¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el veintiuno (21) de mayo del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is May 21, 2023.)
La moneda de la semana es: el franco CFA (el franco de la comunidad financiera africana). (The currency of the week is: the CFA franc [franc de la communauté financière d’Afrique])
The current exchange rate is about 605.99 XAF (francos CFA) to one US dollar. (For up-to-date exchange rates, visit xe.com.)
When ordering food, a simple phrase that can be used is:
Quiero … por favor. (I want … please.)
Practice using this phrase with Equatoguinean menu items that we’ve learned about:
- sopa de cacahuete (Quiero sopa de cacahuete, por favor.)
- pepesup
- gallina en salsa de cacahuete
- ocro al curry
- akwadu
- torta de Nkate
- buñuelos de plátano
- cerveza de jengibre
It’s time for you to practice numbers with menu items. If you’re struggling with numbers, hold tight just a little longer. Volume 2 of You Can Speak Spanish! will guide you through using numbers in Spanish. I will provide links to a real menu to help you answer the following question for our featured menu items:
¿Cuánto cuesta/n…? (How much is/are…?)
- pepesup Pepesup cuesta … francos. (Pepesup costs … francos.)
- torta de nkate (kongodo)
¡Que tengas un domingo distinto! (May you have a different Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz