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

La fecha es el doce (12) de agosto del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is August 12, 2026.)

El postre de la semana es:   bocado de reina.   (The dessert of the week is:    bocado de reina.) 

Bocado de reina (which translates to “bite of a queen”) is a Guatemalan bread pudding traditionally prepared with leftover French bread or sweet bread and features cinnamon and raisins.

Para preparar el bocado de reina necesitamos:     (To prepare bocado de reina, we need:)

pan francés dulce	(sweet French bread)
huevos	(eggs)
azúcar morena	(brown sugar)
leche entera	(whole milk)
vainilla	(vanilla)
polvo de hornear	(baking powder)
canela en polvo	(cinnamon powder)
sal	(salt)
leche evaporada	(evaporated milk)
margarina	(margarine)
nueces	(walnuts)
pasas	(raisins)

Watch how to turn your stale bread into sumptuous bocado de reina in this one-and-a-half-minute video receta (recipe). Qué dulce!   (How sweet!)

¡Que tengas un miércoles amaestrado!   (May you have a well-educated Wednesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el once (11) de agosto del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is August 11, 2026.)

El dicho de la semana es:

Más vale que digan “aquí corrió” que “aquí murió”.

(The saying of the week is:   It’s better for them to say, “He ran here,” than, “He died here.”)

This Guatemalan proverb advises avoiding or fleeing from danger instead of staying to fight and ending up hurt.

Practice saying this proverb whenever you get a bad feeling about a situation.

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

¡Que tengas un martes meditado!   (May you have a pondered Tuesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veintisiete (27) de julio del año dos mil veintiséis.   ​(The date is July 27, 2026.)

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

In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).

Alimentos que inician con la letra Z   (foods that start with the letter Z):

1 (uno) –	zacahuil	(a giant tamale from Huasteca, Mexico)
2 (dos) –	zamburiña	(variegated/black scallop from Galicia, Spain)
3 (tres) –	zanahoria	(carrot)
4 (cuatro) –	zapallo	(pumpkin; squash)
5 (cinco) –	zapote	(sapote)
6 (seis) –	zapotillo	(sapodilla fruit)
7 (siete) –	zara	(Indian corn)
8 (ocho) –	zarandaja	(hyacinth bean; Egyptian kidney bean)
9 (nueve) –	zarangollo	(a dish of eggs, zucchini, and onions from Murcia, Spain)
10 (diez) –	zarzamora	(blackberry)
11 (once) –	zurrukutuna	(a Basque bread and garlic soup)

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

¡Que tengas un lunes lozano!   (May you have a glowing Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veintinueve (29) de junio del año dos mil veintiséis.   ​(The date is June 29, 2026.)

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

In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).

Alimentos que inician con la letra Y   (foods that start with the letter Y):

1 (uno) –	yaca	(jackfruit)
2 (dos) –	yacón	(Peruvian ground apple)
3 (tres) –	yatay	(yatay fruit)
4 (cuatro) –	yautía	(taro root)
5 (cinco) –	yema de huevo	(egg yolk)
6 (seis) –	yoyomo	(hog plum)
7 (siete) –	yuca	(cassava)
8 (ocho) –	yuplón	(yuplon fruit)
9 (nueve) –	yuyuga	(jujube; Chinese date)

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

¡Que tengas un lunes leyoso! (May you have a cunning Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veintidós (22) de junio del año dos mil veintiséis.   ​(The date is June 22, 2026.)

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

In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).

Alimentos que inician con la letra X   (foods that start with the letter X):

1 (uno) –	xató	(a Catalan mixed fish salad)
2 (dos) –	xaxu	(a Spanish almond cake)
3 (tres) –	xeca	(Guatemalan sweet bread)
4 (cuatro) –	ximenia	(hog plum)
5 (cinco) –	xnipec	(a Yucatán salsa)
6 (seis) –	xochistle	(a Mexican beverage with cocoa and achiote)
7 (siete) –	xocoatole	(a pre-Hispanic fermented corn beverage)
8 (ocho) –	xoconostle	(a sour variety of prickly pear)
9 (nueve) –	xolís	(trout)
10 (diez) –	xumil	(Mexican edible insects)

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

¡Que tengas un lunes lexicográfico!   (May you have a lexicographical Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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