¡Hoy es jueves jovial! (Today is jovial Thursday!)
La fecha es el veintidós (22) de febrero del año dos mil veinticuatro. (The date is February 22, 2024.)
Vamos a Santiago de Chile. (Let’s go to Santiago, Chile.)
This week’s ten-minute video tour highlights ten places to visit in Chile’s capital, Santiago. Here is some key vocabulary from the video:
| plaza | (square) |
| centro histórico | (historical center) |
| palmera | (palm tree) |
| edificio | (building) |
| catedral | (cathedral) |
| metropolitano | (metropolitan) |
| oficina de correos | (post office) |
| palacio real | (royal palace) |
| monumento | (monument) |
| gratuito | (free) |
| cerro | (mountain) |
| metro | (subway) |
| gratis | (free) |
| funicular | (funicular; cable car) |
| jardín japonés | (Japanese garden) |
| piscina | (pool) |
| estatua | (statue) |
| entrada | (admission) |
| valle | (valley) |
| esquí | (skiing) |
| nieve | (snow) |
| barrio | (neighborhood) |
| casona | (large house) |
| poeta | (poet) |
| derechos humanos | (human rights) |
| dictadura | (dictatorship) |
| cementerio | (cemetery) |
| tur | (tour) |
| montaña rusa | (roller coaster) |
| atracciones | (attractions; rides) |
| carruseles | (carousels) |
| tempranito | (very early) |
¡Que tengas un jueves girante! (May you have a revolving Thursday!)
L. A. Feliz