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

La fecha es el treinta (30) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 30, 2026.)

Visitemos Potosí, Bolivia.   (Let’s visit Potosí, Bolivia.)

Let’s find out why Potosí is referred to as la capital de la plata (the silver capital) in this nine-minute video tour. Do you remember learning about the dish silpancho?

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

plata	(silver)
potosí	(fortune; riches)
escatimar	(to skimp on)
derroche	(wasteful spending)
ostentación	(ostentation; flashiness)
amarillo chillón	(bright yellow)

¡Que tengas un jueves giratorio!   (May you have a revolving Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

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

El postre de la semana es:     cremolada de durazno.     (The dessert of the week is:     peach slushy.) 

Since Bolivia is one of the world’s largest producers of peaches (and peaches are one of my favorite fruits), cremolada de durazno is this week’s featured treat.

Para preparar la cremolada de durazno necesitamos:     (To prepare cremolada de durazno, we need:)

durazno	(peach)
agua	(water)
azúcar	(sugar)
hielo	(ice)

In less than two minutes, let’s learn to prepare peach syrup and ice it up for a refreshing cremolada de durazno with this video receta (recipe). Qué dulce! (How sweet!)

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

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veintiocho (28) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 28, 2026.)

El dicho de la semana es:

Gallo fino no extraña gallinero.

(The saying of the week is:     A fine rooster does not miss the henhouse.)

This Bolivian refrain describes how a person who rises in quality, character, or talent does not dwell on their past humble beginnings.

Practice saying this proverb whenever you reflect on great accomplishments made.

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

¡Que tengas un martes mejorado!     (May you have an improved Tuesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

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

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

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

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

1 (uno) –	paella	(Spanish rice dish)
2 (dos) –	pan	(bread)
3 (tres) –	papa / patata	(potato)
4 (cuatro) –	papaya
5 (cinco) –	pastel	(Bolivian empanada; pie; cake)
6 (seis) –	pato	(duck)
7 (siete) –	pavo	(turkey)
8 (ocho) –	pepino	(cucumber)
9 (nueve) –	pera	(pear)
10 (diez) –	perejil	(parsley)
11 (once) –	pescado	(fish)
12 (doce) –	piña	(pineapple)
13 (trece) –	pimiento	(pepper)
14 (catorce) –	pistacho	(pistachio)
15 (quince) –	plátano	(banana; plantain)
16 (dieciséis) –	pollo	(chicken)

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

¡Que tengas un lunes lípido!     (May you have a lipid Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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

La fecha es el veintitrés (23) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 23, 2026.)

Visitemos Salta, Argentina.   (Let’s visit Salta, Argentina.)

Let’s travel with an Argentine family on their visit to Salta in this twenty-five-minute video tour.

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

empinado	(steep)
colectivo / cole	(bus)
paisaje puneño	(Andean landscape)
el cura	(the priest)
vianda	(packed food)
mal de altura	(altitude sickness)
pastillita	(little pill)
merendar	(to have a snack)

¡Que tengas un jueves geostacionario!   (May you have a geostationary Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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