¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el catorce (14) de agosto del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is August 14, 2023.)
El fonema de la semana es rr. (The phoneme of the week is rr.)
Let’s expand our vocabulary with 7 verbs that have the phoneme rr. You can practice one verb each day of the week.
Siete (7) verbos que tienen el fonema rr (7 verbs that have the phoneme rr):
| 1 (uno) – | aferrar | (to grab) |
| 2 (dos) – | ahorrar | (to save; save up) |
| 3 (tres) – | cerrar | (to close; shut; lock) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | correr | (to run) |
| 5 (cinco) – | errar | (to miss; be off) |
| 6 (seis) – | herrar | (to shoe; brand) |
| 7 (siete) – | interrumpir | (to interrupt) |
Which of these verbs are cognados (cognates)? To learn more about cognados, refer to page 32 in You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1. If you need a refresher on conjugating verbs, check out the section Verbos on page 52.
¡Que tengas un lunes irregular! (May you have an irregular Monday!)
L. A. Feliz