#13 - Forget Friday the 13th—The Real Day of Bad Luck 🙈

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Forget Friday the 13th! In the Spanish-speaking world, Martes 13 is the real day to watch out for. 

In this Spanish Quickie, Marco explains why this date is considered unlucky, what people avoid doing, and how to talk about bad luck in Spanish.

📆 En martes 13, no te cases ni te embarques (On a Tuesday, don’t get married or go on a trip)

Superstitions, vocab, and a cultural twist—all in under 5 minutes. ¡Vamos!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today is Marty's tracy, not the cases need and marquees
a day of bad luck, or is it? Let's find out.
In the Spanish quiki for English speakers, Tuesday thirteenth, it's
just another day. Pido en Espanol is a whole different story.

(00:23):
Marte's tracy is considered onda the mala ste a day
of bad luck. Let's break that down. Mala means bad,
swearta means luck. Put it together and you get mala swearty.
Because of that, many Spanish speakers avoid doing important things

(00:44):
on this day like bahar to travel, them pesar now
projecto start a new project, or casard to get married.
You might even hear the saying in Martees trece, not
the casses the marquis on a Tuesday thirteenth, don't get
married or go on a trip. Ask your amigos Latinos,

(01:08):
keep aasa in Martees trees what happens on Tuesday the thirteenth,
And Jason, if you're listening, it's time to get to work,
because in Spanish it is not Friday the thirteenth. It's
Martees tresse that brings the bad vibes. Let's recap marts
is Tuesday Tracy is thirteen. Don't confuse it with trace

(01:34):
which is three. Martis tresse is a day of mala Thursday,
at least in Spanish speaking countries, and people often avoid
big events like the ajar in Pesar on obriecto or Casarday.
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