¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el veinticinco (25) de junio del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is June 25, 2023.)
La moneda de la semana es: el guaraní paraguayo. (The currency of the week is: the Paraguayan guaraní.)
The current exchange rate is 7,304 PYG (guaraníes paraguayos) 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 Paraguayan menu items that we’ve learned about:
- sopa paraguaya (Quiero sopa paraguaya, por favor.)
- tereré
- chipa almidón
- pastel mandi’ó
- dulce de mamón
- pasta frola
- torta de miel negra/boquerón/torta hû
- budín de pan
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 help you answer the following question for our featured menu items:
¿Cuánto cuesta/n…? (How much is/are…?)
- sopa paraguaya Sopa paraguaya cuesta … guaraníes. (Sopa paraguaya costs … guaraníes.)
- tereré
- chipa almidón
- pastel mandi’ó
- dulce de mamón
- pasta frola
- torta de miel negra/boquerón/torta hû
- budín de pan
¡Que tengas un domingo descansado! (May you have a restful Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz