¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico! (Today is linguistic Monday!)
La fecha es el dieciocho (18) de septiembre/setiembre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is September 18, 2023.)
La letra de la semana es X. (The letter of the week is X.)
Let’s expand our vocabulary with 7 verbs that contain the letter x. You can practice one verb each day of the week.
Siete (7) verbos que tienen la letra x (7 verbs that have the letter x):
| 1 (uno) – | exentar | (to exempt; excuse) |
| 2 (dos) – | exigir | (to demand) |
| 3 (tres) – | exponer | (to expose) |
| 4 (cuatro) – | extinguir | (to extinguish) |
| 5 (cinco) – | extirpar | (to remove; extirpate) |
| 6 (seis) – | extraer | (to extract) |
| 7 (siete) – | extrañar | (to miss) |
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 lexicográfico! (May you have a lexicographical Monday!)
L. A. Feliz