild animals)

¡Que tengas un jueves gestionable!     (May you have a manageable Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el dieciocho (18) de febrero del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is February 18, 2025.)

El dicho de la semana es:

En arca abierta, hasta el más justo peca.

(The saying of the week is:     In an open chest, even the most righteous sins.)

This Salvadoran proverb claims that even the most righteous would do something wrong if they had a chance. It’s an admonition not to make it easy to commit a crime or fall into temptation.

Practice saying this phrase whenever you observe easy temptations.

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 diecisiete (17) de febrero del año dos mil veinticinco.     ​(The date is February 17, 2025.)

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

Ciudad, república, provincia, departamento, and estado are some divisions used to distinguish different places in Spanish-speaking countries. To practice reading and preparing for travel in Spanish-speaking countries, we will learn the names of places that start with J.

Sitios que se inician con la letra J     (places that begin with the letter J):

1 (uno) – Jayuya, Puerto Rico

2 (dos) – Jarabacoa, República Dominicana

3 (tres) – Jatibonico, Cuba

4 (cuatro) – Juárez, México

5 (cinco) – Jocotenango, Guatemala

6 (seis) – Juayúa, El Salvador

7 (siete) – Juticalpa, Honduras

8 (ocho) – Jinotega, Nicaragua

9 (nueve) – Jaco, Costa Rica

10 (diez) – Jaqué, Panamá

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

¡Que tengas un lunes lejano!     (May you have a distant Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el dieciséis (16) de febrero del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is February 16, 2025.)

Practice listening to the Ecuadorian accent and find out the latest news in Ecuador in this fifty-five-minute video.

¡Que tengas un domingo distribuido!     (May you have an allocated Sunday!)

L. A. Feliz

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